摘要:
A double-sided electrical interconnect flexible circuit particularly useful for ink-jet pens and a method for assembling an ink-jet pen with the flexible circuit is described. A wide web, dielectric, flexible tape, such as of a polyimide material, is used to allow the substantially simultaneous formation of redundant flexible circuits across the web. The web is laminated with a conductive material foil and a plurality of redundant circuit patterns formed on the web in a single masking and etching process, or the like. A cover layer, also of a wide web format, dielectric material is coated over the circuit patterned conductive layer. Vias are provided in both the tape under layer and the tape over layer for appropriate electrical connections whereby a first device, such as an ink-jet printer controller, can be connected through one layer and a second device, such as a replaceable ink-jet pen's electrically active components can be connected through the other layer.
摘要:
A double-sided electrical interconnect flexible circuit particularly useful for ink-jet pens and a method for assembling an ink-jet pen with the flexible circuit is described. A wide web, dielectric, flexible tape, such as of a polyimide material, is used to allow the substantially simultaneous formation of redundant flexible circuits across the web. The web is laminated with a conductive material foil and a plurality of redundant circuit patterns formed on the web in a single masking and etching process, or the like. A cover layer, also of a wide web format, dielectric material is coated over the circuit patterned conductive layer. Vias are provided in both the tape under layer and the tape over layer for appropriate electrical connections whereby a first device, such as an ink-jet printer controller, can be connected through one layer and a second device, such as a replaceable ink-jet pen's electrically active components can be connected through the other layer.