Patents by Inventor Te-tsai Chuang

Te-tsai Chuang 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: 8727750
    Abstract: A hot swap fan includes a fan and a puller structure. The puller structure covers a side surface of the fan. The puller structure includes a base, a holder, and a fixing structure. A first end of the base is pivoted to the fan. The holder and the fixing structure are on a second end of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ja-Jeng Lu, Peng-Chu Tao, Te-Tsai Chuang, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Patent number: 8324766
    Abstract: A heat-dissipation structure for a motor. The heat-dissipation structure comprises a shaft, a seat and a rotator. The rotator coupled to the seat by the shaft comprises a housing and a cover. The housing comprises an inner side connected to the shaft and a bottom comprising at least one through hole. The cover is connected to an exterior of the bottom of the housing and a distance is formed between the cover and the housing, so that the cover prevents objects from entering the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Ying-Chi Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang, Kuo-Cheng Lin, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Patent number: 8251655
    Abstract: A fan and a frame with a sensor-supporting structure are disclosed. The fan includes a frame with an inlet, a connecting portion disposed on the frame, a stator, and a rotor having blades and disposed in the frame. The frame includes a main body and a sensor-supporting structure. The sensor-supporting structure extending from the main body toward the inlet is utilized to support a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Meng-Yu Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang
  • Patent number: 8142159
    Abstract: A fan includes a plurality of blades and a motor. The motor includes a hub and a shaft having an end connected to the hub, a bushing, a bearing, and an oil-sealing structure. The blades are connected with and surrounding around the hub. The bushing is for supporting the other end of the shaft, and the bearing is disposed in the bushing and used to telescope the shaft. The shaft passes through the oil-sealing structure. The oil-sealing structure is telescoped to the shaft to fit tightly and the oil-sealing structure includes a main body and a barricade inwardly extending toward the shaft so that the oil-sealing structure is fixedly connected with the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsuan Chang, Meng-Yu Chen, Yung-Hao Chiu, Te-Tsai Chuang, Chung-Yuan Tsang, Wei-Pang Huang
  • Patent number: 7791880
    Abstract: A fan is disclosed. The fan includes a fan frame and a plug. The fan frame includes a circumference portion, an accommodating portion located in the circumference portion and having two sidewalls, and at least two fixed holes respectively disposed on two sidewalls of the accommodating portion. The plug disposed in the accommodating portion of the fan frame includes a base, a bipolar knife-shaped terminal and a cover. The base includes two sides and two connecting portions respectively disposed on the sides to connect the fan frame. The bipolar knife-shaped terminal is disposed on the base and located between the connecting portions of the base. The cover is engaged to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tien-Min Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang
  • Patent number: 7767906
    Abstract: A wire-fixing element is coupled into an opening of a base. A wire passes through the opening, and one part of the wire is disposed in the base. The wire-fixing element includes a first end and a second end. A pair of arms is disposed at the first end and the arms are buckled into the opening. A supporting member is disposed at the second end and is used for supporting the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Huan Chi Chen, Ying-Chi Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Publication number: 20100178181
    Abstract: A heat-dissipation structure for a motor. The heat-dissipation structure comprises a shaft, a seat and a rotator. The rotator coupled to the seat by the shaft comprises a housing and a cover. The housing comprises an inner side connected to the shaft and a bottom comprising at least one through hole. The cover is connected to an exterior of the bottom of the housing and a distance is formed between the cover and the housing, so that the cover prevents objects from entering the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Ying-Chi Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang, Kuo-Cheng Lin, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Patent number: 7671499
    Abstract: A bearing structure, which is cooperated with a shaft, includes a housing, a bearing, an elastic element and a blocking element. The shaft passes through the bearing. The elastic element presses against the bearing to provide a pre-stress to the bearing. The blocking element is apart from the bearing by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Kai Lan, Hung-Chi Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang
  • Patent number: 7597571
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fan having a frame and a plug. The frame includes an accommodating portion and at least two fixed holes. Each of the fixed holes is disposed on the two sides of the accommodating portion. The plug has a terminal seat with at least two linking portions and a bipolar knife-shaped terminal between an top seat and a bottom seat of the terminal seat, and the plug so that the plug is assembled with the fixed holes of the frame via the linking portions of the plug and is accommodated within the accommodating portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tien-Min Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang
  • Patent number: 7586742
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a first heat dissipation apparatus, a second heat dissipation apparatus, at least one first flapper and at least one second flapper. The first heat dissipation apparatus has a first airflow passage, and the second heat dissipation apparatus has a second airflow passage. The first flappers and the second flappers are separately disposed within the first airflow passage and the second airflow passage. The first flappers and the second flappers are moved to an open position due to force generated by air flowing through the first airflow passage and the second airflow passage, and are moved to a closed position after the force is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Delta Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Yu Chiu, Te-Tsai Chuang, Kuo-Cheng Lin, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Publication number: 20090196773
