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Granted Patent B2
US 12,216,498 · App. 17/989,316 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Electronic device including antenna and cable structure

Inventors: Yeonghun Gu (Suwon-si, KR); Keunpyo Park (Suwon-si, KR); Youngho Park (Suwon-si, KR); Jiwoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Kio Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Ko Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Woojin Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F1/1641G06F1/1681G06F1/1698H05K7/1427
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Patent No.
US 12,216,498
App. No.
17/989,316
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include a first housing on which a first printed circuit board including a processor is disposed, a second housing on which a second printed circuit board including a display driver for a display is disposed, a hinge structure configured to physically connect the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are foldable/unfoldable, and a cable structure configured to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board via the hinge structure. The cable structure may include a first cable configured to transfer display signals and a second cable branched off from the first cable to be grounded to the hinge structure.

Claims (69)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing in which a first printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a processor is disposed;

a second housing in which a second PCB including a display driver and display is disposed;

a hinge structure including a hinge rotating section and configured to physically connect the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are foldable/unfoldable; and

a cable structure configured to electrically connect the first PCB and the second PCB via the hinge structure,

wherein the cable structure comprises a first cable configured to transfer display signals to the second PCB and a second cable branched off from the first cable at a cable branching section between the first PCB and the hinge rotating section for grounding to the hinge structure.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the cable branching section comprises a substantially straight portion of the cable structure.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the hinge structure is electrically connected to at least one of a ground terminal of the first PCB or a ground terminal of the second PCB.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein the hinge structure comprises a conductive member, and

wherein the second cable is electrically connected to the conductive member.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 ,

wherein the conductive member comprises a conductive sheet and a solder pad disposed on the conductive sheet, and

wherein the second cable is electrically connected to the solder pad.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 ,

wherein the first cable comprises multiple wires for power, display signal, and control signal transfer, and a first ground wire,

wherein the second cable comprises a second ground wire.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , comprising:

a first connector electrically connected to the first PCB; and

a second connector electrically connected to the second PCB,

wherein a first side of the first ground wire is electrically connected to a first ground terminal of the first connector,

wherein second side of the first ground wire is electrically connected to a first ground terminal of the second connector,

wherein a first side of the second ground wire is electrically connected to a second ground terminal of the first connector, and

wherein a second side of the second ground wire is electrically connected to the conductive member.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 ,

wherein the cable branching section is between the first connector and the hinge rotating section.

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

a hole formed to extend through the conductive member and the hinge structure, and

a fastening member disposed in the hole,

wherein the hinge structure and the conductive member are electrically connected and coupled to each other by the fastening member.

10. The electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein the cable structure is configured to that a parasitic resonance frequency in a 1,000-1,500 MHz band occurs when the display is driven.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing in which a first printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a processor is disposed;

a heat dissipation member disposed in the first housing for dissipating heat of the first printed circuit board;

a second housing in which a second PCB comprising a display driver for a display is disposed;

a hinge structure including a hinge rotating section and configured to physically connect the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are foldable/unfoldable; and

a cable structure configured to electrically connect the first PCB and the second PCB via the hinge structure,

wherein the cable structure comprises a first cable configured to transfer display signals to the second PCB and a second cable branched off from the first cable at a cable branching section between the first PCB and the hinge rotating section for grounding to the heat dissipation member.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 ,

wherein the cable branching section comprises a substantially straight portion of the cable structure.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 ,

wherein the heat dissipation member is electrically connected to at least one of a ground terminal of the first PCB or a ground terminal of the second PCB.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 ,

wherein the heat dissipation member comprises a conductive member, and

wherein the second cable is electrically connected to the conductive member.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the conductive member comprises a conductive sheet and a solder pad disposed on the conductive sheet, and

wherein the second cable is electrically connected to the solder pad.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the first cable comprises multiple wires for power, display signal, and control signal transfer, and a first ground wire,

wherein the second cable comprises a second ground wire.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , comprising:

a first connector electrically connected to the first PCB; and

a second connector electrically connected to the second PCB,

wherein a first side of the first ground wire is electrically connected to a first ground terminal of the first connector,

wherein second side of the first ground wire is electrically connected to a first ground terminal of the second connector,

wherein a first side of the second ground wire is electrically connected to a second ground terminal of the first connector, and

wherein a second side of the second ground wire is electrically connected to the conductive member.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 ,

wherein the cable branching section is between the first connector and the hinge rotating section.

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

a hole formed to extend through the conductive member and the heat dissipation member, and

a fastening member disposed in the hole,

wherein the heat dissipation member and the conductive member are electrically connected and coupled to each other by the fastening member.

20. The electronic device of claim 13 ,

wherein the cable structure is configured so that a parasitic resonance frequency in a 1,000-1,500 MHz band occurs when the display is driven.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: GU, YEONGHUN; PARK, KEUNPYO; PARK, YOUNGHO; LEE, JIWOO; JUNG, KIO; CHOI, KO; CHOI, WOOJIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0129704 · Sep 30, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0171224 · Dec 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022014629 · Sep 29, 2022
Related Publication 20230100675A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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