Patents by Inventor Sung-tien Lin

Sung-tien 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: 8827732
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board connector includes a dielectric housing having receiving slots for receiving terminals. Each of the terminals includes first and second contact arms, a biasing arm, a fixing arm, and a linking arm. A pressing element pivots on the fixing arm against the biasing arm so as to tilt the first contact arm towards the second contact arm to clamp a flexible circuit board, wherein each of the receiving slots is formed with a retention wall, each of the terminals includes a first engaging portion formed on the junction of the first contact arm and the biasing arm or on the junction of the second contact arm and the fixing arm, the first engaging portion is located in alignment with an axis of the linking arm, whereby the terminal is secured in the receiving slot by the first engaging portion and the retention wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Suncagey Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Tien Lin, Yen-Hsun Chen, Hsuan-Fu Huang
  • Publication number: 20140094047
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board connector includes a dielectric housing having receiving slots for receiving terminals. Each of the terminals includes first and second contact arms, a biasing arm, a fixing arm, and a linking arm. A pressing element pivots on the fixing arm against the biasing arm so as to tilt the first contact arm towards the second contact arm to clamp a flexible circuit board, wherein each of the receiving slots is formed with a retention wall, each of the terminals includes a first engaging portion formed on the junction of the first contact arm and the biasing arm or on the junction of the second contact arm and the fixing arm, the first engaging portion is located in alignment with an axis of the linking arm, whereby the terminal is secured in the receiving slot by the first engaging portion and the retention wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SUNCAGEY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Tien Lin, Yen-Hsun Chen, Hsuan-Fu Huang
  • Patent number: 8192215
    Abstract: A flat cable connector includes a casing, a plurality of terminals, and a pressing member. Each terminal has a fixing arm, a movable arm, and a connecting portion, the fixing arm having fixing and contact portions, the movable arm having bearing and pressing portions, and a recess formed on the fixing portion and having first and second shoulder portions. The pressing member forms a rotation shaft and a cam portion having a propping end and an actuation end, wherein the rotation shaft is pivotally disposed on the recess, the propping end props against the bearing portion whereby the pressing portion keeps a first distance from the contact portion. When the pressing member is being pressed, the actuation end rotates and props against the bearing portion whereby the pressing portion keeps a second distance from the contact portion, the second distance being shorter than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Suncagey Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Tien Lin, Yen-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20120052707
    Abstract: A flat cable connector includes a casing, a plurality of terminals, and a pressing member. Each terminal has a fixing arm, a movable arm, and a connecting portion, the fixing arm having fixing and contact portions, the movable arm having bearing and pressing portions, and a recess formed on the fixing portion and having first and second shoulder portions. The pressing member forms a rotation shaft and a cam portion having a propping end and an actuation end, wherein the rotation shaft is pivotally disposed on the recess, the propping end props against the bearing portion whereby the pressing portion keeps a first distance from the contact portion. When the pressing member is being pressed, the actuation end rotates and props against the bearing portion whereby the pressing portion keeps a second distance from the contact portion, the second distance being shorter than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Taiwan Suncagey Industrial Co., LTD.
    Inventors: SUNG-TIEN LIN, Yen-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20120045949
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electrical contact, including first and second contact arms being spaced apart from each other in a vertical relation and having a contact portion, respectively, a soldering arm connected with the second contact arm, a driven arm connected with the first contact arm, and a support arm disposed between and connecting the first and second contact arms and the soldering and driven arms, wherein the contact portions of the first and second contact arms are disposed in different alignment with each other so as to clamp a flexible circuit board securely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Sung-Tien Lin
  • Patent number: 7845962
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aft-lift electric connector for a flexible circuit board. The electric connector includes a housing, a terminal and a pressing element. As a fixed arm is formed with a flange and a side edge of the pressing element is formed with a first notch and a second notch to accommodate the flange, therefore, before the electric connector operates, the first notch of the pressing element can be latched with the flange of the pushed part, so as to achieve a pre-operational positioning effect. On the other hand, after the electric connector has operated, the second notch of the pressing element can be latched with the flange of the pushed part, so as to achieve a post-operational positioning effect, allowing a user to verify that the electric connector has accomplished the pre-determined pushing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Taiwan Suncagey Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsing Chung, Sung-Tien Lin
  • Publication number: 20100130051
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aft-lift electric connector for a flexible circuit board. The electric connector includes a housing, a terminal and a pressing element. As a fixed arm is formed with a flange and a side edge of the pressing element is formed with a first notch and a second notch to accommodate the flange, therefore, before the electric connector operates, the first notch of the pressing element can be latched with the flange of the pushed part, so as to achieve a pre-operational positioning effect. On the other hand, after the electric connector has operated, the second notch of the pressing element can be latched with the flange of the pushed part, so as to achieve a post-operational positioning effect, allowing a user to verify that the electric connector has accomplished the pre-determined pushing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Yi-Hsing Chung, Sung-Tien Lin
  • Patent number: 7461792
    Abstract: A fixture of a memory card base includes an inverted “S” or “S” shaped slot on a cover panel of a memory card base, a den in the shape of an acute triangle disposed at a back-and-forth resuming movable stand on a side of the base. A pillar hole or a through hole is disposed at an upper edge of the den; a latch hook being an inverted “L” or “L” shaped rod body includes a first protruding shaft on the rod body, and a second protruding shaft at the middle of a front side of the rod body. The latch hook is pivotally coupled to the pillar hole or through hole by the first protruding shaft, and a second protruding shaft is embedded into the inverted “S” or “S” shaped slot on the cover panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventor: Sung-tien Lin
  • Publication number: 20080186658
    Abstract: A fixture of a memory card base includes an inverted “S” or “S” shaped slot on a cover panel of a memory card base, a den in the shape of an acute triangle disposed at a back-and-forth resuming movable stand on a side of the base. A pillar hole or a through hole is disposed at an upper edge of the den; a latch hook being an inverted “L” or “L” shaped rod body includes a first protruding shaft on the rod body, and a second protruding shaft at the middle of a front side of the rod body. The latch hook is pivotally coupled to the pillar hole or through hole by the first protruding shaft, and a second protruding shaft is embedded into the inverted “S” or “S” shaped slot on the cover panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Sung-tien Lin