Abstract: A stand-up external data access device includes a main body and a rotatable leg. The main body has a flat casing. One side of the flat casing is provided with a receiving portion. The rotatable leg has a plate and a connecting portion provided on a surface of the plate. The connecting portion is pivotally connected to the receiving portion and rotatable with respect to the casing. A width of the plate after being rotated out of the receiving portion is larger than a width of the casing in its thickness direction. With this structure, the supporting area for stabilizing the bottom of the stand-up main body can be increased, so that the main body can stand up more stably.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a latching member, a fastening tab, a fixing member, and a securing member. The fixing member includes a fixing plate, and a resisting plate extending from a first end of the fixing plate. The securing member includes a fixing board, and opposite clamping boards perpendicularly extending from a top and a bottom sides of a first end of the fixing board. A fixing tab extends from a second? end of the fixing board. A second end of the fixing plate is movably mounted to the clamping boards. The fastening tab is fixed to a distal end of the resisting plate, and operably clamped with the fixing tab. The latching member is rotatably mounted to the second end of the fixing plate, away from the resisting plate, and rotated to engage with or disengage from the clamping boards.

Abstract: An arrangement of a computer host with high compatibility is disclosed. The computer host has a housing. A motherboard is disposed in right half of the housing. The motherboard is provided with an indention for accommodating a heat dissipation unit. A hard disk drive is disposed in left half of the housing. The hard disk drive substantially aligns with the heat dissipation unit. This arrangement can be applied in various computer hosts.

Abstract: An information storage system includes an information storage device to store information, a frame enclosing the information storage device, a vibration-damping member provided on the frame, a casing housing the frame together with the information storage device and supporting the information storage device with the frame interposed therebetween, and an adjustment mechanism to adjust a damping force of the vibration-damping member.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a data storage module for use with and insertion into a bay of a computer. The module may comprise a casing that has a first end and a second end. The module also includes two or more storage medium components contained within said casing, wherein said two or more storage medium components are physically isolated from each other. This enables the provision of two separate storage medium components with different operating systems or user information and/or data to be provided on a single hardware module.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a device having electrical terminals includes a bracket and a tray. The bracket has two first protruding portions and two pivoting mechanisms adapted to be connected to a base. The tray is positioned between the bracket and the base and adapted to carry the device having electrical terminals. The tray has a bottom surface and two first protrusions. When the bracket is pivotally connected to the base and when the bracket is rotated so that the first protruding portions slide on the first protrusions, the first protrusions are pushed to move toward the pivoting mechanisms and drive the bottom surface to move.

Abstract: A cooling system for a computer blade is disclosed. The cooling system comprises a main printed circuit (PC) board with at least one component mounted on a top side of the main PC board. A heat transfer plate is located at the first end of the main PC board. An airflow divider is mounted on, and is perpendicular with, the top side of the main PC board. The airflow divider runs in an axis generally parallel with the first side of the main PC board. A lid is coupled to the main PC board thereby enclosing the main PC board, the heat transfer plate and the airflow divider. The lid encloses a first airflow channel running along the first side of the main PC board and a second airflow channel running along the second side of the main PC board. A fan is located on top side of the main PC board in the first airflow channel. The fan is configured to re-circulate air from the second airflow channel through the first airflow channel, past the heat transfer plate, and then back into the second airflow channel.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments describe a device, such as a laptop computer, having a base assembly and a display panel joined by a hinge mechanism that allows for the display panel to rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction and pivot with respect to the base assembly.

Abstract: A computer system includes a chassis and an airflow guiding duct. The chassis includes a chassis bottom wall, a chassis front wall and a chassis rear wall. The chassis front wall defines a first ventilation hole, and the chassis rear wall defines a second ventilation hole. A motherboard is secured to the chassis bottom wall between the chassis front wall and the chassis rear wall. A memory card is secured to the motherboard. The airflow guiding duct is secured in the chassis and includes an entrance portion. The entrance portion covers a portion of the memory card, so as to guide airflow. Airflow flows in the chassis via the first ventilation hole, over the memory card, and then out of the chassis via the second ventilation hole.

