Patents by Inventor Hung-Chi Chen

Hung-Chi Chen 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: 11791110
    Abstract: A key structure including a base, a platform, a scissor structure, a heat conducting member, an elastic member, and a key cap is provided. The scissor structure is movably pivoted between the platform and the base. The heat conducting member is disposed on the platform. The elastic member is disposed on the base and is structurally in contact with the heat conducting member by passing through an opening of the platform. The key cap is disposed on the platform, and the heat conducting member is clamped between the key cap and the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Cheng-Wen Hsieh
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230298833
    Abstract: A keyboard device with a display panel including a base, a scissors feet assembly movably disposed on the base, an elastic member disposed on the base, a display panel supported by the scissors feet assembly and the elastic member, and multiple light transmittance keycaps disposed on the display panel is provided. The display panel has multiple display surfaces, multiple hollow portions, and multiple elastic portions. Each of the display surfaces is surrounded by the hollow portions, and is suspended between the hollow portions by the elastic portions. The light transmittance keycaps respectively and correspondingly cover the display surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Kung-Cheng Lin, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11742160
    Abstract: A key structure including a base plate, a keycap disposed above the base plate, a scissor structure disposed between the base plate and the keycap, a first sleeve connected to the keycap, a second sleeve rotatably inserted into the first sleeve and a trigger member is provided. The first sleeve is located between the base plate and the keycap and has a guiding chute. The first sleeve is slidably sleeved on the second sleeve. The second sleeve has a guiding protrusion slidably disposed in the guiding chute and a notch opposite to the guiding protrusion, and the notch faces the base plate. The second sleeve is slidably sleeved on the trigger member. The trigger member has a trigger protrusion contacting the base plate, and the trigger protrusion is located between the base plate and the second sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Cheng-Han Lin
  • Publication number: 20230221772
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a host, a display, a sliding plate, and a keyboard. The host has an operating surface. The display is pivoted to the host. The sliding plate is slidably disposed in the host, where the display is mechanically coupled to the sliding plate, and the sliding plate includes a plat portion and a recess portion that are arranged side by side. The keyboard is integrated to the host. The keyboard includes a key structure, where the key structure includes a key cap and a reciprocating element, and the key cap is exposed from the operating surface of the host. The reciprocating element is disposed between the key cap and the sliding plate and has a first end connected to the key cap and a second end contacting the sliding plate. The second end is located on a sliding path of the plat portion and the recess portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Shun-Bin Chen, Huei-Ting Chuang, Yen-Chieh Chiu, Yu-Wen Lin, Yen-Chou Chueh, Po-Yi Lee
  • Publication number: 20230195166
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a stand, and a hinge structure is provided. The stand has a first pivot part and a second pivot part opposite to the first pivot part, wherein the first pivot part is pivotally connected to the first body, and the second body is pivotally connected to the second pivot part. The hinge structure includes a first bracket secured to the second body, a second bracket secured to the second pivot part of the stand, a first movable base, a first shaft secured to the first bracket and pivoted to the first movable base, a second movable base, a second shaft secured to the first movable base and pivoted to the second movable base, and a sliding shaft fixed to the second movable base and slidably connected to the second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chia-Bo Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Hung-Chi Chen, Wu-Chen Lee
  • Patent number: 11657990
    Abstract: An input module includes a base, a keycap assembly and an identification unit. The base includes a magnetic sensor. The keycap assembly is assembled on the base, and the keycap assembly includes a magnetic element. The identification unit is electrically coupled to the magnetic sensor, and the identification unit determines the type of the keycap assembly according to the characteristics of magnetic field lines of the magnetic element sensed by the magnetic sensor. An electronic device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Hung-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 11640187
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a host, a display, a sliding plate, and a keyboard. The host has an operating surface. The display is pivoted to the host. The sliding plate is slidably disposed in the host, where the display is mechanically coupled to the sliding plate, and the sliding plate includes a plat portion and a recess portion that are arranged side by side. The keyboard is integrated to the host. The keyboard includes a key structure, where the key structure includes a key cap and a reciprocating element, and the key cap is exposed from the operating surface of the host. The reciprocating element is disposed between the key cap and the sliding plate and has a first end connected to the key cap and a second end contacting the sliding plate. The second end is located on a sliding path of the plat portion and the recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Shun-Bin Chen, Huei-Ting Chuang, Yen-Chieh Chiu, Yu-Wen Lin, Yen-Chou Chueh, Po-Yi Lee
  • Publication number: 20230125225
    Abstract: A keyboard including an electronic paper display module, a front light module, a supporting member, a light-transmitting keycap, and an elevating support is provided. The front light module is disposed on the electronic paper display module. The supporting member is disposed on the front light module. The supporting member includes an elastic supporting protrusion and a light guide part embedded in the elastic supporting protrusion, and the elastic supporting protrusion has an opening exposing a portion of the front light module. The light guide part is located in the opening of the elastic supporting protrusion. The light-transmitting keycap is disposed on the elastic supporting protrusion and covers the opening of the elastic supporting protrusion. The elevating support is disposed between the light-transmitting keycap and the front light module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Cheng-Han Lin
  • Publication number: 20230127164
    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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Cheng-Han Lin
  • Publication number: 20230109039
