Patents Assigned to Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10939568
    Abstract: A housing assembly includes a main body, a button, a base, and a fixing member. The main body has an inner space and a through hole communicated with each other. The button includes a pressing portion. The pressing portion protrudes out of the main body from the through hole and is configured to be pressed to sink into the through hole. The base has a recess and an engaging hole communicated with each other. The recess is configured to accommodate the main body. The engaging hole is configured to be engaged with the pressing portion. The fixing member is coupled to the main body in the inner space and configured to block the pressing portion from sinking into the through hole and disengaging from the engaging hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Sing Jiang
  • Patent number: 10915182
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a base plate, a membrane circuit board, a backlight module, and a plurality of keyswitch assemblies. The base plate has a plurality of through holes. The membrane circuit board is disposed on the base plate. The backlight module is disposed at a side of the base plate away from the membrane circuit board and configured to emit light toward the base plate. The keyswitch assemblies are disposed on the membrane circuit board. Each of the keyswitch assemblies includes a position-returning member located over one of the through holes. An orthogonal projection of the position-returning member projected on the base plate overlaps a part of said one of the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 10886081
    Abstract: The keyboard device includes a substrate, a key, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. The substrate includes a top surface having an assembly area. The assembly area has a pivoting base including a standing portion and an extension portion extending from the standing portion. The key is liftably disposed over the assembly area. A pivoting hook is extending from the bottom of the key toward the assembly area, and one end of the pivoting hook includes a pivoting portion. The first elastic member and the second elastic member are disposed on the assembly area and elastically abutted against the bottom of the key, so that the pivoting portion is abutted against and pivoted to the extension portion, and a liftable distance is maintained between the extension portion and the bottom of the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Hsin Li, Chia-Hsin Chen, Mitsuo Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10884512
    Abstract: A key device includes a substrate, a key cap and a restoring member. The substrate includes a top surface and two pivot seats protruding on the top surface. The pivot seats are spaced from each other. Each pivot seat has an eave portion laterally extending from a top thereof. The eave portion has a bottom edge. The key cap is above the top surface. The key cap includes a side edge and two extending arms extending from the side edge. An end of each extending arm has a pivoting portion. The pivoting portions pivotally abut against the bottom edges of the eave portions respectively without contacting the top surface of the substrate. The restoring member is between the substrate and the key cap and abuts against a bottom of the key cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 10887763
    Abstract: A privacy protection module applied to an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a camera module which has a circuit board and a lens. The lens is connected to the circuit board. The privacy protection module includes a case, a hole, a shutter and an actuator. The case covers the camera module. The hole is located on the case and aligned with the lens. The actuator is located on the case and electrically connected to the circuit board; the actuator moves along a first direction or a second direction when the actuator is driven by electronic power. The shutter is next to the hole and connected to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: San-Pen Yang, Cheng-Hun Yang
  • Patent number: 10879021
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a base, a keycap, and a connecting assembly. The keycap is located over the base. The connecting assembly is located between the base and the keycap and includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member connected to each other. Each of the first and second connecting members is connected to the base and the keycap. Two connected members of the base, the keycap, and the first and second connecting members are fixedly connected. When the keycap is pressed toward the base, at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy. When the keycap is released, said at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically recovers to return the keycap to its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hung Lu, Cheng-Chi Hsu
  • Patent number: 10871809
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a keyboard including a base plate, membrane circuit board, a plurality of keys and a frame. The base plate includes a plurality of assembly areas and a first opening. The first opening is disposed between some said assembly areas. The membrane circuit board is disposed above the base plate. The membrane circuit board includes a second opening corresponding in position to the first opening, respectively. The frame is disposed above the base plate, and the membrane circuit board is disposed between the base plate and the frame. The frame blocks the first and second openings. The frame includes receiving portions corresponding in position to the assembly areas. The keys pass through the receiving portions and are fixed to the assembly areas of the base plate, respectively. Gaps between the frame and keys, the first and second openings jointly form an air current channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Horiuchi, Chia-Hsin Chen, Pai-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10838521
    Abstract: A touch stylus includes a stopper, a rod, a pressing element, a force sensor, and an elastic element. The rod and the pressing element are moveable relative to the stopper. The pressing element includes a first pressing portion, a second pressing portion, and at least one support arm. The first pressing portion is located between the rod and the stopper. The stopper is located between the first and the second pressing portions. The support arm extends from the first pressing portion to the second pressing portion. The force sensor is disposed between the stopper and the second pressing portion. The elastic element is connected to the pressing element. When the pressing element is located at a first position, the pressing element abuts against the force sensor. When the pressing element is located at a second position, the pressing element and the force sensor are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chi Hsu, Ji-Hung Lu
  • Patent number: 10840037
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a substrate, a limit connecting member, a keycap, and a liftable connecting member. The assembly area of the substrate includes a long fixation hole having two short sides, a first long side, and a second long side. A portion of the bottom surface of the substrate is further recessed to form a long bottom groove, and two ends of the long bottom groove are near to the two short sides. The limit connecting member is disposed on the assembly area and includes a fixed seat in the long fixation hole and a standing portion extending from the fixed seat. The fixed seat includes a lower wing plate correspondingly fixed in the long bottom groove. The keycap is disposed on the assembly area. The liftable connecting member is connected between the keycap and the assembly area and includes a shaft disposed on the limit connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Horiuchi, Chia-Hsin Chen, Po-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 10832874
