WO2009113124A1 - コネクタユニットおよび電子機器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a connector unit having a structure in which a plurality of connection connectors are mounted on a flexible substrate, and more particularly to a connector unit used in an electronic device having a structure in which a first housing and a second housing are slidable.
- the present invention also relates to an electronic device having a structure in which a circuit board is built in each of a plurality of relatively slidable main body housings, and in particular, a relatively moving circuit board is connected by a connector unit made of a flexible board.
- a circuit board is built in each of a plurality of relatively slidable main body housings, and in particular, a relatively moving circuit board is connected by a connector unit made of a flexible board.
- a first housing and a second housing can be opened and closed and a product that can be slid in order to improve portability.
- a slide-type electronic device for example, a first housing and a second housing are slidably connected by a slide mechanism.
- a circuit board called a main board or the like is built in the first housing, and a circuit board called a sub board or the like is built in the second housing.
- the main board and the sub board are connected by a connector unit.
- This connector unit has, for example, a flexible board formed in an elongated shape.
- a connection connector called a main connector is mounted on one end of one surface of the flexible substrate, and a connection connector called a sub-connector is mounted on the other end.
- the main connector of the connector unit is connected to the main board of the first housing, and the sub connector is connected to the sub board of the second housing.
- the connector unit is arranged in a state of being curved in an arc shape from the inside of the first housing to the inside of the second housing.
- the first housing and the second housing are slidable, both portability and operability can be achieved.
- the main board built in the first housing and the sub board built in the second housing can perform wired communication by the connector unit.
- this connector unit is made of a flexible substrate. For this reason, the first housing and the second housing can be slid and moved without hindering wired communication between the connector unit, the main board, and the sub board, and the connector unit obstructs the sliding movement between the first housing and the second housing. There is no need to
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- connection connectors are mounted on the main board, but this reduces the effective area of the main board due to the connection connectors.
- first connector unit that connects the main board and the first sub board and the second connector unit that connects the main board and the second sub board are combined into one. it can.
- a large main connector connected to the main board, a first sub connector connected to the first sub board, a second sub connector connected to the second sub board, a flexible board connecting the main board and the first sub board A first elongated portion made of a flexible substrate that connects the main substrate and the second sub-substrate.
- first elongate portion and one end of the second elongate portion are connected to the main connector, the first sub-connector is connected to the other end of the first elongate portion, and the second end is connected to the other end of the second elongate portion. What is necessary is just to connect a subconnector.
- the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion are overlapped in a curved state.
- the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion may be buffered.
- the first elongated portion or the second elongated portion may be disconnected, or the main connector, the first sub connector, or the second sub connector may be disconnected from the main substrate, the first sub substrate, or the second sub substrate. May occur.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and one end of a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion made of a flexible substrate are connected to one main connector and the other end is a first sub-connector. And a connector unit having a structure in which a structure in which the second sub-connector is individually mounted can be easily manufactured.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion of the connector unit are not buffered even when the first housing and the second housing are slid.
- the electronic equipment is provided.
- the connector unit of the present invention is a connector unit having a structure in which a plurality of connection connectors are mounted on a flexible substrate, and is a main connector that is one of the connection connectors and a first connector that is one of the connection connectors and is smaller than the main connector.
- a sub-connector, a second sub-connector that is one of the connection connectors and is smaller than the main connector, and a flexible board on which the main connector, the first sub-connector, and the second sub-connector are mounted on one surface, are flexible The board is bent at a plurality of locations so that the main connector is located at one end of one side and the first sub-connector and the second sub-connector are located at the other end.
- the structure in which one end of the two flexible boards is connected to one main connector and the first sub-connector and the second sub-connector are individually mounted on the other end is the main unit.
- the connector, the first sub-connector, and the second sub-connector are formed from one flexible board mounted on one surface.
- the electronic device of the present invention is an electronic device having a structure in which a plurality of circuit boards are connected by a connector unit, and is one of the circuit boards to which the connector unit of the present invention and the main connector of the connector unit are connected.
- the first flexible substrate of the present invention is a flexible substrate of one connector unit of the present invention, and includes a main mounting portion on which the main connector is mounted on the upper surface, and a first elongated portion adjacent to the main mounting portion from the rear.
