Printed circuit assembly

An exposure control circuit assembly in a camera having:

• a camera housing;
• a plurality of mechanical parts adapted to be actuated for exposure, said plurality of mechanical parts and the housing forming a plurality of restricted spaces within said camera housing, and
• a plurality of electrical parts to electrically control the actuation of the exposure, said plurality of electrical parts being distributed in said housing among the restricted spaces between said camera housing and said mechanical parts;
• said exposure control circuit assembly comprising:
• (a) a flexible electrically insulating circuit support sheet, said flexible support sheet being bent into a configuration to fit in said restricted space within said camera housing;
• (b) exposure control circuit means for electrically controlling the actuation of the exposure of said camera, said control circuit means being carried on said support sheet, and
• (c) a plurality of electrical conductors for electrically connecting said plurality of electrical parts to said control circuit means, said conductors being electrically connected to said control circuit means,
• said plurality of electrical parts being electrically connected to said control means through said conductors,
• said flexible sheet being a single continuous substrate having a generally elongated shape in its extending state and having first and second sheet portions and a third sheet portion connecting said first and said second portions with each other, said third portion being connected with said first and second portions at first and second connecting sections and being bent at a first place in the vicinity of said first section, at a second place in the vicinity of said second section, and at a third place between said first and second sections, the angle between said first and second portions being varied in accordance with the change in the bending angle of the third portion at the third place so that the first and second portions are arranged in said restricted space;
• the third portion, when the substrate is flat, having a first edge extending from the first portion to the second portion along a line which departs from a straight line and having a second edge which extends from the first portion to the second portion, said substrate being bent at the first and second places so that the third portion is substantially transverse to planes formed by the first and second portions in the vicinity of the first and second portions extending in longitudinal directions with an angle therebetween which depends upon the bending at the third place.

An electronic integrated circuit exposure control assembly for controlling the operation of an exposure aperture regulating camera sub-assembly including a diaphragm mechanism regulating the exposure aperture of the camera and electrical means adapted to control said diaphragm mechanism, said exposure control assembly comprising:

• (a) a flexible electrically insulating base sheet, said base sheet being bent into a configuration to fit in a desired space within a camera housing,
• (b) exposure control integrated circuit means for adjusting the exposure aperture of the camera in response to the brightness of the scene to be photographed, said integrated circuit means being carried on said base sheet, and
• (c) electrical conductive paths carried on said base sheet, said conductive paths being electrically connected to said integrated circuit means and being adapted to electrically connect said integrated circuit means to said electrical means,
• said flexible base sheet being a single continuous sheet made of a flexible solid resin and having a generally elongated shape in its extended state and having a first and a second sheet portion and a third sheet portion connecting said first aand second portions together, said third portion being connected to said first and second portions at first and second connecting sections and being bent at a first place in the vicinity of said first section, at a second place in the vicinity of said second section and at a third place between said first and second sections, the angle between the first and second portions being varied in accordance with the change in the bending angle of the third portion at the third place so that said first and second portions are arranged in said desired space,
• the third portion, when the substrate is flat, having a first edge extending from the first portion to the second portion along a line which departs from a straight line and having a second edge which extends from the first portion to the second portion, said substrate being bent at the first and second places so that the third portion is substantially transverse to planes formed by the first and second portions in the vicinity of the first and second places, said first and second portions extending in longitudinal directions with an angle therebetween which depends upon the bending angle at the third place.

An electronic integrated circuit exposure control assembly for controlling the operation of an exposure time regulating camera sub-assembly including a shutter mechanism, first electrical means for electrically setting the exposure time and second electrical means for operating said shutter mechanism,

