Granted Patent B2

US 12,455,539 · App. 18/159,950 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Inventors: Seunghyun Cho (Suwon-si, KR); June Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Junhui Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

G04G17/06G04G17/08G04G21/025

Abstract

Claims (78)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a button member coupled to the housing, at least a portion of the button member being exposed outside the housing;

a bracket disposed in the housing, a circuit board being disposed on the bracket;

a connecting member disposed on the bracket and electrically connected with the circuit board, the connecting member including a first surface on which a first switch is disposed; and

a conductive structure disposed on a portion of the connecting member to make contact with the button member and being electrically connected to the connecting member and the button member,

wherein the conductive structure includes a contact portion and a fixed portion, the contact portion being configured to at least partially make contact with the button member and the fixed portion being configured to extend from the contact portion to the connecting member to space the contact portion and the connecting member apart from each other,

wherein the contact portion includes a curved region formed in a shape in which at least part of the contact portion is bent toward the connecting member, and

wherein the first switch does not overlap the curved region when the first surface is viewed from above.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive structure further includes a base portion, and

wherein the contact portion and the fixed portion extend in a first direction from different parts of the base portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the contact portion includes a flat region configured to extend from the base portion and make contact with the button member and the curved region configured to extend from the flat region, and

wherein the curved region is formed in a shape bent toward the connecting member along the first direction.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein an elastic groove configured to extend long in the first direction is formed between the contact portion and the fixed portion, and

wherein the contact portion is formed to be movable relative to the fixed portion in a direction toward or away from the connecting member.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the fixed portion includes a first extending portion configured to extend from the base portion in the first direction and a second extending portion configured to extend from part of the first extending portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction to face at least part of the first extending portion, and

wherein the second extending portion is spaced apart from the first extending portion by a predetermined gap, and at least part of the second extending portion is brought into contact with and fixed to the connecting member.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 ,

wherein the fixed portion further includes a third extending portion configured to connect the first extending portion and the second extending portion, and

wherein the third extending portion extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first extending portion and the second extending portion.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein at least one slit is formed in a partial region of the first extending portion.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 ,

wherein the housing includes a front surface, a rear surface configured to face away from the front surface, and a side surface configured to surround a space between the front surface and the rear surface,

wherein the first direction is a direction substantially toward the front surface, and

wherein the second direction is a direction substantially toward the rear surface.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the connecting member includes a first portion on which the first switch is disposed and a connector configured to extend from the first portion and connected with the circuit board, and

wherein the conductive structure is disposed on the first portion to at least partially overlap the first switch.

10. The electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein the connecting member includes a first portion including the first surface on which the first switch and the conductive structure are disposed and a second surface configured to face away from the first surface, and

wherein the first switch at least partially overlaps the flat region when the first surface is viewed from above.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein in response to the button member being pressed, the first switch is pressed by the conductive structure in a direction in which the button member is pressed.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 ,

wherein the connecting member further includes a second portion configured to extend from the first portion and having a microphone disposed thereon and a third portion configured to extend from the second portion and having a second switch disposed thereon, and

wherein the connector extends from the second portion in a direction substantially opposite to a direction in which the third portion extends.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the bracket has, on a side surface thereof, a seating region on which the connecting member is disposed, and

wherein the seating region is formed in a shape corresponding to the connecting member.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the housing has, in a side surface thereof, a button hole into which at least a portion of the button member is inserted, and

wherein the button member includes:

an electrode member, at least a portion of which is exposed on the side surface of the housing, the electrode member being configured to extend from an outside of the housing to an inside of the housing through the button hole, and

a support member, at least a portion of which is disposed in the button hole, the support member being configured to support the electrode member.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the electrode member is electrically connected with the circuit board through contact of one end portion of the electrode member with at least a partial region of the contact portion.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the button member further includes an elastic member disposed between the electrode member and the support member,

wherein the electrode member is movable relative to the support member as the electrode member is pressed and the pressing is released, and

wherein the elastic member provides an elastic force to move the electrode member in a direction opposite to a direction of the pressing in response to the pressing being released.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising:

control circuitry disposed on the circuit board; and

biosensor circuitry, at least a portion of which is exposed outside the housing,

wherein the control circuitry obtains biometric information of a user, based on signals received from the electrode member and the biosensor circuitry, respectively.

18. A wearable electronic device comprising:

a housing including a front surface, a rear surface configured to face away from the front surface, and a side surface configured to surround a space between the front surface and the rear surface, the housing being configured to form at least a portion of an exterior of the wearable electronic device;

a display disposed in the housing and being visually exposed through the front surface of the housing;

a button member coupled to the side surface of the housing, at least a portion of the button member being exposed outside the housing;

a bracket disposed between the display and the rear surface, a circuit board being disposed on the bracket;

a connecting member electrically connected with the circuit board and being disposed on the bracket to face toward the side surface of the housing, the connecting member including a first surface on which a switch is disposed; and

a conductive structure disposed on a portion of the connecting member, the conductive structure contacting the button member and being electrically connected with the connecting member and the button member,

wherein the conductive structure includes a contact portion and a fixed portion, the contact portion being configured to at least partially make contact with the button member and the fixed portion being configured to extend from the contact portion to the connecting member to space the contact portion and the connecting member apart from each other,

wherein the contact portion includes a flat region and a curved region, the flat region being configured to make contact with the button member and the curved region being configured to curvedly extend from the flat region,

wherein the curved region is formed in a shape bent toward the connecting member along a direction toward the front surface of the housing, and

wherein the switch does not overlap the curved region when the first surface is viewed from above.

19. The wearable electronic device of claim 18 ,

wherein the housing has, in the side surface thereof, a button hole into which at least a portion of the button member is inserted,

wherein the button member includes an electrode member, at least a portion of which is exposed on the side surface of the housing, the electrode member being configured to extend from the outside of the housing to an inside of the housing through the button hole, and

wherein the electrode member is electrically connected with the circuit board through the conductive structure and the connecting member as one end portion of the electrode member is brought into contact with at least a partial region of the contact portion.

20. The wearable electronic device of claim 18 ,

wherein the connecting member includes a substrate portion on which the switch and the conductive structure are disposed and a connector configured to extend from the substrate portion and connected with the circuit board,

wherein the substrate portion includes the first surface on which the switch and the conductive structure are disposed and a second surface configured to face away from the first surface and face a side surface of the bracket, and

wherein the switch is disposed to partially overlap the flat region when the first surface is viewed from above.

21. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the contact portion includes a flat region and a curved region, and

wherein the curved region is bent from the flat region in a direction at which at least part of the contact portion is bent toward the connecting member and the bracket.

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