KR20160120478A - Cover for electronic equipment, and electronic equipment having the same - Google Patents

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KR20160120478A
KR20160120478A KR1020150049559A KR20150049559A KR20160120478A KR 20160120478 A KR20160120478 A KR 20160120478A KR 1020150049559 A KR1020150049559 A KR 1020150049559A KR 20150049559 A KR20150049559 A KR 20150049559A KR 20160120478 A KR20160120478 A KR 20160120478A
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김영환
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
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    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
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    • G06K19/077—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
    • G06K19/07749—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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Abstract

The present invention provides a cover for electronic equipment, which can prevent structural interference with other components without changing an internal structure of electronic equipment for implementing fingerprint recognition, and can prevent an increase in the volume of a smartphone, and electronic equipment having the same. The cover of electronic equipment includes a cover body which is combined with and separated from the electronic equipment, and has an opening; and a fingerprint recognition sensor which is combined with the cover body to cover the opening, and recognizes the fingerprint of a user.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cover for an electronic device,

The present invention relates to a cover for an electronic apparatus and an electronic apparatus having the cover.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, technology development and dissemination of electronic devices such as an Internet connection function connected to the Internet, a display device displaying images at high resolution, and a smart phone having communication functions are rapidly proceeding. In recent years, smartphones have been developed not only to visit financial institutions but also to view financial services.

Since many functions and privileges are granted to the smartphone, the importance of the locking technology, the user information security technology, and the user identification technology of the smartphone are greatly highlighted.

Various methods such as password, lock pattern and user face recognition have been developed for the lock technology of smart phone, user information security technology and user identification technology. In addition, the user's fingerprint is stored as a scan or image, Fingerprint recognition technology is also being developed.

In the case of a fingerprint recognition technology applied to a smart phone or the like, a fingerprint recognition sensor that scans a fingerprint and a main substrate that reads a scanned fingerprint are included.

However, in order to embed the fingerprint sensor in the smartphone even though the fingerprint sensor has been miniaturized recently, it is necessary to change the internal structure of the smartphone according to the fingerprint sensor and the structural interference between the other parts and the fingerprint sensor may occur And the volume of the smartphone can be increased due to the fingerprint recognition sensor.

In addition, when the internal structure of a smart phone or the like is changed and a new smartphone is developed, there is a problem in that the design must be resumed considering the fingerprint recognition sensor.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0123810, fingerprint identification key for mobile phone, 2014.10.23

The present invention provides a cover for an electronic device and an electronic device having the electronic device, which can prevent structural interference with other components without changing the internal structure of the electronic device to implement fingerprint recognition, and can suppress an increase in the volume of the smartphone do.

In one embodiment, the cover for an electronic device includes a cover body coupled to and separated from the electronic device and having an opening formed therein; And a fingerprint recognition sensor coupled to the cover body to cover the opening and recognizing the fingerprint of the user.

The fingerprint recognition sensor of the electronic device cover includes a power input terminal receiving power from the electronic device and at least one data transmission terminal for transmitting data associated with the fingerprint of the user to the electronic device.

The opening of the cover for the electronic device is formed by a power output terminal formed on the electronic device when the cover body is coupled to the electronic device and outputting power, and a portion formed on the electronic device and facing the data receiving terminal .

The fingerprint sensor of the cover for the electronic device is disposed on the inner side of the cover body facing the electronic device and on the outer side facing the inner side.

In one embodiment, the electronic device includes an electronic device body that outputs power and receives and processes data from the outside; A cover body coupled to the electronic device body and having an opening formed therein, a fingerprint recognition unit coupled to the cover body to cover the opening to recognize a fingerprint of a user, a circuit board connected to the fingerprint recognition unit, And a fingerprint recognition sensor including a power input terminal for receiving the power source and a data transmission terminal for transmitting data generated by the fingerprint recognition unit.

The electronic device body of the electronic device includes a communication unit for performing communication and an image display device for displaying information.

The electronic device body of the electronic device includes a power output terminal for outputting the power and a data receiving terminal for receiving the data, and the opening is formed at a position facing the power output terminal and the data receiving terminal.

The power input terminal and the power output terminal of the electronic device are electrically connected, and the data receiving terminal and the data transmitting terminal transmit and receive data by wire or wireless.

The cover for an electronic device and the electronic device having the cover according to the present invention are formed on the cover which is opened and closed with respect to the main body of the electronic device without forming the fingerprint recognition sensor for identifying the user by scanning the fingerprint of the user, It is possible to prevent structural interference with other components included in the fingerprint recognition sensor and the electronic device without modifying the internal structure of the electronic device due to the fingerprint recognition sensor for realizing recognition, The volume increase can be suppressed.

