Mobile terminal having flexible printed circuit board

• US 8,532,696 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2010
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, In Taek, Cheon, Jeong Nam
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US12/755,604
• Publication Number:
  US 20100273539A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,252 Days
• Field of Search: 455/425, 455/550.1, 455/575.1, 455/575.4, 455/90.3, 455/128, 455/347, 455/348, 379/428.01
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0274 for an electrical connector module
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0277 for a printed circuit board assembly

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) is includes: a first main body having a first electronic circuit board therein; a second main body slidably connected to the first main body and having a second electronic circuit board therein; a FPCB for transferring an electronic signal by electrically connecting the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board; and a ground extension portion connected to one end of the FPCB connected to the first electronic circuit board, having a ground layer connected to a ground line of the FPCB therein, and connected to a noise shielding portion for shielding noise generated from one or more electronic components mounted on the first electronic circuit board. By extending the ground, the influences of noise and static electricity is minimized on an electronic circuit board mounted on the electronic components.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal having a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), comprising:

a first main body having a first electronic circuit board arranged therein;

a second main body slidably connected to the first main body and having a second electronic circuit board arranged therein;

a FPCB electrically coupling the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board for transferring an electronic signal there between;

a noise shielding portion for shielding noise generated from one or more electronic components mounted on the first electronic circuit board;

a ground extension portion in contact with one end of the FPCB electrically coupled to the first electronic circuit board, said ground extension portion having a ground layer connected to a ground line of the FPCB therein, and

wherein the ground extension portion is arranged on the noise shielding portion and in contact with the noise shielding portion to extend the ground.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the ground extension portion comprises:

a first extension portion having a first end connected to a first connector for electrically coupling the FPCB and the first electronic circuit board;

a second extension portion having a first end connected to a second end of the first extension portion; and

a third extension portion having a first end connected to a second end of the second extension portion and having the second end grounded in the noise shielding portion.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein conductive foil coating layers are formed in a portion grounded in the noise shielding portion of one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the third extension portion.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the conductive foil comprises copper foil.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the conductive foil coating layers are connected to the ground layer through a plurality of via holes having a metal filling material therein.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein nano coating layers are formed in one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the first extension portion.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) paints are coated on one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the first extension portion, respectively.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) paints are coated on one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the second extension portion, respectively.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein one of a cover lay and a polyimide (PI) film layer is formed in at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the ground layer.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the noise shielding portion is formed with a shield can.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a sliding hinge for guiding an upper case to perform a sliding movement on a lower case, said sliding hinge being provided between the upper case and the lower case.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the sliding hinge includes a first sliding member connected to a lower surface of the upper case, a second sliding member connected to an upper surface of the lower case, and a hinge portion installed between the first sliding member and the second sliding member.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, further comprising:

a long-formed projection being provided in a moving direction of the upper case in both side surfaces of the first sliding member, and a groove formed long for inserting a projection of the first sliding member being provided in both side surfaces of the second sliding member.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the hinge portion comprises an elastic member for providing an elastic force on the upper case for automatically or semi-automatically performing a sliding movement according to a position thereof.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the elastic member comprises a spring.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein said ground extension portion includes at least a first part comprised of a flexible material and another part comprised of a hard material in which said another part is in contact with and is grounded by the noise shielding portion to bypass noise and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) surge to the noise shielding portion through the ground extension portion.

17. A mobile terminal comprising:

a first main body having a first electronic circuit board arranged therein;

a second main body movably connected to the first main body and having a second electronic circuit board arranged therein;

a FPCB electrically coupling the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board for transferring an electronic signal there between;

a noise shielding portion for shielding noise generated from one or more electronic components mounted on the first electronic circuit board;

a ground extension portion in contact with one end of the FPCB electrically coupled to the first electronic circuit board, said ground extension portion having a ground layer connected to a ground line of the FPCB therein; and

wherein the ground extension portion is arranged on the noise shielding portion and in contact with the noise shielding portion to extend the ground, and wherein the mobile terminal comprises one of a folder-type mobile terminal, rotating-type mobile terminal, or a combination-type mobile terminal thereof.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein said ground extension portion includes at least a first part comprised of a flexible material and another part comprised of a hard material in which said another part is in contact with and is grounded by the noise shielding portion to bypass noise and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) surge to the noise shielding portion through the ground extension portion.