Flexible PCB having surplus bends for electronic equipment

Abstract

A flexible PCB is provided with surplus bends so that it can be readily bent according to the repetitive movement thereof, whereby wires formed in the flexible PCB can be prevented from being severed by the bending fatigue accumulated due to the movement. The flexible PCB for use in electronic equipment acts to transmit electrical signals between two rigid PCBs and acts as a structural bridge therebetween, the two rigid PCBs being spaced away from each other and being able to relatively move. The flexible PCB includes: a plurality of wires, each functioning as a passageway for electrical signals; and a soft material-based substrate body in which the wires are formed; and being provided with surplus bends at predetermined positions so as to allow the flexible PCB to resiliently move according to the relative movement of the rigid PCBs.

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