Patents Assigned to Pegatron
  • Patent number: 8336838
    Abstract: This invention provides a mounting device and an electronic system. The electronic system includes an electronic device and a mounting device. The mounting device includes a mounting bracket, a rail member, and a sliding member. The mounting bracket is mounted to the electronic device. The rail member is rotatably and pivotally connected to the mounting bracket. The rail member has a rail, and the rail has a first end and a second end. The sliding member is slidably disposed at the mounting bracket and has a protrusion portion capable of sliding along the rail. When the rail member rotates relative to the mounting bracket and the rail pushes the protrusion portion to move from the first end to the second end, the sliding member is inserted into a fastening hole of the electronic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventor: Ho-Yuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8337222
    Abstract: This invention provides a connector socket and a portable electronic device using the same. The connector socket is disposed at a casing for connecting a connector. The connector socket includes a rotatable element and a biasing element. The rotatable element is pivotally connected to the casing. The biasing element is coupled to the casing and the rotatable element. The rotatable element has a protrudent portion. When the connector is connected to the connector socket, the connector presses the protrudent portion to allow the rotatable element to automatically rotate from a storage position to an open position. When the connector is separated from the connector socket, the rotatable element automatically rotates from the open position to the storage position via the biasing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Pegatron Corporation, Pretek (Shanghai) Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hung, Xiao Ye
  • Patent number: 8322397
    Abstract: This invention provides a mold for injection molding and a method of manufacturing thereof. The method of manufacturing a mold for injection molding includes the following steps. At least one temperature control element is provided. The temperature control element is covered with a first material. The first material is mechanically processed to form a mold body with a cavity. The mold for injection molding includes a mold body, a temperature control element, and a heat insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Da Huang
  • Publication number: 20120292468
    Abstract: A fastening module for fastening a data storage device is provided. The data storage device includes first and second positioning apertures. A frame of the fastening module includes a retaining hole, and first and second positioning holes. The data storage device is slidably received in the frame. A securing member of the fastening module includes a main body, a pivot member, and a pin. The main body includes a pivot hole pivotally connected by the pivot member. A securing piece of the pivot member passes through the retaining hole and rotates relative to the main body to fasten the securing member to the frame. When the securing piece passes through the retaining hole, the pin passes through either the first or second positioning hole and inserts into either the first or second positioning aperture to fasten the data storage device at different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chih LAI, Hsin-Hung HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20120292268
    Abstract: A fastening module for fastening a data storage device is provided. A fastening trough is formed at a lower surface of the data storage device. The fastening module includes a frame bracket, a fastening member, and a buckling member. The frame bracket is used for carrying the data storage device. The frame bracket includes a lower frame and two side frames. The side frames are connected to two sides of the lower frame. The lower frame includes a clamping hole. The fastening member is disposed at the clamping hole and inserted into a fastening trough, so as to prevent the data storage device from moving. The buckling member is movably disposed at the side frames to buckle an upper surface of the data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chih LAI, Hsin-Hung HSIAO
  • Patent number: 8315042
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, and a fastening assembly. The first casing has a first pivotal portion. The second casing has a second pivotal portion having a fastening groove, and a display unit pivotally connected with the first pivotal portion via the second pivotal portion to be capable of rotating relative to the first casing to be opened or closed. The second pivotal portion and the display unit form an angle. The fastening assembly is pivotally disposed in the first casing and includes a fastening element and a first elastic element. The fastening element is disposed corresponding to the fastening groove of the second pivotal portion. The first elastic element is connected with the fastening element. When the fastening element is fastened to the fastening groove, the first elastic element provides elastic force to allow the display unit to firmly cover the first casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Hao Fang, Wen-Hung Wang
  • Patent number: 8294169
    Abstract: This invention provides a light-emitting diode (LED). The LED is electrically connected with a circuit board. The LED includes a light-emitting chip, an encapsulating element, a lead, and a heat insulating element. The encapsulating element encapsulates the light-emitting chip. The lead is coupled with the light-emitting chip and the circuit board. The lead and the encapsulating element form a first connecting place. The lead and the circuit board form a second connecting place. The heat insulating element is disposed between the first connecting place and the second connecting place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: Maintek Computer (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbing Wang, Ming-Wei Chan
  • Patent number: 8292472
    Abstract: This invention discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-guiding member and an LED light source. The light-guiding member includes a reflection surface, a first refraction surface, and a second refraction surface. A first part of light emitted from the LED light source is reflected by the reflection surface and refracted by the first refraction surface to form a first virtual image in the light-guiding member. Moreover, a second part of light emitted from the LED light source is reflected by the reflection surface and refracted by the second refraction surface to form a second virtual image in the light-guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20120249835
    Abstract: An image acquiring system including a camera module and a host is provided. The camera module for acquiring images includes a control unit and a first connector. The host includes a driver unit and a second connector. The driver unit is coupled to the second connector and stores an initializing data for initialize the camera module; and the second connector is adapted to be connected with the first connector. The set of initializing data is transferred from the second connector to the first connector when the second connector is coupled to the first connector, and the initializing data is then transferred to the control unit. A driving method of camera module for driving a camera module without any memory element is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Chang Yang
  • Publication number: 20120248791
