ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150346808 | START-UP ARCHITECTURE OF REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A start-up architecture of a redundant power supply system is provided. The redundant power supply system is electrically connected to a load, and includes N+M power supplies, where N≧1 and M≧1. The start-up architecture includes a power integration backboard electrically connected to the power supplies, and a mode switching member. The power integration backboard includes an activation circuit, and has a synchronous booting mode in which the power supplies are simultaneously activated and a sequential booting mode in which the power supplies are sequentially activated. The mode switching member is electrically connected to the activation circuit, and receives a manual switching of a user to output a synchronous booting signal that controls the power integration backboard to enter the synchronous booting mode and to output a sequential booting signal that controls the power integration backboard to enter the sequential booting mode. | 12-03-2015 |
20150327392 | SUPPORT RACK FOR WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A support rack for a wireless electronic device is installed on a keyboard and integrally fabricated from a plastic sheet. The support rack includes a positioning segment, a bearing segment and a support segment. The positioning segment includes a holding zone to hold a wireless electronic device. The bearing segment is connected to one side of the positioning segment opposite to the keyboard and includes at least one retaining portion. The support segment includes a leaning section connected to the positioning segment via a first bend portion, and a holding section connected to the leaning section via a second bend portion to couple with the retaining portion. The first bend portion is formed at a thickness smaller than that of the leaning section and the positioning segment, and the second bend portion is formed at a thickness smaller than that of the leaning section and the bracket section. | 11-12-2015 |
20150327391 | SUPPORT RACK FOR WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A support rack for a wireless electronic device is installed on a keyboard through which keying commands are input, and is integrally fabricated from a plastic sheet. The support rack includes a positioning segment, a bearing segment and a support segment. The positioning segment is connected to the keyboard and includes a holding zone to hold a wireless electronic device. The bearing segment is connected to one side of the positioning segment opposite to the keyboard and includes at least one retaining portion. The support segment includes a leaning section which is connected to the side of the positioning segment opposite to the keyboard via a first folding notch, and a holding section which is connected to the leaning section via a second folding notch and coupled with the retaining portion to support for the support rack. | 11-12-2015 |
20150286274 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF THE SAME - A power supply device with reduced power consumption is electrically connected to a motherboard. The motherboard outputs a power-on signal or a power-off signal to the power supply device when being triggered. The power supply device includes a standby power supply module which modulates an external power to output a standby power. Upon receiving the power-on signal, the power supply device deactivates the standby power supply module, but activates a main power supply module to modulate the external power to output an operating power to the motherboard to replace the standby power. Upon receiving the power-off signal, the power supply device deactivates the main power supply module, but reactivates the standby power supply module so that the standby power supply module outputs the standby power to the motherboard. | 10-08-2015 |
20150200567 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR REDUCING STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION - A redundant power supply system for reducing standby power consumption includes a plurality of power supply modules and a power integration backboard. Each power supply module includes a first power supply path, a second power supply path, and an operating power conversion unit disposed on the first power supply path and including a standby power input path. The power integration backboard is connected to the power supply modules and includes an operating power integration unit and a standby power conversion unit. The standby power conversion unit is connected to the standby power input paths of the power supply modules to provide the standby powers to the power supply modules. The standby power conversion unit includes a power adjustment mechanism which determines a corresponding number of the second power supply paths for converting the external powers to the standby powers according to a power consumption signal. | 07-16-2015 |
