With Locking Means Or Device Patents (Class 361/740)
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Patent number: 12217773Abstract: A disk device according to one embodiment includes magnetic disks, a spindle motor, a housing, a first board, and a first connector. The magnetic disks are arranged in an axial direction. The spindle motor rotates the magnetic disks about a first rotation axis. The magnetic disks and the spindle motor are accommodated in an inner space in the housing. The housing includes a first wall having the spindle motor attached thereto, and a second wall protruding from the first wall to surround the inner space. The first board is attached to an outer surface of the second wall. The first connector is attached to the first board and is connected to an external device. Each of the magnetic disks has a diameter of 80 mm or more and 100 mm or less. The housing has a maximum dimension of 26.2 mm or more in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventor: Yuki Kawamitsu
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Patent number: 12202340Abstract: Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a front bar housing with a front segment and a rear segment, and a through slot aligned with a diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an I/O PCB having a plurality of light sources emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot. The assembly further includes a rear bar housing having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment of the rear bar housing coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing. A top surface of the peripheral bar assembly is coupled to a bottom of a chassis of a display system having a display module. The assembly configured to provide accent lighting through the slot of the front bar housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATIONInventors: David Diaz, Steven Christopher Vazquez, Yoshimi Yamamoto, Sebastian Petry, Mehdi Izadyar
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Patent number: 12142580Abstract: Devices and methods for physical chip security are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a security module is secured to a board to restrict physical access to an integrated circuit mounted on the security module and provides one or more contacts enabling data access to the integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Nvidia CorporationInventors: Ryan Albright, William Andrew Mecham, Michael Thompson, Aaron Richard Carkin, William Ryan Weese, Benjamin Goska
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Patent number: 12114439Abstract: A system includes a housing of a printed circuit board arranged in the housing and at least one functional element, wherein the housing has at least one exchangeable side surface, wherein openings which correlate to electrical connections of the printed circuit board are provided in the at least one exchangeable side surface, and wherein the functional elements each pass through an opening in the side surface to the electrical connections of the printed circuit board assigned to them and are connected to said connections.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & CO. KGInventors: Felix Loske, Markus Friesen, Christian Vollmer, Uwe Graeff
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Patent number: 12082358Abstract: An electrical device includes: a first housing sub-assembly; a second housing sub-assembly that has a housing wall; and a locking device. The first housing sub-assembly and the second housing sub-assembly are positionable adjacent to one another along a plug-in direction and, when in a position in which they are adjacent to one another, are interlocked via the locking device. The locking device has an actuation element arranged on the second housing sub-assembly so as to be adjustable along an actuation direction, and a locking element connected adjustably to the housing wall and operatively connected to the actuation element. The locking element is configured, in the position of the housing sub-assemblies in which they are adjacent to one another, to interlock the first housing sub-assembly and the second housing sub-assembly, and, by moving the actuation element in the actuation direction towards the housing wall, are movable in an unblocking direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Peter Wermter
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Patent number: 12007807Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a base portion and a lid portion coupled to the base portion at a hinge configured such that the base portion and the lid portion can rotate between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device. The lid portion can include at least one segment that is to raise at least a portion of the base portion in response to a rotation toward the open configuration (e.g., opening the lid portion to access a touchpad or a keyboard of the electronic device, or to see a display of the electronic device).Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: James M. Okuley, Kimi Jensen
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Patent number: 11985765Abstract: A power adapter includes a circuit board, an electromagnetic interference filter, a shielding element, a power factor correction (PFC) inductor, a transformer and heating elements. The circuit board has a front side and a back side corresponding to each other, and a first long side and a second long side parallel to each other. The front side of the circuit board is divided into a first region, a second region and a third region along an extending direction of the first long side. The electromagnetic interference filter is disposed in the first region and close to the first long side. The shielding element is disposed in the first region and close to the electromagnetic interference filter. The PFC inductor is disposed in the first region of the circuit board and close to the second long side. The PFC inductor has a first long axis. The transformer is disposed in the third region and close to the first long side.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: FSP TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Che-Min Lin, Chia-Hua Liu, Ching-Kai Lin
