# US 12,225,144 B2 · Electronic device

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- Number: US 12,225,144 B2
- Document ID: US12225144B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/022,373
- Filed: 2022-01-29
- Published: 2023-10-05
- Granted: 2025-02-11
- Earliest claimed: 2021-04-08
- Assignees: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zhize Wang; Peng Wang; Kunpeng Zhu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225144B2

## CPC

- H04M 1/0214: {Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235)}
- G02F 1/133305: {Flexible substrates, e.g. plastics, organic film}
- G02F 1/133314: {Back frames}
- G02F 1/133334: {Electromagnetic shields}
- H04M 1/0202: {Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets (constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03)}
- H04M 1/0262: {for a battery compartment}
- G02F 1/136204: {Arrangements to prevent high voltage or static electricity failures}
- G06F 1/1635: {Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter}
- G06F 1/1641: {the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence)}
- G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable}
- 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)}
- H04M 1/0268: {including a flexible display panel}
- H04M 1/0283: {for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate}
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic device includes a display module, a middle frame, and a battery cover. The display module and the battery cover are respectively located at two sides of the middle frame. The display module includes at least a display layer and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface faces the display layer, and the second surface faces the middle frame. A conductive plating layer is arranged on a partial region of the second surface of the mounting bracket, and a conductive transition layer is arranged at an outer periphery of the conductive plating layer. The conductive plating layer is electrically connected to the middle frame.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device, comprising:
a display device;
a middle frame; and
a battery cover,
wherein the display device and the battery cover are respectively located at two sides of the middle frame;
wherein the display device comprises at least a display layer and a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface faces the display layer, and the second surface faces the middle frame;
wherein a conductive plating layer is arranged on a partial region of the second surface of the mounting bracket, and a conductive transition layer is arranged at an outer periphery of the conductive plating layer; and
wherein the conductive plating layer is electrically connected to the middle frame.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein the conductive transition layer comprises a plurality of first sub-transition layers, and the plurality of first sub-transition layers are spaced apart around the outer periphery of the conductive plating layer for one or more turns; and
wherein an area of each of the first sub-transition layers is smaller than an area of the conductive plating layer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of first sub-transition layers and an outer edge of the conductive plating layer are spaced apart.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The electronic device according to claim 2,
wherein the conductive transition layer further comprises a plurality of second sub-transition layers; and
wherein the plurality of second sub-transition layers are located at an outer periphery of the plurality of first sub-transition layers.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein an area of the second sub-transition layer is smaller than an area of the first sub-transition layer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein each of the second sub-transition layers is located on a centerline between two adjacent first sub-transition layers.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein shapes of the first sub-transition layer and the second sub-transition layer are any one of a circle, a polygon, or an ellipse.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The electronic device according to claim 2,
wherein the plurality of first sub-transition layers are spaced apart along the outer periphery of the conductive plating layer on an outer edge of the conductive plating layer; and
wherein two adjacent first transition layers and a part of the outer edge of the conductive plating layer form a notch, so that the outer edge of the conductive plating layer is serrated.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein a shape of the first sub-transition layer is a semicircle or a polygon.

### Claim 10

An electronic device, comprising:
a display device;
a middle frame; and
a battery cover,
wherein the display device and the battery cover are respectively located at two sides of the middle frame;
wherein the display device comprises at least a display layer and a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface faces the display layer, and the second surface faces the middle frame;
wherein a conductive plating layer is arranged on a partial region of the second surface of the mounting bracket, a plurality of openings are provided on the conductive plating layer, and hole bottoms of the openings extend to the second surface; and
wherein the conductive plating layer is electrically connected to the middle frame.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of openings are spaced apart around a center of the conductive plating layer for one or more turns.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings is a round hole, a square hole, or an elliptical hole.

### Claim 13

An electronic device, comprising:
a display device;
a middle frame; and
a battery cover,
wherein the display device and the battery cover are respectively located at two sides of the middle frame;
wherein the display device comprises at least a display layer and a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface faces the display layer, and the second surface faces the middle frame;
wherein a recessed region is provided on the first surface of the mounting bracket, and a conductive plating layer is arranged at a position opposite to the recessed region on the second surface of the mounting bracket; and
wherein the conductive plating layer is electrically connected to the middle frame.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein an orthographic projection of the recessed region toward the conductive plating layer completely coincides with the conductive plating layer.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a conductive member, wherein an end of the conductive member is electrically connected to the conductive plating layer, and another end of the conductive member is electrically connected to a metal middle plate of the middle frame.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the conductive member is a conductive elastomer or a conductive foam.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a foldable device.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket is a conductive mounting bracket made of metal alloy or stainless steel.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the conductive plating layer is less than or equal to 0.2 mm.
