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Granted Patent B2
US 9,671,657 · App. 14/626,672 · Granted Jun 6, 2017

Electronic device and arrangement of components thereof

Inventors: Hyunkook Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyunghoon Oh (Seoul, KR); Sukho Hong (Seoul, KR); Sanghak Lee (Seoul, KR); Donghan Yoon (Seoul, KR); Minho Park (Seoul, KR); Jekwang Youn (Seoul, KR); Kwanghyun Ahn (Seoul, KR); Cheongsun Yun (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
G02F1/13452
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Patent No.
US 9,671,657
App. No.
14/626,672
Granted
Jun 6, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a mobile terminal including: an LCD module arranged under a window; an LCD circuit board arranged to one side of the LCD module to electrically control the LCD module; a printed circuit board formed apart from the LCD circuit board, positioned under the LCD module and the LCD circuit board, and electrically connected to the LCD circuit board; and a connector electrically connecting the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, in which multiple conductive pads arranged at a predetermined distance are formed on the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, respectively, conductive regions and non-conductive regions are formed on the connector alternately, and the conductive regions are connected to the conductive pads formed on the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, respectively.

Claims (49)

1. A electronic device comprising:

an LCD module arranged under a window;

an LCD circuit board arranged to one side of the LCD module to electrically control the LCD module;

a printed circuit board formed apart from the LCD circuit board, positioned under the LCD module and the LCD circuit board, and electrically connected to the LCD circuit board; and

a connector electrically connecting the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board,

wherein multiple conductive pads arranged at a predetermined distance are formed on the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, respectively,

wherein conductive regions and non-conductive regions are formed on the connector alternately, and

wherein the conductive regions are connected to the conductive pads formed on the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, respectively.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connector is inserted into a guide panel that has a first through hole, and thus is fixed,

wherein a base member is arranged between the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board,

wherein a second through hole that communicates with the first through hole is formed in the base member, and

wherein the connector passes through the first through hole and the second through hole.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the LCD module includes an LCD panel including a polarizing plate and a color filter substrate, and a back light unit that is arranged under the LCD panel to supply light to the LCD panel, and

wherein a drive IC chip driving the LCD module is provided between the LCD panel and the LCD circuit board.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein a cover that covers the LCD circuit board is provided between the window and the LCD circuit board.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein both end portions of the cover extend downward, and

wherein hooks formed on both ends of the cover are inserted into grooves formed in the guide panel.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the backlight unit includes LEDs,

wherein an LED circuit board that controls the LED is connected to the LCD circuit board, and

wherein LED nesting portions in which the LEDs are received are formed in the guide panel.

7. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the drive IC chip and components mounted onto the LCD circuit board are connected with each other by connection lines.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein, the drive IC chip and the components mounted onto the LCD circuit board are arranged on regions that correspond to each other when the drive IC chip and the LCD circuit board are separated, respectively.

9. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein components that are mounted onto one surface of the LCD circuit board are formed to one side or both sides of the connector.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the conductive region is connected to one of an upper surface, a lower surface, a flank surface of the conductive pad of the LCD circuit board.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein an upper protrusion wing and a lower protrusion wing are provided on an upper surface and a lower surface, respectively, and are connected to the conductive pads of the LCD circuit board and the conductive pads of the printed circuit board, respectively.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the connector is “C”-shaped or “H”-shaped by the upper protrusion wing and the lower protrusion wing.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a base member is arranged between the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board,

wherein the LCD circuit board is formed to a portion of a bottom surface of the base member, enclosing an end portion of the base member, and

wherein the connector is connected to a lower surface of the LCD circuit board.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a groove is formed in at least one of the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, and

wherein the conductive pad protruded in the groove is electrically connected to the conductive region of the connector.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the conductive pad is formed on a flank surface or a bottom surface of the groove.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive pad is in the form of an elastic semi-sphere or in the form of a plate.

17. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a protrusion or a groove is formed on or in both ends or a middle portion of the connector, and a groove or a protrusion is formed in or on the guide panel, and

wherein the connector is inserted into the guide panel and thus is held in place.

18. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connector has a step along the vertical direction in order to prevent the connector from leaving from the guide panel.

19. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connector includes a first arrangement is formed of the alternating multiple conductive regions and non-conductive regions,

a second arrangement that is formed of the alternating multiple non-conductive regions and multiple conductive regions, and

an insulating layer that is positioned between the first arrangement and the second arrangement to provide electrical insulation between the first arrangement and the second arrangement.

20. A electronic device comprising:

a window;

an LCD module arranged under the window;

a touch sensor sensing a touch input applied to the window;

an LCD circuit board arranged to one side of the LCD module to electrically control the LCD module;

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the LCD circuit board; and

a connector electrically connecting the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board,

wherein multiple conductive pads arranged at a predetermined distance are formed on the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, respectively,

wherein conductive regions and non-conductive regions are formed on the connector alternately, and

wherein the conductive regions are connected to the conductive pads formed on the LCD circuit board and the printed circuit board, respectively.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2015
From: KIM, HYUNKOOK; OH, HYUNGHOON; HONG, SUKHO; LEE, SANGHAK; YOON, DONGHAN; PARK, MINHO; YOUN, JEKWANG; AHN, KWANGHYUN; YUN, CHEONGSUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 035019/0028 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0023580 · Feb 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150241729A1 · Aug 27, 2015