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Patent number: 11967729Abstract: Illustrative examples of an apparatus may be directed to a mounting apparatus for a device. The apparatus may include a support comprising a plurality of mounting apertures aligned on a mounting plane. The support may be configured to be mounted to a wall member such that the mounting plane is parallel and adjacent to the wall member. The support may also include a load bearing feature extending away from the mounting plane to support the device. The support may further include a blind guide configured to guide a device tab extending downward into a receiving space defined by the blind guide.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLPInventors: Akshay Kishor Murkute, Khaled Bahei-Eldin
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Patent number: 11966519Abstract: An instrument panel includes a frame defining an opening, a plurality of cards, and an HMI. The cards have a front face, a rear face, one or more circuits, and a data interface on the rear face in communication with the circuits. The cards include one or more first cards and one or more second cards. The first cards front face have a vertical dimension approximately equal to a vertical dimension of the opening. The second cards have a body, a nose projecting from the body defining the second cards front face, and a recess between the nose and body. The HMI includes a front face received within the opening. The first cards are positioned with the front face visible within the opening. The second cards are positioned with the nose visible within the opening and a depth of the HMI received within the recess.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Steven William Fisher, Kevin Doan, Malgorzata Anna Blachnicka, Bryan Shadel
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Patent number: 11882668Abstract: A device comprises a riser board and a riser bracket. The riser board has a connector that receives an expansion card. The riser bracket is coupled to the riser board, and includes a body portion and a latch. The body portion is coupled to the riser board such that the body portion is spaced apart from the riser board connector. The latch is rotatably coupled to the body portion, and rotates between a first position and a second position. When the latch is in the first position and the expansion card is received by the riser board connector, the expansion card is removable from the riser board connector. When the latch is in the second position and the expansion card is received by the riser board connector, the latch engages the expansion card such that the expansion card is not removable from the riser board connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Ming-Lung Wang, Kai-Hsiang Chang
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Patent number: 11800670Abstract: An information handling system includes a compute device, a side cover, and a bezel. The side cover is placed in physical communication with the compute device. The side cover includes a mounting latch that rotates between an open position and a closed position. When in the closed position, the mounting latch securely mounts the compute device on a component. When bezel is placed in physical communication with the side cover, the bezel locks the mounting latch in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Richard Guzman, Peter Clark, Sean O'Donnell, Kevin Keller
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Patent number: 11800693Abstract: A rack-mountable server system includes air moving systems, such as fans, to induce airflow inside a server chassis to remove heat generated by components of the server system. The air moving systems are configured to direct air from a cold aisle, through the chassis of the server system, and out to a hot aisle as exhausted air. The server system is configured to be mounted in racks that provide cooling air on either a front or rear side of the rack. Thus, the server system is able to be mounted in a rack in a reversible Input/Output (IO) orientation and can accommodate multiple airflow directions through the server chassis to conform to a hot aisle and cold aisle configuration used for a given rack at a given facility at which the server system is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shreyas Sampath, Darin Lee Frink, Bianca Nagy
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Patent number: 11791089Abstract: A coil component includes a cup, a magnetic core, an electric conductor wound around the core, a cover, which closes the cup, and electric terminal contacts, which are in electric contact with ends of the electric conductor. The core and the electric conductor are arranged in the cup and the cup is filled with potting compound.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Schmidhauser AGInventors: Christof Schneggenburger, Dirk Schekulin, Bernhard Laeng, Silvia Gross-Kaeufler, Tobias Diefenbacher
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Patent number: 11751350Abstract: The present invention features a robust customizable computing system comprising: a processing control unit; an external object; and means for operably connecting the processing control unit to the external object, the processing control unit introducing intelligence into the external object, thus causing the external object to perform smart functions.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: ATD Ventures, LLCInventor: Jason A. Sullivan
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Patent number: 11742600Abstract: The present invention relates to a first metal cable (1) having a flat upper (A) and a flat lower (B) surface, comprising at least one hollow riser (2) extending approximately 90 degrees from one of the flat surfaces of the first metal cable, the hollow riser being 5 configured to house an end of a second metal cable (3). A connected structure comprising a first metal cable wherein a second metal cable is inserted into the hollow riser (2) of the first metal cable and joined with the first metal cable. it also relates to a method of making a connected structure, joining a first metal cable to a second metal cable by friction welding the second metal cable (3) to the first metal cable by 10 contacting a rotating tool (4) with the lower surface of the first metal cable in the area underneath the hollow riser.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: HYDRO EXTRUDED SOLUTIONS ASInventor: Jens Sandahi Sørensen
