Electronic apparatus including antenna connection member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11984642-B2
Application number	US-201917436479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2019
Priority date	Mar 26, 2019
Publication date	May 14, 2024
Grant date	May 14, 2024

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic apparatus comprises: a housing including a front plate, a rear plate disposed facing a direction opposite the front plate, and a side bezel enclosing at least a portion of the space between the front plate and the rear plate; a circuit board disposed between the front plate and the rear plate; a first radiating conductor disposed to form at least a portion of the side bezel; a connection member comprising a conductive material disposed between the circuit board and the rear plate; and a processor or communication module comprising communication circuitry disposed on the circuit board. The connection member includes a first curved part provided on one end and contacting the circuit board, and a second curved part provided on another end and contacting the first radiating conductor, thereby electrically connecting the first radiating conductor to the circuit board. The processor or communication module can be configured to use the first radiating conductor to perform wireless communication in at least one frequency band.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a front plate, a rear plate disposed to face a direction opposite the front plate, and a side bezel at least partially surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate;
a circuit board disposed between the front plate and the rear plate;
a rear case disposed between the rear plate and the circuit board;
a first radiation conductor disposed to form at least a part of the side bezel;
a connection member comprising a conductive material disposed between the rear plate and the circuit board, and at least partially disposed to face the circuit board; and
a processor or a communication module comprising communication circuitry disposed on the circuit board,
wherein the connection member includes:
a flat plate-shaped fixing part mounted in the rear case;
a first curved part extending curvedly from one end of the fixing part and contacting the circuit board, and
a second curved part extending curvedly from another end of the fixing part and contacting the first radiation conductor, to electrically connect the first radiation conductor to the circuit board, and

wherein the processor or the communication module is configured to perform wireless communication in at least one frequency band using the first radiation conductor.

2. The electronic device claim 1 , wherein the first curved part and the second curved part have different heights in a thickness direction of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device claim 1 , wherein the first curved part and the second curved part extend toward the front plate and are disposed to at least partially face the fixing part.

4. The electronic device claim 1 , wherein the first radiation conductor includes at least one contact piece extending in parallel to the front plate from an inner surface of the side bezel, and the second curved part contacts the contact piece.

5. The electronic device claim 4 , wherein the contact piece is disposed at a distance to the rear plate that is less than a distance between the circuit board and the rear plate.

6. The electronic device claim 1 , further comprising a second radiation conductor disposed in the rear case,
wherein the fixing part is electrically connected to the second radiation conductor.

7. The electronic device claim 6 , wherein the fixing part further includes an extension piece extending from at least one edge thereof, the second radiation conductor is disposed on a surface of the rear case different from a surface of the rear case on which the connection member is disposed, and the extension piece is connected to the second radiation conductor by penetrating through the rear plate.

8. The electronic device claim 1 , wherein when viewed from a front of the electronic device, at least a part of the first curved part overlaps with the circuit board, a part of the second curved part overlaps with a part of the first radiation conductor, and a part of the fixing part is disposed between the first radiation conductor and the circuit board.

9. The electronic device claim 1 , wherein the connection member further includes at least one support piece extending from at least one edge of the fixing part, and the first support piece forms a flat plate together with the fixing part.

10. The electronic device claim 1 , wherein the connection member further includes at least one second support piece extending from at least one edge of the fixing part, and the second support piece is inclined or perpendicular to the fixing part.

11. The electronic device claim 10 , wherein the second support piece has a height less than a height of the first curved part or the second curved part in the thickness direction of the electronic device and is disposed adjacent to the first curved part or the second curved part.

12. The electronic device claim 1 , further comprising:
a display disposed between the front plate and the circuit board; and
a flexible printed circuit board extending from the display,
wherein when viewed from a front of the electronic device, a part of the flexible printed circuit board at least partially overlaps with the connection member.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Wonjae
• Kim Minsoo
• Jung Hyuntae
• Kim Kiman
• Lee Jiwoo

Classifications

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H04M1/0249 Primary

  Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0277 Primary

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title

• H05K1/181

  associated with surface mounted components · CPC title

• H01Q1/42

  Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome · CPC title