# US 11,079,796 B2 · Electronic device including flexible printed circuit board adjacent to antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,079,796 B2 - Document ID: US11079796B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/441,861 - Filed: 2019-06-14 - Published: 2019-12-19 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-15 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jaewon Choe; Kyungmoon Seol; Jaemoon Lee; Jungkyu Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079796B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/1698: {the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266)} - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/244: {extendable from a housing along a given path} - H01Q 1/245: {with means for shaping the antenna pattern, e.g. in order to protect user against rf exposure} - H01Q 1/44: using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) - H01Q 9/42: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength - H04M 1/026: {Details of the structure or mounting of specific components} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - H05K 1/0298: {Multilayer circuits} - H05K 1/118: {specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions} - 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)} - H05K 2201/052: Branched - H05K 2201/10098: Components for radio transmission, e.g. radio frequency identification [RFID] tag, printed or non-printed antennas - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An electronic device includes a cover glass, a back cover, a side member that surrounds a space between the cover glass and the back cover, wherein at least a portion of the side member is formed of a conductive member, a support member that is extended from the side member and includes at least one opening, a first printed circuit board that is interposed between the support member and the back cover or between the support member and the cover glass, a second printed circuit board that is interposed between the first printed circuit board and the back cover or between the first printed circuit board and the cover glass, an electrical component that is positioned on the first printed circuit board, and a wireless communication circuit that is positioned on the second printed circuit board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a cover glass; a back cover facing away from the cover glass; a side member surrounding a space between the cover glass and the back cover, wherein at least a portion of the side member is formed of a conductive member; a support member extended from the side member, interposed between the cover glass and the back cover, and including at least one opening; a first printed circuit board interposed between the support member and the back cover or between the support member and the cover glass; a second printed circuit board interposed between the first printed circuit board and the back cover or between the first printed circuit board and the cover glass; an electrical component overlapping the opening when viewed from above the cover glass and positioned on the first printed circuit board to be adjacent to the conductive member; and a wireless communication circuit positioned on the second printed circuit board, electrically connected with the conductive member, and configured to transmit or receive a signal in a specified frequency band, wherein the first printed circuit board at least partially overlaps the support member when viewed from above, and wherein the first printed circuit board includes a conductive layer, a first portion having a first width, and a second portion connecting the electrical component and the first portion, the second portion having a second width smaller than the first width. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive member and the first printed circuit board are electrically connected by a coupling. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first portion is exposed through the opening when viewed from above the cover glass, and a remaining portion of the first portion overlaps the support member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first printed circuit board includes at least one wire placed in the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the wireless communication circuit is further configured to control the electrical component through the at least one wire. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers, and wherein the at least one wire is placed in one of the plurality of layers. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first portion includes at least one wire and the conductive layer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electrical component includes at least one of a proximity sensor and an illumination sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive member is electrically connected with one point of the second printed circuit board, and wherein the wireless communication circuit supplies a power to the one point. ### Claim 10 An electronic device comprising: a cover glass; a back cover facing away from the cover glass; a side member surrounding a space between the cover glass and the back cover; an antenna element including at least a portion of the side member; a support member extended from the side member and interposed between the cover glass and the back cover; a first printed circuit board including a first portion contacting the support member and a second portion not contacting the support member; a second printed circuit board interposed between the first printed circuit board and the back cover; a sensor positioned in the second portion; and a wireless communication circuit positioned on the second printed circuit board and electrically connected with the antenna element, wherein a width of the first portion is greater than a width of the second portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication circuit supplies a power to the antenna element, and wherein the antenna element and the first printed circuit board are electrically connected by a coupling. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication circuit transmits or receives a signal in a specified frequency band based on an electrical path formed through the antenna element and the first printed circuit board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the sensor is exposed to an outside of the electronic device through an opening defined in the support member and the cover glass. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first printed circuit board includes at least one wire placed in the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to control the sensor through the at least one wire. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the first printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers, and wherein the at least one wire is placed in one of the plurality of layers. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein at least one of the plurality of layers corresponds to a conductive layer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the first portion includes an area where the at least one wire is placed, and a remaining area other than the area where the at least one wire is placed, and wherein the remaining area includes a conductive layer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the sensor includes at least one of a proximity sensor and an illumination sensor. ### Claim 20 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a first non-conductive plate, a second non-conductive plate facing away from the first non-conductive plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first non-conductive plate and the second non-conductive plate, wherein the side member includes: a first conductive portion; a second conductive portion; and a first insulating portion interposed between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion; a conductive mid-plate forming at least a portion of an opening together with the first conductive portion, the second conductive portion, and the first insulating portion when viewed from above the second non-conductive plate, and extended from the second conductive portion of the side member within a space between the first non-conductive plate and the second non-conductive plate; a printed circuit board positioned in the space and parallel to the second non-conductive plate; a wireless communication circuit positioned on the printed circuit board and electrically connected with the first conductive portion; an electrical component positioned in the space, and at least partially overlapping the opening when viewed from above the second non-conductive plate; and a flexible printed circuit board including a first portion overlapping the conductive mid-plate and a second portion overlapping the opening when viewed from the second non-conductive plate, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes: at least one conductive line electrically connected with the electrical component; and a conductive plate formed in a part of the first portion and a part of the second portion, wherein a conductive plate in the part of the first portion is spaced from the conductive mid-plate is parallel to the conductive mid-plate and is electrically isolated from the conductive line.