Patents by Inventor Alex Horng
Alex Horng has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8702403Abstract: A fan includes a housing having a compartment formed inside, and at least one lateral air inlet and at least one lateral air outlet both penetrating through the inner and outer surfaces of the housing and communicating with the compartment. A motor is mounted inside the compartment of the housing and has a stator and an impeller, with the impeller rotatably coupled to the stator and further containing a hub and a plurality of blades mounted to a top of the hub. Each blade has a first end and a second end in the radial direction of the impeller opposite to each other, with the first end of each blade facing outward, and with the second ends of the plural blades defining an airflow-area.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alex Horng, Ko-Chien Wang, Yeh-Feng Chen
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Patent number: 8696332Abstract: A heat-dissipating fan includes a housing having a peripheral wall defining a compartment receiving a shaft seat. The peripheral wall includes a wire-guiding slot in communication with the compartment. A base is coupled to the housing and includes a coil unit and a connection port electrically connected to the coil unit. The connection port faces the wire-guiding slot. A power line includes a first end connected to the connection port and a second end extending through the wire-guiding slot. An impeller includes a hub, a shaft mounted to the hub and coupled to the shaft seat, and a permanent magnet mounted to the hub. The permanent magnet faces the coil unit. The connection port is located on a reference line passing through the shaft seat and the wire-guiding slot. A distance between the connection port and the wire-guiding slot is shortened to enhance assembling convenience of the power line.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., LtdInventor: Alex Horng
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Patent number: 8692430Abstract: A motor assembling method provides a base with a shaft tube. The shaft tube has a thermoplastic positioning portion on an opening end thereof, and a shaft tube assembly is disposed into the shaft tube via the opening end. The motor assembling method further heats the thermoplastic positioning portion by a heating fixture to melt and deform the thermoplastic positioning portion until the opening end of the shaft tube has shrunk. The shaft tube assembly is held in position in the shaft tube after the thermoplastic positioning portion has cooled down and solidified. The motor assembling method further couples a stator unit with an outer circumferential wall of the shaft tube, and couples a rotor with the shaft tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Alex Horng
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Patent number: 8684661Abstract: A fan module includes a housing and an impeller. The housing has an axial air inlet, a radial air inlet and at least one radial air outlet. The impeller is rotatably disposed in the housing and has a first air-guiding blade, a second air-guiding blade and a partitioning member. The partitioning member separates an interior space of the housing into a first air channel and a second air channel. The first air-guiding blade is located in the first air channel, and the second air-guiding blade is located in the second air channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., LtdInventors: Alex Horng, Wen-Kuan Chen
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Publication number: 20140086762Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes a fan frame, a motor, an impeller and an axial positioning member. The fan frame includes a base plate portion, a cover plate portion, and a lateral wall portion arranged between the base plate portion and the cover plate portion. The cover plate portion includes an air inlet, and the lateral wall portion includes an air outlet. The motor is received in the fan frame. The impeller is rotatably coupled with the motor. The axial positioning member is arranged along a path surrounding the air inlet of the fan frame. The axial positioning member includes a coupling face and an abutting face opposite to the coupling face. The coupling face is coupled with the cover plate portion of the fan frame. The abutting face is spaced from the coupling face.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: SUNON ELECTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.Inventor: Alex Horng
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Patent number: 8672650Abstract: A cooling fan includes a housing and a motor. The housing includes a support portion, a cover portion and a lateral wall portion. The lateral wall portion is disposed between the cover portion and the support portion, and the lateral wall portion, support portion and the cover portion define a compartment, with the lateral wall portion having at least one lateral air inlet and at least one lateral air outlet penetrating through the lateral wall portion and communicating with the compartment. The motor is mounted inside the compartment of the housing and contains a stator and a impeller, with the impeller rotatably mounting to the stator. The motor further contains a hub with a top and a plurality of blades, with the top facing the cover portion, with the top and the cover portion delimiting a lateral flow path in the compartment, and with each blade being contained in the lateral flow path.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alex Horng, Ko-Chien Wang, Yeh-Feng Chen
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Publication number: 20140015370Abstract: A motor's stator unit includes a base and a stator. The base has a shaft tube. The stator has a silicon steel plate unit, an insulation sleeve unit and a coil unit. The silicon steel plate unit has an inner circumferential wall forming a through-hole. The insulation sleeve unit has an engagement hole. The silicon steel plate unit and the insulation sleeve unit are stacked together. An enameled copper wire is wound around the insulation sleeve unit to form the coil unit. The engagement hole has a minimal diameter that is slightly smaller than an outer diameter of the shaft tube. The stator is press fitted around the shaft tube via the insulation sleeve unit, so as to prevent the silicon steel plate unit of the stator from excessively compressing the shaft tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventor: Alex Horng
