The invention provides a printed circuit board assembly (1) comprising (i) an at least partly folded flexible printed circuit board (100), and (ii) an at least partly folded support (200), wherein:—the at least partly folded flexible printed circuit board (100) comprises a first PCB region (110) and a second PCB region (120), wherein at least part of the second PCB region (120) is configured folded over at least part of the first PCB region (110);—the at least partly folded support (200) is configured to support at least part of the at least partly folded flexible printed circuit board (100), wherein the at least partly folded support (200) comprises a first support region (210) and a second support region (220), wherein at least part of the second support region (220) is configured folded over at least part of the first support region (210), wherein at least part of the at least partly folded flexible printed circuit board (100) is configured between the first support region (210) and the second support region (220), and wherein the at least partly folded support (200) is configured to maintain the at least partly folded flexible printed circuit board (100) folded.

A resilient electrical connector assembly includes a base PCB and stacked layers of interconnected resilient conductive structures where each structure has at least two resilient conductive strips and at least two conductive contacts. One contact is integrated with a conductive path on the base PCB and another contact pad is positioned to establish a conductive path with a target PCB when the latter is mounted parallel to the base PCB. The resilient conductive strips flex due to a compressive force exerted between the base PCB and target PCB on the stacked layers. The resilient conductive structures are formed by depositing metal to sequentially form each of the stacked layers with one contact being initially formed in engagement with the conductive path on the base PCB.

Analyte sensor connectors that connect analyte sensors, e.g., conductive members of analyte sensors, to other devices such as sensor electronics units, e.g., sensor control units, are provided. Also provided are systems that include analyte sensors, analyte sensor connectors, and analyte sensor electronics units, as well as methods of establishing and maintaining connections between analyte sensors and analyte sensor electronics units, and methods of analyte monitoring/detection. Also provided are methods of making analyte sensor connectors and systems that include analyte sensor connectors.

The present invention relates to a textile device (1) configured to cooperate with an electronic device (2) comprising conductive path (21) having a path connection area (22). The textile device (1) comprises a first portion of textile (10) including a conductive zone (11) connected to a stretchable connection area (12) configured to be in contact with the path connection area (22) of the conductive path (21) so as to ensure an electrical connection between said textile device (1) and said electronic device (2). The stretchable connection area (12) comprises a conductive textile or a textile covered with a flexible conductive film. The textile device (1) also comprises a compartment, defined between the first portion of textile (10) and a second portion of textile (13), configured to maintain the electronic device (2) in a predefined position ensuring electrical connection between the stretchable connection area (12) and the path connection area (22).

A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connector includes a housing having a first mating interface configured for mating with a first FPCB and a second mating interface configured for mating with a second FPCB. A plurality of jumper conductors are held by the housing. The jumper conductors have first mating ends at the first mating interface being configured for mating with the first FPCB and the jumper conductors having second mating ends at the second mating interface being configured for mating with the second FPCB. The first mating interface is configured to be mated to the first FPCB at any location along a length of the first FPCB including locations remote from an end of the first FPCB.

A housing has a first positioning hole that penetrates the housing in the vertical direction. A suction cap includes a suction plate part to be sucked by a suction nozzle, and a plurality of positioning protrusion parts, each of which is to be inserted into a first positioning hole of the housing of an input/output board-side connector and a CPU board-side connector in the state where the suction cap holds the input/output board-side connector and the CPU board-side connector. Each positioning protrusion part is inserted into each corresponding first positioning hole in the state where the suction cap holds the input/output board-side connector and the CPU board-side connector, which achieves the positioning of the input/output board-side connector and the CPU board-side connector with respect to the suction cap.

A connector for a display device is capable of visually detecting defects when an FPCB is connected to a PCB in the display device, e.g., a tablet and a smart phone. The connector includes a first gaff-type connection portion disposed at one end portion of a flexible printed circuit board, and a second gaff-type connection portion disposed at one end portion of a printed circuit board and fitted to the first gaff-type connection portion.

Glucose monitoring devices and related systems and methods, the glucose monitoring devices including a sensor electronics unit having a housing and a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, a transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly, and a conductive sensor connector. The printed circuit board includes a first electrical contact, the transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly includes a distal portion having a working electrode and proximal portion having a working-electrode contact in electrical communication with the working electrode, and the conductive sensor connector electrically connects the working-electrode contact with the first electrical contact. Further, the conductive sensor connector extends through a hole in the proximal portion of the transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly and through a hole in the printed circuit board.

An external-leadwire crimping apparatus is provided by embodiments of the present invention, including: a heating base provided with a heating rod and a temperature sensor; a crimping tool tip which is connected with the heating base and supplied with heat from the heating base, the crimping tool tip being configured to to crimp a leadwire of a flexible printed circuit board onto a printed circuit board assembly, by curing a conductive adhesive after receipt of heat, and the crimping tool tip comprising a crimping tool tip body. The crimping tool tip body is provided with at least one heat dissipation slot on an upper surface thereof, the heat dissipation slot being configured to extend in a thickness direction of the crimping tool tip body and to penetrate therethrough at both ends; and/or the crimping tool tip body is provided with at least one heat dissipation hole penetrating the thickness direction thereof. Thereby, aforementioned design with heat dissipation slots and/or heat dissipation holes solve a problem of uneven surface temperatures of the crimping tool tip caused by a transmission of most of the heat generated by the heating rod, directing towards a central position of the crimping tool tip, such that a uniformity of surface temperatures of the crimping tool tip is ensured to control a temperature difference between both left and right ends and a central portion of a lower surface of the crimping tool tip to be constrained within 10° C. so as to offer guarantee for a uniformity of reactions of the conductive adhesive, resulting in an enhanced crimping quality.

The present invention relates to a substrate unit and a substrate assembly, and a camera module using the same. The present invention may comprise: a first substrate part having rigidity; a second substrate part stacked on one surface of the first substrate part and having flexibility; a third substrate part extending outwardly from the second substrate part and having flexibility; and a reinforcing part which is disposed at a portion where the edge portions of the first substrate part and the third substrate part meet, the reinforcing part having a recessed portion which is formed by recessing the first substrate part inwardly so as to inhibit interference between the first substrate part and the third substrate part. The present invention is capable of resolving the interference between a rigid PCB and a flexible PCB and the tearing thereof by providing a reinforcing part in a connection portion of the rigid PCB and the flexible PCB.