Patents Assigned to Acer Incorporated
  • Publication number: 20230328930
    Abstract: A graphics card including a circuit board module, a first heat dissipation fin, and a pair of fans is provided. The circuit board module includes a circuit board and a heat source. The circuit board has first to fourth sides surrounding the heat source. The first and second sides are opposite sides. The third and fourth sides are opposite sides. The first heat dissipation fin is in thermal contact with the heat source and has multiple channels communicating with the first to fourth sides. The fans disposed on the first and second sides respectively have first flow outlets facing the first heat dissipation fin and generate flows towards the first heat dissipation fin through the first flow outlets. The flows meet and squeeze in the channels to form turbulent flows and flow out of the graphics card through the third and fourth sides respectively. A computer host is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Lin, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh, Shu-Hao Kuo, Tsung-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20230327561
    Abstract: A power delivery system includes a PD source device and a PD sink device. The PD source device is configured to detect its connection status with the PD sink device and determine whether its power supply is high-voltage operation. When determining that the PD source device is supplying high-voltage power and detecting that the PD source device is detached from the PD sink device, the PD source device is configured to provide an oscillating rapid discharging path for its output capacitor, thereby rapidly reducing its output voltage and suppressing electrical arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tzu-Tseng Chan, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11782487
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided, including an input module, a pivot member, a display module, and a hinge mechanism. The display module is rotatably connected to the pivot member, and the pivot member is rotatably connected to the input module via the hinge mechanism. Specifically, when the display module and the pivot member are unfolded less than a specific angle relative to the input module, a latch of the hinge mechanism is joined in an opening of the display module, so as to prevent rotation of the display module relative to the pivot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chao-Di Shen, Huei-Ting Chuang
  • Patent number: 11777195
    Abstract: A mobile device for enhancing antenna stability includes a nonconductive frame, a back cover, a PIFA (Planar Inverted F Antenna), and a U-shaped ground element. The PIFA is disposed between the nonconductive frame and the back cover. The U-shaped ground element is coupled to the PIFA, and is at least partially attached to the nonconductive frame. The vertical projection of the PIFA at least partially overlaps the U-shaped ground element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kun-Sheng Chang, Ching-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 11775007
    Abstract: A pick-and-place mechanism for a stylus, applicable for a portable electronic device, is provided. The portable electronic device has a housing. The pick-and-place mechanism for the stylus includes a moving member, a latch assembly, and a switch element. The moving member is movably disposed in the housing. The stylus is adapted to be inserted into the housing and locked with the moving member to move synchronously. The latch assembly is disposed in the housing and switches between a lock state and an unlock state. In the lock state, the latch assembly locks the stylus in the housing. In the unlock state, the latch assembly moves at least part of the stylus out of the housing. The switch element is electrically connected to the latch assembly to drive the latch assembly to switch between the lock state and the unlock state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Wen, Chun-Hsien Chen, Hui-Ping Sun, Yen-Chou Chueh
  • Patent number: 11775030
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a hinge mechanism, a spring, and a cable extending from the first body to the second body. The second body is connected to the first body through the hinge mechanism. The first body has a first pillar, a second pillar, and a third pillar. The second pillar is located between the first pillar and the third pillar. The spring is disposed in the first body as corresponding to the second pillar. The cable includes a first winding segment extending through a gap between the first pillar and the second pillar, a second winding segment extending through a gap between the second pillar and the spring, and a third winding segment extending through a gap between the second pillar and the third pillar. Two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the first body and the second winding segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Pao-Min Huang, Tzu-Wei Lin, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 11778166
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display device and a display method thereof are provided. The stereoscopic display device includes a display panel, a lens array, an image sensor, and a processing circuit. The display panel displays a three-dimensional image. The lens array is disposed on a transmission path of the three-dimensional image. The image sensor acquires a sensed image of a viewing field of the display panel. The processing circuit is coupled to the lens array and the image sensor. The processing circuit calculates an actual eye position of a user in the viewing field according to reference coordinates of a reference position in the sensed image and eye coordinates of the user in the sensed image. The processing circuit adjusts a liquid crystal rotation angle of the lens array according to the actual eye position, so that a viewing position of the three-dimensional image matches the actual eye position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Jui-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11778766
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a casing including the following steps is provided. A magnesium alloy substrate is provided first. Next, a protective film is formed on the magnesium alloy substrate. A grinding treatment, a cutting treatment, or an engraving treatment is then performed to remove portions of the protective film and portions of the magnesium alloy substrate. An electrophoretic coating treatment is performed afterwards to form a light-transmissive coating layer covering the protective film and the magnesium alloy substrate. A casing is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wen-Hsin Lin, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 11777404
