IP Library Granted Patent US 12,301,742
Granted Patent B2
US 12,301,742 · App. 18/120,021 · Granted May 13, 2025

Electronic device including metal member

Inventors: Junghyun Im (Suwon-si, KR); Joungki Park (Suwon-si, KR); Jinwoo Park (Suwon-si, KR); Seungchang Baek (Suwon-si, KR); Yoonhee Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jungwoo Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Sungho Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Hangyu Hwang (Suwon-si, KR); Jongchul Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/0249H04M1/0274H04M1/0277
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Patent No.
US 12,301,742
App. No.
18/120,021
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a housing comprising: an outer portion defining at least a portion of an exterior of the electronic device and comprising a first conductive material, an inner portion comprising a second conductive material having a first melting point different from that of the first conductive material and at least partially defining a space for receiving multiple electronic components arranged inside the electronic device, and a middle portion comprising a third conductive material having a second melting point and an injection molded insulator, wherein the third conductive material of the middle portion and the first conductive material of the outer portion are coupled to form a concave-convex structure, a difference between the first melting point and the second melting point is in a first range, and the third conductive material of the middle portion is electrically connected to the second conductive material of the inner portion.

Claims (41)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising: an outer portion defining at least a portion of an exterior of the electronic device and comprising titanium;

an inner portion comprising magnesium and/or aluminum and at least partially defining a space for receiving multiple electronic components arranged inside the electronic device; and

a middle portion comprising magnesium and/or aluminum and an injection molded insulator,

wherein a portion of the middle portion is coupled to the outer portion forming a concave-convex structure, and another portion of the middle portion is electrically connected to the inner portion.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the middle portion and the inner portion are diecast.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an interface between the inner portion and the middle portion is slanted at a specified angle with reference to a first axis facing a front surface of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the specified angle is in a range of −10 degrees and 10 degrees.

5. An electronic device comprising:

an outer portion defining at least a portion of an exterior of the electronic device and comprising a first conductive material;

an inner portion comprising a second material different from the first conductive material and having a first melting point, and at least partially defining a space for receiving multiple electronic components arranged inside the electronic device; and

a middle portion comprising a third conductive material having a second melting point and an injection molded insulator,

wherein the third conductive material of the middle portion and the first conductive material of the outer portion are coupled to form a concave-convex structure,

a difference between the first melting point and the second melting point being a value within a first range,

the third conductive material of the middle portion being electrically connected to a portion of the inner portion, and

the middle portion and a portion of the inner portion are diecast.

6. An electronic device comprising a housing comprising:

an outer portion defining at least a portion of an exterior of the electronic device and comprising a first conductive material;

an inner portion comprising a second conductive material different from the first conductive material and having a first melting point, and at least partially defining a space for receiving multiple electronic components arranged inside the electronic device; and

a middle portion comprising a third conductive material having a second melting point and an injection molded insulator,

wherein the third conductive material of the middle portion and the first conductive material of the outer portion have a concave-convex structure,

a difference between the first melting point and the second melting point has a value within a first range, and

the third conductive material of the middle portion is electrically connected to the second conductive material of the inner portion.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first conductive material of the outer portion has a first specific gravity, and the second conductive material of the inner portion has a second specific gravity, and

the first specific gravity is greater than the second specific gravity.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first conductive material comprises titanium, and

the second conductive material comprises magnesium and/or aluminum.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the third conductive material of the middle portion comprises magnesium and/or aluminum.

10. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein an interface between the inner portion and the middle portion is slanted at a specified angle with reference to a first axis facing a front surface of the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the specified angle is in a range of −10 degrees and 10 degrees.

12. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the insulator of the middle portion comprises a mixture of a thermoplastic resin and inorganic compounds.

13. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the second conductive material of the inner portion and the third conductive material of the middle portion connected to the second conductive material at a first point are electrically connected to a ground of a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed inside the electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the electronic device comprises a wireless communication circuit disposed on a PCB,

the third conductive material of the middle portion is electrically connected to the PCB, and

the wireless communication circuit is configured to transmit and/or receive a signal in a designated frequency, based on an electrical path comprising the third conductive material and the second conductive material, by feeding a second point of the third conductive material electrically connected to the PCB.

15. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the middle portion and the inner portion are diecast.

16. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the inner portion comprises a pressed sheet.

17. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the third conductive material and the second conductive material are electrically connected to each other by welding.

18. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the insulator of the middle portion is exposed outside the electronic device to at least partially define the exterior of the electronic device together with the outer portion.

19. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first range of the difference of the first melting point and the second melting point is within 11° C.

20. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first melting point of the second conductive material and the second melting point of the third conductive material within the first range have substantially the same melting point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2023
From: IM, JUNGHYUN; PARK, JOUNGKI; PARK, JINWOO; BAEK, SEUNGCHANG; LEE, YOONHEE; CHOI, JUNGWOO; CHO, SUNGHO; HWANG, HANGYU; CHOI, JONGCHUL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062944/0963 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0139566 · Oct 19, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0158657 · Nov 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022013277 · Sep 5, 2022
Related Publication 20230216942A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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