Patents Assigned to Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9927110
    Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus includes a cabinet body having an open top; a door body (2) disposed at the top of the cabinet body pivotably around a pivot shaft (421) so as to open and close the cabinet body; and a light assembly (3), disposed at a side of the door body (2) facing the cabinet body (2) and arranged adjacent to the pivot shaft (421), wherein the light assembly (3) includes a PCB (31), an LED light (32) and a gravity switch (33), both the LED light (32) and the gravity switch (33) are connected onto the PCB (31), and the gravity switch (33) is configured to be switched on to light the LED light (32) so as to light an interior of the cabinet body when the door body (2) opens the cabinet body, and switched off to extinguish the LED light (32) when the door body (2) closes the cabinet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianjun Zhou, Huawei Zhang, Xianghai Pu, Mingfeng Xu
  • Patent number: 9810470
    Abstract: A manual ice maker and a refrigerator comprising the same are provided. The manual ice maker comprises: an ice making body being a frame formed with an opening, and provided with a first positioning hole in a front wall thereof, a second positioning hole in a rear wall thereof and a first limiting protrusion on an inner surface of the rear wall thereof; an ice making tray provided with a first shaft at a front end thereof and a second shaft at a rear end thereof, the first shaft rotatably supported in and extended out of the first positioning hole, the second shaft rotatably supported in the second positioning hole; and an ice removing assembly. The ice removing assembly comprises: a twisting member provided with a gear; and a press member movable between a first position and a second position in a vertical direction to drive the gear to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lingyun Li, Jun Yao, Dongxian Liu
  • Patent number: 9797649
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, an ice making device and an ice making water supply device. A variable temperature drawer is disposed in lower part of the refrigerating chamber. The ice making water supply device includes a water tank disposed above the variable temperature drawer, a water pump connected with the water tank, and a water pipe connected with the water tank and the ice making device for introducing the water in the water tank into the ice making device. With the refrigerator according to embodiments, the water quality is ensured and the preservation effect is improved. Because the temperature of the variable temperature drawer is generally in the range of ?3° C. to 8° C., the water in the water tank is not easy to be frozen, and can be supplied to the ice making device continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignees: HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingyun Li, Gang Li, Dongxian Liu
  • Publication number: 20170114214
    Abstract: Disclosed are a HIPS material, a composite panel and a refrigeration device having the composite panel. The HIPS material comprises: 45 to 55 parts by weight of HIPS; 15 to 25 parts by weight of rubber; 10 to 15 parts by weight of polyethylene; 1 to 10 parts by weight of naphthenic oil; and 1 to 10 parts by weight of an additive. The HIPS material according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has higher glossiness and excellent corrosion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicants: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiangzuo Shi, Yuanyuan Ren, Yaonan Huo, Li Jia, Ling Huang
  • Patent number: 9506687
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigeration device, comprising: a shell (1) having an open top portion; a door body (2) configured to open and close the shell (1) and pivotally connected to the top portion of the shell (1), in which the door body (2) comprises a door liner (21), a groove (211) recessed upwardly is formed on a lower surface of the door liner (21); a door seal (3), in which an upper portion of the door seal (3) is snapped in the groove (211), a lower portion of the door seal (3) is pressed against the top portion of the shell (1) hermetically when the door body (2) is closed, and an air passage (4) is formed between the door seal (3) and the groove (211) when the door body (2) is subjected to an upward external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd., Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pingfang Li, Hong Zuo
  • Publication number: 20160327259
    Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus and a luminous shelf assembly therefor are provided. The luminous shelf assembly includes: two electrical conductive elements extending along a vertical direction, each electrical conductive element having at least one electrical conductive bar; a shelf comprising a glass plate and a rear decoration strip, the rear decoration strip having an accommodating cavity which has an open rear side and a front side wall being provided with a plurality of light holes; an LED light bar having a plurality of LED lights corresponding to the plurality of light holes respectively, and the LED light bar being accommodated in the accommodating cavity and having a positive power line and a negative power line respectively extending outwards from two ends of its own; and two energizing sub-assemblies connected to the two ends of the LED light bar and connected with the positive power line and the negative power line respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicants: Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd., Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SHUWEI PAN, XIANZHONG ZHANG, JUZHONG PAN, ZHENGGUANG LV
  • Patent number: 9470446
    Abstract: An ice making tray for an ice maker, an ice maker and a refrigerator comprising the same are provided. The ice maker is disposed on a door of a refrigerator. The ice making tray includes: a tray body provided with a plurality of ice forming chambers being downwardly concave, in which an opening for water flowing is formed between adjacent ice forming chambers; a water storage trough disposed on a front side of the tray body, and being higher than the plurality of ice forming chambers, in which the water storage trough is communicated with the plurality of ice forming chambers via at least one water returning mouth; and an enclosure wall, disposed around an upper end of the tray body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignees: Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Yao, Lingyun Li, Dongxian Liu
  • Patent number: 9353988
    Abstract: A shelf assembly and a refrigerator including the same. The shelf assembly includes: a shelf plate having first to fourth mounting members, and first to fourth brackets each having a fitting slot, in which the first and second brackets are disposed at a left and right side of the shelf plate respectively. The fitting slot of each of the first and second brackets includes a first sliding groove and a plurality of first receiving grooves. The first and second mounting members are slidable within the first sliding groove of the first and second brackets along the vertical direction so as to selectively fit within one of the plurality of the first receiving grooves. The third and fourth mounting members are fitted within the fitting slot of the third and fourth brackets and a position of the third and fourth mounting members are adjustable along the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongxian Liu, Jun Yao, Wei Ren, Jian Cheng, Lingyun Li
  • Patent number: 9097052
    Abstract: A refrigerator, includes a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment therein; a door pivotably coupled with the cabinet to open or close the refrigerating compartment; and an auxiliary door-opening device. The auxiliary door-opening device includes: a swing arm, a servo driver which is disposed on the cabinet, has an output shaft coupled with the swing arm, and is configured to drive the swing arm to swing between a first predetermined position in which the swing arm pushes the door to separate from the cabinet and a second predetermined position in which the door is closed onto the cabinet; and a controller configured to actuate the servo driver when receiving a door-opening instruction, so that the servo driver drives the swing arm to move to the first predetermined position and then to return to the second predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Yanping Xu
  • Publication number: 20150102718
    Abstract: A shelf assembly and a refrigerator including the same. The shelf assembly includes: a shelf plate having first to fourth mounting members, and first to fourth brackets each having a fitting slot, in which the first and second brackets are disposed at a left and right side of the shelf plate respectively. The fitting slot of each of the first and second brackets includes a first sliding groove and a plurality of first receiving grooves. The first and second mounting members are slidable within the first sliding groove of the first and second brackets along the vertical direction so as to selectively fit within one of the plurality of the first receiving grooves. The third and fourth mounting members are fitted within the fitting slot of the third and fourth brackets and a position of the third and fourth mounting members are adjustable along the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicants: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongxian Liu, Jun Yao, Wei Ren, Jian Cheng, Lingyun Li
  • Patent number: 8985718
    Abstract: A door locking assembly for a refrigerator includes a pivoting shaft (20) mounted on the door (80) of a refrigerator along a vertical direction. A rotating member (30) defines a first end (31) pivotably connected with the pivoting shaft (20) and a second end (32). The elastic member (40) defines a first end (41) fixed on the door (80) and a second end (42) connected with the rotating member (30) so as to apply a force on the rotating member (30). A stopping member (10) is disposed on the door (80) and configured to stop the rotating member (30) at a predetermined position. The positioning member (50) is disposed on the cabinet (90) of the refrigerator and configured to engage with the second end (32) of the rotating member (30) so as to lock the door (80) onto the cabinet (90) when the door (80) is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Haixing Zhang
  • Patent number: 8926033
    Abstract: A door closure structure for a rotary door and a side-by-side refrigerator comprising the same are provided. The rotary door is rotatably mounted on a main body. The door closure structure comprises: a hinge assembly comprising a hinge body, a hinge plate and a hinge shaft, via which the rotary door is mounted on the main body; a supporting plate extended in a lateral direction, provided with a first hole and connected with a front end of the hinge body; a mask body fixed on the rotary door, in which a mask cavity is defined and in a surface of which a second hole is disposed; and an engaging block retractably and movably disposed in the mask cavity. A part of the engaging block is exposable out of the mask body from the second hole and engagable with the first hole to make the rotary door close the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Jun Yao
  • Patent number: 8888203
    Abstract: A door closure structure for a rotary door and a side-by-side refrigerator comprising the same are provided. The door closure structure comprises: a slide passage formed in an upper end surface of the rotary door; a hinge assembly comprising a hinge body, a hinge plate and a hinge shaft; and a swing plate extended in a lateral direction, a first end of the swing plate pivotably connected to a front end of the hinge body, an angle between the swing plate and the upper end surface of the rotary door ranging from 0 to 90°; a spring having two ends connected to the swing plate and the front end of the hinge body respectively; and a roller rotatably disposed at a second end of the swing plate to catch into or roll out of the slide passage following a movement of the swing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Lingyun Li
