Patents by Inventor Tai-Wei Lin

Tai-Wei 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).

  • Publication number: 20140016255
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, a number of rack servers arranged in the container, and a cooling room. Each rack server includes a fan module attached to a first side of the rack server, and defines an opening in a second side of the rack server facing the cooling room. The fan module operates to draw air from the rack server, then the cool air in the cooling room flows into the rack server to cool the rack server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Patent number: 8625274
    Abstract: A computer host includes a casing, a number of fans, at least two temperature sensors, and a controller. The casing includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a forth sidewall. The at least two temperature sensors are positioned on the first sidewall and one or more of the other sidewalls and the top portion to sense the local temperature. The controller stores a threshold value, and when the temperature difference between the first sidewall on the one hand and the temperature of any one of the other sidewalls or the top portion is less than the threshold value, the controller turns off at least one fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 8625275
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus includes a shaped and resilient connecting plate, and a first heat-dissipating plate and a second heat-dissipating plate clamping down on a storage device to dissipate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 8582025
    Abstract: An internet-protocol camera device includes a lens module and an image pickup module. The lens module guides light to the image pickup module. The image pickup module includes a metal housing, heat generating electronic devices received in the metal housing, heat sinks received in the metal housing, and heat dissipation plates. The metal housing includes a first inner side surface, a second inner side surface, a third inner side surface and a fourth inner side surface connected end-to-end in that order. The first inner side surface faces the third inner side surface. The second inner side surface faces the fourth inner side surface. The heat sinks are mounted on the corresponding heat generating electronic devices. The heat dissipation plates are mounted on the first inner side surface, the second inner side surface, the third inner side surface and the fourth inner side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20130286584
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis, a circuit board, at least one electronic component, an air conducting cover and a shutter. The circuit board defines at least one inserting slot. The electronic component is detachably attached to the electronic component. The air conducting cover defines an air channel. The air conducting cover is attached to the circuit board. The shutter is retractably fixed to the air conducting cover. When the electronic component is attached to the inserting slot, the shutter is retracted, allowing an air flow drawn by the fan assembly to pass by and cool the electronic component; when the electronic component is not attached to the inserting slot, the shutter is extended to shield the area in the air channel corresponding to the inserting slot, preventing the air flow drawn by the fan assembly from passing through the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Patent number: 8488313
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, servers, a monitoring device, a cooling system, and a controller. The container is divided into first regions and a second region which are separated from each other. The servers are received in the respective first regions. The monitoring device is for monitoring the servers and received in the second region. The cooling system includes a first generator for generating a first cool airflow, a second generator for generating a second cool airflow for the second region, an air pipe connecting the first regions and directing the first cool airflow to the first regions, and valves arranged in the air pipe. Each valve is positioned between each two adjacent first regions. The controller controls the first generator, the valves and the second generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 8477489
    Abstract: A container data center system includes a plurality of container data centers and a dissipation system. Each container data center includes a container and a number of servers arranged in the container. The containers of the container data centers communicate with each other. The heat dissipation system includes a refrigerating device configured for generating cooling air to one of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20130163176
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus includes a shaped and resilient connecting plate, and a first heat-dissipating plate and a second heat-dissipating plate clamping down on a storage device to dissipate heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20130155614
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a first group of fans, a second group of fans, and an air conducting cover. The air conducting cover includes a first partition, a second partition, a third partition. The first partition is connected between the second partition and the third partition to define a first space, a second space and a third space. Wherein the first group of fans directs air flow to enter the first space and the second space, the second group of fans directs air flow to enter the third space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-WEI LIN, CHIN-HUI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130105136
    Abstract: A cooling system is used for cooling a plurality of electronic components received in a casing. The casing defines an air outlet. The cooling system includes at least one fan received in the casing, an air tachometer, and a controller. The air tachometer is arranged adjacent to the air outlet, and is used for measuring an airflow speed of the air outlet. The controller is electrically connected to the at least one fan and the air tachometer, and used for comparing a threshold value with the airflow speed detected by the air tachometer, and controlling a rotating speed of the at least one fan based on the comparing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-HUI CHEN, TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20130094143
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of electronic components and a cooling system. The cooling system includes a chassis defining an airflow channel including an air inlet and an opposing air outlet, a fan assembly including a plurality of fans located at the air outlet, a valve assembly including a plurality of valve plates located at the air inlet, and a control unit controlling the operation of the fan assembly and of the valve assembly. When only some of the electronic components are operated, the operated electronic components send a signal to the control unit, the control unit calculates the particular valve plates and fans which need to be activated, and activates or starts only the relevant and required valve plates and fans to cool the electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20130083478
