JPH07336011A - Electronic apparatus with solar cell - Google Patents

Electronic apparatus with solar cell

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Publication number
JPH07336011A
JPH07336011A JP12927194A JP12927194A JPH07336011A JP H07336011 A JPH07336011 A JP H07336011A JP 12927194 A JP12927194 A JP 12927194A JP 12927194 A JP12927194 A JP 12927194A JP H07336011 A JPH07336011 A JP H07336011A
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Japan
Prior art keywords
solar cell
electronic device
flexible printed
electronic
flexible
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
JP12927194A
Other languages
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Shinichi Miyahara
真一 宮原
Katsutoshi Takeda
勝利 武田
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Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Priority to JP12927194A priority Critical patent/JPH07336011A/en
Publication of JPH07336011A publication Critical patent/JPH07336011A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02Details
    • H05K1/03Use of materials for the substrate
    • H05K1/0393Flexible materials
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00Printed circuits
    • H05K1/16Printed circuits incorporating printed electric components, e.g. printed resistor, capacitor, inductor
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Structures For Mounting Electric Components On Printed Circuit Boards (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To fit solar cells easily on the surface of an electronic apparatus having a complicated shape. CONSTITUTION:A flexible printed board 2 is incorporated in an electronic apparatus and an electronic circuit 3 for making the electronic apparatus operate is provided on this flexible printed board 2. Flexible solar cells 6 are formed also on the same board 2 and the electronic circuit 3 is driven by a power generated by these solar cells 6, while the solar cells 6 are positioned in a surface part of the electronic apparatus.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は太陽電池付き電子機器に
関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device with a solar cell.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、一般に太陽電池付き電子機器にお
いては、電子回路を組み込んだプリント基板と太陽電池
を取り付けた太陽電池基板とは別基板構成を持ってい
る。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an electronic device with a solar cell, a printed circuit board having an electronic circuit incorporated therein and a solar cell substrate having a solar cell mounted therein have different substrate structures.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、上記した太陽
電池付き電子機器は、別基板構成であると必ず両基板を
電気的に接続する必要があり、作業性が悪い上にもスペ
−ス的にも問題があり、更に、電子機器の外観デザイン
面でも制限を受け、電子機器の小型化の妨げとなってい
た。
However, in the electronic device with a solar cell described above, it is necessary to electrically connect both substrates without fail if they have separate substrate constructions, which leads to poor workability and a space-related problem. In addition, there is a problem in that the external design of the electronic device is also restricted, which hinders downsizing of the electronic device.

【0004】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、このような課
題を解決するために為されたものであって、電子機器に
組み込まれるフレキシブルプリント基板を備え、このフ
レキシブルプリント基板上に電子機器を動作させる電子
回路を設けると同時に、同基板上にフレキシブル太陽電
池を形成し、この太陽電池にて発電された電力で電子回
路を駆動せしめると共に太陽電池を電子機器の表面部分
に位置せしめるものであり、また本発明は、電子回路は
フレキシブルプリント基板の中央部に設けられ、太陽電
池はフレキシブルプリント基板から一体的に延長された
導出部分に形成されており、またさらに本発明ではフレ
キシブルプリント基板にはフレキシブルな二次電池が電
子回路並びに太陽電池と共に形成されており、この二次
電池に太陽電池で発電された電力が蓄えられ、この二次
電池からの電力にて電子回路が駆動されている。
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and includes a flexible printed circuit board incorporated in an electronic device, and the electronic device is mounted on the flexible printed circuit board. At the same time as providing an electronic circuit to operate, a flexible solar cell is formed on the same substrate, the electronic circuit is driven by the electric power generated by this solar cell, and the solar cell is positioned on the surface part of the electronic device. In the present invention, the electronic circuit is provided in the central portion of the flexible printed circuit board, and the solar cell is formed in a lead-out portion integrally extended from the flexible printed circuit board. A flexible secondary battery is formed together with an electronic circuit and a solar cell. Stored is conductive to power, the electronic circuit is driven by the power from the secondary battery.