Abstract: A substrate cooling apparatus is configured to include: a mounting table including a mounting surface for mounting a substrate thereon; a projection provided on the mounting surface for supporting a rear surface of the substrate; a coolant flow path through which a coolant flows, provided in the mounting table for cooling the mounting surface; a plurality of gas discharge ports provided in a circumferential direction at a peripheral edge portion of the mounting surface for discharging a cooling gas for cooling the substrate; a gas suction port provided at a center portion of the mounting surface for sucking the cooling gas; and a groove provided in the mounting surface for diffusing the cooling gas in a circumferential direction of the substrate. The substrate cooling apparatus configured as described above can cool the substrate mounted on the mounting surface with high uniformity.

Abstract: A communications cabinet includes a housing defining a location for mounting communications equipment, the housing having a wall formed of a first material with a first penetration resistance, a vent opening in the wall, and a door. At least one plate of material having a second penetration resistance greater than or about equal to the first penetration resistance is mounted between the vent opening and the location for mounting the communications equipment, and the plate is positioned to stop projectiles larger than a given size from traveling in a straight line from the at least one vent opening to the location for mounting communication equipment while leaving an airflow path from the vent opening to the location for mounting the communications equipment that passes around at least one edge of the plate of material through a gap between the at least one plate and the wall.

Abstract: A cooling assembly for a dual electronic image assembly having an open and closed gaseous loop. A closed gaseous loop allows circulating gas to travel across the front surface of a pair of electronic image assemblies and through a heat exchanger. An open loop allows ambient gas to pass through the heat exchanger and extract heat from the circulating gas. An optional additional open loop may be used to cool the back portion of the electronic image assembly (optionally a backlight). The cooling assembly can be used with any type of electronic assembly for producing an image. Some embodiments use cross-flow heat exchangers comprised of corrugated plastic.

Abstract: A display apparatus has a display panel, a circuit unit which controls the display panel, a first chamber which accommodates the display panel, a second chamber which arranged behind the first chamber, the second chamber accommodates the circuit unit, a cooling device which cools the display panel, and a ventilating part which ventilates between the first and the second chamber. The air emitted from the cooling device is led to the back side of the display panel via the front side thereof, and then ventilates the ventilating part.

Abstract: An airflow guiding cover includes a first airflow guiding portion, a second airflow guiding portion connected to an end of the first airflow guiding portion, and a third airflow guiding portion connected to an opposite end of the first airflow guiding portion. The first airflow guiding portion is collapsible and extendable along a first direction and flexible along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, to enable the airflow guiding cover to fit for different system layout.

Abstract: A thermally conductive heat spreader is disclosed comprising one or more electrically isolated through-hole vias to provide, for instance, one or more thermal management layers having one or more electrically insulated and electrically conductive through-hole vias in a microelectronic module for the rerouting of one or more electrical signals to one or more layers in a stack of integrated circuit chip layers. The method of the invention comprises disposing an electrically conductive member within an aperture in a heat spreader blank wherein the electrically conductive member is electrically insulated from the heat spreader blank by means of a dielectric layer to provide a vertical through-hole via for the vertical routing of an electrical signal through the heat spreader.

Abstract: An electronic device includes, a circuit board including a through hole, a member including a screw hole, a screw including a screw body having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the through hole and a screw head having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the through hole, wherein the screw body penetrates through the through hole to engage with the screw hole and the screw head is disposed on an opposite side of the circuit board to the member, and a first washer provided between the screw head and the circuit board, the first washer including a first washer body and a plurality of first washer legs extending from the first washer body toward the circuit board, the first washer legs being in contact with the circuit board and having a characteristic of reducing stress on the circuit board upon being heated.