20150200566 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR REDUCING STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION - A redundant power supply system for reducing standby power consumption includes a plurality of power supply modules and a power integration backboard. Each of the power supply modules includes an operating power modulation unit, a standby power modulation unit and a control unit connected to the standby power modulation unit. The power integration backboard is connected to the power supply modules, and includes an integration output unit and a standby power consumption management unit. The integration output unit integrates the operating powers and the standby powers of the power supply modules to provide an output to a load. The standby power consumption management unit outputs an operating signal to the control unit of each of the power supply modules according to a power consumption condition of the load, such that the control unit can activate or deactivate the standby power modulation unit according to the operating signal. | 07-16-2015 |
20150189421 | HEADPHONE WIRELESS EXPANSION DEVICE CAPABLE OF SWITCHING AMONG MULTIPLE TARGETS AND VOICE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A headphone wireless expansion device for switching among multiple targets is connected to an information device to receive audio data which is then transmitted to a headphone for playing. The headphone wireless expansion device includes multi-target connection data and an audio control mechanism. The multi-target connection data includes a plurality of device identification codes, a plurality of device authorization codes corresponding to a plurality of information devices respectively, and a plurality of audio tags corresponding to the device identification codes and the device authorization codes respectively. The audio control mechanism searches the audio tag having audio features same as that of the unrecognized audio signal, and reads the corresponding device identification code and device authorization code. The headphone wireless expansion device enables a conventional wired headphone to wirelessly connect with the information device and switch among multiple information devices via a voice control method through identifying the audio tag. | 07-02-2015 |
20150108903 | LIGHT SENSING KEYBOARD AND A LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method for controlling light emission of a light sensing keyboard is to save in advance a driving correlation table including a plurality of driving codes in the light sensing keyboard. Each driving code corresponds to a trigger signal and is triggered by the trigger signal to generate a driving signal which defines a light emission mode. When a light detection unit detects ambient light parameters, the trigger signal is generated and the driving code corresponding to the trigger signal is read from the driving correlation table. A control unit generates the driving signal according to the driving code to drive light emission elements to emit light and also control each light emission element to execute the light emission mode corresponding to the driving signal, thereby synchronous or asynchronous colored light alteration can be generated to provide flickering or alternate light alteration effect. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107974 | KEYBOARD EQUIPPED WITH LIGHT EMITTING STRUCTURE - A keyboard equipped with light emitting structure comprises a plurality of keycap portions and a light guide command circuit board which includes an upper light guide plate, a lower light guide plate and a middle plate located between the upper and lower light guide plates. The upper and lower light guide plates have respectively an upper trigger portion and a lower trigger portion at one side facing the middle plate. The middle plate has a hollow zone corresponding to the upper and lower trigger portions, a plurality of coupling portions corresponding to the keycap portion and a plurality of apertures. The upper light guide plate also has an upper mask layer at one side facing the keycap portion and having a transparent zone. The command circuit board receives light from a light emitting unit and transmits the light to illuminate the keycap portion through the transparent zone. | 04-23-2015 |
20150065048 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION KEYBOARD AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING LINKAGE THEREOF - A wireless communication keyboard includes a key module and a wireless communication module. The key module has a plurality of keys each can be depressed by a user to output a keyboard command. The key module also has a press combination including at least two keys which are depressed by the user at the same time to output a target search command. The wireless communication module is connected to the key module to receive the keyboard command and target search command, and has a linkage target setting state to search a linkable information device within a linkage range upon receiving the target search command. Thus user can quickly search the linkable information device through the press combination. | 03-05-2015 |
20150041439 | MULTI-INSTRUCTION SWITCH FOR ENHANCING ELECTRICAL INSULATION - A multi-instruction switch for enhancing electrical insulation is provided. The multi-instruction switch includes a housing, a common pin and a switching pin set. The housing comprises an accommodating space which includes a conductive elastic plate moving back-and-forth and a support rack therein. The conductive elastic plate includes a normal connection section and a switching connection section. The support rack includes a limiting track. The common pin is normally in electrical contact with the normal connection section in the housing. The switching pin set includes a first pin having a contact section and a second pin having a trigger section. The limiting track includes a first insulation plate, a second insulation plate, and an insulation space between the first and second insulation plates. As such, the present invention enhances the insulation effect by the first and second insulation plates and the insulation space located at the limiting track. | 02-12-2015 |