【0005】[0005]

【作用】本発明によれば、太陽電池と電子回路との電気
的な接続作業が不要であると共に、フレキシブルな太陽
電池及びプリント基板を用いていることから複雑な形状
のスペ−スに設置できるため、複雑な外観デザインを持
つ電気機器にも組み込むことが可能となリ、また小さな
スペ−スに設置できるために、電子機器の小型化を行う
ことができる。
According to the present invention, the work of electrically connecting the solar cell and the electronic circuit is unnecessary, and since the flexible solar cell and the printed circuit board are used, it can be installed in a space having a complicated shape. Therefore, the electronic device can be incorporated in an electric device having a complicated appearance design and can be installed in a small space, so that the electronic device can be downsized.

【0006】[0006]

【実施例】本発明による実施例を図面を用いて詳細に説
明する。図1、図2は本発明による太陽電池付き電子機
器の外観斜視図及び内部を示した斜視図である。1は電
子機器本体を示しており、例えば携帯電話機である。2
は電子機器本体1に内設されたフレキシブルプリント基
板であって、例えば耐熱性プラスチックフィルムからな
る。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are an external perspective view and an internal perspective view of an electronic device with a solar cell according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic device main body, which is, for example, a mobile phone. Two
Is a flexible printed circuit board provided inside the electronic device body 1 and is made of, for example, a heat resistant plastic film.

【0007】このフレキシブルプリント基板2は図2並
びに平面展開した状態を示した図3から明らかなよう
に、電子回路3を組み込んだ中央部分4とこの中央部分
4から一体的に延長された導出部分5とから構成され、
この導出部分5にアモルファスシリコンを主成分とする
フレキシブル太陽電池6、6、6、6が形成されてい
る。7はこのフレキシブルプリント基板2を外部回路の
コネクタ8と接続するための端子部分である。
As is apparent from FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 showing a state in which the flexible printed board 2 is developed in a plane, a central portion 4 in which an electronic circuit 3 is incorporated and a lead-out portion integrally extended from the central portion 4. 5 and
Flexible solar cells 6, 6, 6, 6 having amorphous silicon as a main component are formed in the lead-out portion 5. Reference numeral 7 is a terminal portion for connecting the flexible printed board 2 to the connector 8 of the external circuit.

【0008】上記のように構成されたフレキシブルプリ
ント基板2の導出部分5を電子機器本体1内にフレキシ
ブルである太陽電池6、6、6、6が電子機器本体1の
表面部分の曲面部に沿うように湾曲して位置付ける。ま
た、フレキシブルプリント基板2の中央部分4も同様に
電子機器本体1内に収納できるように折り曲げて組み込
み、端子部分7とコネクタ8を接続する。このように取
り付けられた太陽電池6、6、6、6は太陽光を受ける
ことにより、発電を行い、電力を得ることができる。こ
の発電された電力は電子回路3を駆動し、電子機器を作
動することができる。
The flexible solar cell 6, 6, 6, 6 which is flexible in the lead-out portion 5 of the flexible printed circuit board 2 constructed as described above is arranged along the curved surface portion of the surface of the electronic equipment body 1. And position it so that it is curved. Similarly, the central portion 4 of the flexible printed circuit board 2 is also folded and assembled so that it can be housed in the electronic device body 1, and the terminal portion 7 and the connector 8 are connected. The solar cells 6, 6, 6, 6 attached in this manner can generate power and obtain power by receiving sunlight. The generated electric power can drive the electronic circuit 3 to operate the electronic device.

【0009】本発明の他の実施例として、フレキシブル
プリント基板2上に電子回路3、太陽電池6、6、6、
6と同様に有機導電材料などを用いたフレキシブルな二
次電池(図示せず)を設け、太陽電池6、6、6、6に
て発電された電力を二次電池に蓄え、この二次電池から
の電力にて電子回路3を駆動し、電子機器を作動させ
る。このように構成することによって悪天候な場合にお
いても長時間電子機器を利用することができる。
As another embodiment of the present invention, an electronic circuit 3, solar cells 6, 6, 6,
A flexible secondary battery (not shown) using an organic conductive material or the like is provided in the same manner as 6, and the electric power generated by the solar cells 6, 6, 6, 6 is stored in the secondary battery, and this secondary battery The electric circuit 3 drives the electronic circuit 3 with the electric power from to operate the electronic device. With this configuration, the electronic device can be used for a long time even in bad weather.

