Patents Assigned to Aopen Inc.
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Patent number: 8132869Abstract: A fastening device is provided on a side wall of a positioning frame for fastening of an electronic device disposed in the positioning frame. The fastening device includes a limiting component and a positioning component. The limiting component includes a connecting part connected to an outer face of the side wall, and a limiting part extending from the connecting part and spaced apart from the side wall. The positioning component includes a rod body, and two positioning parts extending respectively from two ends of the rod body. Each of the positioning parts extends into a respective one of two holes in the side wall and a respective one of two blind holes in the electronic device. The rod body is limited from movement in a direction away from the side wall by the limiting part.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Hsiung Wang, Chun Chang
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Patent number: 8077452Abstract: A face panel for a computer housing includes a face panel body and a cover plate assembly. The face panel body includes a surrounding wall having first and second engaging grooves, and a mounting hole. The cover plate assembly is provided in the mounting hole and is assembled to the surrounding wall, and includes a cover plate having a through hole and a first engaging hook for engaging the first engaging groove, and a locking member having a fixed block coupled to the cover plate, a slide block, and a resilient connecting portion interconnecting the fixed and slide blocks to provide the slide block with a restoring force. The slide block includes a second engaging hook for engaging the second engaging groove, and a press portion exposed through the through hole and pressible to enable the second engaging hook to disengage from the second engaging groove.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventor: Jo-Chiao Wang
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Publication number: 20110292581Abstract: A positioning rack module for supporting a computer at a backside of a display device includes a movable frame. The movable frame includes a movable frame body to be disposed at the backside of the display device, and a first receiving portion formed in the movable frame body for receiving the computer. The movable frame body is operable to move relative to the display device between a hidden position and an exposed position. The movable frame body is hidden behind the backside of the display device when disposed at the hidden position. The movable frame body extends beyond a lateral side of the display device when disposed at the exposed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: AOPEN INC.Inventors: Te-An LIN, Chih-Hsiung CHEN
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Publication number: 20110242752Abstract: A fixing mechanism includes a positioning frame for mounting a data access device thereto and including two opposite sidewalls each having two spaced-apart through holes, a plurality of shockproof elements each extending through and being retained in a respective through hole and including a passage, and two positioning rods for positioning the data access device therebetween. The passages of the shockproof elements are adapted to correspond in position with the positioning holes. Each positioning rod includes a main body portion, and two insert portions formed respectively at two opposite ends of the main body portion. Each insert portion extends through the passage of one of the shockproof elements, and is adapted to extend into a respective positioning hole. The shockproof elements are adapted to abut against the data access device when the data access device is positioned between the positioning rods.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: AOPEN INC.Inventors: Chun Chang, Yu-Tung Tsao
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Patent number: 8029077Abstract: A computer housing includes a frame and a face panel. The frame includes a plurality of pivotally interconnected frame panels such that the frame is convertible between an assembled state and a flattened state. In the assembled state, the frame panels form a rectangular frame for mounting electronic components, such as a motherboard, a disk drive and a hard disk. In the flattened state, the frame can be flattened out so that the frame panels lie in substantially the same plane, thereby reducing the space occupied by the frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20110228480Abstract: A heat-dissipating apparatus is installed on a circuit board which includes a board body formed with a plurality of apertures, a heat-generating element, and a lock member having an engaging hole. The heat-dissipating apparatus includes a base plate and a plurality of fastening elements. The base plate is abutted against the heat-generating element, and includes an engaging hook for engaging the engaging hole, and a plurality of through holes corresponding in position to the apertures. A plurality of connecting elements are disposed below the board body and correspond in position to the apertures. Each fastening element extends through a respective through hole, and is engaged to a respective connecting element after extending through a respective aperture. A plurality of spring members are respectively sleeved on and bias the fastening elements to move away from the base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: AOPEN INC.Inventor: Kun-Hang Lo
