IP Library Granted Patent US 11,546,454
Granted Patent B2
US 11,546,454 · App. 15/734,759 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Electronic device including connector mounted on circuit board

Inventor: Eunseok Hong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/0277H04M1/0274H05K1/0218H05K1/115
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Patent No.
US 11,546,454
App. No.
15/734,759
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device which may include: a circuit board; at least one electronic component mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board; at least one connector mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board or the at least one electronic component; and a conductive frame which includes a side wall surrounding a space, in which the at least one electronic component and the at least one connector are disposed, and an extension part extending from one end of the side wall into the space.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a circuit board;

at least one electronic component mounted on an upper surface of the circuit board;

at least one connector mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board or the at least one electronic component;

a conductive frame which comprises a side wall surrounding a space in which the at least one electronic component and the at least one connector are disposed, and an extension part extending from a first end of the side wall into the space; and

a sub-circuit board which faces the circuit board and is disposed to be in contact with the extension part of the conductive frame, wherein the sub-circuit board is electrically connected to the at least one connector,

wherein the at least one connector comprises multiple layers and multiple conductive terminals passing through the multiple layers, wherein the multiple conductive terminals extend from the circuit board toward the sub-circuit board, and

wherein a second end wall of the side wall is surface mounted on the circuit board.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the extension part is surface-mounted on the sub-circuit board.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the extension part comprises an opening.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one electronic component includes an electronic component disposed in correspondence with the opening.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first surface of the at least one connector is surface-mounted on the sub-circuit board.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein a second surface of the at least one connector comprises a fastener for coupling the connector to the circuit board.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the fastener is coupled to an assembly part at the circuit board, wherein the fastener and the assembly part are fixed to each other by fit coupling, snap coupling, or hook coupling.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one connector comprises a housing, and the multiple conductive terminals are disposed in the housing.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one connector is surface-mounted on and electrically connected to a first surface of the sub-circuit board, and is electrically connected to a first surface of the circuit board by the multiple conductive terminals.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the sub-circuit board is disposed to be substantially parallel to the circuit board at a distance therefrom.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one connector comprises:

a first non-conductive layer;

a second non-conductive layer disposed beneath the first non-conductive layer;

a ground layer laminated on the first non-conductive layer;

a first conductive pad disposed on one side surface of the first non-conductive layer and electrically disconnected from the ground layer;

a second conductive pad disposed on another side surface of the first non-conductive layer and electrically disconnected from the ground layer; and

a conductive pattern disposed between the first non-conductive layer and the second non-conductive layer and configured to electrically connect the first conductive pad to the second conductive pad,

wherein the first conductive pad is surface-mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board, and

wherein the second conductive pad is surface-mounted on a lower surface of the sub-circuit board.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive frame comprises a first shield can and a second shield can.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a circuit board;

a sub-circuit board spaced apart from the circuit board and facing a first surface of the circuit board;

at least one electronic component mounted on the circuit board;

at least one connector which is mounted on the first surface of the circuit board, is electrically connected to the circuit board, the sub-circuit board, or the at least one electronic component, and is disposed between the circuit board and the sub-circuit board; and

a conductive frame which comprises a side wall surrounding a space, in which the at least one electronic component and the at least one connector are disposed, and an extension part extending from a first end of the side wall into the space,

wherein the at least one connector comprises: multiple layers; and multiple conductive terminals passing through the multiple layers, wherein the multiple conductive terminals extend from the circuit board toward the sub-circuit board.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein a second end of the side wall is surface-mounted on the circuit board, and wherein the extension part is surface-mounted on the sub-circuit board.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the conductive frame comprises an opening formed in the extension part.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising an electronic component additionally mounted in a region of the circuit board, which corresponds to the opening.

17. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one electronic component comprises a processor or a power management module.

18. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) disposed on a surface facing the extension part with reference to the sub-circuit board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: HONG, EUNSEOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0113078 · Sep 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210234950A1 · Jul 29, 2021
Cited By (1)
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