Patents by Inventor Hsien-Sheng Pei

Hsien-Sheng Pei 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).

  • Patent number: 7473075
    Abstract: A liquid pump (100) includes a top cover (40), a back plate (50), and a spacing member (60). The spacing member is sandwiched between the top cover and the back plate, thereby dividing an interior of the liquid pump into a fluid chamber (14) and a receiving cavity (16) isolated and hermetical from the fluid chamber. The fluid chamber is disposed between the top cover and the spacing member for receiving therein a fluid dynamic bearing (70) and a rotor (20) which drives working fluid to enter and leave the liquid pump. The receiving cavity is disposed between the spacing member and the back plate for receiving therein a stator (30) which drives the rotor to rotate in respective to the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Wun-Chang Shih, Chien-Long Hong, Huan-Chao Lin, Wei-Ben Wang, Fong-Tan Yu, Hsien-Sheng Pei
  • Publication number: 20080283222
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat sink (30) and a heat spreader (10). The heat spreader includes a heating area (11) and a cooling area (13), and defines a vapor chamber (16) therein. A plurality of artery meshes (151) are arranged in the vapor chamber and extend from the heating area towards the cooling area. A working medium is contained in the artery meshes. The artery meshes are located between wick structures (15a, 15b) attached to a top cover (14) and a base plate (12) of the heat spreader, respectively, and contact therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-SHEN CHANG, CHAO-HAO WANG, JUEI-KHAI LIU, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080277197
    Abstract: A diaphragm structure (10) includes an oscillating diaphragm (11) and a strengthening member (13) superposed on and surrounding a periphery of the oscillating diaphragm. The strengthening member is hot-pressed on the periphery of the oscillating diaphragm. The strengthening member has a higher melting temperature than that of the oscillating diaphragm, and the strengthening member and the oscillating diaphragm are cooled after they are heat-pressed in a mold to thereby obtain residual stress in the oscillating diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TSUNG-LUNG YANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI, SHENG-KAI HSU, KUEN-YING OU
  • Patent number: 7443618
    Abstract: A motor structure with a built-in lens includes a lens mount (10), a motor (30) received in the lens mount, and a lens unit (50) received in the lens mount. The lens unit is drove by the motor to telescopically move along an axial thereof when a rotor (34) of the motor is rotated. A guiding member (70) arranged on an end of the motor for preventing an axial movement of the motor. The guiding member includes at least a leg (78) extending along an axial direction therefrom for guiding the axial movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Fang Hsiao, Wun-Chang Shih, Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Hsien-Sheng Pei
  • Patent number: 7431506
    Abstract: A motor includes a support member (40) having a bearing housing (20) defining a bearing hole (21) therein, a stator assembly (50) mounted to an outer periphery of the support member, and a rotor assembly (60) having a rotary shaft (68) extending into the bearing hole and a permanent magnet (66) confronting the stator assembly. A bearing pattern (100) is formed on either of the bearing housing and the rotary shaft. The bearing pattern includes a number of first and second grooves (13, 16) arranged circumferentially in an alternate fashion. Each of the first grooves is in communication with one adjacent second groove at an edge of the bearing pattern. Lubricating oil filled in the bearing pattern to establish dynamic pressure to separate the shaft and the bearing sleeve in radial direction when the shaft rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Wun-Chang Shih, Hsien-Sheng Pei
  • Publication number: 20080219489
    Abstract: An electronic product (100) includes a casing (10) containing a speaker set (20) therein. The speaker set includes a hollow shell (60) and a loudspeaker (50). The loudspeaker is accommodated in the shell, dividing an inner space of the shell into a first resonance chamber (61a) and a second resonance chamber (61b). The loudspeaker includes first tone holes (52) communicating with the first resonance chamber and second tone holes (54) communicating with the second resonance chamber. The first resonance chamber communicates with the second resonance chamber via at least an inverted tube (69).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TSUNG-LUNG YANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080219490
    Abstract: A speaker set (20) for an electronic product (100) includes a hollow shell (60), and a loudspeaker (50) accommodated in the shell. The shell includes at least a spacing plate (68) which divides an inner space of the shell into a first resonance chamber (61a) and a second resonance chamber (61b). The loudspeaker includes first tone holes (52) communicating with the first resonance chamber and second tone holes (54) communicating with the second resonance chamber. The second resonance chamber communicates with the first resonance chamber via at least an inverted hole (69) defined in the at least a spacing plate. The first resonance chamber communicates with a surrounding environment so that sound emitted from the first and second tone holes of the loudspeaker can be transferred to the surrounding environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TSUNG-LUNG YANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Patent number: 7417357
