For Particular Electrical Device Or Component Patents (Class 312/223.1)
  • Publication number: 20140036422
    Abstract: A case including a casing body formed with an opening and a cover attached to the opening to be capable of opening and closing. The case further including a first grip tab that extends from the cover towards the opening inner side and a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body. The second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab to be capable of approaching and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion opened in the opening direction is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab and such that an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion is released by the second grip tab moving away from the first grip tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Takanao Kominami, KAIGO TANAKA, Masahiko Hoshi
  • Patent number: 8641534
    Abstract: A gaming machine is provided, which includes a cabinet having a front opening, a front door, a display device, an input device and a controller. The front door is pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge that is attached to a lateral end portion at a front face of the cabinet, and opens and closes the front opening. The display device is placed in the front face of the cabinet. The input device allows a player to perform operation related to the game. The front door has an operation table that projects forward from the cabinet. The input device is placed on the operation table. A cutout is arranged such that a side portion of the operation table closer to the hinge has a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8644034
    Abstract: A shield is adapted be locked to a casing. The casing is formed with an inserting space, an opening, and two engaging holes. The shield includes a shell body, two engaging members and two biasing springs. The shell body is inserted into the inserting space, and shields the opening. The shell body includes a base plate formed with a slot, and two side plates each formed with a through-hole. Each of the engaging members is slidable relative to the base plate, and includes an engaging portion extending through the corresponding through-hole and releasably engageable with the corresponding engaging hole. Each of the biasing springs biases the corresponding engaging member to move in a direction toward the corresponding through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Yong-Liang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20140028162
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a case for a portable electronic device and cases for portable electronics devices are disclosed. A piece of decorative sheet material may be cut from a larger sheet of the decorative sheet material. The piece of decorative sheet material cut to essentially the same size as an inner surface of a transparent back plate, the transparent back plate and a rim collectively forming a housing for the portable electronic device. The piece of decorative sheet material may be bonded to the inner surface of the transparent back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Michelle Lynn Carlson
  • Publication number: 20140028163
    Abstract: A housing with a metal member is integrated with a plastic member to form a housing. The surface of the metal member carries a plurality of holes and a plurality of nano-depressions, both on the surface of the metal member and on the inner surfaces of each of the holes, which are produced by an electrochemical process. A depth, width, and diameter of each of the holes are controlled to be in preset ranges, and the resistance to bending and the tensile strength of the integrated metal plastic housing are very good. A method for manufacturing the housing is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: WEI DENG
  • Publication number: 20140028948
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backboard, a backlight module, and a liquid crystal display device. The backboard is configured by at least two units interconnected together, wherein the backboard includes a bottom and sidewall extending from edge of the bottom, wherein the sidewall is provided with at least a fastener which is implemented by attaching a screw onto the sidewall. The backboard is configured by two interconnected units so as to reduce the manufacturing cost. The backlight module and the liquid crystal display device are also benefited with reduced manufacturing cost. The backboard is provided with fastener implemented by attaching a screw. Accordingly, this arrangement is specially suitable for the situation in Which the fasteners can not be integrally formed with the backboard. This arrangement is further beneficial for the assembling of the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-chun Hsiao, Yi-cheng Kuo, Chong Huang, Yajun Yu, Jiahe Cheng, Ruilian Yang, Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 8638563
    Abstract: An exemplary electronic device includes a case, an inner body and a pivotable arm pivotally connected on the inner body by a pivot. The case defines an opening at a first lateral side thereof and a latching hole at a second lateral side thereof adjacent to the opening. The inner body is inserted in the case through the opening. The pivotable arm includes a frame engaged in the latching hole of the case, a latching member pivotally connected to the frame by the pivot, and a resilient member. The latching member includes an inner end and an outer end at opposite sides of the pivot. The outer end of the latching member is engaged in the latching hole. The resilient member abuts against the inner end of the latching member such that the inner end of the latching member biases the inner body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Hai-Chen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140021839