20150041294 | MULTI-INSTRUCTION SWITCH FOR ENHANCING ELECTRICAL INSULATION - A multi-instruction switch for increasing electrical insulation includes a housing, a common pin and a switching pin set. The housing has an accommodating space, a conductive elastic plate disposed in the accommodating space, and a support rack disposed in the accommodating space and comprising a limiting track. The switching pin set, penetrating through the housing to extend into the accommodating space, comprises a first pin and a second pin disposed on the support rack. The first pin comprises a contact section located in the limiting track: The second pin comprises a trigger section located in the limiting track. The limiting track has an insulation space between the trigger section and the contact section. Thus, carbon residue generated during a switching process of the multi-instruction switch is not accumulated between the contact section and the trigger section due to the insulation space. | 02-12-2015 |
20150034468 | ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD EQUIPPED WITH A THIN KEY MODULE - An illuminated keyboard is equipped with a thin key module which includes a support frame with multiple keycap installation apertures and multiple keycaps corresponding to the keycap installation apertures. Each keycap has at least three movable arms each is connected between the first wall of one side of the keycap and the second wall of the keycap installation aperture. The support frame, keycaps and movable arms are integrally formed by injection. The movable arm has a first connecting section connected to the keycap and a second connecting section connected to the first connecting section at a first bend spot. The second connecting section is extended between the keycap and support frame and connected to the keycap installation aperture. In the illuminated keyboard, light is generated by a lighting unit and transmitted through a light guide plate or light guide circuit board to project to the keycaps for illumination. | 02-05-2015 |
20150034467 | KEYCAP MODULE FABRICATED BY INTEGRATED INJECTION - A keycap module fabricated by integrated injection includes a support frame which has a plurality of interlaced rims to define a plurality of keycap installation apertures. Each keycap installation aperture holds a keycap which has four sides and four corners. Each side of the keycap and each rim of the support frame have respectively a first wall and a second wall bridged by a movable arm. The keycaps, movable arms and support frame are integrally formed by injection. Each movable arm has a fist connecting section connected to one corner of the keycap and a second connecting section connected to the first connecting section at a first bend spot. The second connecting section is extended towards a neighboring corner of the keycap and connected to one rim of the support frame. | 02-05-2015 |
20140347015 | POWER SUPPLY AVOIDING OVER-DISCHARGE OF BATTERY MODULES - A power supply avoiding over-discharge of battery modules includes a main power supply system and a redundant power supply system. The invention uses a battery protection module to detect the status of a battery module in the redundant power supply system in normal conditions. The battery protection module includes an activation path connected to the main power supply system to receive standby power, a battery detection path connected to the battery module to receive a micro current and generate a protection activation signal when the battery module is in a charge-waiting state, and a protection activation path connected to a switch unit in the redundant power supply system to receive the protection activation signal to make the switch unit enter an OFF state. | 11-27-2014 |
20140299456 | THIN KEYBOARD STRUCTURE - A thin keyboard structure includes a circuit board and a keycap assembly board located on the circuit board. The circuit board has a plurality of command portions to receive contact and generate command signals. The keycap assembly board has a frame with a plurality of press zones corresponding to the command portions. Each press zone has at least one press portion corresponding to one command portion and depressible to move towards the command portion. Each press zone also has a deformation portion centered on the press portion and coiled and extended continuously from the press portion towards the frame at a preset interval to provide deformation and return force for the press portion during movement towards the command portion. The press portion and deformation portion replace the driven mechanism used in the conventional keyboard, hence total thickness of the keyboard can be reduced to make the keyboard thinner. | 10-09-2014 |
