Electronic device including battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11297724-B2
Application number	US-202016795233-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2020
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device is provided, including a foldable housing including first and second housing structures; a hinge structure disposed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure and configured to fold or unfold the first housing structure and the second housing structure; a flexible display exposed through at least a portion of a first surface of the foldable housing; a battery disposed inside the second housing structure wherein a partial surface thereof is adjacent to the hinge structure; and a battery plate disposed between the battery and the flexible display, wherein the battery plate includes: a first surface parallel to the first surface of the foldable housing; a first fastening part aligned with the first surface of the battery plate and coupled to a first surface of the second housing structure; a second surface perpendicular to the first surface of the battery plate and adjacent to the hinge structure; and a second fastening part perpendicular to the second surface of the battery plate and coupled to a second surface of the second housing structure opposite to the first surface of the second housing structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a foldable housing comprising a first housing structure and a second housing structure;
a hinge structure disposed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure and configured to fold or unfold the first housing structure and the second housing structure;
a flexible display exposed through at least a portion of a first surface of the foldable housing;
a battery disposed inside the second housing structure wherein a partial surface of the second housing structure is adjacent to the hinge structure; and
a battery plate disposed between the battery and the flexible display,
wherein the battery plate comprises:
a first surface parallel to the first surface of the foldable housing;
a first fastening part aligned with the first surface of the battery plate and coupled to a first surface of the second housing structure;
a second surface perpendicular to the first surface of the battery plate and adjacent to the hinge structure; and
a second fastening part perpendicular to the second surface of the battery plate and coupled to a second surface of the second housing structure opposite to the first surface of the second housing structure.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second surface of the battery plate is coupled to a third surface of the second housing structure perpendicular to the first surface of the second housing structure.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first fastening part is configured to couple the battery plate to the first surface of the second housing structure by at least one of welding, bonding, screw fastening, or covering.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a welding region configured to form a stepped portion with the first surface of the battery plate to prevent slag overflow.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a screw fastening region configured to form a stepped portion wherein a fastened screw has a height less than the first surface of the battery plate.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a covering region between the hinge structure and the second housing structure.

7. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a bonding region attached to the second housing structure by a thermocompression tape.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first fastening part is aligned with the first surface of the battery plate and configured to form a designated gap between the battery plate and the second housing structure to prevent overpressing.

9. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the second fastening part is configured to couple the battery plate to the second surface of the second housing structure by at least one of bonding or screw fastening.

10. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second surface of the battery plate is coupled to the third surface of the second housing structure by at least one of hooking, bonding, or screw fastening.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the battery plate comprises a plurality of holes.

12. An electronic device, comprising:
a foldable housing comprising a first housing structure and a second housing structure;
a hinge structure disposed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure and configured to fold or unfold the first housing structure and the second housing structure;
a flexible display exposed through at least a portion of a first surface of the foldable housing;
a battery disposed inside the second housing structure wherein a partial surface of the second housing structure is adjacent to the hinge structure; and
a battery plate disposed between the battery and the flexible display,
wherein the battery plate comprises:
a first surface parallel to the first surface of the foldable housing;
a first fastening part aligned with the first surface of the battery plate and coupled to a first surface of the second housing structure; and
a second surface perpendicular to the first surface of the battery plate, adjacent to the hinge structure, and coupled to a second surface of the second housing structure perpendicular to the first surface of the second housing structure.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the second surface of the battery plate is coupled to the second surface of the second housing structure by at least one of hooking, bonding, or screw fastening.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first fastening part is configured to couple the battery plate to the first surface of the second housing structure by at least one of welding, bonding, screw fastening, or covering.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a welding region configured to form a stepped portion with the first surface of the battery plate to prevent slag overflow.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a screw fastening region configured to form a stepped portion wherein a fastened screw has a height less than the first surface of the battery plate.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a covering region between the hinge structure and the second housing structure.

18. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first fastening part comprises a bonding region attached to the second housing structure by a thermocompression tape.

19. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first fastening part is aligned with the first surface of the battery plate and configured to form a designated gap between the battery plate and the second housing structure to prevent overpressing.

20. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first surface of the battery plate comprises a plurality of holes.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Sunghun
• Seo Changyong
• Baek Seungchul

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/0262

  for a battery compartment · CPC title

• H05K5/0226

  Hinges · CPC title

• H04B1/3888

  Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title