Patents Assigned to Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
  • Patent number: 6685503
    Abstract: An AC adapter mounting structure is constructed to include a housing holding a rack. The housing has two vertical pivot rods and two locating holes symmetrically disposed in top and bottom sides of a side opening thereof, and an AC adapter for positioning in the rack inside the housing. The AC adapter has two pivots respectively pivoted in the pivot holes, two short positioning rods for engaging the locating holes of the housing after the pivots are pivoted in the pivot holes and the AC adapter is turned to the inside of the housing, and two stop blocks, which are forced into engagement with respective retaining holes in the rack when the AC adapter is set into the inside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: James Huang, Tin Chang
  • Patent number: 6543866
    Abstract: A positioning structure pivotally disposed on a computer housing is provided. The positioning structure includes an assembly frame having first and second side walls, the first wall including a pivotal portion and a retaining portion. The first side wall further has a plurality of through holes being formed therethrough. The pivotal portion includes a pair of pivotal holes and a retaining portion projects from the first side wall and has a retaining hole formed therethrough. A positioning unit pivotally and releasably engages the pivotal holes of the pivotal portion. The positioning unit further includes a plurality of penetrating members which engage the through holes of the assembly frame and has a rotatable button being formed thereon. Rotation of the rotatable button allows for releasable locking of the positioning unit to the assembly frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Chuan Chen, Chao-Hsuan Yu
  • Patent number: 6538879
    Abstract: The present invention provides an assembly frame of computer housing capable of rotating and positioning, which comprises a frame body, a first assembly frame, a second assembly frame, a slide structure, and a retaining device. The first assembly frame is fixedly locked in the frame body. The second assembly frame is pivotally joined on the frame body. Through sliding of the slide structure, the second assembly frame can be turned over outwards to facilitate assembly or disassembly for a computer maintenance man. Contrarily, the second assembly frame can reach a predetermined position to let the second assembly frame be hooked on the first assembly frame through retaining of the retaining device, thereby achieving the object of positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Yue-Wen Jiang
  • Patent number: 6530628
    Abstract: A frame structure of computer housing capable of unlocking and positioning is provided. The frame structure comprises a mobile seat and a housing frame. One side of the mobile seat forms an embedding part, and the other side thereof has at least one tenon. One side edge of the housing frame has an embedded portion corresponding to the embedding part. The embedded portion can be embedded into the embedding part. The housing frame has at least one through hole corresponding to and penetrated through by the tenon so that the mobile seas can be joggled on the housing frame. Quick assembling/disassembling, positioning and convenience can thus be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Liang Huang, Chao-Hsuan Yu
  • Patent number: 6480392
    Abstract: The present invention provides a retaining and fixing structure of interface card comprising an integrally formed retaining structure. The retaining structure is fixedly disposed on a leaf. One side of the leaf forms a pivot, which can be pivotally joined with a pivotal portion inside a computer housing. The retaining structure has a first press device thereon. A connection unit is also provided. The retaining structure can be joined with the connection unit, which has a second press device thereon. The second press device can control a resilient device. The first and second press devices can be used to let the retaining structure and the connection unit be quickly unlocked or joined together, hence facilitating maintenance, replacement, or expansion of interface card inside a mainframe for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Yue-Wen Jiang
  • Patent number: 6437977
    Abstract: A screwless disk drive frame positioning structure is disclosed. A floppy disk drive frame is hanged below the hard disk drive frame, and then a positioning structure on the front plate of a computer base is used to buckle the disk drive frames, or after the hard disk drive frame is combined with the floppy disk drive frame, the hard disk drive frame is hanged from an upper plate of a computer base. Then, the positioning structure on the front plate of the computer base serves to buckle the floppy disk drive frame. The positioning structure comprises a pressure suffering plate and two elastic elements. A bending plate having a concave portion extends from the middle portion of the pressure suffering plate. While the floppy disk drive frame is a “␣” shape plate. The lower side of the floppy disk drive frame is formed with a hooking plate folded outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Chao-Hsuan Yu
  • Patent number: 6354681
    Abstract: A computer casing is disclosed. At least one movable door plate is installed at one side of the computer casing, the movable door plate includes a first plate and a second plate. One edges of the first plate is pivotally connected to one edge of the second plate, and other edges of the first plate and the second plate are formed with engaged portions, respectively. At least one side of the computer casing is installed with an opening; and the engaged portions of the first plate and the second plate are embedded on edges of the opening of the computer casing for selectively closing the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick James Nemec
  • Patent number: 6351379
    Abstract: The present invention proposes an extracting and positioning structure for a hard disk drive suitable to an industrial computer. In the present invention, two side frame boards to fix at least a hard disk drive are installed on a frame of a computer. Latticed partitioning plates are installed on the frame boards. The present invention has at least an extractable case with fixing bars installed at two sides thereof to fix a hard disk drive therein. A U-shaped plate is installed at each side of the front half section of the extractable case. Pivotal holes are respectively disposed at the top and bottom surfaces of the U-shape plate to pivotally connect a spindle protruding out of the top and bottom surfaces of a pivotal retaining element. A fixing shaft protruding out of the top and bottom surfaces at the other end of the pivotal retaining element. A slide lever is transversely arranged in the U-shaped plate at the front end of the extractable case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Kuang Jui Cheng
  • Patent number: 6351378