    Abstract: An engaging module is used for engaging a cover to a housing. The housing includes a sliding chute extended along a direction. The engaging module includes a sliding member and a hook. The sliding member is slidable between an opening position and a closing position in the sliding chute. The sliding member includes a latch including a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface. When the cover is engaged to the housing, the sliding member may be moved to the opening position along the direction to make the first guiding surface of the latch push the cover to separate from the housing. When it is desired to engage the cover to the housing, the hook is pushed toward the second guiding surface, the sliding member is moved from the closing position along the direction, and the sliding member is moved toward the closing position so that the latch is engaged to the trough of the hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ho-Li Chu
  • Patent number: 8278842
    Abstract: A lamp set includes a control device and a first lighting device. The control device includes an energy-generating unit for providing an energy distribution. The first lighting device includes a pre-processing unit, a first lighting element, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the pre-processing unit and the first lighting element. The pre-processing unit is used to sense the energy distribution or to receive information included in the energy distribution thus to allow the controller to control luminance of the first lighting element according to the energy distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Ying Lee, Jian-Ming Peng
  • Patent number: 8276782
    Abstract: A cushioning structure includes a main body and two first cushioning elements. The first cushioning elements clip two ends of the main body, respectively, to form a containing space. Each of the first cushioning elements has two symmetrical cushioning portions for sandwiching the main body. Each of the cushioning portions has an inclined plane extending inward from an edge of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventor: Tsung Han Liu
  • Publication number: 20120236613
    Abstract: An electronic device including a power switch, a switch unit, a power supply unit and a control unit is provided. Two power ends of the power switch are connected in parallel with two connecting terminals of the switch unit. The power supply unit generates a system voltage by a power come from the power switch or the switch unit. When the two power ends of the power switch are conducted for a predetermined time, the power is provided to the power supply unit and the electronic device starts up. Furthermore, the control unit controls the switch unit to conduct the two connecting terminals, so that the power is still provided to the power supply unit through the switch unit after the two power ends are disconnected. When the electronic device is shut down, the control unit controls the switch unit to disconnect the two connecting terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Ming Chen, Wei-Lu Wang
  • Publication number: 20120236482
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a display panel module are disclosed. The display panel module includes a frame, a display panel, and a removable element. A first end of the removable element is fixed on the display panel, and a second end of the removable element is removably fixed on an inner wall of the frame to make the display panel not contact with the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Ta Lin, Po-Shou Chou, Ching-Feng Hsu
  • Patent number: 8264835
    Abstract: A base includes an engaging module, a release button and a code lock module. The release button presses the engaging module to release the host. The code lock module includes a cam assembly, a plurality of dials and a retaining assembly. The cam assembly includes cams arranged along an axis. Each of the dials has a recess for containing one of the cams. The retaining assembly includes a lock head and an elastic element. When one of the dials is rotated to separate one of the cams from the recess, the cam assembly pushes the lock head to be fastened to the release button and make the elastic element deform. When the dials are rotated to allow each recess to contain one cam, the cam assembly moves away from the lock head, and the elastic element restores to drive the lock head to be separated from the release button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Tang, Ho-Ching Huang, Hu-Chen Wang, I-Tien Hsieh, Mei-Yin Yeh
  • Patent number: 8263911
    Abstract: This invention discloses an electronic device with a heating protection circuit and a heating protection method thereof. The electronic device includes a control module, a heating protection circuit, a heating switch module, and a heating module. The control module provides a first control signal and a second control signal via a plurality of control pins, respectively. The heating protection circuit generates a third control signal according to the first control signal and the second control signal. The heating switch module controls the heating module whether to heat according to the third control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventor: Hung-Wei Yen
  • Publication number: 20120224308
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a locking slot set thereof are disclosed. The locking slot set is used in the electronic apparatus for cooperating with a master lock, and the electronic apparatus includes a housing. The locking slot set includes a first locking slot and a second locking slot. The first locking slot is disposed on a first surface of the housing. The second locking slot is disposed adjacent to the first locking slot on the housing. The second locking slot and the first locking slot are connected to each other. At least one of the first locking slot and the second locking slot is used to be inserted by the master lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Hao Lu, Shu-Fang Chueh
  • Publication number: 20120222358
    Abstract: A cover assembly of the optical disk device is disclosed. The cover assembly includes a panel, a cover, a rotating plate, and an elastic member. The panel is disposed on an electronic apparatus and includes an opening. The cover is disposed in front of the opening to shield the opening and optical disk device. The rotating plate includes a first pivoting member connected to the panel and located at an end of a first side of rotating plate and a second pivoting member connected to the cover and located at an end of a second side of rotating plate. The panel includes a first connecting member inside, and the cover includes a second connecting member. One end of elastic member is connected to the first connecting member, and the other end of elastic member is connected to the second connecting member to recover the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ku-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20120211203
    Abstract: A heat dissipating apparatus and a method for improving the same are provided. The heat dissipating apparatus includes a heat pipe including a heat-insulating section, a heat-absorbing part, and a heat-dissipating part. The heat-absorbing part is connected with one end of the heat-insulating section. The heat-absorbing part for contacting a heat source is thinner than the heat-insulating section. The heat-dissipating part is connected with the other end of the heat-insulating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Chang, Chao-Tsai Chung
  • Publication number: 20120212900
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a hinge device for installing a tablet computer and disposed at a base having a fixing hole. The hinge device includes a casing, an elastic element, a fixing pin, and a lifting pin. The casing is pivotally connected with the base thus to be capable of rotating relative to the base, and it has a through hole corresponding to the fixing hole. The elastic element and the fixing pin are disposed in the casing. The fixing pin has a first inclined surface. One end of the fixing pin is connected with the elastic element, and the other end corresponds to the through hole. The lifting pin is moveably disposed through and protrudes from the casing, and the lifting pin has a second inclined surface against the first inclined surface. A docking station using the aforementioned hinge device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shih-Wei Hung