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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2005
Ling-chen Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-yao Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Ling-Chen Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Yao Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Lite-On It Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting an electronic product whether being placed vertically or horizontally, includes a fixed support member connected to a constraint base at an anchor point, a cantilever having a first end connected to the fixed support member so as to be approximately parallel with the constraint base, and a counterweight mounted on a second end of the cantilever in order to provide a force thereof. A sensing device converts bending of the cantilever into a circuitry status. When the cantilever extends in a direction approximately perpendicular to a gravity line defined by the counterweight, the sensing device converts the distortion of the cantilever into a first circuitry status. When the cantilever extends in a direction approximately parallel to the gravity line, the sensing device converts the distortion of the cantilever into a second circuitry status different from the first circuitry status.