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Patent number: 8009431Abstract: A computer housing is adapted for receiving a motherboard and at least one electronic component therein, and includes a housing unit and a support board. The housing unit has an opening, and includes at least one first sliding portion that is provided at each of two opposite sides of an inner surface of the housing unit, that extends along a sliding direction, and that is connected to the opening. The support board is adapted for securing the motherboard and the electronic component, and includes a second sliding portion provided at each of two opposite edges of the support board and slidable relative to the first sliding portion in the sliding direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Hui-Huang Sun, Chun Chang
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Patent number: 8000089Abstract: A modularized device includes a seat body, a first assembly unit, a cover, and a second assembly unit. The first assembly unit is fixed within the seat body and includes a first engaging portion. The cover removably covers the seat body. The second assembly unit is mounted on a bottom surface of the cover and is movable relative to the cover. The second assembly unit includes a second engaging portion having a shape complementary to that of the first engaging portion. The second assembly unit is movable relative to the cover to compensate an amount of deviation caused by tolerances so that the second engaging portion is adjustable to correspondingly engage the first engaging portion when the cover is secured to the seat body.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Aopen IncInventor: Chun Chang
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Publication number: 20110182009Abstract: A housing structure includes a casing unit for connection with a selected one of first and second display panels and defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic component module used for connecting electrically with one of the first and second display panels, and two side frames respectively connected to left and right sides of the casing unit at different height positions. When the casing unit and the side frames are connected to one of the first and second display panels, a third fastening hole set of each side frame is adapted to be aligned with a first or second fastening hole set of the first or second display panel so that the side frames can be connected to the selected one of the first and second display panels, thereby reducing the cost of making molds for the housing structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: AOPEN INC.Inventors: Chih-Hsiung Chen, Shuang-Ji Jiang, Yu-Yin Chiang
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Patent number: 7934636Abstract: A single-piece packaging plate foldable to form boxes having different sizes is provided for a product having a variable size. The packaging plate has an elongated plate portion, two side plate portions and two wing portions. The elongated plate portion has a plurality of parallel and spaced-apart preformed fold lines. The side plate portions extend outward from two sides of the elongated portion, and have fold lines at the junctures thereof. The two wing portions can be torn or cut out optionally. Each wing portion has a main wing extending from two sides of an area between sixth and seventh fold lines of the elongated plate portion. The packaging plate is foldable along the fold lines to form a unit body-packaging box or a system-packaging box.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Te-An Lin, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7934781Abstract: A computer housing includes a foldable frame and a face panel. The frame is disposed for mounting a motherboard, an optical disk drive, and a power supply, and includes two first housing panels and two second housing panels that are connected pivotally and surroundingly as a whole. The frame is foldable into a folded state, where the first and second housing panels are turned pivotally to be proximate to each other so as to reduce the size of the frame, as well as the space and material required for packaging the frame, thereby saving costs of transport and packaging material.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7894193Abstract: A mechanism for saving space in a desktop computer allows the number of groove holes of a back plate of a rack is less than the number of interface card slots of a motherboard to cause at least one of the interface card slots to be left unused so as to shorten the height of the back plate and further to shorten the height of the rack. Furthermore, a design allowing the rear end of a power support to be extended out of the back plate to the outside with a small distance by moving the back plate toward the front end of the rack further to shorten the length of the rack to allow a desktop computer to be lighter and handier.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Chun-Chang Lai, Chien-Ching Chang
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Patent number: 7887199Abstract: A dual purpose projectable projector frame comprises a main frame body, a upper end thereof is disposed with a first through hole; the first through hole being surrounded with two side walls; two side walls are pivotally coupled to two sides of a reflector; a projecting image emitted from a projection head is projected to the front or the back of the main frame body by adjusting an angle of a reflection face of the reflector reflecting light projected from a projector to allow the projector to have a dual purpose function of a general projection and capability of projecting an image onto a table face to enable the application of the projector to be broader.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Yao-Wen Hsu
