Patents by Inventor Chien-Wei Tsou

Chien-Wei Tsou 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: 7628090
    Abstract: A circulation passage structure for a ball screw, the circulation passage structure is used to connect the helical groove and the circulation hole of the nut, so as to form a circulation path for a plurality of balls and spacers. Due to the spacers move in a manner of being clamped between two balls, the spacer inside the return path will be pushed to move inward. The degree of curvature of the inner guiding surface connected to the inner curve can be moderated by shifting outward the location of the center of the inner curve and increasing its radius of curvature. By such arrangement, the spacer will not contact the inner guiding surface when it is pushed to move inward, and the spacer can pass through the return passage easily without the problem of impacting the return passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-yu Chen, Chien-wei Tsou
  • Patent number: 7625120
    Abstract: A roller retainer mounted on a roller comprises a first guiding frame and a second guiding frame that are integrally connected with each other in a vertically staggered manner. The first guiding frame and the second guiding frame are located along the two diagonals of the roller respectively. The thickness of the first guiding frame and the second guiding frame is utilized to keep the space between the two non-loading surfaces of roller and a track. The roller retainer can further keep the space between each roller. Thereby, the roller retainer can prevent the rollers from contacting each other; the loading surfaces can still contact the track and the non-loading surfaces are prevented from colliding with and rubbing against the track, thus reducing the noise and ensuring the moving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Sung Pan, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Patent number: 7533593
    Abstract: A ball screw unit with dust cleaning and ball deflecting element fixing mechanism includes an annular inlaid slot along the inner surface of a nut proper proximate to the outside of a ball deflecting element. A fixed dust scrape formed of a C shaped annular packing is installed in the annular inlaid slot. The C shaped annular packing is covered with a soft covering layer at its inner fringe and the outer fringe of the soft covering layer is just stuffed in the annular inlaid slot of the nut proper. Inner fringe of the soft covering layer is formed into a spiral scraper blade corresponding to the rolling spiral slot of the screw blot. The fixed dust scraper is tightly fixing the ball deflecting element to the nut proper by means of the resiliency of the soft covering layer to clean the dust along the rolling spiral slot with its spiral scraper blade thereby serving as a dust cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Sung Pan, Wen-Chia Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Patent number: 7523681
    Abstract: A ball screw device includes a ball nut having an inner thread formed by a number of helical groove portions and helical ridges, and an opening and a depression communicating with each other, and a channel communicating with the depression of the ball nut, a radially inserted deflecting member has a block engaged into the opening of the ball nut and an extension extended from the block and engaged into the depression of the ball nut for anchoring the deflecting member to the ball nut. A fastener may be engaged through the deflecting member and engaged with the ball nut for securing the deflecting member to the ball nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Hung Sung Pan, Chien Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20080247854
    Abstract: A roller retainer mounted on a roller comprises a first guiding frame and a second guiding frame that are integrally connected with each other in a vertically staggered manner. The first guiding frame and the second guiding frame are located along the two diagonals of the roller respectively. The thickness of the first guiding frame and the second guiding frame is utilized to keep the space between the two non-loading surfaces of roller and a track. The roller retainer can further keep the space between each roller. Thereby, the roller retainer can prevent the rollers from contacting each other; the loading surfaces can still contact the track and the non-loading surfaces are prevented from colliding with and rubbing against the track, thus reducing the noise and ensuring the moving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Hung-Sung PAN, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20080134822
    Abstract: A ball screw device includes a ball nut having an inner thread formed by a number of helical groove portions and helical ridges, and an opening and a depression communicating with each other, and a channel communicating with the depression of the ball nut, a radially inserted deflecting member has a block engaged into the opening of the ball nut and an extension extended from the block and engaged into the depression of the ball nut for anchoring the deflecting member to the ball nut. A fastener may be engaged through the deflecting member and engaged with the ball nut for securing the deflecting member to the ball nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Hung Sung Pan, Chien Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20080121056
    Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw shaft threaded with a ball nut which has one or more channels, and one or more end deflectors attached to the ball nut to form an endless ball rolling passage in the ball nut and to receive a number of bearing members which may facilitate a movement of the ball nut relative to the screw shaft. The ball nut further includes one or more slots communicating with each of the channels, and each for receiving a cushioning member which may cushion the bearing members for reducing a noise that may be generated by the bearing members and the ball nut and the screw shaft. The cushioning member may selectively apply a lubricating material to lubricate the bearing members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Chien Wei Tsou, Yan Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20080115609
    Abstract: A circulation system for a ball screw comprises: a screw, a nut, a plurality of return assemblies and balls. The positioning groove of the nut is axially formed with an abutting surface for mating with the return assemblies, in the abutting surface is formed a tapered hole for connecting the through hole, and the abutting surface doesn't interfere with the helical groove, on the open end of the returning assemblies connecting to the through hole is formed a protruding turning structure to be engaged in the tapered hole. The design of the return assembly of the present invention can solve the problem that the radius of curvature of the conventional return path is relatively small and the positioning groove destroys the helical groove, thus increasing the radius of curvature of the return path, and relatively improving the ease of rolling of the balls during circulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Chien-Wei TSOU, Wen-Chia WU
  • Publication number: 20080053260
    Abstract: A circulation member for ball screw unit includes a fixing portion, a circulation turn-off portion, and a side joint portion. The circulation turn-off portion is conjoined to the fixing portion and provided with two leading channels in connection with the female screws of the nut, wherein the other terminal of each leading channel is connected to its corresponding turn-off channel, and the side joint portion is conjoined to the circulation turn-off portion and has an auxiliary tooth shaped slot annexed to the female screws of the nut. A side turn-off channel has one end in connection with the turn-off channel of the circulation turn-off portion, while the other end thereof is in connection with an axial path of the nut, wherein the passage of the side turn-off channel is properly curved to formed a perfect ball circulation passage allowing a plurality of rolling balls to travel along smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Chi-Meng Liao, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20070251343
    Abstract: A ball screw unit with dust cleaning and turnpike fixing mechanism includes an annular inlaid slot along the inner surface of a nut proper proximate to the port of a turnpike. A fixed dust scrape formed of a C shaped annular packing is installed in the annular inlaid slot. The C shaped annular packing is covered with a soft covering layer at its inner fringe and the outer fringe of the soft covering layer is just stuffed in the annular inlaid slot of the nut proper. Inner fringe of the soft covering layer is formed into a spiral scraper blade corresponding to the rolling spiral slot of the screw blot. The fixed dust scraper is tightly fixing the turnpike to the nut proper by means of the resiliency of the soft covering layer to clean the dust along the rolling spiral slot with its spiral scraper blade thereby serving as a dust cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Hung-Sung Pan, Wen-Chia Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20070227278
    Abstract: A wiper is disposed in the annular groove at either end of the nut, and the wiper is in the form of a flexible ring slightly larger than the annular groove of the nut. An annular conical surface inclined toward the annular groove is formed on the wiper for mating with the outer edge of the nut. A helical wiping portion is formed in the inner surface of each of the wiper for engaging in the screw shaft, and a plurality of slots penetrating the helical wiping portion are formed in the annular conical surface. The design of the slots not only can reduce the wiping resistance but also facilitate the discharge of foreign bodies. The wiping clearance between the helical wiping portion of the wiper and the helical groove of the nut can be adjusted by rotating or reversely rotating the wiper relative to the nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Chien-Wei Tsou, Yu-Fang Yen
  • Publication number: 20070221003
    Abstract: A circulation passage structure for a ball screw, the circulation passage structure is used to connect the helical groove and the circulation hole of the nut, so as to form a circulation path for a plurality of balls and spacers. Due to the spacers move in a manner of being clamped between two balls, the spacer inside the return path will be pushed to move inward. The degree of curvature of the inner guiding surface connected to the inner curve can be moderated by shifting outward the location of the center of the inner curve and increasing its radius of curvature. By such arrangement, the spacer will not contact the inner guiding surface when it is pushed to move inward, and the spacer can pass through the return passage easily without the problem of impacting the return passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Patent number: 7110073
    Abstract: A polarizer used in liquid crystal display has two portions. A first portion of the polarizer is adjacent to a backlight source and has a first protective film, a first linear polarizing film, a first biaxial film and a first quarter-wave film from the backlight source to a multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal (MVA-LCD) cell. A second portion of the polarizer is on the other side of the MVA-LCD cell, and has a second quarter-wave film, a second biaxial film, a second linear polarizing film and a second protective film from the MVA-LCD cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Optimax Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jung-Hung Hsu, Lung-Hai Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Publication number: 20060196292
    Abstract: A self-alignment spacer for a ball screw device is disposed between respective balls of a ball screw device and comprises: at least a stuffing having a specific gravity different from that of the spacer, a center of gravity of the spacer being eccentrically positioned, so that, in operation, the spacer between the respective balls will be able to rotate in response to an acceleration force thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Chien-Wei Tsou, Hung-Sung Pan
  • Publication number: 20060107779
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ball screw nut with a ball bearing ring and the fabrication method of same. The nut unit is essentially composed of a transmission nut and a ball bearing ring. The ball bearing ring is integrally formed in one piece with a through hole formed on its outer surface to communicate with its inner ball circulation groove. The through hole is provided with a sealing lid which in addition to seal the port of the through hole, is an extension of the ball circulation groove so as to provide the balls a complete rolling passage. The ball bearing ring with such structure results in minimizing the accessories required for the whole ball screw unit and facilitating the fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Chien-Wei Tsou, Rong-Huei Chen
  • Patent number: 6972816
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a retardation device for a liquid crystal display and comprises: an upper retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers; a lower retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers as well; a LC cell layer, which is between the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device. The present invention adopts a set of retardation plates organized by the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device to apply on a MVA-LCD (Multi-domain Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Display) with features of high contrast and wide view angles to promote the contrast and the view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Optimax Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jung-Hung Hsu, Long-Hai Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20050126324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflow device of ball screw. The main characteristic of the reflow device is a combinative structure that is made up of the hard material and the soft material. And the soft material surround the balls when they are entered the reflow device, therefore can reduce the noise the balls bring on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Yang, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20050099563
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a retardation device for a liquid crystal display and comprises: an upper retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers; a lower retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers as well; a LC cell layer, which is between the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device. The present invention adopts a set of retardation plates organized by the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device to apply on a MVA-LCD (Multi-domain Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Display) with features of high contrast and wide view angles to promote the contrast and the view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Jung-Hung Hsu, Long-Hai Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20050030447
    Abstract: A polarizer used in liquid crystal display has two portions. A first portion of the polarizer is adjacent to a backlight source and has a first protective film, a first linear polarizing film, a first biaxial film and a first quarter-wave film from the backlight source to a multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal (MVA-LCD) cell. A second portion of the polarizer is on the other side of the MVA-LCD cell, and has a second quarter-wave film, a second biaxial film, a second linear polarizing film and a second protective film from the MVA-LCD cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: OPTIMAX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung-Hung Hsu, Lung-Hai Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou, Ta-Wang Lai