    Abstract: A foreign-body-proof or water-proof fan includes an impeller and a motor. The motor includes a rotor, a stator, a housing, at least one bearing and a spacer. The rotor has a shaft. The stator is disposed corresponding to the rotor. The housing supports for the stator and the rotor and has an axial hole, and the shaft passes through the axial hole. One end of the shaft protrudes out of the housing and is connected to the impeller. The bearing for supporting the shaft is disposed in the axial hole and securely disposed in the axial hole. The spacer loops the shaft and urges against the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC
    Inventors: Chen-Mo JIANG, Hung-Chi CHEN, Te-Tsai CHUANG, Kuo-Cheng LIN
  • Patent number: 7554236
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a first bearing, a second bearing, a first buffer element, a second buffer element and a rotor. The rotor has a shaft passing though the first bearing, the second bearing, the first buffer element and the second buffer element in order. The first buffer element is disposed adjacent to the first bearing for buffering in one direction, and the second buffer element is disposed adjacent to the second bearing for buffering in another direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chih Lin, Hung-Chi Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Publication number: 20090148086
    Abstract: A rotor of a motor includes a shaft, a magnetically conductive shell and a connecting element. The shaft has a groove formed at one end of the shaft. The central portion of a top wall of the magnetically conductive shell has at least one extending portion disposed adjacent to the groove, and at least one part of the extending portion is radially projected onto the groove. The connecting element connects the end of the shaft and the extending portion of the magnetically conductive shell. A fan including above-mentioned rotor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chen KUO, Chia-Chi SHAO, Cheng-Wei YAN, Te-Tsai CHUANG
  • Patent number: 7507068
    Abstract: A heat-dissipating mechanism for a motor includes a rotor and a stator base. The rotor rotates with respect to the stator base and includes a casing and a hub. The casing has a side portion and a bottom portion, and at least one opening is disposed at the bottom portion. The hub is disposed on the casing, for preventing an external particle from entering the rotor. The hub includes a plurality of separation ribs and when the hub is disposed on the casing, a heat-dissipating passage is formed between every two adjacent separation ribs and the side portion of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chih Lin, Huan-Chi Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Publication number: 20090060738
    Abstract: A fan integrated with a sensor is provided and includes a transmission terminal, a frame, a stator, a rotor with the blades. The transmission terminal is electrically connected to the sensor. The frame includes a main body and a supporting structure. The main body forms an inlet, and the supporting structure extends from the main body toward the interior of the inlet and embeds a part of the transmission terminal. Also, a method for manufacturing the above-mentioned fan is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Meng-Yu CHEN, Te-Tsai CHUANG
  • Patent number: 7498705
    Abstract: A rotor. The rotor includes a case, a reinforcing part, a shaft and a connecting element. The reinforcing part is formed with the case and defines an opening. The shaft extends into the opening. The connecting element connects the case and the shaft, with the reinforcing part disposed inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Kai Lin, Huan-Chi Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Publication number: 20090045588
    Abstract: A fan includes a plurality of blades and a motor. The motor includes a hub and a shaft having an end connected to the hub, a bushing, a bearing, and an oil-sealing structure. The blades are connected with and surrounding around the hub. The bushing is for supporting the other end of the shaft, and the bearing is disposed in the bushing and used to telescope the shaft. The shaft passes through the oil-sealing structure. The oil-sealing structure oil-sealing structure is telescoped to the shaft to fit tightly and the oil-sealing structure includes a main body and a barricade inwardly extending toward the shaft so that the oil-sealing structure is fixedly connected with the bushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chia-Hsuan CHANG, Meng-Yu CHEN, Yung-Hao CHIU, Te-Tsai CHUANG, Chung-Yuan TSANG, Wei-Pang HUANG
  • Publication number: 20090016879
    Abstract: A fan and a frame with a sensor-supporting structure are disclosed. The fan includes a frame with an inlet, a connecting portion disposed on the frame, a stator, and a rotor having blades and disposed in the frame. The frame includes a main body and a sensor-supporting structure. The sensor-supporting structure extending from the main body toward the inlet is utilized to support a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Meng-Yu CHEN, Te-Tsai CHUANG
  • Patent number: 7450379
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device and fan module. The fan module is fixed to a fan tray, which has a track with a first engaging portion. A securing member is disposed on a shield, comprising a second engaging portion. The second engaging portion enters the first engaging portion, fixing the fan module to the fan tray. An actuator connects the securing member and the shield. When external force deforms the actuator, the securing member deforms therewith, withdrawing the second engaging portion from the first engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying-Chi Chen, Ja-Jeng Lu, Te-Tsai Chuang, Ming-Shi Tsai, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Publication number: 20080261432
    Abstract: A fan is disclosed. The fan includes a fan frame and a plug. The fan frame includes a circumference portion, an accommodating portion located in the circumference portion and having two sidewalls, and at least two fixed holes respectively disposed on two sidewalls of the accommodating portion. The plug disposed in the accommodating portion of the fan frame includes a base, a bipolar knife-shaped terminal and a cover. The base includes two sides and two connecting portions respectively disposed on the sides to connect the fan frame. The bipolar knife-shaped terminal is disposed on the base and located between the connecting portions of the base. The cover is engaged to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Tien-Min Chen, Te-Tsai Chuang