Electronic device and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018343332-A1
Application number	US-201816057048-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	Oct 10, 2016
Publication date	Nov 29, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device that includes a housing at least partially including a metal portion, a glass plate mounted on one surface of the housing, and a buffer disposed at least on the metal portion on one face of the housing and disposed adjacent to an edge of the glass plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A portable communication device comprising:
a housing including a metal portion; a buffer disposed on at least one portion of the metal portion of the housing; and a glass plate forming at least one portion of an outer surface of the portable communication device, wherein at least one portion of an edge area of the glass plate is positioned adjacent to the buffer.

2 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the buffer is disposed on the at least one portion of the metal portion such that a shape of the buffer forms a closed curve.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a seating groove formed on a portion of the housing adjacent to the at least one portion of the edge area of the glass plate, wherein at least a portion of the buffer is accommodated in the seating groove.

4 . The portable communication device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a binding groove formed on the seating groove, wherein the at least the portion of the buffer is fixedly engaged with the binding groove.

5 . The portable communication device of claim 4 , wherein the binding groove includes one of a V-shaped groove and a screw hole.

6 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the buffer is exposed externally between the at least one portion of the edge area of the glass plate and the metal portion.

7 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one portion of the edge area of the glass plate is curved away from a planar area of the glass plate.

8 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display panel disposed between the glass plate and the housing; and an adhesive configured to bond at least one portion of the display panel to the housing, wherein the buffer substantially surrounds the at least one portion of the display panel.

9 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the buffer comprises a resin material.

10 . The portable communication device of claim 7 , further comprising:
a binding groove formed on the at least one portion of the metal portion, and engaged with at least part of the buffer, wherein the binding groove is extended in a direction corresponding to the planar area of the glass plate.

11 . A portable communication device comprising:
a housing including a metal portion, a seating groove formed along at least the metal portion and a binding groove formed together with the seating groove on at least one portion of the metal portion; a glass plate forming at least one portion of an outer surface of the portable communication device; and a resin member disposed between the metal portion and an edge area of the glass plate, wherein the resin member is formed in at least a portion of the binding groove and in at least a portion of the seating groove.

12 . The portable communication device of claim 11 , wherein the resin member is formed through an insert molding in which a molten resin is injected into both the seating groove and the binding groove.

13 . The portable communication device of claim 11 , wherein the binding groove is recessed from an inner wall and/or a bottom of the seating groove.

14 . The portable communication device of claim 11 , wherein the edge area of the glass plate is curved away from a planar area of the glass plate.

15 . The portable communication device of claim 11 , wherein the binding groove is extended in a direction corresponding to a surface area of the glass plate.

16 . The portable communication device of claim 11 , wherein, at least when an external impact deforms the housing, at least a portion of the edge area of the glass plate directly contacts the resin member.

17 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a metal portion comprising at least one metal material and a non-conductive portion comprising at least one non-conductive material, the non-conductive portion interposed between a first part of the metal portion and a second part of the metal portion; and a resin member mounted on at least one portion of the metal portion of the housing, wherein at least one portion of the resin member is exposed to an outside of the electronic device.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the non-conductive portion forms an insulating structure between the first part and the second part.

19 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the at least one portion of the resin member forms a closed curve.

20 . The electronic device of claim 17 , further comprising:
a glass plate forming at least one portion of an outer surface of the electronic device.

21 . The electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the resin member includes a first portion positioned between the glass plate and the metal portion, and a second portion positioned between the glass plate and the non-conductive portion.

22 . The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein a groove is formed on at least one portion of the metal portion, and at least part of the resin member is engaged with the groove.

23 . The electronic device of claim 22 , wherein the groove is extended in a direction corresponding to a surface area of the glass plate.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Seong-Hyeon
• Kang Hyo-Sung
• Kim Min-Yong
• Roh Hyun-Young
• Park Jung-Bae
• Bae Tae-Young
• Seo Hyo-Won
• Sung Hae-Won
• Lee Gyung-Hoon
• Kim Bit-Na
• Lee Byung-Joon

Classifications

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• H04M1/185 Primary

  Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity · CPC title

• H04M1/0249 Primary

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