Electronic device comprising antenna member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025023970-A1
Application number	US-202418897961-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 26, 2024
Priority date	Mar 28, 2022
Publication date	Jan 16, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a first printed circuit board disposed in the first housing and having a communication module disposed thereon, a second printed circuit board disposed in the second housing, a connection member made of a flexible material to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, a support structure fixed to the connection member and made of a non-conductive material, and an antenna member surrounding at least a portion of the support structure and made of a conductive material to be electrically connected to the connection member, the antenna member being configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a first housing; a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing; a first printed circuit board disposed in the first housing and having a communication module disposed thereon; a second printed circuit board disposed in the second housing; a connection member made of a flexible material to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board; a support structure fixed to the connection member and made of a non-conductive material; and an antenna member surrounding at least a portion of the support structure and made of a conductive material to be electrically connected to the connection member, the antenna member being configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the connection member comprises a first area configured to be bent in response to the sliding of the second housing relative to the first housing, and wherein the support structure is fixed to the first area of the connection member.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the second housing comprises a guide groove configured to guide movement of the support structure, and wherein the support structure is configured to move along the guide groove in response to the sliding of the second housing relative to the first housing.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the second housing comprises a partition wall configured to surround the antenna member based on a sliding state of the second housing relative to the first housing, and wherein at least a portion of the partition wall is made of a non-conductive material.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the support structure has a circular cross-section.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a rear bracket disposed in at least one of the first housing and the second housing to cover the connection member, and comprising a first opening and a second opening spaced apart from the first opening, wherein the first opening is disposed at a position corresponding to a position of the antenna member in a first state in which the first housing is moved in a first direction relative to the second housing, and wherein the second opening is disposed at a position corresponding to a position of the antenna member in a second state in which the first housing is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction relative to the second housing.

7 . The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a rear bracket disposed in at least one of the first housing and the second housing to cover the connection member, wherein the rear bracket comprises an opening disposed to correspond with the guide groove in the second housing.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connection member comprises a first connection member, and a second connection member on which the support structure and the antenna member are disposed.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first connection member and the second connection member are configured to allow different electrical signals to pass therethrough.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna member is integrated with the connection member.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the support structure is formed of an elastic material.

12 . An electronic device comprising:
a first housing; a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing; a first printed circuit board disposed in the first housing and having a communication module disposed thereon; a second printed circuit board disposed in the second housing; a connection member made of a flexible material to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board; and an antenna member made of a conductive material to be electrically connected to the connection member and configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,
wherein the connection member comprises a first area configured to be bent in response to the sliding of the second housing relative to the first housing, and a second area excluding the first area, and wherein the antenna member is disposed in the second area.

14 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,
wherein the second housing comprises a partition wall configured to surround the antenna member based on a sliding state of the second housing relative to the first housing, and wherein at least a portion of the partition wall is made of a non-conductive material.

15 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the connection member comprises a first connection member, and a second connection member on which a support structure and the antenna member are disposed.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first connection member and the second connection member are configured to allow different electrical signals to pass therethrough.

17 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a rear bracket disposed in at least one of the first housing and the second housing to cover the connection member, and comprising a first opening and a second opening located spaced apart from the first opening, wherein the first opening is disposed at a position corresponding to a position of the antenna member in a first state in which the first housing is moved in a first direction relative to the second housing, and wherein the second opening is disposed at a position corresponding to a position of the antenna member in a second state in which the first housing is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction relative to the second housing.

18 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a rear bracket disposed in at least one of the first housing and the second housing to cover the connection member, wherein the rear bracket comprises an opening disposed in an area corresponding to a path along which the antenna member moves in response to the sliding of the second housing relative to the first housing.

19 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the antenna member is integrated with the connection member.

20 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the connection member includes a groove formed in the second area, and
wherein the antenna member is disposed in the groove formed in the second area.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Mincheol
• Park Gyubok

Classifications

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H04M1/026

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

• H04M1/0277 Primary

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0237 Primary

  Sliding mechanism with one degree of freedom · CPC title

• H01Q1/38

  formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface  H01Q15/142)} · CPC title