# US 12,113,922 B2 · Electronic device including connecting member > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,922 B2 - Document ID: US12113922B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/970,969 - Filed: 2022-10-21 - Published: 2023-04-27 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-10-21 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seongmin Kim; Byunggun Jang; Jinyoung Bang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113922B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/0274: {for an electrical connector module} - 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)} - H04M 1/0277: {for a printed circuit board assembly} - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A printed circuit board module and an electronic device including the same are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including at least part thereof formed to be a conductive portion, a support member, a printed circuit board configured to be disposed on at least one surface of the support member and configured to dispose at least one electronic component thereon, and a connecting member for electrical coupling between the conductive portion of the housing and the electronic component, including a base plate and a connecting terminal. The connecting terminal includes a first portion fixed to the base plate, and a second portion coupled to the first portion and including a through hole formed thereon to be fastened to a fixing member, and the second portion may include a wing portion protruding to one direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing including at least part thereof formed to be a conductive portion; a support member; a printed circuit board configured to be disposed on at least one surface of the support member and configured to dispose at least one electronic component thereon; and a connecting member for electrical coupling between the conductive portion of the housing and the electronic component, the connecting member including a base plate and a connecting terminal, wherein the connecting terminal includes: a first portion fixed to the base plate, and a second portion coupled to the first portion and including a through hole formed thereon to be fastened to a fixing member, and wherein the second portion includes a wing portion protruding to one direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive portion of the housing forms at least part of a side bezel structure of the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive portion of the housing is formed as an antenna radiator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the base plate is formed of a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least part of the base plate is fixed in close contact with an inner surface of the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting terminal further includes at least one feeding terminal configured to feed the conductive portion of the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the connecting terminal further includes a grounding terminal configured to ground the connecting member to the support member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the feeding terminal and the grounding terminal are disposed to be stepped in a height direction of the electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first portion and the second portion are formed to be perpendicular to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the connecting terminal faces a first surface of a side bezel structure of the housing, and wherein the second portion of the connecting terminal faces a second surface of the side bezel structure of the housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a wall structure configured to restrict rotation of the wing portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second portion includes a pair of wing portions symmetrical to each other with respect to the through hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wing portion protrudes along a tightening direction of the fixing member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an embossed portion on a rear surface of the wing portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wing portion is formed to be bent toward a rear surface. ### Claim 16 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a rear plate facing a first direction, a front plate facing an opposite direction of the first direction, and a side bezel structure surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein at least part of the housing is formed to be a conductive portion; a support member disposed in the space; a printed circuit board configured to be disposed on at least one surface of the support member and further configured to dispose at least one electronic component thereon; and a connecting member for electrical coupling between the conductive portion of the housing and the electronic component, the connecting member including a base plate and a connecting terminal, wherein the connecting terminal includes: at least one feeding terminal configured to feed the conductive portion of the housing, and a grounding terminal configured to ground the connecting member to the support member, wherein each of the feeding terminal and the grounding terminal includes: a first portion fixed to the base plate, and a second portion coupled to the first portion and including a through hole formed thereon to be fastened to a fixing member, and wherein the second portion of the feeding terminal includes a wing portion protruding to one direction. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the conductive portion of the housing is formed as an antenna radiator. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the base plate is formed of a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first portion of the connecting terminal face a first surface of the side bezel structure of the housing, and wherein the second portion of the connecting terminal face a second surface of the side bezel structure of the housing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the housing includes a wall structure configured to restrict rotation of the wing portion.