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Publication number: 20140015371Abstract: A motor's stator unit includes a base and a stator. The base has a shaft tube. The stator has a silicon steel plate unit, an insulation sleeve unit and a coil unit. The silicon steel plate unit has an inner circumferential wall forming a through-hole. The insulation sleeve unit has an engagement hole. The silicon steel plate unit and the insulation sleeve unit are stacked together. The through-hole and the engagement hole are aligned with each other to allow the shaft tube to extend through the through-hole and the engagement hole. An enameled copper wire is wound around a predetermined part of the insulation sleeve unit to form the coil unit. The insulation sleeve unit is press fitted around an outer circumferential wall of the shaft tube via at least one buffering member, so as to prevent the silicon steel plate unit from excessively compressing the shaft tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventor: Alex Horng
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Publication number: 20130343884Abstract: An impeller of a cooling fan includes a metal base, a shaft and a plurality of plastic blades. The metal base includes a shaft-coupling portion, a first assembling portion apart from the shaft-coupling portion, and a flat portion between the shaft-coupling portion and the first assembling portion, wherein the flat portion oppositely has a first flat surface and a second flat surface, and a permanent magnet is mounted on the first flat surface. The shaft has a fixing end coupled with the shaft-coupling portion of the metal base. Each of the plastic blades has a second assembling portion coupled with the first assembling portion of the metal base.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Alex Horng
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Patent number: 8610387Abstract: A motor system comprises a motor and a driving module. The motor has a plurality coil units not electrically connected to each other. The driving module has a control unit, a driving unit and a circuit board. The control unit is coupled to the driving unit. The driving unit has a plurality of driving circuits. The number of the driving circuits is the same as the number of the coil units. Each of the driving circuits is coupled to a respective one of the coil units so as to form a plurality of independent coil loops. The control unit and the driving unit are mounted on the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alex Horng, Kuan-Yin Hou, Chung-Ken Cheng, Cheng-Tai Cheng, Yu-Fang Li
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Patent number: 8598764Abstract: An insulation bobbin unit of a stator includes first and second insulation bobbins. The first insulation bobbin has a first body and a plurality of first extension members. The first body has a first assembly hole. Each extension member has a first wound portion having a first top plate and one first side wall. The first top plate has a smaller thickness than that of the first side wall. The second insulation bobbin has a second body and a plurality of second extension members. Each second extension member includes a second wound portion having a second top plate and one second side wall. The first side wall is aligned with one edge of the second top plate that is not mounted with the second side wall, and the second side wall is aligned with one edge of the first top plate that is not mounted with the first side wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Alex Horng
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Patent number: 8585362Abstract: A fan housing includes a plastic casing having a skirt-board and a lateral wall. The skirt-board includes inner and outer peripheries spaced in a radial direction while the plastic casing further includes a first coupling portion formed along the inner periphery of the skirt-board. The lateral wall extends from a face of the skirt-board along the outer periphery of the skirt-board in an axial direction perpendicular to the radial direction. The fan housing includes a metal frame having a shaft coupling member and a second coupling portion. The second coupling portion of the metal frame is coupled to the first coupling portion of the plastic casing. A motor can be mounted to the metal frame of the fan housing, and an impeller can be rotatably coupled to the motor to form a heat dissipating fan.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Alex Horng
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Publication number: 20130287595Abstract: A cooling system for use in a portable communication device includes a detection module, a cooling module and a central control module. The detection module detects whether the portable communication device is in a communication state and generates an acknowledgement signal. The cooling module includes a fan and a driving unit. The central control module is electrically coupled to the detection module and the driving unit, detects an operational temperature of said device, and generates a detected temperature value corresponding to the detected operational temperature. The central control module controls the fan to operate in a silent mode or a cooling mode. The central control module controls the fan to operate in the silent mode if the central control module receives the acknowledgement signal when the detected temperature value is smaller than a temperature threshold value, else the central control module controls the fan to operate in the cooling mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Alex Horng
