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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Joon-Won Chang, Gumi-si, KR;
Ki-Hwan Kwak, Gumi-si, KR;
Jeong-Eon Kim, Daegu, JP;
Tae-Won Kim, Daegu, JP;
Ye-Seul Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes: a housing including a first plate directed in a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member that encloses at least a portion of a space between the first plate and the second plate; a display disposed to be exposed through a first region of the first plate; a first opening formed in a second region of the first plate that is located adjacent to the display; a button structure disposed through the first opening, in which the button structure includes a cover layer exposed to an outside of the housing, an annular structure that encloses at least a portion of the cover layer when viewed from above the cover layer, and a fingerprint recognizing member enclosed by the annular structure and including a fingerprint recognizing pad including a plurality of conductive lines formed to recognize a fingerprint when a user's finger comes in contact with the cover layer, and a circuit region including conductive paths connected to at least some of the plurality of conductive lines; and a lower plate connected to the annular structure. The cover layer, the annular structure, and the lower plate are configured to substantially enclose the fingerprint recognizing member, and the lower plate includes a second opening that communicates with at least a portion of the circuit region.