  • Publication number: 20140327354
    Abstract: A door locking assembly for a refrigerator includes a pivoting shaft (20) mounted on the door (80) of a refrigerator along a vertical direction. A rotating member (30) defines a first end (31) pivotably connected with the pivoting shaft (20) and a second end (32). The elastic member (40) defines a first end (41) fixed on the door (80) and a second end (42) connected with the rotating member (30) so as to apply a force on the rotating member (30). A stopping member (10) is disposed on the door (80) and configured to stop the rotating member (30) at a predetermined position. The positioning member (50) is disposed on the cabinet (90) of the refrigerator and configured to engage with the second end (32) of the rotating member (30) so as to lock the door (80) onto the cabinet (90) when the door (80) is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicants: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Haixing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140319992
    Abstract: A refrigerator, includes a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment therein; a door pivotably coupled with the cabinet to open or close the refrigerating compartment; and an auxiliary door-opening device. The auxiliary door-opening device includes: a swing arm, a servo driver which is disposed on the cabinet, has an output shaft coupled with the swing arm, and is configured to drive the swing arm to swing between a first predetermined position in which the swing arm pushes the door to separate from the cabinet and a second predetermined position in which the door is closed onto the cabinet; and a controller configured to actuate the servo driver when receiving a door-opening instruction, so that the servo driver drives the swing arm to move to the first predetermined position and then to return to the second predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Yanping Xu
  • Publication number: 20140216084
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator comprises: a main body; at least one freezing chamber disposed in the main body and comprising at least one quick-freezing chamber; a freezing evaporator disposed in the main body and behind the at least one freezing chamber, and spaced apart from the at least one freezing chamber via a freezing air duct cover plate; a freezing fan corresponding to the at least one freezing chamber and a quick-freezing fan corresponding to the at least one quick-freezing chamber, being disposed above the freezing evaporator respectively and configured to blow cold air generated by the freezing evaporator into the at least one freezing chamber and the at least one quick-freezing chamber respectively; and a controller configured to control the freezing fan and the quick-freezing fan, wherein the controller controls the quick-freezing fan to quick-freeze the at least one quick-freezing chamber when needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Ren, Lingyun Li, Jian Cheng
  • Patent number: 8677771
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling an air-cooled refrigerator. The air-cooled refrigerator includes a refrigerating compartment, a refrigerating evaporator, and a refrigerating fan for circulating an air between the refrigerating evaporator and the refrigerating compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignees: Hefei Midea Rongshida Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lingyun Li, Wei Ren, Pansong Chen, Zhongcheng Fang
  • Patent number: 8662608
    Abstract: A height adjusting mechanism comprises a hinge shaft, an adjusting member for driving the hinge shaft to rotate around an axis of the hinge shaft, a constraining member for constraining a movement of the adjusting member in an axial direction of the hinge shaft and a base with the constraining member fixedly connected thereto, in which the hinge shaft connected with the base can be lifted in the axial direction of the hinge shaft under the driving of the adjusting member. A refrigerator comprising the height adjusting mechanism is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Hefei Midea Rongshida Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huailei Cui, Chengcheng Huang, Junfeng Lei
  • Publication number: 20140020422
    Abstract: An ice making tray for an ice maker, an ice maker and a refrigerator comprising the same are provided. The ice maker is disposed on a door of a refrigerator. The ice making tray comprises: a tray body provided with a plurality of ice forming chambers being downwardly concave, in which an opening for water flowing is formed between adjacent ice forming chambers; a water storage trough disposed on a front side of the tray body, and being higher than the plurality of ice forming chambers, in which the water storage trough is communicated with the plurality of ice forming chambers via at least one water returning mouth; and an enclosure wall, disposed around an upper end of the tray body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Yao, Lingyun Li, Dongxian Liu
  • Publication number: 20140013791
    Abstract: A manual ice maker and a refrigerator comprising the same are provided. The manual ice maker comprises: an ice making body being a frame formed with an opening, and provided with a first positioning hole in a front wall thereof, a second positioning hole in a rear wall thereof and a first limiting protrusion on an inner surface of the rear wall thereof; an ice making tray provided with a first shaft at a front end thereof and a second shaft at a rear end thereof, the first shaft rotatably supported in and extended out of the first positioning hole, the second shaft rotatably supported in the second positioning hole; and an ice removing assembly. The ice removing assembly comprises: a twisting member provided with a gear; and a press member movable between a first position and a second position in a vertical direction to drive the gear to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingyun Li, Jun Yao, Dongxian Liu