Abstract: A coreless multilayer printed wiring board including a coreless layer having an opening, a conductive film formed on an upper surface of the coreless layer and closing one end of the opening of the coreless layer, a via-hole formed in the opening of the coreless layer, a first resin layer formed on the coreless layer and the conductive film and having an opening reaching to the conductive film, a via-hole formed in the opening of the first resin layer, a second resin layer formed on the upper surface of the first resin layer and having an opening, a via-hole formed in the opening of the second resin layer. The via-holes formed in the first and second resin layers are open in the direction opposite to the direction in which the via-hole formed in the coreless layer is open.

Abstract: An enclosure is provided for a vehicle. The enclosure comprises (a) a housing and (b) a cover for the housing. At least one of the housing and the cover includes a mounting portion for attaching the at least one of the housing and the cover to a vehicle and a compliant portion connected to the mounting portion. The compliant portion is plastically deformable.

Abstract: A motherboard of a communication device includes a baseboard, an antenna, a wireless communication module, a first connecting component, a second connecting component, and a main microstrip line. The base board includes a circuit area provided with the wireless communication module and the first connecting component, an antenna area provided with the antenna, and a protecting area disposed between the circuit area and the antenna area to separate the circuit area and the antenna area from each other. The antenna includes a feed-in end for signal feed-in. The second connecting component is disposed at the wireless communication module, and is separably connected to the first connecting component. The main microstrip line is disposed on the base board, and electrically connects the first connecting component and the feed-in end. The main microstrip line is electrically connected to the wireless communication module through the first and second connecting components.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having an accommodation space, a first support body being slidably insertable into the accommodation space in parallel with a predetermined plane, a second support body coupled with the first support body rotatably around a rotation axis parallel to a front side of the housing and being rotatable between a reference attitude disposed in the same plane with respect to the first support body and an inclined attitude disposed at a given angle with respect to the first support body, and a drive mechanism for changing the attitude of the second support body.

Abstract: The present invention is a circuit board with precision clearance holes that accommodate components that are attached to the circuit board. The components are mounted in an inverted position so that the component contacts are still connected to the top side of the circuit board and the body of the component fits substantially within the precision clearance hole.

Abstract: A manufacturing technique for constructing passive electronic components in vertical configurations is disclosed. Electrically passive components are constructed in a structure that is substantially perpendicular to target platform including a first plane to provide a larger electrode contact area and a smaller physical dimension. Passive components structured to be substantially perpendicular to a plane associated with a target platform can be directly connected to pad contacts of an integrated circuit or substrate or can be embedded in a package to reduce the area overhead of a passive component while improving the effectiveness of the passive components in their applications.

Abstract: A motherboard includes a square circuit board having an indention at a corner thereof. A memory module is disposed on the circuit board near the indention. A first I/O module is disposed on an edge of the circuit board near the indention. A chip module is disposed at an area of the circuit board away from the indention. The motherboard is fixed at a half portion of a chassis of a computer host. A heat dissipation unit is accommodated in the indention of the circuit board. The other half portion of the chassis accommodates a hard disk drive.

Abstract: A system, method, and motherboard assembly are described for interconnecting and distributing signals and power between co-planar boards that function as a single motherboard. The motherboard assembly includes a multilayered first printed circuit board having opposed parallel first and second surfaces, each having at least one land grid array (LGA) disposed thereon. The assembly further includes at least one wiring layer (Y) designed to only electrically interconnect components on or within the first PCB, and at least one wiring layer (X) designed to only electrically connect the components on the first PCB to a multilayered second PCB. The multilayered second PCB has opposed parallel first and second surfaces, the first surface having at least one LGA disposed thereon.

Abstract: An electrical circuit system includes at least one first circuit device and at least one second circuit device, the two circuit devices being electrically connected to one another by interconnecting at least one transfer device. The transfer device is electrically connected to the first circuit device by conductive adhesive bonds, and the transfer device is electrically connected to the second circuit device by conductive adhesive bonds and/or solder joints. Furthermore, a method for producing a corresponding electrical circuit system.