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Patent number: 11732511Abstract: An information handling system locks to a display stand and/or an external object with a locking mount coupled to the display stand having a Kensington lock and a padlock. The locking mount has a lock switch with an unlocked position to accept and release the information handling system securing members and a lock position that engages the securing members with a lock plate to prevent removal of the information handling system. In the unlocked position, the Kensington lock and padlock loop are unavailable for securing the information handling system. In the locked position, the Kensington lock slot is unblocked to accept a securing cable and the padlock loop will extend from a retract position to accept a padlock. When a cable fits in the slot and/or a padlock fits in the padlock loop, the lock switch is engaged in the locked position to prevent removal of the information handling system securing members.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Kok Lian Lim, Cheng-Chia Chiu, Chao-Long Chou, Kerk Inn Pin Augustine
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Patent number: 11652277Abstract: A portable electronic device including at least one body, an antenna module, and a rotation mechanism is provided. The antenna module includes an antenna unit, a driving member, and a linking rod. The antenna unit is rotatably disposed on the body, the driving member is slidably disposed on the body and abuts the antenna unit, and a portion of the antenna unit blocks on a sliding path of the driving member, to drive the antenna unit to rotate to open and close relative to the body when the driving member slides. The linking rod has opposite first and second ends. The first end is pivotally connected to the driving member. The rotation mechanism is disposed on the body, the second end is pivotally connected to the rotation mechanism and eccentric to a rotating axis of the rotation mechanism, to slide the driving member when the rotation mechanism rotates.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yi-Ta Huang, Wu-Chen Lee, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
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Patent number: 11570918Abstract: According to one embodiment, a connection device includes an engaging claw extending in a first direction from a first member, and a receiving portion provided in a second member. The engaging claw includes a pair of first side surfaces, and a pair of engaging protrusions projecting out from the respective side surface. Each engaging protrusion includes an inclined surface continuous from the first side surface and inclined to the first direction. The receiving portion includes a pair of slopes extending in the first direction and each including a second side surface engaging the first side surface, and an engaging projection connected to the second side surface, the engaging projection engaging the engaging protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Eitaro Miyake, Daisuke Ando
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Patent number: 11503722Abstract: An enclosure for a power supply circuit board includes a plurality of sheet metal members combined to accommodate a power supply circuit board. The plurality of sheet metal members includes a first sheet metal member. The first sheet metal member includes a main plate having a flat plate shape, and an inner extension connected to the main plate through a bent portion located at an end of the main plate. The inner extension includes a circuit board support for supporting the power supply circuit board. The circuit board support faces the main plate and is separated from the main plate in a direction perpendicular to the main plate. The circuit board support is located within an inner space surrounded by the plurality of sheet metal members.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasuo Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11495268Abstract: An assembly module is applicable to a casing of an expansion equipment. The assembly module includes a transmission component and an operating member. The transmission component is disposed in the casing. The transmission component includes a rotary member, a connecting member, and a buckle member. The rotary member is pivotally connected to the casing. The connecting member is connected between the rotary member and the buckle member. A part of the buckle member is exposed from a buckle hole of the casing. The operating member is disposed on the casing, and is connected to the transmission component. The operating member is configured to drive the transmission component, so that a part of the buckle member is movably disposed in the buckle hole of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATIONInventor: Chun-Yi Chiang
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Patent number: 11474560Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a base portion and a lid portion coupled to the base portion at a hinge configured such that the base portion and the lid portion can rotate between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device. The lid portion can include at least one segment that is to raise at least a portion of the base portion in response to a rotation toward the open configuration (e.g., opening the lid portion to access a touchpad or a keyboard of the electronic device, or to see a display of the electronic device).Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: James M. Okuley, Kimi Jensen
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Patent number: 11439031Abstract: Provided are a latch mechanism and an electronic device case. The latch mechanism includes a base assembly, a pressing assembly and a first elastic member. The base assembly has an accommodating cavity, and a wall surface of the base assembly has a first through hole and a second through hole which are respectively communicated with the accommodating cavity. The pressing assembly includes a main body part, a button part and a bolt part, the main body part is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the button part and the bolt part are respectively disposed on the main body part. The first elastic member is located in the accommodating cavity, one end of the first elastic member abuts against an inner wall of the accommodating cavity and the other end abuts against the main body part.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhongyuan Lai, Liang Yu
