Patents by Inventor Wen Tang Peng

Wen Tang Peng 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: 20120153784
    Abstract: A chassis includes a board defining a number of openings, and a number of fixing members detachably mounted on the board. Each fixing member includes a fastener and a holding piece. The fastener includes a blocking portion and a post extending from the blocking portion. The post defines a slot adjacent to the blocking portion. The holding piece fits about the fastener in the slot. The fastener extends through a corresponding opening of the board. An outer side of the board blocks the blocking portion, and an inner side of the board blocks the holding piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEH-HSIANG LIN, WEN-TANG PENG
  • Publication number: 20120145269
    Abstract: An air duct includes a main body, and an adjusting assembly. The main body includes a top plate and two lateral plates extending from opposite sides of the top plate. The adjusting assembly includes two first limiting plates, a second limiting plate, and a third plate. The second and third limiting plates are slidably attached to each other, and are respectively pivotably attached to the first limiting plates. Each first limiting plate is adjustably attached to the lateral plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD .
    Inventors: GUANG-YI ZHANG, WEN-TANG PENG, YI-WEI FAN
  • Publication number: 20120147540
    Abstract: A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard, a universal serial bus (USB) interface arranged on the motherboard. Also included is a USB device, a mounting seat and a cover. The USB device engages with the USB interface. The mounting seat is attached to the motherboard and enclosing the USB interface, and the cover is mounted to the mounting seat and resists against a top of the USB device to fasten the USB device to the USB interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, ZHE ZHANG, BING-BAO GUO
  • Publication number: 20120145363
    Abstract: A fan duct includes a fan duct body and an airflow guiding plate connecting with the fan duct body. The fan duct has an air inlet for airflow flowing into the fan duct, and an air outlet for airflow exhausting out of the fan duct. One end of the airflow guiding plate connects the fan duct body near the air inlet, and the other end of the airflow guiding plate can be fixed at different positions of the fan duct body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD .
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, GUANG-YI ZHANG, XIAO-ZHENG LI
  • Publication number: 20120145862
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a data storage device includes a bracket, a support member, and a clipping member movably mounted to one end of the support member. The bracket includes two side panels each defining a slide slot and a locking slot. Opposite sides of the support member are slidably mounted in the slide slots. The clipping member includes a fixing block. A moving direction of the clipping member is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the support member. When the support member is slid into the bracket, the fixing block is engaged in the corresponding locking slot. When the clipping member is moved away from the corresponding locking slot, the fixing block is disengaged from the corresponding locking slot. Thereafter, the support member is ready to be drawn out from the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, XIN-HU GONG, SI-WEN SHU
  • Publication number: 20120145855
    Abstract: A mounting device includes a clamping device, a spacing device, and a receiving device. The clamping device includes an upper clamping element and a lower clamping element. The upper clamping element includes a first side plate and an upper clamping plate, the first side plate defines a guiding element and a number of position holes thereon thereon. The lower clamping element includes a second side plate received in the guiding element and a lower clamping plate opposite to the upper clamping plate. The second side plate defines a spacing hole therethrough. The spacing device is positioned on the first side plate and extends outward a position pole, the poison pole penetrates the position hole and receives in the spacing hole for fixing the lower clamping element. The receiving device is rotatably connected with the first side plate and defines a receiving room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, XIN-HU GONG, JU-WEN DAI
  • Patent number: 8199485
    Abstract: A fan module for dissipating heat from a computer server includes a mounting bracket and a fan mounted on the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is mounted to an outside of the computer server. The mounting bracket is hollow and forms an air passage in an interior of the mounting bracket. The air passage is communicated with an interior of the computer server. An airflow generated by the fan flows into the interior of the computer server through the air passage to take heat away from the interior of the computer server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao-Der Cheng, Wen-Tang Peng
  • Patent number: 8189337
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided to hold a number of data storage devices each including opposite sidewalls. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a number of fasteners, and a number of fixing members. The fasteners are fixed to the sidewalls of each data storage device, respectively, and each fastener includes a head portion abutting the corresponding sidewall. Each fixing member includes a main body fixed to the bracket, a number of cushioning boards fixed to the main body, and a number of guiding rails fixed each fixed to a corresponding one of the plurality of cushioning boards. Each guiding rail defines a sliding groove. When the data storage devices are moved along two adjacent fixing members, the head portions are slid in the corresponding sliding grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Jun-Xiong Zhang, Zhi-Xin Li
  • Publication number: 20120127679
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus for a circuit board includes a bottom plate, a number of supporting posts, a number of sleeves, and a number of fasteners. The supporting posts are formed on the bottom plate. The sleeves are detachably installed on the supporting posts, respectively. The fasteners extend through the circuit board and the corresponding sleeves, to engage in the supporting posts, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEH-HSIANG LIN, Wen-Tang Peng
  • Publication number: 20120129441
    Abstract: A computer server center includes a pair of server racks, a pair of separating boards, and a condenser. The pair of server racks are arranged to face each other. The pair of separating boards connect two sides of the pair of server racks to define a separating room between the pair of server racks. The condenser is received in the separating room, configured for generating cool air, and individually adjustable to control the flux of the cool air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20120120589
