Abstract: A household appliance network configuration method includes searching by a control terminal for connection information, establishing by the control terminal a connection with a household appliance in response to finding the connection information of the household appliance, sending network configuration information corresponding to the household appliance to the household appliance to cause the household appliance to perform network configuration according to the network configuration information, and authenticating the control terminal after the network configuration is successfully performed.

Abstract: A cooking appliance may employ one or both of a post-preheat phase and a two stage preheat phase to both accelerate preheating of an oven cavity while minimizing temperature differentials therein. A post-preheat phase may be performed subsequent to a preheat phase, but prior to a cooking phase, to cycle a cooking element disposed in a cooler portion of an oven cavity to reduce a temperature differential between the top and bottom of the oven cavity. A two stage preheat phase may sequentially activate each of top and bottom cooking elements in an oven cavity a single time.

Abstract: A fire grate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a burner and a water heater applying the fire grate are provided. The fire grate has a fire grate body, a flame stabilizer and a metal mesh. The fire grate body forms a ventilation channel. A dividing hole in communication with the ventilation channel is provided at a top portion of the fire grate body. The flame stabilizer is provided at the upper portion of the fire grate body. A cavity with a top surface as an opening is formed within the flame stabilizer. A gap is formed between a sidewall of the cavity and a surface of the fire grate body. The gap is in communication with the ventilation channel. The metal mesh is attached onto the fire grate body at a position corresponding to the dividing hole.

Abstract: A microwave cooking appliance for increasing visibility into the cooking cavity. The microwave cooking appliance may include a door. The door may include a conductive mesh layer. The door may include a frame supporting the conductive mesh layer. The door may include a conductive and/or sealing engagement between the conductive mesh layer and the frame.

Abstract: A system for controlling an appliance having a plurality of burners operated by a plurality of digital gas valves includes a plurality of control selectors that are configurably assigned to a specified burner or burners.

Abstract: The method and system disclosed herein present a purification device for purifying air, and an air purifier having the same. The purification device for purifying air comprises a housing, one or more purification assemblies, one or more water inlet pipes, one or more capture assemblies, and an electric motor. The housing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. A cavity, in communication with the air inlet and the air outlet, is defined inside the housing. Each of the one or more purification assemblies is rotatably arranged in the cavity, and is located between the air inlet and the air outlet. Each of the one or more capture assemblies is rotatably arranged at a downstream side of the one or more purification assemblies. The electric motor is used for driving the one or more purification assemblies and the one or more capture assemblies.

Abstract: A water intake structure, a spray arm assembly and a dishwasher are provided. The water intake structure has a water dispensing member, a water flowing pipe, a housing, a support, and a snap-fit member. The water dispensing member has a water intake passage and a water outlet. The water flowing pipe has a water flowing passage in communication with the water outlet. The water flowing pipe is rotatable relative to the water dispensing member. The housing has a mounting opening and an engagement recess. The water flowing pipe passes through the mounting opening to engage the water dispensing member. The support is engaged into the engagement recess. The water flowing pipe rotatably passes through an interior of the support. The snap-fit member is in snap-fit with the water flowing pipe and is configured to limit positions of the water flowing pipe and the support.

Abstract: The method and system disclosed herein presents a method and system for capturing, by a camera device on a mobile robot moving in an environment, an image frame at a first location within a portion of the environment. In accordance with a determination that the image frame contains a first visual marker: the method includes determining a camera orientation angle from the camera device to a first anchor associated with the first visual marker based on the image frame; detecting, by a detector on the mobile robot, a first beacon signal emitted by the first anchor. The method includes determining a distance between the mobile robot and the first anchor; and determining an orientation angle of the mobile robot based on the camera orientation angle, and the distance between the mobile robot and the first anchor.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a gas valve mounting assembly for mounting a gas valve for a gas cooktop burner to a control panel of the appliance. The gas valve mounting assembly includes a valve attachment plate that secures to and generally circumscribes the gas valve and extends generally transversely to an actuation axis of the gas valve, as well as multiple standoffs having respective first and second ends and extending generally parallel to the actuation axis of the gas valve to secure the valve attachment plate to the control panel.

Abstract: A tubular spray element for a dishwasher is formed in part using an elongated metal tube joined with a molded polymer support member using one or more retaining tabs that are molded into the support member and that project within a sleeve in the support member to engage with cooperative mounting apertures in the elongated metal tube and thereby restrict relative movement between the elongated metal tube and the support member both about and along a longitudinal axis of the tubular spray element.

Abstract: A rack for an appliance such as a dish washing appliance. Deployment of the rack may allow the user to become aware of the presence of the rack within the dish washing appliance. At least one rack is positionable from a stowed position to at least one deployed position. The rack may be deployed or actuated with a door and/or a second rack. The door and/or second rack may carry, force, or actuate the rack to a deployed position. The deployed position of the rack may not be a fully deployed position of the rack.

Abstract: An air treatment apparatus and an air conditioner are provided. The air treatment apparatus has a housing and one or more air treatment devices. An airflow passage is formed in the housing. A mounting cavity is formed in the airflow passage. A side of the mounting cavity has a mounting opening. Multiple mounting portions are disposed in the mounting cavity. Two opposite sides of each of the mounting portions have a first sliding surface and a second sliding surface, respectively. At least one of the air treatment devices is drawably mounted on the mounting portions through the mounting opening and in slidable fit with the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface. Each of the air treatment device is mountable on one of the mounting portions.

Abstract: A control method includes acquiring indoor temperatures of a plurality of rooms each having one of a plurality of indoor units of a multi-split air conditioner, identifying a target indoor unit corresponding to a target room in response to the target room satisfying an overheating condition or a supercooling condition, controlling other one or more indoor units of the multi-split air conditioner except for the target indoor unit to be shut down, and switching an operation mode of the target indoor unit.

Abstract: A refrigerator production line and a method for upgrading a refrigerator software of an assembled refrigerator on the refrigerator production line are provided. The refrigerator production line includes a conveying device for conveying an assembled refrigerator; a scanning device for scanning and confirming an identification code of the assembled refrigerator and an address code of a communication module in the assembled refrigerator; and a local server for saving the identification code of the assembled refrigerator and the address code of the communication module and further acquiring, in response to a firmware upgrade request, a firmware upgrading package for the assembled refrigerator that corresponds to the identification code. After the assembled refrigerator is powered on, the communication module receives the firmware upgrade package, and a control module upgrades a public version software program according to the firmware upgrade package.

Abstract: A dehumidifier system is provided. The dehumidifier system may include a condensate tank and a dehumidifier. The dehumidifier may be positionable between at least one deployed position and at least one stowed position relative to the condensate tank. The condensate tank and the dehumidifier may telescope relative to each other. The dehumidifier system, or portions thereof, may include one or more stacking structures.