1 is a view showing a cover for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a rear view of the cover for the electronic device of Fig. 1;
3 is an external perspective view of a fingerprint recognition sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the fingerprint recognition sensor.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II 'of FIG.
6 is an exploded perspective view showing an electronic device having a cover for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the embodiments of the present invention will be described, and the description of other parts will be omitted so as not to obscure the gist of the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor is not limited to the meaning of the terms in order to describe his invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, so that various equivalents And variations are possible.

Definitions of frequently used terms in the present invention are as follows.

The term "electronic equipment " which is frequently used in the present invention includes various information communication devices capable of performing information processing functions, communication functions, video display functions, and the Internet.

The term "electronic device " which is frequently used in the present invention may include, for example, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet PC, a smart pad, as well as a desktop computer, a notebook and the like.

1 is a view showing a cover for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the cover for the electronic device of Fig. 1;

1 and 2, an electronic device cover 100 includes a cover body 110 and a fingerprint recognition sensor 160.

The cover body 110 includes a bottom plate 112 formed in a plate shape and a side plate 114 extending from a rim of the bottom plate 112. The side plate 114 includes an electronic And is coupled to or separated from the main body of the apparatus.

The cover body 110 is formed with an opening 120 passing through an inner side surface 110b facing the outer side surface 110a and the outer side surface 110a of the cover body 110. [ In one embodiment of the present invention, the opening 120 is formed at a position corresponding to, for example, a power output terminal and a data receiving terminal formed in the main body of the electronic apparatus.

However, this is only an example, and the opening 120 may be disposed at a position different from the power output terminal and the data reception terminal formed in the main body of the electronic apparatus.

The opening 120 formed in the cover body 110 may be formed in a polygonal shape such as a rectangular shape when viewed in a plan view. Alternatively, the opening 120 may be formed in a circular shape when viewed in a plan view.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the opening 120 formed in the cover body 110 may be formed in various shapes in consideration of design and function.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the opening 120 may be disposed on the left and center portions of the cover body 110 with respect to the central portion and the left and center portions thereof with respect to the upper and middle portions.

The opening 120 formed in the cover body 110 allows the fingerprint sensor 160 to be described later to be exposed from the cover body 110.

The fingerprint recognition sensor 160 is mounted on the cover body 110 and the fingerprint recognition sensor 160 is coupled to the cover body 110 to cover the opening 120, for example.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the fingerprint sensor 160 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the opening 120 formed in the cover body 110, for example.

3 is an external perspective view of a fingerprint recognition sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the fingerprint recognition sensor. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I 'of FIG.

3 to 5, the fingerprint recognition sensor 160 may be disposed and attached to either the outer surface 110a or the inner surface 110b of the cover body 110. [

 The fingerprint recognition sensor 160 mounted on the cover body 110 through the opening 120 of the cover body 110 includes a fixed frame 161, a fingerprint recognition unit 162, a circuit board 163, a rear plate 154 And a front plate 155. In one embodiment of the present invention, the fingerprint recognition sensor 160 is formed in a thin thin plate shape.

The stationary frame 161 is formed in a ring shape with an empty space formed therein. The fixing frame 161 is formed to have a shape corresponding to the opening 120 of the cover body 110 and a size corresponding to the opening 120. [

The fixed frame 161 serves to fix the fingerprint recognition unit 162, the circuit board 163, the back plate 154 and the front plate 155 as shown in FIG.

The fingerprint recognition unit 162 is first inserted into the fixed frame 161 and the fingerprint recognition unit 162 scans the fingerprint of the user.

A circuit board 163 for driving the fingerprint recognition unit 162 is mounted on the rear surface of the fingerprint recognition unit 162.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board 163 may comprise, for example, a rigid PCB or a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), and either a rigid circuit board or a flexible circuit board One can be selected and used according to the design conditions.

The front surface of the circuit board 163 is electrically connected to the fingerprint recognition unit 162 by various methods.

2, the circuit board 163 is formed in a size to be mounted inside the stationary frame 161, and on the rear surface opposite to the front surface of the circuit board 163, A power supply input terminal 166 for receiving power from the power supply terminal 167 and a data transmission terminal 167 for transmitting data to the outside.

On the other hand, the circuit board 163 may be mounted inside the fixed frame 161, but otherwise a part of the circuit board 163 may extend outside the fixed frame 161 and may be mounted on the end of the circuit board 163 A power input terminal and a data transmission terminal may be disposed.

The front face plate 165 is disposed on the upper face of the fingerprint recognition unit 162 and the front face plate 165 is fixed on the fixed frame 161 161, respectively.

On the other hand, a rear plate 164 is disposed on the rear surface of the circuit board 163, and a rear plate 164 is attached to the fixed frame 161.

An opening exposing the power input terminal 166 and the data transmission terminal 167 formed on the circuit board 163 is formed on the rear plate 164.

