Patents by Inventor Hsin-Chen Lin

Hsin-Chen Lin 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: 10517190
    Abstract: A fan module includes a first casing, a driving motor disposed in the first casing, a first rotor connected to the first driving motor, a second casing, a second rotor pivotally configured in the second casing, at least one guiding member and a shift apparatus connected to the first casing and the second casing, the first rotor includes a first rotating shaft and a plurality of first blades, the second rotor includes a second rotating shaft and a plurality of second blades, the guiding member is disposed on the first blade and the second blade. The whole height of the blade is adjusted by adjusting the distance between the two group blades, then the efficiency of the fan is improved effectively to optimize the noise level and the air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Ing-Jer Chiou
  • Patent number: 10514043
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan comprises a casing and a fan impeller. The casing comprises a first cover, a second cover, a side wall structure and a isolating structure. The side wall structure is connected between the first cover and the second cover to form an accommodating space. The side wall structure includes a first air inlet and an air outlet. The isolating structure is disposed between the first cover and the second cover to distinguish the accommodating space into a first subspace and a second subspace. The isolating structure includes a through hole. As a result, airflow is guided from a side to the first air inlet easily. Then, the air inlet volume and air outlet volume of the centrifugal fan are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Ing-Jer Chiou
  • Publication number: 20190265761
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a casing and a moveable plate. The moveable plate disposed at the outside of the casing via the hinge. The moveable plate is selectively moved toward or away from the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Ing-Jer Chiou
  • Publication number: 20190250674
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a plurality of components, a rotating shaft assembly, and at least one drive member. The components are disposed on the second enclosure. The rotating shaft assembly is disposed in the second enclosure and is connected to the first enclosure. The drive member is connected to the rotating shaft assembly. When the first enclosure is opened relative to the second enclosure, the rotating shaft assembly drives the drive member to push the components, to enable the components to move away from the rotating shaft assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen LIN, Ing-Jer CHIOU
  • Fan
    Publication number: 20190249686
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a fan, including a first case, a second case, and a reset mechanism. The first case includes a first side wall, where the first side wall has a first guide portion. The second case includes a second side wall, where the second side wall has a second guide portion. The first guide portion and the second guide portion are slidably joined and are configured to enable the first case and the second case to move toward or away from each other. The reset mechanism is connected to the first case and is configured to push the second case to move away from the first case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen LIN, Ing-Jer CHIOU
  • Publication number: 20190249685
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a heat dissipation device, including an enclosure, a connective member, and a fan module. The enclosure includes a first cover body and a second cover body that are opposite to each other. The second cover body includes an opening. The connective member is connected to one of the first cover body and the second cover body in the enclosure. The fan module is movably connected to the connective member, and is configured to move between a first position and a second position relative to the enclosure based on the connective member. When moving to the first position, the fan module is located in the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen LIN, Ing-Jer CHIOU
  • Publication number: 20190242400
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a centrifugal fan, including an enclosure, a spacer, and a fan blade rotor. The enclosure includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a side wall connected between the bottom panel and the top panel. The top panel, the bottom panel, and the side wall together form a first air exhaust vent and a second air exhaust vent. The spacer is disposed in the enclosure, is connected between the bottom panel and the top panel, and spaces a first space in communication with the first air exhaust vent and a second space in communication with the second air exhaust vent in the enclosure. The spacer includes a first opening. The first opening is in communication with the first space and the second space. The fan blade rotor is rotatably disposed in the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen LIN, Ing-Jer CHIOU
  • Publication number: 20190072112
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes a housing and an impeller. The housing includes a sidewall, and the sidewall includes a tongue portion. The impeller includes a fan hub and a plurality of blades. The fan hub is rotatably disposed in the housing, and the tongue portion has an inner contour line on a reference plane. The blades connect to the fan hub. Each one of the blades has an end surface facing the sidewall. The end surface has an outer contour line on the section of the blade. Any two adjacent blades have different outer contour lines. The outer contour line of at least one first blade of the plurality of blades is parallel to the inner contour line. The outer contour line of at least one second blade of the plurality of blades is not parallel to the inner contour line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen LIN, Ing-Jer CHIOU
  • Publication number: 20190048883
    Abstract: A pivoting assembly includes a base, a bearing, and a rotating shaft. The bearing is disposed on the base and includes a first ring wall. The rotating shaft is sheathed in the first ring wall and rotatably disposed on the first ring wall. In this way, a larger superficial area is provided to generate an effective oil pressure acting force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen LIN, Ing-Jer CHIOU
  • Publication number: 20180223865
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan comprises a casing and a fan impeller. The casing comprises a first cover, a second cover, a side wall structure and a isolating structure. The side wall structure is connected between the first cover and the second cover to form an accommodating space. The side wall structure includes a first air inlet and an air outlet. The isolating structure is disposed between the first cover and the second cover to distinguish the accommodating space into a first subspace and a second subspace. The isolating structure includes a through hole. As a result, airflow is guided from a side to the first air inlet easily. Then, the air inlet volume and air outlet volume of the centrifugal fan are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen LIN, Ing-Jer CHIOU
  • Publication number: 20180188782