- the second flexible substrate of the present invention is a flexible substrate of another connector unit of the present invention, and includes a main mounting portion on which the main connector is mounted on the upper surface, and a first elongated portion adjacent to the main mounting portion from the rear.
- a second mounting portion on which the second sub-connector is mounted on the upper surface.
- a first manufacturing method of the present invention is a manufacturing method of a connector unit according to the present invention, wherein a main mounting portion on which a main connector is mounted on an upper surface, and a first elongated portion adjacent to the main mounting portion from the rear, A first mounting portion on which the first sub-connector is mounted on the upper surface adjacent to the first elongated portion from the rear, a first connection portion adjacent to the main mounting portion from the front, and a first connection portion from one of the left and right sides An adjacent second connection portion; a second elongated portion adjacent to the second connection portion from the rear; and a second mounting portion on which the second sub-connector is mounted on the upper surface adjacent to the second connection portion from the rear.
- a flexible substrate having a main connector mounted on the upper surface of the main mounting portion, a first sub connector mounted on the upper surface of the first mounting portion, and a second sub connector mounted on the upper surface of the second mounting portion.
- Implementation part Fold the boundary with the first connection portion, fold the boundary between the main mounting portion and the first elongated portion, fold the boundary between the first connection portion and the second elongated portion, Fold the border with the first mounting part.
- the second manufacturing method of the present invention is a manufacturing method of another connector unit of the present invention, wherein a main mounting portion on which the main connector is mounted on the upper surface, and a first elongated portion adjacent to the main mounting portion from the rear, A first mounting portion on which the first sub-connector is mounted on the upper surface adjacent to the first elongated portion from the rear; a second elongated portion adjacent to the main mounting portion from the front; and a second elongated portion adjacent from the front.
- a flexible board having a second mounting portion on which the second sub-connector is mounted on the upper surface, mounting the main connector on the upper surface of the main mounting portion, and mounting the first sub-connector on the upper surface of the first mounting portion Then, the second sub-connector is mounted on the upper surface of the second mounting portion, the boundary between the main mounting portion and the first elongated portion is mountain-folded, and the boundary between the first elongated portion and the first mounting portion is mountain-folded.
- the connector unit of the present invention a structure in which one end of two flexible boards is connected to one main connector and the first sub-connector and the second sub-connector are individually mounted on the other end, the main connector and Since the first sub-connector and the second sub-connector can be formed from a single flexible board mounted on one surface, a structure that is special but easy to manufacture can be provided.
- the electronic device of the present invention is an electronic device having a structure in which a circuit board is built in each of a plurality of relatively slidable main housings, and includes a first housing that is one main housing and one main housing.
- the main board and the second sub-board are connected by the second elongated part which is curved and overlapped with the first elongated part, and the first housing and the second housing slide and move.
- the positions of the main connector, the first sub-connector and the second sub-connector and the first elongated portion are in a relationship in which the curved portions of the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion maintain a predetermined distance.
- the total length of the second elongated portion is set.
- the curved portion between the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion maintains a predetermined interval. Therefore, the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion are not buffered by the sliding movement of the first housing and the second housing.
- the curved portions of the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion maintain a predetermined distance, whereby the first housing and the second housing are maintained. Since the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion are not buffered by sliding movement with the housing, the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion may be disconnected, the main connector, the first sub-connector, It is possible to prevent the two sub-connectors from dropping off from the main board, the first sub board, and the second sub board.
- the front / rear, left / right, and up / down directions are defined, but this is provided for the sake of simplicity in explaining the relative relationship of the components of the present invention.
- the direction at the time of manufacture and use is not limited.
- the three processes for mounting the main connector, the first sub-connector, and the second sub-connector are naturally in no particular order.
- the process of bending each part of a flexible substrate can also be made out of order within the range which can form a completed shape.
- the connector unit 100 is a connector unit 100 having a structure in which a plurality of connection connectors 110 to 112 are mounted on a flexible substrate 120 as shown in FIGS.