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Patent number: 7832558Abstract: A paperboard includes a rectangular main portion, and first and second foldable extension parts respectively extending from four sides of the main portion. The main portion is divided by fold lines to form a first region and two second regions on two sides of the first region. The paperboard is foldable to form a first packaging configuration in which a four-sided surrounding wall extends upright from the first region, or a second packaging configuration in which one side of the four-sided surrounding wall is unfolded. A plurality of soft plates are respectively provided on the first region, and four sides of the surrounding wall for cushioning purposes.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7815025Abstract: A cable organizing device is adapted for use on an electronic device including a body, a plug, and a cable connected to the body and the plug to establish an electrical connection therebetween. The cable organizing device includes a coupling unit and a receptacle unit. The coupling unit is adapted to be secured to the body of the electronic device. The receptacle unit includes a first component connected to one side of the coupling unit that is distal from the body of the electronic device, and a second component connected to the first component at an angle and spaced apart from the coupling unit. The first and second components cooperatively define a stowage region adapted to stow the cable. The second component is provided to prevent undesired removal of the stowed cable from the stowage region.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Chij-Hsiung Chen, Gwo-Jiun Jaw, Pei-Yu Wu
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Patent number: 7815264Abstract: A stackable modular personal computer structure comprises a lowermost frameworks, a plurality of intermediate frameworks, an uppermost framework and an upper cover; the frameworks and the upper cover stacked with each other in a sequence; all the frameworks have the first internal engaging structure inside the tops thereof respectively, the intermediate frameworks, the uppermost framework and the upper cover each have the second internal engaging structure inside the bottoms thereof respectively; the bottoms of each of the intermediate and the uppermost frameworks has a hole especially for electric wires to pass through to enable the modular personal computer so that a consistent outlook for the computer structure can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Te-An Lin, Chih-Hsiung Chen, Wu-Nan Wang, Cheng Tu, Ching-Tang Lin
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Publication number: 20100258696Abstract: A display suspending frame device includes a securing frame, and a first suspending frame and a second suspending frame for mounting respectively to first and second displays to permit suspension of the first and second displays on the securing frame one above the other. The second suspending frame is disposed below the first suspending frame and is capable of upward and downward adjustment by virtue of the configuration thereof or through a fine-tuning unit. Thus, the second display is adjustable in height position to abut against a bottom side of the first display so as to eliminate any clearance between the first and second displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: AOPEN INC.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung CHENG, Chih-Hsiung Chen, Shuang-Ji Jiang
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Patent number: 7810642Abstract: A packaging cushion assembly includes two cushion modules each including a main cushion unit and a foldable cushion plate. The main cushion unit has a base, two first sidewalls extending from two first sides of the base, a second sidewall extending from a second side of the base and having two ends connected to the first sidewalls, and an extension side spaced apart from the second sidewall and extending between the first sidewalls. The foldable cushion plate is adhered to the base, and has a movable wall projecting from the extension side and turnable relative to the base to move to an unfolded or folded position so that the cushion modules can be assembled together to form a first or second packaging configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7813126Abstract: A plate combination type computer housing comprises a bottom plate, a first plate, a second plate, a third plate, a fourth plate, a upper plate and four fixing rods. Whereby, the number of molds for manufacturing the housing can be reduced so as to save the production cost, and it is unnecessary to process screw locking to allow the four fixing rods to be respectively coupled to the first plate, the second plate, the third plate and the fourth plate such that the assembly is easier to reduce the assembly time substantially and hence, no screws and no fixing rods are exposed outside the computer housing to influence the modeling design of an outlook of the computer housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Bao-Hung Chen, Chun-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 7766434Abstract: A dually foldable host unit case for a computer includes a first plate member, an upper cover member, a lower cover, a front wall and a rear wall. The first plate member pivotally connects with the upper cover, the lower cover, the front wall and the rear wall respectively. The preceding parts are capable of being folded to allow the host unit case being reduced volume thereof while packaging and capable of being extended to allow the second lateral sides of the front and rear walls and the second lateral sides of the upper and lower covers are pivotally connected for setting up the host unit case conveniently and quickly.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang