Patents Assigned to Midea Group Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12326181
    Abstract: An internal-meshing planetary gear device includes an internally toothed gear provided with internal teeth and is fixed to an outer ring. A planetary gear is provided with external teeth which partially mesh with the internal teeth. A plurality of internal pins is respectively inserted into a plurality of internal pin holes formed on the planetary gear revolve within the internal pin holes and rotate relative to the internally toothed gear. An inner ring includes a first inner ring and a second inner ring, which are opposite each other in a direction parallel to a rotation axis and have opposite surfaces that come in contact with each other. The first inner ring has a plurality of holding holes, through which the plurality of internal pins respectively penetrate in the direction parallel to the rotation axis. Each of the plurality of internal pins is held in the inner ring and is rotatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., GUANGDONG MIDEA ELECTRIC CO, . LTD., GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO, . LTD., GUANGDONG JIYA PRECISION MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjie Lin, Gang Wang, Kiyoji Minegishi, Ziming Guo, Tsuyoshi Isaji
  • Publication number: 20250183730
    Abstract: A power circuit for resonant power transmission to an appliance that receives power through an electromagnetic transmission from a power transmitter. The power circuit uses a near field communication (NFC) to detect wireless communication to the appliance. A relay that selectively decouples a load when the appliance and the power transmitter are not in a connected state. A latching circuit is used to trigger the relay in a connected state. The relay is held close by a storage element that is powered from by an NFC circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Midea Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: John Kenneth Hooker, Hieu Manh Vu
  • Patent number: 12320559
    Abstract: An air conditioning system including swappable/interchangeable heat exchanger access panels with accessory mounting capabilities is disclosed. The air conditioning system includes a heat exchanger, a drain pan beneath the heat exchanger to collect condensation from the heat exchanger, a bracket with an opening coupled to the heat exchanger, a plurality of interchangeable access panels adapted to be interchangeably mounted to the opening on the bracket, and an accessory coupled to one of the plurality of access panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zachary Chapin
  • Patent number: 12323417
    Abstract: A Package Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC) or other room Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) appliance may present a temporary authentication code to a user staying in a room in which the room HVAC appliance is installed to enable the user to authenticate his or her mobile device and control the room HVAC appliance during their stay. The temporary authentication code is valid for a limited duration, such that a user previously authenticated to the room HVAC appliance loses authentication, and is required to re-authenticate with a new temporary authentication code when the prior temporary authentication code has expired. As such, a user lacking physical access to the room HVAC appliance, such as after the user's stay has ended, is no longer able to access the room HVAC appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Michael Grant
  • Patent number: 12313256
    Abstract: The present application discloses a combustion device and a cooking apparatus. The combustion device includes a combustion assembly, the combustion assembly includes a first combustion assembly, and the first combustion assembly includes a box, a first combustor, a top plate and a fire splitting assembly. The box is provided with an opening and a set of intake holes; the first combustor is arranged in the box; the top plate is matched with the box and closes the opening, and is provided with a set of exhaust holes; and the fire splitting assembly is arranged in the box; an intake passage is formed between the fire splitting assembly and an inner bottom surface of the box, one end of the intake passage communicates with the set of intake holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanhua Zhou, Wang Wang, Hu Jin
  • Patent number: 12317379
    Abstract: A cooking appliance such as a range or stovetop incorporates cooking container sensing for controlling burner ignition and/or triggering events in programmed cooking sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Richard W. Cowan
  • Patent number: 12312729
    Abstract: Provided are a balance assembly and a household appliance. The balance assembly is applied in the household appliance. The balance assembly includes a balancing ring, a balancer, an identification member and a first detection member. The balancing ring has a chamber defined therein. The balancer is movably arranged in the chamber and includes a rotating member and a driving member. The driving member is connected to the rotating member and configured to drive the rotating member to rotate to drive a movement of the balancer within the chamber. A relative movement between the first detection member and the identification member occurs during the movement of the balancer. The first detection member is to detect a number of times of the identification member passing through the first detection member. The number of times of the identification member passing through the first detection member is related to a position of the balancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA WHITE HOME APPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junge Zhang, Shuyun Wu, Xinjian Huang, Su Zhang, Yuehui Wang
  • Patent number: 12313270
    Abstract: A retention bracket for a window air conditioning unit is disclosed, and more particularly, a retention bracket that pertains to securing a window air conditioning unit within a window assembly while allowing a user to open and close the window assembly in a safe and convenient manner is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Andrew Q. DeRossett
  • Publication number: 20250164123
    Abstract: A spraying system, a method and an apparatus for controlling the spraying system, an electronic device, a computer-readable storage medium, and an air conditioner are provided. The spray system includes a water outlet device, a spraying branch, a backflow branch, and a nozzle; a water outlet of the water outlet device, the spraying branch, and the nozzle are communicated sequentially; a solenoid valve is arranged in the spraying branch and/or the backflow branch, and the solenoid valve is used for controlling turning on and turning off of the spraying branch and/or the backflow branch; when the spraying branch is turned on, liquid flowing out of the water outlet device flows out of the nozzle through the spraying branch; when the backflow branch is turned on, the liquid flowing out of the water outlet device flows into the water outlet device through the backflow branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicants: GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Libo YAN, Haiyuan ZENG, Feng ZHANG, Feng WANG
  • Patent number: 12297896
    Abstract: The harmonic gear device includes a rigid internal gear, a flexible external gear and a wave generator. The rigid internal gear is an annular component having internal teeth. The flexible external gear is an annular component having external teeth and configured on an inner side of the rigid internal gear. The wave generator is configured on an inner side of the flexible external gear and flexes the flexible external gear. The harmonic gear device is configured to deform the flexible external gear along with the rotation of the wave generator with the rotation shaft as a center, so that some of the external teeth mesh with some of the internal teeth. The flexible external gear thus rotates relative to the rigid internal gear according to the difference in the number of teeth between the flexible external gear and the rigid internal gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignees: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., GUANGDONG JIYA PRECISION MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., GUANGDONG MIDEA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjie Lin, Gang Wang, Kiyoji Minegishi, Tsuyoshi Isaji, Ziming Guo