    Abstract: A key structure including a base, a light sensing module, a carrier, a magnetic member, a cap, and a scissor structure are provided. The light sensing module is disposed at the base. The carrier is located above the base. The magnetic member is disposed on the carrier. The cap is adapted to be assembled to the carrier via a magnetic attracting force of the magnetic member or adapted to be detached from the carrier via overcoming the magnetic attracting force of the magnetic member. The scissor structure is connected between the base and the carrier. The carrier and the cap disposed thereon move up and down relative to the base via the scissor structure. An orthogonal projection of the magnetic member on the base is not overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the light sensing module on the base. A keyboard is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Shun-Bin Chen, Huei-Ting Chuang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Yi-Hsin Pan
  • Publication number: 20230092786
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus with multiple screens includes a first screen and a second screen movably coupled to the first screen along an arcuate path to be received in the first screen or moved out of the first screen. The first screen and the second screen face a same side of the portable electronic apparatus. The second screen includes a base, a lifting mechanism disposed on the base, and a display unit. The display unit is disposed on the lifting mechanism to be driven by the lifting mechanism to be lifted or lowered relative to the base. When the second screen is moved out of the first screen and a step is provided between a display surface of the display unit and a display surface of the first screen, the display unit is adapted to be lifted relative to the base through the lifting mechanism to compensate the step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Shun-Bin Chen, Huei-Ting Chuang, Pao-Ching Huang
  • Patent number: 11609616
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus including a first body, a second body, and a keyboard is provided. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body. The keyboard is disposed on the first body and includes a plurality of key structures. One of the key structures includes an elevating platform, a key cap, and a camera. The key cap is detachably mounted to the elevating platform, and the camera is mounted at one side of the key cap facing the elevating platform. After the camera is detached from the elevating platform together with the key cap, the camera is mounted and positioned to the second body together with the key cap, and at least a portion of the camera is exposed to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Shun-Bin Chen, Huei-Ting Chuang, Kuo-Lun Huang
  • Publication number: 20230053478
    Abstract: A display module is provided, including a housing, a display unit disposed in the housing, and a hollow frame. The housing includes a plate, a sidewall, and a first hook, wherein the sidewall and the hook protrude from the plate. The frame includes a second hook close to the side of the frame and extending toward the housing. When the frame is joined to the housing, the second hook is hooked to the first hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Chao-Di SHEN, Po-Yi LEE, Yu-Wen LIN, Yen-Chieh CHIU, Huei-Ting CHUANG, Hung-Chi CHEN, Shun-Bin CHEN
  • Patent number: 11587744
    Abstract: A keyboard device with a display panel including a base, a scissors feet assembly movably disposed on the base, an elastic member disposed on the base, a display panel supported by the scissors feet assembly and the elastic member, and multiple light transmittance keycaps disposed on the display panel is provided. The display panel has multiple display surfaces, multiple hollow portions, and multiple elastic portions. Each of the display surfaces is surrounded by the hollow portions, and is suspended between the hollow portions by the elastic portions. The light transmittance keycaps respectively and correspondingly cover the display surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Kung-Cheng Lin, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11551887
    Abstract: A key structure including a base, a light sensing module, a carrier, a magnetic member, a cap, and a scissor structure are provided. The light sensing module is disposed at the base. The carrier is located above the base. The magnetic member is disposed on the carrier. The cap is adapted to be assembled to the carrier via a magnetic attracting force of the magnetic member or adapted to be detached from the carrier via overcoming the magnetic attracting force of the magnetic member. The scissor structure is connected between the base and the carrier. The carrier and the cap disposed thereon move up and down relative to the base via the scissor structure. An orthogonal projection of the magnetic member on the base is not overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the light sensing module on the base. A keyboard is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Shun-Bin Chen, Huei-Ting Chuang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Yi-Hsin Pan
  • Patent number: 11545870
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motor with a grounded rotor. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a bearing seat, a conductive plate and an elastic element. The bearing seat receives a first bearing and a second bearing. The conductive plate is disposed in the bearing seat and has at least one overlapping foot convexly formed thereon. The elastic element is arranged between the first bearing and the second bearing, and integrally formed with the at least one overlapping foot into one piece. The rotor includes a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is inserted in the first bearing and the second bearing along the axial direction. The conductive plate and the rotating shaft are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Han-En Chien, Tse-Peng Huang, Hung-Chi Chen, Meng-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11543858
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus with multiple screens includes a first screen and a second screen movably coupled to the first screen along an arcuate path to be received in the first screen or moved out of the first screen. The first screen and the second screen face a same side of the portable electronic apparatus. The second screen includes a base, a lifting mechanism disposed on the base, and a display unit. The display unit is disposed on the lifting mechanism to be driven by the lifting mechanism to be lifted or lowered relative to the base. When the second screen is moved out of the first screen and a step is provided between a display surface of the display unit and a display surface of the first screen, the display unit is adapted to be lifted relative to the base through the lifting mechanism to compensate the step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Shun-Bin Chen, Huei-Ting Chuang, Pao-Ching Huang
  • Patent number: D993177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Kuo, Po-Heng Chao, Hung-Chi Chen, Do Chen, Ching-Ho Chou
  • 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