Electronic device including battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12249840-B2
Application number	US-202217654874-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2022
Priority date	Mar 19, 2021
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment includes: a front plate forming a front surface of the electronic device, a back plate forming a rear surface of the electronic device, a support located between the front plate and the back plate and including a first surface facing the front plate and a second surface facing the back plate, the support having an opening formed through the first surface and the second surface, a display at least partially disposed on the first surface of the support, a first circuit board, at least a portion of which is disposed on the second surface of the support, the first circuit board including a rigid area that at least partially covers the opening, and a battery disposed in the opening of the support and having a size smaller than or substantially the same as a size of the opening when the first surface or the second surface of the support member is viewed from above, and the battery is at least partially attached to the rigid area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a front plate forming a front surface of the electronic device;
a back plate forming a rear surface of the electronic device;
a support located between the front plate and the back plate, the support including a first surface facing the front plate and a second surface facing the back plate, wherein the support has an opening formed through the first surface and the second surface;
a display at least partially disposed on the first surface of the support;
a first circuit board, at least a portion of which is disposed on the second surface of the support, the first circuit board including a rigid area at least partially covering the opening; and
a battery disposed in the opening of the support and having a size smaller than or substantially the same as a size of the opening when the first surface or the second surface of the support is viewed from above,
wherein the battery is at least partially attached to the rigid area.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second surface of the support includes a first portion located on one side of the opening and a second portion located on an opposite side of the opening, and
wherein the first circuit board at least partially extends to each of the first portion and the second portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first circuit board includes a wireless charging module comprising wireless charging circuitry or a wireless charging coil pattern at least partially disposed on the rigid area and configured to charge the battery.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first circuit board includes a first flexible area extending from the rigid area to the first portion and a second flexible area extending from the rigid area to the second portion.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a second circuit board disposed on the first portion of the support and a third circuit board disposed on the second portion of the support,
wherein the second circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board through the first flexible area, and
wherein the third circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board through the second flexible area.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first circuit board includes a plurality of conductive patterns, and
wherein the plurality of conductive patterns include a first conductive pattern formed on at least a part of the rigid area, the first flexible area, and the second flexible area to electrically connect the second circuit board and the third circuit board, a second conductive pattern electrically connected with a display driver integrated circuit (IC) of the display, and an antenna pattern electrically connected with a communication module comprising communication circuitry.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixing bracket coupling the support and the first circuit board,
wherein the fixing bracket extends to at least partially cross the opening.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the fixing bracket includes a coupling portion coupled to the support and an attachment portion attached to the first circuit board, and
wherein when the first circuit board is viewed from above, the coupling portion of the fixing bracket overlaps the support and the attachment portion overlaps the first circuit board.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the support includes a plate having the opening formed therein and a frame surrounding the plate and forming a surface of the electronic device together with the front plate and the back plate, and
wherein the coupling portion of the fixing bracket includes a first coupling portion coupled to the frame and a second coupling portion coupled to the plate.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an adhesive disposed between the first circuit board and the battery.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a heat radiating sheet disposed between the first circuit board and the battery and configured to transfer heat generated from the battery and the first circuit board to the support.

12. An electronic device comprising:
a front plate forming a front surface of the electronic device;
a back plate forming a rear surface of the electronic device;
a support located between the front plate and the back plate, the support having an opening formed therein;
a battery disposed in the opening;
a first circuit board disposed on the support to at least partially cover the opening and attached to the battery; and
a fixing bracket fixing the first circuit board to the support,
wherein the support includes a first portion located in a first direction from the opening and a second portion located in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and
wherein the fixing bracket extends in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction to at least partially cross the opening.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the battery has a size smaller than or substantially the same as a size of the opening when the support is viewed from above.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein when the first circuit board is viewed from above, the fixing bracket includes a portion extending longer in the third direction than the first circuit board.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the fixing bracket includes a first fixing bracket coupled to the first portion of the support and the first circuit board and a second fixing bracket coupled to the second portion of the support and the first circuit board.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first circuit board includes a rigid area,
wherein when the first circuit board is viewed from above, the rigid area includes a first edge portion extending longer in the first direction than the battery and a second edge portion extending longer in the second direction than the battery,
wherein the first fixing bracket includes a first attachment area attached to the first edge portion and a first coupling portion coupled to the first portion, and
wherein the second fixing bracket includes a second attachment area attached to the second edge portion and a second coupling portion coupled to the second portion.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a second circuit board disposed on the first portion and a third circuit board disposed on the second portion,
wherein the first circuit board includes a first flexible area extending from the first edge portion of the rigid area to the second circuit board and a second flexible area extending from the second edge portion of the rigid area to the third circuit board.

18. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the support includes a plate including the first portion and the second portion and having the opening formed therein and a frame surrounding the plate and forming a surface of the electronic device together with the front plate and the back plate, and
wherein the fixing bracket includes a third coupling portion coupled to the frame.

19. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:
an adhesive disposed between the first circuit board and the battery.

20. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the first circuit board includes a plurality of conductive patterns, and
wherein the plurality of conductive patterns include a first

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seunghoon
• Moon Heecheul
• Son Kwonho
• Lee Yongseok

Classifications

• H05K1/14

  Structural association of two or more printed circuits (providing electric connection to or between printed circuits H05K1/11, H01R12/00) · CPC title

• H05K2201/10037

  Printed or non-printed battery · CPC title

• H05K2201/10128

  Display · CPC title

• H05K1/0203

  Cooling of mounted components (H05K1/0272 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K2201/10098

  Components for radio transmission, e.g. radio frequency identification [RFID] tag, printed or non-printed antennas · CPC title