Patents Assigned to Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11967320
    Abstract: A process of a voice control method with a cloud server and a terminal device. The voice control method includes: a terminal device receiving voice information; the terminal device querying a control instruction corresponding to the voice information from a local voice database; when the control instruction corresponding to the voice information is not queried in the local voice database, the terminal device uploading the voice information to a cloud server; the cloud server parsing the control instruction corresponding to the voice information; when the control instruction corresponding to the voice information is parsed, the cloud server sending the control instruction to the terminal device; and the terminal device receiving the control instruction, and performing a corresponding operation on the basis of control instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenxing Huang, Sheng Xu, Junming Yin, Hai Shu
  • Patent number: 11960258
    Abstract: A method for controlling a smart plug of a home system, a smart plug, and a home system. The method includes acquiring conditions of currently running household appliances accessing sockets and setting the priority sequence of the currently running household appliances according to the conditions of the currently running household appliances accessing the sockets. Household appliances accessing different sockets of a smart plug can have a priority sequence, and therefore, a user can rank the priorities of a plurality of household appliances by means of the smart plug and can flexibly adjust the priority sequence according to usage habits, thereby not only facilitating integrated management of usage conditions, power consumption conditions and running states of the plurality of household appliances, but also ensuring the flexibility of setting the priority sequence, such that the entire running condition of a home system is more adapted to real-time usage requirements of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinzhu Deng, Sheng Xu, Peishi Lv, Zhiqiang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240117559
    Abstract: A liquid storage box, an additive dispensing apparatus, and a method for identifying an additive type. The liquid storage box is provided with a closed chamber for storing additive. At least one marking conductive component is disposed on the liquid storage box. Any one element or a combination of elements selected from a group consisting of the quantity, position, shape, and resistance of the marking conductive components provided on the liquid storage box box indicates correspondingly the type of additive. The identification conductive components are arranged in an accommodating portion of the additive dispensing apparatus. The identification conductive components cover the shadows of the marking conductive components disposed on different liquid storage boxes in the accommodation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Jun WU, Guangfeng WANG
  • Patent number: 11954083
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a clothing information processing method, comprises: the server receives the clothing information sent by a washing device and saves it; the server receives request information sent by an intelligent terminal; the server obtains the corresponding clothing information according to the request information and sends it to the intelligent terminal. In this disclosure, the server receives the clothing information sent by the washing device and stores the clothing information. In this way, in the whole washing cycle, even after this washing cycle, the user can obtain the clothing information from the server through the intelligent terminal, which avoids that in the prior art, after the stage of uploading clothing information by the washing device is completed, the intelligent terminal can no longer obtain clothing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junming Yin, Shuai Wang, Sheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11889935
    Abstract: A cross beam for a clothing shaking device, a clothing shaking device and a piece of clothing care equipment. The cross beam includes a body and an elastic clamping member arranged on the body, with the elastic clamping member being configured to be able to clamp a clothes hanger tightly in an elastic manner. The elastic clamping member is arranged on the cross beam, the clothes hanger is clamped and fixed by the elastic clamping member, that is to say, the elastic clamping member can clamp the clothes hanger tightly in an elastic manner by means of its own elasticity, such that the stability of the connection between the clothes hanger and the cross beam can be improved, and the clothes hanger is prevented from falling off of the cross beam when the clothing care equipment is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongshan Wang, Zongrui Chi, Shengbo Chen
  • Publication number: 20240003073
    Abstract: A control method for a smart home system, the smart home system comprising a smart socket and a laundry treatment device. The laundry treatment device is electrically connected to the smart socket. The control method includes: measuring electricity consumption parameters of a laundry treatment device by a smart socket; determining operation information of the laundry treatment device according to the electricity consumption parameters; determining the amount of detergent consumed by the laundry treatment device according to the operation information; and calculating a remaining amount of the detergent in the laundry treatment device according to the amount of detergent consumed; and based on a calculation result, selectively giving an insufficient detergent prompt by a reminding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuxia ZHANG, Zhenxing HUANG, Sheng XU
  • Publication number: 20240003072
    Abstract: The washing machine includes control buttons controlling the washing machine to operate, and the washing machine is controlled to be connected/disconnected with a WiFi/to enter in a WiFi configuration mode by obtaining a trigger duration of one of the control buttons. The washing machine is controlled to be connected/disconnected with the WiFi/to enter in the WiFi configuration mode through the trigger duration of the control buttons, which realizes connection controllability of the washing machine and the WiFi, a user can control whether the washing machine is connected with the WiFi and enters in the WiFi configuration mode to configure a connection of the washing machine and the WiFi according to his/her own needs, which avoids conditions that the washing machine is directly connected with the WiFi and the user controls the washing machine mistakenly, and the safety of remote control of the washing machine is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO.,LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuxia ZHANG, Zhenxing HUANG, Sheng XU