- the connector unit 100 is a main connector 110 that is one of the connection connectors 110 to 112, a first sub-connector 111 that is one of the connection connectors 110 to 112 and smaller than the main connector 110, and one of the connection connectors 110 to 112.
- a second sub-connector 112 smaller than the main connector 110, and a flexible substrate 120 on which the main connector 110, the first sub-connector 111, and the second sub-connector 112 are mounted on one surface are provided.
- the connector unit 100 is formed by bending the flexible substrate 120 at a plurality of locations, so that the main connector 110 is positioned at one end of one side, and the first sub-connector 111 and the second sub-connector 112 are positioned at the other end. It is an elongated shape in which is located.
- the electronic device 200 has circuit boards 210 to 212 built in each of a plurality of body housings 231 and 232 that are relatively slidable. Further, a plurality of circuit boards 210 to 212 are connected by the connector unit 100.
- the electronic device 200 includes a first housing 231 that is one of the main body housings, a second housing 232 that is one of the main body housings, and a first housing 231 and a second housing 232 that are relatively slidably supported.
- a slide mechanism 233 a main board 210 that is a circuit board built in the first housing 231, a first sub board 211 that is a circuit board built in the second housing 232, a first sub board 211, A second sub board 212 that is a circuit board built in the second housing 232 in parallel, and a connector unit 100 that connects the main board 210 to the first sub board 211 and the second sub board 212.
- the flexible substrate 120 of the connector unit 100 is formed with printed wiring (not shown) for connecting the main connector 110 and the first sub connector 111 as shown in FIG.
- the 1st elongate part 122 and the 2nd elongate part 126 are overlaid by the bending of the flexible substrate 120.
- the first sub-connector 111 and the second sub-connector 112 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the bent flexible substrate 120.
- the flexible substrate 120 of the connector unit 100 has a main mounting portion 121 on which the main connector 110 is mounted on the upper surface and a first adjacent to the main mounting portion 121 from the rear when not bent.
- connection portion 125 adjacent to the first connection portion 124 from the left side, the second elongated portion 126 adjacent to the second connection portion 125 from the rear, and the second connection portion 125 adjacent to the second connection portion 125 from the rear And a second mounting portion 127 on which the connector 112 is mounted on the upper surface.
- the boundary between the main mounting portion 121 and the first connection portion 124 is folded in a mountain, and the boundary between the main mounting portion 121 and the first elongated portion 122 is The boundary between the first connecting portion 124 and the second elongated portion 126 is valley-folded, and the boundary between the first elongated portion 122 and the first mounting portion 123 is folded in a mountain.
- the electronic device 200 of the present embodiment is formed as a so-called mobile phone terminal, for example.
- the electronic device 200 includes a first housing 231, a second housing 232, and a slide mechanism that supports the first housing 231 and the second housing 232 in a relatively slidable manner. 233.
- the slide mechanism 233 includes, for example, a structure in which guide rails formed on the front upper portion of the first housing 231 and the rear lower portion of the second housing 232 are slidably engaged with each other (not shown).
- the first housing 231 has a keyboard unit 234 and a microphone 235 mounted on the lower part of the front surface.
- the second housing 232 has a display unit 236 and a speaker unit 237 mounted on the front surface.
- the keyboard unit 234 and the microphone 235 are connected to the main board 210.
- the display unit 236 and the speaker unit 237 are connected to at least one of the first sub board 211 and the second sub board 212.
- the main board 210 is built in the first housing 231.
- the first sub board 211 and the second sub board 212 are built in the second housing 232.
- opening holes are formed in the front upper portion of the first housing 231 and the rear lower portion of the second housing 232, and the connector unit 100 is inserted through these opening holes.
- the main board 210 and the first sub board 211 are connected by a curved first elongated portion 122.
- the main board 210 and the second sub-board 212 are connected by a second elongated portion 126 that is curved and overlapped with the first elongated portion 122.
- the curved portions of the first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 maintain a predetermined distance.
- the positions of the connector 110, the first sub-connector 111, and the second sub-connector 112 and the total lengths of the first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 are set.
- the interval I between the first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 is
- the interval I is about 0.5 mm.
