Fositek Corporation

Academia Sinica

Chun-Han Lin

Yung-Chih Tseng

An-Szu Hsu

Way-Han Dai

Che-Wei Chang

Hao-Ping Wang

Jia-Wei Pan

Seita Horikoshi

Pi-Cheng Hsiu

Shao-Chun Chao

Hao-Yun Lee

Tzu-Hao Lin

Cheng-Kang Hsieh

Han-Cheng Zhu

Percy Wong

Yu-Chieh Li

Yan-Jiao Cheng

Zoen Ryon Ryan Wong

A sliding rail adapted to be engaged with an engaging member, and includes a track and a limiting mechanism. The track includes a base wall having first and second ends, and two side walls. The limiting mechanism includes an operating member, a limiting member, first and second positioning members, and a connecting member. The limiting member has a limiting body, a pivoting portion, and two limiting portions. The operating member is formed with a linking slot that has a first linking slot end, a second linking slot end, and a linking slot tip. The limiting body has two pivoting slots. The operating member is operable to drive the limiting member to move among a locked position where the engaging member is contained in a limiting space, and first and second unlocked positions which opens the limiting space, allowing the engaging member to be released from the limiting space.

Sliding rail

A foldable electronic apparatus includes a flexible display, a housing unit, and a supporting device. The supporting device includes a flexible first supporting plate, a flexible second supporting plate, and a plurality of supporting members. Each of the supporting members has a first end portion that is connected to the first supporting plate, a second end portion that is connected to the second supporting plate, and a main body portion that has two opposite sides respectively connected to the first end portion and the second end portion. The supporting device is operable to convert between a first state, in which two opposite sides of the supporting device are distal from each other, and a second state, in which the supporting device is folded along a folding axis such that the opposite sides of the supporting device are proximate to each other.

Supporting apparatus and foldable electronic device having the same

A sliding rail is adapted to be engaged with an engaging member, and includes a track and a limiting mechanism. The track includes a base wall, two side walls, and two pivoting slots. The limiting mechanism includes first and second operating members, a limiting member, and first and second connecting members. The first operating member is operable for driving the limiting member from a locked position, where the engaging member is contained in a limiting space between the limiting member and one of the side walls, to a first unlocked position, where the limiting member is rotated about the second connecting member to open the limiting space. The second operating member is operable for driving the limiting member from the locked position to a second unlocked position, where the limiting member is rotated about the first connecting member to open the limiting space.

A hinge connectable between a first device part and a second device part includes a base seat unit and a rotating unit. The base seat unit includes first and second base seat for connecting with the first and second device parts. A base plate of the first base seat is formed with a moving slot having a first slot portion and a second slot portion. The rotating unit includes a rotating axle movably extending through the moving slot and rotated with the second base seat, a linkage pivotally connected between the base plate and the rotating axle, and a cam piece rotated with the rotating axle. During rotation of the rotating axle and the cam piece with the second base seat, a first protrusion of the cam piece is moved along a lower edge of the first slot portion to bring the rotating axle into an upward movement.

Hinge with movable rotating axle

A floating joint and retainer connection device with pressure relief structure includes a hollow fixed retainer; an adaptor joint having an engaging end and a fitting end extended through the fixed retainer to an outer side thereof, and a buffering section located between the engaging and fitting ends; a slidable washer and a fixing element fitted on an outer surface of the fitting end to limit the adaptor joint from moving axially relative to the fixed retainer; an elastic element located between the fixed retainer and the slidable washer; a slidable spacer having an axially protruded section formed on one side; and a spring fitted around the buffering section with two ends pressed against another side of the abutting spacer and a shoulder portion on the adaptor joint. With the above pressure relief structure, the adaptor joint can stay at any radially displaced position relative to the fixed retainer.

Floating joint and retainer connection device with pressure relief structure

A synchronizing hinge includes a rotating module and a bracket plate unit. The rotating module includes two support units pivotably mounted to a base seat. Each support unit has a first support piece, a second support piece pivotably connected with the first support piece, and a moving axle extending through the first support piece and an arcuate slot of the second support piece and movably received in a moving slot of the base seat. The bracket plate unit includes two first bracket plates securely connected with the first support piece, and two second bracket plates securely connected with the second support piece. The support units and the bracket plate unit are rotatable between an initial position where the first bracket plates are flush with the second bracket plates, and a terminal position where the first bracket plates are inclined relative to the second bracket plates by an inclined angle.

Synchronizing hinge

A rotating shaft device includes a base, a rotation member, a slide member, a supporting member, and a linkage unit. The rotation member is rotatable relative to the base between a first position and a second position. The slide member is slidable relative to the base. The supporting member is pivotable relative to the base between an initial position and a supporting position. The linkage unit is convertible between a folded state and an expanded state. When the rotation member is in the first position, the linkage unit is in the folded state and the supporting member is in the initial position. When the rotation member is rotated to the second position, the slide member is urged by the rotation member to slide and to convert the linkage unit into the expanded state, and the supporting member is urged by the linkage unit to pivot to the supporting position.

