Patents by Inventor Chun-Chen Chen

Chun-Chen Chen 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: 6776650
    Abstract: A waterproof and heat-dissipating structure of an electronic apparatus including a circuit board, an input element and an output element is disclosed. The structure includes an aluminum-wrapped housing having at least four adjoining surfaces for defining a space, a first opening end and a second opening end, wherein the space is used for accommodating the circuit board, a first lateral plate fixed to the aluminum-wrapped housing, covering the first opening end and having a first hole for fixing the input element therein, and a second lateral plate fixed to the aluminum-wrapped housing, covering the second opening end and having a second hole for fixing the output element therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce C. H. Cheng, Chun-Chen Chen, Jui-Yuan Hsu, Lien-Jin Chiang
  • Publication number: 20040147150
    Abstract: A power adapter is provided. The power adapter includes a case having an indented region, a conducting terminal and an opening, wherein the conducting terminal is located in the indented region, and an connector includes a main body comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a depression having a bottom surface and located at the second surface, a conducting piece having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is protruded out of the first surface, and the second end is protruded out of the bottom surface and falls short of the second surface, an arm laterally extended from the main body, and a protruding portion located on an end of the arm away from the main body, wherein the connector is putted into the indented region as in a first position, and then the connector is rotated through an angle to be in a second position so that the protruding portion is wedged into the opening and the main body is fixed in the indented region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040147174
    Abstract: A socket and a method for forming the same are provided. The socket includes a main body, at least a terminal mounted on the main body, wherein the terminal includes a central pillar having a first end and a second end, a first ring mounted on the central pillar and having a first surface and a second surface, and a second ring mounted on the central pillar and having a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein the second surface and the third surface are adjacent to each other and have a distance therebetween, and at least a conducting piece having an opening mounted thereon for being sleeved on the second end of the central pillar and directly and electrically connected with the second ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040127080
    Abstract: A connector having plural foldable plugs is disclosed. The connector having plural foldable plugs includes a main body having a first slot and a second slot, a first foldable plug received in the first slot, a second foldable plug received in the second slot, and a cover sliding between the first slot and the second slot, thereby the cover protects the first foldable plug from being used when the cover slides on the first slot, and protects the second foldable plug from being used when the cover slides on the second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Delta Electronics , Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 6755681
    Abstract: A connector with a signal detection device for plugging in a corresponding socket of an electronic device is provided, wherein the socket includes a central protruding conductor and an outer insulating portion and the outer insulating portion includes a first contacting flexible piece and a second contacting flexible piece. The connecter includes a first conducting portion for contacting with the central protruding conductor, a second conducting portion for contacting with the first contacting flexible piece of the outer insulating portion, and a third conducting portion for contacting with the second contacting flexible piece, wherein when the connector is plugged in the socket of the electronic device so as to contact the third conducting portion with the second contacting flexible piece, the third conducting portion outputs a detecting signal for being recognized, and the connector stands on the detecting signal to decide whether power is outputted to the electronic device or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040110397
    Abstract: An assembly structure of an adapter is disclosed. The assembly structure of an adapter includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having plural contacts thereon, a first insulation casing, a second insulation casing assembled with the first insulation casing and having a space for installing the PCB therein, and a plug disposed on the first insulation casing and having plural conductive terminals and plural metal extending pieces, wherein each of the conductive terminals is connected with a corresponding metal extending piece, thereby the metal extending pieces contact with the contacts of the PCB to conduct the conductive terminals with the PCB when the first insulation casing, the second insulation casing and the PCB are assembled together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040100224
    Abstract: A casing structure for a charger is disclosed. The casing structure includes a main body, a connecting device, and an upper cover. The main body has a slot for receiving and charging an electronic apparatus, the connecting device has one end connecting to the main body, and the upper cover is connected with the other end of the connecting device and switched between a first position and a second position with respect to the main body. Thereby, the upper cover can be switched to the first position to support the electronic apparatus when the electronic apparatus is received and charged in the slot and switched to the second position to cover the slot when the electronic apparatus is not received and charged in the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040097126
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a function of receiving a power cord is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a housing including a surface having a hole and a portion, a power cord having a first end passing through the hole for electrically connecting to an interior of the electronic apparatus, and a cover connected with the surface for covering the portion, thereby allowing a remaining portion of the power cord to be wound around the portion and received the power cord in the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 6733334
    Abstract: A connector structure of a circuit board for a power supply apparatus includes an insulating housing, conductive terminals, and at least one supporting rods with each connected to the mounting surface of the insulating housing and having a pillared portion, a first protruding latch and a second protruding latch both extending laterally from a first location and a second location on the pillared portion of the supporting rod respectively. The thickness of a first circuit board is different from the thickness of a second circuit board, thus when a supporting rod passes through a first pinhole on the first circuit board, the first protruding latch props against a bottom of the first circuit board, and when a supporting rod passes through a second pinhole on the second circuit board, the second protruding latch props against a bottom of the second circuit board to prevent a movement of the connector respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Delta Electronics
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040067688
    Abstract: A waterproof and heat-dissipating structure of an electronic apparatus including a circuit board, an input element and an output element is disclosed. The structure includes an aluminum-wrapped housing having at least four adjoining surfaces for defining a space, a first opening end and a second opening end, wherein the space is used for accommodating the circuit board, a first lateral plate fixed to the aluminum-wrapped housing, covering the first opening end and having a first hole for fixing the input element therein, and a second lateral plate fixed to the aluminum-wrapped housing, covering the second opening end and having a second hole for fixing the output element therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Bruce C.H. Cheng, Chun-Chen Chen, Jui-Yuan Hsu, Lien-Jin Chiang
  • Publication number: 20030229463
