Patents Assigned to Aopen Inc.
  • Patent number: 7748795
    Abstract: A computer housing includes a foldable frame and a face panel. The frame is disposed for mounting a motherboard, an optical disk drive, and a power supply, and includes two first housing panels and two second housing panels that are connected pivotally and surroundingly as a whole. The frame is foldable into a folded state, where the first and second housing panels are turned pivotally to be proximate to each other so as to reduce the size of the frame, as well as the space and material required for packaging the frame, thereby saving costs of transport and packaging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Patent number: 7735942
    Abstract: A foldable host unit case of a computer with sliding rail grooves includes a front wall, which provides a first lateral end to pivotally connect with the first frame with a pivotal shaft and a second lateral end to be pivotally joined to the sliding rail groove of the second frame with a sliding block, and a rear wall, which provides a first lateral end being pivotally joined to the sliding rail groove of the second frame with a sliding block and a second lateral end pivotally connecting with the second frame with a pivotal shaft. Hence, the first frame, the second frame, the front wall and the rear wall are capable of being unfolded to set up the host unit case completely and folded to form the packaged size quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Patent number: 7731025
    Abstract: A packaging cushion assembly includes at least one foldable packaging plate including a base plate that has two opposite first sides, two opposite second sides, two opposite first side plates connected respectively and foldably to the first sides, and two opposite second side plates connected respectively and foldably to the second sides. Each of the first and second side plates has an outer wall plate section connected foldably to the respective first or second side, a spacer plate section connected foldably to the outer wall plate section, and an inner wall plate section connected foldably to the spacer plate section. The outer wall plate section of each second side plate has two connecting plates respectively and foldably connected to two ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Publication number: 20100133967
    Abstract: A computer housing includes a foldable frame and a face panel. The frame is disposed for mounting a motherboard, an optical disk drive, and a power supply, and includes two first housing panels and two second housing panels that are connected pivotally and surroundingly as a whole. The frame is foldable into a folded state, where the first and second housing panels are turned pivotally to be proximate to each other so as to reduce the size of the frame, as well as the space and material required for packaging the frame, thereby saving costs of transport and packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Patent number: 7708356
    Abstract: A host unit case with foldable front and rear walls and lower cover for a computer includes a front wall, a rear wall, an upper cover and a lower cover. The lower end of the front wall connects with the front end of the lower cover. The lower end of rear wall pivotally connects with the rear end of the lower cover. Hence, the lower cover, the front wall and the rear wall are unfolded to allow the lower cover engaging with upper end of the front wall and upper end of the rear wall for the host unit case being set up as a complete form quickly and being folded parts thereof to reduce the volume thereof conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Patent number: 7697284
    Abstract: A framework structure for a computer main frame, comprises an outer frame and an inner frame in which the inner frame is combined with an inner portion of the outer frame. A rear end of a first plate is pivotally connected to a bottom of the inner frame, and a front end of the first plate is combined with a downside of a bottom of the inner frame and positioned on a downside of a first hole of the inner frame. A hard drive can be locked on an upside of the first plate. Bottom ends of a plurality of shafts are respectively combined with the inner frame so as to use upper ends of the shafts to combine with a motherboard to allow the hard drive to be positioned below the motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: AOPEN, Inc.