【0010】[0010]

【発明の効果】本発明は以上の説明から明らかなよう
に、電子機器に組み込まれるフレキシブルプリント基板
を備え、このフレキシブルプリント基板上に電子機器を
動作させる電子回路を設けると同時に、同基板上にフレ
キシブル太陽電池を形成し、この太陽電池にて発電され
た電力で電子回路を駆動せしめると共に太陽電池を電子
機器の表面部分に位置しているので、太陽電池を直接フ
レキシブルプリント基板に取り付け接続しているために
作業性がよく、また電子機器の取り付けにスペ−スを必
要としないために、小型に構成することができ、また複
雑な形状の電子機器に取り付けることができる。
As is apparent from the above description, the present invention includes a flexible printed circuit board incorporated in an electronic device, and an electronic circuit for operating the electronic device is provided on the flexible printed circuit board, and at the same time, the flexible printed circuit board is mounted on the substrate. Since a flexible solar cell is formed and the electronic circuit is driven by the electric power generated by this solar cell and the solar cell is located on the surface part of the electronic device, the solar cell is directly attached to the flexible printed circuit board and connected. Since it has a good workability, and a space is not required for mounting the electronic device, it can be made compact and can be mounted on an electronic device having a complicated shape.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明による太陽電池付き電子機器の外観斜視
図である。
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an electronic device with a solar cell according to the present invention.

【図2】本発明による太陽電池付き電子機器の内部の斜
視図である。
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of an electronic device with a solar cell according to the present invention.

【図3】本発明による太陽電池付き電子機器のフレキシ
ブルプリント基板の展開図である。
FIG. 3 is a development view of a flexible printed circuit board of an electronic device with a solar cell according to the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

2 フレキシブルプリント基板 3 電子回路 6 太陽電池 2 Flexible printed circuit board 3 Electronic circuit 6 Solar cell

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 電子機器に組み込まれるフレキシブルプ
リント基板を備え、このフレキシブルプリント基板上に
上記電子機器を動作させる電子回路を設けると同時に、
同基板上にフレキシブル太陽電池を形成し、この太陽電
池にて発電された電力で上記電子回路を駆動せしめると
共に、上記太陽電池を上記電子機器の表面部分に位置せ
しめることを特徴とした太陽電池付き電子機器。
1. A flexible printed circuit board incorporated in an electronic device is provided, and an electronic circuit for operating the electronic device is provided on the flexible printed circuit board.
A flexible solar cell is formed on the same substrate, the electronic circuit is driven by the electric power generated by the solar cell, and the solar cell is positioned on the surface of the electronic device. Electronics.
【請求項2】 上記電子回路はフレキシブルプリント基
板の中央部に設けられ、上記太陽電池はフレキシブルプ
リント基板から一体的に延長された導出部分に形成され
ることを特徴とした請求項1記載の太陽電池付き電子機
器。
2. The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit is provided in a central portion of a flexible printed board, and the solar cell is formed in a lead-out portion integrally extended from the flexible printed board. Electronic devices with batteries.
【請求項3】 上記フレキシブルプリント基板にはフレ
キシブルな二次電池が電子回路並びに太陽電池と共に形
成されており、この二次電池に太陽電池で発電された電
力が蓄えられ、この二次電池からの電力にて上記電子回
路が駆動されることを特徴とした請求項1または請求項
2記載の太陽電池付き電子機器。
3. A flexible secondary battery is formed on the flexible printed circuit board together with an electronic circuit and a solar cell, and the secondary battery stores electric power generated by the solar cell. The electronic device with a solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit is driven by electric power.
JP12927194A 1994-06-10 1994-06-10 Electronic apparatus with solar cell Pending JPH07336011A (en)

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Cited By (3)

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WO2000031596A1 (en) * 1998-11-26 2000-06-02 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Timepiece
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2000031596A1 (en) * 1998-11-26 2000-06-02 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Timepiece
US6791905B1 (en) 1998-11-26 2004-09-14 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Timepiece
EP1826827A2 (en) * 2006-02-23 2007-08-29 Erwin Quarder Systemtechnik GmbH Moulded casing die cast in plastic for installation of integrated electrical and/or electronic components or devices
EP1826827A3 (en) * 2006-02-23 2012-03-28 Erwin Quarder Systemtechnik GmbH Moulded casing die cast in plastic for installation of integrated electrical and/or electronic components or devices
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