Patents by Inventor Chao-Ke Wei

Chao-Ke Wei 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).

  • Patent number: 8427831
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet defining a space therein; a number of racks arranged in the space, a number of servers mounted in the racks, and a heat dissipation apparatus arranged under the racks. A channel is defined between the racks. Each of the servers includes a drawing fan. The heat dissipation apparatus includes a fan module and two heat exchangers respectively arranged at opposite sides of the fan module. The fan module is aligned with the channel for generating upward a flow of cooling air upward to the channel. During operation of the server system, the cooling air is drawn across the servers by the drawing fans to evacuate heat from the servers and becomes heated air, and the heated air flows down to the heat exchangers where the heat is dissipated from the heated air such that the heated air become the cooling air again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ke Wei
  • Publication number: 20130083483
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device is for dissipating heat generated from an electronic device, and includes a fan duct and a heat sink. The fan duct includes a top plate having a receiving hole penetrating therethrough. The heat sink is configured to dissipate heat from a heat-generating electronic component of the electronic device, and includes a base configured to be mounted on the heat-generating electronic component and a number of heat dissipating sheets positioned on the base. The heat dissipating sheets are long enough to extend towards the fan duct and into the receiving hole when the heat dissipation device is installed in the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20130050923
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container and a number of information processing systems arranged in two rows. The container includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and opposite sidewalls connected between the top wall, the bottom wall, and a raised floor supporting the information processing systems. Each of the sidewalls defines an outlet and an intake respectively to above and below the raised floor. Two groups of the fans respectively are mounted in the air outtake holes of the container. Two air ducts are respectively arranged between the sidewalls and the rows of the data processing systems. Air outside the container flows into the container through the intake to cool the information processing systems, and is guided to the corresponding outlets by the air ducts to be exhausted out of the container by the fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20130008200
    Abstract: A data center includes a container, a server system, an air conditioner, and an air guide. The container includes a floor, and a sidewall that defines a through hole adjacent to the floor. The server system includes a rack and a number of servers mounted in the rack. The rack defines an air outlet apart from but facing the sidewall. The air conditioner includes an evaporator and a condenser. The evaporator is positioned on the top of the rack. The condenser defines an outlet and is sandwiched between the bottom of the rack and the floor and extending through the through hole. The air outlet of the condenser faces outside of the container. The air guide is a sheet extending from an edge of the evaporator that is distant from the rack and then bends to extend toward the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HUNG-CHOU CHAN, CHAO-KE WEI
  • Patent number: 8331087
    Abstract: A container data center includes a mobile container, a support plate installed in the container adjacent and parallel to a bottom wall of the container. Also included are two server systems arranged on the support plate in two parallel rows and a number of brackets installed between the bottom wall and the support plate. Additionally, a blower is installed between the bottom wall and the support plate, and two heat exchangers are provided at opposite sides of the blower. Each of the brackets comprises a number of columns. Each of the columns defines an air channel facing the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ke Wei
  • Patent number: 8320128
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, multiple racks arranged in the server cabinet, multiple servers mounted on the racks, and a heat dissipation device for cooling the servers. The heat dissipation device includes a fan module and a dissipating module. The fan module is arranged over the racks for generating downwards airflow across the servers to exchange heat with the servers. The dissipating module is arranged over the racks to exchange heat with the airflow after the airflow passes the servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ke Wei
  • Patent number: 8300409
    Abstract: A fan duct includes a top plate, two side plates extending downward from opposite sides of the top plate, and plural guiding plates extending downward from the top plate. The side plates and the top plates cooperatively define an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet and the air outlet are located at another two opposite sides of the top plates, respectively. The guiding plates are located between the side plates and adjacent to the air outlet. Each of the guiding plates forms a guiding face facing the air inlet. The guiding face is obliquely oriented with respect to the top plate. An electronic device incorporating the fan duct is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Ke Wei, Yao-Ting Chang
  • Patent number: 8300402
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, racks arranged in the server cabinet, servers mounted on the racks, and a heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation device includes a heat exchanger arranged over the racks, a first fan module arranged under the racks for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger to the servers to exchange heat, and a second fan module including drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ke Wei
  • Patent number: 8248792
    Abstract: A container data center includes a movable container, two server systems having a cold aisle and two hot aisles, two fan apparatuses, an exchanger, and an air intake apparatus. The air intake apparatus includes a number of air intake elements each defining an air channel. The fan apparatuses are operable to transfer hot airflow in the hot aisles into the heat exchanger, and then the heat exchanger transforms the hot airflow into cold airflow and transfers the cold airflow into the cold aisle through the air intake apparatus. The air intake elements are connected together and cover the cold aisle. The air intake elements of the air intake apparatus are arranged in a ā€œVā€ shape along an orientation toward the airflow of the cold aisle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ke Wei
  • Patent number: 8238102
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus adapted for cooling an electronic component received in a metal housing includes a heat sink thermally attached to the electronic component and a plurality of resilient tabs arranged between the heat sink and the metal housing. The resilient tabs are elastically deformed by the metal housing and thermally contact an inner face of the metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Ke Wei, Wen-Chen Wang
  • Publication number: 20120190289
    Abstract: An exemplary fan apparatus includes a cooling fan and a fan gate attached to the cooling fan. The cooling fan defines an air inlet and an air outlet at two opposite sides thereof. The fan gate includes a mounting frame fixed on the cooling fan and surrounding the air outlet, and an airflow valve extending from the mounting frame. The airflow valve is bendable relative to the mounting frame. When the cooling fan works, an airflow produced by the cooling fan flows to the fan gate and pushes the airflow valve to bend with respect to the cooling fan to cause the air outlet to be exposed. When the cooling fan does not work, the airflow valve covers the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120155021
    Abstract: An air duct includes a top plate, two side plates extending from two lateral sides of the top plate, a baffle plate extending from the top plate and located between the side plates, and a torsion spring connected between the top plate and the baffle plate. The top plate and the side plates cooperatively define an air passage in the air duct. The baffle plate includes a first end pivotally connected with the top plate and an opposite second end. The second end of the baffle plate is rotatable relative to the top plate. The torsion spring includes two arms abutting against the top plate and the baffle plate, respectively. When the baffle plate is rotated relative to the top plate under an external force, the torsion spring resists such force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Patent number: 8203841
    Abstract: A data center includes a housing and a number of server module assemblies received in the housing. Airflow interspaces are formed between neighboring server module assemblies, and between the two outmost server module assemblies and corresponding sidewalls of the housing. The airflow interspaces are alternately used for cold aisles and hot aisles. An inside of each server module is communicated with one of the hot aisles and one of the cold aisles at opposite sides of the server module. A number of cooling units are installed in the housing over the server module assemblies. A number of fans are installed in the housing to draw hot air from the hot aisles to flow through the corresponding cooling units to be cooled, and the cooled air flow into the corresponding cold aisles, thereby creating air differences in air pressure between the cold aisles and the hot aisles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao-Ting Chang, Chao-Ke Wei
  • Publication number: 20120142265
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container and a number of server systems arranged in two rows. The container includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and opposite sidewalls connected between the top wall and the bottom wall. Each of the sidewalls defines an intake adjacent to the bottom wall of the container, and an outlet adjacent to the top wall of the container. Air outside the container is drawn into the container through the intake to cool the server systems. Hot air dissipated by the server systems is exhausted out of the container through the outlet of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120132554
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container and a number of server systems arranged in two rows. An intake is defined in a top wall of the container. An outlet is defined in a sidewall of the container adjacent to the bottom of the container. Air outside the container is drawn into the container through the intake to cool the server systems. Hot air dissipated by the server systems is exhausted out of the container through the outlet of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120129442
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, a number of server systems installed in the container, a heat dissipating system, and two static air purifier devices. Two air inlets and two air outlets are defined in the container. The static air purifier devices are respectively attached to sidewalls of the container, and communicating with the air inlets of the container. The heat dissipating system drives air outside the container to flow into the container through the air inlets after flowing through the static air purifiers to be filtered of dust, and exhausts hot air generated by the servers through the outlets of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120118553
    Abstract: An exemplary heat ventilation apparatus includes a server system having servers, a temperature sensor, a blower unit and a controlling unit electrically connected to the temperature sensor and the blower unit. The temperature sensor is mounted on the server system for sensing a temperature of an interior of the server system. The blower unit is adapted for drawing hot air from the server system to warm buildings. The controlling unit outputs different signals to turn on or turn off the blower unit according to different temperatures of the interior of the server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI, HUNG-CHOU CHAN
  • Publication number: 20120103843
    Abstract: A container data center includes a mobile container, a support plate installed in the container adjacent and parallel to a bottom wall of the container. Also included are two server systems arranged on the support plate in two parallel rows and a number of brackets installed between the bottom wall and the support plate. Additionally, a blower is installed between the bottom wall and the support plate, and two heat exchangers are provided at opposite sides of the blower. Each of the brackets comprises a number of columns. Each of the columns defines an air channel facing the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120107120
    Abstract: A cooling fan includes a frame and a rotor received in the frame. The rotor includes a hub, blades extending outwardly and radially from the hub, and a cover plate connected with the hub. The hub includes a top wall and a sidewall extending from a circumference of the top wall. The top wall of the hub defines a plurality of blind holes on an outer surface thereof, and the blind holes are shaded by the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120097375
    Abstract: A fan system for dissipating heat generated in an electronic device includes a processor unit, a speedometer unit connected to the processor unit, a governor unit connected to the processor unit, and a fan group including at least two fans. Each fan is connected to the speedometer unit and the governor unit and has at least two motors. The processor unit controls all the motors to rotate and thereby drives all the fans to rotate through the governor unit, and detects rotation speeds of all the motors through the speedometer unit. When a motor malfunctions, the processor unit adjusts the rotation speeds of all other motors to ensure that the fan having the malfunctioning motor and other fans are respectively provided with equal power and then rotate in equal speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAO-KE WEI, YAO-TING CHANG