Connection structure for radio frequency components and electronic device including same

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to connection structure for radio frequency components and electronic device including same According to various embodiments, a connection assembly for radio frequency (RF) components may include: a first RF component including an opening section and a protrusion formed in the opening section; an elastic structure; a printed circuit board (PCB); and a second RF component connected to the PCB. The elastic structure may be disposed on a first surface of the PCB, a first surface of the first RF component including the opening section may be coupled to the first surface of the PCB, and the protrusion of the first RF component may come in contact with the elastic structure, thereby forming an electrical connection between the first RF component.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A connection assembly for radio frequency (RF) components, the connection assembly comprising:
 a filter comprising an opening section;   a protrusion fixedly inserted into the opening section, connected to the filter, comprising a conductive bottom surface;   a printed circuit board (PCB);   an RF component connected to the PCB; and   an elastic structure attached to a first surface of the PCB and configured to detachably engage the conductive bottom surface of the protrusion to form an electrical connection between the filter and the RF component via the PCB,   wherein the elastic structure is a cylindrical shape with a narrower diameter as further from the PCB, and comprises:
 a first surface forming an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical shape; 
 a second surface extending from the first surface and extending downward into an inner space of the cylindrical shape; and 
 an edge formed by the first surface and the second surface, 
   wherein a first surface of the filter comprises the opening section and is coupled to the first surface of the PCB,   wherein the opening section and the first surface of the PCB form a guide region,   wherein the conductive bottom surface of the protrusion and the elastic structure are disposed within the guide region and detachably engage each other,   wherein a coupling between the first surface of the filter and the first surface of the PCB causes the protrusion to press the elastic structure and causes deformation of the elastic structure including an increasing of an inner angle of the edge of the elastic structure, and   wherein the deformation of the elastic structure causes a restoring force for the elastic structure to be restored to original shape of the elastic structure and causes the elastic structure to press the protrusion.   
     
     
         2 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the elastic structure forms an acute angle from the first surface of the PCB,
 wherein, in case that a first pressure is provided to the elastic structure, the formed acute angle corresponds to a first value, and   wherein, in case that a second pressure which is greater than the first pressure is provided to the elastic structure, the formed acute angle corresponds to a second value which is smaller than the first value.   
     
     
         3 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic structure is capable of being flexibly arranged in the first surface of the PCB corresponding to the guide region. 
     
     
         4 . The connection assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the elastic structure is flexibly arranged in a first range in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the PCB,
 wherein the conductive bottom surface of the protrusion is flexibly arranged in a second range in the guide region parallel to the first surface of the PCB, and   wherein the guide region comprises a space according to the first range and the second range.   
     
     
         5 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first range is determined based on at least one among a height of the elastic structure, or a degree of elasticity of the elastic structure; and
 wherein the second range is determined based on at least one of an area of the conductive bottom surface of the protrusion or an area of the opening section on a region parallel to the first surface of the filter.   
     
     
         6 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic structure further comprises a plurality of wrinkle parts on the first surface or the second surface, and
 wherein the plurality of wrinkle parts shrink by force that the protrusion presses the elastic structure with.   
     
     
         7 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein force that the protrusion presses the elastic structure with is associated with a difference between a height of the elastic structure from the first surface of the PCB and a height of the conductive bottom surface of the protrusion from the first surface of the filter. 
     
     
         8 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is capable of being moved within a range parallel to the first surface of the PCB while maintaining a contact with the elastic structure. 
     
     
         9 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a height of the elastic structure from the first surface of the PCB is greater than a height of the conductive bottom surface of the protrusion from the first surface of the filter. 
     
     
         10 . The connection assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic structure is attached on a conductive support member,
 wherein the conductive support member is attached to the first surface of the PCB, and   wherein a sum of a height of the conductive support member and a height of the elastic structure from the first surface of the PCB is greater than a height of the conductive bottom surface of the protrusion from the first surface of the filter.   
     
     
         11 . A connection assembly for radio frequency (RF) components, the connection assembly comprising:
 a filter comprising an opening section and a protrusion formed in the opening section;   a printed circuit board (PCB);   an elastic structure; and   an RF component connected to the PCB,   wherein a first portion of the elastic structure is attached to a first surface of the PCB,   wherein a second portion of the elastic structure is disposed to contact a concave structure of the protrusion, to form an electrical connection between the filter and the RF component via the PCB,   wherein the concave structure comprises a contact surface concavely formed toward inside of the protrusion, and   wherein the contact surface is contacted with the second portion of the elastic structure.   
     
     
         12 . The connection assembly of  claim 11 , wherein a first surface of the filter comprises the opening section and is coupled to the first surface of the PCB,
 wherein the opening section forms a guide region wider than a region of the elastic structure, in respect to a plane for the first surface of the PCB,   wherein the concave structure of the protrusion is disposed within the guide region, and   wherein the guide region comprises a space to guide flexible arrangement between the protrusion and the elastic structure according to a first range in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the PCB and a second range in a region parallel to the first surface of the PCB.   
     
     
         13 . The connection assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the elastic structure is capable of being flexibly arranged in the first surface of the PCB corresponding to the guide region. 
     
     
         14 . The connection assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first range is determined based on at least one among a height of the elastic structure, a degree of elasticity of the elastic structure, or a shape of the concave structure of the protrusion, and
 wherein the second range is determined based on at least one of an area of the at least one surface of the protrusion or an area of the opening section on a region parallel to the first surface of the filter.   
     
     
         15 . The connection assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the elastic structure is a structure which is capable of being deformed from a basic shape into a contracted shape based on pressure of the protrusion, and
 wherein the pressure is associated with a difference between a height of the elastic structure from the first surface of the PCB and a height of the concave structure of the protrusion from the first surface of the filter.   
     
     
         16 . The connection assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the second portion of the elastic structure comprises an outer surface, a contact part, and an inner surface,
 wherein the contact part comprises a ring-shaped contact part, to contact with the concave structure of the protrusion, and   wherein the inner surface is disposed in a ring-shaped inner region.   
     
     
         17 . The connection assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the outer surface forms an acute angle from the first surface of the PCB,
 wherein, in case that a first pressure is provided to the elastic structure, the formed acute angle corresponds to a first value, and   wherein, in case that a second pressure which is greater than the first pressure is provided to the elastic structure, the formed acute angle corresponds to a second value which is smaller than the first value.   
     
     
         18 . The connection assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the outer surface further comprises a plurality of wrinkle parts for reducing a pressure. 
     
     
         19 . The connection assembly of  claim 11 , wherein a height of the elastic structure from the first surface of the PCB is greater than a height of the concave structure of the protrusion from the first surface of the filter. 
     
     
         20 . The connection assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the elastic structure is attached on a conductive support member,
 wherein the conductive support member is attached to the first surface of the PCB, and   wherein a sum of a height of the conductive support member and a height of the elastic structure from the first surface of the PCB is greater than a height of the concave structure of the protrusion from the first surface of the filter.