Patents by Inventor Chun Chi Liang

Chun Chi Liang 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: 8074942
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket for receiving a storage device, and a latching member. The bracket includes a sidewall, and a top wall perpendicular to the sidewall. The latching member includes a main body pivotably fixed to the sidewall of the bracket, and a latching portion retainable on the top wall of the bracket. The main body forms two pins to extend through the bracket for fixing the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, Ding-Fang Li, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7823934
    Abstract: An exemplary fixing apparatus is provided for holding a data storage device defining a pair of holes in a sidewall thereof. The fixing apparatus includes a bracket, a sliding member, a rotating member, a pair of latch members, and a resilient member. The bracket includes a side panel defining a pair through holes therein. The sliding member is slidably attached to the side panel. The rotating member is rotatably attached to the sliding member. The resilient member is disposed between the sliding member and the rotating member. The latch members are pivotably attached to the rotating member and movably extend through the through hole of the bracket to engage in the holes of the data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ri-Dong Huang, Hsuan-Tsung Chen, Guang-Yao Lee, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7753325
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device that has a protrusion protruding from a sidewall thereof includes a bracket for holding the data storage device, a mounting member, a locking member, and a resilient member. The bracket includes a first side wall. The first side wall defines a slideway, for receiving the protrusion of the data storage device to slide therealong. The mounting member is mounted to the first side wall. The locking member slidably mounted to the mounting member includes a projecting part adjacent the slideway of the bracket, for locating the protrusion of the data storage device. The resilient member is located between the mounting member and the locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Bo Lin, Chun-Chi Liang, Guang-Yao Lee, Hsuan-Tsung Chen
  • Patent number: 7753458
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for holding an expansion card with a slot cover, the mounting apparatus comprises a rear panel and a fastener. The rear panel defines a slot, and forms a holder above the slot. The holder forms a pivoting axis at a free end thereof, and the pivoting axis is in parallel with the rear panel. The fastener is pivotably attached to the pivoting axis, and comprises a pressing portion pressing the slot cover to the holder and a locking portion locked to the rear panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Liang, Hsuan-Tsung Chen, Ji-Guo Xu, Guang-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 7721970
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a card reader that defines a fixing hole in a sidewall thereof, and forms a first connector in a rear wall thereof, includes a chassis, a bracket slidably mounted to the chassis, a pair of first resilient members, and a locking member. The chassis includes a front wall defining a first opening for the card reader passing therethrough. A second connector is mounted to the bracket, corresponding to the first connector of the card reader. The first resilient members are connected between the chassis and the bracket. The first resilient members are stretched when mounting the card reader. The locking member includes a retaining member mounted to the chassis, and a securing member mounted to the retaining member via a second resilient member. The securing member includes a securing portion protruding therefrom for engaging with the fixing hole of the card reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Liang, Hsuan-Tsung Chen, Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 7710719
    Abstract: A hard disk box includes a tray, a cover, and a enclosure. The tray includes a bezel and a bottom plate. The bottom plate includes a locking portion forming a catch. The cover includes a rear wall, and an insert wall extending from a side of the rear wall. A hook extends from the rear wall for engaging the catch of the tray. The enclosure accommodates the bottom plate of the tray and the insert wall of the cover, and is retained between the bezel of the tray and the rear wall of the cover. The enclosure defines an opening in a bottom wall thereof, corresponding to the locking portion of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin-Yun Hong, Hsuan-Chen Chen, Chien-Li Tsai, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7679896
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus for holding a data storage device is provided. The fixing apparatus includes a drive bracket, and an insertion rack. The drive bracket includes two opposite side panels. Each of the side panels forms at least one guiding portion and defines a slot therein. The insertion rack is configured for inserting the data storage device into the drive bracket. The insertion rack forms two hooks. The insertion rack is capable of sliding into the drive bracket along the guiding portions. The hooks ride along an exterior of the drive bracket until they are inserted into the corresponding slots of the drive bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Deng, Ke-Cheng Lin, Wen-Kang Lo, Hsuan-Tsung Chen, Guang-Yao Lee, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7672124
    Abstract: A computer case includes a chassis comprising a first wall and a second wall detachably attached to the first wall, a cover detachably attached to the first wall, and means for coupling the cover to the first wall. The coupling means is driven by the second wall to fix the cover to the first wall and prevent the cover from being detached from the first wall before the second wall disengaged from the first wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Xiao-Yong Qin, Hung-Chun Lu, Wen-Kang Lo, Guang-Yao Lee, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7656663
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latching member, a button, and an elastic member for restoring the latching member. The latching member is rotatably installed in a cover unit. The latching member includes a latching portion for engaging with a base unit. The button is movably fixed to the cover unit. The button includes a slanted pushing portion for driving the latching member to rotate for disengaging the latching portion from the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Zhao, Chun-Chi Liang, Chien-Li Tsai, Ke-Cheng Lin, Hsuan-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 7646599
