Rotatable Patents (Class 361/755)
  • Patent number: 8811034
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a first body and a second body is provided. The first body has a first operating surface. The second body covers the first operating surface and includes a back cover and a main body. The back cover is slidably disposed on the first body along a first axis. The back cover is suitable for sliding relative to the first body, such that the first operating surface is exposed by the second body. The main body is pivoted to the back cover along a second axis and has a second operating surface. The main body is suitable for pivoting relative to the back cover to change a relative position between the first operating surface and the second operating surface. The first axis is parallel to the second operating surface, and the second axis is perpendicular to the second operating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Hung-Yi Lee
  • Patent number: 8804317
    Abstract: A folding type display device (100A) according to the present invention includes first and second display units (100a, 100a?) and a biaxial hinge device (30) for coupling the first and second display units such that the first and second display units are rotatable around first and second rotation axes (L1, L2). The first and second display units include first and second display panels (10, 10?) and first and second light-transmissive covers (20, 20?). The first and second light-transmissive covers include first and second flat portions (24, 24?) having flat viewer-side surfaces (24a, 24a?) and first and second curved portions (22, 22?) having viewer-side surfaces (22a, 22a?) which are parts of cylindrical curved surfaces centered around first and second central axes (C1, C2). The first and second rotation axes of the biaxial hinge device match the first and second central axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hisashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8800907
    Abstract: A mobile device case includes a reel assembly, including a reel, a supporting plate, and a hub between the reel and the supporting plate. The hub includes a first cavity between the hub and the supporting plate for housing a spring, and a second cavity between the hub and the reel for housing a flat flexible cable (FFC). The spring is wound in a first direction, while the FFC is wound in a second direction. The FFC includes a first end for electrically coupling to a female jack connector of a device. A female connector is electrically coupled to a second end of the FFC for engaging a male jack connector of user-provided headphones. When the reel rotates in the first direction, the spring tightens and the FFC loosens. When the reel rotates in the second direction, the spring loosens and the FFC tightens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventors: Scott Koenig, David Conroy
  • Patent number: 8787025
    Abstract: An electronic module for mating with a complementary connector, comprises: a housing, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a slider member movably received in the channel, a cover member confining the slider member to the housing, a gasket mounted to the housing and having a pair of engaging portions, and an ejector located above on the slider member. The slider member has a body portion and a pair of arm portions extending forwardly from the body portion. The ejector is located above the pair of arm portions, and has a pair of cantilever portions pivotable outward, in response to a sliding movement of the slider member, against the pair of engaging portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 8780570
    Abstract: In embodiments of a double hinge torsion bar, a portable device includes a first housing integrated with a display device, and a second housing movably coupled to the first housing. Double hinges attach to the first and second housings of the portable device, and the double hinges are operable to open and close the first and second housings relative to each other. A torsion bar movably couples the double hinges to open and close at approximately a same timing rate, which can prevent the double hinges from binding when the first and second housings are opened and closed relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Bohn, Paul M. O'Brien, Christopher Bramley Fruhauf
  • Patent number: 8773860
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis, a main board module and an electrically connecting module. The chassis is slidably disposed in a rack. The rack has an electrically connecting terminal. The main board module is disposed in the chassis. The electrically connecting module includes a circuit board and a first connector. The circuit board has a first connecting end corresponding to the main board module and a second connecting end corresponding to the rack. The first connecting end is electrically connected to the main board module. The first connector is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the second connecting end. When the chassis is in the rack, the first connector is electrically connected to the rack. When the chassis is pulled out from the rack, the first connector is moved with the chassis such that the electrical connection between the first connector and the rack is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Shi-Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20140140023
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a back cover disposed on a rear side of the display panel, the back cover having a curved shape of which both ends protrude forward, and a fixing part fixing the back cover to maintain the curved shape of the back cover. The display panel is curved in a shape corresponding to that of the back cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Moungyoub LEE, Sangdon PARK, Choongsuk PARK, Inkeun RYU, Hyukjin NAM, Seunghyun YUN, Jaehyun SUNG, Jaegi LEE