Rotating shaft device

A rotating shaft device includes a base, a rotation member, a slide member, a resistance-providing member, a supporting member, and a linkage unit. The rotation member is rotatable relative to the base between a first rotation position and a second rotation position. The slide member is slidable relative to the base between a first slide position and a second slide position. The resistance-providing member prevents the slide member from moving toward the first slide position when the slide member is in the second slide position. The supporting member is movable relative to the base between an initial position and a supporting position. The linkage unit is convertible between a folded state and an expanded state. When the rotation member is in the first rotation position, the slide member, the linkage unit, and the supporting member are respectively in the first slide position, the folded state, and the initial position.

A floating joint and retainer connection structure includes a hollow fixed retainer having one closed side formed with a through opening and radially extended sliding slot pairs; an adaptor joint having a pipe connecting and a joining section connected to the retainer and a male coupler, respectively; a first sliding member having an opening fitted on the pipe connecting section, a first slide movably engaged with the sliding slots, and a front guiding recess; a second sliding member having a bore fitted on the pipe connecting section and shaped for slidably engaging with the guiding recess; and a retaining ring fitted on the pipe connecting section and attached to the second sliding member to limit the first and second sliding members from moving axially. With the first and second sliding members, the adaptor joint can translate to correct a radial fit tolerance and be conveniently assembled to the fixed retainer.

Floating joint and retainer connection structure

A rotating shaft device includes a base, a rotation member, a slide member, a supporting member, and a linkage unit. The rotation member is rotatable relative to the base between a first position and a second position. The slide member is slidable relative to the base. The supporting member is slidable relative to the base between an initial position and a supporting position. The linkage unit is convertible between a folded state and an expanded state. When the rotation member is in the first position, the linkage unit is in the folded state and the supporting member is in the initial position. When the rotation member is rotated to the second position, the slide member is urged by the rotation member to slide and to convert the linkage unit into the expanded state, and the supporting member is urged by the linkage unit to slide to the supporting position.

A rotation device includes a base seat, an axle unit and a lock unit. The axle unit extends into the base seat. The lock unit includes a lock plate that is sleeved on the axle unit, and a lock member that is disposed on the base seat. The lock plate is formed with a first lock groove. The lock member has a lock portion that is operable to move into the first lock groove. The lock plate is locked by the lock portion of the lock member when the lock portion moves into the first lock groove, so that the axle unit and the lock plate are not rotatable relative to the base seat.

Rotation device for a turnstile

A rotation device includes a base seat, an axle unit and a restoring unit. The axle unit includes an upper axle that extends into the base seat. The restoring unit permits the upper axle to extend therein. The restoring unit is for restoring the upper axle to its original position after the upper axle is rotated.

A rotation device includes a base seat, an axle unit, a lower rotating module and an upper rotating module. The axle unit includes an upper axle and a lower axle. The lower rotating module includes a lock unit, and an outer barrel that is disposed in the base seat and that is penetrated by the lower axle. The lock unit includes a lock plate that is sleeved on the lower axle, and a lock member that is mounted to the base seat. The lock plate is formed with a first lock groove. The lock member has a lock portion that is operable to move into the first lock groove. The upper rotating module is disposed in the base seat and is co-rotatably sleeved on the upper axle. The upper rotating module is able to be driven by the upper axle to rotate relative to the lower rotating module.

A multi-link hinge assembly includes a link rod unit including a base rod, two supporting link rods, two synchronization link rods, two supporting rods, and a supporting plate unit. The base rod has a base rod body, two base connecting portions respectively connected to opposite ends of the base rod body, and two central connecting portions disposed between the base connecting portions. Each synchronization link rod has a first synchronization end portion pivotably connected to a respective one of the central connecting portions, and a second synchronization end portion opposite thereto. The supporting plate unit includes two supporting plates respectively connected to the supporting rods and each having inner and outer portions. The link rod unit is operable between an unfolded position and a folded position, where the second synchronization end portions are away from each other, and the inner portions define a relief space therebetween.

Multi-link hinge assembly

A hinge includes a base seat, two connecting members and two sliding members. The base seat has two first arcuate rails each extending around a first rotating axis. Each connecting member has a first sliding portion matingly engaged with and slidable along the respective first arcuate rail, and a second arcuate rail extending around a second rotating axis. Each sliding member has a second sliding portion matingly engaged with and slidable along the second arcuate rail such that the two sliding members are rotatable relative to the base seat between an initial position and a terminal position about the first rotating axes and about the second rotating axes.

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