Patents by Inventor Jen-Hung Chung

Jen-Hung Chung 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: 7764878
    Abstract: An auto-focusing camera includes a pair of drive units (100, 200) arranged back-to-back. Each one of the drive units includes a lens unit (11), a permanent magnet (12) mounted around the lens unit, upper and lower coil seats (15a, 15b) arranged at upper and lower sides of the permanent magnet, and upper and lower coils (14a, 14b) wound around the upper and lower coil seats, respectively. The upper and lower coils are used for inducing the upper and lower yokes (10c, 10d) to generate magnetic fields when electric currents are applied to the first and second coils. The magnetic fields generated by the upper and lower yokes interact with the magnetic field of the permanent magnet to drive the lens unit into movement between its focal points. The permanent magnet is fixed to and telescopes inwardly or outwardly with the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Cheng-Fa Weng, Jen-Te Wang, Jen-Hung Chung, Chou-Chen Shih
  • Patent number: 7697833
    Abstract: A two-step auto focus camera with two focal points includes a lens unit (20) and a permanent magnet (30) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit. Upper and lower coil seats (60a, 60b) are mounted around the lens unit and are arranged at upper and lower sides of the magnet, respectively. Upper and lower coils (50a, 50b) wind around the upper and lower coil seats, respectively. A circuit board (80) supplies a current to each of the coils, wherein the current to each coil has a plurality of square waves in one focusing time for the lens unit to move from one focal point to the other focal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Fa Weng, Ching-Hsing Huang, Jen-Te Wang, Jen-Hung Chung, Chou-Chen Shih
  • Patent number: 7680407
    Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a lens unit (2) including a barrel (20) and a lens (22) received in the barrel, a permanent magnet (3) being fixedly mounted around the barrel of the lens unit and moving with the lens unit when the lens unit undergoes telescopic movement during operation, and a coil seat (6a, 6b) with a coil (5a, 5b) wound thereon arranged at a side of the permanent magnet. An interlocking device (642, 202) is formed on the barrel and the coil seat for guiding the telescopic movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Fang Hsiao, Bing Zhou, Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Jen-Hung Chung
  • Patent number: 7639938
    Abstract: An auto-focusing lens of a camera includes a lens unit (11), a permanent magnet (12) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit, a first coil seat (15a) arranged on a first side of the magnet with a first winding (14a) wound thereon, and a second coil seat (15b) arranged on a second side opposite to the first side of the magnet with a second winding (14b) wound thereon. The first and second windings and the first and second coil seats are provided for establishing magnetic fields when electric currents are applied to the first and second windings. The magnetic fields interact with the magnetic field of the permanent magnet to drive the lens unit into movement between its front focus point (A) and its rear focus point (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Fang Hsiao, Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Chin-Hung Chang, Jen-Hung Chung, Fong-Tan Yu
  • Patent number: 7634189
    Abstract: A two-step auto-focusing camera includes a lens unit (12); a permanent magnet (124) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit; first and second coil seats (14, 15) with first and second coils (145, 155) wound thereon being mounted around the lens unit at two opposite sides of the magnet. When electric currents are supplied to the first and second coils, one of the coil seats generates an attraction force to the lens unit, and the other coil seat generates a repulsion force to the lens unit. A flange (143, 153) extends outwardly from an outer periphery of each coil seat at an end near the magnet to limit the magnet to move between the flanges of the first and second coil seats during movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Long Hong, Ching-Hsing Huang, Jen-Hung Chung, Bing Zhou
  • Patent number: 7574127
    Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a square-shaped circuit board (11), a motor (100) arranged on the circuit board, and a lens unit (20) received in the motor. The circuit board forms contacts (114) on corners thereof. The motor includes a cuboid-shaped housing (18), a stator (12) mounted in the housing, and a rotor (14) being rotatably disposed in the stator. The stator includes a square-shaped base (123) forming connecting pins (139) in corners thereof, and a stator core (121) with coils (122) wound thereon. The coils have ends being electrically connected with the connecting pins of the base. The connecting pins are electrically connected with the contacts in the housing to electrically connect the ends of the coils to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Long Hong, Ching-Hsing Huang, Jen-Hung Chung, Huai-Chao You
  • Patent number: 7535662
    Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a stator (120) and a rotor (130) rotatably disposed in the stator. The stator includes a stator core (122) and at least a coil (125) wound around the stator core. The rotor has an inner thread (136). A lens unit (20) is linearly movably received in the rotor, comprising a lens barrel (14) and a lens (15) mounted in the lens barrel. The lens barrel has an outer thread (146) threadedly engaging with the inner thread of the rotor, and an internal thread (148) formed on an inner surface thereof. The lens has an external thread (158) threadedly engaging with the internal thread of the barrel. When the rotor rotates, the lens unit has a telescopic movement relative to the rotor. By rotating the lens, a relative position between the lens and the lens barrel is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Long Hong, Ching-Hsing Huang, Jen-Hung Chung, Huai-Chao You
  • Patent number: 7522352
    Abstract: A motor structure with built-in lens includes a lens mount (10) defining an inner space therein, a hollow stator (32) fixedly received in the inner space, a rotor (34) rotatably received in the stator with an internal thread (344) defined in an inner surface thereof, and a lens unit (50) received in the rotor. The lens unit defines an external thread (544) on an outer surface thereof threadedly engaging with the internal thread of the rotor. A protrusion (328) is formed on an inner surface of the stator for supporting an outer surface of the rotor thus obtaining stable rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Chien-Long Hong, Jen-Hung Chung
  • Publication number: 20090022487