Abstract: A ground apparatus for connecting components for a portable terminal suppresses the occurrence of noise by grounding a connector. The ground apparatus includes a connector engaging portion at one side of a main board. A connector that includes a grounding portion is inserted into the connector engaging portion. A shield can is disposed to cover at least at part of the main board. The shield can includes a ground structure formed at the connector engaging portion area to enclose the connector and electrically couple the ground structure with the ground portion of the connector.

Abstract: This is directed to an EMI shield constructed from a conformal coating. A circuit board can include electronic components for which EMI shielding is required. To provide such shielding in a space-efficient manner, a first non-conductive conformal coating can be placed over the circuit board and the electronic components. A second conductive conformal coating can then be placed over the first such that at least portions of the second coating around the periphery of the electronic components are electrically coupled to the circuit board.

Abstract: The invention provides a shield cover adapted to cover at least a first electronic component mounted on a first surface of a circuit board. The first electronic component has a metal shell or has a ground/earth terminal on a lateral surface thereof. The shield cover has a contact portion being elastically contactable with a lateral surface of the metal shell or the ground/earth terminal of the first electronic component.

Abstract: A signaling device comprising a multi-part chemiluminescent light source and a reflective member attached to the signaling device. The chemiluminescent light source comprises at least one first part comprising at least one oxalate ester and at least one fluorescer, and at least one second part comprising at least one peroxide and at least one catalyst. Further, the signaling device comprises a multi-part chemiluminescent light source and a stand attached to the signaling device, wherein the chemiluminescent light source comprises at least one first part comprising at least one oxalate ester and at least one fluorescer, and at least one second part comprising at least one peroxide and at least one catalyst.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting apparatus which comprises a laser light modification unit (2) for modifying laser light (3) to modified light and a laser (4) for emitting laser light (3) that is to be directed to the laser light modification unit (2). The lighting apparatus further comprises a first layer (5) and an opposing second layer (6), wherein the laser light modification unit (2) is arranged between the first layer (5) and the second layer (6), wherein at least one of the first (5) and the second layer (6) comprises a transparent material being transparent to the modified light and wherein the laser light modification unit (2) is adapted to allow the modified light to pass through the transparent material.

Abstract: A recessed light assembly having an illumination element and having an enclosure attachable to a support structure of a dwelling has a rotating aperture plate rotatably mounted to a wall of the enclosure. The rotating aperture plate has an illumination aperture disposed over an opening in the wall of the enclosure and the recessed light assembly has adjustable fasteners, accessible from an exterior of the recessed light assembly, which adjustable fasteners selectively permit and prevent rotation of the rotating aperture plate relative to the enclosure allowing a user to adjust the rotational alignment of the illumination aperture relative to the enclosure of an installed light assembly without disengaging an attached assembly from the support structure. The illumination element may be fixed relative to the rotating aperture plate or may be fixed relative to the enclosure.

Abstract: The element, in particular for a building, comprises two panes facing each other and forming double glazing; and an electronic circuit including diodes and suitable for displaying at least a portion of a video image by means of the diodes, the circuit extending between the two panes, facing a visible zone of the panes. The element may be used to form a video display device on a building facade.

Abstract: A solar-powered lighting system includes a flexible, wrap-around, preferably self-stick panel of photovoltaic laminate applied to the outside surface of a light pole. An LED light fixture is connected preferably at or near the top of the pole and has the same or similar diameter as the pole. The LED light fixture has multiple columns and rows of LEDs and an interior axial space for air flow to cool the LEDs. The pole preferably also has vents and axial passage(s) for creating a natural updraft through at least a portion of the pole and the light fixture, for cooling of the photovoltaic panel interior surface, the LEDs, and/or other equipment inside the fixture or pole, and batteries that may be provided inside the pole or pole base. A purely or mainly decorative additional fixture, which emulates conventional outdoor light fixtures, may be provided on the lighting system, wherein the decorative additional fixture includes no, or only a minimal, light source.

