IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,732,572
Granted Patent B2
US 12,732,572 · App. 18/552,301 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Electronic device

Inventor: Xuyang Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
H04M1/0262
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Patent No.
US 12,732,572
App. No.
18/552,301
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the technical field of electronics, and provide an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a middle frame; a housing assembly, including a battery cover, where the battery cover is arranged on the middle frame; and a printed circuit board, located between the battery cover and the middle frame.

Claims (50)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a middle frame;

a housing assembly, comprising a battery cover, wherein the battery cover is arranged on the middle frame; and

a printed circuit board, located between the battery cover and the middle frame, wherein the battery cover supports the printed circuit board; and

wherein the battery cover comprises an exterior portion, and the exterior portion comprises an external face and a structural face facing away from the external face; and

wherein:

the battery cover further comprises at least one fixing portion, and the at least one fixing portion is located on a side of the structural face facing away from the external face, the at least one fixing portion is correspondingly located with a flexible printed circuit and a connector, and the at least one fixing portion presses the flexible printed circuit and the connector to implement press fit of the connector; or

the battery cover further comprises at least one bearing portion, the at least one bearing portion is located on the side of the structural face facing away from the external face, the at least one bearing portion comprises a bearing sub-portion and a connecting sub-portion, the connecting sub-portion is connected between the structural face and the bearing sub-portion, and an extending direction of the connecting sub-portion is different from an extending direction of the bearing sub-portion, in a manner that a bearing groove is formed among the structural face, the bearing sub-portion, and the connecting sub-portion.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the battery cover comprises the exterior portion and the at least one fixing portion, the at least one fixing portion and the exterior portion are integrally formed, and the structural face partially protrudes to form the at least one fixing portion; or

the battery cover comprises the exterior portion and the at least one fixing portion, and the at least one fixing portion and the exterior portion are independently formed.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the battery cover comprises the exterior portion and the at least one fixing portion, the flexible printed circuit and the connector are located between the battery cover and the middle frame, and the flexible printed circuit is electrically connected to the printed circuit board through the connector; and

the at least one fixing portion is in contact with the flexible printed circuit located on the connector.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cover comprises the exterior portion and the at least one bearing portion, the electronic device further comprises a functional device, and at least part of the functional device is located in the bearing groove.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the functional device comprises a flash light or a near field communication coil.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one fixing structure configured to fix the battery cover and the printed circuit board.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one fixing structure comprises a screw, and the screw comprises a screw cap and a rod portion;

a threaded hole is arranged on the battery cover; and

the rod portion of the screw extends through the threaded hole on the battery cover to fix the battery cover to the printed circuit board.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein each of the battery cover, the printed circuit board, and the middle frame is provided with threaded holes, the rod portion of the screw extends through the threaded holes arranged on the battery cover, the printed circuit board, and the middle frame to fix the battery cover to the printed circuit board and fix the printed circuit board to the middle frame.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein each of the exterior portion, the printed circuit board, and the middle frame is provided with threaded holes, a nut is attached to a surface of the printed circuit board, and the rod portion of the screw extends through the threaded hole on the exterior portion to be connected to the nut on the printed circuit board, to fix the battery cover to the printed circuit board.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the exterior portion further comprises at least one first groove, the exterior portion is partially recessed from the external face in a direction from the external face toward the structural face to form the at least one first groove, and the at least one first groove is in communication with the threaded hole on the exterior portion; and

the screw cap of the screw is located in the at least one first groove.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the exterior portion further comprises a second groove, and the exterior portion is partially recessed from the external face in the direction from the external face toward the structural face to form the second groove;

the second groove has a larger size than the at least one first groove, and is in communication with the at least one first groove; and

the housing assembly further comprises a shielding layer, and the shielding layer is arranged in the second groove and covers the screw.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the shielding layer comprises a lens, a PU leather, ceramic, or plastic.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves are arranged, the plurality of second grooves are in communication with each other to form an annular groove, and shielding layers inside the plurality of second grooves are a single-piece structure to form an annular shielding layer.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the exterior portion further comprises at least one third groove, and the exterior portion is partially recessed from the external face in the direction from the external face toward the structural face to form the at least one third groove, and the at least one third groove is provided with the shielding layer; and

a center of the shielding layer located in the at least one third groove and a center of the shielding layer located in the second groove are arranged in an annular shape.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the battery cover comprises the exterior portion and the at least one fixing portion, the exterior portion comprises the external face and the structural face facing away from the external face, the at least one fixing portion is located on the side of the structural face facing away from the external face, and the at least one fixing structure is adjacent to the at least one fixing portion; and/or

the battery cover comprises the exterior portion and the at least one bearing portion, the exterior portion comprises the external face and the structural face facing away from the external face, the at least one bearing portion is located on the side of the structural face facing away from the external face, and the at least one fixing structure is adjacent to the at least one bearing portion.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein a position corresponding to an edge of the printed circuit board is provided with the at least one fixing structure.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing assembly further comprises a decorative member;

the decorative member comprises a decorative member body and a skirt edge; and

the decorative member body, the skirt edge, and the battery cover are integrally formed.

18 . An electronic device, comprising:

a middle frame;

a housing assembly, comprising a battery cover, wherein the battery cover is arranged on the middle frame; and

a printed circuit board, located between the battery cover and the middle frame, wherein the battery cover supports the printed circuit board; and

wherein:

the battery cover comprises an exterior portion, and the exterior portion comprises an external face and a structural face facing away from the external face;

the battery cover further comprises at least one fixing portion, and the at least one fixing portion is located on a side of the structural face facing away from the external face; and

the battery cover further comprises at least one bearing portion, the at least one bearing portion is located on the side of the structural face facing away from the external face, the at least one bearing portion comprises a bearing sub-portion and a connecting sub-portion, the connecting sub-portion is connected between the structural face and the bearing sub-portion, and an extending direction of the connecting sub-portion is different from an extending direction of the bearing sub-portion, in a manner that a bearing groove is formed among the structural face, the bearing sub-portion, and the connecting sub-portion.

19 . The electronic device according to claim 18 , further comprising at least one fixing structure configured to fix the battery cover and the printed circuit board.

20 . The electronic device according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one fixing structure comprises a screw, and the screw comprises a screw cap and a rod portion;

a threaded hole is arranged on the battery cover; and

the rod portion of the screw extends through the threaded hole on the battery cover to fix the battery cover to the printed circuit board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: WANG, XUYANG
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066136/0448 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210714656.4 · Jun 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250088578A1 · Mar 13, 2025
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