Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus and a distance measuring method are provided. The distance measuring apparatus includes a GPS module, an ultrasound transceiver module and a control module. The GPS module is configured to generate a pulse signal. The ultrasound transceiver module is configured to generate and transmit a first ultrasound signal and receive a second ultrasound signal transmitted from an object. When the control module receives the pulse signal, the control module controls the ultrasound transceiver module to generate and transmit the first ultrasound signal, and determines whether the ultrasound transceiver module receives the second ultrasound signal within a first interval. When the ultrasound transceiver module receives the second ultrasound signal within the first interval, the control module determines a distance between the distance measuring apparatus and the object according to a time difference.

Abstract: A loop heat pipe structure includes a transport pipe, an evaporator, a first wick layer, a second wick layer, and a plurality of grooves. The transport pipe communicates with the evaporator. The evaporator has a bottom and internally defines a first chamber and a second chamber, and has a working fluid filled therein. The first wick layer is located on the bottom, and the second wick layer is located on and covers the first wick layer. The grooves can be selectively provided on the first wick layer or the bottom. The first and second wick layers are so designed that the situation of very high vapor pressure would not occur in the second chamber, enabling the loop heat pipe structure to have upgraded heat dissipation efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new high current connector which specifically comprises a terminal assembly and a holder assembly. The terminal assembly includes a resilient conductive terminal component, a terminal base and an inner fastening member. The holder assembly comprises a holding resilient plate component, a holding base, a guide groove member, more than one outer strengthening ribs and an outer fastening member which is provided with more than one vibration-damping holes. The holder assembly is able to warp the terminal assembly from its outside. The resilient conductive terminal component is located at the front portion of the terminal assembly by means of being fastened to the front end of the terminal base. The vibration-damping holes are provided at the connection of the holding base and the outer fastening member. The strengthen ribs extend from the holding resilient plate component to the holding base.

Abstract: The new PCIE-OCuLink cable end connector can include terminals, a plastic part, a rear cover, an iron shell and a PCB. These terminals are divided into two groups. Each of the two groups snaps onto one and the other side of the plastic part symmetrically, forming an assembly. The rear cover is snapped into firm connection with the iron shell such that the assembly is accommodated within the interior space formed by them. The PCB and the rear ends of the terminals mate and insert with each other. With the two side pieces wrapping their middle portions, the terminals are pressed into the main body, and each side piece is tightly clamped within a respective clamping groove at the same time. Each terminal includes a root portion.

Abstract: A method for conversion treating a surface of a magnesium alloy workpiece includes the following steps: providing a magnesium alloy workpiece, degreasing the magnesium alloy workpiece, acid pickling the magnesium alloy workpiece in a first acid pickling treatment step, surface conditioning the magnesium alloy workpiece in a first surface conditioning treatment step, acid pickling the magnesium alloy workpiece in a second acid pickling treatment step, surface conditioning the magnesium alloy workpiece in a second surface conditioning treatment step, pre-phosphating the magnesium alloy workpiece in a pre-phosphating treatment step, and phosphating the magnesium alloy workpiece in a phosphating treatment step to form a phosphating film on the surface of the magnesium alloy workpiece.

Abstract: The present application specifically relates to a side-open vertical compound high-definition multimedia interface, which includes more than one components and a shell assembly. Each component includes a terminal part and a sub-shell part. The shell assembly includes an upper metal cap, a main plastic shell and a main metal shell, the main plastic shell includes cavities used for containing the components. The component is formed by assembling the terminal part and the sub-shell part together. The number of the cavities is three or more, which are side-openly and vertically provided in the main plastic shell in a parallel manner. Each component can be inserted into one cavity. The main metal shell covers and snaps to the side and bottom portions of the main plastic shell.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of interface technology, particularly to a unitary interface used for PCI-E SAS. The unitary interface comprises a connecting assembly, a terminal assembly and a fastening assembly, the connecting assembly includes a male sub-assembly, a female sub-assembly and a PCB sub-assembly. The fastening assembly includes two ferrule-arm-hook components. Each of the two ferrule-arm-hook components includes a ferrule, an arm and a hook, with the ferrule and the hook being respectively located at one of the two ends of the arm. The male protrusion and the female protrusion at the same side, which are brought closely to each other, can be encircled tightly by one of the two ferrules, while each of the arms provides elastic force to make each of the two hooks respectively snap to one of the two sides of the female sub-assembly.

