Samsung patents watch design using speaker mount as antenna ground
This patent describes a wearable device where the metal support holding the speaker is connected to the main circuit board's ground. By linking these parts, the support acts as an extra ground area to help the device's antenna work better.
In the filing’s own words
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.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. 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; and 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.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- Wearable electronic device comprising antenna
- Patent number
- US12743126B2
- Application number
- 18533793
- Filed
- Dec 8, 2023
- Granted
- Sep 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 1/163 Physics & computingG06F 1/1688 Physics & computingH04B 1/3888 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Wearables
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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