Patents by Inventor Le Ping Dong
Le Ping Dong 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).
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Patent number: 8624450Abstract: A linear vibration device is disclosed. The linear vibration device includes a housing, a plurality of elastic members received in the housing, each of the elastic member has a fastening portion connecting to the housing, an elastic arm extending from the fastening portion, and a mounting portion extending from the elastic arm, a moving unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, a coil located below the moving unit, a supporting portion coupling to the elastic member, the supporting portion has a supporting plate covering at least a part of a top surface of the moving unit and a supporting arm extending downwardly from the supporting plate for pushing the mounting portion toward the positioning portion of the moving unit, the mounting portion has a fender defining a top part above the top surface of the moving unit for restricting the position of the supporting plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu, Shi Zhou
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Patent number: 8456042Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a cover, a base forming a hollow space together with the cover and defining a plurality of sidewalls, a pair of elastic members received in the hollow space, a weight with a plurality of laterals suspended in the hollow space by the elastic members, and a magnet assembly provided with a plurality of magnetic poles and accommodated in the weight. Each elastic member defines at least a fastening arm comprising a connecting portion, an inner arm extending from one end of the connecting portion for abutting against the lateral of the weight, and an outer arm extending from another end of the connecting portion for abutting against the sidewall of the base. The extending direction of the inner arm and the outer arm of each fastening arm is the same. The magnetic poles of magnet assembly near the coil are opposite to each other. A height of the linear vibrator with the structure can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Yong-Hua Pu
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Patent number: 8410642Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a housing having a base and a cover, a number of elastic members connected to the housing, a vibrating unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, and a coil positioned in the housing. The base has a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall. The vibrating unit has a magnet assembly and vibrates along a direction parallel to the bottom wall. The base further has a block located on the bottom wall. The block is located on a vibration path of the weight contacting the weight during vibration. An effective elastic displacement of the elastic member is not smaller than a distance between the block and a part contacting the block of the weight.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu
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Patent number: 8400027Abstract: A flat linear vibrating motor includes a cover, a base forming a receiving cavity together with the cover, a coil fixed on the base, an elastic member coupled to the base, a vibrator suspended in the cavity by the elastic member. The elastic member includes a mounting section coupled to the base, an arm extending from the mounting section, a free end extending from the arm, and a binder. The binder includes two plates for clamping the vibrator and a coupling section coupling the two plates for positioning the free end between the vibrator and the coupling section.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu
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Patent number: 8395286Abstract: The linear vibrator includes a base forming a hollow space, a suspension fixed on the base, and an oscillating portion suspended in the hollow space by the suspension. The suspension defines a flat part, a connecting portion bent downward from the flat part, and a spring portion extended horizontally in a direction parallel to flat part from the end of the connecting portion. The suspension is directly connected with the outside component, thereby transmitting the vibration to the outside component rapidly.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Hong-Fu Xu, Le-Ping Dong, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 8334624Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a housing having a base and a cover, a number of elastic members connected to the housing, a vibrating unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, and a coil positioned in the housing. The base has a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall. The vibrating unit has a magnet assembly and vibrates along a direction parallel to the bottom wall.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Yong-Hua Pu
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Patent number: 8325024Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus used in an electronic device for providing haptic feedback. The apparatus includes a base defining a receiving space, a piezoelectricity vibrator suspended in the receiving space and being capable of vibrating in the receiving space, a pair of contacts partially accommodated in the base and electrically connected to the piezoelectricity vibrator, and a transmitting mass located above the piezoelectricity vibrator with a lower side abutting against the piezoelectricity vibrator.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Jie He, Lin Liu, Zheng-Ping Qin
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Patent number: 8320065Abstract: An lens driving device is disclosed. The lens driving device includes a base, a lens holder mounted on the base, a movable cover opposite to the a lens holder, a elastic supporting portion received into the lens holder and engaged with the movable cover, a coil and a permanent magnet respectively attached on the lens holder. The permanent magnet interacts with the coil for generating a magnetic force for driving the lens holder to move toward the base along a central axis of the lens holder. The elastic supporting portion defines an elastic force which is more than a weight of the movable cover but not more than the resultant of the weight of the movable cover and the magnetic force. While assembled, the lens driving device further defines a movable distance between an upper surface of the supporting elements and a first surface of the movable cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventor: Le-Ping Dong
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Patent number: 8269379Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a housing having a base and a cover, a number of elastic members connected to the housing, a moving unit suspended inside the housing by the elastic members, a PCB covered by the housing and a coil mounted on the PCB. The base has a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall and a blocking ring extending form a central portion of the bottom wall. The moving unit has a magnet assembly and at least a pair of patches and vibrates along a direction parallel to the bottom wall, the coil is located right below the magnet assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu
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Publication number: 20120169151Abstract: A linear vibration device is disclosed. The linear vibration device includes a housing, a plurality of elastic members received in the housing, each of the elastic member has a fastening portion connecting to the housing, an elastic arm extending from the fastening portion, and a mounting portion extending from the elastic arm, a moving unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, a coil located below the moving unit, a supporting portion coupling to the elastic member, the supporting portion has a supporting plate covering at least a part of a top surface of the moving unit and a supporting arm extending downwardly from the supporting plate for pushing the mounting portion toward the positioning portion of the moving unit, the mounting portion has a fender defining a top part above the top surface of the moving unit for restricting the position of the supporting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Le-Ping DONG, Hong-Fu XU, Shi ZHOU
