Patents by Inventor Yan-Yu Chen

Yan-Yu Chen 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: 7908938
    Abstract: Provided is a ball screw module including a screw shaft, a nut member, a ball connector, and a circulating device inside the nut member. The screw shaft and the nut member constitute a first load rolling groove. The circulating device, being connected with the first load rolling groove, has a first turning section and a second turning section, and includes a first guiding groove and a second guiding groove. The first guiding groove has a radius of curvature greater than that of the second guiding groove when the ball connector passes the first turning section. The first guiding groove has the radius of curvature smaller than that of the second guiding groove when the ball connector passes the second turning section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp
    Inventor: Yan-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110023641
    Abstract: A chain type transmission assembly doesn't have the problem that the chain interferes with the transmission assembly, the thickness of the links of the chain of the transmission assembly is precisely calculated by an equation, so that the chain can be prevented from interfering with the outer surface of the screw, thus substantially improving the efficiency and service life of the transmission assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Yueh-Ling Chiu, Yan-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110023642
    Abstract: A motion transmission apparatus with a chain, wherein the chain comprises a plurality of spacers and two links two links at both sides of the respective spacers for connecting spacers together. The spacers are equidistantly spaced from one another by a receiving space which is longitudinally asymmetrical and provided for holding rolling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Po-Chuan Hsu, Yan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7788987
    Abstract: A self-lubricating ball screw comprises a nut, a screw shaft, at least one lubricating unit and at least one external oil tank. The lubricating unit is disposed in the nut, an end of the lubricating unit protrudes out of the nut and contacts the screw shaft, and another end of the lubricating unit is connected to the oil tank for absorbing the lubricating oil to the lubricating unit from the oil tank. An opening is formed in a side of the respective oil tanks, allowing for radial movement of the screw shaft. With the opening, the oil tank can be replaced at any time. The lubricating unit straddles the wipers and transmits lubricating oil to the protrusion without affecting the original arrangement of the wiper at either end of the nut, thus effectively saving the space of the oil tank, simplifying the structure and improving the maintenance efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-yu Chen, Chung-Hsueh Lin
  • Publication number: 20100180706
    Abstract: A roller screw structure comprises a nut, a screw and a rolling assembly. The rolling assembly is movably disposed between the nut and the screw and includes at least one rolling cone. The slantwise rolling surface of the rolling cone contacts the spiral groove surfaces of the nut and the screw in a line-to-line manner, and the angle between the rolling surface and the self-rotation axis of the rolling cone is from 0 degree to 6.3 degrees. Thereby, making the distance between the self-rotation axis and the rolling surface of the rolling cone of the rolling assembly different can prevent the occurrence of speed difference caused at different rolling paths of the rolling assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Wen-Chia Wu, Yan-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20100170360
    Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw engaged into a nut member for forming an endless ball guiding passage between the nut member and the screw and for receiving a number of ball bearing members, the nut member includes two orifices aligned with the helical grooves of the nut member and an axial ball return channel communicating with the orifices of the nut member, a deflecting device includes two deflecting members engaged into the orifices of the nut member and each having a ball deflecting channel communicating with the helical grooves and the axial ball return channel of the nut member for increasing the strength and the working life of the deflecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Shan Lee
  • Publication number: 20100170359
    Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw engaged into a nut member for forming an endless ball guiding passage and for receiving a number of ball bearing members, a ball return device includes a U-shaped structure having a central carrying member and a protrusion extended out from each end for engaging into the nut member and for increasing the curvature of the ball return pathway of the ball return device, and a return device holder engaged with the protrusions of the ball return device for retaining the ball return device to the nut member and for preventing the ball return device from moving laterally relative to the nut member and for suitably guiding the ball bearing members to smoothly move through the endless ball guiding passages of the ball screw device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Pei Chang
  • Publication number: 20100139433
    Abstract: A ball screw with a circulation member comprises: a screw, a nut, a circulation member, a plurality of rolling elements and a plurality of flexible members. The flexible members are disposed at the combining portion between the circulation member and the nut to allow them to be assembled closely, and to prevent the circulation member and the nut from being damaged when they are assembled and disassembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Michelle Wu
  • Publication number: 20100109076
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first well region of a first conductivity, a second well region of a second conductivity type, a source region of the second conductivity type within the first well region, and a drain region of the second conductivity type at least partially within the second well region. A well contact to the first well region is coupled to the source. A first doped region of the first conductivity type and a second doped region of the second conductivity type are located in the second well region. A first transistor includes the first doped region, the second well region, and the first well region. The first transistor is coupled to a switch device. A second transistor includes the second well region, the first well region, and the source region. The first and the second transistors are configured to provide a current path during an ESD event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Wang, Chia-Ling Lu, Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Lien Liu, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20100109043
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first well region of a first conductivity, a second well region of a second conductivity type, a source region of the second conductivity type within the first well region, and a drain region of the second conductivity type at least partially within the second well region. A well contact to the first well region is coupled to the source. A third doped region of the first conductivity type and a fourth doped region of the second conductivity type are located in the second well region. A first transistor includes the third doped region, the second well region, and the first well region. The first transistor is coupled to a switch device. A second transistor includes the second well region, the first well region, and the source region. The first and the second transistors are configured to provide a current path during an ESD event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SHIH-YU WANG, Chia-Ling Lu, Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Lien Liu, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20100071494
