Patents by Inventor Yun Tian

Yun Tian 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: 9920465
    Abstract: A washing machine contains a wash tub, an impeller and a motor. Clothing is put into the tub and the load is detected. Water is added until the water level is below or equal to load height. To begin washing, the impeller drives the clothing to overturn, resulting in generating three types of water flows: agitating flow, enhancing flow and balancing flow. At first, the agitating flow breaks the balance of the load to disperse clothing, then the enhancing flow overturns clothing for washing. Finally, the balancing flow maintains the circulation path for the load balance overturning. Single sequential control or repeatedly alternating cycle control of the three types of water flows can be adopted for washing. The invention can save water, improve washing efficiency and avoid intertwining of clothing, characterized by full-range, thorough, repeated and efficient washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Yun Tian, Wenting Xu, Qiuying Gao, Menghu Gong, Feng Li
  • Publication number: 20180057993
    Abstract: A washer bottom foot is installed below a base of a washing machine and has a weighing sensor. A cavity with a downward opening is provided in the bottom foot, and the weighing sensor is installed in the cavity in a closed manner. The bottom foot comprises a connecting portion and a supporting portion, which form an integrated convex structure, wherein the connecting portion is hollow axially, the supporting portion is provided below the connecting portion, and the cavity is provided in the supporting portion and communicates with a hollow portion of the connecting portion. The supporting piece comprises a supporting unit and a fixing unit, an upper end face of the supporting unit being in contact with the weighing sensor, and a lower end face being supported on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun TIAN, Gangjin ZHANG, Chunxia ZHOU, Feng LI
  • Publication number: 20180038038
    Abstract: A drainage mechanism of a washing machine having an inner tub and an outer tub includes a water sealing cover, a lever structure and a driving device, a resistance arm end of the lever structure is connected with the water sealing cover, the driving device for driving the lever structure to work is arranged at an driving arm end of the lever structure, a drainage outlet is formed in a bottom wall of the inner tub, and the lever structure is driven by the driving device and drives the water sealing cover to close the drainage outlet in the washing and rinsing procedures and to open the drainage outlet in a draining procedure. The resistance arm end of the lever structure moves upwards and downwards to drive the water sealing cover to close and open the drainage outlet, thereby implementing drainage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Gangjin ZHANG, Yun TIAN, Jianshe LIU
  • Publication number: 20180030641
    Abstract: A washing machine drainage structure for a washing machine, in which there is not water between an inner tub and an outer tub in washing and rinsing processes, includes comprises a ball valve and a driving device for controlling opening and closing of the ball valve, a drainage outlet is arranged at a bottom wall of an inner tub, a water inlet end of the ball valve is communicated with the drainage outlet, and the ball valve is driven by the driving device to be closed in the washing and rinsing processes and opened in draining and dehydrating processes. According to the drainage structure, the ball valve is driven by the driving device to be closed or opened so as to close or open the drainage outlet, thereby implementing drainage; and the drainage structure has a simple structure and is convenient to be mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Gangjin ZHANG, Yun TIAN
  • Publication number: 20180023235
    Abstract: A dual-stroke safety switch of a washing machine has a control switch mounted in a base, and a control rod movably connected to the base. The control switch comprises a first control switch and a second switch. The control rod has two motion strokes respectively for controlling the switch-off of the first control switch and the second switch, and the motion stroke for the switch-off of the first control switch is less than the motion stroke for the switch-off of the second control switch. The different strokes of the control rod substantially reflect different degrees of eccentricity of a water tub. The switch-off of the first control switch indicates that small eccentricity of the water tub takes place, and the switch-off of the second control switch indicates that there is serious eccentricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Gangjin ZHANG, Yun TIAN, Shunji IMAI, Qi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180016730
    Abstract: A first positioning structure is arranged at the bottom of the inner tub of a washing machine, and a second positioning structure is arranged at the bottom of the outer tub. When the two positioning structures come into concave-convex cooperation, the inner tub is locked; and when the two positioning structures separate from each other, the inner tub is unlocked. A locking hole is formed at the bottom of the inner tub; a stretchable and contractible locking rod is arranged at the bottom of the outer tub; when the locking rod projects into the locking hole, the inner tub is locked; and when the locking rod separates from the locking hole, the inner tub is unlocked. During washing, the inner tub is locked without water between the inner tub and the outer tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Lingchen WANG, Yun TIAN, Baozhen CHENG, Gangjin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180002855
    Abstract: A reduction clutch for positioning an inner tub has an input shaft connected to an output shaft. An input shaft sleeve is connected to an output shaft sleeve. A clutch shaft sleeve slides axially downward to connect to a driving device and slides upward to connect to a fixed disk at one position in the circumferential direction. The positioning of the input shaft sleeve, the output shaft sleeve and an inner tub in the circumferential direction is achieved by the connecting position. A first water drainage hole is arranged at the bottom of the inner tub. An included angle between a protrusion on the upper portion of the clutch shaft sleeve and the first water drainage hole of the inner tub is equal to an included angle between a recess on the fixed disk fitting with the protrusion and the water drainage control mechanism on the outer tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Gangjin ZHANG, Yun TIAN, Chunxia ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20170362760
    Abstract: A self-cleaning washing machine includes an outer tub and an inner tub, a chamber between the outer tub and the inner tub is provided with cleaning particles for cleaning the inner wall of the outer tub and the outer wall of the inner tub, an accommodating chamber for collecting the cleaning particles is connected to a drainage outlet of the outer tub; a shield cover arranged at the drainage outlet rises or falls with the change of the water level in the washing machine or the control device to open or at least partially close the drainage outlet so that the cleaning particles flow into the chamber or back into the accommodating chamber. By setting the shield cover, the cleaning particles are not sucked out from the accommodating chamber and enter between the inner tub and the outer tub to avoid noise when the washing machine is dewatering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Yun TIAN, Feng LI, Qi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170248233
    Abstract: A self-cleaning drum washing machine, comprises a coaxial drum and outer tub. Cleaning particles are arranged between the drum and the outer tub. Structures between the drum and the outer tub opposite to each other are smooth. A flange is fixedly connected to the bottom of the drum; the outer portion of the flange has a smooth structure or an enclosed cavity is arranged on the outer portion of the drum bottom; the flange is arranged in the cavity; a shaft hole is arranged at the center of the cavity; and a drum shaft sticks into the cavity through the shaft hole and is connected to the flange. The smooth structures go against the attachment of dirt, so that the outer wall of the drum and the inner wall of the outer tub can be conveniently cleaned by the cleaning particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Gangjin ZHANG, Shunji IMAI, Yuebin LIU, Yun TIAN
  • Publication number: 20170233917
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a washing machine and a washing method, the washing machine comprises a washing tub and a pulsator at a bottom of the washing tub, the pulsator includes a pulsator disk and a plurality of stirring blades arranged on a surface of the pulsator disk. The pulsator disk is a disk-like structure with a bulge at center, each stirring blade extends from the center of the pulsator disk to an edge. A plurality of strip-shaped ribs are vertically arranged on an inner wall of the washing tub, there is a distance between an outside edge of the pulsator and a bottom edge of the inner wall of the washing tub. A tub bottom outer ring is arranged between the outside edge of the pulsator and the bottom edge of the inner wall of the washing tub. A junction of the tub bottom outer ring and the inner wall of the washing tub is circumferentially provided with a plurality of bumps projecting from the tub bottom outer ring and the inner wall of the washing tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Yun TIAN, Wenting XU, Feng LI, Qi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170159723
    Abstract: A driving device for a deceleration clutch, comprises a on a driving motor shaft. The drive wheel has a supporting surface with a height difference in the axial direction. A head of a shift fork lever controls the clutch sleeve to move up and down. A tail of the shift fork lever is supported on the supporting surface. The tail of the shift fork lever relatively slides on the supporting surface, so that a height of the tail of the shift fork lever changes which drives a height of the head of the shift fork and further drives the clutch sleeve to move up and down. Alternatively, the drive wheel has a supporting slide rail with a height difference in the axial direction, or has cam circumference that is radially gradient, or a bracing rod is eccentrically arranged on an end surface of the drive wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Gangjin ZHANG, Yun TIAN
  • Patent number: 9657796
    Abstract: A frequency-variable hand rubbed-type motor speed reduction clutch apparatus, and a washing machine. The clutch apparatus includes: an input shaft (5) connected to a motor rotor (1); a dehydration shaft (18); and a clutch apparatus housing (8) in which the input shaft (5) and the dehydration shaft (18) are mounted. A braking wheel (12) and a braking belt (15) fitted to the braking wheel (12) are disposed on the dehydration shaft (18). A dehydration shaft sleeve (20) rotating together with the input shaft (5) is mounted on the input shaft (5). A clutch shaft sleeve (3) sliding up and down, and engaging with or separated from the dehydration shaft sleeve (20) is mounted on the dehydration shaft (18). The braking belt (15) and the clutch shaft sleeve (3) are separately connected to a traction motor (11) by means of a control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi Lv, Lin Yang, Gangjin Zhang, Yun Tian, Xiaofeng Hao
  • Patent number: 9571621
