Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jae Uk Ahn

Jeong Eun Kim

Hyung Woo Lee

Sung Eun Park

Sang Hyuck Jung

Jong Chun Wee

Young Kyu Kim

Jong Cheon Wee

Tae Hwa Jung

Young Moon Park

An electronic device includes a display; an upper housing surrounding a periphery of the display and forming a front of the electronic device; a lower housing coupled to the upper housing and forming a rear of the electronic device; and a window waterproof member disposed in an aperture between the upper housing and the periphery of the display. The window waterproof member includes an outer sheath composed of a first material; and an inner core composed of a second material more rigid than the first material and disposed substantially in the outer sheath such that each of an upper surface and a lower surface of the inner core facing the front and the rear of the electronic device, respectively, does not protrude out of a periphery of the outer sheath.

Electronic device including waterproof structure

According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device and manufacturing method are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a housing including a first face, a second face, and a side member surrounding a space defined between the first face and the second face, a support member within the housing such that a side face of the support member is oriented towards an inner wall of the side member, a circuit board mounted on one face of the support member, an electrically conductive plate mounted on a second face, and a contact member mounted on the support member to electrically couple at least a portion of the side member to the circuit board, wherein the contact member includes an end portion adjacent to the plate, and an end face of the end portion includes a width smaller than a width of another portion of the contact member.

Electronic device including contact member and manufacturing method of the same

An electronic device includes a display, an upper housing surrounding at least a portion of a periphery of the display, a lower housing coupled to the upper housing, and a window waterproof member disposed between at least a portion of a periphery of the display and the upper housing to seal an aperture between the upper housing and the display. The window waterproof member includes an inner core having a specific strength, and an outer sheath having a specific elasticity, and an outer peripheral surface of which contacts at least part of the upper housing and an inner peripheral surface of which contacts at least part of the display while the outer sheath surrounding at least a portion of the inner core.

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Incheon, South Korea

Jae Uk Ahn