    Abstract: A fixing element, a cover device and a multifunction printer are provided. The multifunction printer includes a machine body, the cover device and the fixing element. The cover device is disposed on the machine body and includes a first cover, a second cover and a third cover, wherein the second cover is between the first cover and the third cover. The fixing element passes through and is fixed on the second cover. The first cover and the second cover open relative to the third cover when the fixing element locks the first cover and the second cover, and the first cover opens relative to the second cover and the third cover when the fixing element locks the second cover and the third cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Chang-Kai Hsiung
  • Patent number: 8632139
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes: an accommodation element; a cover element; a connection element for fixing the cover element to the accommodation element; an extending protrusion extending and protruding to an outside from a contact portion between the cover element and the accommodation element; and a control element formed in the accommodation space. The extending protrusion includes a protrusion portion, which protrudes toward a bottom side or a cover element side and is formed to cover the contact portion. A clearance having predetermined dimensions is formed between the protrusion portion and one of an outer wall of the cover element and an outer wall of the accommodation element, which is near the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Shinsuke Oota
  • Publication number: 20140015386
    Abstract: A mounting bracket includes a metal chassis and a metal cover. The metal chassis includes two opposite side plates, a top plate, a bottom plate, and a middle plate connected between middles of the top plate and the bottom plate, parallel to the side plates. Two receiving spaces are divided in the metal chassis by the middle plate, for receiving two power supply units. A first end of the metal cover is pivotably connected to a middle of a front end of the metal chassis. When the metal cover is rotated towards one of the receiving spaces, the metal cover covers the front end of the one of the receiving spaces, for shielding radiation and preventing air turbulence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: LEI LIU
  • Publication number: 20140015388
    Abstract: A flippable double-sided desktop easel which includes at least two interconnected double-sided easel panels, the panels being operable for interflipping therebetween, the interflipping being operable to alternatively expose alternating ones of sides of the panels, the interconnected double-sided easel panels being arranged for generally upright mounting on a horizontal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Asher DIAMANT
  • Publication number: 20140016217
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for housing a device include a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member optionally includes front and back surfaces surrounded by a perimeter. The perimeter is defined by proximal and distal ends as well as opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: TreeFrog Developments, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Rayner
  • Patent number: 8628153
    Abstract: The aisle containment system is mounted to two rows of equal width cabinets or cabinets varying in width between 600 mm, 700 mm and 800 mm. The aisle containment system includes door assemblies on both ends of the cabinet rows, vertical panels that mount to the cabinets and door frames to support the ceiling, cross tees that span the aisle, and ceiling panels. Additional cabinets of equal or varying width may be added to an aisle containment installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Pandult Corp.
    Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Mark Shurhay, Darren J. Reigle, William A. Bernard, Max W. Hibner
  • Patent number: 8629954
    Abstract: A compliant grommet-based suspension system is disclosed for use in mounting an electronic touch screen or touch surface. The grommets may be designed to provide more or less movement in any direction, i.e., along the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the z-axis, depending on the suspension application in which they are implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Olien, Daniel Parker, Allan Visitacion, Remy Pieron, Trevor Jones, Frank Ye
  • Publication number: 20140009047
    Abstract: In a cabinet for electronic apparatus, even when Mg—Li alloy is employed to reduce weight of the cabinet and the cabinet is molded through presswork by using the Mg—Li alloy, neither a rough surface nor a crack appears in any bent portion of the cabinet. In a cabinet for electronic apparatus including at least one surface formed by conducting presswork for Mg—Li alloy, the surface has a plate thickness t (mm) in a range of 0.4?t?2.0, at least one bent portion between at least two of the surfaces has a radius of curvature r (mm) on an inside of the bent portion in a range of t?r, and at least one side surface standing relative to a bottom surface selected from the surfaces has a height H (mm) in a range of 0?H?r+4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Tsunenori Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20140009048
