Patents Assigned to Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12203203
    Abstract: A laundry lifting device for a washing machine includes a body with an accommodating chamber, a water inlet arranged in the body and communicated with the accommodating chamber, and a centrifugal drainage assembly arranged in the accommodating chamber. The centrifugal drainage assembly includes a sealing plunger capable of doing reciprocating motion and an elastic piece for elastically resetting the sealing plunger, the body is provided with a plunger base for installing the sealing plunger, and the elastic piece is kept limited in the plunger base in the reciprocating motion process of the sealing plunger. The elastic piece is installed in the plunger base in the sealing mode, and the elastic piece is kept limited in the plunger base in the reciprocating motion of the sealing plunger. So thread scraps are prevented from being hung on the elastic piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao, Sheng Xu, Peishi Lv, Yimin Li
  • Patent number: 12196024
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly includes a hinge plate and a mounting shaft. The hinge plate includes a mounting plate, a reinforcing plate, and a connecting hook. The reinforcing plate and the connecting hook are each assembled on the mounting plate. The connecting hook is pivotally connected to the mounting shaft. The door hinge assembly further includes a positioning member, and the positioning member is configured to be capable of positioning the mounting plate and/or the reinforcing plate to a cabinet or a door. By providing the positioning member capable of positioning the hinge plate to the cabinet or the door, when the hinge plate is mounted, the hinge plate may first be positioned to the cabinet or the door by the positioning member, and then the hinge plate is tightened by a fastener, so that the assembly efficiency of the door hinge assembly may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Ning Wang, Kai Liu, Zongyuan Weng, Shuai Yang
  • Patent number: 12116716
    Abstract: A frame of a laundry treatment apparatus includes a spring bearing beam, which includes a body with a strip-shape, a first connection structure is disposed on an upper side of the body, a second connection structure is disposed on a lower side of the body, and the body is fixedly connected with a reinforcing member arranged on the frame via the first connection structure and/or the second connection structure. Preferably, the first connection structure and the second connection structure are symmetrically disposed on the upper side and the lower side of the body. A left side and a right side of the spring bearing beam are used interchangeably, and in an actual assembly process, there is no need to differentiate between the left and the right positions of the spring bearing beam, and only a back side and a front side of the bearing beam need differentiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Benfu Xing, Zhiwei Zhao, Shaolei Yi, Leilei Ai, Wenwei Li
  • Patent number: 12104310
    Abstract: An additive auto-feeding device, including a water supply flow channel; a liquid storage box containing an additive; a suction structure capable of sucking the additive to the flow channel and transferring the additive to a water outlet; and an anti-back suction device at a pressure adjusting opening of the flow channel. When water enters the flow channel, under the pressure effect of flowing water, the anti-back suction device closes the pressure adjusting opening; and when negative pressure is generated in the flow channel, the anti-back suction device opens the pressure adjusting opening for adjusting the pressure in the flow channel. The pressure adjusting device automatically adjusts opening and closing of an air hole to correspondingly adjust the pressure in a tube and avoid existence of negative pressure in the tube, thus achieving a backflow prevention function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Huang, Yuliang Jiang
  • Publication number: 20240240384
    Abstract: A liquid storage box, an additive dispensing apparatus and an identification method including a guiding identifier part with a set guiding trajectory is arranged on the liquid storage box; and any one or a combination of the number, position and trajectory shape of the guiding identifier part correspondingly represents types of additives. The additive dispensing apparatus has an intelligent identification assembly, including a first second wiring terminal connected to a detection circuit; elastic pushing members, including conductive elements in contact and electrical connection between the first and the second wiring terminal under normal conditions; and a rotating swing member, which may swing along the set guiding trajectory of the guiding identifier part on the liquid storage box and push the elastic pushing members at corresponding positions to disconnect the conductive elements from a wiring terminal when the liquid storage box is inserted into an insertion groove, achieving signal identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao HUANG, Baozhen CHENG, Bencai HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240167216
    Abstract: A condenser for a drying device, and a drying device. A water stop structure is provided on a side wall of a hollow chamber of the condenser to break up a cooling water flow into spray; a first arc-shaped structure, a second arc-shaped structure, and a flow distribution structure are provided on a front side wall; a left side wall and a right side wall of the hollow chamber are arc-shaped; air entering from an air inlet is divided into a first and second airflow, which then rotationally rise. The travel paths of the first and second airflow in the body of the condenser become longer, improving the cooling effect; the two airflows carry the cooling spray formed by breakup to form spray in the condenser having a certain liquid level, and when the airflows pass here, lint is trapped in the spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuang LI, Tao LI, Yonghong XU, Xiaobin LI
  • Publication number: 20240102227
    Abstract: A nozzle structure including a spray pipe, including an outlet end provided with a spray head formed with a spray outlet. The spray head is provided with a spray cavity and a flow channel, the spray cavity is connected with the spray outlet, the flow channel guides water inside the spray pipe to the spray cavity, the flow channel is connected with the spray cavity through a connecting flow channel, and the connecting flow channel extends along a tangential direction of the spray cavity. A method for delivering additives to a washing machine is further provided, wherein after inlet water flow is mixed with delivered additives in a water supply path, a mixture is directly sprayed into a rotating washing drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao HUANG, Xuefeng GENG, Baozhen CHENG, Huacheng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240091798
    Abstract: A microbubble spray head and a washing apparatus with the same. The microbubble spray head includes a spray pipe, where the spray pipe is of an integrated or two-part hollow pipe structure, an air inlet channel is provided in the spray pipe, the spray pipe is configured to enable water flow to generate negative pressure in the spray pipe, external air is sucked into the spray pipe via the air inlet channel by the negative pressure and is mixed with water flow in the spray pipe to form bubble water; and a bubbler, where the bubbler is fixed at the outlet end of the spray pipe and is configured to be capable of forming microbubble water when the bubble water flows through the bubbler. The microbubble spray head has good microbubble generation performance and low manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang ZHAO, Sheng XU
  • Patent number: 11920284
    Abstract: A door assembly of a laundry treatment device and a laundry treatment device. The door assembly includes an outer frame, an inner frame and an observation window provided between the outer frame and the inner frame, a mounting assembly being provided between the outer frame and the inner frame, the observation window being rotatably sandwiched between the outer frame and the inner frame by means of the mounting assembly. With this arrangement, the observation window can be rotated relative to the inner frame and the outer frame without deviating from the space between the inner frame and the outer frame, such that in the process of rotating the entire door assembly 180° to switch the door opening direction, the mounting requirement of the observation window can be satisfied only by separately rotating the observation window 180°, rotating same and then mounting same back to the door assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongyuan Weng, Kai Liu, Xuekai Guo
  • Publication number: 20240060227
    Abstract: A washing and drying all-in-one machine and a control method therefor. The control method includes: when a washing and drying all-in-one machine enters a washing-drying linkage mode, measuring a remaining time of a washing program, and determining whether the remaining time is within a preset first time threshold value; and if so, a clothes dryer matching a drying program corresponding to the clothes and performing preheating, and after waiting for the washing program to end, the washed clothes being placed in the clothes dryer for drying. By the washing and drying all-in-one machine and the control method therefor, according to the remaining time of the washing program, the clothes dryer is started in advance to execute a drying program and is preheated, such that the entire washing-drying time consumption of the clothes is shortened, thereby improving the user experience, and meeting the increasing intelligent requirements of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xinfeng ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11905640
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is provided, which includes a laundry treating drum, and further includes a water supply valve, a water container member, an atomizer and a driving board. The water supply valve is connected to the atomizer by the water container member. An outlet of the atomizer is disposed toward an inner cavity of the laundry treating drum. A container structure is disposed on the water container member. The driving board is disposed in the container structure and is communicatively connected with the atomizer. The laundry treating apparatus can reduce manufacturing difficulty of a laundry treating apparatus having an atomizer, such that the laundry treating apparatus can fully utilize the atomization function of the atomizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yonghong Xu, Tao Huang, Bencai Huang, Xueli Zhao
  • Patent number: 11898573
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan and a dryer, where the centrifugal fan includes a shell, a driving mechanism, an impeller and a volute tongue arranged in the shell, the driving mechanism is connected with the tongue and can drive the tongue to rotate between a first limit position and a second limit position, the tongue includes a first volute tongue part and a second volute tongue part; when the tongue is located at the first limit position and the impeller rotates forwards, the first tongue part abuts against the inner wall of one side of the shell in a sealed mode, the second tongue part can cut the air blown by the impeller, and when the tongue is located at the second limit position and the impeller rotates reversely, the first tongue part can cut air blown by the impeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Li, Peishi Lv, Jindong Bing, Rongfeng Cheng, Long Yang
  • Patent number: 11898575
    Abstract: A housing of a centrifugal fan, a centrifugal fan and a clothes dryer; a layered structure is provided within an air duct of the housing, and the layered structure is configured to be able to divide at least a part of the air duct into at least two air layers, the width of an air layer close to a strong air end being greater than the width of an air layer close to a weak air end. Also disclosed are a centrifugal fan having the housing and a clothes dryer having the centrifugal fan. By the layered structure being disposed within the air duct, the air duct is divided into at least two air layers, and the width of the wind layer close to the strong wind end is greater than the width of the wind layer close to the weak wind end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Li, Long Yang, Jindong Bing, Quan Liang, Dongdong Zhu, Zhenjia Chu