    Abstract: An ultrasonic motor includes a rotor (70) and a piezoelectric driving unit (50) for driving the rotor to rotate. The driving unit includes a piezoelectric film (52) and a vibration film (54) contacting with the rotor at an outer-periphery thereof. The ultrasonic motor further includes covers (56, 58) having a plurality of poles (560, 580) extending therefrom. Free ends of the poles fixedly connect with top and bottom sides of the vibration film, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Huan-Chao Lin, Wun-Chang Shih, Hsien-Sheng Pei
  • Publication number: 20080174963
    Abstract: A heat spreader includes a bottom wall (12) and a cover (14) hermetically connected to the bottom wall. Cooperatively the bottom wall and the cover define a space (11) therebetween for receiving a working fluid therein. A wick structure (15) is received in the space and thermally interconnects the bottom wall and the cover. The wick structure includes at least a carbon nanotube array, which can conduct heat from the bottom wall to the cover and draw condensed liquid of the working fluid from the cover toward the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-SHEN CHANG, JUEI-KHAI LIU, CHAO-HAO WANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080144319
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) assembly includes a circuit board (10), at least one LED (20) being electrically connected with and being arranged on a side of the circuit board, and a heat dissipation apparatus (40) being arranged on an opposite side of the circuit board. The circuit board defines at least one through hole (102) corresponding to a position of the at least one LED. Thermal interface material (140) is filled in the at least one hole of the circuit board to thermally interconnect the at least one LED and the heat dissipation apparatus. The thermal interface material is a composition of nano-material and macromolecular material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-SHEN CHANG, JUEI-KHAI LIU, CHAO-HAO WANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080144879
    Abstract: A mobile phone (1) includes a casing (10) containing a printed circuit board (28) and an antenna (29) therein; and a speaker set (20) is disposed between the printed circuit board and the antenna. The speaker set includes a hollow shell (21) including a first chamber (220), a second chamber (230) and a third chamber (240) isolated from the second chamber, and a loudspeaker (25) accommodated in first chamber of the shell and dividing the first chamber into a front chamber (224) and a rear chamber (223). The front chamber communicates with the second chamber, whilst the rear chamber communicates with the third chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TSUNG-LUNG YANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080117637
    Abstract: An LED lamp cooling apparatus (10) includes a substrate (11), a plurality of LEDs (13) electrically connected with the substrate, a heat sink (19) for dissipation of heat generated by the LEDs and a pulsating heat pipe (15) thermally connected with the heat sink. The pulsating heat pipe includes a plurality of heat receiving portions (154) and a plurality of heat radiating portions (155), and contains a working fluid (153) therein. The substrate is attached to the heat receiving portions of the pulsating heat pipe and the heat sink is attached to the heat radiating portions of the pulsating heat pipe. The heat generated by the LEDs is transferred from the heat receiving portions to the heat radiating portions of the pulsating heat pipe through pulsation or oscillation of the working fluid in the pulsating heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-SHEN CHANG, JUEI-KHAI LIU, CHAO-HAO WANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080105406
    Abstract: A heat pipe (10) includes a casing (11), a plurality of grooves (12, 13) defined in the casing, and working fluid contained in the casing. The casing includes a first portion (14) and a second portion (15) having a smaller diameter than the first portion. The grooves (12) at the first portion of the casing have greater apex angles and smaller groove width than those of the grooves (13) at the second portion. A method for manufacturing the heat pipe includes the steps of: providing a casing with a plurality of grooves defined in an inner wall thereof; shrinking a diameter of one portion of the casing to enable the portion to function as an evaporator section of the heat pipe; vacuuming and placing a predetermined quantity of working fluid in the casing; sealing the casing to obtain the heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-SHEN CHANG, JUEI-KHAI LIU, CHAO-HAO WANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080078530
