Abstract: An electrical actuator system for adjustable furniture, in particular height-adjustable tables (1), comprising at least one linear actuator (4), at least one operating unit (22) and a control box (12). By arranging therein at least one connector for cables into mutually opposing wall sections of the control-box cabinet for connection of linear actuators with cables, great simplification of the connection of the linear actuators to the control box is achieved, as when an uncoupling has been omitted, when the actuators have been wrongly connected during assembly, or if an actuator falls apart.

Abstract: A telescopic lifting column (1) preferably for furniture, such as height adjustable tables and beds, and comprising at least two mutually telescopic members (2, 3, 4) and an electric drive unit (5, 10; 41, 42) for adjusting the telescopic members. The lifting column comprises a telescopic cable guiding device (22; 45, 58, 80, 103) for guiding at least one electric cable (29), where the telescopic cable guiding device extends between or in all essentials between the lower and upper end of the lifting column and is connected thereto so that the telescopic cable guiding device collaborates in the telescopic adjustment of the lifting column. Thus the cables may be guided in a protected manner.

Abstract: A cabinet for housing electronic plug-in cards has front and rear card baskets for inserting plug-in cards and first and second vertical backplanes. The front side of the first backplane faces the front of the cabinet and the front side of the second backplane faces the back of the cabinet. A distance piece connects the two backplanes and a counterbore is disposed in at least one of the rear sides of the two backplanes. The depth of the counterbore or the residual thicknesses of the backplane after drilling the counterbore is sized such that the distance between the front side of the second backplane and the front of the cabinet is a predetermined value. This ensures that the plug-in cards pushed onto the second backplane are completely received inside the rear card basket and the front plate of the plug-in cards ends flush with the rear card basket.

Abstract: A housing assembly of an electronic device includes an outer housing, an inner housing mounted to the outer housing, a first waterproof film positioned between the outer housing and the inner housing, and a second waterproof film spaced from the first waterproof film. The first waterproof film, the outer housing, and the inner housing cooperatively define a first cavity of the housing assembly. The second waterproof film, the inner housing, and the first waterproof film cooperatively form a second cavity of the housing assembly. The first and second waterproof films provide the housing assembly an excellent waterproof property. The electronic device using the housing assembly is also described.

Abstract: A cover for a portable electronic device includes a body arranged to accommodate the portable electronic device in a detachable manner and provide mechanical protection when the cover is attached to the portable electronic device, and a groove provided in a surface of the body that faces the portable electronic device. A first end of the groove serves as an audio inlet and is disposed at a location of an audio speaker, and a second end of the groove serves as an audio outlet and is disposed at an edge of the body. A cross-sectional area of the groove enlarges from the first end towards the second end to provide a sound-amplifying audio channel. The groove is open from the first end to the second end such that a back surface of the portable electronic device attached to the cover encloses the groove.

Abstract: A handheld device sanitary enclosure system includes a system housing including a sanitary enclosure magazine configured to hold a plurality of sanitary enclosures. A support station is coupled with the system housing. The support station is configured to hold and suspend a handheld device at the support station in a hands free manner. The support station suspends the device while the user optionally disinfects or washes their hands. The handheld device sanitary enclosure system further includes an enclosure sealer configured to close a sanitary enclosure of the plurality of sanitary enclosures with a handheld device therein. After enclosure of the handheld device the user may retrieve the enclosed device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for protecting a mobile device. In one embodiment, a protection device for a mobile device is disclosed which induces a combination of a flexible inner sleeve and a rigid shell. The flexible inner sleeve conforms to, and encapsulates, the mobile device. The rigid shell receives and engages the inner sleeve. The flexible inner sleeve and the rigid shell can be used separately with the mobile device or can encase the mobile device as an integrated protective unit.

Abstract: A frame member (130) includes a bottom plate part (132) facing the lower surface of a display device (110), a wall part (133) extending upwardly from an edge part of the bottom plate part (132), and a top plate part (134) extending from an upper edge part of the wall part in a horizontal direction. An aperture (131) into which a wiring member (120) connected to the display device (110) is inserted is formed between the wall part (133) and the top plate part (134). The frame member (130) retains and supports the display device (110).

