Assembly of a carrier and a plurality of electrical circuits fixed thereto, and method of making the same
AssigneeCardlab Aps
InventorsFinn NIELSEN, Henning Bonde NIELSEN, Robert Bernt GIEDENBACHER
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Abstract
A method of obtaining an elongate carrier (12) to which a plurality of circuits (14) are fixed at their outer portions. The central portions (141) of the circuits are removed while the outer portions remain fixed to the carrier. A circuit (14) is fastened to a carrier (12) where electrical conductors extend from conducting pads of the circuit through holes (121) in the carrier to conducting pads of the carrier on an opposite side of the carrier.
Claims16
-10. (canceled)
A method of providing an assembly, the method comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of electrical circuits each having an outer portion and a central portion,
- obtaining an elongated holder defining a predetermined axis,
- fixing the outer portions of each circuit to the holder and
- removing the central portions of the circuits from the holder while the outer portions are fixed to the holder.
An elongated, flexible/bendable element comprising:
- an elongated holder defining a predetermined axis,
- a plurality of electrical circuits each having a central portion and an outer portion, each circuit being fixed to the holder only at its outer portions.
A method of obtaining an elongate carrier with a plurality of circuits, the method comprising:
- providing a sheet-shaped element,
- providing a plurality of circuits each having a central portion and an outer portion,
- fixing the outer portions of each circuit to the sheet-shaped element,
- dividing, subsequent to the fixing step, the sheet-shaped element into a plurality of oblong elements,
- interconnecting the oblong elements to form an elongate carrier.
An assembly of a circuit and a carrier, wherein:
- the carrier element has:
- a first and a second, opposite side,
- one or more first electrically conducting surfaces, and
- one or more through-going holes from the first side to the second side,
- the circuit has one or more second electrical conducting surfaces at a first side thereof, the first side of the circuit facing the second side of the carrier and
- one or more electrical conductors each extending from a respective second electrical conducting surface of the circuit, through a respective hole and to a respective first electrically conducting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.