    Abstract: A loop heat pipe (10) includes an evaporator (11) thermally connected with a heat generating electronic component and including a wick structure (112) disposed therein, a condenser (12) thermally connected with a heat dissipating component, a vapor line (13) and a liquid line (14) connecting the evaporator with the condenser to form a closed loop, a predetermined quantity of bi-phase working medium contained in the closed loop, and an artery mesh (15) located within the liquid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-SHEN CHANG, JUEI-KHAI LIU, CHAO-HAO WANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Publication number: 20080073066
    Abstract: A pulsating heat pipe (10) includes an elongate capillary tube (11), a working fluid (15) disposed within the elongate tube and an artery mesh (13) disposed in the elongate tube. The capillary tube includes a plurality of heat receiving portions (112) located on a first predetermined part of the elongate tube, and a plurality of heat radiating portions (114) located on a second predetermined part of the elongate tube. The heat receiving and heat radiating portions are alternatively disposed on the elongate tube. The working fluid is propelled to flow between the heat receiving and heat radiating portions via a first channel (132) defined in the artery mesh and a second channel (133) defined between the artery mesh and the elongate tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-SHEN CHANG, JUEI-KHAI LIU, CHAO-HAO WANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI
  • Patent number: 7304446
    Abstract: A sensorless and brushless motor is disclosed including a stator, a rotor, a control circuit and an induction coil (50). The stator includes a stator core (30) and a stator coil (34) wound around the stator core. The rotor includes a rotor magnet (40). The control circuit is electrically connected with the stator coil for controlling a current energizing the stator coil. The induction coil is mounted to the stator and electrically connected with the control circuit. When the rotor rotates, the induction coil is capable of outputting a signal to the control circuit and in response to the signal, the control circuit is capable of changing a direction of the current flowing in the stator coil. Thus, the commutation control for the stator coil is performed by the induction coil and the conventional Hall sensor is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Ben Wang, Wun-Chang Shih, Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Chiung-Mei Wang, Chin-Jung Chen, Hsiang-Ho Huang, Huan-Chao Lin, Hsien-Sheng Pei
  • Patent number: 7251975
    Abstract: A manufacturing tool (20) for forming a dynamic pressure groove (52) in an inner peripheral surface of a bearing sleeve (50) includes a tool shaft (21) for being rotated in a bore of the bearing sleeve while being moved in an axial direction thereof. Protrusions (25) are integrally and circumferentially arranged on an outer periphery of the tool shaft near a leading end (22) thereof. Machining tips (26) are integrally formed on outmost ends of the protrusions for machining the inner peripheral surface of the bearing sleeve to form the dynamic pressure groove therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wun-Chang Shih, Huan-Chao Lin, Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Hsien-Sheng Pei
  • Patent number: 7229214
    Abstract: A fluid dynamic bearing unit includes a bearing housing (20) axially defining therein a bearing hole (21), a rotary shaft rotatably received in the bearing hole with a radial space formed between the rotary shaft and the bearing housing, and lubricant filled in the radial space. A ventilating path (25) is formed in a wall of the bearing housing to communicate a bottom of the bearing hole with an exterior of the bearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Wun-Chang Shih, Hsien-Sheng Pei
  • Publication number: 20070127758
    Abstract: A speaker set (10) includes an enclosure (11) extending two spaced supporting portions (118) from a bottom side thereof for contacting with a supporting member (20); a woofer (12), two mid-frequency speakers (13), and two tweeters (14) are disposed in the enclosure; a circuitry electrically connects with the woofer, the mid-frequency speakers, and the tweeters; two woofer chambers (121, 123) are disposed at two opposite sides of a diaphragm of the woofer. One of the woofer chambers is defined between the bottom side of the enclosure, the supporting portions of the enclosure and the supporting member, whilst the other one of the woofer chambers is defined in the enclosure. Sound generated by the woofer emanates to a surrounding environment through both the woofer chambers, wherein the enclosure defines a plurality of venting holes (122) communicating with the other one of the woofer chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HSIEN-SHENG PEI, TSUNG-LUNG YANG
  • Publication number: 20070076991
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic bearing assembly (30) includes a bearing sleeve (10) defining at least an open end therein (14); a shaft (20) rotatably disposed in the bearing sleeve; lubricant (40) filled in a bearing clearance (11) formed between an outer face (21) of the shaft and an inner face (12) of the bearing sleeve; and a leakage-preventing band disposed at the open end of the bearing sleeve. An outer face of the shaft defines a plurality of lubricant pressure generating grooves (17) straightly along an axial direction thereof for generation of hydrodynamic pressure of the lubricant. Each groove has a depth gradually decreased along a rotation direction of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Wun-Chang Shih, Hsien-Sheng Pei