    Abstract: A disk drive mounting apparatus includes a tray for receiving a disk drive, and a flexible retaining member. The retaining member has two ends mounted to the tray. The flexible retaining member is to sandwich the disk drive together with the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, XIN-HU GONG
  • Publication number: 20120113612
    Abstract: A holding apparatus includes a receiving element and an elastic element. The receiving element is fixed on a circuit board and receives an upright plug-in element. The receiving element defines two through holes in two sides of the receiving element. The through holes have different axial lines. The elastic element includes a main pole and two branch poles respectively perpendicularly extending down from two ends of the main pole. Two opposite pins respectively extend from distal ends of the branch poles. The pins of the elastic element are respectively inserted in the through holes of the receiving element, to locate the upright plug-in element between the elastic element and the receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, ZHE ZHANG, TIE-SHAN JIANG
  • Publication number: 20120104918
    Abstract: A data center including a container, at least one cabinet, at least one support rack, and a support element. The at least one support rack is installed on the bottom of the container along a first direction of the container. The support element is installed under each of the at least one cabinet and on the at least one support rack and can slide along the at least one support rack. The cabinet can slide relative to the support element along a second direction of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20120104920
    Abstract: A container data center includes a portable container, two supports, two first slide rails, and a rack. The container includes a top wall and a bottom wall opposite to the top wall. The supports are formed on the bottom wall facing the top wall. The first slide rails are formed on tops of the supports. The rack includes two rows of slide portions formed on a bottom plate, each row of slide portions slidably resist against the first slide rail of a corresponding support. Thereby, the rack is slidably received in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20120108088
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an enclosure defining a connector port, and a cover mechanism. The cover mechanism includes a bracket mounted to the enclosure, a cover rotatably mounted to the bracket to cover or uncover the connector port. The cover includes an elastic lock. When the cover is rotated to cover the connector port, the elastic lock is engaged with a sidewall of the connector port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, CHIH-MING HUANG
  • Publication number: 20120075792
    Abstract: A hard disk drive (HDD) assembly includes an HDD rack and a dummy HDD. The rack includes a front wall and two sidewalls perpendicularly extending from opposite ends of the front wall. A number of spaced fixing holes are respectively defined in each of the sidewalls. A number of protrusions extend from opposite ends of the dummy HDD and engage with the corresponding fixing holes of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen), CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, ZHE ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120050984
    Abstract: An exemplary server cabinet includes an enclosure configured to house multiple servers therein, and a liquid cooling system. A heat conductive plate is positioned in the enclosure to be adjacent to the servers. The liquid cooling system includes a cooler located outside the enclosure, a conduit thermally connecting the cooler with the heat conductive plate, and a working liquid circulating in the conduit and the cooler. Heat generated by the servers is absorbed by the heat conductive plate and transferred to the cooler by the working liquid for dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • Patent number: 8118271
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket defining at least one clamping hole, a receiving rack, and a latching unit pivotally mounted to the receiving rack. The latching unit includes a fitting member, a locking member pivotally mounted to the fitting member, a contact member slidably attached to the fitting member, and a first resilient member resisting the contact member and the locking member. A latching block extends from the locking member to latch with the receiving rack. The contact member includes at least one latching tab and a pushrod opposite to the latching tab. When the latching tab is moved to deform the first resilient member, the pushrod rotates the locking member, resulting in the latching block disengaging from the receiving rack. Elasticity of the first resilient member engages the latching tab in the clamping hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Zhe Zhang, Han-Long Ge
  • Publication number: 20120033388
    Abstract: An assembly includes a circuit board, a support perpendicular to the circuit board, and a mounting apparatus including a sliding bracket to accommodate an expansion card, a driving member pivotably mounted to the second support, and a clamping arm mounted to the sliding bracket. The sliding bracket is slidably mounted to the second support, and the driving member is fixed to the sliding bracket. The clamping arm is operable to press or release the expansion card. When the driving member is moved in a first direction, the sliding bracket is moved towards the circuit board, and the expansion card is moved to connect to the circuit board. When the driving member is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the sliding bracket is moved away from the circuit board, and the expansion card disengages from the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, GUANG-YI ZHANG, ZHE ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120033378
    Abstract: An electronic device module includes an electronic device, a rack accommodating the electronic device, and a shield adjusting assembly. The rack defines a number of ventilation holes, and the shield adjusting assembly defines a number of through holes. The electronic device is placed in the rack to drive the shield adjusting assembly to a first position in which the through holes align with the ventilation holes. When the electronic device is detached from the rack, the shield adjusting assembly is restored by a resilient element to a second position in which the through holes offset the ventilation holes such that the ventilation holes are shielded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, XIN-HU GONG, GAO-LIANG XIA