Patents by Inventor Chao-Nan Chien
Chao-Nan Chien has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11397378Abstract: The disclosure provides a heat dissipation device including a first fin structure and a heat conduction member. The first fin structure includes a first substrate and a plurality of first fins extending from the first substrate, the first fins include a plurality of first ends and a plurality of second ends. The plurality of first ends and the plurality of second ends are opposite to each other. The first ends are connected to the first substrate. The second ends are away from the first substrate, and the second ends contact the heat conduction member. The disclosure also provides a projector with the heat dissipation device. Through the heat dissipation device, the projector can achieve a good heat dissipation effect.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Yi-Han Lai
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Patent number: 11169435Abstract: The invention provides a light source module and a projection device. The projection device includes the light source module, an optical engine module, a heat dissipation module, and a projection lens. The light source module includes a light emitting unit, a carrier, and a noise reduction unit. The light emitting unit is configured for providing a lighting beam. The carrier is configured for fixing the light emitting unit and has an opening, and the light source of the light emitting unit is aligned with the opening. The noise reduction unit is configured to surround at least a part of the light emitting unit. The optical engine module includes a light valve located on a transmission path of the lighting beam and is configured for converting the lighting beam into an image beam. The light source module is located between the optical engine module and the heat dissipation module.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Kuang-Yao Liu
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Patent number: 10911730Abstract: A projector including a casing, at least one fan, a light source module, a light valve module and a projection lens is provided. The casing has a first air inlet, a second air inlet and an air outlet. The fan is disposed in the casing and adjacent to the air outlet. The light source module is disposed in the casing and adapted to provide an illumination light beam. The light valve module is disposed in the casing and adjacent to the second air inlet, and is adapted to convert the illumination light beam into an image light beam. The light source module and the light valve module at least partially overlap with each other along a first direction perpendicular to an opening of the first air inlet. The projection lens is disposed on the casing and adapted to project the image light beam out of the projector.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Wen-Hao Chu, Tung-Chou Hu
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Publication number: 20210018827Abstract: The invention provides a light source module and a projection device. The projection device includes the light source module, an optical engine module, a heat dissipation module, and a projection lens. The light source module includes a light emitting unit, a carrier, and a noise reduction unit. The light emitting unit is configured for providing a lighting beam. The carrier is configured for fixing the light emitting unit and has an opening, and the light source of the light emitting unit is aligned with the opening. The noise reduction unit is configured to surround at least a part of the light emitting unit. The optical engine module includes a light valve located on a transmission path of the lighting beam and is configured for converting the lighting beam into an image beam. The light source module is located between the optical engine module and the heat dissipation module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Kuang-Yao Liu
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Publication number: 20200341356Abstract: The disclosure provides a heat dissipation device including a first fin structure and a heat conduction member. The first fin structure includes a first substrate and a plurality of first fins extending from the first substrate, the first fins include a plurality of first ends and a plurality of second ends. The plurality of first ends and the plurality of second ends are opposite to each other. The first ends are connected to the first substrate. The second ends are away from the first substrate, and the second ends contact the heat conduction member. The disclosure also provides a projector with the heat dissipation device. Through the heat dissipation device, the projector can achieve a good heat dissipation effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Yi-Han Lai
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Patent number: 10234752Abstract: A projector includes a light source module, a light valve, and a projection lens. The light source module includes a substrate, at least one light emitting element, a heat conducting structure, and at least one electricity insulating and heat conducting element. The light emitting element is disposed on the substrate, and has a conductive portion. The light emitting element provides an illumination beam. The heat conducting structure has at least one concave. The substrate is disposed in the at least one concave, and the conductive portion is located in the concave. The electricity insulating and heat conducting element is disposed in the concave, and covers the substrate and the conductive portion. The light valve is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam, and converts the illumination beam to an image beam. The projection lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Yi-Cheng Hou, Chun-Ting Lin, Yi-Han Lai
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Publication number: 20180364552Abstract: A projector includes a housing, a light source device, a light engine module and a lens module. The housing has an air inlet and an air outlet. The light source device is disposed in the housing and located between the air inlet and the air outlet. The light source device provides an illumination beam. The light source device includes a plurality of light sources and correspondingly-connected heat dissipating elements. The light sources include a first, second and third light sources. The heat dissipating elements include a first and second heat dissipating elements adjacent to the air inlet and the air outlet respectively. The first and second light sources are connected to the first and second heat dissipating elements respectively. The light engine module is adapted to convert the illumination beam into an image beam. The lens module is adapted to convert the image beam into a projection beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Tsung-Ching Lin
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Publication number: 20160186956Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes lamp housing, a heat sink, a light source assembly, and a flexible member. The heat sink is disposed inside the lamp housing, and the light source assembly is disposed on the heat sink. The flexible member is inserted between and in contact with the heat sink and the lamp housing to form a heat conduction path through the heat sink, the flexible member and the lamp housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: CHAO-NAN CHIEN, TZU-TSE HUANG, JYUN-LIN LAI
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Publication number: 20160146423Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a lens unit, a lighting unit and an adhesive. The lens unit includes a lens holder and at least one lens disposed inside the lens holder, and the lens holder has at least one pillar portion. The lighting unit includes a base and a lighting element fixed on the base. The base has a center portion abutting against the lighting element and a peripheral portion outside the center portion, the peripheral portion has at least one first hole, the pillar portion is inserted in the first hole to connect the lens unit with the lighting unit, and the pillar portion and the peripheral portion are made of the same material. The adhesive adheres the pillar portion to the peripheral portion to fix the lens in a predetermined position relative to the lighting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: JYUN-LIN LAI, TZU-TSE HUANG, CHAO-NAN CHIEN
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Patent number: 8899911Abstract: The invention provides a heat-dissipating system and a control method thereof. The heat-dissipating system has a plurality of fans and is configured for adjusting rotation-speeds of the fans. The control method includes following steps: obtaining a plurality of rotation-speed values of the fans; computing out a rotation-speed reference value according to the rotation-speed values; when the rotation-speed reference value is greater than a first threshold value, decreasing the rotation-speeds of the fans through a corresponding fan control signal; when the rotation-speed reference value is less than a second threshold value, increasing the rotation-speeds of the fans through the corresponding fan control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chih-Cheng Chou, Wen-Hsien Su, Tsung-Ching Lin, Chao-Nan Chien
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Publication number: 20130101389Abstract: The invention provides a heat-dissipating system and a control method thereof. The heat-dissipating system has a plurality of fans and is configured for adjusting rotation-speeds of the fans. The control method includes following steps: obtaining a plurality of rotation-speed values of the fans; computing out a rotation-speed reference value according to the rotation-speed values; when the rotation-speed reference value is greater than a first threshold value, decreasing the rotation-speeds of the fans through a corresponding fan control signal; when the rotation-speed reference value is less than a second threshold value, increasing the rotation-speeds of the fans through the corresponding fan control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Cheng Chou, Wen-Hsien Su, Tsung-Ching Lin, Chao-Nan Chien
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Patent number: 8393739Abstract: A heat-dissipating device used in a projection display apparatus with an air outlet includes a fence module, at least one resilient member, and a shape memory alloy module. The fence module is disposed at the air outlet and includes at least one guiding plate with a pivot. The resilient member exerts a first force on the guiding plate to enable the guiding plate to rotate on the pivot, and the shape memory alloy module deforms when heated to exert a second force on the guiding plate to enable the guiding plate to rotate on the pivot.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Wei-Cheng Lo, Nien-Hui Hsu
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Patent number: 8317370Abstract: A lighting module includes a light source, a heat sink, a case, and a fan. The light source has a light emitting surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto. The heat sink is disposed at the bottom surface of the light source and includes a heat sink mass having a heat dissipation surface, wherein the heat dissipation surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The case is disposed to the heat sink and has a module airflow inlet and a module airflow outlet. The fan is disposed to the case or the heat sink for driving airflow to sequentially pass through the module airflow inlet, the heat sink, and the module airflow outlet. The case is capable of making the flowing direction of the airflow passing the module airflow outlet the same as the light emitting direction of the light emitting from the light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.Inventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Shang-Hsuang Wu, Nien-Hui Hsu, Chih-Cheng Chou
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Patent number: 8109661Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a housing, a light source module, and a heat dissipation structure including heat sink fins, a shutter structure, and a variable element. The housing provides a bottom and an outlet disposed at one side of the bottom. The heat sink fins are disposed in the housing and thermal conductivity connected with the light source module. The shutter structure is disposed on the outlet and includes guiding plates, a connecting rod, and an operating element. Each of guiding plates is connected to the connecting rod. The operating element is disposed at one end of the connecting rod and provides an operating force for the connecting rod. The variable element is near the heat sink fins and connected with the connecting rod, the variable element is deformed to exert a force on the connecting rod when the variable element is heated.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.Inventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Shang-Hsuang Wu, Chih-Cheng Chou
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Publication number: 20110038165Abstract: An illumination system includes a casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, a light source disposed in the casing and capable of generating an illumination beam emitting out of the casing, a fan disposed in the casing and capable of guiding cooling air to the air inlet and the air outlet in sequence, a heat dissipation guiding board disposed in the casing and located at the air inlet for guiding the cooling air from the air inlet to the casing in a direction away from the air outlet, and a power supply disposed on the heat dissipation guiding board. The cooling air flow flowing into the casing and guided by the heat dissipation guiding board flows to the air outlet in a direction away from the air outlet. Thereby, the cooling air flow is allowed to flow in the casing during an increased time within an extended range.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: YOUNG GREEN ENERGY CO.Inventors: Nien-Hui Hsu, Chao-Nan Chien, Tsan-Fu Tseng
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Publication number: 20110000648Abstract: A heat dissipation module adapted for dissipating heat generated by a heat source includes at least a heat pipe and a heat dissipation fin assembly. The heat pipe has a heat-absorbing section and a heat-dissipating section. The heat dissipation fin assembly includes a plurality of graphite fins and a plurality of spacers and the graphite fins and the spacers are connected to the heat-dissipating section alternatively. Each of the spacers has a first baffle board and a first convex part, the first baffle board is adapted to be against the graphite fin, and the first convex part is adapted to project from the first baffle board along an extending direction of the heat-dissipating section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventor: Chao-Nan Chien
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Publication number: 20100320908Abstract: A power supply module is formed as a package body suitable to be assembled in a light emitting diode illumination apparatus. The power supply module includes a light emitting diode driver, a feedback control unit, a current converting unit, and a package material. The light emitting diode driver, the feedback control unit, and the current converting unit are packaged integrally by the package material. The current converting unit is suitable for supplying power to the light emitting diode driver and the feedback control unit. The feedback control unit is suitable to receive a feedback signal from a light source module disposed outside of the package body and provide an adjusting signal to the light emitting diode driver, so as to make the light emitting diode driver to adjust the magnitude of a control current and provide the control current to the light source module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: YOUNG GREEN ENERGY CO.Inventors: Nien-Hui Hsu, Chao-Nan Chien, Ken-Chih Chang, Tung-Min Lee
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Publication number: 20100290237Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a housing, a light source module, and a heat dissipation structure including heat sink fins, a shutter structure, and a variable element. The housing provides a bottom and an outlet disposed at one side of the bottom. The heat sink fins are disposed in the housing and thermal conductivity connected with the light source module. The shutter structure is disposed on the outlet and includes guiding plates, a connecting rod, and an operating element. Each of guiding plates is connected to the connecting rod. The operating element is disposed at one end of the connecting rod and provides an operating force for the connecting rod. The variable element is near the heat sink fins and connected with the connecting rod, the variable element is deformed to exert a force on the connecting rod when the variable element is heated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Shang-Hsuang Wu, Chih-Cheng Chou
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Publication number: 20100135025Abstract: A lighting module includes a light source, a heat sink, a case, and a fan. The light source has a light emitting surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto. The heat sink is disposed at the bottom surface of the light source and includes a heat sink mass having a heat dissipation surface, wherein the heat dissipation surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The case is disposed to the heat sink and has a module airflow inlet and a module airflow outlet. The fan is disposed to the case or the heat sink for driving airflow to sequentially pass through the module airflow inlet, the heat sink, and the module airflow outlet. The case is capable of making the flowing direction of the airflow passing the module airflow outlet the same as the light emitting direction of the light emitting from the light emitting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: YOUNG GREEN ENERGY CO.Inventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Shang-Hsuang Wu, Nien-Hui Hsu, Chih-Cheng Chou
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Patent number: 7686480Abstract: A light valve device includes a light valve disposed adjacent to a circuit board, and a heat-dissipating structure including a heat-dissipating main body and a heat-dissipating block. The heat-dissipating main body is disposed opposite to the light valve, and is formed with a groove defined by a first contacting surface and two engaging surfaces. The first contacting surface extends in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and has two opposite longitudinal edges. The engaging surfaces respectively extend from the longitudinal edges and define an open side of the groove opposite to the first contacting surface in the vertical direction. The open side has a width in the transverse direction smaller than that of the first contacting surface. An engaging portion of the heat-dissipating block is disposed in the groove so that a second contacting surface is in contact with the first contacting surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Wei-Cheng Lo