Patents by Inventor Xiaobing Zhu
Xiaobing Zhu 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).
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Patent number: 11448446Abstract: An ice crushing device and a refrigerator are provided, the ice crushing device includes a housing assembly including a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; wherein the ice crusher includes an ice cutter shaft fixed with respect to the housing, and several movable ice cutters and several fixed ice cutters disposed on the ice cutter shaft at an interval, each movable ice cutter includes three blades evenly distributed in the circumferential direction, the ice crusher further includes three ice agitating rods connected to the ice cutter shaft, the three ice-agitating rods are fixed corresponding one to one with the three blades, and at least one of the blades or one of the ice agitating rods is fixed relative to circumferential direction of the ice bucket.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kui Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu, Yanqing Zhang, Chuan Cui, Jianjun Xue, Bo Mi
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Patent number: 11448443Abstract: An ice crushing device and a refrigerator, the ice crushing device comprising: a housing assembly comprises a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate, at least a portion of the driver being mounted in the housing; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; the housing assembly further comprises an ice-discharging plate provided at a bottom of the ice bucket, the ice-discharging plate is provided with an ice-discharging port communicated with the ice bucket, ice cubes are discharged out of the ice-discharging port after being crushed in the ice bucket by the ice crusher, a slope is disposed on the ice-discharging plate at a position adjacent to the ice-discharging port and along a rotary ice discharge direction, and the slope is located on an ice discharge side of the ice-discharging plate and disposed uphill.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kui Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu, Yanqing Zhang, Jianjun Xue, Chuan Cui, Lihua Zuo
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Patent number: 11448444Abstract: An ice crushing device and a refrigerator are provided, the ice crushing device includes a housing assembly having a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; wherein the driver includes a motor and a gear assembly driven by the motor. The gear assembly includes a first bevel gear connected to the motor, a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear, and a cylindrical gear coaxially arranged with the second bevel gear. A stop ring and a seal assembly that engage with each other are disposed between the second bevel gear and the cylindrical gear, the seal assembly matches the housing to separate the space between the second bevel gear and the cylindrical gear.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kui Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu, Yanqing Zhang, Jianjun Xue, Chuan Cui, Jun Yang
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Patent number: 11448445Abstract: An ice crushing device and a refrigerator are provided, the ice crushing device includes a housing assembly including a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate, at least a portion of the driver being mounted in the housing; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; the housing assembly further includes an ice-discharging plate provided at a bottom of the ice bucket, the ice-discharging plate is provided with an ice-discharging port, wherein the housing includes a first portion that houses the ice bucket and a second portion in which the driver is mounted, a groove extending along the circumferential direction of the ice bucket is provided between the ice-discharging plate and the first portion, the groove is communicated with the ice-discharging port, and a lower edge of the ice bucket projects into the groove.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kui Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu, Yanqing Zhang, Jianjun Xue, Chuan Cui, Zhenyu Zhao
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Patent number: 11448451Abstract: An air-cooled refrigerator includes an air duct assembly and an air door shielding device. The air duct assembly is provided with an accommodating cavity with a rearward air inlet. A plurality of air supply communicating holes are formed in a peripheral wall of the accommodating cavity. The air door shielding device is provided with a shielding part. The shielding part is provided with a plurality of air baffles. The shielding part is rotatably in the accommodating cavity, so as to have shielding positions for the plurality of air baffles to completely shield all of the air supply communicating holes. A bottom of a sidewall of the accommodating cavity is provided with a water guide groove inclined rearward and downward. The air duct assembly is provided with a water outlet hole communicating a rear side of the air duct assembly with a rear end of the water guide groove, so that water in the accommodating cavity flows out of the air duct assembly by means of the water guide groove.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignees: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTDInventors: Xueli Cheng, Bin Fei, Dengqiang Li, Chunyang Li, Lisheng Ji, Xiaobing Zhu
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Patent number: 11448442Abstract: An ice crushing device and a refrigerator are provided, the ice crushing device includes a housing assembly having a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; the housing assembly further includes an ice-discharging plate provided at a bottom of the ice bucket, the ice-discharging plate is provided with an ice-discharging port communicated with the ice bucket, wherein the driver includes a motor, a gear assembly driven by the motor, and a gear box accommodating the gear assembly, the gear box has an input end connected with the motor and an output end, wherein the gear box is mounted on the housing, and an axis of the output end is disposed in parallel with a rotation axis of the ice bucket.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kui Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu, Yanqing Zhang, Chuan Cui, Jianjun Xue, Qihai Du