    Abstract: A computer host includes a casing, a number of fans, at least two temperature sensors, and a controller. The casing includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a forth sidewall. The at least two temperature sensors are positioned on the first sidewall and one or more of the other sidewalls and the top portion to sense the local temperature. The controller stores a threshold value, and when the temperature difference between the first sidewall on the one hand and the temperature of any one of the other sidewalls or the top portion is less than the threshold value, the controller turns off at least one fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Patent number: 8405977
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, a group of server systems located in the container; a hot aisle and a cold aisle formed at two opposite sides of one group of server systems, a fan apparatus located at a top of the hot aisle, a heat exchanger located adjacent to the fan apparatus and opposite to the hot aisle; a cold airflow buffering area formed at a top of the cold aisle, and blades located below the cold airflow buffering area. Fan apparatus draws in hot airflow from hot aisle into the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger transforms the hot airflow into cold airflow and exhausts the cold airflow into the cold aisle through the cold airflow buffering area and the blades. Swinging angles of the blades are adjusted according to wind speeds of the cold airflow through the blades to obtain a uniform flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20130050935
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, servers, a monitoring device, a cooling system, and a controller. The container is divided into first regions and a second region which are separated from each other. The servers are received in the respective first regions. The monitoring device is for monitoring the servers and received in the second region. The cooling system includes a first generator for generating a first cool airflow, a second generator for generating a second cool airflow for the second region, an air pipe connecting the first regions and directing the first cool airflow to the first regions, and valves arranged in the air pipe. Each valve is positioned between each two adjacent first regions. The controller controls the first generator, the valves and the second generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei LIN
  • Patent number: 8371700
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a heat-absorbing unit, a first heat pipe, a second heat pipe, and a heat-dissipating unit. The heat-absorbing unit is adapted to contact the heat source thermally. The first heat pipe has a first heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit and a first heat-dissipating section. The second heat pipe has a second heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit and a second heat-dissipating section. The heat-dissipating unit includes a first fin assembly and a second fin assembly. The first heat-dissipating section is connected to the first fin assembly along a first extending direction, the second heat-dissipating section is connected to the second fin assembly along a second extending direction, the first extending direction and second extending direction are oblique to each other, and a part of the first fin assembly and a part of the second fin assembly are inset to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Tai-Wei Lin, Jia-Bin Huang, Chi-Chui Yun
  • Publication number: 20130014532
    Abstract: A cooling system includes an area heat extraction hardware, a cooling device including an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser, a grounded-coupled heat exchanger connecting to the condenser and a cooling medium circularly flowing in the area heat extraction hardware, the cooling device and the grounded-coupled heat exchanger. The area heat extraction hardware extracts heat from the air and heats the cooling medium. The heated cooling medium passes through the evaporator and the evaporator extracts the heat of the heated cooling medium. The compressor transfers the heat extracted by the evaporator to the condenser. The condenser transfers the heat from the compressor to the grounded-coupled heat exchanger. The grounded-coupled heat exchanger transfers the heat of the cooling medium to the ground so the cooling medium is cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZEU-CHIA TAN, TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20130008197
    Abstract: A container data center system includes a container, a plurality of servers, at least a regulation device, a first refrigeration device and a second refrigeration device. The container defines a first receiving room and a second receiving room isolated from the first receiving room. The servers are received in the first receiving room. The at least a regulation device is received in second receiving room. The at least regulation device is electrically connected to the servers for regulating the servers. The first refrigeration device is installed outside the container for cooling the first receiving room. The second refrigeration device is installed outside the container for cooling the second receiving room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Patent number: 8339788
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a heat sink and a circuit board. The heat sink defines two fixing blind holes respectively arranged on adjacent opposite ends of the heat sink. The circuit board includes a heat-generating component and two fixing elements corresponding to the fixing blind holes. Each fixing elements includes a fixing portion fixed on the circuit board, a locking portion, and an elastic portion extending from a first end of the locking portion to be connected to the fixing portion. A second end of the locking portion of each fixing element is inserted into a corresponding fixing blind hole, to fix the heat sink on the heat-generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20120244793
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container defining a number of inlets, a number of server systems received in the container. A cold aisle is defined between the container and the server systems. The cold aisle forms a number of commutating portions each corresponding to one of the inlets. Each commutating portion includes a ventilation plate opposite to the corresponding inlet. The ventilation plate defines a number of ventilation holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-WEI LIN, ZEU-CHIA TAN
  • Publication number: 20120168141
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, a group of server systems located in the container; a hot aisle and a cold aisle formed at two opposite sides of one group of server systems, a fan apparatus located at a top of the hot aisle, a heat exchanger located adjacent to the fan apparatus and opposite to the hot aisle; a cold airflow buffering area formed at a top of the cold aisle, and blades located below the cold airflow buffering area. Fan apparatus draws in hot airflow from hot aisle into the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger transforms the hot airflow into cold airflow and exhausts the cold airflow into the cold aisle through the cold airflow buffering area and the blades. Swinging angles of the blades are adjusted according to wind speeds of the cold airflow through the blades to obtain a uniform flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN