Patents by Inventor Chen-Lu Fan
Chen-Lu Fan 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: 8804343Abstract: A mounting apparatus for expansion cards includes a cage of a chassis, a bracket secured to the cage, a positioning member, and a circuit board. The cage includes an installation plate. The installation plate is adapted to secure a first end of a first expansion card. The positioning member is removably mounted to the cage and includes a top wall. The top wall is adapted to secure a third end of a second expansion card with a height smaller than the first expansion card. The circuit board is secured to the bracket and is adapted to secure a second end of the first expansion card and a forth end of the second expansion card. A distance between the installation plate and the top wall is substantially equal to an altitude difference between the first expansion card and the second expansion card.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Chang-Gui Chen
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Publication number: 20140145386Abstract: An installation tool, for installing four supports in a server rack, includes two first positioning plates and two second positioning plates secured to the two first positioning plates. The four supports form a rectangle frame for stacking a number of servers. The installation tool is secured in the rectangle frame and maintains the four supports when the four supports are screwed to holding plates of the server rack to prevent the rectangle frame from being deformed, and then the installation tool is removed from the server rack reused in another server rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: CHEN-LU FAN, LI-PING CHEN
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Patent number: 8720700Abstract: A server rack includes an upper frame, a lower frame, and a support leg. The support leg connects the upper frame to the lower frame. An area is defined in the support leg. Each support leg includes a first outer wall, a second outer wall substantially perpendicular to the first outer wall, a first connecting wall extending perpendicularly from the first outer wall, a second connecting wall extending perpendicularly from the second outer wall. The first connecting wall is connected to the second connecting wall. A first recessed reinforcing portion is located in the first outer wall, and a second recessed reinforcing portion is located in the second outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chen-Lu Fan
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Publication number: 20140117822Abstract: A server enclosure includes a chassis, a slide assembly, and a hard disk drive (HDD) bracket. The chassis includes a base panel and a pair of side panels perpendicularly connected with the base panel. The slide assembly includes an outer slide secured on the base panel, an intermediate slide slidably attached to the outer slide, and an inner slide slidably attached to the intermediate slide. The inner slide is fixed to a bottom of the HDD bracket, thereby driving the HDD bracket sliding into or sliding out from the chassis. The server enclosure further includes a pair of supporting members secured on the base panel. The pair of supporting members is located beside opposite sides of the outer slide and resists against the bottom of the HDD bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: CHEN-LU FAN, LI-PING CHEN
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Publication number: 20140085790Abstract: A server rack includes a server rack main body, a mounting bracket, and a power socket secured to the mounting bracket. The server rack main body includes a frame and a pole connected to the frame. The pole includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall connected to the first inner wall. The first inner wall defines a first clipping hole. The mounting bracket includes a bottom panel with a first hook. The mounting bracket is moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane that the frame is positioned, so that the first hook is engaged in the first clipping hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: CHEN-LU FAN, LI-PING CHEN
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Publication number: 20140076829Abstract: A rack includes a rack body, at least one latch member secured to the rack body, and a supporting assembly. The supporting assembly includes at least one sliding lever and a supporting member secured to the at least one sliding lever. The at least one sliding lever is slidably engaged in the at least one latch member and the supporting assembly is extendable and retractable relative to the rack body, to provide a wider base for the rack when required where it rests on the floor, increasing stability and decreasing the likelihood that the rack might topple.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHEN-LU FAN, LI-PING CHEN
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Patent number: 8668283Abstract: An electronic device enclosure assembly with a connecting assembly is disclosed. The electronic device enclosure assembly includes two electronic device enclosures. Each of the two electronic device enclosures includes a top frame, a bottom frame, a plurality of supports and a maintaining pole. The plurality of supports connects the top frame and the bottom frame, the maintaining pole is secured between two of the plurality of supports, and the maintaining pole defines a securing slot. A mounting member includes two side plates opposite to each other, and a positioning member protrudes from each of the two side plates. The maintaining poles of the two electronic device enclosures are located between the two side plates, the positioning member is engaged in the securing slot, and the two electronic device enclosures are connected together by the mounting member.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Li-Ping Chen
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Patent number: 8662607Abstract: A slide assembly includes an outer slide, a middle slide mounted on the outer slide and a first locking slice mounted on the outer slide. A first blocking portion is formed on the first locking slice. A first opening is defined in the outer slide corresponds to the first blocking portion. A first abutting portion is formed on the middle slide corresponds to the first blocking portion. The first blocking portion passes through the first opening to fix the first locking slice on the outer slide. When the middle slide is slid back in the outer slide, the first blocking portion abuts the first abutting portion to prevent the middle slide being slid back in the outer slide.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Jing-Chao Liang
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Patent number: 8582301Abstract: A mounting bracket includes a first side plate, a second side plate, a top plate, a bottom plate, a pair of dividing plates, and a pair of metal plates. The top plate is connecting top edges of the first side plate and the second side plate. The bottom plate connecting bottom edges of the first side plate and the second side plate. The dividing plates are located between the top plate and the bottom plate and parallel to the first side plate and the second side plate. The metal plates are mounted on the first side plate and the second side plate respectively. The mounting bracket further includes a first accommodating space defined between the first side plate and one of the dividing plates, and a second accommodating space defined between the second side plate and the other one of the dividing plates.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Li-Ping Chen
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Publication number: 20130286599Abstract: A panel mounting assembly includes a cabinet frame, a panel, and a locking apparatus. The cabinet frame includes a pair of supporting rails. An engaging slot is defined in each of the pair of supporting rails. The panel is attached to the pair of supporting rails. The locking apparatus includes a rotatable latch rotatably attached to the panel, a pair of latch bars movably attached to the panel, and an engaging member protruding from each of the pair of latch bars. The rotatable latch is rotatable between a released position when the rotatable latch is disengaged from the engaging member and each of the pair of latch bars is disengaged from the engaging slot, and a locked position when the rotatable latch is resisted against the engaging member and each of the latch bars is moved away from each other and engaged with the engaging slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: CHEN-LU FAN
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Patent number: 8570738Abstract: An enclosure of electronic device includes a casing, a mounting member and a handle. The casing comprises a side plate and a limiting portion on the side plate. The mounting member is secured to the side plate and comprises a pivoting portion. The handle comprises an installing pole. The handle is engaged with the pivoting portion and is rotatable relative to the mounting member between a first position and a second position, and the limiting portion prevents the installing pole from disengaging from the pivoting portion, and prevents further rotation of the handle when the handle is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Li-Ping Chen
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Patent number: 8556357Abstract: A computer rack includes an upper frame, a lower frame, four parallel support legs, two horizontal struts, two mounting members, and two vertical struts. The support legs connect between the upper frame and the lower frame. The four support legs are parallel each other. Each horizontal strut is attached to two of the four support legs. The two horizontal struts is substantially perpendicular to the four support legs. Each horizontal strut is attached to two of the four support legs and is substantially perpendicular to the four support legs. Wherein, the mounting members are configured to be mounted in different positions to establish different distances between the two vertical struts in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical strut.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chen-Lu Fan
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Patent number: 8544967Abstract: A server rack includes a frame, a front plate and a mounting device. The frame includes a latch. The front plate is secured to the frame and includes an assistant plate. The mounting device is located on the front plate and includes a mounting plate and a mounting bracket. The mounting plate is slidably secured to the assistant plate. The mounting bracket is configured for sliding the mounting plate towards the assistant plate between a mounting position, when the mounting plate is engaged with the latch, and an unlocked position, when the mounting plate is disengaged from the latch.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Jing-Chao Liang
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Patent number: 8544860Abstract: A rack includes a lower frame and a stand member. A wheel is mounted on the lower frame. The stand member includes a base and a connecting plate. The connecting plate is secured to the lower frame. The base is higher than a bottom of the wheel to stabilize the rack during transport.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chen-Lu Fan
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Patent number: 8534776Abstract: A bezel assembly includes a bezel, at least one base member secured to the bezel, and at least one engaging member slidably attached to the at least one base member. The at least one base member includes a side flange substantially perpendicular to the bezel. At least one opening is defined in the side flange. The at least one engaging member includes at least one engaging protrusion. The at least one engaging member is slidable between an original position, wherein the at least one engaging protrusion engages into the at least one opening and protrudes out from an exterior surface of the side flange, and a release position, wherein the at least one engaging protrusion is disengaged from the at least one opening and retracts to an inner side of the side flange.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Li-Ping Chen, Chen-Lu Fan
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Patent number: 8500112Abstract: A printed material holding device includes a printed material tray for receiving printed material and a transmission mechanism. A first claw is disposed on the printed material tray. The transmission mechanism includes a mounting plate attached to a main body of a printer. A clipping hole is defined in the mounting plate. The first claw is configured to move between a first configuration, where the first claw is engaged in the clipping hole, so that printed material tray is secured to the mounting plate, and a second configuration, where the first claw is disengaged from the clipping hole, so that the printed material tray is withdrawn from the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chen-Lu Fan
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Patent number: 8500113Abstract: A printed material holding device includes a printed material tray for receiving printed material, an adjustable mechanism located above the printed material tray, a binding mechanism, and a transmission mechanism attached to the binding mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a driving device, a first gear wheel driven by the driving device, a second gear wheel driven by the first gear wheel, and a belt. The driving device meshes with the first gear wheel, and the belt encircles the first gear wheel and the second gear wheel.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chen-Lu Fan
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Patent number: 8496248Abstract: A printer includes a main body capable of printing and outputting paper, a bracket attached to the main body, two sliding blocks, and a tray configured for receiving the paper. The bracket includes two sidewalls. A retaining member is secured to each sidewall. The sliding blocks are slidably attached to the sidewalls of the bracket. The tray is received in the bracket and has tray posts corresponding to the retaining members. The sliding blocks bring the tray to slide in the bracket. The retaining members have a first position, where the tray posts urge the retaining members to slide before passing across the retaining members, and a second position, where the tray posts are blocked by the retaining member when the tray is released from the sliding blocks.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Chih-Kun Shih, Chun-Hsien Lin
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Patent number: 8498119Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis, a rotatable door, and a latch member. An opening is defined in the chassis. A first flange extends from an edge of the opening. A first mounting slot is defined in the first flange. The rotatable door is rotatable between a closed position and an open position. The rotatable door includes a second flange with a second mounting slot defined therein. The latch module includes a latch piece with a mounting hole defined therein and a slidable pin securely engaged in the mounting hole. The latch piece is movable between a locked position where the latch piece is engaged into the first mounting slot and the second mounting slot, and an unlocked position where the latch piece is disengaged from the first mounting slot and the second mounting slot.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Jing-Chao Liang
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Publication number: 20130162118Abstract: An electronic device enclosure assembly includes a first electronic device enclosure, a second electronic device enclosure, and a connecting assembly. The connecting assembly includes a first installation member, a second installation member, a connecting member, a rotating member, and a mounting member secured to the rotating member. The first installation member is secured to the first electronic device enclosure. The second installation member is secured to the second electronic device enclosure. The connecting member is rotatably mounted to the first installation member and the rotating member. The rotating member is rotatably mounted to the second installation member. The second installation member defines a locking hole. The mounting member is capable of engaging in the locking hole to prevent the rotating member from rotating relative to the second installation. The connecting member secures the first installation member to the second installation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventor: CHEN-LU FAN