20140284193 | COMMAND GENERATION STRUCTURE FOR THIN KEYBOARDS - A command generation structure for thin keyboards includes a circuit board and a frame stacked over the circuit board. The circuit board has a plurality of keyboard command portions to receive contact to generate command signals. The frame includes a plurality of housing zones corresponding to the keyboard command portions, at least two connection arms extended from any two diagonal corner positions of each housing zone towards the keyboard command portion, and at least one press member connected to the connection arms and depressible to contact the keyboard command portion. Each connection arm has at least one first connecting section connected to one corner position, at least one second connecting section connected to the press member, and an elastic section which bridges the first connecting section and second connecting section and has at least one stress bend spot. | 09-25-2014 |
20140254201 | POWER SUPPLY FOR PROLONGING HOLD-UP TIME - A power supply for prolonging a hold-up time includes a main power supply system, and a hold-up power supply system connected in parallel to a power factor correction unit in the main power supply system. The hold-up power supply system includes an isolation transformer element connected to the power factor correction unit for receiving and transforming a first power to a third power, a power storage element for receiving the third power and storing as a hold-up power, and a power comparison unit connected between the power factor correction unit and the power storage element. The power comparison unit compares a second power generated from phase modulation performed by the power factor correction unit and the hold-up power, and outputs the hold-up power when the second power is smaller than the hold-up power, so as to sustain the power modulation unit to continue operating for a hold-up time. | 09-11-2014 |
20140197689 | POWER SUPPLY PROVIDING LONGER LIFESPAN OF BATTERY MODULES - A power supply capable of increasing the lifespan of battery modules controls the duty state of a main power supply system through a state switch control module. The state switch control module includes a power supply switch unit and a state switch unit. The power supply switch unit has a first power supply state in which the state switch unit outputs a first signal to allow the main power supply system to output a first power to charge a battery module, and a second power supply state in which the state switch unit outputs a second signal to allow the main power supply system to stop outputting the first power, and the battery module outputs the second power when the first electric potential of the first power is lower than the second electric potential of the second power. | 07-17-2014 |
20140183018 | ILLUMINATED KEYCAP FOR GENERATING SOFT LIGHT - An illuminated keycap for generating soft light is located in a keyboard which includes a command circuit board located beneath the keycap and a lighting unit to project light to the keycap. The keycap includes a press surface, a connecting section extended from the press surface towards the command circuit board and a color display surface extended from the connecting section and parallel to the press surface. The press surface, connecting section and color display surface form a light retaining zone. The press surface has a top surface coated with a first pigment layer. The color display surface has a bottom surface coated with a second pigment layer whose color is different from the first pigment layer. The first and second pigment layers form a mixed color so that light generated by the lighting unit to enter the light retaining zone is emitted softly through the connecting section. | 07-03-2014 |
20140174899 | KEYBOARD EQUIPPED WITH ILLUMINATED KEYCAPS - A keyboard equipped with illuminated keycaps mainly includes a keyboard portion and a plurality of lighting units. The keyboard portion includes a circuit board with a plurality of keyboard command portions, a plurality of keycaps respectively corresponding to the keyboard command portions and a plurality of elastic support members located between the circuit board and keycaps are depressed by the keycaps to trigger the keyboard command portions. The keycaps and elastic support members form a light emitting zone. The lighting units correspond respectively to each of the keycaps. Each of the lighting units includes a light emitting chip located on the circuit board, a package layer covering the light emitting chip and a light mask layer locally disposed on the package layer to mask light from the light emitting chip towards the abutting keycap such that the light is confined to generate illumination merely in the light emitting zone. | 06-26-2014 |
20140151210 | ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD EQUIPPED WITH LIGHT EMITTING KEYCAPS - An illuminated keyboard equipped with light emitting keycaps includes a keyboard portion and a light emitting portion. The keyboard portion includes at least one circuit board contained a plurality of keyboard command portions and a plurality of press members located above the circuit board corresponding to the keyboard command portions that are depressible to trigger the keyboard command portions. Each press member has a press surface, a holding surface and a coupling surface interposed between the press surface and holding surface. The press surface and circuit board form a light projection zone therebetween. The light emitting portion includes a lighting unit to provide light to the light projection zone and a light mask plate. The light mask plate has an aperture to expose the press surface and a light mask portion overlapped over the holding surface. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151209 | THIN KEYBOARD - A thin keyboard includes a circuit board, a plurality of keycaps and a frame. The circuit board has a plurality of command portions to receive contact to generate command signals and a plurality of elastic support members located on the command portions. Each keycap is corresponding to one elastic support member and has at least one depressible press surface and a holding surface formed at an elevation difference interval with the press surface. The transverse cross section of the holding surface is greater than the transverse cross section of the press surface. The frame is positioned corresponding to the keycaps and has a plurality of installation portions corresponding to the keycaps, and a plurality of ribs abutting the circumference of the installation portions and overlapped over the holding surface of each keycap. Each installation portion has a carved out area which is smaller than the holding surface. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151208 | SIMPLE ASSEMBLY THIN KEYBOARD - A simple assembly thin keyboard includes at least one circuit board and a plurality of keycap assembly located on the circuit board and movable vertically to press the circuit board to generate keyboard command signals. The keycap assembly includes a plurality of first keycaps and second keycaps. Each first keycap abuts at least one second keycaps. The abutting first keycaps and second keycaps are interposed by a plurality of connection arms. Each connection arm includes at least one first connecting section connecting to the first keycap, at least one second connecting section connecting to the second keycap and an elastic section which bridges the first connecting section and second connecting section and contains at least one stress reversion spot. Through the connection arm bridged the first and second keycaps to substitute the conventional driven mechanism total thickness of the keyboard can be reduced, and assembly also is simpler. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151205 | LOCALLY ILLUMINATED KEYCAP - A locally illuminated keycap is located in a keyboard. The keyboard includes a lighting unit to project light to the keycap. The keycap includes at least one top edge to form an opaque press surface, at least one bottom edge located below the press surface to form a light incident surface to receive light, and at least one transparent light emitting surface connecting to the top edge and bottom edge to emit light. The press surface and light emitting surface form an inclined angle between them greater than 90 degrees. The press surface, light incident surface and light emitting surface jointly form a light retaining zone. Light generated by the lighting unit projects to the light incident surface and enters the light retaining zone, and is masked by the opaque press surface to emit locally through the transparent light emitting surface. | 06-05-2014 |
20140119587 | WATERPROOF PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC SPEAKER - A waterproof piezoelectric ceramic speaker comprises a ceramic composite and a vibration membrane. The ceramic composite includes a ceramic plate and a driving electrode assembly arranged on the ceramic plate and supplying a driving voltage to the ceramic plate to generate vibration for the ceramic plate. The vibration membrane includes a first vibration layer and a second vibration layer respectively adhered to two opposite surfaces of the ceramic composite. The first vibration layer and the second vibration layer respectively have a resonance member adhered to the ceramic plate and resonating with the ceramic plate synchronously, a waterproof member connecting with the resonance member to seal the driving electrode assembly, and a bonding member extending from a perimeter of the resonance member to seal the resonance member. | 05-01-2014 |
20140091889 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer comprises a circuit board, an iron core, a winding set and a plurality of magnetic conduction elements. The circuit board has a plurality of electric conduction holes connected via at least one power connection wire. The iron core is located on the circuit board and has a first winding section and a second winding section. The winding set is wound on the first winding section. Each magnetic conduction element has a connecting section located on the iron core and an input section and an output section inserted into the electric conduction holes. The output section of one magnetic conduction element is connected to the input section of another magnetic conduction element through the power connection wire, thereby the magnetic conduction elements and power connection wire form a magnetic conduction winding set which generates magnetic coupling with the winding set through the iron core. | 04-03-2014 |
20130223093 | LIGHT-CONCENTRATIVE ILLUMINATING KEYBOARD - A light-concentrative illuminating keyboard contains a keyboard set and at least one illuminating set. The keyboard set includes plural pressing members depressible to move based on a pressing direction, plural resilient supporting members disposed relative to the pressing members to allow the pressing members to move reciprocately along the pressing direction, and a circuit board to be triggered to generate an instruction signal while the pressing members presses the resilient supporting members individually. The circuit board includes at least one reflecting region at least relative to the resilient supporting member. The illuminating set is disposed in a light guiding space between the pressing members and the circuit board to generate light. The light is transmitted in the light guiding space and reflected by the reflecting region of the circuit board to guide into the pressing member through the resilient supporting member to provide high illumination. | 08-29-2013 |
