US 12,295,103 B2
Electronic device including flexible printed circuit board
Kwangha Shin, Suwon-si (KR); and Suk Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/992,543.
Application 17/992,543 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/018433, filed on Nov. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0164255 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/189 (2013.01) [H04M 1/0277 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a first printed circuit board disposed in the housing;
a second printed circuit board disposed in the housing;
a flexible printed circuit board configured to electrically connect the first printed circuit board to the second printed circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board comprising:
a first connector connected to the first printed circuit board,
a second connector connected to the second printed circuit board, and
a bending part which extends from the first connector away from the second printed circuit board and bends to extend toward the second printed circuit board;
an electrical component disposed in the housing, wherein at least a portion of the electrical component faces the flexible printed circuit board;
a buffer member disposed between a first portion of the bending part and a second portion of the bending part which faces the first portion of the bending part; and
a reinforcing member on a first surface of the flexible printed circuit board,
wherein the reinforcing member comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion spaced apart from the first protrusion in a width direction of the housing, and
wherein at least a portion of the flexible printed circuit board is accommodated in a recess defined by the reinforcing member, the first protrusion, and the second protrusion.