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).

  • Motor's stator unit
    Patent number: 9209655
    Abstract: 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 fit around the shaft tube via the insulation sleeve unit, to prevent the silicon steel plate unit of the stator from excessively compressing the shaft tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Motor
    Publication number: 20150288237
    Abstract: A motor includes: a base having a shaft tube with a first opening and a second opening at two opposite ends respectively, with a bearing received in the shaft tube; a stator coupled with the base; a rotor having a shaft and a hub, the shaft extending through the first opening and coupling with the bearing, the hub coupling with the shaft and having a through hole for a positioning tool to insert, and the hub further having a permanent magnet, with a gap formed between the permanent magnet and the stator; and a bottom lid coupling with the shaft tube and covering the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Yeh-Feng Chen, Wen-Te Chang Chien
  • Lamp with Airing Function
    Publication number: 20150276197
    Abstract: A lamp with airing function, which is adapted to be mounted on a fixed object, includes: a base; a lampshade connecting with the base; a light emitter arranged between the base and the lampshade; and a distance holding member having a first connecting end, a second connecting end opposite to the first connecting end, and an axial length between the first and second connecting ends, with the first connecting end connecting with the base and the second connecting end adapted to connecting with the fixed object, wherein an airing gap is formed between the base and the fixed object by the axial length of the distance holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Advection fans
    Patent number: 9140263
    Abstract: An advection fan includes a housing having a metal housing base and a closure member. A lateral wall is arranged between the metal housing base and the closure member and includes an air inlet and an air outlet. A horizontal air passage is defined between the metal housing base and the closure member. The metal housing base includes an engagement section. A stator includes a coil unit embedded in or abutting and attached to the engagement section of the metal housing base. The coil unit abuts the engagement face of the metal housing base. The coil unit includes a substrate and at least one coil formed on a surface of the substrate by a printing circuit or electroforming process. An impeller is rotatably coupled to the shaft tube of the stator. A gap is formed between the impeller and the coil unit of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Cooling fan
    Patent number: 9140266
    Abstract: A cooling fan includes a base, a lid, a fan wheel, and an auxiliary shaft assembly. The lid is arranged above the base. The fan wheel has a shaft rotatably coupling with the base and a highest point spaced from the lid by a first gap. The auxiliary shaft assembly is arranged between a top of a hub of the fan wheel and a bottom face of the lid, with a second gap formed between the auxiliary shaft assembly and the top of the hub or between the auxiliary shaft assembly and the bottom face of the lid. The second gap is smaller than the first gap. Alternatively, the auxiliary shaft assembly has a first auxiliary shaft protruding from the top of the hub and a second auxiliary shaft disposed on the bottom face of the lid, with a second gap formed between the first and second auxiliary shafts smaller than the first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Wen-Kuan Chen
  • Motor structure
    Patent number: 9143017
    Abstract: A motor structure includes a housing having a shaft tube receiving a shaft retaining assembly. The shaft tube includes a positioning member on an outer periphery thereof. A rotor includes a shaft rotatably extending through the bearing. A stator is mounted around the shaft tube, couples with the positioning member, and includes a bobbin having an abutting portion pressing a top face of the shaft retaining assembly by a free end thereof. Specifically, the positioning member is distant from the top face by a first distance in an axial direction of the shaft tube, the abutting portion is made of elastic material, the positioning member is distant from the free end by a second distance in an axial direction of the assembling hole is defined, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance when the stator is separate from the shaft tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Motor with Thrust Bearing
    Publication number: 20150214809
    Abstract: A motor includes: a base having a bearing sleeve, with the bearing sleeve having an opening end and a sealing end, with the opening and sealing ends opposite to each other; a stator coupled with the base; a rotating member rotatably received in and coupled with the bearing sleeve, with the rotating member comprising a shaft and a limiting portion, wherein a first end of the shaft connects with the limiting portion, a second end of the shaft has a coupling portion; a thrust bearing arranged between the shaft and an inner surface of the bearing sleeve, so that the limiting portion is between the thrust bearing and the sealing end; a pressing member coupled with the bearing sleeve and received therein for positioning the thrust bearing; and a hub coupled with the coupling portion of the shaft and having a permanent magnet corresponding to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Yeh-Feng Chen
