Electronic device including bidirectional connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10199760-B2
Application number	US-201615272560-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2016
Priority date	Nov 19, 2015
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

An electronic device may include a substrate including a first surface facing a first direction, and a second surface facing a second direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction; a first connector arranged on the first surface, wherein the first connector includes a first hollow member extending in the first direction; a first movable conductive member inserted in the first hollow member and movable in the first direction; and a first elastic member for supporting the first movable conductive member; a second connector arranged on the second surface and aligned with the first connector in the first direction, wherein the second connector includes a second hollow member extending in the first direction, a second movable conductive member inserted into the second hollow member and movable in the first direction, and a second elastic member for supporting the second movable conductive member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a substrate including a first surface facing a first direction, and a second surface facing a second direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction;
a first connector arranged on the first surface, wherein the first connector includes:
a first hollow member extending in the first direction;
a first movable conductive member inserted in the first hollow member and movable in the first direction; and
a first elastic member for supporting the first movable conductive member;
a second connector arranged on the second surface and aligned with the first connector in the first direction, wherein the second connector includes a second hollow member extending in the first direction, a second movable conductive member inserted into the second hollow member and movable in the first direction, and a second elastic member for supporting the second movable conductive member, wherein the second connector is aligned in the first direction with the first connector; and

wherein the substrate includes at least one electrical path, wherein the at least one electrical path provides electrical connection to at least one of the first movable conductive member and the second movable conductive member.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first insulation structure surrounding at least a part of the first hollow member and being arranged on the first surface of the substrate; and
a second insulation structure surrounding at least a part of the second hollow member and being arranged on the second surface of the substrate.

3. An electronic device comprising:
a substrate including a first surface facing a first direction, and a second surface facing a second direction, the first direction being opposite to the second direction;
a plurality of first connectors positioned and aligned on the first surface, wherein each of the first connectors includes:
a first hollow member extending in the first direction;
a first movable conductive member inserted into the first hollow member and movable in the first direction; and

a first elastic member, the first elastic member being configured to supporting the first movable conductive member; a plurality of second connectors positioned and aligned on the second surface, wherein each of the second connectors includes:
a second hollow member extending in the first direction;
a second movable conductive member inserted into the second hollow member and movable in the first direction; and
a second elastic member for supporting the second movable conductive member, wherein at least one of the second connectors is aligned in the first direction with a respective one of the first connectors; and

wherein the substrate includes a plurality of electrical paths, wherein the plurality of electrical paths including one path provides an electrical connection to a respective one of the first movable conductive members and/or a respective one of the second movable conductive members.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a first insulation structure surrounding at least a part of the first hollow members and being arranged on the first surface of the substrate; and
a second insulation structure surrounding at least a part of the second hollow members of the second connectors and being arranged on the second surface of the substrate.

5. An electronic device comprising:
a substrate including a first surface and a second surface facing in an opposite direction relative to the first surface;
at least one first connector arranged on the first surface to elastically support a first conductive member;
at least one second connector arranged on the first connector to elastically support a second conductive member; and
at least one connection member arranged on the first surface, to which at least a part of the second connector is connected,
wherein an electrical connection path is provided between the first and second conductive members using the connection member,
wherein at least a part of the second connector includes a multi-connection member, and
wherein the multi-connection member includes a magnetic material.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the connection member is press-fitted in a part of the first connector.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the connection member comprises:
a press-fitted part press-fitted to the first connector; and
a non-press-fitted part exposed to the first connector,
wherein the non-press-fitted part is fixed to the substrate.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the multi-connection member has a convex shape and has elasticity, and the multi-connection member provides a multi-contact-point structure in which the multi-connection member is connected to the inner surface of the press-fitted part at a plurality of points.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the multi-connection member is arranged within the first connector.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the multi-connection member is arranged in the press-fitted part.

11. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first and second connectors each includes a magnetic material.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein each of the first and second conductive materials and each of the connection members includes a magnetic material.

13. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of first connectors are arranged on the first surface of the substrate side by side and supported by a first insulation structure, the plurality of second connectors are arranged on the second surface of the substrate side by side and supported by a second insulation structure.

14. An electronic device comprising:
a substrate including a first surface and a second surface facing an opposite direction relative to the first surface;
a first connector array configured by aligning and arranging, on the first surface of the substrate, a plurality of first connectors arranged to elastically support a first conductive member;
a second connector array configured by aligning and arranging, on the second surface of the substrate, a plurality of second connectors arranged to elastically support a second conductive member; and
a plurality of connection members arranged on the first surface, press-fitted in at least a part of the first connectors, and connected to at least a part of the second connectors, respectively,
wherein at least one electrical connection path is provided between the first connectors and the second connectors using the connection members, respectively,
wherein at least a part of the second connector includes a multi-connection member, and
wherein the multi-connection member includes a magnetic material.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein each of the connection members comprises:
a press-fitted part having a first inner diameter and is press-fitted in a respective one of the first connectors; and
a non-press-fitted part having a second inner diameter larger than the first inner diameter, is not press-fitted in the respective one of the first connectors, and is exposed.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second connectors are arranged to vertically pass through the substrate, and each of the second connectors has one end arranged on the first surface so that at least a part of the second connectors is connected to the press-fitted part, and the other part of each of the second connectors is arranged on the second surface.

17. The electronic devi

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Chungsoon
• Kang Junghyun
• Seo Hyunmin
• Lee Seung-Ho
• Lee So-Young

Classifications

• H01R12/7082

  Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB · CPC title

• H01R13/18

  with the spring member surrounding the socket · CPC title

• H01R13/2421 Primary

  using coil springs · CPC title