Wearable electronic device comprising antenna
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHeeyoung Yun, Kijung Kim, Hyunseok Chang
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Abstract
A wearable electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a housing which includes a front housing, a rear housing opposite to the front member, and a side housing surrounding the inner space between the front housing and the rear housing; a circuit board disposed in the housing and including at least one ground portion; a speaker module comprising a speaker disposed at one side of the rear housing and connected to the circuit board; and a support configured to support the speaker module and comprising a conductive material, wherein the support is electrically connected to the ground portion of the circuit board.
Claims20
A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a housing including a front housing, a rear housing opposite to the front housing, and a side housing;
- a circuit board disposed in the housing and including at least one ground portion;
- an antenna;
- a speaker module, comprising a speaker, disposed at one side of the rear housing and connected to the circuit board;
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- a support coupled to the rear housing and configured to support the speaker module, the support comprising a conductive material and electrically connected to the at least one ground portion of the circuit board to provide an extended ground area of the antenna.
A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a housing including a front housing facing a first direction, a rear housing facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side frame, the rear housing including a rear case coupled to the side frame and a cover coupled to the rear case;
- a display disposed inside the housing and visible in the first direction through the front housing;
- a circuit board disposed inside the housing and including at least one ground plane;
- an antenna;
- a bracket disposed between the display and the rear case and on which the circuit board is seated;
- a speaker module comprising a speaker coupled to one side of the rear case and positioned in a space between the bracket and the rear case;
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- a support coupled to the rear case and configured to support the speaker module in contact with an inner side of the rear case, the support comprising a conductive material and electrically connected to the ground plane of the circuit board to provide an extended ground area of the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.