    Abstract: A systematic method for control the quality of the present invention is used at the packaging station of an assembling production line of an information product. The packaging station has a digital weighing device and a computing device. The systematic method for quality control of the present invention includes the following steps. An information product package is weighed on a digital weighing device and getting a weight value. The configuration data of the information products is input into a computing device to calculate a reference weight data. The weight value of the product package is input into the computing device and is compared the weight value of the information product with the reference weight data thereof on the computing device. The compared result is displayed on the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20030216950
    Abstract: A system for systematic production of information products comprises an order receiving system for receiving customers' orders, a converting management program for converting the information of the customer orders into the data requested by a production line and an assembling production line equipped with at least one storage rack, wherein the storage rack has a plurality of storage spaces for storing the parts of the information products and each storage space is equipped with an indicating device. The assembling production line is coupled with a control system for responding to the data converted from the converting management program by driving the indicating devices to show the locations of the parts on the rack for assembling the information products. The converting management program is periodically executed in a fixed time period set by the system to convert the information of the customer orders into the data of a production order used by the assembling production line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20030211772
    Abstract: A connector with a signal detection device for plugging in a corresponding socket of an electronic device is provided, wherein the socket includes a central protruding conductor and an outer insulating portion and the outer insulating portion includes a first contacting flexible piece and a second contacting flexible piece. The connecter includes a first conducting portion for contacting with the central protruding conductor, a second conducting portion for contacting with the first contacting flexible piece of the outer insulating portion, and a third conducting portion for contacting with the second contacting flexible piece, wherein when the connector is plugged in the socket of the electronic device so as to contact the third conducting portion with the second contacting flexible piece, the third conducting portion outputs a detecting signal for being recognized, and the connector stands on the detecting signal to decide whether power is outputted to the electronic device or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20030207613
    Abstract: A connector structure of a circuit board for a power supply apparatus includes an insulating housing, conductive terminals, and at least one supporting rods with each connected to the mounting surface of the insulating housing and having a pillared portion, a first protruding latch and a second protruding latch both extending laterally from a first location and a second location on the pillared portion of the supporting rod respectively. The thickness of a first circuit board is different from the thickness of a second circuit board, thus when a supporting rod passes through a first pinhole on the first circuit board, the first protruding latch props against a bottom of the first circuit board, and when a supporting rod passes through a second pinhole on the second circuit board, the second protruding latch props against a bottom of the second circuit board to prevent a movement of the connector respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20030203682
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a secured connector and a using process thereof. The secured connector includes a connector body with one end having at least a conductive terminal for plugging in a socket, a cover located at another end of the connector body and having at least an arc opening for a plug of an electronic apparatus to plug therethrough, and a securing device located in an interior of the connector body and including at least a conductive spring piece forming at least an arc trench for directing the plug to a securing position, so that the plug is secured with a securing knob on the conductive spring piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20020193002
    Abstract: A connector for a power supply apparatus comprises an insulating housing, at least two conductive terminals and at least one supporting rod, and is characterized by that the two sides of the supporting rod respectively extends downwards for a first length and a second length and stretches out to form a protruding member with a first protruding plane and a second protruding plane, wherein the first length is slightly larger than a thickness of a first circuit board and the second length is slightly larger than a thickness of a second circuit board, such that when the protruding member passes through a first pinhole on the first circuit board, the first protruding plane props against a bottom of the first circuit board, and when the protruding member passes through a second pinhole on the second circuit board, the second protruding plane props against a bottom of the second circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 6371102
    Abstract: A device for cutting a row of interconnected rectangular plate-shaped workpieces into a plurality of individual rectangular units, includes a machine bed, and a sliding member disposed slidably on the machine bed and movable along a straight path. A rectangular work seat is disposed rotatably on the sliding member, and is rotatable about a vertical axis on the sliding member. The work seat has four sides, a length and a width. A mounting frame is disposed around the work seat, and defines a rectangular hole therein, which has four sides that are respectively parallel to the four sides of the work seat, and a length and a width that are respectively and slightly larger than those of the work seat. An adhesive sheet has an adhesive top surface with an outer peripheral portion that is adhered to a bottom surface of the mounting frame. The interconnected workpieces are adhered to the top surface of the adhesive sheet so as to be cut while disposed inside the mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Uni-Tek System, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hwa Wu, Chi-Chien Chien, Shu-Wen Chen, Wei-Chun Seng, Chun-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 6233167
    Abstract: A power-transforming device including a power-transforming body for transforming an input power into a transformed power and an output port extractably mounted in the power-transforming body for outputting the transformed power is provided. Because the electric wires and plugs of the power-transforming device can be extracted from the power-transforming body and be collected separately, the power-transforming device is very convenient to be carried and used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chen Chen, Ming-Che Ho
  • Patent number: 6220872
    Abstract: A modular power supply, having a standard structure to engage with a variety of sockets, includes a casing, a circuit board and a plural number of sockets. The casing has an upper case engageable with a lower case to house the circuit board in between. The circuit board has circuits to convert alternate current into direct current and a connector room at one end thereof for engaging with a socket. In the connector room, there are provided with a pair of spaced terminal seats which has a standard interval in between, and a ground seat. The sockets can include a two-port socket, a three-port socket and a coaxial socket. Each socket has two terminals with the standard interval for engaging with the terminal seats. The three-port socket further has a ground terminal which is engageable with the ground seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Delta Electronics
    Inventor: Chun-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: D440145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Uni-Tek System, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hwa Wu, Chi-Chien Chien, Shu-Wen Chen, Weichun Seng, Chun-Chen Chen