Patents by Inventor Mi-Ching Tsai

Mi-Ching Tsai 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).

  • Publication number: 20080167156
    Abstract: An electric variable inertia apparatus uses a servo drive device to drive a planetary gear mechanism to which a load assembly is attached to provide variable and wide-ranging rotational inertia. A planetary frame and a ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism act as two input ends of the electric variable inertia apparatus, and a rotated shaft of a sun gear assembly of the planetary gear mechanism acts as a load terminal. The load assembly is rotated at a controlled rotational velocity with the ring gear to generate a widely ranging rotational inertia to change a dissipating degree of an input energy from the planetary frame. The electric variable inertia apparatus can be used in different fields such as shock absorbers, stabilizers, dampers or vibrators in the automotive field, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Bor-Jeng Lin, Mi-Ching Tsai, Cheng-Chi Huang, Li-Jung Tu
  • Publication number: 20080150402
    Abstract: A motor module includes a bearing housing having a loading base, an electric unit, a bearing, and a magnetic rotor unit disposed on the bearing. In addition, a protruding portion is extending from the loading base, and the electric unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and sensing elements, wherein the PCB is utilized for disposing the loading base thereon. Moreover, signal circuits and motor windings are formed on the PCB around the loading base, the sensing elements are disposed around the motor windings, and the bearing is disposed at the protruding portion. Besides, the magnetic rotor unit is disposed on the motor windings, keeping a gap with the PCB; therefore, when electric current passes the motor windings, the magnetic rotor unit and the motor windings generate a flux linkage induction, so as to drive the magnetic rotor unit to rotate relative to the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Chien-Chin Huang, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070152526
    Abstract: An ultra-thin motor structure including a stator assembly and a rotator assembly is provided. The stator assembly includes at least one bearing with a bore, a base, and a winding plate. The base has a protruding portion and a deck disposed in the protruding portion. The winding plate is stacked on the deck, and includes a plurality of coils formed by an electroforming process or etching process. Furthermore, the rotator assembly is disposed on the stator assembly, and includes a spindle, a top cover, and a permanent magnet ring. The spindle is fixed in the bore of the bearing, and the permanent magnet ring is disposed on the winding plate and supports the top cover thereon. Thereby, the ultra-thin motor structure can enhance the assembly and mass-production of the motor, and satisfy demands for thinning and performance of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chien-Jen Chen, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 7109631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low cogging and easy-to-downsize spindle motor structure. The motor is an axial magnetic flux spindle motor comprising a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly comprises a deck for seating the rotor assembly and at least one bearing placed on the housing of said stator and between the stator and the rotor. The outer periphery part of the bearings is the stationary part; with the inner part of said bearings being the rotating part. A cylindrical shaft is located in the center of the rotor. When the thin windings of stator are excited with current, a rotating magnetic field is created, forcing said rotor into rotation, and as a consequence, bringing the spindle into rotation that generates motor output needed to drive loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research and Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chuen-Fuu Wu, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20060113855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low cogging and easy-to-downsize spindle motor structure. The motor is an axial magnetic flux spindle motor comprising a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly comprises a deck for seating the rotor assembly and at least one bearing placed on the housing of said stator and between the stator and the rotor. The outer periphery part of the bearings is the stationary part; with the inner part of said bearings being the rotating part. A cylindrical shaft is located in the center of the rotor. When the thin windings of stator are excited with current, a rotating magnetic field is created, forcing said rotor into rotation, and as a consequence, bringing the spindle into rotation that generates motor output needed to drive loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Ming-Chin Tsai, Chuen-Fuu Wu, Liang-Yi Hsu, Mi-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 6942603
    Abstract: A control system of resisting and assisting force for a rehabilitation apparatus includes a motor, a resistance adjustment control device and a motor output force control device. The motor drives the rotating wheels of the rehabilitation apparatus and controls the rotating wheels to produce resistance and power assisting force. The resistance is designed by imitating the frictional force of different road conditions. The motor output force control device gathers the resistance value preset by the resistance adjustment control device. and the force of a patient pushing or pedaling the rotating wheels and then controls the compensation and the output force of the motor to push the rotating wheels. When the resistance is adjusted to become increasingly larger and larger by the resistance adjustment device, the force of a patient's hands or legs will gradually increase and finally able to push or pedal the rotating wheels by himself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Tien-Chi Chen, Cheng-Hu Chen, Jia-Sheng Hu, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