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Patent number: 11385689Abstract: An integrated electronic card front EMI cage and latch is described that is suitable for use in a data storage system. In an example a latch module for an electronic component housing has a latch housing having an arm with an attachment point to fasten the latch housing to an end of the housing and an EMI cage having a front body and a plurality of fingers extending from the front body, the front body being held to the end of the housing by the latch housing and the fingers being configured to be outside an exterior of the housing on at least two sides of the housing to block electromagnetic interference from passing along the at least two sides of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Jawad B. Khan, Andrew Warrack Morning-Smith, John Hung, Michael D. Nelson, Craig J. Jahne
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Patent number: 11375626Abstract: A circuit card assembly including a printed circuit board arranged to include one or more electronic circuits and a frame connected to the printed circuit board. The circuit card including at least one connector arranged to detachably engage with a backplane connector of the electronic chassis to establish an electrical connection with a backplane printed wiring board (PWB) of the electronic chassis. The circuit card also including a front panel having at least one input/output connector and an EMI/RFI gasket positioned along a perimeter of the back side of the front panel where the EMI/RFI gasket is arranged to contact a surface of the electronic chassis along a perimeter of the circuit card assembly slot when the circuit card assembly is extended into the circuit card assembly slot.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Keith R. Burrell, Andrew J. Bristol, Kashif V. Laurie
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Patent number: 10892085Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, circuit board assemblies and methods of circuit board assembly are disclosed. Example circuit board assemblies include a circuit board and a magnetic component coupled to the circuit board. The magnetic component includes a primary winding and a secondary winding. The assembly also includes a winding interconnect terminal electrically coupled to the magnetic component. The winding interconnect terminal is disposed on the circuit board remote from the magnetic component, and the circuit board defines an air gap between the winding interconnect terminal and the magnetic component to provide electrical isolation between the winding interconnect terminal and the magnetic component. Corresponding methods of assembling circuit boards and magnetic components are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Astec International LimitedInventor: Kwong Kei Chin
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Patent number: 10795096Abstract: A line-card comprising: an optical blindmate connector to connect to the midplane of the switch sub-chassis; and a printed circuit board (PCB) including: an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC); an electrical blindmate connector to connect to a midplane of a switch sub-chassis; and a liquid blindmate connector to connect to the switch sub-chassis.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Kevin B. Leigh, Everett Salinas
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Patent number: 10649000Abstract: A connection assembly includes a sensor substrate, a layer substrate coupled to the sensor substrate so as to face an upper surface of the sensor substrate, and a wire connected between the sensor substrate and the layer substrate. The sensor substrate includes first and second projections provide on the upper surface of the sensor substrate and extending in an extension direction along the upper surface of the sensor substrate. The wire has a first end sandwiched between the layer substrate and the first projection, and a second end sandwiched between the layer substrate and the second projection. The connection assembly provides reliable connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Shinohara, Hitoshi Yoshida, Kazuo Goda, Rie Okamoto, Hiroshi Nakatsuka, Masako Yamaguchi, Hideki Ueda, Takanori Aoyagi, Yuki Maegawa, Takuya Kajiwara, Keisuke Kuroda, Takeshi Mori
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Patent number: 10534013Abstract: A sensor includes a sensor element, a package accommodating the sensor element in an inside of the package, a grounding electrode disposed in the package, a lid covering an opening of the package, and a lead extending from the package. The lead includes first and second portions. The first portion of the lead is electrically connected to the grounding electrode and extends along a side surface of the package with a gap provided between the first portion and the side surface. The second portion of the lead is disposed between the lid and the package and extends toward the inside of the package. In this sensor, the opening can be sealed without soldering and reliably connect the lid to the grounding electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Maegawa, Hideki Ueda, Hideaki Fujiura, Takeshi Uemura, Hiroshi Nakatsuka, Tsuyoshi Sakaue, Rie Okamoto, Shoya Kida
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Patent number: 10356929Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for a hardware adapter device are described herein. One device includes housing, a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) housed by the housing, where each of the plurality of PCBs include traces, and a switch to select a bus address corresponding to the hardware adapter device, where the housing receives an input/output (I/O) module such that the traces of the PCBs provide an electrical path from a wiring baseboard to the I/O module.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Yi Zheng, Xiaohui Qin, Xinyan Zheng, Li Chen, Qingyong Zhang, Qian Liu, Cary Leen, Roy Kolasa, Andrew Halford