Abstract: A device housing includes a glass panel, a metal frame, and a housing body. The metal frame defines a plurality of through holes, and the glass panel is latched in the metal frame. The housing body includes a base and a reinforcement portion integrally formed together. The base surrounds the metal frame and the glass panel, and the reinforcement portion extends through the through holes of the metal frame and is bonded to the glass panel.

Abstract: A soldered fastening device mounts a glass plate to a support structure, for example, a window glass mounted to the housing of an electronic device such as a cell phone. The fastening device affixed to a rear surface of the window by solder threadably engages a housing fastener to rigidly secure the window to the housing. The soldering process is preferably wave soldering and the fastening device can have an internally threaded axial bore which is either perpendicular to or parallel to the surface of the window for receiving the fastener, such as a screw.

Abstract: A waterproof housing (10) enables convenient underwater operation of a touch-screen interface of an electronic device. The housing (10) includes a casing (12) that defines a cavity (30) in which the electronic device can be mounted, the casing (12) including a window (26) through which the touch-screen interface can be viewed. A swivel mechanism (14) is mounted within a hole in the casing, wherein the swivel mechanism (14) is rotatable in three degrees of freedom. A control arm (16) slidingly engages and extends through the swivel mechanism (14), wherein a manipulating part (34) of the control arm (16) projects into the cavity (30) and a handle part (36) of the control arm (16) is disposed outside the casing (12). In use, the handle part (36) of the control arm (16) may be operated to move the manipulating part (34) of the control arm (16) in three dimensions to operate the touch-screen interface of the electronic device.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for sealing a corner of an enclosure is disclosed. The sealing assembly includes a substantially rigid bracket and a flexible seal. The bracket includes a first latch and a second latch. The first and second latches are configured for releasable connection to an enclosure adjacent a corner with the first and second latches on opposing sides of said corner. The bracket is configured to provide a force to couple the flexible seal to a corner of an enclosure when the bracket is attached to said enclosure. The flexible seal includes a first surface for coupling to the corner of the enclosure, and a second surface opposite the first surface. At least a portion of the second surface is configured for contact with the bracket. The flexible seal may include a connector for releasable connection to the bracket.

Abstract: A shell of mobile communication terminal is provided. The shell includes a shell body made by a transparent or semitransparent material and having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface has patterns formed thereon. A semitransparent-semireflecting layer is formed on the outer surface of the shell body. The patterns can be observed from outside of the shell body when there is light transmitting from the inner surface to the outer surface, and the semitransparent-semireflecting layer presents a mirror effect when there is no light transmitting from the inner surface to the outer surface.

Abstract: A system and method for an improved multiple hard-disk-drive data-storage enclosure. Some embodiments position drives in counter-rotating pairs, each simultaneously accessing half the data, such that seek-caused actuator rotational-acceleration vibration cause simultaneous canceling rotational torque. Some embodiments position the edge of a first drive (or drive pair) at an angle to the actuator midpoint of a nearby second drive (or drive pair), such that rotational-acceleration vibration from a seek-caused actuator rotation in the first drive does not cause a rotational movement into the second drive that affects the tracking or seek operation. Some further embodiments position drives in a herringbone pattern to redirect air flow in addition to reducing rotational-acceleration vibration interaction. Other embodiments include a printed wire circuit board mounted to reduce the rotational-acceleration vibration interaction.

Abstract: A mobile telephone includes a casing provided with at least a locking member and a lid that can be detached or attached by pivoting of the locking member. The lid comprises a passage the locking member passes through, and a locking piece that a locking lug provided at the locking member can freely engage with and be detached from as a result of pivoting of the locking member. The locking piece is located at an inner periphery of the passage. Further, with a mobile telephone having casings that are foldably joined by a hinge, at least one of the foldably joined casings is a box-like case provided with a hinge at an upper surface and an opening portion at a rear surface, and has a lid-like case fitting to the opening of the box-like case.