    Abstract: A two-step auto focus camera with two focal points includes a lens unit (20) and a permanent magnet (30) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit. Upper and lower coil seats (60a, 60b) are mounted around the lens unit and are arranged at upper and lower sides of the magnet, respectively. Upper and lower coils (50a, 50b) wind around the upper and lower coil seats, respectively. A circuit board (80) supplies a current to each of the coils, wherein the current to each coil has a plurality of square waves in one focusing time for the lens unit to move from one focal point to the other focal point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-FA WENG, CHING-HSING HUANG, JEN-TE WANG, JEN-HUNG CHUNG, CHOU-CHEN SHIH
  • Publication number: 20080310831
    Abstract: An auto-focusing camera includes a pair of drive units (100, 200) arranged back-to-back. Each one of the drive units includes a lens unit (11), a permanent magnet (12) mounted around the lens unit, upper and lower coil seats (15a, 15b) arranged at upper and lower sides of the permanent magnet, and upper and lower coils (14a, 14b) wound around the upper and lower coil seats, respectively. The upper and lower coils are used for inducing the upper and lower yokes (10c, 10d) to generate magnetic fields when electric currents are applied to the first and second coils. The magnetic fields generated by the upper and lower yokes interact with the magnetic field of the permanent magnet to drive the lens unit into movement between its focal points. The permanent magnet is fixed to and telescopes inwardly or outwardly with the lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsing Huang, Cheng-Fa Weng, Jen-Te Wang, Jen-Hung Chung, Chou-Chen Shih
  • Publication number: 20080192362
    Abstract: A motor structure with built-in lens includes a lens mount (10) defining an inner space therein, a hollow stator (32) fixedly received in the inner space, a rotor (34) rotatably received in the stator with an internal thread (344) defined in an inner surface thereof, and a lens unit (50) received in the rotor. The lens unit defines an external thread (544) on an outer surface thereof threadedly engaging with the internal thread of the rotor. A protrusion (328) is formed on an inner surface of the stator for supporting an outer surface of the rotor thus obtaining stable rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHING-HSING HUANG, CHIEN-LONG HONG, JEN-HUNG CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20080159729
    Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a square-shaped circuit board (11), a motor (100) arranged on the circuit board, and a lens unit (20) received in the motor. The circuit board forms contacts (114) on corners thereof. The motor includes a cuboid-shaped housing (18), a stator (12) mounted in the housing, and a rotor (14) being rotatably disposed in the stator. The stator includes a square-shaped base (123) forming connecting pins (139) in corners thereof, and a stator core (121) with coils (122) wound thereon. The coils have ends being electrically connected with the connecting pins of the base. The connecting pins are electrically connected with the contacts in the housing to electrically connect the ends of the coils to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-LONG HONG, CHING-HSING HUANG, JEN-HUNG CHUNG, HUAI-CHAO YOU
  • Publication number: 20080144197
    Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a stator (120) and a rotor (130) rotatably disposed in the stator. The stator includes a stator core (122) and at least a coil (125) wound around the stator core. The rotor has an inner thread (136). A lens unit (20) is linearly movably received in the rotor, comprising a lens barrel (14) and a lens (15) mounted in the lens barrel. The lens barrel has an outer thread (146) threadedly engaging with the inner thread of the rotor, and an internal thread (148) formed on an inner surface thereof. The lens has an external thread (158) threadedly engaging with the internal thread of the barrel. When the rotor rotates, the lens unit has a telescopic movement relative to the rotor. By rotating the lens, a relative position between the lens and the lens barrel is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-LONG HONG, CHING-HSING HUANG, JEN-HUNG CHUNG, HUAI-CHAO YOU
  • Publication number: 20080118239
    Abstract: An auto focusing camera includes a lens unit (2) including a barrel (20) and a lens (22) received in the barrel, a permanent magnet (3) being fixedly mounted around the barrel of the lens unit and moving with the lens unit when the lens unit undergoes telescopic movement during operation, and a coil seat (6a, 6b) with a coil (5a, 5b) wound thereon arranged at a side of the permanent magnet. An interlocking device (642, 202) is formed on the barrel and the coil seat for guiding the telescopic movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-FANG HSIAO, BING ZHOU, CHING-HSING HUANG, CHIEN-LONG HONG, JEN-HUNG CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20080118240
    Abstract: A two-step auto-focusing camera includes a lens unit (12); a permanent magnet (124) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit; first and second coil seats (14, 15) with first and second coils (145, 155) wound thereon being mounted around the lens unit at two opposite sides of the magnet. When electric currents are supplied to the first and second coils, one of the coil seats generates an attraction force to the lens unit, and the other coil seat generates a repulsion force to the lens unit. A flange (143, 153) extends outwardly from an outer periphery of each coil seat at an end near the magnet to limit the magnet to move between the flanges of the first and second coil seats during movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-LONG HONG, CHING-HSING HUANG, JEN-HUNG CHUNG, BING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20080063390
    Abstract: An auto-focusing lens of a camera includes a lens unit (11), a permanent magnet (12) being fixedly mounted around the lens unit to move with the lens unit, a first coil seat (15a) arranged on a first side of the magnet with a first winding (14a) wound thereon, and a second coil seat (15b) arranged on a second side opposite to the first side of the magnet with a second winding (14b) wound thereon. The first and second windings and the first and second coil seats are provided for establishing magnetic fields when electric currents are applied to the first and second windings. The magnetic fields interact with the magnetic field of the permanent magnet to drive the lens unit into movement between its front focus point (A) and its rear focus point (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-FANG HSIAO, CHING-HSING HUANG, CHIEN-LONG HONG, CHIN-HUNG CHANG, JEN-HUNG CHUNG, FONG-TAN YU