Electronic device including screen

• US 9,800,700 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2015
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Hyok-Soo, Baek, Sang-In, Cho, Sun-Keun
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mathew, Max
• Application Number:
  US14/734,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20150365508A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: 345174, 345774
• 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 window;

a circuit board including a switch mounted thereon;

a display panel disposed between the window and the circuit board, wherein the window includes a first area being overlapped with a screen of the display panel and a second area not being overlapped with the screen of the display panel; and

a button body disposed between the second area of the window and the circuit board,

wherein the button body includes a button including a part disposed in a hole formed in the second area of the window, a support part surrounding the button, and a pair of connection parts that extend from both sides of the button and are coupled to the support part.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a substantially concave housing including;

a first part wherein the circuit board is disposed between the first part and the display panel, and

a ring-shaped second part extended from the first part to enclose the window, the display panel, the circuit board and the button body.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising:

at least one first bolt hole formed in the support part of the button body;

at least one second bolt hole formed in the circuit board, wherein the least one second bolt hole is aligned with the at least one first bolt hole in a direction from the window to the circuit board; and

at least one boss formed in the first part of the housing, wherein the at least one boss is aligned with the at least one second bolt hole in the direction from the window to the circuit board,

wherein, when a bolt is coupled to the boss through the first bolt hole and second bolt hole, both the button body and the circuit board are coupled to the housing.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising:

a socket mounted on an edge area of the circuit board, and disposed between the first part of the housing and the circuit board; and

a second hole formed in the second part of the housing,

wherein the socket is aligned with the button body in a direction from the window to the circuit board, and

wherein an external electronic device is connected with the socket via the second hole.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the socket includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

6. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising:

a second hole formed in the second area of the window; and

a receiver mounted on the first part of the housing, disposed between the window and the circuit board, and outputting a sound based on a received electrical signal, and

wherein the first area of the window is rectangle,

wherein the first and second holes are respectively disposed near two opposing sides of the first area,

wherein the second hole is aligned with the receiver in a direction from the window to the circuit board, and

wherein the sound from the receiver is output external to the electronic device via the second hole.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the circuit board does not extend into a space between the second hole and the receiver.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising:

a socket mounted on an edge area of the circuit board, and disposed between the first part of the housing and the circuit; and

a third hole formed in the second part of the housing,

wherein the socket is adjacent the receiver, and

wherein an external connector is connected with the socket via the third hole.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the second part of the housing further comprises a protrusion covering an edge of the circuit board,

wherein the edge of the circuit board is disposed between the protrusion and the circuit board, and

wherein the socket is mounted by the edge of the circuit board.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the socket includes an earjack.

11. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising a flat shield can disposed between the circuit board and the first part of the housing.

12. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the housing further comprises a cover detachable to/from the first part of the housing, and

wherein the display panel, the circuit board, the button body, and the first part of the housing are disposed between the window and the cover.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising:

an opening formed in the first part of the housing; and

a battery pack disposed in the opening,

wherein, when the cover is separated from the first part of the housing, the battery pack is detachable to/from the opening of the housing.

14. The electronic device of claim 1,

wherein the pair of connection parts are elastically deformable to deflect movement of the button toward the circuit board to contact the switch when the button is pressed.