Electronic device

US12028977B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-12028977-B2
Application numberUS-202117562281-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 27, 2021
Priority dateJul 4, 2019
Publication dateJul 2, 2024
Grant dateJul 2, 2024

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Abstract

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An electronic device is an electronic device on which an option replaceable by a user is mounted. The electronic device includes a main board and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the main board. The flexible printed circuit board has a coupling connector connected to an option board on which the option is mounted.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device on which an option replaceable by a user is mounted, the electronic device comprising: a main board; and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the main board, the flexible printed circuit board having a coupling connector connected to an option board on which the option is mounted, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes a first region where a high-speed signal is arranged and a second region where a low-speed signal and a power supply are arranged, and a ground surface of the first region and a ground surface of the second region face to each other, and a first region connector connected to the first region and a second region connector connected to the second region are connected to a same surface of the main board. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first region of the flexible printed circuit board has S-shaped bending. 3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a first metal housing; and a second metal housing, wherein an interval between the first region and the first metal housing is larger than an interval between the second region and the second metal housing.

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Classifications

  • Metal casings · CPC title

  • at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit (H05K1/148 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

  • G06F1/1616Primary

    with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

  • H05K1/141Primary

    One or more single auxiliary printed circuits mounted on a main printed circuit, e.g. modules, adapters (H05K1/142 and H05K1/147 take precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US12028977B2 cover?
An electronic device is an electronic device on which an option replaceable by a user is mounted. The electronic device includes a main board and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the main board. The flexible printed circuit board has a coupling connector connected to an option board on which the option is mounted.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/1616. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 02 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).