Electronic device including terminal structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025385964-A1
Application number	US-202519303948-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 19, 2025
Priority date	Feb 27, 2023
Publication date	Dec 18, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board, a housing inside which the printed circuit board is disposed, and a terminal structure disposed at least partially in a region of the housing, wherein the terminal structure includes a connector part that includes a first connector in which a connector terminal is disposed and a second connector electrically connected to the printed circuit board, a decoration part that includes a conductive region in contact with the connector terminal at one end and exposed to an outside of the housing at the other end, and a non-conductive region surrounding the conductive region, and is disposed on the first connector, and a cover part that includes a cover opening in which at least a portion of the conductive region is disposed and is disposed between the decoration part and the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a printed circuit board; a housing inside which the printed circuit board is disposed; and a terminal structure disposed at least partially in a region of the housing, wherein the terminal structure includes:
a connector part that includes a first connector in which a connector terminal is disposed and a second connector electrically connected to the printed circuit board,
a decoration part that includes a conductive region in contact with the connector terminal at one end and exposed to an outside of the housing at the other end, and a non-conductive region surrounding the conductive region, and is disposed on the first connector, and
a cover part that includes a cover opening in which at least a portion of the conductive region is disposed and is disposed between the decoration part and the housing.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the terminal structure further includes an adhesive part that is disposed between the cover part and the decoration part to couple the cover part and the decoration part.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the decoration part includes a plurality of conductive regions, and further includes an insulating member disposed between the plural conductive regions.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive region includes a protrusion that extends in a direction from one surface of the non-conductive region toward the first connector and comes into contact with the connector terminal.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the connector part further includes a support member that has one surface on which the first connector is disposed and supports the first connector, and wherein the support member includes support member openings respectively at one end and the other end.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 ,
wherein the cover part further includes coupling regions formed in one direction and the other direction of the cover opening, and wherein the terminal structure further includes a coupling member that is inserted into the support member opening of the support member and the coupling region of the cover part to couple the connector part and the cover part.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connector part further includes a first flexible printed circuit board that is electrically connected to the first connector at one end and electrically connected to the second connector at the other end.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the connector part further includes:
a third connector connected to the printed circuit board; and a second flexible printed circuit board that is electrically connected to the third connector at one end and connected to the second connector at the other end.

9 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the connector part further includes:
a third connector connected to the printed circuit board; and a second flexible printed circuit board that is electrically connected to the third connector at one end and connected to the first connector at the other end.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the terminal structure further includes a bracket disposed to cover the cover part and the first connector, and an adhesive member that couples the bracket to the cover part.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the cover opening is formed in a shape identical to a perimeter of the conductive region appearing on one side of the non-conductive region.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the housing includes a first housing and a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing with respect to a folding axis (F), and wherein the electronic device is a foldable-type device.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the cover part is formed integrally with the housing.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display disposed on one surface of the housing, wherein the terminal structure is disposed on the other surface being the opposite to the one surface of the housing in a manner that at least a portion thereof is exposed to the outside.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive region includes an elastic material.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Rhee Minsu
• Lim Gun

Classifications

• H05K5/0247

  Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title

• H04M1/0274

  for an electrical connector module · CPC title

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/0214

  Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title

• H01R12/771

  Details · CPC title