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Patent number: 10185251Abstract: The engagement between a fixing member and a resin member is released and the resin member is separated from a frame thereby separating a bearing member from the frame. Parts to be used in a developing device are replaced or the developing device is replenished with a developer. The resin member is connected to the frame to connect the bearing member to the frame. The fixing member is inserted into a through hole to engage with the resin member and fix the resin member to the frame, thereby fixing the bearing member to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumito Nonaka, Hiroomi Matsuzaki, Seiichi Shinohara
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Patent number: 10051739Abstract: A rail vehicle control relay board includes a main frame, a mother board and a daughter board assembly which are arranged in the main frame, the main frame includes a board face mounting frame and a daughter board mounting frame which protrudes from the board face mounting frame, the mother board is arranged in the board face mounting frame, and multiple daughter board assemblies perpendicular to the mother board are arranged side by side in the daughter board mounting frame, the daughter board assemblies are electrically connected to the mother board, and multiple first connectors configured to perform output outwards are arranged on the mother board. The rail vehicle control relay board has a high strength, and may reduce the daughter board loosening faults, extend a wiring space and increase the number of relays arranged.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongbo Wang, Yongzhen Qin, Lin Tao, Kexiao Wang, Jinghai Jiao, Li Wang
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Patent number: 9933822Abstract: An electronic component case includes, a lower case including a bottom plate, a side wall having a protruding portion, an engaging projection formed on an outer face of the side wall, and a screw hole formed in the side wall in a region where the protruding portion is provided, and an upper case including a top plate, a side wall in which an engaging hole is formed, and a notched hole formed in the side wall on the top plate side. The protruding portion of the lower case is engaged to the notched hole of the upper case, and the screw hole is exposed in the notched hole. The engaging projection of the lower case is engaged in the engaging hole of the upper case.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Minshong Tan, Syuzo Aoki, Takuya Oda
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Patent number: 9865973Abstract: A pluggable electrical connector includes a thermally conductive housing having an opening and a circuit board having electronic components, at least one plug contact and at least one joining surface. The circuit board is surrounded by the housing. A joining seam connects the housing and the circuit board to each other. The joining seam is located between the at least one joining surface and the housing and is produced on an exterior side of the pluggable connector such that the opening is at least partially closed by the joining seam.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: MD ELEKTRONIK GMBHInventor: Rudolf Engl
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Patent number: 9648726Abstract: A plurality of suspension boards are integrally supported by a support frame. A plurality of inspection substrates are provided to correspond to the plurality of suspension boards. In each suspension board, lines are formed on a conductive support substrate with a base insulating layer sandwiched therebetween. The support substrate and the line are electrically connected by a via in the base insulating layer. In each inspection substrate, a conductor layer is formed on a conductive support substrate with a base insulating layer sandwiched therebetween. The support substrate and the conductor layer are electrically connected by a via in the base insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Kouji Ichinose, Terukazu Ihara
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Patent number: 9575520Abstract: A main board assembly for being equipped with at least one of a standard expansion card and a low profile expansion card includes a base board, a first expansion slot, a second expansion slot, a third expansion slot and a switching circuit. There is a first distance between the second expansion slot and the first edge, and there is a second distance between the second expansion slot and the third expansion slot, which are greater than the width of the standard expansion card. There is a third distance between the first expansion slot and the third expansion slot, which is two times greater than the width of the low profile expansion card.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsiao-Liang Chen, Tse-Jen Shih
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Patent number: 9490057Abstract: An integrated magnetic module includes a first auxiliary circuit board, a second auxiliary circuit board, a first transformer, a second transformer and at least one inductor. The second auxiliary circuit board and the first auxiliary circuit board are arranged side by side. The first transformer is disposed on the first auxiliary circuit board. The second transformer is disposed on the second auxiliary circuit board. The at least one inductor is arranged between the first transformer and second transformer, and electrically connected with the first auxiliary circuit board and the second auxiliary circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ssu-Wei Fu, Yi-Hsin Leu, Chung-Ping Ku, Der-Min Liu
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Patent number: 9042104Abstract: A portable electronic device includes an electronic module and an electronic module fixing structure. The electronic module fixing structure includes a main body, a sliding component, a rod and an elastic component connected between the main body and the sliding component. The main body has a track with a positioning portion. The sliding component is slidably disposed on the main body. The rod is rotatably connected with the sliding component. An end of the rod is adapted to move along the track. When the end is located at the positioning portion, the end and the positioning portion are interfered with each other to position the sliding component. When the electronic module pushes the sliding component, the rod is rotated to drive the end to move away from the positioning portion, and the sliding component pushes the electronic module away from the main body through elastic force of the elastic component.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Yu-Han Tsai, Chun-Wang Lin, Ching-Wei Ku, Chia-Hsing Yu, Yao-Te Tsai, Chia-Hung Tsai