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Patent number: 11445740Abstract: The present invention provides a storage device, including: a box body, a gas separator, and a gas extractor, wherein the gas extractor is communicated with the gas separator. The storage device of the present invention may form a nitrogen-rich and oxygen-deficient atmosphere beneficial to food freshness preservation.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaobing Zhu, Bo Jiang, Lei Wang, Hao Zhang, Ming Wang
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Publication number: 20220282539Abstract: A refrigerator with a switchable hinge assembly which includes a cabinet (10), a door (20) and the hinge assembly (30) for connecting the cabinet (10) and the door (20), wherein the hinge assembly (30) includes a plurality of hinge parts (31,32), and a switching assembly (40); when the door (20) is in an opening process, the switching assembly (40) controls the plurality of hinge parts (31,32) to successively operate in a first sequence, and when the door (20) is in a closing process, the switching assembly (40) controls the plurality of hinge parts (31,32) to successively operate in a second sequence, and the first sequence is opposite to the second sequence. An opening-closing freedom degree of the door (20) may be increased by the refrigerator with the switchable hinge assembly, and various motion tracks may be generated to adapt to different application scenarios.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: KANG LI, ENPIN XIA, XIAOBING ZHU
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Publication number: 20220282903Abstract: An embedded refrigerator which includes a cabinet, a door and a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part and a switching assembly; when the door is in an opening process, the first hinge part moves relative to the switching assembly, and then, the second hinge part moves relative to the switching assembly; the hinge assembly drives the door to rotate in situ relative to the cabinet, then drives the door to move from the pivoting side towards the accommodating chamber, drives the door to move from the accommodating chamber towards the pivoting side, and then drives the door to continuously rotate in situ relative to the cabinet. The refrigerator can increase an opening-closing freedom degree of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: ENPIN XIA, KANG LI, XIAOBING ZHU
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Publication number: 20220260302Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator, including a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, the door comprises a door gravity center, when the door is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door gravity center to move towards the cabinet. In the present invention, the hinge assembly drives the door gravity center to move towards the cabinet, thereby effectively preventing the refrigerator from toppling and falling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
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Publication number: 20220259907Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator, including a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, wherein the cabinet includes an accommodating chamber and an outer side surface adjacent to the hinge assembly and located on an extension section of a rotation path of the door, a direction from the accommodating chamber towards the outer side surface serves as a first direction, and when the door is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door to move away from the cabinet in the first direction. In the present invention, the door may be driven to move away from the cabinet in the first direction by the hinge assembly; that is, the door moves away from the accommodating chamber, thus guaranteeing an opening degree of the cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
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Publication number: 20220260303Abstract: The present invention discloses a hinge assembly with a decorative sheet and a refrigerator having the same. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part and the decorative sheet, wherein the first hinge part, the second hinge part and the decorative sheet are fitted with one another, the decorative sheet is provided between the first hinge part and the second hinge part, and the decorative sheet is detachably fitted with the first hinge part. The decorative sheet in the present invention may protect the first hinge part and facilitate replacement of the hinge assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
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Publication number: 20220259904Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator, including a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, wherein the cabinet includes a rear wall and an opening provided opposite to each other, a direction from the rear wall towards the opening serves as a first direction, and when the door is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door to move away from the cabinet in the first direction. In the present invention, mutual separation of the door and the cabinet may be assisted under the action of the hinge assembly, thereby improving door opening smoothness.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
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Patent number: 11415357Abstract: A branched air supply device includes: a shell having a peripheral wall portion, with the peripheral wall portion being provided with a plurality of air supply ports; a plurality of baffles, with each of the baffles being rotatably mounted at one of the air supply ports; a plurality of transmission assemblies, with each of the transmission assemblies being provided with a rotating member and a first transmission mechanism, and each of the first transmission mechanisms being configured to transmit a rotational motion of a corresponding rotating member to one of the baffles, so that the baffle is at rest or rotates; and a driving device having a driving source and a second transmission mechanism, with the second transmission mechanism being configured to transmit one motion, output by the driving source, to the plurality of rotating members, so that each of the rotating members is at rest or rotates.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventors: Bin Fei, Xueli Cheng, Dengqiang Li, Xiaobing Zhu, Kui Zhang
