Printed circuit board and electronic device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017290184-A1
Application number	US-201715401707-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 9, 2017
Priority date	Apr 1, 2016
Publication date	Oct 5, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first printed circuit board seated inside the housing, and a second printed circuit board seated inside the housing such that a height of the second printed circuit board from the second surface is different from that of the first printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board includes a mounting part on which at least one component is mounted, a first connector which extends from a first part of the mounting part. A portion of the first connector being substantially perpendicular to the mounting part and configured to be connected to the second printed circuit board, and a second connector which extends from a second part of the mounting part and configured to be connected to the second printed circuit board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first surface that faces a first direction,
a second surface that faces a second direction, and
a side surface between the first surface and the second surface;
a first printed circuit board seated inside the housing; and a second printed circuit board seated inside the housing such that a height of the second printed circuit board from the second surface is different from that of the first printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board comprises:
a mounting part on which at least one component is mounted,
a first connector which extends from a first part of the mounting part,
a portion of the first connector being substantially perpendicular to the mounting part and configured to be connected to the second printed circuit board, and
a second connector which extends from a second part of the mounting part and configured to be connected to the second printed circuit board.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first connector comprises:
a first bending part that extends from the mounting part; a length extension part that extends from the first bending part towards the second printed circuit board by a length; at least one second bending part that extends from the length extension part; and at least one connection part connected to the at least one second bending part and provided to be connected to the second printed circuit board.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the length extension part is spaced apart from one surface of the housing, on which the mounting part is disposed, and wherein a portion of the first bending part is bent towards the length extension part.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the first bending part and the second bending part comprise flexible printed circuit boards, respectively, and wherein the length extension part comprises a rigid printed circuit board.

5 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the second bending part is longer than a spacing distance between the length extension part and the at least one connection part, and wherein the second bending part is bent to protrude upwards or downwards in a direction perpendicular to one surface of the housing, on which the mounting part is disposed.

6 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the length extension part is disposed to be attached to an inner surface of the housing or a side wall of a structure provided inside the housing.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the structure comprises a battery frame.

8 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the mounting part comprises:
a first extension part that extends from a peripheral portion of the mounting part to be adjacent to a corner to which side walls of the structure are connected, by a length; and a second extension part that extends from the first extension part in parallel with the side wall, to which the length extension part is attached.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first bending part connects the second extension part and the length extension part.

10 . The electronic device of claim 8 ,
wherein at least one of the first extension part and the second extension part comprises a screw coupling member having a screw coupling hole, and wherein a screw member is inserted into the screw coupling hole to fix at least one of the first extension part and the second extension part to the housing.

11 . The electronic device of claim 6 ,
wherein the length extension part comprises a screw coupling hole, and wherein a screw member is inserted into the screw coupling hole to fix the length extension part to the inner surface of the housing or the side wall of the structure.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second connector comprises:
a bending part that extends from the mounting part; and a connection part connected to the bending part and provided to be connected to the second printed circuit board.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,
wherein the bending part comprises a flexible printed circuit board, and wherein a portion of the bending part is bent towards the second printed circuit board.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first connector comprises a first signal line for transmitting and receiving a first signal, and wherein the second connector comprises a second signal line for transmitting and receiving a second signal.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 ,
wherein the first signal comprises at least one of a high-frequency signal, a high-speed interface signal, and a power signal, and wherein the second signal comprises a digital signal.

16 . The electronic device of claim 14 ,
wherein the first signal comprises a data signal inputted through an interface module, and wherein the second signal comprises a power signal inputted through the interface module.

17 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third connector which extends from a third part of the mounting part to be connected to a fourth part of the mounting part.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the third connector comprises:
a first bending part that extends from the third part of the mounting part; a length extension part that extends from the first bending part towards the fourth part of the mounting part by a length; and a second bending part that extends from the fourth part of the mounting part to be connected to the length extension part, by a length.

19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the length extension part is disposed to be attached to an inner surface of the housing or a side wall of a structure provided inside the housing.

20 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the first connector and the third connector are integrally provided.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Min Soo
• Kim Ki Man
• Yang Chul Hyung
• Lee Ji Woo

Classifications

• H05K1/11

  Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits · CPC title

• H05K2201/04

  Assemblies of printed circuits · CPC title

• G06F1/1658

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

• H05K5/0086

  portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus (casings for switching devices H01H9/02) · CPC title

• H05K1/181 Primary

  associated with surface mounted components · CPC title