# US 10,312,627 B2 · Electronic device having flexible cable and method of manufacturing the same

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- Number: US 10,312,627 B2
- Document ID: US10312627B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/932,592
- Filed: 2015-11-04
- Published: 2016-05-05
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2014-11-04
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Ji Min Kim; Byoung Uk Yoon
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10312627B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/504: different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic welding, or swaged together
- H04R 1/1066: {Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support (earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335)}
- H01R 13/6205: {Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet}
- H04R 1/1016: {Earpieces of the intra-aural type}
- H04R 1/1041: {Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H)}
- H04R 5/0335: {Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests (for monophonic headphones H04R1/105)}
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first coupling part and a second coupling part that is connectable to the first coupling part. A connection part connects the first coupling part to the second coupling part and includes an upper end portion, a lower end portion that is connected to the upper end portion, and a wire part that is disposed between the upper end portion and the lower end portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising: a first coupling part including a first circuit board including at least one stacked structure; a second coupling parts including a second circuit board including at least one stacked structure, that is detachably connectable to the first coupling part; and a connection part connecting the first coupling part to the second coupling part, the connection part comprising: an injection molded upper end portion; an injection molded lower end portion being attached to the injection molded upper end portion; and a wire part disposed between the injection molded upper end portion and the injection molded lower end portion such that the wire part is enclosed by the injection molded upper end portion and the injection molded lower end portion, wherein the injection molded upper end portion, the injection molded lower end portion, and the wire part are connected in order without a fixing means, and wherein the connection part includes a joint part which radially protrudes from a center of the wire part.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection part has a cross-sectional area that varies along a length of the wire part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection part forms an uninterrupted external surface with each of the first coupling part and the second coupling part.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the injection molded upper end portion is connected to the injection molded lower end portion, a space that extends a length of the connection part is formed therebetween.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the wire part is disposed within the space of the connection part.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the injection molded upper end portion comprises a first material and the injection molded lower end portion comprises a second material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the second material is different from the first material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the joint part is connected to both ends of the wire part, the joint part being connectable to each of the first coupling part and the second coupling part.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the joint part is movable along a length of the wire part.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first coupling part and the second coupling part are connectable to each other by a magnet.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first coupling part and the second coupling part have one of a same weight and a weight within a predetermined range.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein each of the first coupling part and the second coupling part comprises a circuit board including at least one flexible portion.

### Claim 13

A wearable electronic device to be mounted on a user's body comprising:
a first coupling part including a first housing and a first magnet formed on one surface of the first housing;
a second coupling part including a second housing and a second magnet facing the first magnet;
a first circuit board disposed within the first housing and including a first acoustic module;
a second circuit board disposed within the second housing and including a second acoustic module; and
a connection part including a wire electrically connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board and a molding member surrounding the wire and extending from the first housing to the second housing,
wherein the first coupling part and the second coupling part are detachably coupled by the first magnet and the second magnet,
wherein the outer surface of the molding member has a first curved surface formed on one side with respect to an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wire, a second curved surface symmetrical to the first curved surface with respect to the axis, and a plane connecting the first curved surface and the second curved surface and oriented in the same direction as the axis, and
wherein a vibration motor is disposed inside one of the first housing and the second housing, and a battery is disposed inside the other one of the first housing and the second housing.