    Abstract: A power supply device for suppressing magnetic saturation includes a bridge rectifier, a boost inductor, a power switch element, a first PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) IC (Integrated Circuit), a first output stage circuit, an input switch circuit, a transformer, a first capacitor, a second output stage circuit, and a detection and control circuit. A leakage inductor and a magnetizing inductor are built in the transformer. The detection and control circuit includes an NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) resistor disposed adjacent to the transformer. The detection and control circuit detects the first voltage slope relative to the power switch element, and it detects the second voltage slope relative to the first output stage circuit. The detection and control circuit limits the inductive current flowing through the magnetizing inductor according to the first voltage slope, the second voltage slope, and the feedback voltage from the NTC resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Tzu-Tseng Chan
  • Patent number: 11776769
    Abstract: A key structure, including a base plate, a thin film circuit, a dome switch, a scissor structure, an elastic piece, and a keycap, is provided. The thin film circuit is disposed on the base plate. The dome switch is disposed on the thin film circuit. The scissor structure is disposed on the base plate, wherein the scissor structure includes a first support and a second support pivotally connected to the first support, and the second support surrounds the first support. The first support has a trigger part, and the second support has a chamber disposed corresponding to the trigger part. The elastic piece is engaged inside the chamber, wherein the elastic piece has an interfering part located outside the chamber, and the interfering part is located on a moving path of the trigger part. The keycap is disposed on the scissor structure and the dome switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Cheng-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 11776219
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses including a first image source, a second image source and a lens set are provided. The first image source emits a first image beam. The second image source emits a second image beam. The lens set includes a first lens and a second lens and disposed on the path of the image beams. A gap is disposed between the first lens and the second lens. The refractive index of the gap is lower than that of the first lens. The image beams enter the lens set at an incident surface of the lens set, are reflected at a first surface of the first lens, and exit the lens set at an exit surface. The optical path length of the first image beam from the first image source to the eyes is different from that of the second image beam from the second image source to the eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yi-Jung Chiu, Shih-Ting Huang, Yen-Hsien Li, Tsung-Wei Tu, Wei-Kuo Shih
  • Patent number: 11775034
    Abstract: A heat dissipation system of a portable electronic device is provided. The heat dissipation system includes a body and at least one fan. A heat source of the portable electronic device is disposed in the body. The fan is a centrifugal fan disposed in the body. The fan has at least one flow inlet, at least one flow outlet, and at least one spacing portion. The flow outlet faces toward the heat source, and the spacing portion surrounds the flow inlet and abuts against the body, so as to isolate the flow inlet and the heat source in two spaces independent of each other in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsung-Ting Chen, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh, Yu-Ming Lin, Wei-Chin Chen, Kuang-Hua Lin, Chun-Chieh Wang, Shu-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230306950
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, an error microphone, an active noise cancellation controller, and a micro speaker module. The reference microphone is configured to output a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. The error microphone is configured to output an error signal by detecting the noise level during the operation of the electronic system. According to the wide-band noise signal, the error signal and the fan information provided by the embedded controller, the active noise cancellation controller calculates the narrow-band noises and the wide-band noises generated by the fan module, and drives the micro speaker module accordingly for providing a noise cancellation signal. The error signal may be reduced to zero by adaptively adjusting the noise cancellation signal for canceling the noises generated during the operation of the electronic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jia-Ren Chang, Ruey-Ching Shyu
  • Publication number: 20230308024
    Abstract: Provided is a power supply including a boost circuit and an LLC converter. The LLC converter includes a first inductor, a first switch, and a second switch. The LLC converter controls the first switch and the second switch according to the zero-voltage switching rule, so as to convert a boosted power supply provided by the boost circuit to an output power. The first inductor is inductively coupled with a boost inductor of the boost circuit to obtain the first energy. In response to the first energy, a time point when a first terminal and a second terminal of the first switch have zero voltage difference is delayed, such that a turn-on time point of the second switch lags behind a turn-on time point of a power switch of the boost circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Tzu-Tseng Chan
  • Patent number: D1000444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chang Chen, Jung-Wei Tsao
  • Patent number: D1000980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jung-Wei Tsao, Ker-Wei Lin, Wei-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: D1001129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chang Chen, Jung-Wei Tsao
  • Patent number: D1001199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Li Lin, Ker-Wei Lin, Chun-Ta Chen, Hao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D1001819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yun Cheng, Tsun-Chih Yang
  • Patent number: D1001870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Chun-Chieh Liu