Abstract: A metallic housing of an electronic device, includes a metallic outer frame and an inner structural member. The metallic outer frame comprises a plurality of latching portions protruding, and a plurality of latching grooves. The inner structural member is made from metal-alloy and embedded in the outer frame by die-casting. The inner structural member comprises a peripheral sidewall, a plurality of engaging portions, and a plurality of matching portions. The plurality of engaging portions and the plurality of matching portions protrude from the peripheral sidewall outwardly. Each latching portion comprises at least two parallel latching ribs, and forms a receiving groove between two adjacent latching ribs. The plurality of engaging portions is respectively embedded in the plurality of receiving grooves, and the plurality of matching portions is respectively embedded in the plurality of latching grooves. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method for the metallic housing.

Abstract: A metallic housing of an electronic device includes a metallic outer case and an inner structural member embedded in the inner side of the outer case by die-casting. The outer case includes a bottom plate and a peripheral sidewall. The bottom plate is equipped with a number of latching hooks. The latching hooks are spaced from each other. The peripheral sidewall defines a receiving groove at an inner side along the peripheral sidewall. The inner structural member is made of metal alloy, and includes a base plate and a frame sidewall surrounding a periphery of the base plate, a protruding flange protruding from the frame sidewall, and a plurality of combining grooves on the base plate. The protruding flange is received in the receiving grooves, and the number of latching hooks is respectively received in the number of combining grooves.

Abstract: A flip-cover receptor connector, and a RF (radio frequency) plate cable and a cable end connector used in conjunction therewith are provided. A receptor insulator is provided concavely with a placement space. A metal cover may be forced to rotate pivotally until fastening with the receptor insulator, thereby movement of the RF plate cable or the cable end connector in the placement space of the receptor insulator is restricted. As such, the movement of the RF plate cable or the cable end connector may be restricted, such that it is not easy to leave the placement space of the receptor insulator due to external force impact by fastening the metal cover and the receptor insulator even though height of the flip-cover receptor connector is very small.

Abstract: An exemplary heat dissipation fan includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a hub, a central shaft extending down from a top end of the hub, the shaft having a free end far from the top end of the hub. A magnetic element attached to an inner periphery of the hub. The stator includes a stator core consisting layers of yokes, two insulation frames mounted at two opposite ends of the stator core and a coil wound around the insulation frames. An outer surface of the stator faces and is spaced from an inner surface of the magnetic element of the rotor with a clearance defined therebetween. A width of a bottom end of the clearance adjacent to the free end of the shaft being smaller than a width of a top end of the clearance.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector assembly and a receptor connector are provided. The coaxial cable connector assembly is composed at least of one cable end connector and the receptor connector. The receptor connector is formed of an insertion space with a lateral insertion opening to allow one portion of the cable end connector to be inserted into the insertion space through the lateral insertion opening such that the cable end connector and the receptor connector are in electrical connection. The cable end connector will be constrained such that it cannot be detached from the receptor connector in the direction other than the lateral insertion opening.

Abstract: A loop heat pipe structure includes an evaporator and a first pipe. The evaporator has a first chamber, a first wick layer, and a bottom. The first wick layer is provided in the first chamber. The first pipe includes a first inlet and a first outlet communicably connected to the evaporator. The first inlet internally defines a second chamber communicable with the first wick layer. By providing the second chamber outside the evaporator, the evaporator can have a reduced overall height without creating very high vapor pressure in the evaporator, enabling the loop heat pipe structure to have upgraded heat dissipation efficiency.