Abstract: A system and method for an improved multiple hard-disk-drive data-storage enclosure. Some embodiments position drives in counter-rotating pairs, each simultaneously accessing half the data, such that seek-caused actuator rotational-acceleration vibration cause simultaneous canceling rotational torque. Some embodiments position the edge of a first drive (or drive pair) at an angle to the actuator midpoint of a nearby second drive (or drive pair), such that rotational-acceleration vibration from a seek-caused actuator rotation in the first drive does not cause a rotational movement into the second drive that affects the tracking or seek operation. Some further embodiments position drives in a herringbone pattern to redirect air flow in addition to reducing rotational-acceleration vibration interaction. Other embodiments include a printed wire circuit board mounted to reduce the rotational-acceleration vibration interaction.

Abstract: A cell phone storage device of the present invention discloses a cabinet and a plurality of compartments suitable to retain cell phones. Each compartment provides a cradle dimensioned and configured to dimensions of a cell phone in which a cell phone is securely retained. In use, a user opens the compartment, deposits the cell phone in the cradle and closes the compartment to secure the cell phone within the confines of the cell phone storage device.

Abstract: An input/output device and a method of setting up identification information for an input/output device, to confirm which slot of which device enclosure each unit is mounted in, within a short time, from a map, and execute quick access to the unit. A unit mounted on a device enclosure is assigned a slot identification information that does not overlap with that for another unit in the device enclosure, each device enclosure is assigned device enclosure identification information that does not overlap with that for another device enclosure, and a table is formed using unit identification information, which consists of the slot identification and the device enclosure identification information, and which does not overlap with that for another unit in the device, thus allowing a unit in the device to be specified.

Abstract: A mass storage cabinet having passive device position sensing and including shelves for racking device enclosures. A cabinet bus is linked to the shelves and adapted to provide a unique shelf identifier signal to each of the shelves. The cabinet includes a device providing a cabinet identifier to the shelves. The cabinet bus includes junction boxes having first and second sets of sensing wires and a side connectors linked to the shelves for providing the shelf identifier signal from the first and second sets of sensing wires. To provide a different signal at each junction box, the sensing wires in the first set are moved one position and the sensing wires in the second set are moved one position prior to the connection to an adjacent junction box. An additional sensing wire is linked to the side connectors and grounded and ungrounded at each side connector to alter the signal.

Abstract: An improved enclosure apparatus that can be used in conjunction with electrical excitation apparatus or other equipment is convertible between a rack-mountable configuration and a wall-mountable configuration. The enclosure apparatus includes a housing having first and second walls. A user interface is securable to the first wall when the enclosure apparatus is in the rack-mountable configuration and is securable to the second wall when the enclosure apparatus is in the wall-mountable configuration. The enclosure apparatus may additionally include a console apparatus having a console wall that protrudes outwardly from the second wall and to which the user interface can be secured.

Abstract: Casing, in particular plastic casing (1; 101; 201; 301) of a hand-held electronic apparatus, having a first and a second casing shell (3, 5; 103, 105; 203, 205; 303, 305) and connecting means pressing the first and second casing shells against each other along the contact region, the connecting means having at least one holding element (17), arranged on the first casing shell (5), for a separate locking element (7; 107a, 107b; 207; 307) and at least one hook element (13) arranged on the second casing shell (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to an enclosure comprising a housing and a device connecting card which is compliantly connected within the housing. The compliant connection, in use, disperses mounting stresses caused by a device in the housing.

Abstract: An in-monitor docking station that enables a portable computer to be quickly and easily installed in a desktop environment includes a desktop monitor, and receives the portable computer through a door in the top of the monitor unit. The docking station is constructed with at least one electrical connector mate that receives the connector(s) of the laptop unit. An ejection mechanism, typically one or more springs, partially ejects the portable computer from the monitor unit when the latching unit actuator button is depressed. The only modification required for any portable computer to be compatible with the in-monitor docking station is a small recess in a bottom surface that receives the latch hook of the latching arm. Any additional components of a desktop system that are desired by the user can of course be added to the in-monitor docking station of the present invention, either in the unit itself, or as a peripheral device.