IP Library Granted Patent US 12,245,367
Granted Patent B2
US 12,245,367 · App. 16/488,930 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Head wearable electronic device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Haesun Lee (Seoul, KR); Hyeongseok Chae (Seoul, KR); Induck Hwang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H05K1/0274G02B27/0172G06F3/011G02B2027/0141H05K2201/10151
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Patent No.
US 12,245,367
App. No.
16/488,930
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a cover allowing an external signal to pass therethrough, a circuit board provided on one side of the cover and having a first opening allowing the external signal to pass therethrough, and a sensing unit provided on one side of the circuit board and having a sensor part provided at a position corresponding to the first opening to receive the external signal. An electronic device according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, robot, augmented reality (AR) device, virtual reality (VR) device, and device related to 5G services.

Claims (44)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a cover allowing an external signal to pass therethrough;

a circuit board provided on one side of the cover and having a first opening allowing the external signal to pass therethrough;

a sensing unit provided on one side of the circuit board and having a sensor part provided at a position corresponding to the first opening to receive the external signal; and

a blocking member including a second opening formed at a position corresponding to the first opening to allow the external signal to pass therethrough,

wherein the cover is formed of a light-transmissive resin,

wherein the blocking member is formed of a non-transmissive resin and is formed as a single layer,

wherein the blocking member is integrally formed with the cover,

wherein the cover, the blocking member and the circuit board are each formed in a form of a flat plate, and

wherein the blocking member is thinner than the circuit board.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the sensing unit comprises a fixing part fixed around the first opening and an open portion exposed to the inside of the first opening, and the sensor part is provided in the open portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

a distance between an inner surface of the cover and one surface of the circuit board facing the inner surface of the cover is smaller than a distance between the inner surface of the cover and one surface of the sensor part facing the inner surface of the cover.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

one surface of the blocking member is in contact with one surface of the circuit board facing the blocking member.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the blocking member is stacked on one surface of the circuit board.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the blocking member is stacked on an inner surface of the cover.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

a region of the cover corresponding to the second opening is thicker than a region of the cover in which the blocking member is disposed, and

the region of the cover corresponding to the second opening is coplanar with an inner surface of the blocking member.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

one surface of the sensing unit on which the sensor part is provided is located to be closer to the cover than to one surface of the circuit board facing the cover.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein

the sensing unit comprises an insertion portion inserted into an inner side of the first opening, and the sensor part is provided at an end portion of the insertion portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein

the sensing unit further comprises a fixing part protruding radially around the insertion portion and fixed to one side of the circuit board.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the electronic device receives the external signal and transfers position information of a body part of a user such that the position information is used in augmented reality (AR).

12. An electronic device including at least one external controller receiving an external signal and transferring position information of a body part of a user and a display device displaying the position information from the external controller on a screen,

wherein the external controller comprises:

a cover allowing the external signal to pass therethrough;

a circuit board provided on one side of the cover and having a first opening allowing the external signal to pass therethrough;

a sensing unit provided on one side of the circuit board and having a sensor part provided at a position corresponding to the first opening to receive the external signal; and

a blocking member including a second opening formed at a position corresponding to the first opening to allow the external signal to pass therethrough,

wherein the cover is formed of a light-transmissive resin,

wherein the blocking member is formed of anon-transmissive resin and is formed as a single layer,

wherein the blocking member is integrally formed with the cover,

wherein the cover, the blocking member and the circuit board are each formed in a form of a flat plate, and

wherein the blocking member is thinner than the circuit board.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein

the display device is a head-mounted display (HMD).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2019
From: LEE, HAESUN; CHAE, HYEONGSEOK; HWANG, INDUCK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 050173/0717 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210360778A1 · Nov 18, 2021
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