Abstract: An LED projection night light for night time or dark area use includes a plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current operated night light with projection features to project an image, message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface. The LED night light incorporates optics means such as an optics-lens, slides, openings, or cut-outs, and/or a transparent material piece, translucent material piece, telescope assembly, housing-member, slide-film, slide-disc, elastic-member, tilt-means, rotating-means, adjust-means, roller-means, mechanical-means, extend-means, convex lens, and/or concave lens designed to make the desired image, message, data, logo, or time project to the ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface to be seen by a viewer. The LED light has an interchangeable power source arrangement, permitting the night light to be selectively powered by either an AC powered sealed-unit or a DC powered battery-pack.

Abstract: This invention provides a flashlight in which locating slots for constraining and fixing conductive strips are provided in a plastic housing. The conductive strips are connected with a conductive heat dissipation element of a light source body and a conductive seat at the tail portion of the plastic housing, and are turned on by the conductive seat and a smart controller such that variation of the light emitted from the light source body is controlled by the smart controller. In addition, the conductive heat dissipation element of the light source body is assembled with the front cover having heat dissipation effect so that the heat dissipation of the light source body is facilitated and hence the lifetime of the light source body is extended.

Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a patterned first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer therebetween. The light-emitting layer includes a first plurality of pixels having a first emitted color; and a second plurality of pixels having a second emitted color, the second plurality of pixels being laterally spaced from the first plurality of pixels. In the luminaire the pixels have a pitch no greater than 200 microns. The additive mixing of all the emitted colors results in an overall emission of white light.

Abstract: A light emitting system (1) for outputting a light beam comprising: an optical arrangement comprising at least one light source, for emitting a light beam having a determinate width and a determinate length on a projection plane placed at a determinate distance from the optical arrangement, an optical device (2) movable into a plurality of angular positions, by rotation around a rotation axis (Z1), and comprising optical elements arranged for varying the width of the light beam when the optical device is rotated.

Abstract: A decorative light display has a frame, a plurality of LED support members coupled to the frame and a plurality of LED electrical receptacles. Each receptacle is associated with an LED support member and positionable therein. A plurality of LEDs are provided, each coupled to an LED electrical receptacle. A plurality of reflective cap members are associated with an LED and having a geometry and surface that provides reflection and multi-directionality of light from each of an LED bulb to convert single point lighting from the LEDs to non-single point lighting. One or more electrical connectors is coupled to the LEDs.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus having a base member and a directional member are shown and described. The base member includes a first surface having a plurality of reflective elements extending therefrom. The base member also including a plurality of openings arranged in a pattern. Each openings is configured to receive a respective light source. The directional member has a portion of a reflective surface positioned relative to at least one opening to reflect light radiating from a lighting source disposed within the opening towards a portion of at least one of the reflective elements extending from the base member.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lens module and a LED illumination device using the same. The lens module includes a plurality of lens units and a plate. Each of the lens units includes a lens body, a first engaging structure and a second engaging structure. The lens body has a light incident surface at a top thereof and a light exit surface at a bottom thereof. The first and second engaging structures are arranged at peripheral edges of the lens body. On the other hand, the plate defines a plurality of seats for accommodating the lens units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED lighting unit containing a scattering sheet consisting of at least one transparent plastic, which has light-guiding elements at least on the front side.

Abstract: A variety of lighting apparatuses are described that utilize reflection as a basis for lighting a desired area.

Abstract: The invention provides an illumination device (1) comprising a lighting unit (2). The lighting unit (2) comprises a light source (100) and a substantially flat collimator (200), arranged to collimate light source light (111). The collimator (200) has an entrance window (210), an edge window (220), a top collimator surface (201), a bottom collimator surface (202), a first collimating side edge (230) and a second collimating side edge (240). The lighting unit has an optical axis (O). One or more of the top collimator surface (201), the bottom collimator surface (202), the first collimating side edge (230) and the second collimating side edge (240) comprise n*½ grooves (300), wherein n is a positive integer number, and wherein the grooves (300) independently have a longitudinal axis (301) having a groove direction angle (?) with the optical axis (O) ?0° and & and <90°.