Abstract: A power supply control circuit includes a main controller, a current detection unit electronically connected to the main controller, and a mode switch unit electronically connected to the main controller. The current detection unit cooperates with the main controller in detecting a value of an output current of a power supply circuit. The main controller determines whether the power supply circuit is operating in a discontinuous conduction mode or in a continuous conduction mode according to the value of the output current of the power supply circuit, and controls the mode switch unit to switch the power supply circuit to the continuous conduction mode when the power supply circuit operates in the discontinuous conduction mode.

Abstract: A traverse module includes a frame, a guiding shaft, an optical module, a cover, and a conductive member. The guiding shaft is mounted to the frame. The optical module is slidably mounted to the guiding shaft, and the optical module is capable of generating high frequency electrical signals which cause electro magnetic interference. The high frequency electrical signals are capable of flowing to the guiding shaft. The cover is grounded, the cover covers the frame. The conductive member projects from the cover and tightly clamps the guiding shaft, and the high frequency electrical signals generated by the optical module can flow to ground by using the conductive member.

Abstract: A rotary switch includes a base forming a number of contacts, a support apparatus installed in the base, and a rotary apparatus rotatably installed in the support apparatus. The support apparatus forms zigzag first and second guiding portions. The rotary apparatus includes a rotary pole, a trigger mounted to the rotary pole, two abutting poles, and two resilient members respectively connected between two opposite ends of the rotary pole and the abutting poles. An end portion of each abutting pole slides along the first guiding portion, to allow the abutting poles to stretch and withdraw along a lengthwise direction of the rotary pole, and allow the abutting poles to undulate along the second guiding portion in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the rotary pole, to allow the rotary pole to contact and trigger one of the contacts or pass over the contact.

Abstract: A fixing member for fixing a riser card with an edge connector includes a board for fixing the riser card, and a blocking piece connected to a bottom side of the board and adjacent to the edge connector. The blocking piece is arranged to abut a top of an expansion slot longer than the edge connector, to prevent the edge connector from being inserted into the expansion slot.

Abstract: A central processing unit socket assembly includes a socket mounted on a circuit board, a locking apparatus, and a cover. The cover includes a main plate, a resilient first locking portion formed on a first end of a first surface of the main plate, a second locking portion formed on a second end of the first surface of the main plate opposite to the first locking portion, and a number of connecting pins protruding out from a second surface of the main plate opposite to the first surface of the main plate. The first and second locking portion of the first surface of the cover can be detachably latched to the socket. The connecting pins can be connected on the locking apparatus.

Abstract: A metallic housing of an electronic device, includes a metallic outer frame and an inner structural member. The metallic outer frame comprises a plurality of latching portions protruding, and a plurality of latching grooves. The inner structural member is made from metal-alloy and embedded in the outer frame by die-casting. The inner structural member comprises a peripheral sidewall, a plurality of engaging portions, and a plurality of matching portions. The plurality of engaging portions and the plurality of matching portions protrude from the peripheral sidewall outwardly. Each latching portion comprises at least two parallel latching ribs, and forms a receiving groove between two adjacent latching ribs. The plurality of engaging portions is respectively embedded in the plurality of receiving grooves, and the plurality of matching portions is respectively embedded in the plurality of latching grooves. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method for the metallic housing.

Abstract: A metallic housing of an electronic device includes a metallic outer case and an inner structural member embedded in the inner side of the outer case by die-casting. The outer case includes a bottom plate and a peripheral sidewall. The bottom plate is equipped with a number of latching hooks. The latching hooks are spaced from each other. The peripheral sidewall defines a receiving groove at an inner side along the peripheral sidewall. The inner structural member is made of metal alloy, and includes a base plate and a frame sidewall surrounding a periphery of the base plate, a protruding flange protruding from the frame sidewall, and a plurality of combining grooves on the base plate. The protruding flange is received in the receiving grooves, and the number of latching hooks is respectively received in the number of combining grooves.