# US 9,439,286 B2 · Connecting device for electronic component of electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,439,286 B2 - Document ID: US9439286B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/035,121 - Filed: 2013-09-24 - Published: 2014-04-17 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-10-16 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Young-Hoon Jang; Kil-Nam Kim; Sang-In Baek - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9439286B2 ## CPC - H05K 1/148: {Arrangements of two or more hingeably connected rigid printed circuit boards, i.e. connected by flexible means} - H01R 4/023: {between cables or wires and terminals} - H01R 12/7082: {Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB} - H01R 12/714: {with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit} - H01R 13/2435: {with opposite contact points, e.g. C beam} - H04M 1/03: Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets - H05K 1/189: characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits - H01R 2201/16: for telephony - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A connecting device to connect an electronic component of an electronic device such as a portable terminal to another connection point such as a connection point of a main circuit board. The connection device includes at least a pair of conducting wires extending from the electronic component; a board connected to an end of the conducting wires; and at least two connecting members provided on one surface of the board, which are electrically coupled to the respective conducting wires. The connecting device so configured does not require a process of soldering or of coupling a connector to a socket to make a connection to the connection point, and makes it easy to standardize/commonly use an electronic component, thereby allowing the unit price of an electronic component, and the manufacturing costs of the electronic device to be reduced. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connecting device to connect an electronic component within an electronic device to another connection point, comprising: at least one conducting wire extending from the electronic component; a board connected to an end of the at least one conducting wire; at least one connecting member provided on a first surface of the board and electrically coupled to the at least one conducting wire; and at least one pad provided on a second surface of the board opposite to the first surface, wherein the board is affixed such that the at least one connecting member faces the connecting point, and wherein the end of the at least one conducting wire is fixed to the at least one pad. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the electronic component is one of a vibration motor, a speaker phone, a dome sheet, and a microphone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the board is a flexible printed circuit board. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting member is a conductive pad. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting member is a C-clip. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the at least one pad includes at least one soldering pad. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The connecting device of claim 6, further comprising at least one via hole formed through the board, wherein the at least one soldering pad is electrically coupled to the at least one connecting member through the at least one via hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The connecting device of claim 6, further comprising at least one printed circuit pattern formed on the first surface of the board, wherein the at least one connecting member is electrically coupled to at least one via hole through the at least one printed circuit pattern. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the board has an asymmetric shape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, further comprising at least one pair of alignment holes formed through the board at positions proximate to an edge of the board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive member provided on a second surface of the board opposite the first surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the at least one wire is at least two wires extending from the electronic component, the at least one connecting member is a plurality of connecting members, and the plurality of connecting members are electrically coupled to ends of the at least two conducting wires, respectively. ### Claim 13 An electronic device, comprising: a connecting device to connect an electronic component within the electronic device to another connection point within the electronic device, the connecting device comprising: at least one conducting wire extending from the electronic component; a board connected to an end of the at least one conducting wire; at least one connecting member provided on a first surface of the board and electrically coupled to the at least one conducting wire; at least one soldering pad provided on a second surface of the board opposite the first surface; and an adhesive member provided on the second surface, wherein the end of the at least one conducting wire is fixed to the at least one soldering pad. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a main circuit board, wherein: the another connection point is a connection point of the main circuit board; the at least one connecting member is connected to the connection point, whereby the connecting device connects the electronic component to the main circuit board. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a housing, wherein the adhesive member attaches the second surface of the board to an inner surface of the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the board is disposed inside of the electronic device in a state where the at least one connecting member faces the main circuit board and connects to the connection point via an elastic member that is one of a part of the connection member itself or a separate elastic member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the electronic device includes a guide rib formed on a housing thereof, and the guide rib surrounds the board of the connecting device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one wire is at least two wires extending from the electronic component, the at least one connecting member is a plurality of connecting members, and the plurality of connecting members are electrically coupled to ends of the at least two conducting wires, respectively.