    Abstract: In a cabinet for electronic apparatus, when Mg—Li alloy is employed to reduce weight of the cabinet and depressions are molded on a surface of the cabinet through presswork by using the Mg—Li alloy, neither a rough surface nor a crack appears in any bent portion forming the depressions of the cabinet. In a cabinet for electronic apparatus including a bump shape including at least one surface formed by conducting presswork for magnesium-lithium alloy, the bump shape is a shape in which a new surface formed when a reference surface before the presswork of the magnesium-lithium alloy is pushed toward the inside of the cabinet by the presswork and is placed apart from the reference surface is surrounded by the reference surface, the surface has a plate thickness t (mm) in a range of 0.4?t?2.0, and at least one bent portion constituting the bump shape has a radius of curvature R (mm) in a range of t?R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Tsunenori Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 8624112
    Abstract: A shell assembly includes a first shell having a plurality of elastic sheets mounted, and a second shell defining a plurality of securing grooves. The elastic sheets are capable of deforming and latching in the securing grooves, detachably latching the first shell and the second shell. An assembly method for assembling the shell assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Nai-Lin Yang, Xiao-Meng Zhou, Wei Gong
  • Publication number: 20140001933
    Abstract: A chassis of an electronic device includes an enclosure and a number of ball bars each having a number of balls. The enclosure defines a number of through holes. The ball bars are installed to an inner surface of the enclosure so the balls are rotatably received in the through holes. A lower part of each ball extends out of a bottom surface of the enclosure through the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: HAI-QING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20140001931
    Abstract: A modular frame is provided for containing electronic components within a replaceable mission module for installation aboard ship. The frame includes a plurality of metal tubes having rectangular cross-section, a plurality of sheet-metal panels, and a plurality of fasteners for connecting together the tubes and panels. The frame assembles as a rectangular base platform, a lower portion, a mezzanine level, and an interface level. The base platform includes horizontally arranged tubes. The lower portion has vertical tubes attaching to the horizontal tubes on the base platform. The mezzanine level has a horizontal panel and horizontal tubes connecting together atop the lower portion. The upper portion has vertical tubes attaching to the horizontal tubes of the mezzanine level. The interface level has horizontal tubes connecting together atop the vertical tubes of the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Justin R. Helton, Andrew C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140002992
    Abstract: A telecommunications system (10/100) is disclosed herein. The telecommunications system (10/100) includes a chassis (12/112) defining a top end (14/114), a bottom end (16/116), and a generally pyramidal shape, wherein a transverse cross-sectional footprint (28) of the chassis (12/112) changes in outer dimension as the transverse cross-sectional footprint (28) extends from the top end (14/114) to the bottom end (16/116), the telecommunications chassis (12/112) further defining at least one sidewall (30/130, 32/132, 34/134, 36/136), the at least one sidewall (30/130, 32/132, 34/134, 36/136) extending at an angle to both the top end (14/114) and the bottom end (16/116), the at least one sidewall (30/130, 32/132, 34/134, 36/136) defining ports (38) defining connection locations for receiving telecommunications equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: DIDIER PIERRE W CLAEYS, DANNY GHISLAN THIJS, SEBASTIAAN ROGER NEERINCX
  • Publication number: 20140002066
    Abstract: This support member (44) is for holding at least two sensors with respect to an encoder washer and forms one housing (V445) adapted to accommodate the sensors next to each other. This housing (V445) has at least two abutment surfaces (446, 447A-447E, 448A-448E) for positioning each of said sensors along two perpendicular directions (R2, R?2). The rotation detection set comprises an encoder washer adapted to rotate around a rotation axis, at least two sensors adapted to detect the rotation of the encoder washer around the rotation axis and a support member (44). The sensors are mounted in the housing (V445) of the support member and immobilized within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Florian Barcat, Sylvain Chaussat, Pierrick Maze
  • Publication number: 20140001932
    Abstract: A modular, ventilated enclosure includes a base and a frame coupled to the base. The base includes at least one mounting receptacle for mounting a fan. The enclosure can include four side panels coupled to the frame and a back panel coupled to the frame in the interior of the enclosure. The back panel can be adapted to mount electrical equipment. A cover can be coupled to the frame and can include an overhang to prevent debris from entering the interior of the enclosure. The enclosure can also include a gravity controlled damper system with a damper that moves to an open position when an internal pressure in the interior of the enclosure increases. The enclosure can include a passive air flow passage that ventilates the enclosure when the damper is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Nathan L. Westby, Trent T. Jones, William J. Nepsha, Jamie M. Livgard
  • Patent number: 8616422