  • Patent number: 8730682
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a housing that includes a first connector, and a printed circuit board unit that includes a printed circuit board, a second connector that is connected to the first connector at the completion of insertion of the printed circuit board into the housing, a lever that is rotatably provided for the printed circuit board, and a lock mechanism that locks the lever in a predetermined position. Wherein when the printed circuit board is inserted into the housing, the lever in a first position comes into contact with the housing, when the printed circuit board is further inserted into the housing, the lever rotates in one direction while being in contact with the housing, and when the insertion of the printed circuit board into the housing is completed, the lever is in a second position, and the lock mechanism locks the lever in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kazuya Fuke
  • Patent number: 8730679
    Abstract: An electrically connecting module suitable for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a chassis disposed in a rack. The rack has an electrically connecting terminal. The electrically connecting module includes a shell, an adjustable position-limiting element, a circuit board and a connector. The adjustable position-limiting element connects the shell to the chassis. The shell is able to move relatively to the chassis. The circuit board is disposed in the shell. The connector is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board. When the chassis enters the rack, the electrically connecting terminal presses the shell to adjust the position of the shell, such that the connector is connected to the electrically connecting terminal. When the chassis is pulled out from the rack, the connector is moved with the chassis such that the connection between the connector and the rack is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Shi-Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20140133112
    Abstract: A touch pad includes a support frame having an opening, a touch circuit board disposed on a support sheet and having a switch, a top cover connected to a first side of the support frame and covering the touch circuit board, a reinforcement rod disposed on the top cover corresponding to a second side of the support frame, and an elastic member. The support sheet extends inwardly from the opening and has a protruding point. The elastic member is disposed between the touch circuit board and the support sheet for providing an elastic force. When being pressed by an external force, the top cover rotates pivotally relative to the first side of the support frame and drives the touch circuit board to overcome the elastic force. Accordingly, the touch circuit board could move downward relative to the support sheet so that the switch could be triggered by the protruding point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jui-Yung Kao, Hung-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8720724
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for physically protecting an interface on an electronic device having first and second protrusions, each having a surface. The mechanism includes first and second clamping mechanisms, a hinge assembly and a cover plate. Each clamping mechanism has a pair of blocks that are detachably fastenable together. As assembled along the protrusion surface of the device, the blocks form a channel that rigidly engages that surface. The hinge assembly forms a pivotable joint and can be removably attached to the first clamping mechanism to orient the pivotable joint substantially parallel to the interface. The cover plate can be removably attached to the hinge assembly for disposal to swing on the pivotable joint between closed and open positions. In the closed position, the cover plate securely connects to at least the second clamping mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Carl S. Lynn, IV
  • Patent number: 8693207
    Abstract: A rotatable transfer apparatus includes a housing and a circuit board having at least two interfaces. The housing includes a top cover, a sidewall, a bottom board and an elastic module. The top cover is rotatably mounted at one side of the sidewall. The bottom board is mounted at the other side of the sidewall opposite to the top cover. The sidewall, the bottom board and the top cover define a receiving space for receiving the circuit board. The sidewall includes an opening, and at least two fasteners defined in an internal surface of the sidewall. The elastic module is received in the receiving space and fixed to the top cover. The elastic module rotates with the top cover and detachably engaged with one of the at least two fasteners to select a desired interface to be exposed to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 8687376
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first body part comprising a first user interface and a second body part comprising a second user interface. The apparatus further comprises a mechanism configured to rotate the first body part with respect to the second body part over a pivot axis, and move the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially parallel to the pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Tom Travis
  • Patent number: 8675366
