Electronic device that enables identification of impact applied thereto

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9797918-B2
Application number	US-201514753747-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2015
Priority date	Jul 24, 2014
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

An electronic device that enables identification of application of an impact is provided. The electronic device includes a module case including a first structure and a second structure having different deformation quantities, a first impact identification part formed between the first structure and the second structure and configured to generate a deformation according to the difference between the deformation quantities of the first and second structures at the time of applying the impact, and a second impact identification part that enables identification of whether the impact was applied based on the deformation of the first impact identification part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device that enables identification of application of an impact, the electronic device comprising:
a module case including a first structure having a top surface directly mounted to a bottom surface of a second structure, the first structure and the second structure having different deformation quantities according to an applied impact;
a first impact identification part formed between the first structure and the second structure and configured to generate a deformation according to the difference between the deformation quantities of the first structure and second structure at the time of applying the impact; and
a second impact identification part that is mounted below a bottom surface of the first structure that enables identification of whether the impact was applied on the electronic device by a tearing of the second impact identification part,
wherein the second impact identification part is torn down by the deformation of the first impact identification part.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the deformation quantity of the second structure is greater than the deformation quantity of the first structure.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first impact identification part includes:
a recess formed in the second structure;
a flat portion attached to close a side of the recess with a thickness smaller than that of the second structure; and
a projection piece protruding integrally from the flat portion having a punching pin on an end thereof.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the thickness of the flat portion is smaller than a depth of the recess.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the punching pin of the projection piece is positioned in a recess formed in the first structure formed to correspond to another side of the recess of the second structure.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the punching pin of the projection piece applies a force to the second impact identification part by the deformation of the first impact identification part.

7. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the punching pin comprises a tapered wedge having a pointed tip that is disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface of the first structure.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the punching pin damages an impact identification label that is attached to the first structure in response to the electronic device receiving an impact.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second impact identification part comprises an impact identification label attached to the first structure.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the impact identification label includes:
an aluminum sheet deformed by the deformation of the first impact identification part;
a double-sided adhesive tape attached to an external bottom of the aluminum sheet; and
an assembly-assisting release paper attached to a bottom of the double-sided adhesive tape.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the impact identification label comprises a compression paper capable of indicating a pressure applied according to the deformation of the first impact identification part.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jaewook

Classifications

• H04M1/0202

  Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets (constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03) · CPC title

• G01M7/08

  Shock-testing · CPC title

• G01L5/0052

  measuring forces due to impact (G01L5/0061, G01L5/14 take precedence; impact testing of structures G01M7/08; impact testing of material G01N3/00) · CPC title

• G06F2200/1633

  Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer · CPC title

• H04M1/185

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