    Inventors: Te-An Lin, Chih-Hsiung Chen, Wu-Nan Wang, Cheng Tu, Ching-Tang Lin
  • Patent number: 7695079
    Abstract: A foldable host unit case for a computer with dual crossover pivotal mechanisms includes a first module body and a second module body. The first module body and the second module body pivotally connect with each other at the middles thereof. The first module body has a foldable front wall and the second module body has a foldable rear wall. The first module body and the second module body can extend toward both lateral sides thereof respectively with respect to a rotational center formed with a pivotal shaft and the front wall and the rear wall are bent to form a firm structure. Hence, the host unit case is capable of being extended conveniently and quickly and being folded conveniently to reduce the volume thereof during being packaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Publication number: 20100053887
    Abstract: A face panel for a computer housing includes a face panel body and a cover plate assembly. The face panel body includes a surrounding wall having first and second engaging grooves, and a mounting hole. The cover plate assembly is provided in the mounting hole and is assembled to the surrounding wall, and includes a cover plate having a through hole and a first engaging hook for engaging the first engaging groove, and a locking member having a fixed block coupled to the cover plate, a slide block, and a resilient connecting portion interconnecting the fixed and slide blocks to provide the slide block with a restoring force. The slide block includes a second engaging hook for engaging the second engaging groove, and a press portion exposed through the through hole and pressible to enable the second engaging hook to disengage from the second engaging groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventor: Jo-Chiao Wang
  • Publication number: 20100052484
    Abstract: A face panel for a computer housing includes a face panel body and a cover plate assembly. The face panel body includes a surrounding wall and a mounting hole. The surrounding wall has first and second engaging grooves. The cover plate assembly includes a cover plate, a locking member, and an unlocking member. The cover plate has a first engaging hook for engaging the first engaging groove, and a guide groove. The locking member is assembled to the guide groove, and has a second engaging hook, a post, and a restoring resilient plate to apply a pressure to the cover plate so as to enable the second engaging hook to engage the second engaging groove. The unlocking member has an operating portion, and a contact portion movable with the operating portion so as to push the post for disengaging the second engaging hook from the second engaging groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Jo-Chiao Wang, Hsuan-Ying Wen
  • Publication number: 20100053869
    Abstract: A computer housing is adapted for receiving a motherboard and at least one electronic component therein, and includes a housing unit and a support board. The housing unit has an opening, and includes at least one first sliding portion that is provided at each of two opposite sides of an inner surface of the housing unit, that extends along a sliding direction, and that is connected to the opening. The support board is adapted for securing the motherboard and the electronic component, and includes a second sliding portion provided at each of two opposite edges of the support board and slidable relative to the first sliding portion in the sliding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Hui-Huang Sun, Chun Chang
  • Publication number: 20100052485
    Abstract: A fastening device is provided on a side wall of a positioning frame for fastening of an electronic device disposed in the positioning frame. The fastening device includes a limiting component and a positioning component. The limiting component includes a connecting part connected to an outer face of the side wall, and a limiting part extending from the connecting part and spaced apart from the side wall. The positioning component includes a rod body, and two positioning parts extending respectively from two ends of the rod body. Each of the positioning parts extends into a respective one of two holes in the side wall and a respective one of two blind holes in the electronic device. The rod body is limited from movement in a direction away from the side wall by the limiting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsiung Wang, Chun Chang
  • Publication number: 20100033943
    Abstract: A display suspending frame device includes a suspending seat and at least one suspending frame. The suspending seat includes an upright mounting plate, a rear slide rail set disposed forwardly of the mounting plate and connected to the mounting plate, and a front slide rail set disposed forwardly of the rear slide rail set and connected to the rear slide rail set. The at least one suspending frame is for mounting to a rear face of a display and is mounted slidably on the front slide rail set. By arranging the rear slide rail set between the mounting plate of the suspending seat and the front slide rail set, a space is provided for accommodating an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsi Tsai, Chih-Hsiung Chen, Shuang-Ji Jiang, Yao-Wen Hsu, Hong-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 7652878
    Abstract: A computer housing includes a main housing, a mounting frame, and a first cover. The main housing defines an accommodation space adapted to receive a motherboard module and a data-reading device therein. The mounting frame is disposed removably within the main housing, and is adapted to be mounted with the data-reading device thereon. The first cover is attached openably and closably to the main housing, and is disposed in proximity to the mounting frame for covering a top end of the accommodation space in the main housing. A first notch in the main housing is aligned with a second notch in the first cover such that the first and second notches form cooperatively an opening aligned with a disk slot in the data-reading device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventor: Hung-Chieh Tsai
  • Publication number: 20100002367
    Abstract: A modularized device includes a seat body, a first assembly unit, a cover, and a second assembly unit. The first assembly unit is fixed within the seat body and includes a first engaging portion. The cover removably covers the seat body. The second assembly unit is mounted on a bottom surface of the cover and is movable relative to the cover. The second assembly unit includes a second engaging portion having a shape complementary to that of the first engaging portion. The second assembly unit is movable relative to the cover to compensate an amount of deviation caused by tolerances so that the second engaging portion is adjustable to correspondingly engage the first engaging portion when the cover is secured to the seat body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventor: Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 7641295
    Abstract: A foldable host unit case for a computer with joint mechanisms includes four holding posts and the upper ends of the holding posts connect with a neighboring holding post with first foldable connecting rods and second foldable connecting rods respectively. The lower ends of the holding posts are joined to four ends of a cross connecting rod set such that the holding posts are capable of being extended to constitute a firm structure. Hence, the host unit case is capable of being extended conveniently and quickly and being folded conveniently to reduce the volume thereof during being packaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Patent number: 7642453
    Abstract: A host unit case of a computer capable of being set up easily with detachable plate-shaped components includes an upper cover, a lower cover, a front wall, a rear wall, a main board support wall, a first support frame, a second support frame, a connecting plate, a third support frame, a left side plate, a right side plate and a panel. The host unit case is easy to be disassembled as pieces of plates for the smallest volume can be reached at the time of being packaged such that space occupied by the stacked components can be reduced tremendously for saving storage space and lower delivery cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: AOPEN Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Publication number: 20090294599
    Abstract: A back frame module includes a base plate, two locking plate members, a cable organizing plate, and a stowage plate. The base plate is adapted to be provided on a rear face of a display. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate are selectively connected to the base plate. The locking plate members are adapted for mounting of a computer device therebetween. The cable organizing plate is adapted to stow a cable of the display or of the computer device. The stowage plate is adapted to stow an adapter of the display or other accessories. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate can be selectively substituted by a support plate. The back frame module thus has various states of use to satisfy different user requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiung Chen, Yao-Wen Hsu, Shuang-Ji Jiang, Hong-Chang Liu, Wen-Hsi Tsai
  • Patent number: 7616437
    Abstract: A vibration damping mechanism includes a frame, cushioning members, a heat sink, and fastening members. The frame has a base plate and supporting arms disposed on the base plate. Each cushioning member is disposed on a respective one of the supporting arms, and has a through hole. The heat sink supports a hard disk thereon such that the hard disk lies flat against and is secured on the heat sink, and has a plurality of fastening holes. Each fastening member extends through the respective through hole and threadedly engages the respective fastening hole such that the heat sink is suspended on the supporting arms and abuts against the cushioning members. Thus, the area of contact between the heat sink and the hard disk is increased to enhance the heat transfer efficiency, and the cushioning members provide the heat sink and the hard disk with a cushioning effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventor: Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 7606037
    Abstract: A fastener for a heat-dissipating device is adapted to secure a heat sink on a securing seat. The fastener includes a fastening arm having a plate body and a coupling member adapted to couple with one positioning member of the securing seat, a fastening member disposed spacedly below the plate body opposite to the coupling member and adapted to couple with another positioning member, and two linkage sets. Each linkage set is disposed between the plate body and the fastening member, and includes first and second resilient connecting elements connected respectively to the plate body and the fastening member. The linkage sets are pivotable toward each other to cause the plate body to displace toward the fastening member such that the linkage sets engage two openings in the securing seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventor: Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 7604125
    Abstract: In a packaging cushion device, a base member has a base wall, and first and second sidewalls respectively perpendicular to two adjacent edges of the base wall. The base wall and first and second sidewalls define a receiving portion. A modular component has a base panel, two adjacent first and second side panels perpendicular to the base panel, a first projection extending from the first and second side panels, and a second projection extending from the base panel and the second panel. The first and second projections are matchable with and connectable to the receiving portion to form two interchangeable configurations of different heights, thereby satisfying the need of packing a computer housing in either folded or unfolded configuration, and saving packing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang