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Granted Patent B2
US 11,863,697 · App. 17/514,994 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Electronic device

Inventors: Hoang Nguyen Van (Ha Noi, VN); Tri Bui Dac (Ha Noi, VN); Tung Dong Manh (Thai Nguyen, VN); Quy Hoang Kim (Thai Nguyen, VN); Kyoungsun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Thang Ngo Van (Thanh Hoa, VN); Chien Nguyen Quoc (Ha Nam, VN); Thanh Tran Quoc (Thai Nguyen, VN)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/18G06F1/1656G06F1/1686H04M1/0264G06F2200/1633
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Patent No.
US 11,863,697
App. No.
17/514,994
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electronic device including: a housing; a camera module oriented in a first direction inside the housing; a camera window arranged in front of the camera module in the first direction; a cover including an opening into which the camera window is insertable, the cover coupled to the housing; and a window frame supporting the camera window and mounted on the cover. The window frame includes: a frame body including a support portion arranged in the opening and supporting the camera window, and a mounting portion extending from the support portion in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and overlapped by the cover in the first direction; a retention member retaining a first gap between the mounting portion and the cover in the first direction; and a waterproof body configured to be elastically deformed while arranged between the mounting portion and the cover.

Claims (42)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a camera module oriented in a first direction inside the housing;

a camera window arranged in front of the camera module in the first direction;

a cover including an opening into which the camera window is insertable, the cover coupled to the housing; and

a window frame supporting the camera window and mounted on the cover,

wherein the window frame comprises:

a frame body comprising a support portion arranged in the opening and supporting the camera window, and a mounting portion extending from the support portion in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and overlapped by the cover in the first direction;

a retention member, comprising at least one body, retaining a first gap between the mounting portion and the cover in the first direction; and

a waterproof body configured to be elastically deformed while arranged between the mounting portion and the cover.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one body of the retention member comprises an adhesive body arranged between the mounting portion and the cover and adhering the mounting portion to the cover.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the waterproof body is softer than the adhesive body.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the retention member further comprises an elastic body that is configured to provide an elastic force to the mounting portion to press the mounting portion to the cover, and

the mounting portion comprises a step into which a part of the elastic body is inserted.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the waterproof body comprises a first portion arranged between the mounting portion and the cover, and a second portion extending from the first portion and arranged between the adhesive body and the mounting portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the elastic body extends from the second portion and comprises a material that is the same as a material of the waterproof body.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein there is a second gap between the support portion and the cover in the second direction, and

the waterproof body is arranged such as to not to be exposed through the second gap to an outside of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises a step into which a part of the waterproof body is inserted.

9. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein at least a part of the elastic body is overlapped by the waterproof body in the first direction.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a width of the elastic body is greater than a width of the waterproof body.

11. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the waterproof body is arranged inside the adhesive body.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a display arranged in the housing.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

an electronic module oriented in a first direction inside the housing;

a window arranged in front of the electronic module in the first direction;

a cover including an opening into which the window is insertable, the cover coupled to the housing; and

a window frame supporting the window and mounted on the cover,

wherein the window frame comprises:

a frame body comprising a support portion arranged in the opening and supporting the window, and a mounting portion extending from the support portion in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and overlapped by the cover in the first direction;

an adhesive body arranged between the mounting portion and the cover and adhering the mounting portion to the cover; and

a waterproof body configured to be elastically deformed while arranged between the mounting portion and the cover, the waterproof body being softer than the adhesive body.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising an elastic body that is configured to provide an elastic force to the mounting portion to press the mounting portion to the cover.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the waterproof body comprises a first portion arranged between the mounting portion and the cover, and a second portion extending from the first portion and arranged between the adhesive body and the mounting portion, and

the elastic body extends from the second portion and comprises a material that is the same as a material of the waterproof body.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein there is a second gap between the support portion and the cover in the second direction, and

the waterproof body is arranged such as to not to be exposed through the second gap to an outside of the electronic device.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the mounting portion comprises a step into which a part of the waterproof body is inserted.

18. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein at least a part of the elastic body is overlapped by the waterproof body in the first direction.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein a width of the elastic body is greater than a width of the waterproof body.

20. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the waterproof body is arranged inside the adhesive body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2021
From: NGUYEN VAN, HOANG; BUI DAC, TRI; DONG MANH, TUNG; HOANG KIM, QUY; LEE, KYOUNGSUN; NGO VAN, THANG; NGUYEN QUOC, CHIEN; TRAN QUOC, THANH
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057967/0443 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2019012954 · Oct 2, 2019
Related Publication 20220053076A1 · Feb 17, 2022