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Publication number: 20130285495Abstract: A motor includes a base, a stator, and a rotor. The base includes a shaft tube having an open end and receiving an inner assembly. The stator is mounted to an outer periphery of the shaft tube. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the inner assembly. The stator includes an insulating bobbin unit having an extension extending in a radial direction to the open end of the shaft tube. The extension includes an engagement hole. The shaft tube includes a positioning member having an engaging section engaged in the engagement hole. The insulating bobbin unit is fixed by an end of the engaging section. The engagement stability of the stator is enhanced by engagement of the positioning member of the base and the insulating bobbin unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alex Horng, Ko-Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20130271996Abstract: The invention discloses a lamp including a lampshade, a cooling module, a light-emitting element and a circuit board. The lampshade includes an opening and a base. The lampshade forms a chamber. The lampshade is completely closed between the opening and the base. The cooling module includes a cooling fan fixed in the chamber while at least one air-guiding gap is formed between the cooling module and the lampshade. The light-emitting element is coupled with the cooling module. The circuit board has a layout surface mounted with a plurality of electronic components. The inner surface of the lampshade forms an air-guiding face. The layout surface, the air-guiding face and the cooling fan jointly constructs an air channel. The layout surface and the electronic components of the circuit board face the opening of the lampshade. At least one of the electronic components is located in the air channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Alex Horng
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Patent number: 8550720Abstract: A positioning device includes a shaft tube having a receptacle receiving a support member that includes first and second ends spaced along an axis. The support member further includes a through-hole extending from the first end through the second end. A bearing is received in the receptacle and includes an end facing the first end of the support member. The end of the bearing includes an inclined pressing surface aligned with a support portion formed on the first end of the support member. The pressing surface deforms the support portion when the bearing is pushed downward during assembly. The deformed support is received in a groove between the pressing surface and an inner periphery of the receptacle to offset and absorb the downward pressing force. The bearing is, thus, reliably fixed in the desired assembly position while preventing the support member from being damaged or generating noise during operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Sunonwealth Electronic Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alex Horng, Duo-Nian Shan
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Patent number: 8541932Abstract: A lamp includes a heat dissipater having a base and an engaging member. The base includes a first air guiding portion and a fixing portion. The engaging member is mounted to an outer periphery of the base. A second air guiding portion is formed between the engaging member and the base. A lighting element is mounted to the base of the heat dissipater. A housing is engaged with the engaging member of the heat dissipater. The housing and the heat dissipater together define a compartment in communication with the first and second air guiding portions. A cooling fan is mounted to the fixing portion of the base. A circuit board is mounted in the compartment and electrically connected to the lighting element and the cooling fan. The circuit board is electrically connected to an electrically conductive member having an end extending out from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., LtdInventor: Alex Horng
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Patent number: 8517574Abstract: A lamp comprises a housing, an inner shell, a fan, a heat sink and a lighting module. The housing has a first compartment and a first opening on an end thereof. The inner shell is adapted to be received in the first compartment and has a second compartment and a second opening on an end thereof, wherein the second opening is aligned with the first opening. An air channel is formed between the housing and the inner shell in the first compartment. The inner shell further comprises a through-hole allowing the first compartment to communicate with the second compartment. The fan is located adjacent to the through-hole and has two air-flowing sides for drawing air in and out of the lamp. The heat sink has a bottom plate with one face facing the fan. The lighting module is adapted to be coupled to another face of the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alex Horng, Ming-Tsung Li
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Patent number: 8506264Abstract: A motor includes a base, a stator, a rotor, a circuit board and a heat-conducting insulator. The base includes a cooling plate. The stator is coupled to the base. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the base and aligned with the stator. The circuit board is received in the base and electrically connected to the stator. The heat-conducting insulator is disposed between the cooling plate and the circuit board, and abuts with the cooling plate and one face of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alex Horng, Ming-Fu Wu, Ming-Sheng Wang, Kun-Li Hsieh, Cheng-Te Liu
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Publication number: 20130200759Abstract: A motor with power-generating coil module includes: a base that has a shaft tube, a supporting surface surrounding the shaft tube, a first coil module mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft tube, and a second coil module disposed above the supporting surface; a rotor that has a carrier extending a lateral wall toward the base, a shaft rotatably coupling with the shaft tube, and a magnetic member mounted on the lateral wall and having an axial extension and a radial extension, with a first magnetic face on the axial extension and facing the first coil module and a second magnetic face on the radial extension and facing the second coil module; a driving circuit electrically connecting with one of the first and second coil modules; and a power-storing unit electrically connecting with the other one of the first and second coil modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventor: Alex HORNG