Patents by Inventor Tai-Ping Xiong

Tai-Ping Xiong 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: 7615717
    Abstract: A switch (100) comprises a dielectric housing (1), a number of stationary contacts (2) disposed in the housing (1), a moveable contact (3) and a slide element (4) movably mounted in the housing (1), a spring (5) disposed in the housing (1), and a cover (6) attached to the housing (1). The housing (1) defines a bottom wall (11) and four side walls extending from the bottom wall (11), the bottom wall (11) of the housing (1) having a locating post (16) cooperating with a side wall of the housing (1) to confine the spring (5). The slide element (4) defines a slide groove (420) which receives the locating post (16) so as to guide the spring (5) in the housing (1) steadily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusho Nakase, Yong-Hui Hu, Tai-Ping Xiong
  • Patent number: 7488191
    Abstract: A slide switch (100) includes a housing (1), a plurality of stationary contacts (2) embedded in the housing, a slide member (4) moveably contained in the housing, and a cover (6) attached to the housing. The housing includes a bottom surface (10) and a plurality of side surfaces (11) therearound, and said bottom surface and side surfaces cooperatively defines a cavity. The slide member includes a containing portion (42) and an operating portion (41). A coil spring (5) is sandwiched between one end of the containing portion and corresponding side surface of the housing, and the moveable contact (3) is attached to the containing portion. The containing portion includes a rib (421) at an upper portion of an opposite end thereof for abutting against opposite side surface of the housing, and the rib is higher than the spring in vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusho Nakase, Yong-Hui Hu, Tai-Ping Xiong
  • Publication number: 20080073195
    Abstract: A switch (100) comprises a dielectric housing (1), a number of stationary contacts (2) disposed in the housing (1), a moveable contact (3) and a slide element (4) movably mounted in the housing (1), a spring (5) disposed in the housing (1), and a cover (6) attached to the housing (1). The housing (1) defines a bottom wall (11) and four side walls extending from the bottom wall (11), the bottom wall (11) of the housing (1) having a locating post (16) cooperating with a side wall of the housing (1) to confine the spring (5). The slide element (4) defines a slide groove (420) which receives the locating post (16) so as to guide the spring (5) in the housing (1) steadily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Yusho Nakase, Yong-Hui Hu, Tai-Ping Xiong
  • Publication number: 20070249198
    Abstract: A slide switch (100) includes a housing (1), a plurality of stationary contacts (2) embedded in the housing, a slide member (4) moveably contained in the housing, and a cover (6) attached to the housing. The housing includes a bottom surface (10) and a plurality of side surfaces (11) therearound, and said bottom surface and side surfaces cooperatively defines a cavity. The slide member includes a containing portion (42) and an operating portion (41). A coil spring (5) is sandwiched between one end of the containing portion and corresponding side surface of the housing, and the moveable contact (3) is attached to the containing portion. The containing portion includes a rib (421) at an upper portion of an opposite end thereof for abutting against opposite side surface of the housing, and the rib is higher than the spring in vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Yusho Nakase, Yong-Hui Hu, Tai-Ping Xiong