Wearable electronic device including ventilation and waterproof structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11553608-B2
Application number	US-202017125045-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2020
Priority date	Dec 20, 2019
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device including a housing, a plate coupled to one surface of the housing, and an adhesive member at least partially disposed in a coupling portion between the housing and the plate and including a plurality of layers. The adhesive member includes at least one waterproof-ventilation layer to perform a ventilation function and a waterproof function.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a plate coupled to one surface of the housing;
an adhesive member at least partially disposed in a coupling portion between the housing and the plate and including a plurality of layers; and
a protrusion disposed in the coupling portion between the housing and the plate and protruding toward the plate from the housing,
wherein the adhesive member includes at least one waterproof-ventilation layer to perform a ventilation function and a waterproof function, and
wherein the waterproof-ventilation layer communicates with a gap between the plate and the protrusion to form a ventilation path.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive member further includes:
a first adhesive layer attached to the housing; and
a second adhesive layer attached to the plate,
wherein the waterproof-ventilation layer is interposed between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive member is formed in a shape of a circular band or a polygonal band corresponding to a frame shape of the plate.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is disposed at a specified distance to the plate.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the protrusion is formed in a shape of a circular band or a polygonal band corresponding to a shape of the adhesive member.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the protrusion is disposed at a plurality of points at specified distances along the coupling portion between the housing and the plate.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the protrusion is integrally formed with the housing.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the protrusion is formed separately from the housing and coupled to the housing.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing and the plate form the coupling portion, including an air channel being the gap defined between the housing and the plate, and a groove formed in a surface of the housing and forming part of the air channel; and
wherein the adhesive member at least partially is disposed in the air channel of the coupling portion and seated in the groove of the housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a lengthwise axis of the adhesive member is parallel to a plane formed by a surface of the groove formed in the housing.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a side bezel structure;
a display disposed inside the side bezel structure;
a plate coupled to the side bezel structure, in a displaying direction of the display;
an adhesive member at least partially disposed in a coupling portion between the side bezel structure and the plate and including a plurality of layers; and
a protrusion disposed in the coupling portion between the side bezel structure and the plate and protruding toward the plate from the side bezel structure,
wherein the adhesive member includes at least one waterproof-ventilation layer having a ventilation function and a waterproof function, and
wherein the waterproof-ventilation layer communicates with a gap between the plate and the protrusion to form a ventilation path.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive member further includes:
a first adhesive layer attached to the side bezel structure; and
a second adhesive layer attached to the plate,
wherein the waterproof-ventilation layer is interposed between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive member is formed in a shape of a circular band or a polygonal band corresponding to a frame shape of the plate.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the protrusion is formed in a shape of a circular band or a polygonal band corresponding to a shape of the adhesive member.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the protrusion is disposed at a plurality of points at specified distances along the coupling portion between the side bezel structure and the plate.

16. An electronic device comprising:
a side bezel structure;
a first plate coupled to one surface which is open in the side bezel structure;
a sensor disposed on the first plate;
a second plate coupled to the first plate to cover the sensor; and
an adhesive member at least partially disposed in a coupling portion between the first plate and the second plate and including a plurality of layers,
a protrusion disposed in the coupling portion between the first plate and the second plate and prevents the adhesive member from being compressed to be at a specific thickness or less with respect to external pressure applied to the second plate;
wherein the adhesive member includes at least one waterproof-ventilation layer to perform a ventilation function and a waterproof function.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the adhesive member further includes:
a first adhesive layer attached to the first plate; and
a second adhesive layer attached to the second plate,
wherein the waterproof-ventilation layer is interposed between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the adhesive member is formed in a shape of a circular band or a polygonal band corresponding to a frame shape of the second plate.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the protrusion is disposed in the first plate to be spaced apart from the second plate by a specified distance, and formed in a shape of a circular band or a polygonal band corresponding to a shape of the adhesive member.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ko Youngjae

Classifications

• G04G17/00 Primary

  Structural details; Housings (constructional details of radio-controlled time-pieces, e.g. antennas G04R60/00) · CPC title

• G04B39/02

  Sealing crystals or glasses {(sealing the case and the winding stem G04B37/08)} · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• G04G17/08

  Housings · CPC title

• G04B37/08 Primary

  Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits {(covers or protecting devices which can be directly removed, or by sliding or turning G04B37/005; hermetic sealing of watch or crystal with special pieces G04B39/02; hermetically-sealed electrical switches H01H23/06)} · CPC title