Patents Assigned to Primax Electronics
  • Keyboard device
    Patent number: 10656673
    Abstract: A keyboard device for a computing device is provided. The computing device includes a first system module and a second system module. The keyboard device includes a keyboard module and at least two conductive sliding mechanisms. The keyboard module is installed on the first system module. The keyboard module includes a power supply unit. The power supply unit provides electric power for powering the keyboard module. The keyboard module is movable relative to the first system module through the conductive sliding mechanisms. Each conductive sliding mechanism includes a sliding base and a conductive member. The sliding base is installed on the keyboard module. The conductive member is electrically connected with the first system module and the keyboard module. When the sliding base is moved relative to the conductive member, the keyboard module is moved relative to the first system module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Nan Su, Chun-Che Wu, Tsun-Han Wu
  • Touchpad module and computing device using same
    Patent number: 10643806
    Abstract: A touchpad module includes a base plate, a touch member, a switch, a supporting element and an elastic element. The base plate includes a triggering part. The switch is disposed on the touch member and aligned with the triggering part. The elastic element includes a fixing structure and a swinging structure. The swinging structure includes two lateral swinging segments and a middle swinging segment. The lateral swinging segments are arranged between the supporting element and the touch member. The middle swinging segment is arranged between the base plate and the touch member. The fixing structure is connected with the middle swinging segment and arranged between the lateral swinging segments. When an external force is exerted on the touchpad module, the middle swinging segment is swung toward the base plate, and the lateral swinging segments are swung away from the supporting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Tai-Sou Huang
  • Silent keyboard and key structure thereof
    Patent number: 10636593
    Abstract: A silent keyboard and a key structure are provided. The key structure includes a keycap, a buffering layer, a stabilizing element and a supporting plate. The keycap includes a bottom surface and a protrusion edge. The protrusion edge is disposed on a periphery of the bottom surface. The buffering layer is disposed on the bottom surface and the protrusion edge. The buffering layer includes a flat part, a raised part and plural coupling parts. The stabilizing element is located under the keycap and pivotally coupled to the coupling parts. The supporting plate is located under the keycap. The supporting plate includes a key seat, a supporting surface and plural recesses. The plural recesses are aligned with the corresponding coupling parts. While the keycap is moved toward the supporting plate, the flat part, the raised part or the plural coupling parts are subjected to deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Chia-Yuan Chang
  • Keyboard device
    Patent number: 10636592
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a membrane circuit board, a base plate and a key. The key includes a keycap, a connecting element and a stabilizer bar. The connecting element is connected between the keycap and the base plate. The stabilizer bar is connected between the keycap and the connecting element. While the keycap is moved upwardly or downwardly relative to the base plate, the stabilizer bar is swung to stabilize the key. Since the stabilizer bar is connected between the keycap and the connecting element, the stabilizer bar does not readily collide with or knock on the base plate. During the process of operating the key, the generated noise is reduced. Consequently, the operating comfort to the user is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventor: Yi-Chen Wang
  • AI-assisted operating system
    Patent number: 10632382
    Abstract: An AI-assisted operating system for an electronic sports game includes an input unit, a processing unit and an output unit. A current operating environment or a game scenario of playing the electronic sports game is sensed by the input unit from a perspective of an operator. The processing unit receives an information about the operating environment or the game scenario that is sensed by the input unit. After the operating environment or the game scenario is integrated and analyzed by the processing unit according to characteristics and requirements of the electronic sports game, a control command is generated. The output unit is installed in the equipment or environment for executing the electronic sports game. After the control command from the processing unit is received, the output unit prompts the operator or provides an operating message about the electronic sports game to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Hung Chou, Yu-Chiang Lin, Cheng-Chih Hsieh, Hsin-Ju Teng, Ting-Yu Liu
  • Communication apparatus and optical device thereof
    Patent number: 10616503
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a housing, an optical device and an image processing module. A first optical module of the optical device captures a first image corresponding to a first side of the housing. A second optical module captures a second image corresponding to a second side of the housing. A third optical module captures a third image corresponding to the second side of the housing. The image processing module is electrically connected with the optical device. The image processing module produces a 360-degree panoramic image according to the first image and the second image. Moreover, the image processing module obtains depth-of-field information of the second image or the third image according to the second image and the third image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-I Lu
  • Keyboard device
    Patent number: 10607793
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a base plate and a key structure. The key structure includes a keycap, a first connecting element, a second connecting element and a stabilizer bar. The first connecting element and the second connecting element are arranged between the base plate and the keycap and connected with the base plate and the keycap. The stabilizer bar is fixed on the first connecting element and the second connecting element. Since the stabilizer bar does not collide with the base plate to generate the unpleasant noise, the keyboard device of the present invention is capable of reducing the noise. Moreover, since the stabilizer bar is fixed on the first connecting element and the second connecting element, it is not necessary to install hooks corresponding to the stabilizer bar on the keycap and the base plate and the fabricating cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Liu, Che-Wei Yang, Ming-Han Wu
  • Touchpad module and computing device using same
    Patent number: 10606377
    Abstract: A touchpad module includes a base plate, a touch member, a switch and a supporting assembly. The base plate includes a triggering part. The switch is disposed on the touch member and aligned with the triggering part. The supporting assembly is arranged between the base plate and the touch member, and includes an elastic element. The elastic element includes a first segment, a second segment and a bent structure. In response to an external force, the touch member is swung toward the base plate by using the supporting assembly as a fulcrum, so that the switch is contacted with the triggering part. Moreover, the first segment is correspondingly moved away from the second segment by using the bent structure as a fulcrum, so that there is a first angle between the first segment and the second segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Tai-Sou Huang
  • Method for assembling fingerprint identification module
    Patent number: 10607059
    Abstract: A method for assembling a fingerprint identification module includes the following steps. Firstly, a first spray process is performed to form a first paint structure on a first surface of a sensing strip. Then, a first surface and a second surface of the sensing strip are protected. Then, a periphery region of the sensing strip is cut. Consequently, plural fingerprint sensors are produced, and the fat edge structures generated in the first spray process are eliminated. Then, a second spraying process is performed to spray a second paint structure is sprayed on sidewalls of the plural fingerprint sensors. Then, the cut first protective film and the cut second protective layer are removed from the fingerprint sensors. Consequently, the color of the first surface of the fingerprint sensor is identical to the color of the sidewall of the fingerprint sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventor: Chih-Hao Hsu
  • Luminous keyboard having translucent light diffusing rubber domes
    Patent number: 10600591
    Abstract: This application provides a luminous keyboard, including a plurality of keys, a plurality of keys, a light guide plate, and a reflector. Each of the keys includes a rubber dome, where the rubber dome is made of a translucent material doped with a plurality of light-diffusion particles, and when the rubber dome is irradiated by a light ray, a part of the light ray is diffused when traveling upward through the rubber dome, and the other part of the light ray is reflected downward by the rubber dome to the reflector, then, is reflected upward, and is diffused when passing by a plurality of light diffusion protrusions of the light guide plate, to be emitted outward through the keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Ying-Te Chiang, Lei-Lung Tsai, Yu-Ming Lin, Ding-Hsiang Pan
  • Scroll mouse with plurality of weighting elements
    Patent number: 10599238
    Abstract: A scroll mouse includes a casing and a scroll wheel module. The casing includes an opening. The scroll wheel module is disposed within the casing, penetrated through the opening, and partially exposed outside the casing. The scroll wheel includes a wheel body and plural weighing elements. The wheel body is disposed within the casing and rotatable relative to the casing. The wheel body includes plural receiving recesses. The plural receiving recesses are formed in the wheel body. The plural weighing elements correspond to the plural receiving recesses. The plural weighing elements are received within the corresponding receiving recesses to increase a weight of the wheel body. A material density of each weighing element is larger than a material density of the wheel body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Che Wu
  • Image focusing method, and image capture device and electronic device applying the same
    Patent number: 10591699
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image focusing method that is applied to an image capture device having an optical image stabilization (OIS) function, including: driving the at least one optical lens to tilt by an angle in response to a first selected target and a second selected target, and enabling a first light beam group from the first selected target and a second light beam group from the second selected target to be focused on a same imaging surface after passing through the at least one optical lens. In addition, the present invention further provides an image capture device and an electronic device that apply the foregoing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Shou Chen, Shu-Ying Chen
  • Light source module and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 10586888
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a light source module includes the following steps. Firstly, a light emitting diode die is installed on a supporting base. Then, an electric connection between the light emitting diode die and the supporting base is established. Then, a protective glue is formed on the light emitting diode die and the supporting base. Afterwards, the supporting base is cut to produce the light source module. Since the supporting plate is not employed, the supporting plate removing process and the boning process of the conventional technology are omitted. Consequently, the manufacturing method of the present invention is effective to enhance the production quality of the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventor: Chung-Yuan Chen
  • Keyboard device
    Patent number: 10586662
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a key, a base plate, a membrane circuit board and a buffering part. The membrane circuit board is disposed on the base plate. The key includes a keycap and a stabilizer bar. The stabilizer bar is connected between the keycap and the base plate. The stabilizer bar includes a main bar part, a first linking part and a first insertion part. The first linking part is connected between the main bar part and the first insertion part. The buffering part is disposed on the base plate or the membrane circuit board and located under the first linking part. While a keycap is moved downwardly relative to the base plate, the linking part of the stabilizer bar is contacted with the buffering part. The contact point between the linking part of the stabilizer bar and the buffering part is used as a fulcrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventors: Ming-Han Wu, Che-Wei Yang, Yi-Wei Chen
  • Mouse with low friction roller module
    Patent number: 10585501
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mouse with a low friction roller module, including a mouse body and a low friction roller module; the low friction roller module is mounted in the mouse body and includes a support, a roller, a low friction bearing, a support shaft, and an encoding component; a mounting portion is provided in the roller; the low friction bearing is fastened in the mounting portion; one side of the support shaft passes through and is connected to the low friction bearing, and the other side of the support shaft passes through and is connected to the support; and the encoding component is connected to the roller. In this way, rolling friction force is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Ming Tsai, Chun-Che Wu, Chun-Nan Su
  • Luminous fan
    Patent number: 10585463
    Abstract: A luminous fan includes a supporting mechanism, a main circuit board, a light-guiding impeller and an illumination module. The light-guiding impeller is pivotally coupled to a bracket of the supporting mechanism. The illumination module is disposed within a hub of the light-guiding impeller. After a light beam from a light-emitting element of the illumination module is emitted to a lens assembly, the light beam is refracted by a secondary lens of the lens assembly and transmitted to the light-guiding impeller. Consequently, the light-guiding impeller is illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chiang Huang, Wei-Ping Chan
  • Luminous keyboard
    Patent number: 10586664
    Abstract: A luminous keyboard includes a key module, a light guide plate, a top-view light-emitting element and a light-shading element. The top-view light-emitting element emits a light beam. The light guide plate is located under the key module. The top-view light-emitting element is located under the light guide plate. A light-outputting surface of the top-view light-emitting element is contacted with the light guide plate. The light-shading element is disposed on the light guide plate for shading the light beam. A portion of the light-shading element is inserted into the light guide plate opening and formed as a reflective part in the light guide plate opening. After the light beam is projected on the reflective part and reflected by the reflective part, the light beam is transferred within the light guide plate and projected to the key module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Tien-Yu Yeh, Che-Wei Yang
  • Assembling method of camera module
    Patent number: 10560618
    Abstract: An assembling method of a camera module includes the following steps. Firstly, a sensing chip is installed on a strip-like substrate. Then, the strip-like substrate is bent, so that a bent substrate in a bent state is formed. Then, the bent substrate and an optical lens are placed on a fastening table and an alignment module, respectively. Then, an installation angle of the optical lens is adjusted by the alignment module according to an active alignment. Then, the optical lens and the bent substrate are combined together. After the bent substrate is restored from the bent state to a non-bent state, the camera module is produced. The assembling method is suitable for assembling the longer camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo-Ming Lai
  • Keyboard device
    Patent number: 10553375
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes plural key structures, an electronic paper display element and an illumination module. The electronic paper display element is disposed under the plural key structures. The plural key symbols corresponding to the plural key structures are displayed on the electronic paper display element. The illumination module is disposed over the electronic paper display element to provide a light beam to the electronic paper display element. Consequently, the plural key symbols are illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Yuan Chen
  • Fingerprint identifying module
    Patent number: 10528787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fingerprint identifying module, including a circuit board, a fingerprint sensing component, a cover plate, and a waterproof sleeve. The fingerprint sensing component is disposed on the circuit board, and the cover plate covers the fingerprint sensing component. The waterproof sleeve partially covers the cover plate and the circuit board, so as to prevent a foreign liquid from entering a space between the fingerprint sensing component and the circuit board. The cover plate includes a cover plate body and an extending portion. The cover plate body covers the fingerprint sensing component. The extending portion surrounds the cover plate body, is located between the waterproof sleeve and the fingerprint sensing component, and may block the foreign liquid from passing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Mao-Hsiu Hsu, Kuan-Pao Ting