    Abstract: A case for holding an electronic device includes a body having a void for holding the electronic device. The void approximately replicates the shape of the electronic device such that a face of the electronic device is not substantially surrounded by the body. The body has tabs configured to contact a portion of the face of the electronic device and hold the electronic device in the void such that it is held in place. The body has a flexible body portion, the flexible body portion defined by a cut in the body, dividing the body into a hinge portion and a main body. The hinge portion is configured to be flexed away from the main body to provide a direction that the electronic device is slidably removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventors: Greg Adelman, William R. Brennan, Jr., Richard N. Case
  • Patent number: 8619415
    Abstract: In one general aspect a computing device can include a base portion including an input region, a display portion, and a rotating mechanism fixedly coupled to the display portion. The computing device can include a connecting rod coupled to the rotating mechanism and to the base portion. The rotating mechanism and connecting rod can be configured to move a bottom portion of the display portion in a direction away from the input region in response to the display portion being rotated about an axis of the rotating mechanism from a closed position with respect to the base portion toward a flat position with respect to the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Lam, Gadi Amit
  • Publication number: 20130343016
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a upper housing and a lower cover. The upper housing has an open end including two opposite inwardly protruding tabs. Each protruding tab defines a through hole. The lower cover has an inner surface including four posts, each of which includes a projection protruding from a lateral surface. A slot is defined between each projection and the inner surface. The inner surface defines two through openings aligned with the projections. Each projection defines a threaded hole opposite to the corresponding through opening. Each protruding tab engages one slot, thereby enabling each protruding tab to be slidable with respect to the lower cover. When each protruding tab slides to a predetermined position, each through hole is aligned with one through opening, allowing a screw to pass through the through hole and the corresponding one through opening and to be screwed into one threaded hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: GUO-QING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20130342088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a part of a housing producible by means of a mold and having at least one positioning element, which is arranged on one of the inner sides of the part of the housing. The positioning element is produced from the same mold half of the mold of the part of the housing used to produce one of the external sides of the part of the housing. The positioning element is also a component of this part of the housing, wherein the positioning element forms at least one reference surface. The positioning element is thereby produced from the same mold half used to produce that part of the housing to which another part of the housing, or a part to be arranged on and/or inside the housing, is to be added or attached by means of the positioning element. The tolerance during assembly is thus primarily determined by the positioning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Frank Gömmel
  • Publication number: 20130342091
    Abstract: A frame for a cabinet is provided. The frame includes a side-to-side beam, a front-to-back beam connected to the side-to-side beam, and a vertical post connected to the side-to-side beam. The front-to-back beam is inset relative to the vertical post to form a cable-routing area along a side of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Walker, Shi Gui Zhang, Robert L. Fritz, Roger D. Segroves, Tomasz K. Waz, Gregory L. McClain, Matthew C. Isoda, Alan F. Wojcik, Roman J. Churnovic, Pierre Perez, Charles T. Newcomb, Michael R. Walters, Mark J. Donnell, Mark A. Vogel
  • Patent number: 8614888
    Abstract: There is provided a display device which makes it possible to reduce a variation in a contact area between a base member and an installation surface, and enhance the stability. The display device includes a main body section and a stand supporting the main body section on an installation surface. The stand includes a base section including a plate-shaped base member which is in contact with the installation surface at a front side thereof and is inclined in a front-back direction with respect to the installation surface, and a connecting section connecting the base section and the main body section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sakata, Ryuichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8614894
    Abstract: An exemplary electronic device assembly includes a cabinet and electronic devices received in the cabinet. The cabinet includes four columns substantially positioned at four corners of the cabinet. A window is defined between two front columns. Each electronic device includes a casing, which includes a bottom plate, a lateral side and an actuator. The bottom plate defines an inserting opening therein. The lateral side defines an engaging opening therein. The actuator movably connects to the casing and includes an engaging portion and an abutting portion. The abutting portion extends through the inserting opening. The engaging portion extends through the engaging opening and engages with one of the columns. When the abutting portion is pushed up, the actuator moves and the engaging portion disengages from the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Tie-Shan Jiang
  • Patent number: 8614885
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed that is adapted to reside in a bay of an electronic device having an interface adapted to engage a suitable structure. In an embodiment, the apparatus lacks the suitable connector to engage the device bay interface. Alternatively, the apparatus is adapted to reside in the bay of the electronic device and is configured to couple to only a portion of an electrical interface in the device bay such that the apparatus is charged when it resides in the device bay. In an additional embodiment, a game controller comprises first and second portions comprising respective interfaces and a hinge configured to enable the portions to move with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Solomon, Earl Moore, Jonathan R. Harris, Paul J. Doczy, Ronnie Anderson, Brett Faulk, L. Joy Griebenow
  • Publication number: 20130335899
    Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. Hard stop structures may be used to vertically align the first and second parts. A frame in the device may have an integral gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erik L. Wang, Phillip M. Hobson, Kenneth A. Jenks, Adam D. Mittleman
  • Publication number: 20130334943
    Abstract: A foldable holder includes a base, a main plate, a top plate and two side plates. The main plate is connected to the base. The top plate is connected to the main plate opposite to the base. The two side plates are connected to opposite sides of the main plate. The side plates are perpendicular to the main plate and the base. The top plate is perpendicular to the main plate and the two side plates, the main plate, the top plate and the two side plates cooperatively form a three-dimensional structure for obstructing light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: QIANG CHEN
  • Patent number: 8608258
    Abstract: A cabinet rack for housing a piece of electronic equipment secured to a mounting member, the cabinet rack includes a plurality of vertically extending support posts; a first supporting member secured to one of the support posts, the first supporting member including a guide vertically extending along the one of the support posts, the guide with the one of the support posts forming a guide groove therebetween; a second supporting member including a fixing portion for fixing the mounting member, and a slider portion provided in the guide groove so as to slide along the guide to a mounting position in the cabinet rack; and a third supporting member including a pressing portion provided between the slider portion and the one of the support posts to secure the second supporting member to the first supporting member by pressing the slider portion against the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Masayuki Korikawa
  • Publication number: 20130328461
    Abstract: A latching assembly is used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first housing and a second housing. The latching assembly includes at least a pair of latching elements and at least a pair of locking elements corresponding to the latching elements. Each latching element includes a hook located in the first housing, and a clasp defined in the second housing. Each locking element includes a catch member and a movable member. The catch member locates in the first housing and facing a corresponding hook. The movable member is received between the catch member and the hook. When each hook clasps a corresponding clasp to engage the first housing and the second housing, the movable member moves to the second housing to be caught by the catch member and the hook, allowing the movable member to limit the movement of the hook relative to the clasp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HUAN-CHANG CHUNG, GANG YANG, JING XIA
  • Publication number: 20130329345
    Abstract: A housing structure includes a shell integrally formed in aluminum and at least one mounting member. The shell includes a bottom wall, a first end wall, a second end wall and a top wall connected to the first end wall and the second end wall. The first end wall and the second end wall extend from opposite ends of the bottom wall. The bottom wall, the first end wall, the second end wall, and the top wall cooperatively form a receiving space with at least one opening. A first installation rail and a second installation rail protrude respectively from inners wall of the first end wall and the second end wall. The at least one mounting member is connected with the first installation rail and the second installation rail to enclose the at least one opening. The disclosure also supplies an electronic device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130328462
    Abstract: Improved housings for electronic devices are disclosed. An electronic device housing can make use of at least one outer member (e.g., cover) that can be aligned, protected and/or secured with respect to other portions of the housing for the electronic device. In one embodiment, an electronic device housing can have one or more outer members (e.g., exposed major surfaces), such as front or back surfaces, that are formed of glass. Protective sides can be provided in some embodiments to protect the edges of the one or more glass surfaces so as to dissipate impact forces and thus reduce damage to the electronic device housing. The one or more glass surfaces can be part of outer member assemblies that can be secured to other portions of the electronic device housing. According to one aspect, adjoining surfaces of electronic device housings can be mounted or arranged such that adjoining surfaces are flush to a high degree of precision. The electronic device can be portable and in some cases handheld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Pakula, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Scott Myers, Tang Yew Tan
  • Patent number: 8605424
