Electronic device comprising electronic component arrangement structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12443236-B2
Application number	US-202318150595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2023
Priority date	Jul 14, 2020
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first space formed by a first side member including a first side, a second side extending in a direction perpendicular to the first side, and a third side extending from the second side in parallel with the first side, a second housing which is slidably coupled to the first housing in a first direction and includes a second space, a bendable member which is connected to the first housing, is at least partially accommodated into the second space in a slide-in state, and forms a plane that is at least partially identical to the first housing in a slide-out state, a flexible display including a first portion disposed to be viewable from an outside in the slide-in state and a second portion which extends from the first portion and is accommodated into the second space through the bendable member so as not to be at least partially viewable from the outside, and a component assembly which is disposed in the first space to correspond to the outside through an opening formed in at least a portion of the first housing and comprises at least two electronic components, wherein the opening may be covered by at least a portion of the second housing in the slide-in state, and in the slide-in state, the first side and the third side may be accommodated into the second space so as not to be viewable from the outside.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing comprising a first space configured via a first side surface member comprising a first side surface, a second side surface extending in a direction perpendicular to the first side surface, and a third side surface extending from the second side surface to be parallel to the first side surface;
a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing along a first direction and including a second space;
a bendable member connected to the first housing, at least partially accommodated in the second space in a slide-in state, and at least partially forming a same plane as the first housing in a slide-out state;
a flexible display including, in the slide-in state, a first portion disposed to be visible from outside of the electronic device and a second portion extending from the first portion and accommodated in the second space to at least partially prevent the second portion from being viewed from the outside of the electronic device via the bendable member;
an opening formed on the third side surface of the first housing;
a socket module disposed, in the first space, to correspond to the opening, opening;
a camera module coupled to the socket module, the camera module being disposed in a stacked manner with the socket module; and
a reinforcing plate, comprising metal, disposed between the socket module and the camera module,
wherein the opening is disposed to be not visible from outside of the electronic device via at least a portion of the second housing in the slide-in state, and is exposed to be visible from the outside of the electronic device in the slide-out state,
wherein the first side surface and the third side surface are accommodated in the second space to prevent the first side surface and the third side surface from being viewed from the outside of the electronic device in the slide-in state,
wherein the first housing comprises a first support member extending from the first side surface member to the first space, and a first rear cover disposed on at least a portion of the first support member, and
wherein the camera module is disposed to detect an external environment via the first rear cover.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, in the slide-out state, the second portion of the flexible display is exposed to be at least partially visible from the outside while being supported by the bendable member.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the second housing comprises a second side surface member and a second support member extending from the second side surface member to the second space, and
wherein at least portions of the first support member and the second support member are slidably coupled to each other.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 ,
wherein the second side surface member comprises:
a fourth side surface facing at least a portion of the first side surface,
a fifth side surface extending from the fourth side surface and disposed to be parallel to the second side surface, and
a sixth side surface extending from the fifth side surface and facing at least a portion of the third side surface, and

wherein in the slide-in state, the first side surface is covered via the fourth side surface and the third side surface is covered via the sixth side surface.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 ,
wherein the opening is covered to prevent the opening from being viewed from the outside via the sixth side surface in the slide-in state.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when the first support member is viewed from above, the socket module is disposed to at least partially overlap the camera module.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein, in the slide-in state, the first support member comprises:
a non-overlapping portion not overlapping the second support member and exposed to the outside; and
an overlapping portion extending from the non-overlapping portion and overlapping the second support member.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first space comprises:
a first sub-space corresponding to the non-overlapping portion; and
a second sub-space connected to the first sub-space and corresponding to the overlapping portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the socket module and the camera module are disposed in the first sub-space.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , comprising:
a second rear cover disposed on at least a portion of the second support member.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , comprising:
at least one intermediate member disposed between the socket module and the first housing,
wherein the intermediate member comprises a conductive buffer member grounded to a conductive portion of the first housing.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , comprising:
at least one intermediate member disposed between the socket module and the first housing,
wherein the intermediate member comprises a heat transfer member thermally connected to a conductive portion of the first housing.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the socket module and the camera module are fixed to each other via a tape member, having the reinforcing plate interposed therebetween.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the reinforcing plate includes an alignment protrusion for the socket module.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the conductive buffer member includes at least one of a conductive sponge, a conductive tape, or a conductive adhesive.

16. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the heat transfer member includes a thermal interface material (TIM).

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Jooyoung
• Yoon Yeonggyu
• Yun Inkuk
• Lee Wonho
• Cho Joungmin
• Choi Junyoung
• Kim Yangwook
• Yoon Byounguk
• Hong Hyunju

Classifications

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1624

  with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display · CPC title

• H04M1/0237

  Sliding mechanism with one degree of freedom · CPC title

• H04M1/0264

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/026

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title