Patents by Inventor Chin-Wen Yeh

Chin-Wen Yeh 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: 20100163698
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism for a storage device having at least one sliding member includes a bracket and a pressing member. The bracket includes a sidewall defining at least one opening for receiving said sliding member of the storage device. The pressing member attached to the sidewall of the bracket for sandwiching the storage device between a bottom surface of the pressing member and the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHI-JIAN PENG, CHEN-LIANG GENG
  • Publication number: 20100163699
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism for a storage device includes a bracket for receiving the storage device therein, and a pressing member. The bracket includes a sidewall defining at least one opening, and a bottom wall defining at least one guiding member for guiding and supporting a bottom surface of the storage device. A supporting member is located below the opening to resist the bottom surface of the storage device. The pressing member attached to the sidewall of the bracket for sandwiching the storage device between a bottom surface of the pressing member and the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHI-JIAN PENG, CHEN-LIANG GENG
  • Publication number: 20100165591
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic device includes a chassis and a cover. The chassis includes a bottom wall and an opening. A circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall. The cover is mounted on the chassis to cover the opening of the chassis. A fixing apparatus is movably mounted on the cover. The fixing apparatus contacts and biases the expansion card toward the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO. LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHI-JIAN PENG, HAI-SHAN SUN
  • Publication number: 20100149778
    Abstract: An enclosure for electronic device includes a chassis, a power supply, and a cover. The chassis includes a bottom wall. A ring and a plurality of elastic pieces protrude from the bottom wall. The power supply includes a top side and bottom side. The bottom side defines a sliding groove. The top side defines a receiving groove. The power supply is located on the plurality of elastic pieces of the chassis with the ring positioned in the sliding groove. The cover includes a protrusion. The cover is mounted on the chassis. The protrusion is positioned in the receiving groove, and biases the power supply toward the plurality of elastic pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHEN-NENG LIN
  • Patent number: 7729127
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism for mounting an electronic device to a chassis, the electronic device defining a first securing hole, and the chassis defining a second securing hole, includes a securing member having a base. A plurality of elastic hooks extends from a bottom of the base. At least one blocking portion protrudes laterally from the base. The elastic hooks extend through the first securing hole and the second securing hole and are engaged with a bottom side of one of the chassis and the electronic device. The at least one blocking portion abuts on the other one of the chassis and the electronic device, for sandwiching the electronic device and the chassis between the hooks and the at least one blocking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhen-Neng Lin
  • Patent number: 7729124
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a heat sink with two first mounting holes receiving two screws respectively, and a printed circuit board (PCB) with a second mounting hole, and a third mounting hole corresponding to the first mounting holes. The second mounting hole includes a second inserting hole, and a second accommodating hole extending from the second inserting hole along a first axis. The third mounting hole includes a third inserting hole, and a third accommodating hole extending from the third inserting hole along a second axis. One screw is inserted into the second inserting hole, and moved along a first axis to be received in the second accommodating hole. Another screw is angled into the third inserting hole, released to return to an upright position and received in the third accommodating hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhen-Neng Lin
  • Publication number: 20100097756
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a computer chassis and a motherboard. The motherboard defines a rotating hole, a clasp hole, and a through hole. The clasp hole has a clasp slot and an arcuate groove. The computer chassis includes a bottom plate, and a first, second, and third convex projections. A rotating shaft is formed on the first convex projection. A mounting hole is defined in the second convex projection. A clasp is formed on the third convex projection. The clasp includes a root connected with the third convex projection, and a bent portion. The motherboard is rotatable between a first and a second position. In the first position, the rotating shaft of the first convex projection is inserted in the rotating hole, and the bent portion of the clasp extends through the clasp slot. In the second position, the root of the clasp is located in the arcuate groove, and the though hole of the motherboard is aligned with the mounting hole of the second convex projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHEN-NENG LIN
  • Patent number: 7697279
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device with a sliding member attached thereon, includes a bracket and a latch member slidably mounted on the side plate. The bracket includes a side plate. The side plate defines a slideway for slidably receiving the sliding member of the data storage device. The latch member includes a resilient tab. The latch member is slidable on the side plate between a first position wherein the resilient tab is located at a halfway of the slideway so as to block the sliding member from passing therethrough, and a second position wherein the resilient tab is located outside the slideway so as to allow the sliding member to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Jia-Ming Dong
  • Publication number: 20100086131
    Abstract: A system for remote signature acquisition, includes a local computer located in a first position where a document is needs to be executed, a remote computer located at a second position, a camera connected to the local computer, a tablet connected to the remote computer, and a plotting instrument connected to the local computer. The remote computer is connected to the local computer via a network. The camera presents information of the document to the remote computer via the local computer and network for display at the second position. The tablet records the corresponding input thereon and converts the input to a digital signal which is capable of being transmitted to the local computer via the remote computer and network. The local computer directs the plotting instrument to inscribe the corresponding input on the document according to the digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHEN-NENG LIN
  • Publication number: 20100085714
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a heat sink with two first mounting holes receiving two screws respectively, and a printed circuit board (PCB) with a second mounting hole, and a third mounting hole corresponding to the first mounting holes. The second mounting hole includes a second inserting hole, and a second accommodating hole extending from the second inserting hole along a first axis. The third mounting hole includes a third inserting hole, and a third accommodating hole extending from the third inserting hole along a second axis. One screw is inserted into the second inserting hole, and moved along a first axis to be received in the second accommodating hole. Another screw is angled into the third inserting hole, released to return to an upright position and received in the third accommodating hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHEN-NENG LIN