20130217338 | METHOD OF MULTI-TARGET SWITCH TRANSMISSION THROUGH AN EXTERNALLY CONNECTED BLUETOOTH SELECTION DEVICE - A method of multi-target switch transmission through an externally connected Bluetooth selection device aims to switch at least one input module having a wired connection mode to connect with a first information device and a wireless connection mode to connect with one of at least two second information devices. The method of switch transmission includes the steps of: establishing device connection, setting multi-target devices, determining wired connection mode or wireless connection mode, and determining the second information devices to be connected under the wireless connection mode. Through the externally connected Bluetooth selection device the input module can be switched and usable on the first information device and second information devices at the same time, and also establish connection with the corresponding information device according to requirements. | 08-22-2013 |
20130119768 | POWER SUPPLY HAVING REDUNDANT POWER - A power supply system providing backup power comprises at least one power supply, at least one power storage unit and a power integration panel. The power supply converts an input power into a conversion power and sends at the same time a power good signal to a motherboard. The power storage unit receives the conversion power in normal conditions and saves electric energy to generate a backup power. The power integration panel includes a power control unit connected to the power supply to determine whether the conversion power is output through the power good signal, a backup control unit connected to the power storage unit to compare the conversion power and backup power to determine whether the backup power is output, and a power regulation unit connected to the power control unit and backup control unit to regulate the conversion power or backup power to be an output power. | 05-16-2013 |
20110217932 | INPUT DEVICE WITH MULTI-OBJECT SWITCH LINKAGES - An input device includes an input module operated by a user to generate an input signal, a micro control unit, a memory unit having a plurality of preset protocol data fields, a Bluetooth driving unit, and a Bluetooth module. Each set of Bluetooth communication protocol codes stored in one protocol data field. The micro control unit is triggered by the input signal to output an output signal or an object switch signal. The Bluetooth driving unit is triggered by the object switch signal to access the Bluetooth communication protocol code from one protocol data field and send it to the Bluetooth module. The Bluetooth module receives the output signal and sends it to the linked information processing system, or receives the Bluetooth communication protocol code sent by the Bluetooth driving unit to establish a linkage with the information processing system corresponding to the Bluetooth communication protocol code. | 09-08-2011 |
20110143671 | INPUT DEVICE WITH MULTI-OBJECT SWITCH TRANSMISSION - An input device with multi-object switch transmission aims to establish a data transmission link between an input device and at least one information processing system. The input device contains a Bluetooth transmission device, a memory unit, a circuit unit and a micro control unit. The memory unit presets a plurality of protocol data fields. The Bluetooth transmission device gets multiple sets of Bluetooth communication protocol codes from multiple linkable information processing systems. The micro control unit saves each set of Bluetooth communication protocol code corresponding to each information processing system in each protocol data field of the memory unit. The circuit unit is triggered by a user to output a corresponding selection signal. The selection signal triggers the micro control unit to access the Bluetooth communication protocol code in a selected protocol data field from the memory unit to link the Bluetooth transmission device to one information processing system. | 06-16-2011 |
20090220170 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SPREADING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional image spreading apparatus to transform a three-dimensional image of an object to a planar image includes an incident element and an emitting element. The incident element has a first reflective portion formed with a closed circumferential surface, an image inlet and an image outlet that incorporate with the first reflective portion to form an image transmission passage. The first reflective portion has a perimeter shrinking gradually from the image inlet to the image outlet. The image inlet is extended outwards to form an image capturing zone to get images of the object to generate a corresponding circumferential image. The image emitting element is located in the image transmission passage and has a second reflective portion corresponding to the first reflective portion to receive the circumferential image and reflect the planar image through the image outlet to an image capturing device. | 09-03-2009 |