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cascade data storage device comprising at least an integrated circuit module and a connecting structure wherein the integrated circuit module has a substrate, at least an electronic device, a package body and a USB metal contact and the connecting structure has at least a male connector and at least a female connector; the connecting structure is installed on a lateral edge of the package body and allows the male connector to couple with the female connector and then the integrated circuit modules freely connected, which are stacked high enough and keep the USB metal contact electrically contact with a USB port of a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Walton Advanced Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Hong-Chi Yu, Mao-Ting Chang
  • Publication number: 20140071643
    Abstract: An anti-theft device comprised of a housing hingably connected to a cover. The housing and cover can move from an open position to a closed position to clasp and secure an article to be monitored. The housing and cover have latch components. When the housing and cover are rotated to a closed position in relation to one another, a latch component on the cover interconnects with a latch component of the housing to hold the housing and cover in a closed position. The latch components may be releasably lockable and may be released by application of a magnet to a blocking component in the housing which has a magnetically-attractable element associated with it, combined with manual manipulation of a latch switch to disengage the latching components of the housing and cover. The anti-theft device carries at least a passive electronic article surveillance element. More advanced electronic article surveillance elements may also be carried in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Xiao Hui Yang
  • Patent number: 8670244
    Abstract: Electronic devices which are selected by a user are coupled together through a coupler to provide a portable electronic apparatus. At least one of the electronic devices is provided with a pair of first connection terminal groups whose polarities are symmetric with respect to one rotation axis. The coupler is provided with a second connection terminal group. In addition, since the electronic device is detachable from the spindle through the coupler, the electronic device can be coupled to the coupler after the electronic device is reversed by the rotation about one rotation axis. A plurality of electronic devices can be connected to each other through the first connection terminal group and the second connection terminal group of the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 8659910
    Abstract: A locking mechanism includes a housing, a hinge, a fastening member, and an actuating member. The housing defines a receiving space therein and is formed with a through hole. The hinge includes a connecting support disposed in the receiving space and a rotary member operable to pivot relative to the connecting support, and having an engaging segment. The fastening member is disposed in the receiving space, is registered with the through hole, and is formed with an engaging slot for engaging the engaging segment. The actuating member removably extends into the through hole and is operable to actuate the fastening member to move between locked and unlocked positions, where the engaging segment and the engaging slot are engageable and non-engageable, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Chieh Cheng, Yao-Ting Lee, Yi-Chieh Luo
  • Patent number: 8650528
    Abstract: It is possible to improve workability of a design work by handling electric information between one object and other objects associated with the object. A plurality of objects are inputted and electric information is inputted to the objects. Among the objects, mutually connected objects are virtually made into a single object. According to electric information in each of the objects, i.e., the virtually unified single object and the other objects excluding the virtually unified single object, objects having the common electric information are connected by straight lines. According to the straight lines, a figure connecting the objects is inputted. A condition for connecting the objects in the figure is inputted. According to the condition, circuit parts are built and signal information is set in a terminal of the circuit parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Zuken Inc.
    Inventor: Satoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8649182
    Abstract: A housing is usable for positioning selectively a first electronic card having a first locking hole and a second electronic card having a second locking hole, and includes a base plate, a connector for mating with the selected one of the first and second electronic cards, and a movable element including a lever body that has an end portion connected pivotally to the base plate and a third locking hole opposite to the end portion. The lever body is operable to move the third locking hole between a first position, where the third locking hole is aligned with the first locking hole to cooperatively receive a fastener for fastening one of the first and second electronic cards, and a second position, where the third locking hole is aligned with the second locking hole to cooperatively receive the fastener for fastening the other one of the first and second electronic cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Yu Ko, Chih-Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 8644016
    Abstract: A hard disk drive (HDD) module includes a bracket with two opposite sidewalls, an HDD, and a positioning element rotatably mounted between the sidewalls of the bracket. Each sidewall defines a leading slot and a latching slot communicating with the leading slot. Two blocks extend from opposite sides of the HDD. When the blocks enter the corresponding leading slots, the latching element is rotated to push the HDD to move, with the blocks moving into engagement with the corresponding latching slots, to assemble the HDD in the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huang-Jyun Lu, Chieh-Hsiang Lin
  • Publication number: 20130343018
