Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10374345-B2
Application number	US-201815915707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2018
Priority date	May 19, 2017
Publication date	Aug 6, 2019
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a casing, a flexible wiring member, and a first electrical component, for example. The casing is provided with an opening. The flexible wiring member includes an insulating film, a lead mounted on the insulating film, and a connection terminal, and extends through the opening. The sealant is filled in the opening. The first electrical component is encapsulated by the casing and electrically connected to a second electrical component outside the casing through the flexible wiring member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a casing provided with an opening;
a first flexible wiring member comprising an insulating film, a lead mounted on the insulating film, and a connection terminal, wherein the first flexible wiring member extends through the opening;
a sealant filling the opening;
a second flexible wiring member encapsulated by the casing and electrically connected to the first flexible wiring member, the second flexible wiring member comprising a connector to the connection terminal of the first flexible wiring member; and
a first electrical component encapsulated by the casing and electrically connected to a second electrical component outside the casing through the first flexible wiring member and the second flexible wiring member.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrical component is hermetically sealed with the casing, the first flexible wiring member, and the sealant.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first flexible wiring member comprises a third flexible wiring member and a fourth flexible wiring member which extend in a direction away from each other in at least inside or outside of the casing.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the third flexible wiring member and the fourth flexible wiring member are coupled in the opening.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a connection interposed between and coupling the third flexible wiring member and the fourth flexible wiring member in the opening.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the third flexible wiring member and the fourth flexible wiring member are electrically connected through a conductive portion which extends through a via in the connection.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first flexible wiring member and the second flexible wiring member are flexible printed circuit boards.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection terminal of the first flexible wiring member comprises a first connection terminal inside of the casing and a second connection terminal outside of the casing.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the first connection terminal is electrically connected to a connection terminal of the second flexible wiring member.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the first flexible wiring member is provided on an inside surface and an outside surface of the casing.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a casing provided with an opening;
a partition wall provided above the opening and positioned inside or outside an outer face of the casing;
a flexible wiring member fixed at least partially to the partition wall, comprising a first part exposed to outside the casing and a second part exposed to inside the casing, the flexible wiring member extending through a gap between the partition wall and the casing;
a first electrical component accommodated in the casing and electrically connected to a second electrical component outside the casing through the flexible wiring member; and
a sealant filling the gap.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the flexible wiring member comprises a first fixed part fixed to an outer face of the partition wall, and a second fixed part fixed to an inner face of the partition wall.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the flexible wiring member is connected to the second electrical component with a spacing from the first fixed part, or is connected to the first electrical component with a spacing from the second fixed part.

14. An electronic device comprising:
a casing provided with an opening;
a partition wall provided above the opening;
a flexible wiring member fixed at least partially to the partition wall, comprising a first part exposed to outside the casing and a second part exposed to inside the casing; and
a first electrical component accommodated in the casing and electrically connected to a second electrical component outside the casing through the flexible wiring member, wherein
the flexible wiring member comprises a first fixed part fixed to an outer face of the partition wall, and a second fixed part fixed to an inner face of the partition wall,
the flexible wiring member comprises a first flexible wiring member and a second flexible wiring member that are coupled to each other,
the first fixed part of the first flexible wiring member and the first fixed part of the second flexible wiring member extend from a joint between the first flexible wiring member and the second flexible wiring member in a direction away from each other, and
the second fixed part of the first flexible wiring member and the second fixed part of the second flexible wiring member extend from the joint in a direction away from each other.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein
the partition wall is bonded to the flexible wiring member, and
the flexible wiring member comprises a conductor layer positioned so as to overlap with an end of a bonded region between the flexible wiring member and the partition wall.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the flexible wiring member comprises the conductor layer at a peripheral edge or at an overlapping position with a peripheral edge of the partition wall in a thickness direction of the flexible wiring member.

17. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the conductor layer is spaced away from a bent part of the flexible wiring member.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp
• Toshiba Memory Corp

Inventors

• Yamamoto Nobuhiro
• Tokuda Kota

Classifications

• H01R12/78

  connecting to other flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures · CPC title

• G11B33/122

  Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches · CPC title

• H01R12/79 Primary

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H05K2201/09409

  Multiple rows of pads, lands, terminals or dummy patterns; Multiple rows of mounted components · CPC title

• H01R13/2407

  characterized by the resilient means · CPC title