• said exposure control assembly comprising:
• (a) a flexible electrically insulating base sheet, said base sheet being bent into a configuration to fit in a desired space within a camera housing,
• (b) exposure control integrated circuit means for controlling the operation of said shutter mechanism, said circuit means being carried on said base sheet, and
• (c) electrical conductive paths carried on said base sheet, said conductive paths being electrically connected to said integrated circuit means and being adapted to electrically connect said integrated circuit means to said first and second electrical means,
• said integrating circuit means being adapted to control the exposure time by controlling said second electrical means on the basis of the preset exposure time set by said first electrical means,
• said base plate being fromed as a single continuous flexible solid organic resin sheet,
• said flexible base sheet being a single continuous sheet made of a flexible solid resin having a generally elongated shape in its extended state and having a first and a second sheet portion and a third sheet portion connecting said first and second portions together, said third portion being connected with said first and second portions at first and second connecting sections and being bent at a first place in the vicinity of said first section, at a second place in the vicinity of said second section and at a third place between said first and second sections, the angle between the first and second portions being varied in accordance with the change in the bending angle of the third portion at the third place so that said first and second portions are arranged in said desired space,
• the third portion when the substrate is flat, having a first edge extending from the first portion to the second portion along a line which departs from a straight line and having a second edge which extends from the first portion to the second portion, said substrate being bent at the first and second places so that the third portion is substantially transverse to planes formed by the first and second portions in the vicinity of the first and second places, said first and second portions extending in longitudinal directions with an angle therebetween which depends upon the bending angle at the third place.

An electronic integrated circuit exposure control assembly for controlling the operation of one or more camera sub-assemblies relating to the exposure operation, said exposure control assembly comprising:

• (a) a flexible electrically insulating base sheet, said base sheet being bent into a configuration to fit in a desired space within a camera housing,
• (b) exposure control integrated circuit means for controlling the operation of said one or more camera sub-assemblies in response to the brightness of the scene to be photographed,
• said second means being carried on said base sheet, and
• (c) electrical conductive paths carried on said base sheet, said conductive paths being electrically connected to said integrated circuit means and being adapted to electrically connect said integrated circuit means to said one or more camera sub-assemblies,
• said base plate being formed as a single continuous flexible solid organic resin sheet,
• said flexible base sheet being a single continuous sheet made of a flexible solid resin having a generally elongated shape in its extended state and having a first and a second sheet portion and a third sheet portion connecting said first and second portions together, said third portion being connected with said first and second portions at first and second connecting sections and being bent at a first place in the vicinity of said first section and, at a second place in the vicinity of said said second sections, the angle between the first and second portions being varied in accordance with the change in the bending angle of the third place at the third section so that said first and second portions are arranged in the desired space,
• the third portion, when the substrate is flat, having a first edge extending from the first portion to the second portion along a line which departs from a straight line and having a second edge which extends from the first portion to the second portion, said substrate being bent at the first and second places so that the third portion is substantially transverse to planes formed by the first and second portions in the vicinity of the first and second places, said first and second portions extending in longitudinal directions with an angle therebetween which depends upon the bending angle at the third place.

An electronic integrated circuit camera control assembly for controlling the operation of one or more camera sub-assemblies, said camera control assembly comprising:

• (a) a flexible electrically insulating base sheet, said base sheet being adapted to be bent into a configuration so as to fit in a desired space within a camera housing,
• (b) camera control integrated circuit means for controlling the operation of one or more camera sub-assemblies, said integrated circuit means being carried on said base sheet, and
• (c) electrically conductive paths carried on said base sheet, said conductive paths being electrically connected to said integrated circuit means and being adapted to electrically connect said integrated circuit means to said one or more camera sub-assemblies,
• said base sheet being formed as a single continuous flexible solid organic resin sheet,
• said flexible base sheet being a single continuous sheet made of a flexible solid resin having a generally elongated shape in its extended state and having a first and a second sheet portion and a third sheet portion connecting said first and second portions together, said third portion being connected with said first and second portions at the first and second connecting sections and being bent at a first place in the vicinity of said first section, at a second place in the vicinity of said second section and at a third place between said first and second sections, the angle between the first and second portions being varied in accordance with the change in the bending angle of said third portion at the third place so that said first and second portions are arranged in the desired space,
• the third portion, when the substrate is flat, having a first edge extending from the first portion to the second portion along a line which departs from a straight line and having a second edge which extends from the first portion to the second portion, said substrate being bent at the first and second places so that the third portion is substantially transverse to planes formed by the first and second portions in the vicinity of the first and second places, said first and second portions extending in longitudinal directions with an angle therebetween which depends upon the bending angle at the third place.