- the stroke S is about 40 mm, and the curvature radius R is about 2 mm.
- the first housing 231 and the second housing 232 can be slid and moved as shown in FIGS. It is possible to balance the sex.
- the main board 210 built in the first housing 231 and the first sub board 211 and the second sub board 212 built in the second housing 232 are connected by a flexible connector unit 100.
- the main board 210, the first sub board 211, and the second sub board 212 can perform wired communication without any trouble.
- the sliding movement between the first housing 231 and the second housing 232 is not hindered due to the connector unit 100 connecting the main board 210, the first sub board 211, and the second sub board 212.
- the positions of the main connector 110, the first sub-connector 111, and the second sub-connector 112 and the total lengths of the first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 are adjusted. Has been.
- the curved portions of the first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 of the connector unit 100 maintain a predetermined interval. Therefore, even if the first housing 231 and the second housing 232 slide, the first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 of the connector unit 100 are not buffered.
- the first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 are prevented from being disconnected, and the connectors 110 to 112 may fall off the substrates 210 to 212. It is prevented.
- the connector unit 100 of the electronic device 200 one end of the two flexible boards is connected to one main connector 110, and the first sub-connector 111 and the second sub-connector 112 are individually mounted on the other end.
- the main connector 110, the first sub-connector 111, and the second sub-connector 112 are formed from a single flexible substrate 120 mounted on one surface. For this reason, the connector unit 100 is easy to manufacture while having a special structure.
- a main mounting portion 121 on which the main connector 110 is mounted on the upper surface a first elongated portion 122 adjacent to the main mounting portion 121 from the rear, and a first elongated portion 122 adjacent from the rear.
- the first mounting portion 123 on which the first sub-connector 111 is mounted on the upper surface, the first connection portion 124 adjacent to the main mounting portion 121 from the front, and the second connection adjacent to the first connection portion 124 from one of the left and right sides A portion 125, a second elongated portion 126 adjacent to the second connecting portion 125 from the rear, a second mounting portion 127 adjacent to the second elongated portion 126 from the rear and having the second sub-connector 112 mounted thereon.
- the flexible substrate 120 is formed in a shape having
- the main connector 110 is mounted on the upper surface of the main mounting portion 121 of the flexible substrate 120
- the first sub connector 111 is mounted on the upper surface of the first mounting portion 123
- the second sub connector is mounted on the upper surface of the second mounting portion 127.
- the connector 112 is mounted.
- the boundary between the main mounting portion 121 and the first connection portion 124 is folded in a mountain.
- the boundary between the main mounting portion 121 and the first elongated portion 122 is folded in a mountain.
- the boundary between the first elongated portion 122 and the first mounting portion 123 is folded in a mountain.
- the boundary between the first connection portion 124 and the second elongated portion 126 is valley-folded.
- the connector unit 100 of the present embodiment is completed.
- connector unit 100 of the present embodiment one end of two flexible boards is connected to one main connector 110, and first sub-connector 111 and second sub-connector 112 are individually mounted on the other end.
- the structure is formed of a single flexible substrate 120 on which a main connector 110, a first sub connector 111, and a second sub connector 112 are mounted on one surface. For this reason, it is possible to provide a structure that is special but easy to manufacture.
- the first elongate portion 122 and the second elongate portion 126 of the connector unit 100 are not affected by the sliding movement of the first housing 231 and the second housing 232 as described above. Curved portions maintain a predetermined spacing.
- first elongated portion 122 and the second elongated portion 126 of the connector unit 100 are buffered by the sliding movement of the first housing 231 and the second housing 232, and disconnection occurs, or the connectors 110 to 112 are connected to the substrate 210. There is no such thing as dropping off from ⁇ 212.
- a mobile phone terminal is assumed as the electronic device 200.
- the present invention can be applied to various electronic devices in which the first housing and the second housing are slidable.
- the present invention can also be applied to a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), a personal computer, and the like (see FIG. Not shown).
- PDA Personal Digital Assistance
- the 2nd connection part 125 was formed in the left side of the 1st connection part 124 of the flexible substrate 120 of the connector unit 100.
- the second connection portion 125 may be formed on the right side of the first connection portion 124 (not shown).