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a casing and a moveable plate. The moveable plate disposed at the outside of the casing via the hinge. The moveable plate is selectively moved toward or away from the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Ing-Jer Chiou
  • Publication number: 20180187699
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan is disclosed. The centrifugal fan includes a housing; and a fan wheel, disposed in the housing, the fan wheel including: a fan hub; a plurality of inner fan blades, each of the inner fan blades includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface, the first contact surfaces are connected to the fan hub respectively; a plurality of connection structures, each of the connections structure includes a first side and a second side; and a plurality of outer fan blades, each of the outer fan blades includes a first end and a second end; wherein the second contact surfaces are connected to the first sides respectively, the first ends are connected to the second sides respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Ing-Jer Chiou
  • Publication number: 20180187693
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan is provided. The centrifugal fan comprises a housing and an impeller. The housing includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The impeller is configured in the housing. The impeller includes a hub, a plurality of blades and an air guiding structure. The hub is pivoted on the lower cover and rotates around a rotation axis. The rotation axis extends in the axial direction. The blades are connected to a peripheral surface of the hub and configured between the upper cover and the lower cover. The air guiding structure is connected to the blades. An angle between the air guiding structure and the rotation axis increases along with a distance in the direction away from the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Ing-Jer Chiou
  • Patent number: 9995304
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes an impeller. The impeller includes a hub, a plurality of connecting structures, an annular structure and a plurality of blades. The hub includes a circumferential surface. The connecting structures are disposed on the circumferential surface of the hub at intervals. Any adjacent two of the connecting structures define a first minimum distance on the circumferential surface. At least two first minimum distances are not equal. The annular structure is connected to the connecting structures. The blades are disposed on the annular structure at intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Hsin-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 9964119
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes a housing and an impeller. The housing includes a first surface and a flow channel wall. The first surface has a surrounding section and an air inlet section. The surrounding section encircles the air inlet section. The flow channel wall defines a flow chamber and an air outlet, and at least a sidewall of the flow channel wall has a tongue portion close to the air outlet. The impeller is rotatably connected within the flow chamber. The surrounding section plus the air inlet section is an area on the first surface, on which the impeller is projected, and the surrounding section has a convex structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Hsiang-Jung Huang
  • Publication number: 20170363097
    Abstract: A fan module includes a first casing, a driving motor disposed in the first casing, a first rotor connected to the first driving motor, a second casing, a second rotor pivotally configured in the second casing, at least one guiding member and a shift apparatus connected to the first casing and the second casing, the first rotor includes a first rotating shaft and a plurality of first blades, the second rotor includes a second rotating shaft and a plurality of second blades, the guiding member is disposed on the first blade and the second blade. The whole height of the blade is adjusted by adjusting the distance between the two group blades, then the efficiency of the fan is improved effectively to optimize the noise level and the air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Ing-Jer Chiou
  • Patent number: 9322413
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a centrifugal fan. A driving device is connected to an impeller and drives the impeller to rotate within a case. The flowing channel includes a pressure-enhanced section and an output section. The case includes an air input section, an axial inlet section and a radial air outlet. The bottom base has a center and allows the driving device to be secured thereon. Multiple ribs are interconnected between the bottom base and the case to define air inlets among the ribs, the bottom base and the case. The air inlet within the output section has an outmost edge, which is farther from the center than an outmost edge of the air inlet within the pressure-enhanced section, or the air inlet within the output section has an area, which is larger than that of the air inlet within the pressure-enhanced section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Hsiang-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 9206813
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan comprises an impeller and a casing. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades. The casing comprises an upper casing, a lower casing, at least one protrusion, a first inlet opening and a second inlet opening. The lower casing is disposed opposite to the upper casing and connected to the upper casing to form an accommodation room for receiving the impeller. The protrusion is formed on the upper casing and/or the lower casing inside the casing and immediately surrounds the blades. The first inlet opening is defined on the upper casing and comprises a primary inlet opening augmented by a secondary inlet opening. The second inlet opening is defined on the lower casing. The protrusion surrounds the first inlet opening and/or second inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Hsiang-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 9169844
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes an impeller, a motor and a case. The impeller includes a hub and multiple blades. The hub has a center. The blades are connected to the hub and have all respective outmost edges collectively define a circle with the center and a radius R. Each blade has at least one concave cutout. Each concave cutout is equipped with a depth of greater than 0.5 millimeters and an obtuse angle of less than 170 degrees, wherein the obtuse angle is an included angle between an inner edge of the concave cutout and an outer edge of the blade. The motor is secured to the huh and drives the impeller to rotate. The case houses the impeller and the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chen Lin, Hsiang-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 9051837
    Abstract: An impeller is provided. The impeller includes a hub, a plurality of upper blades, and a plurality of lower blades. The hub has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper blades are disposed around the hub and connect to the upper surface. The lower blades are disposed around the hub and connect to the lower surface. The upper and lower blades are alternately disposed and outwardly extend from the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Lung Chiu, Hsiang-Jung Huang, Hsin-Chen Lin, Chih-Hui Wu, Bao-Hong Tong