  • Patent number: 12298020
    Abstract: A method for detecting air-conditioning instructions, a control device and an air-conditioning system are provided. According to the method, first position information of a preset user relative to an indoor unit is acquired, second position information of the preset user relative to a line control device of the indoor unit according to the first position information is determined, and detection parameters of a voice module in the line control device according to the second position information is determined. The control device has a memory and a processor. The memory stores an air-conditioning instruction detection program. The program is executable by the processor to implement the method. The air-conditioning system has the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohua Duan, Weirui Zheng, Wenchao Liang, Zhibin Chen
  • Patent number: 12290777
    Abstract: A filter screen component, a base assembly, a clothes dryer, and a washing and drying integrated machine. The filter screen component comprises a motor and a filter screen part; the filter screen part comprises an annular filter screen body having holes; one end of the filter screen body is connected to a rotary shaft of the motor, and the other end is provided with an opening. The filter screen component, the base assembly, the clothes dryer, and the washing and drying integrated machine can not only effectively filter impurities such as soft flocks in an air flow, but also require, when cleaning the impurities such as soft flocks, no additional cleaning parts or manual cleaning; the cleaning is thoroughly completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA WHITE HOME APPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fagang Tan, Fangzhen Zheng
  • Patent number: 12290225
    Abstract: A dishwasher and method for making and/or using the same utilize one or more walking tubular spray elements that may be used to effectively increase the spray coverage area of the tubular spray elements through rotation and/or movement of the walking tubular spray elements in directions other than about the longitudinal axes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joel Boyer, Bassam Fawaz, Mark W. Wilson, Robert M. Digman, Timothy Martin Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20250137687
    Abstract: A heating assembly and a water heater are provided. The heating assembly includes multiple container bodies, the multiple container bodies being arranged in parallel, water flow cavities being provided in the container bodies, and a connecting pipe being provided between adjacent container bodies to communicate adjacent water flow cavities; a water inlet pipe separately connected to the multiple container bodies, the water inlet pipe being provided with multiple drainage holes, and each water flow cavity being communicated with the water inlet pipe by means of at least one drainage hole; a water outlet connected to one of the container bodies or the connecting pipe to discharge liquid in the water flow cavities; and multiple heating elements correspondingly connected to the multiple container bodies, respectively, and used for heating the liquid in the multiple water flow cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicants: WUHU MIDEA KITCHEN AND BATH APPLIANCES MFG. CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimei ZHANG, Li WANG, Ming WANG
  • Patent number: 12287099
    Abstract: A door body structure and a cooking device are provided. The cooking device has a housing that includes a limiting portion. The door body structure has a door body, an engagement member, a switching member, and a handle. The door body is arranged on the housing. The engagement member is arranged on the door body and has a hook. The hook is configured to be engaged with or disengaged from the limiting portion. The switching member is configured to cooperate with the engagement member to drive the engagement member to move between a first position and a second position. The switching member has a connecting segment connected to the engagement member and an operating member slidingly engaged with the connecting segment. The handle is provided on the door body and has a locking groove defined therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jingsheng Lin
  • Patent number: 12285145
    Abstract: A dish washing device includes an inner compartment and a water collection cup arranged at a bottom part of the inner compartment, a wash pump and a heating apparatus are arranged on the water collection cup and/or a first water supply pipeline. The wash pump is used for pumping washing water inside the water collection cup to the inner compartment via the first water supply pipeline, and the heating apparatus is used for selectively heating the washing water. The heating apparatus includes a thermoelectric cooler used for heating the washing water. In comparison to heating washing water using an electric heater, thermo-electric cooler may save a large amount of power, thereby reducing the power consumption of the dishwashing device, and facilitating energy conservation and eco-friendliness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA WHITE HOME APPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER CO., LTD., FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA WASHING APPLIANCES MFG. CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanfeng Fan, Weijun Xue
  • Patent number: 12287106
    Abstract: The present application discloses an air conditioner control method. The method includes obtaining a position of a user; detecting that the position of the user meets a preset condition, and obtaining a target operating parameter of an air conditioner, the preset condition being determined according to a preset running time span, and the preset running time span being determined according to a current environmental parameter and a target environmental parameter, and the current environmental parameter comprising at least one of a current indoor temperature, a current indoor humidity, a current air cleanliness and a current air freshness; and controlling the air conditioner at a target position to operate with the target operating parameter. The present application also discloses an air conditioner, a server and a computer readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuang Lv, Qifeng Fan, Min Pang, Haoliang Zhai, Jiwei Hei, Jingchun Liu
  • Patent number: 12287119
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing, a compressor system provided in the housing and including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a compressor, and a throttle device that are circularly communicated, and a liquid pump system provided in the housing and including a third heat exchanger, an energy storage device, and a liquid pump device that are circularly communicated. The liquid pump system contains a coolant circulating in the liquid pump system. The energy storage device includes an energy storage medium configured to receive energy from the second heat exchanger and store the energy, and to exchange heat with the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingqiang Jiang, Zhijun Jin
  • Patent number: D1075194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignees: GUANGDONG MIDEA WHITE HOME APPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ludovico Biagio, Riboldi Marzio, Ankai Liao, Yuting Xiang, Jinpeng Shao, Zhe Zhang
  • Patent number: D1077162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guanqiu Qiu