IP Library Granted Patent US 11,246,229
Granted Patent B2
US 11,246,229 · App. 16/793,664 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Electronic component arrangement structure and electronic device including same

Inventors: Sunghyup Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sangmin Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Daeyoung Noh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jungsik Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Minchang Shim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seunghoon Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Heeseok Jung (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seungki Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
H05K5/006H04B1/3833H04B1/40H05K5/0017H05K5/0247
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Patent No.
US 11,246,229
App. No.
16/793,664
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, a rear plate facing in a direction opposite the front plate, and a side member including a support member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate and at least partially extending to the space; a printed circuit board disposed between the rear plate and the support member; an electrical structure disposed around the printed circuit board and includes at least one extension portion at least partially overlapping the printed circuit board when the front plate is viewed from above; and at least one fastening member configured to simultaneously pass through the at least one extension portion and the printed circuit board and fasten to the support member.

Claims (54)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing comprising a front plate, a rear plate facing in a direction opposite the front plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the side member comprises a support member at least partially extending to the space;

a printed circuit board disposed between the rear plate and the support member;

an electrical structure coupled to the printed circuit board and comprising at least one extension portion at least partially overlapping the printed circuit board when the front plate is viewed from above; and

at least one fastening member configured to pass through the at least one extension portion and the printed circuit board and fasten to the support member,

wherein the at least one extension portion is disposed between the printed circuit board and the support member.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fastening member is disposed in an overlapping region where the at least one extension portion and the printed circuit board overlap each other.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the side member further comprises a conductive member and a non-conductive member coupled to the conductive member, and

the electrical structure is disposed in the support member formed of the non-conductive member.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the printed circuit board is disposed to be insulated from the conductive member through the support member formed of the non-conductive member.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fastening member comprises at least one screw that passes through the printed circuit board and the at least one extension portion and fastens to the support member.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein at least one washer member is interposed between the printed circuit board and the at least one screw.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the side member comprises a conductive portion formed by a first non-conductive portion and a second non-conductive portion spaced apart from each other, and

the conductive portion is configured as an antenna by being electrically connected to a wireless communication circuit disposed on the printed circuit board at a first location.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the conductive portion is disposed on the printed circuit board in a second location spaced apart from the first location and a third location between the first location and the second location, and is electrically connected to a switching device electrically connected to a ground.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein at least one location of the second location and the third location is in an overlapping region of the at least one extension portion and the printed circuit board.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein an operating frequency band of the wireless communication circuit is determined through the conductive portion in which the first location or the second location is selectively connected to a ground through the switching device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to transmit and receive a signal of a frequency band in a range of about 850 MHz to 3,000 MHz through the conductive portion.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electrical structure comprises an interface connector (IF) module, an ear jack module, a speaker module, or a microphone module.

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

a display disposed to be at least partially visible from outside of the electronic device through the front plate in the space.

14. An electronic device, comprising:

a side member comprising a support member at least partially extending from a side surface to an internal space of the electronic device;

a printed circuit board disposed to be supported by the support member in the internal space;

a connector module coupled to the printed circuit board and comprising at least one extension portion at least partially overlapping the printed circuit board; and

at least one fastening member configured to pass through the at least one extension portion and the printed circuit board and fasten to the support member,

wherein the at least one fastening member is disposed in an overlapping region where the at least one extension portion and the printed circuit board overlap each other, and

wherein the at least one extension portion is disposed between the printed circuit board and the support member.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein

the side member further comprises a conductive member and a non-conductive member coupled to the conductive member, and

the connector module is disposed to be insulated from the conductive member through the support member formed of the non-conductive member.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein

the side member further comprises a conductive portion formed by a first non-conductive portion and a second non-conductive portion spaced apart from each other, and

the conductive portion is configured as an antenna by being electrically connected to a wireless communication circuit disposed on the printed circuit board at a first location.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein an operating frequency band of the wireless communication circuit is determined such that the conductive portion is electrically connected to a ground of the printed circuit board in at least one location spaced apart from the first location.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the at least one location is in an overlapping region where the at least one extension portion and the printed circuit board overlap each other.

19. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing comprising a front plate and a rear plate;

a support member disposed between the first plate and the rear plate;

a display disposed between the front plate and the support member;

a printed circuit board disposed between the support member and the rear plate, the printed circuit board having a cutout portion;

a USB connector including a module housing, a first extension portion and a second extension portion, the module housing disposed in the cutout portion of the printed circuit board;

a first fastening member configured to fasten the printed circuit board and the first extension portion to the support member; and

a second fastening member configured to fasten the printed circuit board and the second extension portion to the support member,

wherein the first extension portion and the second extension portion are disposed between the printed circuit board and the support member.

20. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing comprising a front plate and a rear plate;

a support member disposed between the first plate and the rear plate;

a display disposed between the front plate and the support member;

a printed circuit board disposed between the support member and the rear plate, the printed circuit board having a cutout portion; and

a USB connector including a module housing, a first extension portion and a second extension portion, the module housing disposed in the cutout portion of the printed circuit board,

wherein the printed circuit board and the first extension portion are fastened to the support member and the printed circuit board and the second extension portion are fastened to the support member via fastening members such that the first extension portion and the second extension portion are disposed between the printed circuit board and the support member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2020
From: LEE, SUNGHYUP; KIM, SANGMIN; NOH, DAEYOUNG; PARK, JUNGSIK; SHIM, MNCHANG; LEE, SEUNGHOON; JUNG, HEESEOK; CHOI, SEUNGKI
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0019475 · Feb 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200267847A1 · Aug 20, 2020
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