    Abstract: An electrical junction box (10) has a main body-side connector (40) provided in a box body (12). An attachment body-side connector (76) is provided in an attachment body (14) that is separate from the box body (12) and is connected to the main body-side connector (40) by rotating the attachment body (14) on a rotating portion (72) provided at an end of the attachment body (14). The rotating portion (72) is supported by a support (30) on a side of the box body (12) opposite to the main body-side connector (40), and a positioning portion directly positions the main body-side connector (40) with respect to the upper case (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Hattori, Akihiro Oda
  • Patent number: 8599563
    Abstract: A control panel having a pivotable connector has a body, a rear cover and a connector. The connector is pivotally mounted inside the body and the rear cover, and has a plug being pivotable and freely aligned with an intended direction. Accordingly, users can adjust the orientation of the connector based on a position on which the control panel is to be mounted, placed or hung, so that the connector of the control panel can be smoothly connected with a connection port of the machine directly or through a connection cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Cyber Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chao Liao, Wen-Ju Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8599570
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a front frame, a back cover, a support stand rotatably connected to the back cover, a display panel and a circuit board. The display panel and the circuit board are fixed between the front frame and the back cover. The circuit board includes a first contact and a number of second contacts. The second contacts surround the first contact. The support includes a central shaft and a third contact. The central shaft is electrically connected to the first contact. The third contact rotates with the rotation of the central shaft to contact each of the second contacts. The circuit board includes a circuit and a processor. The electric circuit generates different signals when the first contact is connected different second contacts. The processor adjusts an orientation of display content on the display panel to rotate based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jui-Lin Ke, Huai-Long Wang, Kai Zong, Jian Liu, Xiao-Lan Yan
  • Patent number: 8587932
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a main body and a cover. The main body has a bottom surface and a side surface adjacent to each other. A strap hole is formed in the side surface of the main body. A receiving slot and an observing opening are formed in the bottom surface. The observing opening is located at an edge of the bottom surface and is aligned and communicates with the strap hole. The cover is detachably disposed on the bottom surface to cover the receiving slot and the observing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Ping Wang, Chi-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 8587953
    Abstract: A multi-layered cable consisting of three or more conductive layers separated by layers of dielectric and/or adhesive material. The bottom layer and the top layer may act as return path for the transmitted signals and as a shield to prevent interference between these and external electrical signals. Located between the bottom layer and the top layer, the middle layer may transmit desired signals through the flexible cable. The material selection and specifics of each of the layers should be selected so as to achieve a balance in which the desired electrical impedance and mechanical flexibility requirements are met. The cable may also include one or more vias connecting the bottom layer to the top layer, providing shielding all the way around the flex cable. An additional conductive sock may be used to improve shielding effectiveness of the top and bottom layer and to connect to I/O connector shells and the system Faraday cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Brock, Brett William Degner, Dinesh Mathew, Thomas W. Wilson, Jr., Chris Ligtenberg, Keith Hendren, Steven Keiper, Eugene Kim
  • Patent number: 8531847
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for an expansion card includes a shaft fixed to the expansion card, and a rotary member rotatably mounted to the shaft. The rotary member includes a cam, an operation portion opposite to the cam, and a latching portion formed between the cam and the operation portion. When fitting the expansion card to an expansion socket, the operation portion is operated to rotate the rotary member about the shaft, and the latching portion is latched to the expansion socket. When disassembling the expansion card from the expansion socket, the cam is levered against a top of the expansion socket to lift out the expansion card, thereby disassembling the expansion card from the expansion socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Chang, Jui-Feng Hu, Ming-Ta Yu
  • Patent number: 8508923
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure. The enclosure includes a main base and a cover rotatably secured to the main base. The main base includes a bottom plate. The cover includes a first section and a second section rotatably connected to the first section. The second section is rotatable relative to the first section between a first position, where the second section is at an acute angle to the first section; and a second position, where the second section is substantially parallel to the bottom plate, and the first section and the second section are located on a same plane and covers the main base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Wei Chao
  • Patent number: 8508948
