Portable electronic device and method for assembling the same

• US 7,764,507 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2008
• Issued: 07/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wu, Chun-Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Levi; Dameon E
• Application Number:
  US12/039,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20090168373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• Field of Search: 361/749, 361/760, 174/254
• US Class Current: 361/749
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 19/013 for loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/147 at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit H05K1/148 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/189 characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit H05K3/326 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10083 Electromechanical or electro-acoustic component, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49126 Assembling bases
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A portable electronic device (100) includes a circuit board (102) and a subassembly (10) electronically connected to the circuit board. The subassembly includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) (13), a speaker (11), and a vibrator (12). The FPC is electronically connected to the circuit board. Both the speaker and the vibrator are fixed to the FPC and electronically connected to the FPC to form the subassembly.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a circuit board; and

a subassembly electronically connected to the circuit board, the subassembly consisting of a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electronically connected to the circuit board, a speaker, and a vibrator, both the speaker and the vibrator being fixed to the FPC and electronically connected to the FPC.

2. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a housing configured for receiving the circuit board and the subassembly therein.

3. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the speaker and the vibrator are fixed to the FPC by at least one of the means in a group consisting of soldering, gluing, bolting, and rabbeting.

4. A method for assembling a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:

providing a speaker, a vibrator, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC);

forming a subassembly consisting of the speaker, the vibrator and the FPC;

providing a housing and a circuit board; and

electronically connecting the FPC to the circuit board, and receiving the subassembly and the circuit board in the housing.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a step of cleaning the subassembly after the step of forming a subassembly consisting of the speaker, the vibrator, and the FPC.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the step of forming a subassembly consisting of the speaker, the vibrator, and the FPC includes these substeps:

fixing the speaker and the vibrator to the FPC; and

electronically connecting the speaker and the vibrator to the FPC.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the speaker and the vibrator are fixed to the FPC by at least one of the means in a group consisting of soldering, gluing, bolting, and rabbeting.