Patents Assigned to Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11089420
    Abstract: Speech processing system includes a first sound receiving device, a second sound receiving device, a main controller, and an audio processor. First and second sound receiving devices are configured to generate a main voice signal or a secondary voice signal. A first sensing device in first sound receiving device and a second sensing device in second sound receiving device are configured to output a first sensing signal or a second sensing signal based on a sensing result. Main controller controls first sound receiving device to generate main voice signal and controls second sound receiving device to generate secondary voice signal when receiving first sensing signal. Main controller controls second sound receiving device to generate main voice signal and controls first sound receiving device to generate secondary voice signal when receiving second sensing signal. Audio processor is configured to process main and secondary voice signals into an output voice signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Hsu
  • Patent number: 11086414
    Abstract: A mouse device includes a first main body, a second main body, a flexible connecting member, and a fixing member. The first main body has a first bottom surface. The second main body has a second bottom surface and a first fixing hole. The flexible connecting member is connected between the first main body and the second main body. The fixing member is disposed on the first main body and includes a fixing block. The fixing block is configured to be detachably engaged with the first fixing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Huai-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 11081298
    Abstract: A key structure includes a keycap, a guiding structure, a connection member and a base plate. The guiding structure is located below the keycap and includes at least one pivot shaft. The connection member includes a connection groove, and the at least one pivot shaft is connected to the connection groove. The base plate includes at least one fixing member. The connection member envelops the at least one fixing member such that the connection member is fixed to the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Cheng, Chia-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 11073922
    Abstract: A mouse includes a button portion and a deformable holding portion. The button portion has an upper housing and a lower housing. The upper housing is assembled to the lower housing. The deformable holding portion is connected to the button portion and includes at least one electroactive material layer and a flexible material layer. The flexible material layer covers the electroactive material layer. When the electroactive material layer is in an energized state, the deformable holding portion has a first shape. When the electroactive material layer is in an unenergized state, the deformable holding portion has a second shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Hung Wang
  • Patent number: 11061199
    Abstract: A lens structure includes a lens barrel, a lens upper cover, a lens lower cover, and a sealing ring. The lens barrel includes a front portion and a rear portion respectively at two opposite ends on an axial direction. The lens barrel has an external annular wall. The lens upper cover is fixed to the front portion. The lens upper cover includes a lower flange and an abutting ring radially protruded from an outer periphery of the lower flange. An inner diameter of the lower flange is greater than an outer diameter of the external annular wall. The lens lower cover forms an annular shape and abuts against the lens upper cover. The lens lower cover is fixed to the lower flange. The lens lower cover, the lower flange, and the abutting ring jointly form an annular slot. The sealing ring is received in the annular slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Che-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 11054666
    Abstract: A lens device includes a hollow base, a calibration ring, and a lens assembly. The hollow base includes a bottom surface and an assembly plane opposite to the bottom surface. The assembly plane has a through hole. The calibration ring includes a shaft hole, a first annular surface, and a second annular surface axially opposite to the first annular surface. An inner wall of the shaft hole has an internal thread. The shaft hole corresponds to the through hole of the hollow base. The second annular surface is fixed on the assembly plane of the hollow base via a curing adhesive layer. The lens assembly includes a lens barrel. The lens barrel has an external thread. The lens barrel is screwed to the internal thread of the calibration ring by the external thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-You Wang, Jin-Kae Jang
  • Patent number: 11036317
    Abstract: A roller input device includes a housing, a passive member and an active member. A roller is pivotally disposed inside the housing, and the roller includes an annular tooth portion. The passive member is movably disposed inside the housing, and the passive member includes an abutting portion and a first magnetic module. The active member has a second magnetic module, and the active member is disposed inside the housing and operably moved to a first mode or a second mode to make the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module attract each other or make the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module repel each other to drive the passive member to move relative to the housing to a first position or a second position, such that the abutting portion and the annular tooth portion abut against or separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Long Lee
  • Patent number: 11037742
