Patents by Inventor Ching-Fang Hu

Ching-Fang Hu 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: 8485334
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism with overload protection provided between a power input shaft and a power output shaft of an actuator includes a magnet set including at least a first magnet and a second magnet that are arranged as magnetically attractive to each other and are attached to the power input shaft and the power output shaft, respectively; and a friction assembly including a first friction member and a second friction member arranged adjacent to each other and between the first magnet and the second magnet, so as to provide a constant friction between the magnets. The magnet set and the friction assembly jointly set a limit of a torque between the power input shaft and the power output shaft. When the torque exceeds the limit, the power input shaft and the power output shaft are disconnected, so as to achieve overload protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hiwin Mikrosystem Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-An Chiang, Ching-Fang Hu
  • Publication number: 20120193184
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism with overload protection provided between a power input shaft and a power output shaft of an actuator includes a magnet set including at least a first magnet and a second magnet that are arranged as magnetically attractive to each other and are attached to the power input shaft and the power output shaft, respectively; and a friction assembly including a first friction member and a second friction member arranged adjacent to each other and between the first magnet and the second magnet, so as to provide a constant friction between the magnets. The magnet set and the friction assembly jointly set a limit of a torque between the power input shaft and the power output shaft. When the torque exceeds the limit, the power input shaft and the power output shaft are disconnected, so as to achieve overload protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Hsin-An CHIANG, Ching-Fang Hu
  • Publication number: 20120182150
    Abstract: An actuator having a load weighting mechanism is disclosed. The actuator has a screw and a nut mounted around the screw and connected with a driving shaft. The driving shaft supports a load. When moving along the screw, the nut displaces the driving shaft forward and backward. The screw has a pair of thrust bearings for bearing the load, and at least one load weighting unit installed between the pair of thrust bearings for weighting the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Chiung-Yi CHIANG, Ching-Fang Hu