    Abstract: A fixing device of a disk driver comprises a first body, a second body and two fixing elastic pieces. The first body has a bottom plate, one side of the bottom plate is connected to lateral plate, and fixing pins protrude from an inner wall of the lateral plate. The second body has a bottom plate, one side of the bottom plate is connected to a lateral plate, and fixing pins protrudes from an inner wall of the lateral plate. Two fixing elastic piece connected to the lateral plates of the first body and the second body, one end of each fixing elastic piece is formed with a buckling portion and a movable portion. The first body and the second body are assembled movably. A disk driver is disposed on the first body and the second body so that the fixing pins of the first body and the second body are inserted into respective holes preset at the two sides of the disk driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Jackie Chao, James Chen, John Hsu
  • Patent number: 6351377
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus of a data storing device comprises a lower case an upper case, and two combining elastic pieces. The left and right sides of this lower case each has a combining portion having a combining elastic piece thereon. The upper case is installed above the lower case; and two combining elastic pieces each has a buckling portion and a movable portion, the movable portion can drive the buckling portion, and the two combining elastic pieces is connected to left and right sides of the upper case. The data storing device can be disposed between the upper case and the lower case, and then the buckling portions of the combining elastic pieces connected to the left and right sides of the upper case are buckled to the combining holes of the lower case so that the data storing device is clamped and fixed between the upper case and lower case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Jackie Chao, James Chen
  • Patent number: 6343011
    Abstract: A screwless wind conduit positioning device serves to position a wind conduit to a rear plate of a computer mainframe. The wind conduit is a curved tube having a heat dissipating fan at its lateral side. A front surface the wind conduit are formed with a plurality of tenons and hooks which are arranged at opposite sides. The rear plate of the computer mainframe has a thin plate on the surface thereof. The thin plate has a section with a plurality of wind vents arranged like the net. The periphery of the wind vents are installed with a plurality of engaging holes for being engaged with the tenons of the wind conduit. The hooks on the front surface of the wind conduit slide in a bank of wind vents on the section of the thin plate for being retained therein. Therefore, the wind conduit can be fixed to the rear plate of a computer mainframe without using any tool. Then a lateral plate with a folding plate is hooked to the rear plate, and then screws serve to fix the lateral plate to the rear plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Chao-Hsuan Yu
  • Patent number: 6322042
    Abstract: An extracted and positioning device of a fan is suitable to be used in industrial computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick James Nemec
  • Patent number: 6305872
    Abstract: A button for front panel of a personal computer comprises a pair of tabs provided on a side of an opening of front panel, one of tabs having an aperture, and a groove provided on a side of button having a latched member therein. By utilizing this, an easy engagement and disengagement of button and front panel is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Chiang Chen, Hsiu-Hsuen Huang, Cheng-Hsuen Chien
  • Patent number: 6249430
    Abstract: A support for a data storage device having at least one slots provided on each side surface comprises two elongate plates provided on each of two opposite sides of the device having at least one latched members raised on an inner surface thereof such that each of the latched members being capable of inserting into a corresponding slot for securing the elongate plates and the device together wherein each of the latched members is disposed at an angle 45° with respect to each of the elongate plates. By utilizing this, an evenly distributed stress exerted on the latched members is made possible when supporting the device for effectively preventing the latched members from breaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Shiu-Mei Huang, Yuan-Chi Chiang
  • Patent number: 6174189
    Abstract: A fixing device for interface cards includes a seat. A plurality of spacers are installed on one surface of the seat. Several teeth are mounted on the top end of the spacer, while the lower portion thereof is formed with a holding device. Furthermore, a sliding block is slidably engaged on the top portion of the spacer. The sliding block is formed with teeth corresponding to the teeth of the spacer. The fixing device can be mounted in the casing of a computer mainframe in correspondence with the circuit board inserting slot within a computer mainframe. Accordingly, when an interface card is required to be inserted into the computer, the sliding block is moved upwards. Then, the interface card is passed into the holding device, and then is inserted into the inserting slot of the main circuit board. Thereafter, the sliding block is moved downwards to rest against the top end of the interface card to fully fix the interface card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Kuo, Anita Chiu
  • Patent number: 6155920
    Abstract: An air duct of a radiating fan having an air duct body and guide plates installed within the air duct body. A plurality of positioning holes with special arrangement are installed on the periphery of the wind outlet of air duct body. The front and rear sides of the guide plate are installed with pivotal pins. Thereby, the guide plate can be buckled to respective positioning holes so to form different angles with the air duct body. Therefore, the orientation and size of the channel of air flow is changed. As consequence, the guide plates can be installed on the wind outlet of the radiating fan of an electronic device and the airflow actually attains the predetermined place and the heat dissipating efficiency is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Pan, Din-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 6102501
    Abstract: A protective device for front panel of a PC comprises an opening on the front panel having two raised members on the bottom side, a pair of tabs spaced apart on the top side each having an opening, and a pair of grooved members on two opposite sides; a first cover Including two projections spaced apart on the bottom side and two tabs spaced apart on the top side each having a raised member thereon; and a second cover including a tab having two apertures on the bottom side, two protrusions on two opposite sides each having a raised member, and two slots spaced apart on the top side. By utilizing attachment of covers to front panel, a reliable engagement is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Chiang Chen, Hsiu-Mei Huang, Cheng-Hsuen Chien
  • Patent number: D443278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Da Yang, Che-Ning Sha
  • Patent number: D450055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure Inc.
    Inventor: Chung-Da Yang
  • Patent number: D454133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Lite-On Enclosure, Inc.
    Inventor: Chung da Yang