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes first and second housings connected to each other by a hinge mechanism. The first housing includes a first substrate having electronic components electrically connected to an antenna, a first hinge portion configuring a portion of the hinge mechanism, and a first conductive member provided in the first hinge portion. The second housing includes a second substrate having electronic components, a waterproofing partition wall surrounding the second substrate, a second hinge portion configuring a portion of the hinge mechanism, a second conductive member provided in the second hinge portion to be capacitively-coupled with the first conductive member, and a third conductive member insertion-molded therein. The third conductive member includes an inner portion positioned on an inner side of the partition wall, and an outer portion extending from the inner portion toward an outer side of the partition wall and capacitively-coupled with the second conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Naohiro Katou
  • Patent number: 8477487
    Abstract: A hinge assembly having a hollow clutch is arranged to pivotally couple a portable computer base portion to a portable computer lid portion. The hinge assembly includes at least a hollow cylindrical portion that includes an annular outer region and a central bore region, the central bore region suitably arranged to provide support for electrical conductors between the base and lid portions. The hinge assembly also includes a plurality of fastening components that couple the hollow clutch to the base portion and the lid portion of the portable computer, with at least one of the fastening regions being integrally formed with the hollow cylindrical portion such that space, size and part count are minimized. The integrally formed fastening region(s) can be flat with holes dispersed therethrough for screws, bolts or the like. The central bore can also support a heat transfer element and can also serve as a lubricant reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brett William Degner, John M. Brock, Bradley Joseph Hamel
  • Patent number: 8451596
    Abstract: An electronic device with a cleaning mechanism that is capable of cleaning a display panel thereof is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a main portion, a hinge structure, a sliding device, and a first spring. The hinge structure includes a fixing portion, a rotating portion having a first contact surface, and a spring holder having a second contact surface. When the rotating portion rotates on the fixing portion, the first contact surface contacts the second contact surface and presses against the spring holder so that it rotates with the rotating portion. The sliding device includes a cleaning material contacting the display panel. Two end portions of the first spring are respectively fixed to the spring holder and the sliding device. When the spring holder stretches the first spring to move the sliding device, the cleaning material cleans the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Chi-Hai Tso, Hsin-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 8437146
    Abstract: A portable terminal includes: a first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing via a hinge device, the second housing pivoting about a first hinge axis toward or away from the first housing to be closed or opened, and rotating about a second axis, so that the front and rear sides of the second housing are reversed, the second axis extending perpendicular to the first axis. The hinge includes: a hinge housing extending along the direction of the first hinge axis and coupled to the first housing in such a manner that the hinge housing is rotated about the first hinge axis on the first housing; and a coupling member anchored to the second housing and coupled to the hinge housing to be rotatable about the second hinge axis. While the hinge housing is being rotated about the first hinge axis, the coupling member is turned around the first hinge axis in a state in which one side of the coupling member is faced to the outer peripheral surface of the hinge housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ho Ahn, Won-Tae Kim, Han-Gyu Hwang, Pil-Je Cho
  • Patent number: 8434198
    Abstract: First and second FPC fixing members 12, 13 are fixed within a boss 6 on a second axis Y, and one end of the second member 13 projects to the back of a hinge base 8. An FPC wiring fixing section 26 is fixed on the back of the base 8 on a first axis X. The fixing members pass an FPC 25 from the base 8 side to the side of a monitor 3 to hold the FPC linearly on the axis Y, and are turned integrally with a monitor mounting base 14. The fixing members curve outside the axis Y the FPC 25 that is led out in the direction orthogonal to the axis Y from the one end on the base 8 side of the second member 13 to have a deflection allowance, and fix the FPC to the base 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Nagami, Manami Hamada, Tadashi Kamimura
  • Patent number: 8432677
    Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a first cam, a second cam, a third cam, at least one resilient member and a shaft. The first cam includes an outer cam surface and an inner cam surface. The third cam is slidably received in the second cam, and the second cam and the third cam respectively engage with the outer cam surface and the inner cam surface. The resilient member provides an elastic force making the third cam and the second cam abut against the first cam. The shaft extends through the first cam, the second cam, the third cam and the at least one resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Chao Duan, Chia-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 8422237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folding structure comprising a storage device with an electronic component at least and a plurality of metal contacts and is configured with electronic component(s), metal contacts, and a plug board or a folding kit to embody the present invention's space effectively used and saved, match the present product's design requirements for lightness, thinness, shortness, and smallness, and integrate with other relevant products to become a combinational product with both multiple functions and its shape advantageous to lightness, thinness, shortness, and smallness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Walton Advanced Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Hong-Chi Yu, Mao-Ting Chang
