Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Soo-Gyu Lee

Min-Soo Kim

Jin-Wan An

Janghoon Lee

Kyujin Kwak

Sung-won Park

Jung-Woong Hyun

Yun-Jae Jun

Joon Won Chang

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a first plate, a second plate apart from the first plate while facing the first plate, and a side member which surrounds a space between the first plate and the second plate, a touchscreen display exposed through the first plate, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between the touchscreen display and the second plate, a mid-plate disposed between the touchscreen display and the PCB, and extending from the side member, and at least one integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the PCB and relating to power, wherein the mid-plate can include at least one conductive path formed on a surface facing the PCB and electrically connected to the at least one IC, and the at least one conductive path can be formed with the same metallic material as the mid-plate.

Support structure including conductive paths and electronic device having the same

Disclosed are various embodiments of an electronic device including a key module for hermetically sealing an inside of the device. According to one embodiment, a portable device includes: a front cover; a rear cover; and a bezel that surrounds at least a portion of a space formed between the front and rear covers, and includes a first portion and an opening. Disposed within the space is a display including a screen exposed through the front cover; a plate including a support surface with multiple protrusions and an accommodation hole that provides a pathway leading to the opening; a key; and a first member including a via hole through which a portion of the key passes. When the key is inserted into the pathway and moved in a first direction, the inside space of the electronic device is hermetically sealed from the outside.

Electronic device having key module

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Gumi-si, South Korea

Soo-Gyu Lee