The front plate 165 and the rear plate 164 prevent the fingerprint recognition unit 162 and the circuit board 163 from being separated from the fixed frame 161 and the fingerprint recognition unit 162 And the circuit board 163 are prevented from being damaged.

The fixed frame 161 of the fingerprint sensor 160 having such a configuration is fixed to the cover body 110 after being inserted into the opening 120 of the cover body 110.

6 is an exploded perspective view showing an electronic device having a cover for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cover 100 of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention has substantially the same configuration as the cover for the electronic device shown in Figs. 1 to 5 above. Therefore, redundant description of the same configuration will be omitted, and the same names and the same reference numerals will be given to the same configurations.

Referring to FIG. 6, the electronic device 300 includes a cover 100 and an electronic device body 200.

The electronic device body 200 has an information processing unit for processing information, a communication unit for performing a communication function, a video display unit for performing a video display function, and an Internet connection function.

The electronic device body 200 may include, for example, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet PC, a smart pad, a desktop computer, a notebook, and the like having the aforementioned functions. In one embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device body 200 is, for example, a smartphone.

A power output terminal 210 for outputting power and a data receiving terminal 220 for receiving data from the outside are provided on a rear surface of the electronic device body 200 facing the cover 100.

The position of the power output terminal 210 and the data receiving terminal 220 can be set at a position corresponding to the opening 120 formed in the cover 100 when the cover 100 is coupled to the electronic device body 200, As shown in FIG.

Specifically, the power output terminal 210 formed on the electronic device body 200 is supplied with power from the battery 230, which is an energy storage device mounted on the electronic device body 200, and the data reception terminal 220 is connected to the external As shown in FIG.

The power output terminal 210 is connected to a power input terminal electrically connected to the fingerprint recognition sensor 160 formed on the cover 100 when the cover 100 is coupled to the electronic device body 200 166, respectively.

The data receiving terminal 220 is electrically connected to the data transmission terminal 167 electrically connected to the fingerprint recognition sensor 160 formed on the cover 100 when the cover 100 is coupled to the electronic device body 200 .

The power supply output terminal 210 formed in the electronic device body 200 and the power supply input terminal 166 formed in the cover 100 may be electrically and mechanically contacted with each other, Can be connected.

On the other hand, the data receiving terminal 220 formed on the electronic device body 200 and the data transmitting terminal 167 formed on the cover 100 can be physically and mechanically interconnected and electrically connected, for example, The data reception terminal 220 and the data transmission terminal 167 can transmit and receive data by a wireless communication method by NFC (Near Field Communication) or the like.

As described above in detail, the fingerprint sensor for scanning the user's fingerprint and identifying the user is formed on the cover that is opened and closed with respect to the main body of the electronic device, instead of forming the fingerprint sensor on the main body of the electronic device. It is possible to prevent structural interference with other components included in the fingerprint recognition sensor and the electronic device without modifying the internal structure of the electronic device due to the recognition sensor and to suppress the volume increase of the electronic device body by the fingerprint recognition sensor have.

It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed in the drawings are merely examples of specific examples for the purpose of understanding, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

110 ... Cover body 160 ... Fingerprint sensor
100 ... Cover for electronic device, cover 200 ... Electronic device body

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A cover body coupled to and separated from the electronic device and having an opening formed therein; And
And a fingerprint recognition sensor coupled to the cover body to cover the opening and to recognize a fingerprint of a user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fingerprint recognition sensor includes a power input terminal for receiving power from the electronic device and at least one data transmission terminal for transmitting data associated with the fingerprint of the user to the electronic device. The method according to claim 1,
The opening is formed by a power output terminal formed on the electronic device when the cover body is coupled to the electronic device and outputting power, and an electronic device cover formed on a portion of the electronic device facing the data receiving terminal, . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fingerprint sensor is disposed on one of an inner surface of the cover body facing the electronic device and an outer surface facing the inner surface of the cover body. An electronic device body for outputting power and receiving and processing data from outside; And
A cover body coupled to the electronic device body and having an opening formed therein, a fingerprint recognition unit coupled to the cover body to cover the opening and recognizing the fingerprint of the user, a circuit board connected to the fingerprint recognition unit, And a cover having a power input terminal for receiving the power source and a data transmission terminal for transmitting data generated by the fingerprint recognition unit. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the electronic device body includes a communication unit for performing communication and an image display device for displaying information. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the electronic device body includes a power output terminal for outputting the power and a data receiving terminal for receiving the data,
And the opening is formed at a position facing the power output terminal and the data reception terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the power input terminal and the power output terminal are electrically connected, and the data receiving terminal and the data transmitting terminal transmit and receive data by wire or wireless.
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