Patents by Inventor Heng Sun

Heng Sun 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).

  • SERVER BACKPLANE
    Publication number: 20140140025
    Abstract: A backplane includes a main body with a top side, a bottom side, and two ends connected between the top and bottom sides. A first connector is arranged on a first surface of the main body, and a number of second connectors are arranged on a second surface of the main body opposite to the first surface. A first edge connector is attached on one of the ends the main body, and a first socket is attached on the other end of the main body. The second connectors are coupled to a number of hard disk drives. The first socket is electrically coupled to the first edge connector and the second connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: YU HAN, JUN-HUI WANG, ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • CIRCUIT BOARD MOUNTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140140024
    Abstract: A circuit board mounting apparatus includes a circuit board, a chassis, a first mounting member, a second mounting member, and a fastener. The chassis includes a side plate defining a through hole, a first hole, and a second hole communicating with the first hole. Each of the first and second mounting members includes two latching legs detachably mounted to a front end of the circuit board. A neck protrudes from a front end of the first mounting member, and a head is formed on a front end of the neck. The neck extends through the first hole and engages in the second hole. The head abuts a front side of the side plate. A fixing hole is defined in a front end of the second mounting member. The fastener extends through the through hole and engages in the fixing hole, to mount the circuit board to the side plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHUNG HUANG, ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Attachment mechanism for electronic component
    Patent number: 8730683
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism for an electronic component includes a circuit board and a fastener. A first connector is fastened to the circuit board to be connected to a second connector of the electronic component. The first connector includes a mounting portion fastened to the circuit board and a main body on a top of the mounting portion. The fastener includes an engaging portion and a rotating portion rotatably connected to a first end of the engaging portion. The engaging portion sandwiches the main body. The rotating portion includes a top wall and two abutting walls extending from opposite ends of the top wall to abut a top of the main body. One of the abutting walls is rotatably connected to the first end of the engaging portion. A stop wall extends from the other abutting wall to be detachably connected a second end of the engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140134872
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector and an auxiliary device. The connector includes a connection portion, and a cable connected to a rear end of the connection portion. A latch extends up and back from a front end of the connection portion. The auxiliary device includes a fastening member fastened to the connector, and a resilient tab extending up and forward from the fastening member. A front end of the resilient tab is located above the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: XIA-BING GAO, AI-LING HE, LEI LIU, HAN-BING ZHANG, ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Electronic device with data storage assembly
    Patent number: 8724308
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis and a data storage assembly slidably received in the chassis. The data storage assembly includes a bracket and a plurality of hard disk drives uprightly inserted in the bracket, which can arrange more hard disk drives in the bracket effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FANS
    Publication number: 20140127011
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket, two shafts, and a number of shield plates. The bracket includes a fixing plate defining a number of horizontally arranged vents, for mounting a number of fans to a rear side of the fixing plate, with each vent aligning with one of the fans. The shafts are respectively and horizontally mounted to a top and a middle of a front side of the bracket. Each shield plate includes a main plate and a substantially C-shaped pivot portion formed on a top of the main plate. The pivot portions of the shield plates are rotatably placed around the shafts. The shield plates hang vertically under the corresponding shafts by gravity. Each of the vents is covered by two vertically aligned shield plates upon a condition that the gravity of the two shield plates is not overcome by airflow through the vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Electronic device and fan module
    Patent number: 8717764
    Abstract: A fan module is detachably mounted in a chassis. The chassis includes a sidewall defining a locking slot. The fan module includes a bracket including a base plate defining a first through slot, a fan fixed to the base plate, a fan duct fixed to the base plate beside the fan, and a locking member. The fan duct includes a side plate defining a second through slot. The locking member is fixed to the fan duct. The locking member includes a locking portion extending through the second through slot of the fan duct and the first through slot of the bracket to lock into the locking slot of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140120776
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power supply device supplying power for an electronic element. The power supply device includes a shell defining a receiving space. A first circuit board includes a main body received in the receiving space and a connection portion extending from the main body. A first sub-connector includes a number of first connection pins arranged on the connection portion and a number of second connections pins arranged on an opposite side of the connection portion. A connector is arranged between the second connection pins and an electronic element. The connector transmits power to the electronic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAN-KUEI HSU, ZHENG-HENG SUN, TE-CHUNG KUAN
  • FAN DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140119911
    Abstract: A fan device includes a board defining an opening and a fan assembly pivotably received in the opening. The fan assembly includes a fan and a frame receiving the fan. The frame includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and two sidewalls. A front plate extends down and diagonally forward from a front side of the bottom wall. A resilient limiting member is formed on one of the sidewalls. When a bottom of the fan assembly is pivoted rearward to make the fan assembly slanting relative to the board, the front plate is abutted a front side of the board, and the limiting member is abutted a rear side of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: PING-CHUAN DENG, AN-GANG LIANG, ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Support tray for server
    Patent number: 8711557
    Abstract: A support tray for a server includes a main body defining an opening in a front end, and a first cover and a second cover with different sizes. When the first cover is mounted to the front end of the main body, a cover plate of the first cover shields the opening of the main body. Therefore, the main body and the first cover cooperatively bound a first receiving space adapted to accommodate a first computing unit. When the second cover is mounted to the front end of the main body, a cover plate of the second cover shields the opening of the main body. Therefore, the main body and the second cover cooperatively bound a second receiving space adapted to accommodate a second computing unit. The first receiving space is longer than the second receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • AIRFLOW GUIDE MEMBER AND CARD SOCKET ASSEMBLY WITH AIRFLOW GUIDE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20140106604
