IP Library Granted Patent US 12,635,097
Granted Patent B2
US 12,635,097 · App. 18/404,177 · Granted May 19, 2026

Electronic device including display

Inventors: Hyunwoo Sim (Suwon-si, KR); Sangseol Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Heeseok Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Jungsik Park (Suwon-si, KR); Yongseok Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Soyoung Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H05K5/062G06F1/16G06F1/1637G06F1/1656G06F1/1658H04M1/02H05K5/06H05K5/061
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Patent No.
US 12,635,097
App. No.
18/404,177
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include: a housing; a waterproof member comprising a waterproof material disposed along a periphery of the housing on one surface of the housing; a window cover disposed to face the one surface of the housing; a display disposed between the window cover and the housing and including a bending part located at one end part of the electronic device; and a molding part extending along peripheries of the window cover and the display and disposed on one surface of the waterproof member, wherein at least a part of the molding part may be disposed in one direction toward an outside of the electronic device and in another direction opposite the one direction based on the bending part of the display.

Claims (22)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a waterproof member comprising a waterproof material disposed along a periphery of the housing on one surface of the housing;

a window cover disposed to face the one surface of the housing;

a display disposed between the window cover and the housing and including a bending part located at one end part of the electronic device; and

a molding part disposed on one surface of the waterproof member and disposed adjacent to the bending part, and comprising a first portion corresponding to an inner surface of the bending part and a second portion corresponding to an outer surface of the bending part,

wherein the molding part comprises:

a planar area comprising a planar surface that is substantially parallel to a front surface of the display, and

an inclined area extending from opposite ends of the planar area toward a rear surface of the display opposite the front surface of the display and comprising an inclined surface inclined from the planar surface.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the bending part of the display extends from one end part of the electronic device in a length direction of the electronic device, is bent to extend in a height direction of the electronic device, and is convexly formed toward an outside of the electronic device.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the bending part of the display is spaced apart from the window cover in a height direction of the electronic device, and the molding part is disposed in a space formed by the bending part spaced apart from the window cover.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a driving circuit configured to drive the display;

a circuit board disposed on the rear surface of the display and electrically connected to the driving circuit; and

a circuit cover disposed to cover the driving circuit.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the molding part is disposed to cover at least a part of the circuit cover.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the molding part is disposed on the bending part of the display using insert injection molding.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the molding part is differently formed according to a location where the molding part extends.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the inclined area of the molding part is configured to reduce a gap between at least a portion of the bending part and a portion of the waterproof member.

9 . The electronic device of claim 5 ,

wherein the inclined area of the molding part is configured to reduce a gap between at least a portion of the circuit cover and a portion of the waterproof member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2024
From: SIM, HYUNWOO; LEE, SANGSEOL; JUNG, HEESEOK; PARK, JUNGSIK; LEE, YONGSEOK; LEE, SOYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2022-0161407 · Nov 28, 2022 · national
KR 10-2023-0002836 · Jan 9, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023019123 · Nov 24, 2023
Related Publication 20240179864A1 · May 30, 2024
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