    Abstract: A ball crew unit with dual ball deflect arrangements includes a pair of circulation ball deflect units. One of them is equipped axially in a first cavity provided in the nut, while the other is equipped radially in a second cavity provided in the nut. By so, the traditional buck toothed design for the external helical grooves of the shaft can be eliminated, and is unnecessary to lengthen the nut in order to avoid mutual interference between the ball deflect unit and the nut flange, the circulation tunnel formed in the nut does not have to run through the whole nut either so that the structure of the ball screw unit can be simplified. As a result the assembly work is facilitated, production cost is reduced while the mechanical property is upgraded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Wen-Chia Wu, Yan-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20100050802
    Abstract: Provided is a ball screw module including a screw shaft, a nut member, a ball connector, and a circulating device inside the nut member. The screw shaft and the nut member constitute a first load rolling groove. The circulating device, being connected with the first load rolling groove, has a first turning section and a second turning section, and includes a first guiding groove and a second guiding groove. The first guiding groove has a radius of curvature greater than that of the second guiding groove when the ball connector passes the first turning section. The first guiding groove has the radius of curvature smaller than that of the second guiding groove when the ball connector passes the second turning section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Yan-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 7628090
    Abstract: A circulation passage structure for a ball screw, the circulation passage structure is used to connect the helical groove and the circulation hole of the nut, so as to form a circulation path for a plurality of balls and spacers. Due to the spacers move in a manner of being clamped between two balls, the spacer inside the return path will be pushed to move inward. The degree of curvature of the inner guiding surface connected to the inner curve can be moderated by shifting outward the location of the center of the inner curve and increasing its radius of curvature. By such arrangement, the spacer will not contact the inner guiding surface when it is pushed to move inward, and the spacer can pass through the return passage easily without the problem of impacting the return passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-yu Chen, Chien-wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20090273033
    Abstract: An ESD protection circuit including a substrate of a first conductivity type, an annular well region of a second conductivity type, two first regions of the first conductivity type and at least one transistor of the second conductivity type is provided. The annular well region is disposed in the substrate. The first regions are disposed in the substrate and surrounded by the annular well region. The at least one transistor is disposed on the substrate between the first regions and including a source, a gate, and a drain. The annular well region and the drain are coupled to a first voltage source. The source and one of the first regions are coupled to a second voltage source, and the other of the first regions is coupled to a substrate triggering circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Wang, Chia-Ling Lu, Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Lien Liu, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Patent number: 7578214
    Abstract: A preload structure for a ball screw in the inner surface of a nut is formed a helical groove whose lead is different from the lead of the adjacent helical groove to produce a lead deviation between the helical groove of the nut and the helical groove of the screw. By such arrangements, the lead deviation can be used to achieve the preload objective, thus reducing the fitting number demanded of the circulation system. Consequently, not only the single circulation system fittings can be used, but also the length of the nut is shorter and without extra machining, and the producer only needs to control the deviation of the interval helical track during rubbing to achieve various preload changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Pei Chang
  • Patent number: 7562599
    Abstract: A ball screw assembly includes a helical groove formed in the outer surface of the screw shaft without extending to both ends thereof, and an escape portion formed in the form of a slot is connected to one end of the helical groove of the screw shaft. The escape portion allows the cassette to abut against an outer periphery of the screw shaft, and the tongue portion is inserted deeply in the escape portion, such that the cassette is allowed to be rotated to effect axial movement relative to the screw shaft, thus finishing assembly of the nut, and the balls can be prevented from dropping out of the ball screw when the nut is disengaged from the screw shaft or when the nut moves out of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Xin-He Chen
  • Publication number: 20090107273
    Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw shaft rotatably engaged with a ball nut, and a number of bearing members received between the ball nut and the screw shaft, and a circulating device for circulating the bearing members, the circulating device includes an elongate member having two end blocks for engaging into the ball nut and having a passage for receiving the bearing members, and includes a housing member and a casing member each having a portion of the passage of the elongate member for allowing the passage of the elongate member to be opened and exposed and for allowing the housing member and the casing member to be formed with molding procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Yueh Ling Chiu
  • Patent number: 7523682
    Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw shaft threaded with a ball nut which has two channels and an opening, a guide member is engaged into the opening of the ball nut and has two curved pathways communicating with the channels to form two separated endless ball rolling passages in the ball nut, and two groups of bearing members are engaged in the two separated endless ball rolling passages for facilitating a movement of the ball nut relative to the screw shaft. The guide member includes two bars for enclosing the curved pathways of the guide member, and the bars each have a curved recess for forming the curved pathways of the guide member and for allowing the guide member to be easily manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Chi Meng Liao, Yan Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7487692
    Abstract: A ball nut includes a nut member having an inner thread formed in a bore for threading with a screw member, the nut member includes a recess and an opening communicating with the bore of the nut member for forming one or more anchoring surfaces. A guiding device includes a shank received in the recess of the nut member, and one or more return channels formed in the shank for aligning with the inner thread of the nut member, and an anchoring bar on one end of the shank and engaged in the opening of the nut member. The anchoring bar has one or more end portions for engaging with the anchoring surface of the nut member and for securing the guiding device to the nut member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Chung Hsueh Lin, Yan Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20090013812
    Abstract: A roller screw structure comprises a nut, a screw and a rolling assembly. The rolling assembly is movably disposed between the nut and the screw and includes at least one rolling cone. The slantwise rolling surface of the rolling cone contacts the spiral groove surfaces of the nut and the screw in a line-to-line manner, and the angle between the rolling surface and the self-rotation axis of the rolling cone is from 0 degree to 6.3 degrees. Thereby, making the distance between the self-rotation axis and the rolling surface of the rolling cone of the rolling assembly different can prevent the occurrence of speed difference caused at different rolling paths of the rolling assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Wen-Chia Wu, Yan-Yu Chen