US 2006/0050490 A1 · Flexible connection substrate and folding electronic apparatus

Abstract

A flexible connection substrate includes a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate. The first flexible substrate electrically connects first signal lines that are formed on a first circuit substrate to second signal lines that are formed on a second circuit substrate. The second flexible substrate is a flexible substrate for grounding, has a planar shape that is substantially the same as the first flexible substrate, and contains a conductive material throughout. The second flexible substrate connects to any of a plurality of grounding points that are formed on the first circuit substrate and any of a plurality of grounding points that are formed on the second circuit substrate. The first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate are bonded to each other on one surface.

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Dependent claims

A flexible connection substrate for a folding electronic apparatus that includes:

a first case for accommodating a first circuit substrate in its interior;
a second case for accommodating a second circuit substrate in its interior;
and a hinge for realizing freely rotatable linking of said first case and said second case;
said flexible connection substrate electrically connecting said first circuit substrate and said second circuit substrate through the interior of said hinge;
and said flexible connection substrate comprising:
a first flexible substrate for electrically connecting first signal lines that are formed on said first circuit substrate to second signal lines that are formed on said second circuit substrate;
and
a second flexible substrate for grounding, that has substantially the same planar shape as said first flexible substrate, that includes a conductive material over its entirety, and that connects to any of a plurality of first grounding points that are formed on said first circuit substrate and to any of a plurality of second grounding points that are formed on said second circuit substrate;
wherein said first flexible substrate and said second flexible substrate are bonded together on one surface.

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A flexible connection substrate of a folding electronic apparatus that includes:

a first case for accommodating in its interior a first circuit substrate;
a second case for accommodating in its interior a second circuit substrate;
and a hinge for freely rotatably linking said first case and said second case;
said flexible connection substrate electrically connecting said first circuit substrate and said second circuit substrate through the inside of said hinge;
said flexible connection substrate comprising:
a first flexible substrate that is provided on the two ends of its front surface with a first connector that is connected to said first circuit substrate and a second connector that is connected to said second circuit substrate;
and that electrically connects first signal lines that are formed on said first circuit substrate with second signal lines that are formed on said second circuit substrate;
and
a second flexible substrate that includes a first substrate part that has substantially the same planar shape as said first flexible substrate and contains a conductive material throughout, and a second substrate part that has a planar shape that has line symmetry with said first substrate part with the folding portion as the axis of symmetry with respect to said first substrate part, and moreover that contains a conductive material throughout;
whereby folding at said folding portion causes said first substrate part to confront said second substrate part;
wherein:
said first substrate part of said second flexible substrate has:
a first connection part that is connected to any of said plurality of first grounding points that is formed on said first circuit substrate;
a second connection part that is connected to any of said plurality of second grounding points that is formed on said second circuit substrate;
a first connector passage hole of a size that allows passage of said first connector;
and a second connector passage hole of a size that allows passage of said second connector;
and
after folding at said folding portion such that said first substrate part and said second substrate part confront each other and said first and second connectors have passed through said first and second connector passage holes, respectively, said first flexible substrate is interposed between said first substrate part and said second substrate part.

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A folding electronic apparatus comprising:

a first case for accommodating in its interior a first circuit substrate;
a second case for accommodating in its interior a second circuit substrate;
a hinge for freely rotatably linking said first case and said second case;
a flexible connection substrate for electrically connecting said first circuit substrate and said second circuit substrate through the interior of said hinge;
wherein said flexible connection substrate includes:
a first flexible substrate that is provided on the two ends of its front surface with a first connector that is connected to said first circuit substrate and a second connector that is connected to said second circuit substrate, and that electrically connects first signal lines that are formed on said first circuit substrate and second signal lines that are formed on said second circuit substrate;
and
a second flexible substrate that has:
a first substrate part that has substantially the same planar shape as said first flexible substrate, and that contains a conductive material throughout;
and a second substrate part that has a planar shape that has line symmetry with said first substrate part with the folding portion as the axis of symmetry with respect to the first substrate part;
wherein folding at said folding portion causes said first substrate part to confront said second substrate part;
wherein:
said first substrate part of said second flexible substrate includes:
a first connection part that is connected to any of a plurality of first grounding points that is formed on said first circuit substrate;
a second connection part that is connected to any of a plurality of second grounding parts that is formed on said second circuit substrate;
a first connector passage hole of a size that allows passage of said first connector;
and
a second connector passage hole of a size that allows passage of said second connector;
and
after folding at said folding portion such that said first substrate part and said second substrate part confront each other and said first and second connectors have passed through said first and second connector passage holes, respectively, said first flexible substrate is interposed between said first substrate part and said second substrate part.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Flexible connection substrate and folding electronic apparatus

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Flexible connection substrate and folding electronic apparatus

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