    Abstract: An assembly configured for attachment to a media drive can include a base with a hinge end and a hinge axis and a handle with a hinge end, a locking tab and a swing end where the handle is configured for a locked orientation with respect to the base with the hinge end of the base extending outwardly beyond the hinge end of the handle and configured for an unlocked orientation with respect to the base with the hinge end of the base extending outwardly beyond the hinge end of the handle. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, John David Swansey, Robert Paul Tennant, Xiaosong Xia
  • Patent number: 8605423
    Abstract: A computing device includes a chassis, a motherboard, a mounting plate, and a disk drive module attached to the mounting plate. The chassis includes a base panel and a pair of side panels connected to opposite sides of the base panel. The motherboard is mounted on the base panel. The mounting plate is secured to the pair of side panels and is inclined at an angle relative to the base panel. The disk drive module is inclined at the same angle as the mounting plate. At least one expansion card is attached substantially perpendicular to the motherboard. The disk drive module includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is located higher than a top edge of the at least one expansion card. The second end is located lower than the at least one the expansion card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Zhi-Qiang Li
  • Patent number: 8605419
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an information processing main unit; a display unit electrically connected to the information processing main unit; and a jack having a cylindrical sleeve provided at a housing of the information processing main unit and located coaxially with an insertion hole through which an external terminal is inserted, the jack having a cylindrical hole for accommodating the external terminal, wherein the sleeve of the jack is accommodated inside the housing of the information processing main unit; and an end face of the sleeve facing toward the housing is covered by the housing in the axial direction of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Endo, Ryosuke Tobiyama, Junichi Tadano, Kenji Takagi, Kenji Saito, Takamitsu Kasai
  • Patent number: 8605453
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure, a printed circuit board, and a drive bracket. The enclosure includes a bottom wall. The printed circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall with a first fastener. The drive bracket is mounted on the bottom wall. The drive bracket shields a portion of the printed circuit board, the first fastener is located in the shielded portion of the printed circuit board. A through hole is defined in the drive bracket. The through hole is in alignment with the first fastener. The first fastener is accessible via the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Da-Long Sun
  • Patent number: 8605443
    Abstract: A vibration absorbing device includes a main board having a pole, a first retaining board fixed to the main board, a second retaining board fixed to the first retaining board opposite to the main board, a loading board including a main body and a flange protruding from the main body, an elastic element located between the pole and the main body. A sliding groove and a compartment are both defined between the first retaining board and the second retaining board, the flange is located but slidable in the sliding groove, the main body is located in the compartment. The loading board can slide in the sliding groove in compliance with shocks or vibration, while the elastic element deforms and releases to absorb the motion of the loading board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Chi Yang
  • Publication number: 20130320823
    Abstract: Various components of an electronic device housing and methods for their assembly are disclosed. The housing can be formed by assembling and connecting two or more different sections together. The sections of the housing may be coupled together using one or more coupling members. The coupling members may be formed using a two-shot molding process in which the first shot forms a structural portion of the coupling members, and the second shot forms cosmetic portions of the coupling members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Bryan P. Kiple, Charles B. Woodhull, David A. Pakula, Tang Y. Tan
  • Publication number: 20130320822
    Abstract: A cabinet for an electrical switchboard includes a supporting base and a frame mounted on the supporting base. The supporting base includes a base element having a lower wall configured to rest on a bearing surface, and a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall which protrude transversally from the lower wall and face each other. The base element includes a first upper wall protruding from an upper end of the first lateral wall towards the second lateral wall, a second upper wall protruding from an upper end of the second lateral wall towards the first lateral wall, so as to extend over at least a portion of the first upper wall. The base element also includes a coupling mechanism which couples the first and second upper walls to each other for supporting a corresponding portion of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele CAGLIANI, Graziano Coloca, Pierceleste Benedetti
  • Publication number: 20130320821
    Abstract: A color-changeable protective device for a portable device equipped with a touch screen is provided. The color-changeable protective device comprises a power source and a electro-chromic element. The electro-chromic element is disposed to correspond to the touch screen so as to cover the entire touch screen. According to whether the operating status of the electro-chromic element is a power-on operating status, the electro-chromic element appears to be transparent or opaque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Han Huang, Hsih-Bin Dai
