Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Structure of a flexible printed circuit for inkjet printheads and the manufacturing process therefor
- Patent Title (中): 用于喷墨打印头的柔性印刷电路的结构及其制造方法
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Application No.: US10265583Application Date: 2002-10-08
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Publication No.: US06652073B2Publication Date: 2003-11-25
- Inventor: Ching-Yu Chou , Ching-Te Chou
- Applicant: Ching-Yu Chou , Ching-Te Chou
- Priority: TW90133131A 20011231
- Main IPC: B41J216
- IPC: B41J216

Abstract:
The invention discloses a manufacturing processing of making a flexible printed circuit for inkjet printheads. Through the change of the flexible printed circuit structure, residual stress at the bent part can be reduced and the efficiency and precision of subsequent processes can be increased. The disclosed process is thus able to make products with high reliability and quality. The process involves the steps of: (1) preparing a flexible printed circuit substrate and making a window at a predetermined bent part; (2) coating the substrate with a metal layer so that the substrate become conductive; (3) etching the metal layer through a photolithography process to produce a conductive circuit on the flexible printed circuit; and (4) forming a cover layer (solder mask materials such as epoxy or acrylic resins) at the window. A flexible printed circuit thus produced is pre-bent, easy to attach and align, and has less residual stress and a cover layer or film at the bent part.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030122897A1 Structure of a flexible printed circuit for inkjet printheads and the manufacturing process therefor Public/Granted day:2003-07-03
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