Patents by Inventor Che-Hsien Chu

Che-Hsien Chu 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: 20190317560
    Abstract: A hinge module includes a housing and at least one carrying assembly. The housing includes two accommodation spaces. The at least one carrying assembly is disposed at the housing and includes a torque element, two rotation shafts and two brackets. The torque element is disposed in one of the accommodation spaces. The two rotation shafts pass through the torque element. The two brackets are respectively connected to the two rotation shafts and located outside the housing. Each bracket is adapted to rotate along with the corresponding rotation shaft and rotate relative to the torque element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Chun-An Shen
  • Patent number: 10435933
    Abstract: A pivoting mechanism includes a first bracket having a first sliding slot, a second bracket having a second sliding slot, a torsion structure located between the first bracket and the second bracket, a first and a second sliding members and a first and a second elastic arms. The first and the second brackets are respectively pivoted to a first and a second sides of the torsion structure. The first sliding member is pivotally connected to the first side and slidably disposed in the first sliding slot. The second sliding member is pivotally connected to the second side and is slidably disposed in the second sliding slot. The first elastic arm connects the first sliding member and leans against a first inclined sidewall of the first sliding slot. The second elastic arm connects the second sliding member and leans against a second inclined sidewall of the second sliding slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Wei-Ning Chai, Chun-An Shen
  • Patent number: 10416727
    Abstract: A pivoting mechanism is pivotally connected to a first body and a second body, and includes a rotating shaft, a linkage rod, a cover, a limiting element, a limiting slider, and a bracket. A central region of a pivoting portion of the linkage rod deviates from an axis of the rotating shaft. The limiting element is assembled to the cover and includes a protruding portion located in a first slide groove of the limiting slider and a second slide groove of the bracket. A second side of the linkage rod is connected to the limiting slider and the bracket. A shape of the first slide groove is different from that of the second slide groove. When the rotating shaft rotates, the limiting slider is driven via the linkage rod, so as to drive the protruding portion of the limiting element sliding in the first slide groove and the second slide groove, such that the cover is movable between a deployed position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Patent number: 10409336
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first body having a first recess, a second body having a second recess corresponding to the first recess, and at least one dual-shaft hinge module connected to the first and the second bodies and disposed at inner sides of the first and the second bodies. The first and the second bodies rotate relatively via the dual-shaft binge module to be opened or closed. The dual-shaft hinge module has a dual protrusion structure movably accommodated in the first and the second recesses, and the dual protrusion structure moves into or out of the first and the second recesses when the first and the second bodies rotate relatively via the dual-shaft hinge module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Wei-Ning Chai, Chen-Hsien Cheng, Li-Fang Chen, Chun-An Shen, Yi-Hsuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20190250675
    Abstract: A multiaxial hinge module including a first bracket, a second bracket, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a third rotating shaft, a fourth rotating shaft, a first torque member, and a second torque member is provided. The first and the second rotating shafts are disposed in a first and a second axle holes of the first bracket respectively, the third and the fourth rotating shafts are disposed in a third and a fourth axle holes of the second bracket respectively. The first, the second, the third, and the fourth rotating shafts and the axle holes corresponding thereto are arranged in a multiaxial parallel manner. The first and the third rotating shafts are pivoted to the first torque member respectively. The second and the fourth rotating shafts are pivoted to the first torque member respectively. An electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20190250676
    Abstract: A hinge module including a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a sliding member, a first torque member, and a second torque member is provided. The sliding member coupled to the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft simultaneously. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are rotated synchronously via the sliding member. The first torque member and the second torque member are connected to the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, and the first torque member and the second torque member are located at opposite sides of a sliding range of the sliding member. A foldable electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Chun-An Shen
  • Publication number: 20190204878
    Abstract: A hinge structure connected between two bodies of an electronic device is provided. The bodies are rotated to be folded or unfolded relatively through the hinge structure. The hinge structure includes a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, and a torsion member that the first and the second rotating shafts being pivoted thereto, such that the torsion member surrounds and grasps an axial surface of the first rotating shaft and an axial surface of the second rotating shaft respectively. The first rotating shaft has a first actuating portion and a second actuating portion. The second rotating shaft has a third actuating portion and a fourth actuating portion. The torsion member has a first torsion providing portion located on a moving path of the first and the second actuating portions and a second torsion providing portion located on a moving path of the third and the fourth actuating portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20190203512
    Abstract: A pivoting mechanism includes a first bracket, a second bracket, a torsion structure, a first sliding member, a second sliding member, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first bracket has a first sliding slot. The second bracket has a second sliding slot. The torsion structure is located between the first bracket and the second bracket. The first bracket is pivoted to a first side of the torsion structure, and the second bracket is pivoted to a second side of the torsion structure. The first sliding member is pivotally connected to the first side of the torsion structure and slidably disposed in the first sliding slot. The second sliding member is pivotally connected to the second side of the torsion structure and is slidably disposed in the second sliding slot. The first elastic arm connects the first sliding member and leans against a first inclined sidewall of the first sliding slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Wei-Ning Chai, Chun-An Shen
  • Publication number: 20190171256
    Abstract: A hinge structure including a hinge cover, a torsion element, a bracket, a fixing element and a shaft is provided. The torsion element is disposed at the hinge cover. The bracket is disposed at a side of the torsion element. The fixing element is fixed at one of the torsion element and the bracket by a fixing portion. The shaft is disposed at the hinge cover and passed through the torsion element, the bracket and the fixing element so that one of the torsion element and the bracket is adapted to rotate with the fixing element in relative to another one of the torsion element and the bracket through the shaft as an axle center. An electronic device including the aforementioned hinge structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20190163240
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device including a first body, a second body, and a dual-shaft hinge module is provided. The second body has a first reference plane and a second reference plane opposite to each other. The dual-shaft hinge module has a first shaft and a second shaft that are connected to the first body and the second body respectively. The second shaft is a cam shaft. A cam portion of the cam shaft abuts between a pair of stop portions of the second body. The first body rotates relative to the second body through the dual-shaft hinge module. When the first body is switched from a state of overlapping the first reference plane to a state of overlapping the second reference plane, the cam portion pushes the stop portions to drive the second body away from the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20190155344
    Abstract: A dual-axle hinge is provided. The dual-axle hinge includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first fixing member, and a torque assembly. The first fixing member includes a first through hole, a second through hole, a first positioning hole, and a second positioning hole between the first through hole and the second through hole. The torque assembly includes a first torque adjustment portion, a second torque adjustment portion, a middle portion, a first positioning protrusion, and a second positioning protrusion. The first torque adjustment portion and the second torque adjustment portion are connected to two sides of the middle portion respectively, and the first positioning protrusion and the second positioning protrusion are disposed at the middle portion respectively and protrude toward the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole. The disclosure further provides an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20190138061
    Abstract: A dual-shaft hinge and an electronic device are provided. The dual-shaft hinge includes a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a fixing assembly, a torque element, and a first carrier plate. The fixing assembly has first via, second via, and a first locating hole. The first rotating shaft is inserted in the first via, and the second rotating shaft is inserted in the second via. The torque element has a connection portion, a first torque providing portion and a second torque providing portion extending from two opposite sides of the connection portion, and a first positioning protruding portion and a second positioning protruding portion extending from the other two opposite sides of the connection portion. The first rotating shaft is inserted in a first hole groove, and the second rotating shaft is inserted in a second hole groove. The first positioning protruding portion is inserted in the first locating hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20190094918
    Abstract: A pivoting mechanism is pivotally connected to a first body and a second body, and includes a rotating shaft, a linkage rod, a cover, a limiting element, a limiting slider, and a bracket. A central region of a pivoting portion of the linkage rod deviates from an axis of the rotating shaft. The limiting element is assembled to the cover and includes a protruding portion located in a first slide groove of the limiting slider and a second slide groove of the bracket. A second side of the linkage rod is connected to the limiting slider and the bracket. A shape of the first slide groove is different from that of the second slide groove. When the rotating shaft rotates, the limiting slider is driven via the linkage rod, so as to drive the protruding portion of the limiting element sliding in the first slide groove and the second slide groove, such that the cover is movable between a deployed position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20190018460
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first body having a first recess, a second body having a second recess corresponding to the first recess, and at least one dual-shaft hinge module connected to the first and the second bodies and disposed at inner sides of the first and the second bodies. The first and the second bodies rotate relatively via the dual-shaft binge module to be opened or closed. The dual-shaft hinge module has a dual protrusion structure movably accommodated in the first and the second recesses, and the dual protrusion structure moves into or out of the first and the second recesses when the first and the second bodies rotate relatively via the dual-shaft hinge module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Wei-Ning Chai, Chen-Hsien Cheng, Li-Fang Chen, Chun-An Shen, Yi-Hsuan Wu
  • Patent number: 10174535
    Abstract: A hinge module assembled to a first body and a second body of an electronic device and including a first rotating shaft assembled to the first body and having a first limiting portion, a second rotating shaft movably and rotatably assembled to the second body, a linking member, a switching member, and a transmission couple is provided. The second rotating shaft is fixed to the linking member and has a second limiting portion. The first rotating shaft is rotatably assembled to the linking member. The switching member movably passes through the linking member. The first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are located at two opposite ends of a moving path of the switching member to be interfered therewith. The transmission couple is respectively disposed at the second rotating shaft and the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Patent number: 10175730
    Abstract: A hinge module including a fixing member, a moving assembly, and a torque member is provided. The moving assembly includes a bracket and an axis body protruding from the bracket. The torque member includes a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to each other. The first end portion is fixed to the fixing member. The second end portion includes a lunular shape axle sleeve with an opening. The lunular shape axle sleeve is rotatably sleeved around the axis body for providing friction so as to form torques while the axis body is rotated relative to the lunular shape axle sleeve. The lunular shape axle sleeve has a gradual changed thickness. An electronic device having the hinge module is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Ming-Chung Liu, Tung-Ying Wu, Yu-Ning Chang, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20180230724
    Abstract: A hinge module assembled to a first body and a second body of an electronic device and including a first rotating shaft assembled to the first body and having a first limiting portion, a second rotating shaft movably and rotatably assembled to the second body, a linking member, a switching member, and a transmission couple is provided. The second rotating shaft is fixed to the linking member and has a second limiting portion. The first rotating shaft is rotatably assembled to the linking member. The switching member movably passes through the linking member. The first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are located at two opposite ends of a moving path of the switching member to be interfered therewith. The transmission couple is respectively disposed at the second rotating shaft and the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Publication number: 20180164856
    Abstract: A hinge module including a fixing member, a moving assembly, and a torque member is provided. The moving assembly includes a bracket and an axis body protruding from the bracket. The torque member includes a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to each other. The first end portion is fixed to the fixing member. The second end portion includes a lunular shape axle sleeve with an opening. The lunular shape axle sleeve is rotatably sleeved around the axis body for providing friction so as to form torques while the axis body is rotated relative to the lunular shape axle sleeve. The lunular shape axle sleeve has a gradual changed thickness. An electronic device having the hinge module is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Ming-Chung Liu, Tung-Ying Wu, Yu-Ning Chang, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Patent number: D839714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Ning Chai, I-Chen Chen, Li-Fang Chen, Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Wei-Hao Lan, Chia-Chi Lin, Cheng-Shiue Jan