Patents by Inventor Yanfang Cai

Yanfang Cai 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).

  • Indoor unit of air conditioner and air conditioner
    Patent number: 11530821
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner and an air conditioner. The indoor unit of the air conditioner includes an indoor unit housing, a heat exchanger, a conduit and one or more storage parts provided outside the indoor unit housing and/or inside the indoor unit housing, wherein one end of the conduit is connected to a liquid separator of the heat exchanger, the other end of the conduit is connected to a gas collecting pipe of the heat exchanger, and the conduit is used for heat exchange with the one or more storage parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER AIR-CONDITIONING ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei Yin, Shoubo Mao, Haisheng Wang, Zhongxiao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Guosheng Tang, Yanfang Cai
  • Method and device for adjusting air volume of air conditioner, and computer readable storage medium
    Patent number: 11519630
    Abstract: A method and device are for adjusting air volume of an air conditioner are provided, that use a computer readable storage medium. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit with a vase-shaped housing, wherein the vase-shaped housing includes a bottle mouth and where an air outlet of the indoor unit is provided at the bottle mouth of the vase-shaped housing. A liftable cover plate is provided at the air outlet of the indoor unit. The method includes obtaining specified air volume, obtaining curved surface features of an inner wall at the bottle mouth of the vase-shaped housing and cover plate specifications of the cover plate, and adjusting an actual height of the cover plate according to the specified air volume, the curved surface features, and the cover plate specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER AIR-CONDITIONING ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei Yin, Dahai Lu, Haisheng Wang, Zhongxiao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yanfang Cai, Ningning Duo, Lirong Zhu
  • AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20210156572
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner and an air conditioner. The indoor unit of the air conditioner includes an indoor unit housing, a heat exchanger, a conduit and one or more storage parts provided outside the indoor unit housing and/or inside the indoor unit housing, wherein one end of the conduit is connected to a liquid separator of the heat exchanger, the other end of the conduit is connected to a gas collecting pipe of the heat exchanger, and the conduit is used for heat exchange with the one or more storage parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Pengfei YIN, Shoubo MAO, Haisheng WANG, Zhongxiao ZHANG, Wei ZHANG, Guosheng TANG, Yanfang CAI
  • Method and Device for Adjusting Air Supply Volume of Air Conditioner, And Computer Readable Storage Medium
    Publication number: 20200408432
    Abstract: A method and device are for adjusting air volume of an air conditioner are provided, that use a computer readable storage medium. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit with a vase-shaped housing, wherein the vase-shaped housing includes a bottle mouth and where an air outlet of the indoor unit is provided at the bottle mouth of the vase-shaped housing. A liftable cover plate is provided at the air outlet of the indoor unit. The method includes obtaining specified air volume, obtaining curved surface features of an inner wall at the bottle mouth of the vase-shaped housing and cover plate specifications of the cover plate, and adjusting an actual height of the cover plate according to the specified air volume, the curved surface features, and the cover plate specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Pengfei Yin, Dahai Lu, Haisheng Wang, Zhongxiao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yanfang Cai, Ningning Duo, Lirong Zhu
  • Outdoor unit of air conditioner
    Patent number: D969285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Qingdao Haier Air-conditioning Electronic Co., Ltd, Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Yanfang Cai