    Abstract: A keyswitch device includes a main body, an engaging structure, a connection base, and a flexible covering layer. The main body has a surface and a recess communicating with the surface. The engaging structure is connected to the main body and partially protrudes into the recess. The connection base includes an engaging portion. The engaging portion is rotatably engaged with the engaging structure. The flexible covering layer includes a first covering portion and a second covering portion. The first covering portion is connected to the surface. The second covering portion is connected to the connection base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Bin Chen
  • Patent number: 10832647
    Abstract: A mouse device includes a button switch, a microcontroller, a speaker drive circuitry and a speaker. The button switch is configured to produce a first sound when being actuated. The microcontroller is electrically coupled to the button switch. The button switch is configured to provide an actuation signal to the microcontroller when being actuated. The speaker drive circuitry is electrically coupled to the microcontroller and the speaker is electrically coupled to the speaker drive circuitry. The speaker drive circuitry is configured to drive the speaker to play a second sound that substantially cancels out the first sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Hung Wang
  • Patent number: 10825620
    Abstract: An illuminated keyboard includes a light guiding substrate, a support plate, a plurality of keycaps, and a plurality of liftable connecting member. The light guiding substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface includes a plurality of assembly areas, each of the assembly areas has an assembly structure. The support plate is above the light guiding substrate, and the support plate has a top surface and a bottom surface. The support plate is provided with a plurality of first penetrated portions, each of the first penetrated portions corresponds to the corresponding assembly area, and each of the assembly structures passes through the corresponding first penetrated portion. The keycaps are above the support plate and corresponding to the assembly areas. Each of the liftable connecting members is connected to the corresponding keycap and the assembly structure of the corresponding assembly area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chao-Chin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10824246
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic device via tapping is applied to a tapping controlling set to control an electronic device. The tapping controlling set includes a tapping device, and the tapping device includes an action sensor, a controller and a transmission unit. The action sensor includes an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor. The controller is electrically connected to the action sensor and the transmission unit, and the transmission unit is electrically connected to the electronic device. The method of controlling an electronic device via tapping includes the steps of: via the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor, sensing an acceleration change and an angular velocity change of the tapping device to generate a movement signal; according to the movement signal, generating a controlling signal via the controller; via the transmission unit, sending the controlling signal to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lao-Hsiu Chang Chien
  • Patent number: 10824248
    Abstract: A mouse includes a housing, a button, and a slider. The button is pivotally connected to the housing. The button includes a first abutting portion. The slider is slidably engaged with the housing. The slider includes a second abutting portion. When the slider is located at a first position relative to the housing, the first abutting portion abuts against the second abutting portion. When the slider is located at a second position relative to the housing, the first abutting portion is separated from the second abutting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Sheng Liu
  • Patent number: 10827050
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an actuating mechanism disposed in an electronic device, which includes an opening. The actuating mechanism comprises a moving member, a first lever, a second lever, a first shape memory alloy member and a second shape memory alloy member. The moving member corresponds to the opening and has a first limiting slot and a second limiting slot. The first lever has a first minor axis and a first major axis, and one end of the first major axis connects to the first limiting slot. The second lever has a second minor axis and a second major axis, and one end of the second major axis connects to the second limiting slot. One end of the first shape memory alloy member connects to the first minor axis. One end of the second shape memory alloy member connects to the second minor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: San-Pen Yang
  • Patent number: 10825619
    Abstract: A resilient body and a keyboard structure are disclosed. The resilient body has a top portion, a bottom portion, a conducting post and an annular wall. The top portion has a first side wall and a first bottom surface. Before the resilient body is pressed, an angle is formed between the first side wall and the first bottom surface, wherein the angle is greater than 90°. The bottom portion has a second bottom surface. The conducting post is disposed under the first bottom surface. When the resilient body is pressed, the fire point of the resilient body is reached before the resilient body reaches the bottom point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fei-Wu Wu, Tsung-Min Chen, Liang-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 10816372
    Abstract: The present application discloses monitoring system, which includes a mounting base and a monitoring device. The mounting base includes a base, a first cover, a second cover and a fastening member. The base includes a ball shaft and a first wire accommodating portion located in the ball shaft. The first cover and the second cover are sleeved on the outside of the ball shaft. The second cover includes a second wire accommodating portion, an outer screw thread and a connecting portion, and the outer screw thread is adjacent to the connecting portion. One end of the fastening member is connected to the first cover, and the fastening member is screwed to the second cover. The monitoring device includes a housing connected to the connecting portion of the second cover, and a wire accommodated in the first wire accommodating portion and the second wire accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Sing Jiang
  • Patent number: 10817075
    Abstract: A keyboard control system and a computer input system thereof are disclosed. The keyboard control system is used in a keyboard of the computer input system, wherein the keyboard has a plurality of keys. The keyboard control system includes a plurality of key control modules and a main control module. Each key control module is electrically connected to a plurality of keys so as to generate a key control signal according to the actuation of any one of the keys, wherein each key control module is electrically connected to different keys. The main control module is electrically connected to a plurality of key control modules for executing the key control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Tsung Chen