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Granted Patent B2
US 11,405,998 · App. 17/015,333 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Electronic device including light emitting structure

Inventors: Juhyup Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sujin Paik (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngkyun Ban (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngtae Jeong (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Heeyoung Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yongsang Yun (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H05B47/105F21K9/61F21V31/005F21V33/0052G04G21/02G06F1/163H05B45/10H05B45/20F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 11,405,998
App. No.
17/015,333
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein is an electronic device. In certain embodiment, the electronic device may comprise: a housing; a cover disposed on at least a portion of the housing; at least one fastening member connected to the housing and configured to be detachably fastened around a human body; at least one light emitting structure disposed in an internal space of the housing; and a waterproof member that is between the housing and the cover, having a closed loop shape sealing the internal space, wherein the waterproof member comprises light scattering material, wherein the light emitting structure is configured to emit light that is at least partially visible from outside through the waterproof member.

Claims (29)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a cover disposed on at least a portion of the housing;

at least one fastening member connected to the housing and configured to be detachably fastened around a human body;

at least one light emitting structure disposed in an internal space of the housing; and

a waterproof member that is between the housing and the cover, having a closed loop shape sealing the internal space, wherein the waterproof member comprises light scattering material,

wherein the at least one light emitting structure is configured to emit light that is at least partially visible from outside through the waterproof member, and further comprises: a light guide member disposed between the waterproof member and the cover; an extension part extending from the light guide member to a printed circuit board disposed in the internal space; and a connector electrically connecting the extension part to the printed circuit board, wherein the connector includes at least one light emitter; and wherein the waterproof member has a seating groove formed in a portion of the waterproof member, and the light guide member is at least partially seated in the seating groove.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light guide member includes at least one optical fiber.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitter includes at least one light emitting diode (LED).

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the waterproof member includes a rigid body and an elastic body arranged to surround at least some of the rigid body, and wherein the seating groove is formed through the rigid body.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the elastic body extends seamlessly along the closed loop shape of the waterproof member.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the cover is coupled to the housing in an outer direction in the internal space; and

the extension part is extended to the printed circuit board via a through groove formed in at least some of a rim of the cover.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising an adhesive member fixing the extension part to the through groove.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a display disposed to be visible from the outside through at least some of the cover in the internal space.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising a light scattering member that is arranged to surround an edge of the display and disposed in the housing to transmit light provided from the waterproof member to the outside.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the light scattering member includes a decorative member extending from the housing or coupled to the housing.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the light scattering member surrounds the edge of the display and is disposed at a position overlapping the cover when the display is viewed from above.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one processor disposed in the housing, the at least one processor configured to detect an event of the electronic device and control the at least one light emitting structure according to the detected event.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control at least one of a color, brightness, or a blinking state of the at least one light emitting structure according to the detected event.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a cover disposed on at least a portion of the housing;

at least one light emitting structure disposed in an internal space of the housing; and

a waterproof member that is between the housing and the cover, having a closed loop shape sealing the internal space, wherein the waterproof member comprises light scattering material,

wherein the at least one light emitting structure is configured to emit light that is at least partially visible from outside through the waterproof member, and further comprises: a light guide member disposed between the waterproof member and the cover; an extension part extending from the light guide member to a printed circuit board disposed in the internal space; and a connector electrically connecting the extension part to the printed circuit board, wherein the connector includes at least one light emitter; and wherein the waterproof member has a seating groove in a portion of the waterproof member, and the light guide member is at least partially seated in the seating groove.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the light guide member includes at least one optical fiber.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising at least one processor disposed in the housing, wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect an event of the electronic device and control the at least one light emitting structure according to the detected event.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2020
From: LEE, JUHYUP; PAIK, SUJIN; BAN, YOUNGKYUN; JEONG, YOUNGTAE; KIM, HEEYOUNG; YUN, YONGSANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0133204 · Oct 24, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210127469A1 · Apr 29, 2021
Cited By (1)
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