  • Publication number: 20130318881
    Abstract: A door interlock apparatus is disclosed. The door interlock apparatus has a body configured to couple to a first one of a door and an enclosure structure, the body having one or more angled self-locating features, a locking protrusion extending from a surface of the body and configured to couple with the locking member of an interlock mechanism, and a misalignment-accommodating mechanism configured and adapted to allow motion of the body. The door interlock apparatus aligns the locking protrusion and locking member during door closing, even when the door and enclosure structure are substantially misaligned. Electrical component enclosures, door interlock assemblies, and methods of assembling a door interlock assembly are also provided, as are other aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
    Inventors: Truett Ramsey Thompson, Juan Carlos Cortes Arreygue, Terrance Woodyard
  • Patent number: 8599540
    Abstract: A structure for storing and cooling electronics comprising a frame support, an internal equipment chamber mounted to the frame support, wherein the internal equipment chamber comprises a tubelike structure defining openings in a front and a back of the internal equipment chamber, and wherein the internal equipment chamber is configured to support electronic equipment such that the weight of the electronic equipment is born by the frame support and not the internal equipment chamber, and a plurality of removable panels disposed around the frame such that a gap is formed between the exterior of the internal equipment chamber and the plurality of removable panels, wherein air may circulate in the gap between the internal equipment chamber and the plurality of removable panels to help regulate a temperature within the internal equipment chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Pedro A. Fernandez
  • Patent number: 8595900
    Abstract: A door hinge includes a hinge body, a hinge pin, and a hinge base. The hinge body includes a first channel that defines a first axis, the hinge body further includes a slot formed therethrough at an angle to the first axis, and the hinge body further includes a retention apparatus arranged within the slot. The hinge pin is operatively disposed in the first channel and configured to travel along the first axis, the hinge pin includes at least three retention formations formed thereon, a first retention formation defines a first retention position, a second retention formation defines a second retention position, a third retention formation defines a third retention position, and the retention apparatus is configured to engage the hinge pin at one of the at least three retention formations. The hinge base includes a second channel configured to operatively receive at least a portion of the hinge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jozef Zbigniew Bedkowski, Johan Rene Sylvain De Cuyper
  • Patent number: 8596654
    Abstract: A service cart adapted to be moved along an aisle is provided, the service cart comprising a body defining an upper portion, a lower portion and two opposed lateral portions respectively disposed between the upper and the bottom portions, the portions being interconnected with intervening curved portions to form a continuous wall thereof and at least one longitudinal opening; wheels attached to a lower portion of the body for supporting the body; and a closing device for substantially closing the longitudinal opening. A method of manufacturing a service cart and a service cart kit are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Norduyn Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Belanger, Mathieu Boivin, Martin Gauthier
  • Patent number: 8599561
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a plate and a pressing member rotatably coupled to the plate. The plate includes a frame formed with a plurality of slit ports for respectively exposing PCI cards and a supporting portion for supporting bent portions of the PCI cards. The pressing member is configured for pressing the bent portions of the PCI cards, thereby sandwiching the bent portions of the PCI cards between the pressing member and the supporting portion. A handling member is actuated to drive the pressing member to enable positioning of the pressing member relative to the supporting portion. The handling member includes a main body and two arms extending from the main body. The two arms are inserted through two slots of the plate respectively and connected to two ends of the pressing member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-He Li, Lung-Sheng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130313953
    Abstract: A rack system for power storage battery modules according to the present disclosure includes a rack assembly configured in the form capable of defining an entire accommodation area, where a plurality of battery modules are accommodated in a multi-stage form; and a plurality of rail frames coupled to the multi stages of the rack assembly to support edges of the bottom surface of the battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules has a bottom surface on which rail fixing parts are provided corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the rail frames and have an elastic coupling projection at a location contacting the rail frames, and when the battery modules are installed, the battery modules are pressured toward the rail frames in a vertical direction to couple the rail fixing parts to the rail frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd
    Inventors: Bum-Hyun LEE, Mi-Jung PARK