    Abstract: A latch mechanism for fixing a cover unit to a base unit of a foldable electronic device in a closed position is provided. The cover unit includes two locking portions. The base unit defines two slots. The latch mechanism includes a locking member, and at least one resilient member. The locking member is configured for being slidably received in the base unit. The locking member includes two protrusions. The locking portions of the cover unit extend through the corresponding slots of the base unit, and engage with the corresponding protrusions of the locking member for fixing the cover unit in the closed position. The resilient member is engagable with the locking member, for keeping the locking member in a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yue-Hai Zhang, Chien-Li Tsai, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7639487
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for holding a storage device with a mounting hole comprises a bracket, an operating member, and a fastener. The bracket comprises a first sidewall connected to a second sidewall, and the second sidewall is generally perpendicular to the first sidewall. The storage device is disposed in the bracket. A fastener is pivotally attachable to the first sidewall of the bracket, and a mounting tab is formed from the fastener. An operating member is movably attached to the second sidewall of the bracket and connectable to the fastener. The fastener is pivoted by moving the operating member so that the mounting tab of the fastener is inserted into the mounting hole of the storage device for latching the storage device. Thus, the storage device is locked in the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Liang, Guang-Yao Lee, Ji-Guo Xu, Hui Zhang
  • Patent number: 7639490
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a frame slidably received in the bracket, a fixing member mounted inside the frame for fixing a storage device to the frame, at least one gasket, and at least one fastener for extending through the at least one gasket and the frame to engage with the fixing member, the at least one gasket dampening vibrations transmitted from the frame to the storage device along the at least one fastener and the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Yong Qin, Jie Zhang, Hung-Chun Lu, Hsuan-Tsung Chen, Guang-Yao Lee, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7611294
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a support body, a camera, and a shell pivotably attached to the support body around a first axis. The camera is pivotably received in the shell around a second axis which is perpendicular to the first axis. The camera includes a lens exposable from the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Shi, Jun Zhang, Chien-Li Tsai, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7575203
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for holding a storage device defining at least a mounting hole in a bottom thereof, the mounting apparatus comprises a bracket and a locking member. A support plate is arranged inward from a sidewall of the bracket. The storage device is disposed on the support plate. The locking member is movably connected to the bracket, and comprises at least one locking portion. The at least one locking portion is inserted in the at least one mounting hole to hold the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Lan, Yu-Hai Liu, Pin-Shian Wu, Guang-Yao Lee, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7571874
    Abstract: A wire winding device includes a case, a reel received in the case for winding a wire thereon, a restricting member for restricting/releasing the reel, and a resilient member for interconnecting the case and the reel and rotating the reel and being movable with reel in an axis direction of the reel when the reel starts to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Zheng Shi, Chien-Li Tsai, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: 7573702
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame defining an opening, a shell, and a display panel installed between the frame and the shell. The display panel is viewable via the opening of the frame. A latch is formed on the frame. A fixing portion is formed on the shell and slidably engaged with the latch of the frame for slidably fixing the shell to the frame. A plurality of fasteners extends through the frame to engage with the shell to thereby fasten the frame and the shell together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin-Yun Hong, Hsuan-Chen Chen, Chien-Li Tsai, Chun-Chi Liang, Ke-Cheng Lin, Peng Zhao
  • Patent number: 7542281
    Abstract: An exemplary mounting apparatus for a storage device includes a bracket, and a latch member assembly. The storage device includes a plurality of apertures defined in a sidewall thereof. The bracket includes a plurality of apertures defined in a side panel thereof, corresponding to the apertures of the storage device. The latch assembly includes a frame fixed to the side panel, a sliding member slidably attached to the frame, and a latch member attached to sliding member. The latch member includes a plurality of tips extending therefrom. The sliding member is movable in a direction parallel to the side panel. The latch member is accordingly movable toward or away from the side panel in a direction perpendicular to the side panel. The tips of the latch member extend into or withdraw from the apertures of the side panel and the storage device to secure or disengage the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Liang, Guang-Yao Lee, Hsuan-Tsung Chen, Shu-Gang Shi, Chun-Fu Li
  • Patent number: 7542280
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for holding a data storage device that defines a mounting hole in a side wall, includes a bracket for holding the data storage device therein, and an operating member movably attached to the sidewall of the bracket. The bracket includes a sidewall. A tab extends from the sidewall. A locking portion protrudes in from the tab near a free end of the tab for engaging in the mounting hole of the data storage device. The operating member includes a cantilever-shaped resilient driving portion for engaging with the tab to retract the locking portion from the mounting hole of the data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin-Yun Hong, Hsuan-Chen Chen, Chien-Li Tsai, Chun-Chi Liang
  • Patent number: D592668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Chun-Chi Liang, Guang-Yao Lee, Jiing-Renn Yu
  • Patent number: D609710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiao Zhang, Chun-Chi Liang, Jiing-Renn Yu, Yun-Dong Xu, Peng Zhou