  • Motor with Thrust Bearing
    Publication number: 20150188386
    Abstract: A motor including a base, a bearing sleeve, a stator, a rotating member, a thrust bearing, and a hub, is proposed. The bearing sleeve is arranged with the base and has an opening end and a sealing end opposite to each other. The stator connects with the base or the bearing sleeve. The rotating member is arranged inside the bearing sleeve and includes a shaft and a limiting portion adjacent to the sealing end, wherein a first end of the shaft connects with the limiting portion, a second end of the shaft has a coupling portion adjacent to the opening end. The thrust bearing is arranged between the shaft and an inner surface of the bearing sleeve, so that the limiting portion is between the thrust bearing and the sealing end. The hub connects with the coupling portion of the shaft and has a permanent magnet corresponding to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Ko-Chien Wang
  • Motor with Thrust Bearing
    Publication number: 20150188387
    Abstract: A motor includes: a bearing sleeve arranged with a base and having opposite opening and sealing ends; a stator coupled with the base or bearing sleeve; a rotating member disposed in the bearing sleeve and comprising a shaft and a limiting portion adjacent to the sealing end, wherein a first end of the shaft connects with the limiting portion, a second end of the shaft has a coupling portion, and the limiting portion has a first contact surface; a thrust bearing arranged between the shaft and the bearing sleeve and having a second contact surface facing the first contact surface, wherein at least one of the first and second contact surfaces is an uneven surface; a hub coupled with the coupling portion of the shaft and having a permanent magnet corresponding to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Lamp and Air-Guiding Ring Thereof
    Publication number: 20150176833
    Abstract: A lamp includes a lamp unit and an air-guiding ring. The lamp unit has a housing receiving a light-emitting element, as well as a fitted portion formed on an outer periphery of the housing. The air-guiding ring has an inner periphery forming a fitting hole and is fitted around the fitted portion of the lamp unit via the fitting hole. The air-guiding ring comprises a venting portion extending from an outer periphery to the inner periphery of the air-guiding ring. In another embodiment, the air-guiding ring is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Chien-Chih Chen
  • Motor of a Ceiling Fan
    Publication number: 20150176602
    Abstract: A motor of a ceiling fan, which includes a stator, a rotor, and a base, is proposed. The stator has a shaft and a core. The rotor has a first housing rotatably coupling with the shaft. The base has a second housing firmly connecting with the stator. The core of the stator is positioned between the first and second housings, an air channel communicates the inside and the outside of the motor, and the first housing is able to rotate relatively to the second housing for generating an air current inside the motor and guiding the air current out of the motor via the air channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Heat Exchanging Tube
    Publication number: 20150159965
    Abstract: A heat exchanging tube including a guiding tube and a fin module is disclosed. The guiding tube includes a channel forming two openings at two ends of the guiding tube. The fin module is arranged in the channel of the guiding tube and includes a partition. The partition has a first retaining edge and a second retaining edge. The first and second retaining edges are coupled with an inner wall of the guiding tube. The partition includes a first face and a second face between the first and second retaining edges. The first face includes a first fin unit and the second face includes a second fin unit. A first channel is formed between the first face of the partition and the inner wall of the guiding tube, and a second channel is formed between the second face of the partition and the inner wall of the guiding tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Motor with oil storage function
    Patent number: 9054564
    Abstract: A motor with an oil storage function includes a base, a bearing, a stator unit and a rotor. The base includes a shaft tube portion having a closed end and an open end. The bearing is received in the shaft tube portion of the base. The stator unit is fixed to the base and has an insulation unit. The insulation unit has a blocking portion extending towards the open end of the shaft tube portion. The rotor includes a hub having a shaft and a permanent magnet. The shaft is rotatably coupled with the bearing, and an air gap is formed between the permanent magnet and the stator unit. The blocking portion of the insulation unit, the shaft tube portion and the bearing jointly form an enlarged oil chamber at the open end of the shaft tube portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Gas Blower
    Publication number: 20150152872
    Abstract: A gas blower including a housing, a motor and a resilient sealing member is provided for safety improvement. The housing has a receiving space and receives a fan wheel inside the receiving space, wherein the housing has an inlet and an outlet in communication with the receiving space. The motor has a base and a shaft, wherein the base couples with the housing, and the shaft rotatably couples with the base and firmly connects with the fan wheel. The resilient sealing member is arranged between the housing and the base and is in a ring shape, wherein the resilient has a central through hole for the shaft to extend through, a radial extending member extending in radial directions of the shaft, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, with the first and second surfaces abutting against the housing and the base respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • ILLUMINATING VENTILATOR
    Publication number: 20150117034
    Abstract: An illuminating ventilator including a fan, a connecting frame, a lamp seat and a cover is provided. The fan has a housing and a fan wheel, wherein the housing has a first coupling portion, an inlet, an outlet and an inner space communicating with said inlet and outlet, and the fan wheel is received in the inner space. The connecting frame couples with the housing and has an opening in alignment with the inlet of the housing, wherein the connecting frame has a second coupling portion coupling with the first coupling portion of the housing. The lamp seat is mounted on one of the connecting frame and housing and has a receiving portion for receiving a lamp. The cover is coupled with the connecting frame and has a plurality of apertures communicating with the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Chien-Chih Chen, Cheng-Wei Lin, Shih-Ting Wu
  • Motor with a deformable limiting member
    Patent number: 9006944
    Abstract: A motor includes a base, a rotor and a stator. The base includes a shaft tube having an open end and a closed end. A shaft supporting assembly is received in the shaft tube and includes a top portion. The rotor includes a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and the shaft includes a retaining groove. The stator includes a limiting member having a distal end. The limiting member defines an opening through which the shaft extends. The limiting member further includes a bottom facing the shaft supporting assembly. A gap and a supporting member are formed between the bottom and the top portion. The supporting member is closer to the shaft tube than to the shaft, and the gap is closer to the shaft than to the shaft tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • Fan
    Patent number: 8974195
    Abstract: A fan includes a housing and a motor. The housing has a compartment, at least one lateral air inlet and at least one lateral air outlet. The lateral air inlet and lateral air outlet communicate with the compartment. The motor has a stator and an impeller. The impeller is coupled with the stator and includes a hub and a plurality of blades coupled with a top face of the hub. Each blade has first and second ends. The first ends of the blades face outwards, and the second ends of the blades define an air-guiding room encompassed by a virtual geometric pattern formed by a virtual line linking the second ends of the blades. The virtual geometric pattern has a maximal diameter. A gap is formed between the second ends of two adjacent blades. The gap is smaller than the maximal diameter of the virtual geometric pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Ko-Chien Wang
  • Lamp with air channel
    Patent number: 8974092
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Ming-Tsung Li
  • Lamp
    Patent number: 8960965
    Abstract: A lamp including the following elements is provided. A housing has an assembling opening and an electrical base on two ends thereof, wherein the housing has an inner wall and a portion of the inner wall adjacent to the assembling opening is an air-guiding wall. A cooling fan has a casing disposed at the assembling opening and forming an air channel, a fan wheel rotatably arranged in the air channel, and at least one partitioning board between the air-guiding wall and the air channel so as to define at least one first air-guiding opening and at least one second air-guiding opening. A light-emitting module is arranged in the housing and opposite to the fan wheel. Accordingly, the present lamp does not require forming any air inlet or air outlet on the housing, and thus provides a simplifier structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Horng
  • LAMP
    Publication number: 20150043226
    Abstract: A lamp including the following elements is provided. A housing has an assembling opening and an electrical base on two ends thereof, wherein the housing has an inner wall and a portion of the inner wall adjacent to the assembling opening is an air-guiding wall. A cooling fan has a casing disposed at the assembling opening and forming an air channel, a fan wheel rotatably arranged in the air channel, and two partitioning boards between the air-guiding wall and the air channel so as to define two first air-guiding openings and a second air-guiding opening. A light-emitting module is arranged in the housing and opposite to the fan wheel. Accordingly, the present lamp does not require forming any air inlet or air outlet on the housing, and thus provides a simplifier structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Alex Horng