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Publication number: 20120075730Abstract: An lens driving device is disclosed. The lens driving device includes a base, a lens holder mounted on the base, a movable cover opposite to the a lens holder, a elastic supporting portion received into the lens holder and engaged with the movable cover, a coil and a permanent magnet respectively attached on the lens holder. The permanent magnet interacts with the coil for generating a magnetic force for driving the lens holder to move toward the base along a central axis of the lens holder. The elastic supporting portion defines an elastic force which is more than a weight of the movable cover but not more than the resultant of the weight of the movable cover and the magnetic force. While assembled, the lens driving device further defines a movable distance between an upper surface of the supporting elements and a first surface of the movable cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventor: Le-Ping Dong
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Publication number: 20110227427Abstract: The linear vibrator includes a base forming a hollow space, a suspension fixed on the base, and an oscillating portion suspended in the hollow space by the suspension. The suspension defines a flat part, a connecting portion bent downward from the flat part, and a spring portion extended horizontally in a direction parallel to flat part from the end of the connecting portion. The suspension is directly connected with the outside component, thereby transmitting the vibration to the outside component rapidly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Hong-Fu Xu, Le-Ping Dong, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20110187514Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus used in an electronic device for providing haptic feedback. The apparatus includes a base defining a receiving space, a piezoelectricity vibrator suspended in the receiving space and being capable of vibrating in the receiving space, a pair of contacts partially accommodated in the base and electrically connected to the piezoelectricity vibrator, and a transmitting mass located above the piezoelectricity vibrator with a lower side abutting against the piezoelectricity vibrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Jie He, Lin Liu, Zheng-Ping Qin
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Publication number: 20110156500Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a cover, a base forming a hollow space together with the cover and defining a plurality of sidewalls, a pair of elastic members received in the hollow space, a weight with a plurality of laterals suspended in the hollow space by the elastic members, and a magnet assembly provided with a plurality of magnetic poles and accommodated in the weight. Each elastic member defines at least a fastening arm comprising a connecting portion, an inner arm extending from one end of the connecting portion for abutting against the lateral of the weight, and an outer arm extending from another end of the connecting portion for abutting against the sidewall of the base. The extending direction of the inner arm and the outer arm of each fastening arm is the same. The magnetic poles of magnet assembly near the coil are opposite to each other. A height of the linear vibrator with the structure can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Yong-Hua Pu
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Publication number: 20110115311Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a housing having a base and a cover, a number of elastic members connected to the housing, a moving unit suspended inside the housing by the elastic members, a PCB covered by the housing and a coil mounted on the PCB. The base has a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall and a blocking ring extending form a central portion of the bottom wall. The moving unit has a magnet assembly and at least a pair of patches and vibrates along a direction parallel to the bottom wall, the coil is located right below the magnet assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu
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Publication number: 20110115310Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a housing having a base and a cover, a number of elastic members connected to the housing, a vibrating unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, and a coil positioned in the housing. The base has a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall. The vibrating unit has a magnet assembly and vibrates along a direction parallel to the bottom wall. The base further has a block located on the bottom wall. The block is located on a vibration path of the weight contacting the weight during vibration. An effective elastic displacement of the elastic member is not smaller than a distance between the block and a part contacting the block of the weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu
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Publication number: 20110089772Abstract: A flat linear vibrating motor includes a cover, a base forming a receiving cavity together with the cover, a coil fixed on the base, an elastic member coupled to the base, a vibrator suspended in the cavity by the elastic member. The elastic member includes a mounting section couple to the base, an arm extending from the mounting section, a free end extending from the arm, and a binder. The binder includes two plates for clamping the vibrator and a coupling section coupling the two plates for positioning the free end between the vibrator and the coupling section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicants: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC.Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu
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Publication number: 20100213773Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a housing having a base and a cover, a number of elastic members connected to the housing, a vibrating unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, and a coil positioned in the housing. The base has a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall. The vibrating unit has a magnet assembly and vibrates along a direction parallel to the bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicants: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC.Inventors: Le-Ping DONG, Yong-Hua PU
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Publication number: 20100033045Abstract: A vibrating motor includes a base having a bearing mounting section, a magnet mounted on the base, a shaft assembled with the bearing mounting section, a pair of brushes located on the base and a rotor rotably supported by the shaft. Each of the brushes has a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion. The rotor includes a commutator facing the brushes. The commutator defines a plurality of segments. A gap is defined between two adjacent segments and extends along radial direction of the commutator. A connecting line connecting the first and second contacting portions is not through the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicants: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC.Inventor: LE-PING DONG
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Patent number: 7099489Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional device, which is particularly applicable to a twin magnet loop (called TML) transducer with both vibrating and sound functions. The present invention integrates an inner and an outer magnet loop of TML into one device, which can be used as a vibrator and a speaker. A disc-shaped pole core, a flange bowl-shaped magnetic transfer, an annular pole piece, a cylindrical magnet and an annular magnet constitute the inner and outer magnetic loops; wherein the disc-shaped pole core is placed on the cylindrical magnet and centered with the flange bowl-shaped magnetic transfer; the annular magnet and the annular pole piece are overlaid together under the ring of the flange bowl-shaped magnetic transfer; the entire of the TML assembly is connected with a housing base via a resilient plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: American Audio Components Inc.Inventors: Zheng Min Pan, Jiazheng Sha, Pan Da Sheng, Le Ping Dong