- the 1st connection part 124 adjoins from the front to the main mounting part 121 in which the main connector 110 is mounted as the flexible substrate 120 of the connector unit 100, This 2nd connection part is connected to this 1st connection part 124.
- 125 is adjacent from the left side, and the second elongated portion 126 and the second mounting portion 127 are adjacent to the second connection portion 125 from the rear side.
- the flexible substrate 310 that is not bent may be formed linearly. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8A, the flexible substrate 310 has a main mounting portion 121 on which the main connector 110 is mounted on the upper surface and a rear side of the main mounting portion 121 when not bent.
- the boundary between the main mounting portion 121 and the first elongated portion 122 is folded in a mountain, and the boundary between the first elongated portion 122 and the first mounting portion 123 is folded in a mountain.
- This connector unit 300 also has a structure in which one end of two flexible boards is connected to one main connector 110 and the first sub-connector 111 and the second sub-connector 112 are individually mounted on the other end.
- the connector 110, the first sub-connector 111, and the second sub-connector 112 can be formed from one flexible substrate 310 mounted on one surface.
- connection terminals of the connectors 110 to 112 are connected in parallel by printed wiring formed on the flexible substrates 120 and 310.
- the connection relationship between the main connector 110 and the second sub-connector 112 by printed wiring is opposite to the left and right.
- the first sub-connector 111 and the second sub-connector 112 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the connector unit 100.
- the first sub-connector 111 and the second sub-connector 112 may be arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.
- the connector unit 100 has the main connector 110, the first sub-connector 111, and the second sub-connector 112.
- the third sub connector 113 may be provided.
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- 複数の接続コネクタがフレキシブル基板に実装されている構造のコネクタユニットであって、
前記接続コネクタの一個であるメインコネクタと、
前記接続コネクタの一個であり前記メインコネクタより小型の第一サブコネクタと、
前記接続コネクタの一個であり前記メインコネクタより小型の第二サブコネクタと、
前記メインコネクタと前記第一サブコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとが一面に実装されているフレキシブル基板と、を有し、
前記フレキシブル基板が複数箇所で曲折されることで片面の一端に前記メインコネクタが位置するとともに他端に前記第一サブコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとが位置する細長形状となっているコネクタユニット。 - 前記第一サブコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとが曲折された前記フレキシブル基板の長手方向に配列されている請求項1に記載のコネクタユニット。
- 前記フレキシブル基板は、前記メインコネクタと前記第一サブコネクタとを結線するプリント配線が形成されている細長形状の第一細長部分と、前記メインコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとを結線するプリント配線が形成されている細長形状の第二細長部分と、を有し、
前記曲折により前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分とが重ね合わされている請求項1または2に記載のコネクタユニット。 - 前記フレキシブル基板は、曲折されていない状態では、前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されているメイン実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する前記第一細長部分と、前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第一実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する第一接続部分と、前記第一接続部分に左右の一方から隣接する第二接続部分と、前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接する前記第二細長部分と、前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第二実装部分と、を有し、
