Electronic device including electrically conductive connection member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11559239-B2
Application number	US-202016860354-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	Jul 2, 2019
Publication date	Jan 24, 2023
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and including a first face and a second face that faces away from the first face, a connection member disposed on the first face and electrically connected to the printed circuit board, a switch member disposed on the first face and at least partially overlaps the connection member when viewed from above the first face, and a button member including an electrically conductive member, and disposed to be capable of operating the switch member. The electrically conductive member is electrically connected to the connection member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and including a first face and a second face facing away from the first face;
a switch member disposed on the first face and being electrically connected to the printed circuit board;
a connection member disposed on the first face and at least partially overlapping the switch member when viewed from above the first face; and
a button member including an electrically conductive member, the button member being disposed to operate the switch member,
wherein the button member comprises:
a guide portion disposed to be in contact with the housing;
a first contact portion, as a portion of the electrically conductive member, disposed on the guide portion and exposed to an outside of the housing;
a second contact portion, as a portion of the electrically conductive member, extending from the first contact portion and disposed through the guide portion; and
an engaging recess formed around the second contact portion, and

wherein an end of the electrically conductive member is electrically connected to the connection member while the connection member engages the engaging recess.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connection member at least partially includes a plate-shaped portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one through hole formed in the housing,
wherein the button member is at least partially inserted into the at least one through hole.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the electrically conductive member is exposed to the outside of the housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the button member linearly reciprocates within the at least one through hole.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the connection member provides an elastic force in a direction to cause the button member to protrude to the outside of the housing.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the connection member comprises:
at least one fixing portion disposed on the first face in a protruding state, the at least one fixing portion having one end fixed to the printed circuit board; and
a support portion bent from the at least one fixing portion and at least partially overlapping the switch member when viewed from above the first face, and

wherein the support portion is electrically connected to the electrically conductive member by coming into contact with the button member.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the support portion comprises:
a contact piece contacting the button member; and
a plurality of elastic pieces extending from the contact piece and connecting the contact piece to the at least one fixing portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of elastic pieces at least partially extend along a curved trajectory when viewed from above the first face.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one through hole formed in the housing; and
a sealing member disposed in the at least one through hole,
wherein an outer peripheral surface of the guide portion faces an inner wall of the at least one through hole, and
wherein the sealing member seals a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the guide portion and the inner wall of the at least one through hole.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one processor disposed inside the housing; and
a biometric sensor at least partially exposed to the outside of the housing,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to, based on the switch member being operated by the button member, detect biometric information through the electrically conductive member and the biometric sensor.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a binding member connected to at least a portion of the housing and configured to detachably attach the housing to a user's body.

13. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a binding member connected to at least a portion of the housing and configured to detachably attach the housing to a user's body;
a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing;
a connection member disposed on the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the printed circuit board;
a button member including an electrically conductive member electrically connected to the connection member;
a fixing member coupled to enclose the printed circuit board in a state of facing a second face of the printed circuit board;
a fixing recess formed in an inner wall of the housing;
a hook formed on the fixing member, the hook engaging the fixing recess, wherein the printed circuit board is fixed between the inner wall of the housing and the fixing member;
at least one processor disposed inside the housing; and
a biometric sensor at least partially exposed to an outside of the housing,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect a user's biometric information via the electrically conductive member and the biometric sensor.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 ,
wherein the connection member further comprises:
at least one fixing portion disposed on a first face of the printed circuit board in a protruding state, the at least one fixing portion having one end fixed to the printed circuit board; and
a support portion bent from the at least one fixing portion, and

wherein the support portion includes:
a contact piece contacting the button member; and
a plurality of elastic pieces extending from the contact piece along a curved trajectory and connecting the contact piece to the at least one fixing portion.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a switch member mounted on the printed circuit board,
wherein the button member operates the switch member by linearly reciprocating on the housing.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the connection member at least partially encloses the switch member and provides an elastic force in a direction to cause the button member to protrude to the outside of the housing.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of elastic pieces at least partially extend along a curved trajectory when viewed from above the first face.

18. The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising:
at least one through hole formed in the housing,
wherein the button member is at least partially inserted into the at least one through hole.

19. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a binding member connected to at least a portion of the housing and configured to detachably attach the housing to a user's body;
a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing;
a switch member mounted on the printed circuit board and including a dome structure;
a connection member disposed on the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the connection member being insulated from the switch member and including a curved surface portion corresponding to the dome structure;
a button member including an electrically conductive member electrically connected to the connection member and configured to operate the switch member by linearly reciprocating on the housing;
at least one processor disposed inside the housing; and
a biometric sensor at least partially exposed to an outside of the housing,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect a user's biometric information via the electricall

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee June
• Lee Junhui
• Kim Yongyi
• Cho Seunghyun

Classifications

• A61B5/24

  Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof · CPC title

• H01H13/04

  Cases; Covers · CPC title

• H05K2201/10053

  Switch · CPC title

• H01H13/52

  the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch · CPC title

• H01H2207/03

  via return spring · CPC title