  • Publication number: 20050075850
    Abstract: A dynamic platform with a reality-simulating device includes a base, an inclining mechanism, a swaying mechanism, and a dynamic platform. The inclining mechanism has two inclining shaft frames respectively striding on support members of the base, driven by a motor to incline. A frame base is respectively provided between two non-pivoted ends of the two inclining shaft frames. The swaying mechanism is pivotally connected with the inclining mechanism, having a swaying frame and two swaying plates extending down and pivotally connected with the frame bases of the inclining mechanism. Two spiral gears are provided on the base and driven by another motor for moving the swaying mechanism. The dynamic platform is placed on the swaying mechanism, with an exercise appliance placed thereon, and with a screen provided beside the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mu-Chuan Wu, Joseph Wu, Mi-Ching Tsai, Bor-Jeng Lin, Jia-Sheng Hu
  • Patent number: 6837124
    Abstract: A directly driven power swing rod device without dead points includes a control rod provided with a coordinate rod base, two L-shaped frames respectively provided with a hole base having a bearing fixed therein, two motors respectively provided with a position detecting coder for receiving a coordinate message and transmitting it to a control device which is able to control the rotating angles of the motor shafts respectively connected with the two L-shaped frames, a first interacting member inserted through a guide hole of the coordinate rod base and secured with the first L-shaped frame, and a second interacting member having one end inserted in a positioning hole of said coordinate rod base and the other end connected with the second L-shaped frame. Then the control rod may be deflected by the motors for driving a high speed, sensitive response system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Bor-Jeng Lin, Jia-Sheng Hu, Cason Wu, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
  • Publication number: 20040112160
    Abstract: A directly driven power swing rod device without dead points includes a control rod provided with a coordinate rod base, two L-shaped frames respectively provided with a hole base having a bearing fixed therein, two motors respectively provided with a position detecting coder for receiving a coordinate message and transmitting it to a control device which is able to control the rotating angles of the motor shafts respectively connected with the two L-shaped frames, a first interacting member inserted through a guide hole of the coordinate rod base and secured with the first L-shaped frame, and a second interacting member having one end inserted in a positioning hole of said coordinate rod base and the other end connected with the second L-shaped frame. Then the control rod may be deflected by the motors for driving a high speed, sensitive response system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Bor-Jeng Lin, Jia-Sheng Hu, Cason Wu, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
  • Patent number: 6710491
    Abstract: The device includes at least a roller unit having a fixed immovable shaft rod combined with two coiled stator units having silicon steel stators respectively wound with a coil. Each coil stator unit has its outer circumference covered by a tubular-shaped magnet rotor unit having magnet rotors fitted inside, with every two abutting magnets axially and biasly positioned. A combination unit composed of a bearing and a bearing outer cover is fixed respectively at two ends of the magnet rotor unit. The roller unit includes gaps between the magnet rotors and gaps between the magnet rotors and the silicon steel stator. When the coiled stator units are electrically connected, the magnet rotor unit will rotate around the coiled stator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mu-Chuan Wu, Bor-Jeng Lin, Mi-Ching Tsai, Shang-Hsun Mao
  • Patent number: 6677740
    Abstract: An applied control system of the power periphery of a health apparatus having function of power generation is connected with a health apparatus able to generate electricity and a peripheral device unit. The applied control system includes a voltage-controlling oscillator, an analog digital converter and an intellectual control system. The peripheral device unit includes several peripheral devices arranged in sequence. DC generated by the health apparatus is transmitted to the voltage control oscillator, which modulates the DC to a proper frequency. The analog digital converter, detects the electric power that the voltage controlled oscillator can output, transmits the detected data to the intellectual control system and controls the intellectual control system to decide the number of the peripheral devices to be started according to the electric power, the sequence and the power consumption of the peripheral devices, able to utilize electric power completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tien-Chi Chen, Mi-Ching Tsai, Tsai-Jiun Ren, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
  • Publication number: 20030080639
    Abstract: A roller device includes at least a roller unit having a fixed immovable shaft rod combined with two coiled stator units having silicon steel stators respectively wound with a coil. Each coil stator unit has its outer circumference covered up by a tubular-shaped magnet rotor unit having a plurality of magnet rotors fitted inside, with every two abutting magnets axially and biasly positioned. Then, a combination unit composed of a bearing and a bearing outer cover is fixed respectively at two ends of the magnet rotor unit. Thus, the roller unit is completed, having gaps of the magnet rotors and gaps between the magnet rotors and the silicon steel stator. When the coiled stator units are electrically connected, the magnet rotor unit will rotate around the coiled stator unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mu-Chuan Wu, Bor-Jeng Lin, Mi-Ching Tsai, Shang-Hsun Mao