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Patent number: 9030830Abstract: A containing case suitable to be installed at an electronic device includes a main body, a cover and an elastic locking element. The cover is pivoted at the main body and has a protrusion portion, in which a side of the protrusion portion has a locking surface and the other side of the protrusion portion has a guiding slope. The elastic locking element is movably disposed at the main body and has a locking portion. When the cover is closed to the main body and drives the protrusion portion to apply force onto the elastic locking element, the elastic locking element is elastically deformed and the locking portion moves along the guiding slope and then crosses the protrusion portion to reach the locking surface so that the cover is locked at the main body by the locking portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Po-Yuan Hsu, Hsing-Wang Chang, Tsung-Hsien Chen, Chia-Cheng Su, Ping-Feng Liao
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Publication number: 20150116954Abstract: An image sensor module is provided. The image sensor module includes a circuit board, a flat material, an image sensing chip, a holder and a covering plate. The flat material disposed on an assembling surface of the circuit board has a supporting surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto. The image sensing chip with its base surface facing to the supporting surface is configured on the supporting surface. The holder is disposed on the flat material, and the bottom plane of the holder faces to the supporting surface. The supporting surface is used to make the base surface parallel to the bottom plane. The covering plate is arranged on the holder to seal the image sensing chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: LARVIEW TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Inventor: SHIN-DAR JAN
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Patent number: 8988887Abstract: A housing of an electronic device comprises a fixing portion and a locking portion. The fixing portion is perpendicularly disposed on a side wall of the housing. The locking portion is perpendicularly mounted on the bottom of the housing. The locking portion corresponds to the fixing portion. The fixing portion clasps a first end of the circuit board. The locking portion is secured to a second end of the circuit board opposite to the first end to mount the circuit board to the housing after the first end of the circuit board has been clasped by the fixing portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Zhongshan Innocloud Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bao-Gang Zhao, Xue-Feng Wan, Ping Li, Yuan-Ming Wang
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Patent number: 8982551Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic module and an electronic module fixing structure that includes a main body, a position-limiting component slideably disposed on the main body along a first direction, at least one positioning component slideably disposed on the main body along a second direction, and at least one first elastic component. The position-limiting component has a position-limiting portion. The first elastic component is connected between the main body and the positioning component. The position-limiting component resists an elastic force of the first elastic component to limit the positioning component to be at a first position. When the electronic module moves into the main body, the electronic module pushes the position-limiting component to drive the position-limiting portion to move away from the positioning component, and the positioning component moves to a second position by the elastic force of the first elastic component to position the electronic module.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Star-Wh Zhou
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Patent number: 8971049Abstract: A portable electronic device, a peripheral expansion module and methods for assembling a peripheral expansion module onto a portable electronic device are provided herein. The portable electronic device may comprise a main housing unit having a front cover and a back cover which, when coupled together, enclose internal components of the portable electronic device. The peripheral expansion module, comprising one or more peripheral devices coupled within or on a peripheral module housing, may be securely integrated with the portable electronic device. A majority of the peripheral expansion module may be positioned outside of the main housing unit along one side of the portable electronic device. In some embodiments, the peripheral expansion module includes a pair of rails, which extend out from within an interior of the module housing for attachment via one or more mechanical fasteners to an interior surface of the main housing unit of the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Motion Computing, Inc.Inventors: Bradford Edward Vier, Christopher Lorenzo Dunn
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Patent number: 8953329Abstract: A server chassis bracket (SCB), including: a first set of holes configured to secure a first set of grommets gripping a first server component; a second set of holes configured to secure a second set of grommets gripping a second server component; a first shared guide configured to: guide a first grommet of the first set of grommets towards a first hole of the first set of holes; and guide a second grommet of the second set of grommets towards a second hole of the second set of holes; and a latch covering a portion of the first shared guide, including a tail, and configured to: generate a first audio verification of a successful installation of the first server component into the server chassis bracket; and generate a second audio verification of a successful installation of the second server component into the server chassis bracket.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Twitter, Inc.Inventor: Ali Heydari
