GB2153160A - Connection between power supply and printed circuit board - Google Patents
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- GB2153160A GB2153160A GB08401535A GB8401535A GB2153160A GB 2153160 A GB2153160 A GB 2153160A GB 08401535 A GB08401535 A GB 08401535A GB 8401535 A GB8401535 A GB 8401535A GB 2153160 A GB2153160 A GB 2153160A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
- H05K3/30—Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistors
- H05K3/32—Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistors electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits
- H05K3/325—Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistors electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits by abutting or pinching; Mechanical auxiliary parts therefor
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/50—Fixed connections
- H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
- H01R12/58—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
- H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
- H01R13/2407—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means
- H01R13/2414—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means conductive elastomers
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus comprises power supply means such as a solar cell having at least one electrode for supplying power, printed circuit board having at least one electrode for inputting the power from the power supply means, and conducting elastic means for connecting the electrode of the power supply means and the electrode of the printed circuit board. The conducting elastic means is made of silicone rubber dispersed carbon filler.
Description
SPECIFICATION
Interconnection between a power supply and a printed circuit board in an electronic apparatus
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus equipped with a battery cell and, more particularly, to an interconnection between a battery cell and a printed circuit board which is used in an electronic apparatus such as an electronic calculator or the like.
In a conventional electronic calculator having a battery cell such as a solar cell, the battery cell and a printed circuit board are connected by soldering lead lines or by contacting metal battery terminals. Accordingly, the assembly of the electronic calculator is complicated. If the metal terminals are used for connecting, electrodes of the solar cell may be damaged, or the metal terminals may be difficult to fix. If connected by soldering, the battery cell and the printed circuit board may be difficult to exchange.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
With the foregoing prior difficulty, it is an object of the present invention to provide a simplified assembly for connecting a battery cell and a printed circuit board.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a connector made of an electrical conducting elastic material for connecting electrodes of a battery cell and electrodes of a printed circuit board which are used in an electronic apparatus.
Other objects and further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description of and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic apparatus comprises power supply means having at least one electrode for supplying power, a printed circuit board having at least one electrode for inputting the power from the power supply means, and conducting elastic means for connecting said at least one electrode of said power supply means and said at least one electrode of said printed circuit board. The conducting elastic means is made of silicone rubber dispersed carbon filler.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will be better understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention and wherein:
Figure 1 is a plan view showing the relationship between a battery cell such as a solar cell and a printed circuit board when they are held in an electrical conducting relationship through the use of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 1;
Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of Fig. 1;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the printed circuit board and the connector of an embodiment of the present invention; and
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a solar cell electronic calculator which is used a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVEN
TION
Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the relationship between a battery cell such as a solar cell and a printed circuit board when they are held in an electrical conducting relationship through the use of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line
A-A of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial crosssectional view taken along line B-B of Fig. 1.
A connector 1 is provided to electrically connect between electrodes 4 of a solar cell 2 and electrodes 5 of a printed circuit board 3.
The electrodes of the solar cell 2 and the electrodes of the printed circuit board 3 are gathered on electrode areas for the solar cell 2 and electrode areas for the printed circuit board 3. The electrodes 4 of the solar cell 2 are transparent electrodes made of indium oxide or the like. Key counter contacts are a wiring pattern are provided on the printed circuit board 3.
As an example of the present invention, the solar cell 2 is examplied although the application of the present invention is not limited to this solar cell 2. It may be possible that another power source having a primary electrode is used, the primary electrode being localized at some restricted portion, if desired, via some transit electrodes.
The connector 1 is made of an electrical conducting elastic material such as silicone rubber dispersed carbon filler. Also, cushion means 22 such as a hollow is provided in the connector 1, so that an excessive force is not supplied on the glass substrate of the solar cell 2 by elastical force of the connector 1 by the chusion means 22. The cushion means may be a more elastical material than that material of the connector 1 except the hollow.
The connector 1 is inserted by an elastic force into a bottle-shaped opening 6 of the printed circuit board 3 provided nearby one end of the printed circuit board 3 in the direction of the arrow C of Fig. 4, so that the connector 1 is fixed at the printed circuit board 3 by a reverse-T foot 23 having a neck 24 of the connector 1 to connect the connector 1 and the electrodes 5 of the printed circuit board 3. The width of the neck 24 of the connector 1 is a little wider than the width
E of the opening 6 of the printed circuit board 3. Accordingly, when the connector 1 is inserted into the opening 6 of the printed circuit board 3, the neck is stressed against projections 25, and is shrunk in the direction of the arrow D.As soon as the connector 1 passes over the path of the projections 25, the neck 24 returns from the shrunk shape to an original shape and the connector 1 is coupled with the printed circuit board 3. A surface 8 of the connector 1 is in contact with the electrodes 5 of the printed circuit board 3. A surface 7 of the connector 1 is in contact with the electrodes 4 of the solar cell 2 by a elastic pressure.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a solar cell electronic calculator which is used in a connector according to an embodiment of the invention.
