IP Library Granted Patent US 12,306,680
Granted Patent B2
US 12,306,680 · App. 18/077,766 · Granted May 20, 2025

Electronic device including connection member

Inventor: Jeongwon Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F1/182G02B27/0176G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 12,306,680
App. No.
18/077,766
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a lens frame accommodating a display member, a wearing member connected to the lens frame, a circuit board provided inside the wearing member, a battery provided inside the wearing member, and a connection member including a first end connected to the circuit board, a second end connected to the battery, an elastic member formed of a conductive material, and a wire at least partially surrounded by the elastic member. The battery is electrically connected to the circuit board via the elastic member and the wire.

Claims (61)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a lens frame accommodating a display member;

a wearing member connected to the lens frame;

a circuit board provided inside the wearing member;

a battery provided inside the wearing member; and

a connection member comprising:

a first end connected to the circuit board;

a second end connected to the battery;

an elastic member formed of a conductive material; and

a wire at least partially surrounded by the elastic member,

wherein the wire is electrically separated from the elastic member, and

wherein the battery is electrically connected to the circuit board via the elastic member and the wire,

wherein the connection member further comprises a first conductive member connected to a third end of the elastic member and a second conductive member connected to a fourth end of the elastic member, and wherein the fourth end is opposite to the third end.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a first ground area,

wherein the battery comprises a second ground area, and

wherein the connection member interconnects the first ground area and the second ground area.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising a power management module provided on the circuit board,

wherein the elastic member is electrically connected to the first ground area and the second ground area, and

wherein the wire is electrically connected to the power management module and the battery.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connection member further comprises:

a first conductive plate extending from the first conductive member and connected to a first ground area of the circuit board; and

a second conductive plate extending from the second conductive member and connected to a second ground area of the battery.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the first conductive plate comprises a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate, and

wherein the wire is disposed between the first plate and the second plate.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the connection member further comprises a third conductive plate extending from the wire and connected to the first ground area.

7. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the elastic member is electrically connected to the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate, and

wherein the wire is insulated from the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wire is configured to transmit power provided by the battery to the circuit board, and

wherein a current of the circuit board is configured to flow to the battery via the elastic member.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearing member comprises:

a first case portion accommodating the circuit board;

a second case portion accommodating the battery; and

a connection structure interconnecting the first case portion and the second case portion and accommodating at least a portion of the connection member.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the connection structure is formed of a flexible material.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member comprises a coil spring.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a connection terminal configured to receive power from an external electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a cable structure configured to electrically interconnect the circuit board and the connection terminal,

wherein at least a portion of the cable structure is arranged in parallel with the connection member.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising an optical output module configured to output an image by using the display member.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising a lens frame and a wearing member connected to the lens frame;

a circuit board provided inside the housing;

a battery provided inside the housing; and

a connection member connected to the circuit board and the battery,

wherein the connection member comprises:

an elastic member comprising a coil spring; and

a wire at least partially surrounded by the coil spring and configured to electrically interconnect the battery and the circuit board,

wherein the wire is electrically separated from the elastic member; and

wherein a first ground area of the circuit board and a second ground area of the battery are electrically interconnected by the elastic member,

wherein the connection member further comprises a first conductive member connected to a first end of the elastic member and a second conductive member connected to a second end of the elastic member.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the connection member further comprises:

a first conductive plate extending from the first conductive member and connected to the first ground area of the circuit board; and

a second conductive plate extending from the second conductive member and connected to the second ground area of the battery,

wherein the first conductive plate comprises a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate, and

wherein the wire is provided between the first plate and the second plate.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the connection member further comprises a third conductive plate extending from the wire and connected to the first ground area.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the wearing member comprises:

a first case portion accommodating the circuit board;

a second case portion accommodating the battery; and

a connection structure interconnecting the first case portion and the second case portion and accommodating at least a portion of the connection member, and

wherein the connection structure is formed of a flexible material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: PARK, JEONGWON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062030/0956 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0192007 · Dec 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022016486 · Oct 26, 2022
Related Publication 20230213984A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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