  • Patent number: 8406003
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a frame having two opposite fixing walls to fix a first storage device. The fixing apparatus further includes a supporting arm pivotally connected to the frame. The supporting arm includes a fixing plate rotatable between a first position where a second storage device is capable of being sandwiched between the fixing plate and the second fixing wall of the frame, and a second position where the first storage device is capable of being sandwiched between the fixing walls of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Xiao-Zheng Li
  • Publication number: 20130063911
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first housing including a first circuit board; a second housing including a second circuit board, the second housing being openable and closable using a hinge and the first housing; and a cable configured to couple the first circuit board to the second circuit board, wherein the hinge includes: a first hinge case attached to the first housing; a second hinge case attached to the second housing; and a cylindrical body configured to rotatably couple the first hinge case to the second hinge case, the cylindrical body including a hole through which the cable passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Ken SHOJI, Yoshihiro ONO
  • Patent number: 8385077
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having an accommodation space, a first support body being slidably insertable into the accommodation space in parallel with a predetermined plane, a second support body coupled with the first support body rotatably around a rotation axis parallel to a front side of the housing and being rotatable between a reference attitude disposed in the same plane with respect to the first support body and an inclined attitude disposed at a given angle with respect to the first support body, and a drive mechanism for changing the attitude of the second support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Satoru Yamada
  • Patent number: 8373995
    Abstract: An expansion card mounting apparatus includes an enclosure, a slot cover of an expansion card, and a retaining member. The enclosure includes a side wall which defines an expansion card slot. A support plate is formed on the side wall and located above the slot. The slot cover includes a fixing portion. A recess is defined in the fixing portion. The slot cover shields the expansion card slot with the fixing portion placed on the support plate. The retaining member is pivotably mounted on the side wall. The retaining member includes a pressing plate and a boss formed on the pressing plate. The pressing plate presses the fixing portion on the support plate, and the boss located in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 8369097
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing being rotatably connected to the first housing and the second housing, and an antenna in the third housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 8369104
    Abstract: A cradling apparatus for a portable communication device which sets a cradling angle and provides a sense of click engagement to cradle a housing at a plurality of angles. The cradling apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing cradled at a slant angle while facing the first housing, and a cradling portion provided between the first housing and the second housing such that the cradling portion sets a cradling angle to cradle the second housing at a selected one of a plurality of cradling angles with respect to the first housing and further provides a sense of click engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Tae Kim, Sang-Joon Park, Jong-Woo Kim, Seok-Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8363391
    Abstract: A portable terminal including a pair of housings and a hinge apparatus for coupling the housings in such a way that the housings pivot with respect to each other is provided. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge bracket fixed to a first housing of the pair of housings, a pivot member connected to a second housing of the pair of housings and pivotably coupled to the hinge bracket to pivot with respect to a hinge axis, a cam surface provided on the pivot member around the hinge axis, the cam surface comprising at least a pair of recess portions, and a cam member received to protrude and retreat in perpendicular to the hinge axis on the hinge bracket. When the pivot member pivots, the cam member slides and contacts the cam surface and is engaged with one of the recess portions on the cam surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Tae Kim, Yun-Cheol Kang, Sung-Ho Ahn, Chung-Keun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20120320546
