Substrate connection structure and vehicle wiring module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12144107-B2
Application number	US-202117928157-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2021
Priority date	Jun 12, 2020
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

A wiring module 20 is included in a power storage module 2 including a plurality of power storage elements 10 each having electrode terminals 11A and 11B and is connected to the power storage elements 10. The wiring module 20 includes a flexible FPC 21A including a first conductive path 23 and a circuit board 30 including a second conductive path that is electrically connected to the first conductive path 23. The FPC 21A includes a main body portion 24 and a circuit connecting portion 27 that extends from the main body portion 24 and is overlaid on the circuit board 30. The first conductive path 23 includes a first land 23A included in the circuit connecting portion 27. The second conductive path includes a second land 32A that is electrically connected to the first land 23A. The connected portion between the first land 23A and the second land 32A is covered by a covering portion 60 constituted by a resin having insulating properties.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A substrate connection structure comprising:
at least one flexible substrate that includes a first conductive path and has flexibility;
a circuit board including a second conductive path that is electrically connected to the first conductive path, wherein the flexible substrate includes a main body portion, a circuit connecting portion that extends from the main body portion and is overlaid on the circuit board; and
an adhesive layer having adhesiveness and interposed between the circuit connecting portion and the circuit board,
wherein the first conductive path includes a first land included in the circuit connecting portion,
the second conductive path includes a second land that is connected to the first land,
a connected portion between the first land and the second land is covered by a covering portion that is constituted by a resin having an insulating property,
the circuit connecting portion includes:
a stacked portion that is overlaid on the circuit board;
a base end portion that is an intermediate portion between the stacked portion and a boundary position between the circuit connecting portion and the main body portion; and
a bent portion that is bent at a boundary position between the base end portion and the stacked portion, and

the adhesive layer is provided between the stacked portion and the circuit board and is adjacent to the bent portion, and an intermediate portion of the stacked portion between the bent portion and the first land is bonded to the circuit board via the adhesive layer.

2. The substrate connection structure according to claim 1 , further comprising
a holding member that is fixed to the circuit board and holds the base end portion.

3. The substrate connection structure according to claim 1 , further comprising
a surrounding member that is fixed to the circuit board and surrounds the covering portion.

4. The substrate connection structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein an entire circumference of the connected portion between the first land and the second land is covered by the covering portion.

5. A vehicle wiring module that is included in a power storage module including a plurality of power storage elements having electrode terminals and is connected to the power storage elements, the vehicle wiring module comprising:
a conductive member that is connected to the electrode terminals;
at least one flexible substrate that has flexibility and includes a first conductive path that is electrically connected to the conductive member;
a circuit board including a second conductive path that is electrically connected to the first conductive path, wherein the flexible substrate includes a main body portion and a circuit connecting portion that extends from the main body portion and is overlaid on the circuit board; and
an adhesive layer having adhesiveness and interposed between the circuit connecting portion and the circuit board,
wherein the first conductive path includes a first land included in the circuit connecting portion,
the second conductive path includes a second land that is connected to the first land,
a connected portion between the first land and the second land is covered by a covering portion that is constituted by a resin having an insulating property,
the circuit connecting portion includes:
a stacked portion that is overlaid on the circuit board;
a base end portion that is an intermediate portion between the stacked portion and a boundary position between the circuit connecting portion and the main body portion; and
a bent portion that is bent at a boundary position between the base end portion and the stacked portion, and

the adhesive layer is provided between the stacked portion and the circuit board and is adjacent to the bent portion, and an intermediate portion of the stacked portion between the bent portion and the first land is bonded to the circuit board via the adhesive layer.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Matsumura Nobuyuki
• Takase Shinichi
• Shimoda Hiroki
• Yanagida Taiji

Classifications

• H05K1/14

  Structural association of two or more printed circuits (providing electric connection to or between printed circuits H05K1/11, H01R12/00) · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H05K2201/10037

  Printed or non-printed battery · CPC title

• H05K1/028

  Bending or folding regions of flexible printed circuits (H05K1/0283 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K1/147

  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