前記曲折されている状態では、前記メイン実装部分と前記第一接続部分との境界が山折りされており、前記メイン実装部分と前記第一細長部分との境界が山折りされており、前記第一接続部分と前記第二細長部分との境界が谷折りされており、前記第一細長部分と前記第一実装部分との境界が山折りされている請求項3に記載のコネクタユニット。 - 前記フレキシブル基板は、曲折されていない状態では、前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されているメイン実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する前記第一細長部分と、前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第一実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する前記第二細長部分と、前記第二細長部分に前方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第二実装部分と、を有し、
前記曲折されている状態では、前記メイン実装部分と前記第一細長部分との境界が山折りされており、前記第一細長部分と前記第一実装部分との境界が山折りされている請求項3に記載のコネクタユニット。 - 複数の回路基板がコネクタユニットで接続されている構造の電子機器であって、
請求項1ないし5の何れか一項に記載のコネクタユニットと、
前記回路基板の一個であって前記コネクタユニットのメインコネクタが接続されているメイン基板と、
前記回路基板の一個であって前記コネクタユニットの第一サブコネクタが接続されている第一サブ基板と、
前記回路基板の一個であって前記コネクタユニットの第二サブコネクタが接続されている第二サブ基板と、
を有する電子機器。 - 第一ハウジングと、第二ハウジングと、前記第一ハウジングと前記第二ハウジングとを相対的にスライド自在に支持しているスライド機構とを、さらに有し、
前記メイン基板が前記第一ハウジングに内蔵されており、
前記第一サブ基板と前記第二サブ基板とが前記第二ハウジングに内蔵されている請求項6に記載の電子機器。 - 前記コネクタユニットが請求項3ないし5の何れか一項に記載の構成からなり、
前記メイン基板と前記第一サブ基板とが湾曲している前記第一細長部分で接続されており、
前記メイン基板と前記第二サブ基板とが湾曲して前記第一細長部分に重ね合わされている前記第二細長部分で接続されている請求項7に記載の電子機器。 - 前記第一ハウジングと前記第二ハウジングとがスライド移動しても前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との湾曲部分が所定の間隔を維持する関係に前記メインコネクタと前記第一サブコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとの位置および前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との全長が設定されている請求項8に記載の電子機器。
- 前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との間隔Iが、
0.1mm≦I≦1mm
を満足している請求項9に記載の電子機器。 - 前記第一ハウジングと前記第二ハウジングとのスライド移動のストロークS、前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との内側に位置する一方の疑似的な曲率半径Rが、
20mm≦S≦50mm
0.5mm≦R≦10mm
を満足している請求項10に記載の電子機器。 - 前記曲率半径Rが、
1mm≦R≦3mm
を満足している請求項11に記載の電子機器。 - 請求項4に記載のコネクタユニットの前記フレキシブル基板であって、
前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されるメイン実装部分と、
前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する第一細長部分と、
前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装される第一実装部分と、
前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する第一接続部分と、
前記第一接続部分に左右の一方から隣接する第二接続部分と、
前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接する第二細長部分と、
前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装される第二実装部分と、
を有するフレキシブル基板。 - 請求項5に記載のコネクタユニットの前記フレキシブル基板であって、
前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されるメイン実装部分と、
前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する第一細長部分と、
前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装される第一実装部分と、
前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する第二細長部分と、
前記第二細長部分に前方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装される第二実装部分と、
を有するフレキシブル基板。 - 請求項4に記載のコネクタユニットの製造方法であって、
前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されるメイン実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する第一細長部分と、前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装される第一実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する第一接続部分と、前記第一接続部分に左右の一方から隣接する第二接続部分と、前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接する第二細長部分と、前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装される第二実装部分と、を有する前記フレキシブル基板を形成し、
前記メイン実装部分の上面に前記メインコネクタを実装し、前記第一実装部分の上面に前記第一サブコネクタを実装し、前記第二実装部分の上面に前記第二サブコネクタを実装し、
前記メイン実装部分と前記第一接続部分との境界を山折りし、前記メイン実装部分と前記第一細長部分との境界を山折りし、前記第一接続部分と前記第二細長部分との境界を谷折りし、前記第一細長部分と前記第一実装部分との境界を山折りする製造方法。 - 請求項5に記載のコネクタユニットの製造方法であって、