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a substrate, keycaps, and a frame. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface and includes a welding-fixing portion. The welding-fixing portion includes a through hole and an arch-shaped bridge member. The arch-shaped bridge member is connected in the through hole and divides the through hole into partition holes. The arch-shaped bridge member has an arch portion and bridge bases. The arch portion protrudes from the top surface to form a recessed portion. The frame is disposed on the top surface and includes hollow holes respectively corresponding to the keycaps. The frame includes a welding member, and the welding member includes welding posts and a welding-fixing base. The welding posts respectively pass through spaces between the edge portion of the through hole and the arch-shaped bridge member. The welding-fixing base is received and fixed in the through hole and the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Horiuchi, Chia-Hsin Chen, Po-Hsin Li
  • Pen
    Patent number: 11027573
    Abstract: A pen includes a pen tube, a connection structure, a cap and an elastic unit. The pen tube includes a pen tube case and a thread portion provided at the pen tube case. The connection structure includes a main body, a corresponding thread portion and an elastic unit fastener. The corresponding thread fastener is located at the main body and is for joining with the thread portion. The elastic unit fastener is provided at the main body. The cap includes a cap case and an elastic unit corresponding fastener provided at the cap case. The two ends of the elastic unit are respectively fastened to the elastic unit fastener and the elastic unit corresponding fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chi Hsu
  • Patent number: 11016580
    Abstract: A mouse includes an optical module and a casing. The optical module includes an optical element and two rotation portions. The optical element locates between the rotation portions. The casing includes a body, two extension portions, a driving piece and a rod. The extension portions connect to the body and define a space therebetween. The optical module locates at the space. The rotation portions insert into the extension portions. The driving piece moves inside the body and the extension portions. The driving piece is connected with one of the rotation portions and configured to rotate the corresponding rotation portion such that the optical element faces to a first direction or a second direction different from the first direction. A first end of the rod connects with the driving piece to move the driving piece. A second end of the rod is exposable outside the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ching-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 11003888
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fingerprint recognition device, which includes a luminescent display panel, a substrate, an image capturing module, a plurality of first prism arrays and a plurality of second prisms. The first prism arrays are disposed on the substrate and paralleled to each other, and each of the first prism arrays receives an incident ray from the luminescent display panel. The first prism arrays provide a first light guiding direction, and the first light guiding direction is orthogonal to the incident ray. The second prisms are disposed on the substrate, and the second prisms are corresponding to the first prism arrays respectively. Each of the second prisms has a light-emitting surface, and the light-emitting surface faces toward the image capturing module. The second prisms provide a second light guiding direction, and the second light guiding direction is perpendicular to the first light guiding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Liang Liao
  • Patent number: 10991523
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a base plate and a plurality of keyswitches disposed on the base plate. At least one of the keyswitches includes a keycap, two linkages, and two magnetic attraction members. The linkages are connected between the base plate and the keycap and configured to guide the movements of the keycap toward and away from the base plate. The magnetic attraction members are rotatably connected to the linkages, respectively, and are configured to attract each other. When the magnetic attraction members abut against each other, the keycap is at a highest position relative to the base plate. When the keycap moves toward the base plate from the highest position, the magnetic attraction members are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co, , Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Chin Weng, Chun-Chieh Chan, Chao-Chin Hsieh, Chih-Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 10990140
    Abstract: A touchpad device is fixed to a chassis. The touchpad device includes a base plate. The base plate is fixed to the chassis. The base plate includes a body portion and fixed portions. The body portion has holes. Each of the fixed portions is connected to the body portion and extends into a corresponding one of the holes. Each of the fixed portions includes a fixed segment and at least one connecting arm. The fixed segment is fixed to the chassis. The connecting arm is connected between the fixed segment and the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Chang, Yi-Long Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10984970
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a base plate, a plurality of key structures, and a light emitting assembly. The base plate includes a body and a plurality of optically transmissive members. The body has a plurality of hollow portions. The optically transmissive members are contained in the hollow portions, respectively. Each of the optically transmissive members has a light guiding portion and a plurality of connecting structures. The key structures correspond to the optically transmissive members, respectively. One of the key structures is connected to the connecting structures of one of the optically transmissive members. The light emitting assembly includes a driver circuit board and a plurality of light emitting units. The light emitting units are located on the driver circuit board. The driver circuit board is located on one of the surfaces of the base plate. The light emitting units are contained in the light guiding portion, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Lun Huang, Guo-Yu Shi