  • Patent number: 7679908
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a fan, a base and a cover. The base includes a support plate. The support plate defines a plurality of air vents. The fan is located on a bottom side of the support plate, and a plurality of operating components is mounted on a top side of the support plate. The cover is mounted on the top side of the support plate to enclose the plurality of operating components. The cover includes a top plate. The top plate defines a plurality of air vents cooperating with the air vents of the support plate to form an air flowing channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhi-Jian Peng, Yang Xiao
  • Patent number: 7674094
    Abstract: An electric fan includes a fan base (10), a bearing (40) and a rotor assembly (20). The fan base forms a central tube (11) receiving the bearing therein. The rotor assembly includes a fan hub (22), and a pivot axle (23) joined to the fan hub. The pivot axle pivotably extends into the bearing. A sealing lid (60) is screwedly mounted on a bottom opening of the central tube to prevent lubricant oil contained in the central tube from leaking. The sealing lid abuts against a bottom of the bearing to prevent the bearing from deflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Chin-Long Ku, Hsieh-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 7672126
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is used to mount a fan having a bottom panel with a mounting hole defined therein. The mounting apparatus is configured to support the bottom panel on a top side thereof. The board forms a clip on the top side of the board, and defines a through hole adjacent the clip. The clip includes a elastic shank standing on the top side of the board, a flange formed on a top end of the shank and suspended over the shank, and a driving pole extending downwards from the shank and through the through hole of the board to have a driving end of the driving pole located below the board adapted to bend the shank. The clip is inserted in the mounting hole of the bottom panel with the flange engaging on a top surface of the bottom panel. The bottom panel is sandwiched between the flange and the top side of the board. The driving end of the driving pole is manually bendable to disengage the flange of the clip from the top surface of the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Indsutry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhen-Neng Lin
  • Patent number: 7654796
    Abstract: An electric fan includes a fan base (10), a bearing (40) and a rotor assembly (20). The fan base forms a central tube (11) receiving the bearing therein. The rotor assembly includes a fan hub (22), and a pivot axle (23) joined to the fan hub. The pivot axle pivotably extends into the bearing. The bearing has an outer wall (41) with a plurality of bulwarks (45) circumferentially formed thereon. At least one partition hole (424, 43a) corresponding to the bulwarks is defined in the bearing. The at least one partition hole effectively prevents a radially inward pressure exerted by the central tube on the bearing from being exerted to the pivot axle via the bearing. Therefore, a friction between the bearing and the pivot axle is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Chin-Long Ku, Hsieh-Kun Lee
  • Publication number: 20100018045
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing anti-EMI shields on computer chassis, the method includes the following steps. The anti-EMI plate is glued to the computer chassis. The anti-EMI plate is pressed onto the plate by a pressing machine, and then the plate is quick dried with the anti-EMI plate by a drying machine. The plate is cut into desired dimension with the anti-EMI plate by a cutting machine, and the plate is stamped into desired shape with the anti-EMI plate by a stamping machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHI-JIAN PENG
  • Publication number: 20100014843
    Abstract: A fan controlling circuit for detecting rotational speed of a fan, includes a comparison circuit and a controlling chipset. The comparison circuit receives a rotational speed signal from the fan at one input terminal, a reference voltage at another input terminal, and outputs a filtered rotational speed signal at an output terminal. The controlling chipset receives the filtered rotational speed signal, and outputs control signals to control the rotational speed of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhi-Jian Peng, Hai-Shan Sun
  • Publication number: 20100002383
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a fan, a base and a cover. The base includes a support plate. The support plate defines a plurality of air vents. The fan is located on a bottom side of the support plate, and a plurality of operating components is mounted on a top side of the support plate. The cover is mounted on the top side of the support plate to enclose the plurality of operating components. The cover includes a top plate. The top plate defines a plurality of air vents cooperating with the air vents of the support plate to form an air flowing channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen YEH, Zhi-Jian PENG, Yang XIAO
  • Publication number: 20090315435
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism for mounting a data storage device includes a drive bracket. The drive bracket includes two parallel side panels, each of which forms a pillar extending inwards toward each other. The data storage device includes two side walls capable of being received between two side panels of the drive bracket. Each of the side walls defines a groove therein. A surface of the corresponding groove is configured to match with the outer surface of the corresponding pillar so that the groove is capable of engaging with the pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhi-Jian Peng
  • Publication number: 20090261695
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a chassis and a cover. The chassis has a first hole, and the cover has a second hole which is substantially coaxial with the first hole. A securing means engages in the first and second holes for mounting the cover on the chassis. A shield is fixed on one of the chassis and the cover. The shield defines a through hole communicating an outer side of the shield with the securing means and a receiving hole intersecting the through hole. A rotating block is rotatably positioned in the receiving hole between the through hole and the securing means. The rotating block includes a blocking portion configured to block the through hole. The rotating block defines an access hole in the blocking portion. The access hole is configured to communicate the through hole with the securing means by rotating the block to align the access hole with the securing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD ., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, QING-ZHONG MENG, ZHI-JIAN PENG
  • Patent number: 7557479
    Abstract: An electric fan includes a fan base (10), a bearing (40) and a rotor assembly (20). The fan base forms a center tube (11) receiving the bearing therein. The center tube has a wall and a baffle element (110) bending from a top end of the wall. The baffle element engages with a top of the bearing to prevent lubricant oil from leakaing from the top of the bearing. The rotor assembly includes a fan hub (22), and a pivot axle (23) joined to the fan hub. The pivot axle pivotably extends into the bearing. The bearing has a central bore (42) and at least one channel (43) defined in the bearing and located around the bore. As the fan is operated, the lubricating oil repeatedly flows through the at least one channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Chin-Long Ku, Hsieh-Kun Lee