Abstract: A vehicle light can include an optical system for controlling a light distribution pattern, and the optical system is a light guide (being a lens body having an inner reflecting surface). The vehicle light can project illumination light with a low bean light distribution pattern. The vehicle light can include an LED light source and a lens body serving as a light guide. The lens body can include a light incident surface, a reflecting surface, and a light exiting surface. The LED light source can have a rearmost end light emitting point from which light beams are emitted to form a bright-dark boundary line.

Abstract: A LED illuminating arrangement with a plurality of illuminating devices connected in parallel with wires aligned at a one-plane manner. The illuminating device comprises a shell formed by injection molding of ABS plastic, an illuminating unit and a sealing arrangement. The shell has a top side, two sidewalls defining two guiding slots for wires passage and one or more chambers indented from the top side. The illuminating unit includes a printed circuit board and one or more diodes mounted on an exposed portion of the circuit board within the chamber in series for providing illumination. The sealing arrangement is made of thermosetting polymer sealing at each chamber, protecting the diode and the exposed portion of the circuit board against water.

Abstract: An LED lamp A1 includes an LED unit 1 in the shape of a straight tube with a plurality of LED modules 12 fixed therein, and also includes a pair of bases 2 that receive electric power from outside and are attached to the ends of the LED unit 1 spaced in the longitudinal direction of the LED unit. The LED unit 1 and the bases 2 are rotatable relative to each other about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction. With this arrangement, the direction of light emission can be changed, with the LED lamp attached to a general-use fluorescent lighting fixture.

Abstract: An illumination device is specified which comprises an optoelectronic component having a housing body and at least one semiconductor chip provided for generating radiation, and a separate optical element, which is provided for fixing at the optoelectronic component and has an optical axis, the optical element having a radiation exit area and the radiation exit area having a concavely curved partial region and a convexly curved partial region, which at least partly surrounds the concavely curved partial region at a distance from the optical axis, the optical axis running through the concavely curved partial region.

Abstract: In a light source device provided with a light emission tube in which a light emitting element is enclosed and at least one laser oscillator part for radiating a laser beam towards said light emission tube, for focusing a beam within a light emission tube with a large solid angle and for preventing that the beam with a high energy density impinges upon the wall of the light emission tube, the light emission tube has a tube wall, part of which is made to function as a focusing means, or the light emission tube has a focusing means at the inner surface thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lamp with magnifier which has a lighting lamp, a lampshade, a magnifying lens, a lamp arm and a lamp body fixing means; the lighting lamp is fixedly disposed under the lampshade; the magnifying lens is disposed in a central position of the lampshade; the lampshade is movably connected with an upper end of the lamp arm via a first rotating shaft and rotatable in a vertical plane; the lampshade is freely rotatable around the first rotating shaft in a horizontal plane; the lamp arm comprises an upper lamp arm and a lower lamp arm which are movably connected with each other forming an adjustable angle in between; the lower lamp arm is movably connected with the lamp body fixing means, and the lower lamp arm is rotatable in a horizontal plane relative to the lamp body fixing means.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a lamp holder, an LED element installed to the lamp holder, a heat dissipating fin module installed at an external periphery of the lamp holder, and a plurality of heat pipes coupled between the lamp holder and the heat dissipating fin module. The heat pipe is provided for guiding waste heat of the lamp holder to the heat dissipating fin module for the heat dissipation to improve internal and external ambient temperatures of the lamp holder, so as to achieve the effects of maintaining a better thermal conductivity of the lamp holder for a long time, assisting a discharge of the waste heat of the LED, and maximizing an overall working performance of the LED lamp.