  • Patent number: 10969881
    Abstract: A wireless docking station is disclosed. The wireless docking station is used for arranging a stylus for signal transmission with an external electronic device. The stylus includes an image capturing module and a first connection port. The wireless docking station includes a placement, a second connection port, a wireless transmission module, a microphone, and a speaker. The placement is used for placing the stylus. The wireless transmission module is connected to the external electronic device, when the image capturing module captures an image, the wireless transmission module transmits the image to the external electronic device. The microphone is used for receiving an external sound signal and transmitting the external sound signal to the external electronic device via the wireless transmission module. The speaker is used for receiving and outputting an output sound signal from the external electronic device via the wireless transmission module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hao Chen, Heng-Chang Pai
  • Patent number: 10969880
    Abstract: A mouse device includes an operation body and a frame. The frame is engaged with the operation body and has a hollow portion. The hollow portion penetrates the mouse device from a side of the mouse device to another side of the mouse device. The frame includes two finger resting portions and a palm resting portion. The two finger resting portions are respectively located at opposite sides of the operation body. The palm resting portion is connected between the two finger resting portions. The hollow portion is formed among the two finger resting portions and the palm resting portion. In a forward-backward axial direction of the mouse device, the frame is located behind the operation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Yao Lin
  • Patent number: 10963071
    Abstract: A mouse includes a pressure detector, a top housing, a first button, a first position limiter, and a second position limiter. The top housing is disposed on the pressure detector and has a first hole, a second hole, and a third hole. The second hole is located between the first hole and third holes. A first button is disposed on the top housing and has a first protruding portion, a second protruding portion, and a third protruding portion protruding toward the top housing. The first, second and third protruding portions are respectively aligned with the first, second and third holes. The second protruding portion extends toward the pressure detector through the second hole. The first position limiter is connected to the first protruding portion. The second position limiter is connected to the third protruding portion. The top housing is located between the first button and the second position limiter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 10957503
    Abstract: A sinkable keyboard device includes a substrate, a first keycap, a second keycap, and a sliding plate. The substrate has an upper surface. The first keycap is liftably disposed on the upper surface and includes a first abutting portion. The second keycap is liftably disposed on the upper surface and includes a second abutting portion. The sliding plate is parallel to the substrate and movable relative to the upper surface along a sliding direction. The sliding plate includes a first guiding member and a second guiding member arranged along the sliding direction. The first guiding member has a first inclined guiding surface, and a first inclined angle is between the first inclined guiding surface and the upper surface. The second guiding member has a second inclined guiding surface, and a second inclined angle different from the first inclined angle is between the second inclined guiding surface and the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Po-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 10955944
    Abstract: A touch pad device applied to a touch-control electronic apparatus which has a case including an opening is disclosed. The touch pad device includes a touch pad, a supporting unit and a pressing unit. The touch pad includes a circuit board which has a circuit board main body and a plurality of circuit board coupling parts. The circuit board main body is exposed at the opening. The circuit board coupling parts are symmetrically disposed at the edge of the circuit board main body, and the circuit board coupling parts are coupled to the case. The supporting unit is disposed under and supports the touch pad. The pressing unit is located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chi Hsu
  • Patent number: 10955878
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable electronic apparatus, which includes a cover casing, a base casing, a first input module and a second input module. The base casing is pivoted to the cover casing, and the base casing includes a containing portion and at least one first connecting portion. The containing portion is located on the base casing, and the first connecting portion is disposed on the containing portion. The first input module and the second input module are disposed on the containing portion interchangeably, the first input module has a second connecting portion, and the second input module has a third connecting portion. When the first input module is disposed on the containing portion, the second connecting portion electrically connects to the first connecting portion. When the second input module is disposed on the containing portion, the third connecting portion electrically connects to the first connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Hung Wang, Tsung-Min Chen, Ming-Cheng Yang