Electronic circuit apparatus
AssigneesNissan Motor Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakahiro Manabe, Mikio Nozu, Yasuhito Osada, Hiroyuki Nomura
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Abstract
A flexible printed circuit substrate is bent in a flattened rectangular C-shape and electronic parts generating heat are mounted on the inner surface of a central portion of the C-shaped substrate. Then a radiating heat-sink plate is adhered on the outer surface of that central portion. Temperature-sensitive electronic parts are mounted on one end portion of the C-shaped substrate and parts consisting of a power supply circuit are mounted on the other end portion. Then the entire assembly is accommodated in a housing having a connector.
Claims12
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a flexible printed circuit substrate having wiring conductors of a predetermined pattern on which electronic parts are mounted, said flexible printed circuit substrate comprising:
- a first area having mounted thereon electronic parts which generate heat,
- a second area continuous with and bent substantially perpendicular to said first area and having means for connecting an external device,
- a third area continuous with and bent substantially perpendicular to said second area and facing said first area and having mounted thereon electronic parts which are to avoid temperature rise,
- a fourth area continuous with and bent substantially perpendicular to said first area, said fourth area being spaced from and substantially parallel to said second area, and
- a fifth area continuous with and bent substantially perpendicular to said fourth area, said fifth area having connected thereto electronic parts which are to avoid temperature rise,
- a heat radiating plate disposed on an outer surface of said first area facing away from said third area, and
- a housing accommodating said flexible printed circuit substrate while covering at least a portion of said plate exposed to atmosphere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.