前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されるメイン実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する第一細長部分と、前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装される第一実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する第二細長部分と、前記第二細長部分に前方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装される第二実装部分と、を有する前記フレキシブル基板を形成し、
前記メイン実装部分の上面に前記メインコネクタを実装し、前記第一実装部分の上面に前記第一サブコネクタを実装し、前記第二実装部分の上面に前記第二サブコネクタを実装し、
前記メイン実装部分と前記第一細長部分との境界を山折りし、前記第一細長部分と前記第一実装部分との境界を山折りする製造方法。 - 相対的にスライド自在な複数の本体ハウジングの各々に回路基板が内蔵されている構造の電子機器であって、
前記本体ハウジングの一個である第一ハウジングと、前記本体ハウジングの一個である第二ハウジングと、前記第一ハウジングと前記第二ハウジングとを相対的にスライド自在に支持しているスライド機構と、前記第一ハウジングに内蔵されている前記回路基板であるメイン基板と、前記第二ハウジングに内蔵されている前記回路基板である第一サブ基板と、前記第一サブ基板と並列に前記第二ハウジングに内蔵されている前記回路基板である第二サブ基板と、前記メイン基板を前記第一サブ基板と前記第二サブ基板とに接続しているコネクタユニットと、を有し、
前記コネクタユニットが、前記メイン基板に接続されている接続コネクタであるメインコネクタと、前記第一サブ基板に接続されている接続コネクタである第一サブコネクタと、前記第二サブ基板に接続されている接続コネクタである第二サブコネクタと、前記メインコネクタと前記第一サブコネクタとを接続しているフレキシブル基板からなる第一細長部分と、前記メインコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとを接続しているフレキシブル基板からなる第二細長部分と、を有し、
前記メイン基板と前記第一サブ基板とが湾曲している前記第一細長部分で接続されており、前記メイン基板と前記第二サブ基板とが湾曲して前記第一細長部分に重ね合わされている前記第二細長部分で接続されており、
前記第一ハウジングと前記第二ハウジングとがスライド移動しても前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との湾曲部分が所定の間隔を維持する関係に前記メインコネクタと前記第一サブコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとの位置および前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との全長が設定されている電子機器。 - 前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との間隔Iが、
0.1mm≦I≦1mm
を満足している請求項17に記載の電子機器。 - 前記第一ハウジングと前記第二ハウジングとのスライド移動のストロークS、前記第一細長部分と前記第二細長部分との内側に位置する一方の疑似的な曲率半径Rが、
20mm≦S≦50mm
0.5mm≦R≦10mm
を満足している請求項18に記載の電子機器。 - 前記曲率半径Rが、
1mm≦R≦3mm
を満足している請求項19に記載の電子機器。 - 前記メイン基板に接続されていて前記第一ハウジングの表面に配置されているキーボードユニットと、
前記第一サブ基板と前記第二サブ基板との少なくとも一方に接続されていて前記第二ハウジングの表面に配置されているディスプレイユニットとを、
さらに有する請求項17ないし20の何れか一項に記載の電子機器。 - 前記メイン基板に接続されていて前記第一ハウジングに搭載されているマイクロフォンと、
前記第一サブ基板と前記第二サブ基板との少なくとも一方に接続されていて前記第二ハウジングに搭載されているスピーカユニットとを、
さらに有する携帯電話端末からなる請求項17ないし21の何れか一項に記載の電子機器。 - 前記コネクタユニットが、前記メインコネクタと前記第一サブコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとが一面に実装されているフレキシブル基板を有し、
前記フレキシブル基板が複数箇所で曲折されることで片面の一端に前記メインコネクタが位置するとともに他端に前記第一サブコネクタと前記第二サブコネクタとが位置する細長形状となっている請求項17ないし22の何れか一項に記載の電子機器。 - 前記フレキシブル基板は、曲折されていない状態では、前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されているメイン実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する前記第一細長部分と、前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第一実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する第一接続部分と、前記第一接続部分に左右の一方から隣接する第二接続部分と、前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接する前記第二細長部分と、前記第二接続部分に後方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第二実装部分と、を有し、
前記曲折されている状態では、前記メイン実装部分と前記第一接続部分との境界が山折りされており、前記メイン実装部分と前記第一細長部分との境界が山折りされており、前記第一接続部分と前記第二細長部分との境界が谷折りされており、前記第一細長部分と前記第一実装部分との境界が山折りされている請求項23に記載の電子機器。 - 前記フレキシブル基板は、曲折されていない状態では、前記メインコネクタが上面に実装されているメイン実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に後方から隣接する前記第一細長部分と、前記第一細長部分に後方から隣接して前記第一サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第一実装部分と、前記メイン実装部分に前方から隣接する前記第二細長部分と、前記第二細長部分に前方から隣接して前記第二サブコネクタが上面に実装されている第一実装部分と、を有し、
前記曲折されている状態では、前記メイン実装部分と前記第一細長部分との境界が山折りされており、前記第一細長部分と前記第一実装部分との境界が山折りされている請求項23に記載の電子機器。
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