ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SCREEN

• US 20150365508A1
• Filed: 06/09/2015
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: BAEK, Sang-In, KWON, Hyok-Soo, CHO, Sun-Keun
• Granted Patent: US 9,800,700 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1658 related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0277 for a printed circuit board assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/23 Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof by improving visibility H04M1/22

Abstract

An electronic device may include a housing including an upper opening part, a flat panel display set arranged in the upper opening part and including a screen, and a circuit board arranged under the flat type display set and coupled to an inner surface of the housing.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising an upper opening part and an inner surface;

a flat panel display set arranged in the upper opening part and comprising a screen; and

a circuit board arranged under the flat panel display set and coupled to the inner surface of the housing.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the circuit board is separated a distance from the flat panel display set.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flat panel display set further comprises:

a non-display area arranged around the screen; and

a through-hole arranged in the non-display area.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the circuit board further comprises a button body arranged in an upper surface thereof, the button body comprising a press button, the press button being arranged in the through-hole of the flat panel display set.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the button body is coupled to the housing together with the circuit board.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, further comprising a bolt, wherein the button body and the circuit board each includes a bolt hole, and wherein a bolt is inserted into the bolt hole of the button body and the bolt hole of the circuit board.

7. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the button body is integrally shaped to comprise a shape part for elastically supporting the press button.

8. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the circuit board further comprises a socket arranged in a lower surface thereof, and the socket is oriented perpendicularly with respect to the button body.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the housing further comprises a through-hole, and a plug insertion part of the socket is opened to an exterior of the device via the through-hole.

10. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the housing further comprises a receiver oriented perpendicularly with respect to the through-hole of the flat panel display set, and the circuit board comprises a shape that omits an area between the through-hole of the flat panel display set and the receiver.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises:

a space for fitting a partial edge area of the circuit board; and

a catching jaw securing the partial edge area of the circuit board within the space.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the circuit board further comprises a socket arranged in a lower surface thereof, and the socket is arranged in the space.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the housing further comprises a through-hole, and wherein a plug insertion part of the socket is open to an exterior of the device via the through-hole.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an edge of the flat panel display set is attached to an edge of the upper opening part of the housing.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the circuit board further comprises a flat panel shield can, the flat panel shield can being arranged in a lower surface of the circuit board, the flat panel shield can shielding electronic noises.

16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a lower opening part facing the upper opening part.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising a battery pack arranged in the lower opening part.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising a cover covering the lower opening part.

19. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flat panel display set further comprises a touch sensing panel.

20. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising an upper opening part;

a flat panel display set arranged in the upper opening part and comprising a screen;

a circuit board arranged under the flat display set and coupled to an inner surface of the housing; and

a button body arranged between the flat panel display set and the circuit board and coupled to the housing together with the circuit board using a bolt connection method,

wherein the flat panel display set comprises a non-display area arranged around the screen and a through-hole arranged in the non-display area,

wherein the button body comprises a press button being arranged in the through-hole of the flat panel display set and being integrally shaped to comprise a shape part for elastically supporting the press button, and

wherein the housing comprises a space for fitting a partial edge area of the circuit board, and a catching jaw for securing the partial edge area of the circuit board within the space.