Patents by Inventor Jianyi ZHOU

Jianyi ZHOU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10531523
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes: a body defining a microwave heating chamber therein; a drawer door moveably mounted on the body to open or close the microwave heating chamber; a door switch button disposed on the body or the drawer door and configured to control the drawer door to be opened or closed; a speed adjusting button disposed on the body or the drawer door and configured to control a moving speed of the drawer door; a driving device with a controllable operating speed mounted on one of the body and the drawer door, connected with the other of the body and the drawer door in a transmission way, and configured to drive the drawer door to move; a controller communicated with the door switch button, the speed adjusting button and the driving device respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianyi Zhou
  • Patent number: 10502432
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a kitchen appliance with a drawer. The kitchen appliance has a body, a drawer and a position-limiting lock assembly. The drawer is located in an accommodation cavity of the body. The position-limiting lock assembly has a lock and is mounted on the body and above the accommodation cavity. One end of the lock is rotatably connected to the body, and the other end of the lock protrudes from the front opening of the body. When the other end of the lock rotates to a position in front of the drawer cover, the drawer is restrained from being pulled out of the accommodation cavity; when the other end of the lock rotates away from the position in front of the drawer cover, the drawer can be pulled out of the accommodation cavity, thereby preventing the drawer from being accidentally opened in movement settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jianyi Zhou, Yongzhong Zhang, Jian Long
  • Patent number: 10462857
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a microwave heating device, including: an oven body provided with a door opening detection switch and a door closing detection switch; a drawer door provided with a door opening touch configuration and a door closing touch configuration, installed on the oven body and movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein when the drawer door is in the open position, the door opening touch configuration touches the door opening detection switch, the door closing touch configuration releases the door closing detection switch; when the drawer door is in the closed position, the door closing touch configuration touches the door closing detection switch, the door opening touch configuration releases the door opening detection switch; a driving device configured to drive the drawer door; a controller configured to communicate with the door opening detection switch, the door closing detection switch and the driving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianyi Zhou, Yongzhong Zhang, Jian Long, Bi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190215914
    Abstract: A drawer-type microwave oven (200), and a door opening and closing control method for the drawer-type microwave oven (200). The drawer-type microwave oven (200) comprises: a cavity assembly; a drawer assembly, provided in the cavity assembly and used for containing food to be processed; a push rod assembly (2062), provided at the bottom of the cavity assembly and capable of pushing the drawer assembly out of or into the cavity assembly; a control panel (220), disposed on the cavity assembly, and provided with an “on/off” button for controlling the drawer assembly to be opened or closed; and a microprocessor (202), connected to the push rod assembly (2062) and/or the control panel (220) and used for controlling the operating state of the push rod assembly (2062) according to an instruction of the control panel (220). Automatic door opening and closing of the drawer-type microwave oven (200) can be controlled with one button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaojin ZHOU, Jianyi Zhou, Yongzhong Zhang, Leilei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180372328
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a kitchen appliance with a drawer. The kitchen appliance has a body, a drawer and a position-limiting lock assembly. The drawer is located in an accommodation cavity of the body. The position-limiting lock assembly has a lock and is mounted on the body and above the accommodation cavity. One end of the lock is rotatably connected to the body, and the other end of the lock protrudes from the front opening of the body. When the other end of the lock rotates to a position in front of the drawer cover, the drawer is restrained from being pulled out of the accommodation cavity; when the other end of the lock rotates away from the position in front of the drawer cover, the drawer can be pulled out of the accommodation cavity, thereby preventing the drawer from being accidentally opened in movement settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jianyi ZHOU, Yongzhong ZHANG, Jian LONG
  • Patent number: 10085309
    Abstract: A drawer-type microwave oven includes: an oven body, defining an oven cavity therein, and provided with a first microswitch, a second microswitch and a locking engagement component thereon; a drawer, connected to the oven body, disposed in the oven cavity and between a closed position and an opened position in a push-pull way, provided with a door at an end of the drawer for driving the door to open or close the oven cavity, and provided with a locking component rested against the first microswitch removably and a limiting component rested against the second microswitch removably; a drawer driving device, connected to the drawer; and a controller configured to control the drawer driving device to drive the drawer to be pushed into or pulled out of the oven cavity by monitoring state changes of the first microswitch and the second microswitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianyi Zhou, Yongzhong Zhang, Jian Long
  • Publication number: 20170086262
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes: a body defining a microwave heating chamber therein; a drawer door moveably mounted on the body to open or close the microwave heating chamber; a door switch button disposed on the body or the drawer door and configured to control the drawer door to be opened or closed; a speed adjusting button disposed on the body or the drawer door and configured to control a moving speed of the drawer door; a driving device with a controllable operating speed mounted on one of the body and the drawer door, connected with the other of the body and the drawer door in a transmission way, and configured to drive the drawer door to move; a controller communicated with the door switch button, the speed adjusting button and the driving device respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Jianyi ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20170086260
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a microwave heating device, including: an oven body provided with a door opening detection switch and a door closing detection switch; a drawer door provided with a door opening touch configuration and a door closing touch configuration, installed on the oven body and movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein when the drawer door is in the open position, the door opening touch configuration touches the door opening detection switch, the door closing touch configuration releases the door closing detection switch; when the drawer door is in the closed position, the door closing touch configuration touches the door closing detection switch, the door opening touch configuration releases the door opening detection switch; a driving device configured to drive the drawer door; a controller configured to communicate with the door opening detection switch, the door closing detection switch and the driving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jianyi ZHOU, Yongzhong ZHANG, Jian LONG, Bi ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20170086263
    Abstract: A drawer-type microwave oven includes: an oven body, defining an oven cavity therein, and provided with a first microswitch, a second microswitch and a locking engagement component thereon; a drawer, connected to the oven body, disposed in the oven cavity and between a closed position and an opened position in a push-pull way, provided with a door at an end of the drawer for driving the door to open or close the oven cavity, and provided with a locking component rested against the first microswitch removably and a limiting component rested against the second microswitch removably; a drawer driving device, connected to the drawer; and a controller configured to control the drawer driving device to drive the drawer to be pushed into or pulled out of the oven cavity by monitoring state changes of the first microswitch and the second microswitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jianyi ZHOU, Yongzhong ZHANG, Jian LONG
  • Publication number: 20170086261
    Abstract: The present invention disclose a microwave heating device and a drawer door assembly used for the same, the microwave heating device includes: an oven body defining a microwave heating chamber therein; a drawer door having a door panel and movably installed on the oven body so as to enable the door panel to open and close the microwave heating chamber; a control box having a control panel and installed at the top of the door panel, and the control panel being facing upward. The microwave heating device according to the present invention enables user, especially those who cannot easily bend over or stoop, like elderly people, to manipulate the control panel conveniently, thus improving the use of convenience, and improving the aesthetics of the microwave heating device at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Jianyi ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20170086264
    Abstract: A microwave heating device is provided. The microwave heating device includes: an oven body defining a microwave heating chamber and an electrical component installing chamber therein, the electrical component installing chamber communicating with outside air via a plurality of kinds of vents; a drawer door movably installed on the oven body to open and close the microwave heating chamber; and a control box installed on the oven body and located above the drawer door; wherein at least one of the control box and the oven body has at least one kind of vents of the plurality of kinds of vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jianyi ZHOU, Yongzhong ZHANG, Jian LONG