  • Patent number: 11863342
    Abstract: A control method for a home system includes obtaining the power curve of a household appliance to be run; obtaining power curves of all the currently running household appliances; and, if the power curve of the household appliance to be run and that of at least one currently running household appliance meet an off-peak running condition, making the household appliance to be run and the currently running household appliance run within an off-peak period of time. Without affecting the running states of all the currently running household appliances, the method can connect the household appliance to be run to a circuit, meets the demand of a user for making the household appliance to be run and the currently running household appliances simultaneously work, and does not exceed the load of the circuit, thereby improving the overall working efficiency of the home system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinzhu Deng, Sheng Xu, Peishi Lv, Hai Shu
  • Publication number: 20230380657
    Abstract: A shoe washing machine, including a housing, a washing tub provided in the housing, a pulsator, and a driving part. The shoe washing machine also includes a brush provided on the top center of the pulsator, and the brush is configured to be in a shape that projects upward from the top of the pulsator. When the pulsator rotates, the pulsator can drive the brush to rotate at the same time, so that bristles of the brush can move relative to shoes to rub and brush the shoes, so that by improving the linear smoothness of the brushing surface of the brush, an effect of brushing without damaging the shoes can be achieved, and the probability of the shoes getting stuck by the brush can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun TIAN, Youxi WANG, Qi WANG, Weihui CHEN, Lei YAN, Chao QIU
  • Patent number: 11807976
    Abstract: An atomizing generator and clothes treatment apparatus including the atomizing generator. The atomizing generator includes a housing, a partition plate being provided within the housing, the partition plate dividing the housing into an atomizing cavity and a mounting cavity which are in communication with each other; the atomizing cavity can accommodate liquid, an air inlet, a liquid inlet and a mist outlet which are in communication with the atomizing cavity are provided on the housing; and the atomizing generator further includes an atomizing element capable of atomizing the liquid within the atomizing cavity; a controller is provided in the mounting cavity, and the controller is connected to the atomizing element through a control wire to control the start/stop of the atomizing element. The embodiments improve the integration level of the atomizing generator, facilitates the assembly and production of the clothes treatment apparatus, and improves the assembly efficiency and the yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Dejun Wang, Zhongkai Zhuang, Guangbin Sun
  • Patent number: 11807977
    Abstract: An atomizing generator which includes a housing provided with an atomizing cavity therein, an atomizing element capable of atomizing a liquid is provided in the atomizing cavity, an air inlet, a liquid inlet, and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomizing cavity are provided on the housing, and a communicating cavity which is independent of the atomizing cavity is formed in the housing. The atomizing cavity is communicated with the communicating cavity through a first communication hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communicating cavity through a second communication hole, a valve mechanism is further provided in the communicating cavity, and the valve mechanism is configured to be capable of sealing the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Dejun Wang, Zhongkai Zhuang, Guangbin Sun
  • Publication number: 20230340717
    Abstract: A control method for a clothes drying device includes: a load determination stage: determining the size of a load; and a drying stage: on the basis of the size of the load, selectively controlling a drying drum to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise alternately or controlling the drying stage to at least operate for a first preset time. In the embodiments, targeted control can be carried out on different loads: during the drying of a large load by controlling a drying drum to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise alternately, the load is effectively prevented from being knotted and twisted; and during the drying of a small load, the phenomenon of uneven drying of mixed loads is avoided by means of prolonging the drying time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaobin DU, Lina WANG, Longping YAO, Yijun SONG, Hongbiao MA
  • Patent number: 11767628
    Abstract: A clothing treatment device comprises a tag excitation apparatus, and the tag excitation apparatus is used for transmitting an excitation signal to excite an electronic tag on clothing, to generate a tag signal that can be obtained by a signal base station. The tag excitation apparatus and an NB-iot module are added on the clothing treatment device. The tag excitation apparatus is only used for transmitting the excitation signal, and a reading module is not provided. The tag signal generated by the electronic tag is obtained by the signal base station nearby, and the signal base station forwards the obtained tag signal to a corresponding clothing treatment device by means of a cellular mobile communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junming Yin, Zhenxing Huang, Sheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11705129
