Electronic device including waterproof structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9992893-B2
Application number	US-201715833572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2017
Priority date	Oct 2, 2015
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device including a waterproof structure is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a first face, a second face that faces in a direction substantially opposite to the first face, and a side surface that at least partially encloses a space between the first face and the second face, a middle plate arranged between the first face and the second face inside the housing to be substantially parallel to the first face, extending from the side surface, and including at least one opening, a printed circuit board arranged between the middle plate and the second face, a display arranged between the middle plate and the first face, and including a face directed toward the second face, and a seal member configured to hermetically seal the at least one opening of the middle plate, and arranged between the face of the display and the middle plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including:
a first region having a height, and
a second region having a different height from that of the first region, wherein a step boundary area is formed between the first region and second region;

a transparent cover;
a display disposed between the first region and the transparent cover; and
a seal member to seal at least a portion of a space formed between the display and the step boundary area,
wherein the housing further includes a through hole through which a semisolid or liquid material is inserted in at least a portion of the space to form the seal member.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the semisolid or liquid material is solidified by a natural or external condition.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an adhesive interposed between the housing and the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the transparent cover includes a window disposed on the housing,
wherein the window comprises a transparent glass, and
wherein the display is arranged in at least a partial region of the window.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises an electrical connection member electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in an inner space of the electronic device.

6. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including:
a first region having a height, and
a second region having a different height from that of the first region, wherein a step boundary area is formed between the first region and second region;

a display module including a transparent cover and a display panel, the display panel disposed in the first region of the housing; and
a seal member to seal at least a portion of a space formed between the display module and the step boundary area,
wherein the housing further includes a through hole through which a semisolid or liquid material is inserted in at least a portion of the space to form the seal member.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
an adhesive interposed between the housing and the display panel.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 ,
wherein the transparent cover includes a window disposed on the housing,
wherein the window comprises a transparent glass, and
wherein the display panel is arranged in at least a partial region of the window.

9. A portable communication device comprising:
a housing including:
a first region having a height, and
a second region having a different height from that of the first region wherein a step boundary is formed between the first region and the second region;

a transparent cover;
a display disposed between the first region and the transparent cover;
a first seal member disposed between the first region and the display;
a second seal member disposed between the second region and the transparent cover; and
a third seal member to seal at least a portion of a space formed between the display and the step boundary area.

10. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first, second and third seal members comprises at least one of tape, adhesive, waterproof dispensing, silicon, waterproof rubber, and urethane.

11. The portable communication device of claim 9 ,
wherein the display includes a face directed toward the first face, a surface of the display comprising:
a first peripheral portion,
a second peripheral portion extending substantially parallel to the first peripheral portion,
a third peripheral portion extending from one end of the first peripheral portion to one end of the second peripheral portion, and
a forth peripheral portion extending from the other end of the first peripheral portion to the other end of the second peripheral portion, and

wherein the first seal member is elongated along a third peripheral portion and a forth peripheral portion.

12. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the third seal member is filled in at least a portion of the space.

13. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the third seal member comprises a semisolid or liquid material that is solidified by a natural or external condition.

14. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the housing further includes a through hole through which a semisolid or liquid material is inserted in at least a portion of the space to form the third seal member.

15. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the first seal member comprises an adhesive interposed between the housing and the display.

16. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the second seal member comprises an adhesive interposed between the housing and the transparent cover.

17. The portable communication device of claim 9 ,
wherein the housing further includes at least one opening, and
wherein the at least a portion of the opening is sealed by the first seal member.

18. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the first seal member and/or the second seal member includes at least one of tape, adhesive, waterproof dispensing, silicon, waterproof rubber, and urethane.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Jong-Min
• Kim Woong-Chan
• Park Daehyeong
• Cho Sung-Gun
• Cho Sung-Joo
• Choi Young-Sik
• Kim Kwang-Hwan
• Yang Soonwoong
• Lee Min-Sung
• Lee Seungjoon
• Chang Yuchul

Classifications

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · 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

• G06F1/1637

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

• H05K5/03

  Covers · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title