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Publication number: 20150016089Abstract: A heads-up-display assembly includes a display module and a circuit board. The display module is configured to display an image on a display surface, remote to the display module. The display module includes a housing, a visual display, and one or more retention members. The circuit board controls the visual display and is coupled to the display module by a first wire. The circuit board is movable between a first configuration in which the circuit board is free to hang from the display module by the first wire, and a second configuration in which the circuit board is removably retained to the housing by the one or more retention members and not free to hang by the first wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Reben Werman, Patrick O'Connell
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Patent number: 8934260Abstract: Provided is an electronic equipment cabinet capable of detecting a storage state of a circuit board unit by using a smaller number of switches than circuit board units. The electronic equipment cabinet, which stores a plurality of circuit board units inserted and extracted in the same direction, includes a plurality of slots for storing the circuit board units, a plurality of cover members for covering the slots, and a switch for detecting closing of all the slots. The cover members, which are provided by a plurality of types having an installation order restricting mechanism for preventing closing of the slots, except for when the cover members are installed according to a preset installation order, includes a driving member located in a final-installation cover member that is installed last and configured to drive the switch.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.Inventor: Komei Tanaka
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Patent number: 8897029Abstract: An isolated switching power converter includes a power isolation transformer having at least one primary winding, at least one secondary winding and a plurality of sides, a first power board mechanically coupled to a first side of the transformer, and a second power board mechanically coupled to a second side of the transformer. The first power board includes a primary side circuit electrically coupled to the at least one primary winding, and the second power board includes a secondary side circuit electrically coupled to the at least one secondary winding.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Astec International LimitedInventors: Robert H. Kippley, Bradley J. Schumacher, Gary P. Magnuson, Kwong K. Chin
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Patent number: 8897026Abstract: A locking assembly includes a guiding post and a hollow locking member. The guiding post includes a locking portion. A clamp hook is formed on a flange of the locking portion. The locking member includes an opening end. The locking member sleeves on the locking portion of the locking member, in which at least one clamping depression is formed on an inner wall of the locking member corresponding to the clamp hook, and the clamp hook is clamped in one clamping depression.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ju-Ping Duan
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Patent number: 8867195Abstract: Disclosed herein is an attachment/detachment mechanism for an electronics unit mounted on a casing in an attachable/detachable manner, including: a position-keeping type switch switching between first and second states of the electronics unit; a lever switching between a securing state where the electronics unit is secured to the casing and an attachable/detachable state where the electronics unit is made attachable/detachable to/from the casing; a first restricting member switching between a restricting state where state-switching of the lever is restricted and a permitting state where the state-switching of the lever is permitted; and a second restricting member traveling between a first position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is restricted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch is permitted, and a second position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is permitted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch from the first stType: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tetsuro Tsubota
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Patent number: 8848358Abstract: A server includes a main board, a side panel having an attached female connector, an expansion card, and a lever. The expansion card includes a latching member having a pivot and a male connector. The lever includes an engaging portion defining a slot, and a main body connected to the engaging portion and pivotally connected to the main board. When the lever is rotated in a first direction, the pivot is slid into the slot, causing the engaging portion to engage with the latching member. Further rotating the lever in the first direction, the expansion card is urged to move toward the side panel until the male connector mate with the female connector. When the lever is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the expansion card is urged to move away from the side panel, causing the male connector to disengage from the female connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Hai-Chen Zhou
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Patent number: 8837158Abstract: A blocking mechanism includes a chassis, a blocking member, and a resilient member. The chassis is configured to secure a circuit board, the chassis comprising a locking structure. The blocking member is configured to abut the circuit board, for preventing the circuit board from sliding towards the blocking member. The blocking member includes a positioning structure slidably engaged with the locking structure. The resilient member is secured to the blocking member and engaged with the locking structure for preventing the blocking member from sliding relative to the locking structure. The resilient member is resiliently deformable. When the resilient member is disengaged from the locking structure, the blocking member is slidable relative to the chassis to disengage the locking structure from the positioning structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wen-Hu Lu