The solar cell 2, the printed circuit board 3, a display 10 such as a liquid crystal cell and an LSI 1 2 are packcaged by cabinets 1 3 and 1 4 (upper and lower).
In Fig. 5, 9 designates a display mask, 11 designates a reflection plate, 1 5 designates a key-top, 1 6 designates a spring rubber, 1 7 designates an ornamental panel, 1 8 designates a metal fixture for the liquid crystal cell, 1 9 designates a rubber connector between the liquid crystal cell 10 and the printed circuit board 3, and 20 designates a board metal fixture.
The number of the solar cell which is used in the electronic apparatus of the present invention may be plural.
The connector 1 may be included a multiplity of elastic, resilient, conductive regions and a multiplity of elastic, resilient, dielectric regions, both combined in alternate fashion to form a single stack.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the solar cell and the printed circuit board are removably connected via the connector, so that an exchange of a damaged solar cell or printed circuit board is easy.
The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
Claims (9)
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
power supply means having at least one electrode for supplying power;
a printed circuit board having at least one electrode for inputting the power from said power supply means; and
conducting means for connecting said at least one electrode of said power supply means and said at least one electrode of said printed circuit borad.
2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein said conducting means is made of an elastic or resilient material.
3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein said conducting means is made of silicone rubber.
4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3, wherein carbon filler is dispersed in the silicone rubber.
5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply means is at least one solar cell.
6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
coupling means for combining said conducting means and said printed circuit board.
7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein said conducting means is provided with cushion means for increasing elastic force.
8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conducting means is removably, detachably provided between said at least electrode of said power supplying means and said at least one electrode of said printed circuit board.
9. Electronic apparatus substantially as herein described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4 or Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawings.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB08401535A GB2153160B (en) | 1984-01-20 | 1984-01-20 | Connection between power supply and printed circuit board |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB08401535A GB2153160B (en) | 1984-01-20 | 1984-01-20 | Connection between power supply and printed circuit board |
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| GB8401535D0 GB8401535D0 (en) | 1984-02-22 |
| GB2153160A true GB2153160A (en) | 1985-08-14 |
| GB2153160B GB2153160B (en) | 1988-03-16 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB08401535A Expired GB2153160B (en) | 1984-01-20 | 1984-01-20 | Connection between power supply and printed circuit board |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19706153A1 (en) * | 1997-02-17 | 1998-08-20 | Fuba Automotive Gmbh | Spring contact esp for printed circuits |
| US20120160679A1 (en) * | 2010-12-28 | 2012-06-28 | Atsushi Suda | Electrode device for an electrochemical sensor chip |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1161730A (en) * | 1967-10-23 | 1969-08-20 | Ncr Co | Electrical circuit controlling device |
| GB1287235A (en) * | 1970-05-04 | 1972-08-31 | Essex International Inc | Current control apparatus and methods of manufacture |
| GB1313641A (en) * | 1971-09-28 | 1973-04-18 | Ncr Co | Electrical connector for printed circuit cards |
| GB1341037A (en) * | 1970-05-05 | 1973-12-19 | Int Computers Ltd | Electrical circuit assemblies and connectors therefor |
| GB1493554A (en) * | 1975-02-05 | 1977-11-30 | Seiko Instr & Electronics | Electronic display device |
| GB2037497A (en) * | 1978-10-12 | 1980-07-09 | Shinetsu Polymer Co | Electrical connector |
| GB2069251A (en) * | 1980-02-09 | 1981-08-19 | Shinetsu Polymer Co | Electric connectors for pin terminals |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1161730A (en) * | 1967-10-23 | 1969-08-20 | Ncr Co | Electrical circuit controlling device |
| GB1287235A (en) * | 1970-05-04 | 1972-08-31 | Essex International Inc | Current control apparatus and methods of manufacture |
| GB1341037A (en) * | 1970-05-05 | 1973-12-19 | Int Computers Ltd | Electrical circuit assemblies and connectors therefor |
| GB1313641A (en) * | 1971-09-28 | 1973-04-18 | Ncr Co | Electrical connector for printed circuit cards |
| GB1493554A (en) * | 1975-02-05 | 1977-11-30 | Seiko Instr & Electronics | Electronic display device |
| GB2037497A (en) * | 1978-10-12 | 1980-07-09 | Shinetsu Polymer Co | Electrical connector |
| GB2069251A (en) * | 1980-02-09 | 1981-08-19 | Shinetsu Polymer Co | Electric connectors for pin terminals |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19706153A1 (en) * | 1997-02-17 | 1998-08-20 | Fuba Automotive Gmbh | Spring contact esp for printed circuits |
| US20120160679A1 (en) * | 2010-12-28 | 2012-06-28 | Atsushi Suda | Electrode device for an electrochemical sensor chip |
| US8691062B2 (en) * | 2010-12-28 | 2014-04-08 | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited | Electrode device for an electrochemical sensor chip |
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| GB2153160B (en) | 1988-03-16 |
| GB8401535D0 (en) | 1984-02-22 |
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| PE20 | Patent expired after termination of 20 years |
Effective date: 20040119 |