    Abstract: A dynamic unlocking method and an electronic apparatus using the same method are proposed. The method includes the following steps: recording an unlocking password combination including at least one unlocking password, where each unlocking password is characterized by a touch operation initiating from a specific icon and sliding toward a specific direction along a specific path by a specific distance; displaying an unlocking screen including a plurality of predetermined icons, where the predetermined icons are randomly arranged on the specific path; receiving at least one unlocking input performed on the predetermined icons; when the at least one received unlocking input completely matches the unlocking password combination, unlocking the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Gang Yang, Yun-Tian Bai
  • Patent number: 9528217
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a drainage and filtering system for a washing machine comprises an outer barrel, and a filtering apparatus, where a groove is defined at the bottom of the outer barrel, the bottom of the groove is provided with a drainage port, the filtering apparatus is mounted in the groove and covers the upper part of the drainage port, the filtering apparatus is provided with at least one filtering passage leading to the drainage port, and a foreign material stop structure is arranged in the filtering passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Tian, Feng Li, Wenting Xu, Gangjin Zhang, Chunxia Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160201747
    Abstract: A frequency-variable hand rubbed-type motor speed reduction clutch apparatus, and a washing machine. The clutch apparatus includes: an input shaft (5) connected to a motor rotor (1); a dehydration shaft (18); and a clutch apparatus housing (8) in which the input shaft (5) and the dehydration shaft (18) are mounted. A braking wheel (12) and a braking belt (15) fitted to the braking wheel (12) are disposed on the dehydration shaft (18). A dehydration shaft sleeve (20) rotating together with the input shaft (5) is mounted on the input shaft (5). A clutch shaft sleeve (3) sliding up and down, and engaging with or separated from the dehydration shaft sleeve (20) is mounted on the dehydration shaft (18). The braking belt (15) and the clutch shaft sleeve (3) are separately connected to a traction motor (11) by means of a control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Lin YANG, Gangjin ZHANG, Yun TIAN, Xiaofeng HAO
  • Publication number: 20160201241
    Abstract: A washing machine contains a wash tub, an impeller and a motor. Clothing is put into the tub and the load is detected. Water is added until the water level is below or equal to load height. To begin washing, the impeller drives the clothing to overturn, resulting in generating three types of water flows: agitating flow, enhancing flow and balancing flow. At first, the agitating flow breaks the balance of the load to disperse clothing, then the enhancing flow overturns clothing for washing. Finally, the balancing flow maintains the circulation path for the load balance overturning. Single sequential control or repeatedly alternating cycle control of the three types of water flows can be adopted for washing. The invention can save water, improve washing efficiency and avoid intertwining of clothing, characterized by full-range, thorough, repeated and efficient washing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicants: Haier Group Corporation, Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Yun TIAN, Wenting XU, Qiuying GAO, Menghu GONG, Feng LI
  • Patent number: 9334598
    Abstract: A washing machine contains a wash tub, an impeller and a motor. Clothing is put into the tub and the load is detected. Water is added until the water level is below or equal to the load height. To begin washing, the impeller drives the clothing to overturn, resulting in generating three types of water flows: agitating flow, enhancing flow and balancing flow. At first, the agitating flow breaks the balance of the load to disperse clothing, then the enhancing flow overturns clothing for washing. Finally, the balancing flow maintains the circulation path for the load balance overturning. Single sequential control or repeatedly alternating cycle control of the three types of water flows can be adopted for washing. The invention can save water, improve washing efficiency and avoid intertwining of clothing, characterized by full-range, thorough, repeated and efficient washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Yun Tian, Wenting Xu, Qiuying Gao, Menghu Gong, Feng Li
  • Publication number: 20160065713
    Abstract: A dynamic unlocking method and an electronic apparatus using the same method are proposed. The method includes the following steps: recording an unlocking password combination including at least one unlocking password, where each unlocking password is characterized by a touch operation initiating from a specific icon and sliding toward a specific direction along a specific path by a specific distance; displaying an unlocking screen including a plurality of predetermined icons, where the predetermined icons are randomly arranged on the specific path; receiving at least one unlocking input performed on the predetermined icons; when the at least one received unlocking input completely matches the unlocking password combination, unlocking the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Gang Yang, Yun-Tian Bai
  • Publication number: 20150211172
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a drainage and filtering system for a washing machine comprises an outer barrel, and a filtering apparatus, where a groove is defined at the bottom of the outer barrel, the bottom of the groove is provided with a drainage port, the filtering apparatus is mounted in the groove and covers the upper part of the drainage port, the filtering apparatus is provided with at least one filtering passage leading to the drainage port, and a foreign material stop structure is arranged in the filtering passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yun Tian, Feng Li, Wenting Xu, Gangjin Zhang, Chunxia Zhou
  • Patent number: D739103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Zun An Liu, Yun Tian, Kai Hong Zhang, Meng Hu Gong