  • Patent number: 11866874
    Abstract: A clothing treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, and a water-containing assembly, a sprinkling assembly and an atomization generator that are arranged in the cabinet. The water-containing assembly includes a water tank and a plurality of delivery pipelines, the water tank is connected to the atomization generator through one of the delivery pipelines, and the atomization generator is configured to perform atomized washing on the clothing; the water tank is connected to the sprinkling assembly through the rest of the delivery pipelines, and the sprinkling assembly is configured to perform sprinkling washing on the clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yonghong Xu, Tao Huang, Bencai Huang, Xueli Zhao
  • Patent number: 11866873
    Abstract: A clothing treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, and a water-containing assembly, a sprinkling mechanism and an atomization generator that are arranged in the cabinet. The water-containing assembly includes a water tank and a water diverting and blocking member arranged in the water tank, the water tank is connected to the sprinkling mechanism through a first delivery pipeline, the water tank is connected to the atomization generator through a second delivery pipeline, and the water diverting and blocking member is configured to change a sequence of the water injected into the water tank flowing to the atomization generator and flowing to the sprinkling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yonghong Xu, Tao Huang, Bencai Huang, Xueli Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240003074
    Abstract: A turbulent flow structure is arranged in a water supply waterway and configured to form a vortex water flow, and mixes a delivered additive with inflow water; and an outlet of the water supply waterway is connected with a nozzle. An inlet of the water supply waterway of the additive delivery apparatus communicates with a washing machine water inflow pipe, and the nozzle of the additive delivery apparatus sprays an additive solution into the washing drum of the washing machine. The turbulent flow structure is arranged in the water supply waterway, so that an additive and water mixed solution in the water supply waterway will form the vortex water flow when flowing through the turbulent flow structure, to stir the additive and the water to be mixed, and mixing uniformity of the additive solution flowing out of the water supply waterway of the additive delivery apparatus is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao HUANG, Baozhen CHENG, Huacheng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240003070
    Abstract: A high-temperature steaming method, a computer-readable storage medium and a control apparatus. In the high-temperature steaming method, when the temperature of washing water in a first washing cylinder is extremely high, and a large amount of steam is generated, a corresponding valve port can be blocked by means of a three-way valve; and when the temperature of the washing water in the first washing cylinder decreases, and an extremely small amount of steam is generated or no steam is generated, a valve port corresponding to a second washing cylinder in which the temperature of washing water continuously rises is blocked in a timely manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai LIU, Sheng XU, Zhiqiang ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11808280
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan and a clothing dryer. The centrifugal fan includes a housing as well as an impeller and a worm tongue disposed in the housing. The housing has an air inlet and an air outlet. The volute tongue includes a first volute tongue and a second volute tongue that are stacked and staggered. The first volute tongue cuts the air blown from the impeller and guide the air to the air outlet when the impeller rotates forward. The second volute tongue cuts the air blown from the impeller and guide the air to the air outlet when the impeller rotates backward. When the impeller rotates, the first volute tongue or the second volute tongue can cut the air blown from the impeller and guide the air to the air outlet, so that the centrifugal fan can blow out air when the impeller rotates forward and backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peishi Lv, Tao Li, Jindong Bing, Rongfeng Cheng, Long Yang
  • Patent number: 11773526
    Abstract: A clothing treatment apparatus including a housing, a water-containing assembly and a sprinkling assembly that are arranged in the housing. The water-containing assembly has a water tank and a siphon member arranged in the water tank, the siphon member is connected to the sprinkling assembly through a first delivery pipeline, the siphon member is configured to suck out water in the water tank by siphoning, and the sprinkling assembly is configured to perform sprinkling washing on the clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yonghong Xu, Tao Huang, Bencai Huang, Xueli Zhao
  • Patent number: 11761133
    Abstract: A control method for a clothing treatment apparatus. The clothing treatment apparatus includes an air washing device for performing air washing on clothing. The control method includes: obtaining the material of clothing; obtaining the type of a clothing detergent; obtaining the type of a stain on the clothing; and determining a parametric range of air washing according to the material of the clothing, the type of the clothing detergent, and the type of the stain on the clothing. The embodiments allow clothing to be subjected to air washing treatment within an optical parametric range, i.e., a detergent can exert an activation function to the greatest extent, and also allows a stain to be removed and cleaned within the most suitable parametric range to improve the clothing decontamination capability, thereby improving a clothing treatment effect and improving user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Kai Liu, Shiqiang Shan