Patents by Inventor Bor-Haw Chang

Bor-Haw Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20150125283
    Abstract: A fan salt-fog-resistant structure and a fan frame thereof. The fan salt-fog-resistant structure includes a base seat having a bearing cup and at least one flow guide body. Multiple connection bodies outward extend from the base seat. The flow guide body is disposed at a junction between the base seat and the connection bodies. The fan frame includes a main body having a first open side and a second open side and a flow passage defined therebetween. One end of the connection body is connected with the second open side. When airflow entraining moisture and salt fog flows through the junction between the base seat and the connection bodies, the flow guide body serves to guide the airflow and prevent the airflow from forming eddy, whereby the salt fog entrained by the airflow will not crystallize to form sediments at the junction between the base seat and the connection bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bor-Haw Chang
  • Patent number: 9024492
    Abstract: A laser-welded joint structure between insulation frame and bearing cup of fan includes a base having a bearing cup and a stator having at least one insulation frame. The insulation frame includes a sleeve portion defining a bore axially extending therethrough. The sleeve portion is provided on an inner wall surface with at least one pressing section that radially projects into the bore to press a lower side against an upper end of the bearing cup and a bearing received therein. A portion of at least one lateral side of each pressing section that is in contact with the upper end of the bearing cup is melted by laser beam to form a laser-welded joint, so that the insulation frame and the bearing cup are integrally connected together at reduced manufacturing cost and have increased structural strength. A method of forming the laser-welded joint structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Ping-Tsang Ho, Chin-Sung Pan, Feng Liu
  • Publication number: 20150086351
    Abstract: A series fan structure with multistage frame body includes a first main body, a second main body, a first frame and a second frame. The first main body has a first fan frame having a first opening and a second opening. The second main body is correspondingly serially connected to the first main body. The second main body has a second fan frame having a third opening and a fourth opening. The third opening corresponds to the second opening. The first frame is correspondingly serially connected to one side of the first fan frame with the first opening. The first frame and the first fan frame together define a first flow passage. The second frame is correspondingly serially connected to one side of the second fan frame with the fourth opening. The second frame and the second fan frame together define a second flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Ta-Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 8979512
    Abstract: An oil-retaining bearing fan device includes a fan base seat, at least one oil-retaining bearing and at least one magnetic member. The oil-retaining bearing is disposed in a bearing hole of the fan base seat. The oil-retaining bearing has at least one receiving hole for receiving the magnetic member therein. The magnetic member serves to apply a magnetic attraction force to a shaft of the fan device to make the shaft quickly restore to its optimal operation position so as to reduce wear and lower the noises and vibration of the fan device in operation. Therefore, the lifetime of the fan device can be prolonged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shu-Fen Liu
  • Publication number: 20150055295
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device is arranged in an outer case of an electronic device, and includes an oscillation assembly, an air disturbing member and at least one fixing seat. The oscillation assembly includes a base and an oscillating member provided on the base; and the air disturbing member is connected at a first end to the oscillating member and at an opposite second end to the fixing seat. When an electric power is supplied to the oscillation assembly, the oscillating member is oscillated to thereby vibrate the first end of the air disturbing member, producing a continuous wave of the air disturbing member. The waving air disturbing member in turn disturbs air in the outer case, forcing the air toward a heat source and causing air convection in the outer case to enable largely upgraded heat dissipation efficiency of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Chung-Shu Wang
  • Publication number: 20140356054
    Abstract: A connection structure applied to a fan for connecting a metal member with a shaft by means of laser. The connection structure includes a metal member and a shaft. The metal member has an opening, a first side and a second side. The opening is formed through a center of the metal member. The shaft is inserted in the opening. An outer circumference of the shaft is welded with a circumference of the opening on the first side to form at least one first welding section between the contact sections of the outer circumference of the shaft and the circumference of the opening on the first side. The first welding section is connected between the outer circumference of the shaft and the circumference of the opening on the first side to integrally connect the metal member with the shaft. The connection structure applied to the fan can lower cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Ping-Tsang Ho, Hao-Ying Chen, Yen-Shi Chen, Yen-Chin Lu, Chun-Hao Huang
  • Publication number: 20140356170
    Abstract: An oil return structure for fan includes a base, a bearing, a retaining ring and a rotor. The base has a bearing cup internally defining a receiving space for receiving the bearing therein. The bearing has a centered and axially extended shaft hole. The retaining ring is located at a front end of the bearing and has a central hole. The rotor includes a hub and a shaft. The shaft is extended through the central hole of the retaining ring into the shaft hole of the bearing, and is provided with an annular groove corresponding to the retaining ring. Oil in the bearing flowing to the annular groove during fan operation is centrifugally pulled out of the shaft and then caught by the retaining ring, from where the oil returns to the bearing. Therefore, loss of oil from the bearing is largely reduced to ensure extended fan service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Ping-Tsang Ho, Chung-Shu Wang, Jyun-Yang Chang
  • Publication number: 20140263210
    Abstract: A manufacturing method in which laser welding is used to weld multiple posts of a protection structure with multiple splits of the silicon steel sheet assembly of a stator module. The manufacturing method has high welding precision and excellent sealing effect. Also, the welding time is shortened and the thermal deformation is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shu-Fan Liu, Kuo-Chen Chang
  • Publication number: 20140248165
    Abstract: A fan includes a fan frame, a rotor, a stator module and a protection structure. The fan frame has a base seat and the stator module is disposed on the base seat. The stator module includes a silicon steel sheet assembly having multiple splits and multiple outer faces. The rotor is disposed in the fan frame corresponding to the outer faces of the silicon steel sheet assembly. The protection structure includes multiple posts corresponding to the splits of the silicon steel sheet assembly. The posts are welded with the splits by means of laser welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shu-Fan Liu, Kuo-Chen Chang
  • Publication number: 20140248164
    Abstract: A fan includes a fan frame, a rotor, a stator module and a protection structure. The fan frame has a base seat and the stator module is disposed on the base seat. The stator module includes a silicon steel sheet assembly having multiple splits and multiple outer faces. The rotor is disposed in the fan frame corresponding to the outer faces of the silicon steel sheet assembly. The protection structure includes multiple posts corresponding to the splits of the silicon steel sheet assembly. The posts are welded with the splits by means of laser welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shu-Fan Liu, Kuo-Chen Chang
  • Publication number: 20140193258
    Abstract: A swing fan structure includes a main body and multiple blades. The main body has an upper face and a lower face. The main body also has a long side and a short side. The blades are side by side disposed on the upper face of the main body in parallel to each other. The blades define therebetween a flow way. The blades are drivable by the main body to reciprocally move along the long side to create an air volume. The swing fan structure has a greatly minified volume. Also, the swing fan structure overcomes the shortcoming of unstable operation of the conventional fan caused by deflection of the blades in rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Liang-Ji Chang, Chia-Lieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20140175954
    Abstract: A base structure for cooling fan includes a seat, a circuit board and a motor assembly. The seat has an inner side served as a supporting surface. The circuit board has a first side attached to a top of the supporting surface and an opposite second side having a plurality of electronic elements provided thereon. The motor assembly includes a plurality of stacked silicon steel plates located on the circuit board and above the electronic elements. With the first side of the circuit board being attached to the supporting surface of the seat and the electronic elements on the second side of the circuit board being located in spaces between the motor assembly and the circuit board, more silicon steel plates can be stacked in the motor assembly to enable upgraded motor working efficiency and reduced electric current needed by the cooling fan to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Ping-Tsang Ho, Cheng-Chuan Hsu, Hung-Yi Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140127016
    Abstract: A band-type fan structure includes a transmission band body and multiple blades. The transmission band body has a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction. The blades are side by side disposed on the transmission band body in parallel to each other and arranged in the lengthwise direction of the transmission band body. Each two adjacent blades define therebetween a flow way. The transmission band body is movable in the lengthwise direction, whereby the blades are driven by the transmission band body to transversely move to create an air volume. The band-type fan structure has a greatly minified volume. Also, the band-type fan structure overcomes the shortcoming of unstable operation of the conventional fan caused by deflection of the blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Liang-Ji Chang
  • Publication number: 20140117800
    Abstract: A laser-welded joint structure between insulation frame and bearing cup of fan includes a base having a bearing cup and a stator having at least one insulation frame. The insulation frame includes a sleeve portion defining a bore axially extending therethrough. The sleeve portion is provided on an inner wall surface with at least one pressing section that radially projects into the bore to press a lower side against an upper end of the bearing cup and a bearing received therein. A portion of at least one lateral side of each pressing section that is in contact with the upper end of the bearing cup is melted by laser beam to form a laser-welded joint, so that the insulation frame and the bearing cup are integrally connected together at reduced manufacturing cost and have increased structural strength. A method of forming the laser-welded joint structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Ping-Tsang Ho, Chin-Sung Pan, Feng Liu
  • Publication number: 20130248144
    Abstract: A fan module includes a heat transfer unit, a heat radiation unit, and at least one cross-flow fan. The heat radiation unit has an air-in side and an air-out side. The cross-flow fan is located against the heat radiation unit, and includes a frame and a centrifugal fan blade assembly. The frame has an air outlet, a plurality of air inlets, and a plurality of frame sections. The frame sections respectively have a receiving recess therein, and the receiving recesses are communicable with one another to together define a receiving space for receiving the centrifugal fan blade assembly therein. With the above arrangements, the cross-flow fan can create increased air flow volume, the space occupied by the fan module can be reduced, and upgraded heat dissipation performance can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Liang-Ji Chang
  • Publication number: 20130216404
    Abstract: A bladeless fan structure includes a driving member, a pipe member, and at least one air-pressure increasing area. The driving member has a shaft connected and extended through the pipe member, and a first space is formed between an inner surface of the pipe member and an outer surface of the shaft. The air-pressure area is provided on the inner surface of the pipe member or the outer surface of the shaft. The pipe member is provided with at least one opening communicating with the first space and the air-pressure increasing area. When the driving member drives the shaft to rotate in and relative to the pipe member, air in the first space is brought to flow and is compressed in a direction along the air-pressure increasing area to blow out of the pipe member via the opening to achieve the function of a bladeless fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shih-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20130189130
    Abstract: A fan motor structure includes a fan frame, a rotor, at least one magnetic element, and a stator. The fan frame includes a frame body and a frame cover that are closed to each other to define a receiving space between them; and a shaft seat mounted on a bottom of the frame body to locate in the receiving space. The rotor includes a hub rotatably connected to the shaft seat, and a plurality of blades outward extended from an outer surface of the hub. The magnetic element is connected to each of the blades in a continuous manner or in a discontinuous manner. The stator is arranged in the receiving space between a bottom of the frame body and the blades. With the fan motor structure, a fan can have increased air intake, produce more air flows and be assembled with reduced time and labor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Kuo-Chen Chang
  • Patent number: 8482207
    Abstract: A temperature controlling system for a LED module includes at least one LED unit, at least one fan, at least one temperature sensor and a controlling device. The controlling device generates a driving signal for controlling the rotating speed of the fan based on a temperature detection signal transmitted from the temperature sensor, so that the fan can generate a compulsive airflow for dissipating the heat generated by the LED unit. According to the present invention, the working temperatures of the respective LED units can be kept the same, and a uniform heat-dissipating effect can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hsien Sun, Bor-Haw Chang
  • Publication number: 20130168060
    Abstract: A thermal module includes a heat radiating unit, a heat transfer unit, and at least one cross-flow fan. The heat radiating unit has an air inlet and an air outlet that communicate with each other. The heat transfer unit has a heat absorbing section attached to a heat source and a heat dissipating section extended from the heat absorbing section to connect to the heat radiating unit. The cross-flow fan is arranged opposite to the heat radiating unit with an air-out side of the cross-flow fan located adjoining to the air inlet of the heat radiating unit. With the above arrangements, the thermal module occupies a largely reduced area while providing largely upgraded heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Chin-Sung Pan, Liang-ji Chang
  • Publication number: 20130171016
    Abstract: An oil-retaining bearing fan structure includes a fan base seat, an oil-retaining bearing and a fan impeller. The fan base seat has a bearing cup on one side. At least one magnetic member is enclosed in the bearing cup. The magnetic member serves to apply a magnetic attraction force to a shaft of the fan structure to make the shaft quickly restore to its optimal operation position so as to reduce wear and lower the noises and vibration of the fan structure in operation. Therefore, the lifetime of the fan structure can be prolonged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shu-Fan Liu