    Abstract: A single-pull multi-function device for conveying signal and/or supplying power comprises a housing, a power converting assembly, a reel assembly, an elastic member, an electrical module, and a cable. The power converting assembly includes a power converting module, an electrical port, and a power plug for external power connection. The reel assembly includes a reel rotatably mounted with a central axle of the housing. The reel defines a cylindrical recess being coaxially therewith. The elastic member, which is disposed in the cylindrical recess of the reel, has one end connected to the central axle of the housing and another end connected to the reel. The electrical module includes electrical ports and a circuit board mounted on the reel. The cable, which is wound along the reel, is electrically connected to the electrical module at one end thereof and is electrically connected to a connecting port assembly at another end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: SUNG-CHIANG WU
  • Patent number: 8335089
    Abstract: A display apparatus has an image display panel accommodated in a housing, a circuit board which controls operation of the image display panel, and an installation plate arranged on a rear side of the image display panel. Here, the circuit board is installed on the installation plate, and the installation plate is rotatable with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Takahashi, Masaya Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 8331098
    Abstract: A mobile device having a flip-around keyboard includes a housing, a display, and a keyboard rotatably coupled to the housing. The housing has a top end, a bottom end, a front surface, and a back surface. The display is located on the front surface of the housing. The keyboard is rotatably coupled at about the bottom end of the housing. The keyboard has a front face having a plurality of keys and a rear face opposite the front surface. In a first configuration, the rear face of the keyboard faces the display of the housing. In a second configuration, the front face of the keyboard faces the back surface of the housing. The keyboard can be rotatably coupled to the housing by a coupler that permits greater than two hundred seventy degrees of rotation about a lateral axis parallel to an edge of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Kwok Ching Leung
  • Patent number: 8310844
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, a holder, and a harness. The third housing is rotatable with respect to the first housing and the second housing. The holder is attached to the third housing and includes a first cylinder inserted into the first housing and a second cylinder inserted into the second housing. The harness extends from the first housing to the second housing through the first cylinder and the second cylinder of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Motoki Tomita
  • Publication number: 20120275126
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing being rotatably connected to the first housing and the second housing, and an antenna in the third housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 8300416
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cover, a body, and two sliding members. The body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and two sliding slots. Each sliding slot extends along the first surface to the second surface. The two sliding members are pivotally coupled to the cover. The cover is rotatably and slidably coupled to the body by the two sliding members engaging with the two sliding slots, and is capable of sliding along the two sliding slots from the first surface to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Wei Wu, Hua Zhang
  • Patent number: 8283576
    Abstract: A control box arrangement including at least one control box, the inside of which is sub-divided, or can be sub-divided, into a plurality of compartments which are arranged one above the other and can be closed in a sealing manner by associated doors with a peripheral sealing arrangement acting on the inside of the doors. The doors are connected, by one of the vertical sides thereof, to a frame of the control box in question by hinges in an articulated manner, and can be closed by a closing mechanism on the opposite vertical side. A first hinge section is fixed to a vertical section of the frame by a fixing section, and the door is mounted on an articulated section of the first hinge section in an articulated manner by a second hinge section applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schell, Tobias Becker, Igor Harry Schaaf
  • Patent number: 8264845
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body including a guiding portion, and a back cover and a cover ejection mechanism. The cover ejection mechanism includes an ejection member and a locking member. The ejection member includes a sliding block defining an inclined surface. The locking member includes a locking element defining a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, and en elastic element. To close the back cover, the back cover is rotated and the sliding block is pushed to slide. When the inclined surface touches the first inclined surface, the locking element is pushed to move, causing the elastic element to be compressed. After the sliding block slides over the locking element, the elastic element rebounds to push the locking element to return to an initial position where the sliding block is blocked by the second inclined surface of the locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Song-Ya Chen
  • Patent number: 8259458
    Abstract: A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover, and a pivot member. The housing forms a first latch portion and a second latch portion, the first latch portion and the second latch portion being arranged at a circle. The battery cover forms a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion engaging with the first latch portion and a second latch portion to allow the battery cover to releasably latch to the housing. The pivot member rotatably connects the battery cover to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Mu-Wen Yang, Chih-Chiang Chang