Functional contactor and portable electronic device having same
AssigneeAmotech Co., Ltd.
InventorsByung Guk Lim, Yun Suk Choi, Yoon-Ho Hwang
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Abstract
A functional contactor and a portable electronic device having same. The functional contactor includes a conductive elastic part having elasticity and electrically connected to a conductor of an electronic device; and a functional element including a first electrode mounted on a circuit board of the electronic device, a second electrode electrically connected to the underside of the conductive elastic part, and a dielectric formed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Claims6
A functional contactor comprising:
- a conductive elastic part, wherein the conductive elastic part is configured to be brought into electrical contact with a metal case, wherein the metal case is a conductor of an electronic device, and wherein the metal case is used as an antenna;
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- a functional element having a first electrode mounted on a circuit board of the electronic device, a second electrode electrically connected to a lower side of the conductive elastic part, and a dielectric formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the functional element has a withstand voltage higher than a rated voltage of an external power source of the electronic device, blocks a leakage current of the external power source input from a ground of the circuit board of the electronic device and passes a communication signal input from the metal case,
- wherein the conductive elastic part is stacked on the second electrode of the functional element by a conductive adhesive layer or through a solder,
- wherein the functional element has a groove disposed at an upper side,
- wherein the second electrode is formed on a bottom surface of the groove, and
- wherein the conductive elastic part is fastened inside the groove by the conductive adhesive layer or through the solder.
A functional contactor fastened and electrically connected to a substrate of an electronic device by means of a first conductive bonding member, the functional contactor comprising:
- a functional element including a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being brought into contact with the first conductive bonding member;
- a conductive elastic part disposed at an upper portion of the functional element;
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- a second conductive bonding member interposed between the conductive elastic part and the functional element or between the conductive elastic part and the second electrode in order to fasten and electrically connect the conductive elastic part and the functional element,
- wherein the conductive elastic part is in electrical contact with a metal case of the electronic device and used as an antenna, and
- wherein the functional element has a withstand voltage higher than a rated voltage of an external power source of the electronic device, and
- wherein the functional element has an electric shock prevention function for blocking a leakage current of an external power source input from a ground of a substrate of an electronic device, a communication signal bypass function for passing a communication signal input from a conductive case, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection function for passing static electricity without dielectric breakdown when the static electricity is input from the conductive case,
- wherein the second conductive bonding member has a higher melting point 30° C. or more than the first conductive bonding member,
- wherein the conductive elastic part is stacked on the second electrode of the functional element by a conductive adhesive layer or through a solder,
- wherein the functional element has a groove disposed at an upper side,
- wherein the second electrode is formed on a bottom surface of the groove, and
- wherein the conductive elastic part is fastened inside the groove by the conductive adhesive layer or through the solder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.