    Abstract: A card socket assembly includes a card socket and a non-conductive airflow guide member. The card socket includes a main body defining a slot, and two latches rotatably connected to opposite ends of the main body. The airflow guide member includes a main plate and an airflow guide plate. A bottom of the main plate is inserted into the slot of the card socket. Two notches are defined in a first end and a second end of the main plate opposite to the first end, to receive the latches. The airflow guide plate is formed on the first end of the main plate, and includes an airflow guide portion slanted relative to the main plate, to guide airflow away from the card socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-HUI CHEN, ZHENG-HENG SUN, CHENG-HSIU YANG
  • Card structure, socket structure, and assembly structure thereof
    Patent number: 8687373
    Abstract: A card structure includes a first element and a second element. The first element includes a first peripheral portion and a plurality of first contact points exposed by the first peripheral portion. The second element includes a second peripheral portion and a plurality of second contact points corresponding to the first contact points of the first element and exposed by the second peripheral portion. When the first and second elements are joined with each other, the first peripheral portion of the first element and the second peripheral portion of the second element are adjacent to each other, to juxtapose the first contact points of the first element and the second contact points of the second element to each other. The juxtaposed first and second contact points of the first and second elements are coupled to each other by a welding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Liu, Chien-Hong Lin, Yuan-Heng Sun
  • MOUNTING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE
    Publication number: 20140085803
    Abstract: A mounting device for a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a fixing plate and two fixing members. Two protrusions and a blocking piece adjacent to one of the protrusions protrude from the fixing plate. Each fixing member includes a sidewall, and a top wall and a bottom wall perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the sidewall. The top walls are fastened to a bottom wall of the HDD. Each bottom wall defines an engaging hole. Each engaging hole includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole. A projection protrudes from the sidewall of one of the fixing members away from the corresponding bottom wall. The HDD is slid toward the blocking piece, to allow the protrusions to enter and engage in the corresponding second holes from the corresponding first holes. The projection is blocked by the blocking piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Optical USB thin card
    Patent number: 8678673
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of optical USB thin card is disclosed, which includes a substrate, having a space formed inside its packaging layer; a seat, disposed at a position on the substrate while forming an opening on the substrate; a plurality of first contact elements, each being disposed on the seat to be used for connecting electrically with an external device; a plurality of second contact elements, each being disposed on the seat to be used for connecting electrically with an external device; and bidirectional optical transmission module, having a plurality of optical fiber, disposed inside an accommodation space formed by the enclosure of the seat and the substrate; a micro control unit, for processing signals, data and commands of the optical USB thin card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Hong Lin, Yuan-Heng Sun
  • CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20140080326
    Abstract: A connector for receiving an expansion card includes a base and a number of metal pins. A top of the base defines a slot. The slot extends through an end of the base. The metal pins are mounted inside the slot. Each metal pin extends through a bottom of the base to be electronically connected to corresponding traces on a motherboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TEST ITEMS OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20140081590
    Abstract: In a method for an electronic device to manage test items of an object, a testing procedure is performed on the test items of the object. When the testing procedure on a test item is finished, the method records test states of the finished test item in a state list. The method further obtains a test result of the finished test item by comparing the state list with a standard list stored in a storage system of the electronic device. When the test state of the finished test item is indicated to be abnormal, the method marks the finished test item with a time index in the state list and displays a failure message and a name of the finished test item with the time index on a display screen of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Server cabinet
    Patent number: 8662317
    Abstract: A server cabinet includes a housing, a switch, and two fastening members. The housing includes two posts. The switch includes two opposite sidewalls. Each fastening member includes a fastening plate with a first end of the fastening plate fastened to a corresponding post, a connection plate slantingly extending from the fastening plate, and two mounting plates respectively extending from a second end of the fastening plate and a distal end of the connection plate and perpendicular to the fastening plate. The mounting plates of each fastening member are fastened to a corresponding sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: An-Gang Liang, Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Fastening device for hard disk drive
    Patent number: 8665588
    Abstract: A fastening device for a hard disk drive (HDD) includes two fastening members and a bottom plate. Each fastening member includes a sidewall, and a top wall and a bottom wall perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the sidewall. The top walls are fastened to a bottom of the HDD. An engaging hole is defined in each bottom wall. The engaging hole includes a first hole and a second hole. A positioning tab extends from one of the fastening members. A block is formed on the positioning tab. Two protrusions protrude from the bottom plate. A positioning portion is formed on the bottom plate. The HDD is operable to slide to allow the protrusions to engage in the first holes. The positioning tab extends through a through hole bounded by the positioning portion and bottom plate, to allow the block to be blocked by the positioning portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Suspension apparatus and device using the same
    Patent number: 8662462
    Abstract: A suspension apparatus includes a casing, a fixing member received in the casing, and a hanging portion extending from a first end of the casing. The fixing member includes two latches. First ends of the latches are rotatably connected to each other. Each latch includes a tab extending from a second end of the latch and extending through a second end of the casing, and an operation portion extending from the latch and extending through one of opposite sides of the casing. The latches to rotate relative to each other to drive the tabs of the latches closer or farther apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FAN MODULE
    Publication number: 20140055952
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a sidewall and a fan module. The fan module includes a first support bracket mounted on an inner surface of the sidewall, a second support bracket mounted on the inner surface of the sidewall and spaced from the first support bracket, and a number of fans sandwiched between the first support bracket and the second support bracket. The sidewall, the first support bracket, the second support bracket, and the fans cooperatively bound a receiving slot for receiving cables of the electronic device. The first and second support bracket each defines a cutout adjacent to the sidewall and communicating with the receiving slot for allowing some of the cables to extend out of the receiving slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: ZHENG-HENG SUN