    Abstract: A voice control method that includes: a terminal device receiving voice information; the terminal device querying a control instruction corresponding to the voice information from a local voice library; when no control instruction corresponding to the voice information is found in the local voice library, the terminal device uploading the voice information onto a cloud server; the cloud server querying the control instruction corresponding to the voice information from a cloud voice library; when the control instruction corresponding to the voice information is found in the cloud voice library, the cloud server sending the control instruction to the terminal device; the terminal device receiving the control instruction, and executing a corresponding operation on the basis of the control instruction. The present disclosure improves the response speed of a terminal device, and improves user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenxing Huang, Sheng Xu, Junming Yin, Hai Shu
  • Patent number: 11680357
    Abstract: A sealing valve plug structure includes a valve plug column corresponding to the drain opening formed in the side wall of an inner drum, and a counterweight hinged to the upper end of the valve plug column. The sealing valve installation structure is installed on the side wall of the drum, and the reset spring is clamped between the sealing valve installation structure and the valve plug column. The counterweight is used to generate an action, under the action of centrifugal force, to open the drain opening, and the valve plug column is reset by the reset spring to make the valve plug block the drain opening, to thereby open and close the drain opening. A cleaning-free washing machine having an inner drum sealed by the sealing valve plug structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yimin Li, Chunfeng Lao, Xinghui Hao, Di Wu, Sheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11680356
    Abstract: An inner drum comprises lifting ribs extending along a generatrix of the inner drum, each being hollow inside, a water-splashing surface of each of the lifting ribs has permeable holes to allow a hollow part of each of the lifting ribs to communicate with an inside of the inner drum, and a rear end of each is arranged close to an inner drum bottom, and provided with a water outlet structure. A no-clean washing machine is installed with the inner drum, the inner drum is a closed container with an opening closed by a door. When the inner drum rotates at a high speed, the washing water is guided towards the inner drum bottom and flows to a center of the bottom along a water guide flow channel on the bottom, and is discharged out of the inner drum through a water outlet connector of a central joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yimin Li, Chunfeng Lao, Xinghui Hao, Di Wu, Peishi Lv
  • Patent number: 11674253
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for washing clothing by an intelligent clothing washing management device, comprising following steps. The method includes selecting one or more of categories of clothing displayed on a clothing module and displaying a selected clothing model in an area to be washed. The method also includes clicking on a start item, a washing procedure recommendation module analyzing and automatically recommending washing parameters according to the selected clothing model. The method further includes applying the washing parameters displayed and recommended, a processing module receiving washing parameters recommended by the washing procedure recommendation module and controlling a washing device; wherein the washing parameters at least include washing time, washing temperature and rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hai Shu, Sheng Xu, Yang Li, Chenyu Ji, Shuchun Wang, Yan Li, Junming Yin
  • Publication number: 20230117118
    Abstract: The present application provides a network access method, apparatus and device, the method includes: acquiring device information of a mesh network device after registration; determining a first master node set to be connected according to the device information of the mesh network device; determining a first target master node device from the first master node set based on a master node selection manner, determining the device group corresponding to the first target master node device, and acquiring a target node device in the device group corresponding to the first target master node device; and connecting the mesh network device to the target node device to enable a terminal device connected to the mesh network device to realize network access through a communication link corresponding to the mesh network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zizhen WANG, Zhenxing HUANG, Sheng XU
  • Patent number: 11598046
    Abstract: Provided is a clothing shaking device for clothing care apparatus, the care apparatus includes a cabinet, the shaking device includes a driving member, a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a beam and a connecting structure arranged on the beam, when the driving member drives the first connecting member to rotate and thus drives the second connecting member to move, a swimming structure can apply acting force to the connecting structure to make the connecting structure and the beam move back and forth together. Through the connection between the swimming structure and the connecting structure, when the driving member drives the first connecting member to rotate and thus drives the second connecting member to move, while driving the beam to move back and forth, the movement amplitude of the beam in the direction perpendicular to the beam can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fenggang Yan, Xiumei Wang, Li Ma, Zongjiang Qin
  • Publication number: 20230052184
    Abstract: A control method for a smart clothes treatment system, solving the problem that an existing linkage method is more suitable for application to a system of associated home appliances that work with the same operating parameters and the linkage mobility and the degree of intelligence are not good. The control method of the smart clothes treatment system can automatically recommend care parameter information of a clothes care device according to washing parameter information of a clothes washing device, so that the clothes care device can directly operate on the basis of the recommended care parameter information. The control method can be appliable to a combination of linkage home appliances having different types of operating parameters such as the clothes washing device and the clothes care device, so that multiple home appliances having a large difference in operating parameters can perform linkage operation on the basis of a specific matching scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junming YIN, Shuai WANG, Zhenxing HUANG, Pengda LIU