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Publication number: 20220252328Abstract: The present invention discloses a hinge assembly with a baffle and a refrigerator having the same. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part and the baffle, a driving groove is provided in the first hinge part, a driving shaft is provided on the second hinge part, the baffle includes a pivoting portion, a shielding portion and an opening, the baffle is pivotally connected with the first hinge part by the pivoting portion, the driving shaft penetrates through the opening to move in the driving groove, and the driving shaft drives the baffle to rotate around the pivoting portion, such that the shielding portion shields at least part of the driving groove. In the present invention, the driving groove is shielded by the baffle, thus preventing dust, foreign matter, or the like, from entering the driving groove of the hinge assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: XIAOBING ZHU, HAO ZHANG, ENPIN XIA
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Publication number: 20220235998Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises a foaming layer disposed between a refrigeration inner liner and a housing and a conduit extending inward from an edge of the housing and buried in the foaming layer, the conduit comprises a rigid tube and a flexible tube that are connected to each other, an end of the rigid tube far away from the flexible tube is disposed close to the edge of the housing, and a strength of the flexible tube is lower than the strength of the rigid tube. A foaming material may be discharged from the flexible tube and press the flexible tube so that the flexible tube is spaced apart a certain distance from the housing or the refrigeration inner liner. The flexible tube is completely buried in the foaming layer, so that the amount of cold is very limited, thereby preventing condensation from appearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: ZHANZHAN LIU, PENG LI, XIAOBING ZHU
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Patent number: 11397036Abstract: An ice maker and a refrigerator are provided The ice maker has an ice making tray having a plurality of ice making spaces, a motor assembly for driving the ice making tray, and a bracket, the motor assembly is connected to the bracket, and the ice making tray has one end rotationally supported at the bracket; the ice maker further has a fan mounted at the bracket, the bracket has a top plate located at an upper portion of an opening of the ice making space and a side plate located at one side of the top plate, one end of the ice making tray is supported at the side plate, a supporting plate extends from a side edge of the side plate relative to the ice making tray, and the fan is connected to the supporting plate and has an air guide direction towards the ice making tray.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianjun Xue, Qihai Du, Yanqing Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
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Patent number: 11391509Abstract: The present invitation provides a rotatable storage rack, including a drawer, a storage rack body for slidingly receiving the drawer, and a sliding assembly disposed between the drawer and the storage rack body; wherein the sliding assembly includes a curved slide rail and a first pulley moving along the curved slide rail, the curved slide rail includes a horizontal section and a bent section, and the bent section is tangent to the horizontal section and arranged at an angle; when the first pulley moves along the horizontal section, the drawer is pulled out when the first pulley moves along the bent section, the drawer rotates downward.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaobing Zhu, Hao Zhang, Haoquan Liu, Chun Yang
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Publication number: 20220154997Abstract: A refrigerator includes a top cover which separates a storage liner on a bottommost portion into a storage space located on an upper portion and a cooling space located on a lower portion. At least one return air hood is arranged at a front end of the top cover, the cooling space is jointly defined by the return air hood, the top cover and a bottom wall of the storage liner, and an evaporator is arranged in the cooling space. The return air hood includes a return air frame located on a front side and a return air rear cover inserted into the return air frame from an open rear end of the return air frame. The return air rear cover is arranged to separate a first opening formed in a front wall face of the return air frame into a first front return air inlet located on an upper portion and a second front return air inlet located on a lower portion, so that the visual attractiveness is achieved, and the fingers of children or foreign matter can be effectively prevented from entering the cooling space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventors: Jing WANG, Xiaobing ZHU, Dongqiang CAO, Mingliang JIANG, Yuezhen LI
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Publication number: 20220128287Abstract: A refrigerator includes a lowermost storage liner, an evaporator, an air supply duct, and at least one air supply fan. A storage compartment and a cooling chamber positioned under the storage compartment are defined in the storage liner. The evaporator is disposed in the cooling chamber and is configured to cool air passing through the evaporator so as to form cooling air supplied to the storage compartment. The air supply duct is disposed in a space defined by the storage liner and is configured to convey the cooling air cooled by the evaporator to the storage compartment. The air supply fan is disposed in the air supply duct and is configured to promote air circulation between the cooling chamber and the storage compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaobing ZHU, Jianru LIU, Dongqiang CAO, Mengcheng LI, Jing WANG, Wei LI, Shanshan LIU, Yang LIU, Yunxi LIU