Patents Assigned to Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20200149206
    Abstract: A household appliance support and a household appliance are disclosed. The household appliance support comprises: a hydraulic plate; a sheath, being fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating foot, being arranged in the sheath and axially movable relative to the sheath and provided with a supporting end part in supportable contact with a supporting surface; an accommodation chamber, being formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating foot; a hydraulic medium, being accommodated in the accommodation chamber in a sealed manner, wherein under the effect of a pressure, the hydraulic medium is compressed or expanded to drive the regulating foot to move axially in the sheath for leveling; and a damping element, being embedded and mounted on the supporting end part of the regulating foot, to increase the supporting damping force between the regulating foot and the supporting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang ZHAO, Sheng XU, Yang LI
  • Publication number: 20200149208
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a draining structure of a washing machine. An inner drum is installed in a housing of the washing machine, a drain port is arranged on the inner drum, and a drain valve is installed at the drain port; the washing machine is further provided with a positioning and locking mechanism for rotating the inner drum to a fixed drainage position and locking the inner drum; and the washing machine is provided with an opening mechanism of a valve core for opening the drain valve after the inner drum rotating to the fixed drainage position. When the washing machine is in a draining state, the drain valve is opened after the inner drum rotating to the fixed drainage position to discharge the washing water in the inner drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yimin LI, Chunfeng LAO, Xinghui HAO, Di WU, Sheng XU, Yanfen LV
  • Patent number: 10648111
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a stain removal device capable of performing partial beating and washing on a cloth product, automatically supplying liquid and applying a beating force to a stain portion appearing on the cloth product, preventing liquid leakage and realizing miniaturization. The stain removal device includes: a cassette mechanism, which includes a head portion having a beating surface and a water supply bottle for accommodating liquid, where water supply paths are from the water supply bottle and throughout the head portion; and a device main body, which includes a vibration unit mountable by pressing the cassette mechanism and detachable by pulling out the vibration unit and is configured to apply a vibration to the cassette mechanism towards a direction substantially orthogonal to the beating surface of the head portion through supplied electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., AQUA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujiwara, Masakazu Yamamoto, Masaru Noro
  • Publication number: 20200141041
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a support for household appliance and a household appliance. The support for household appliance comprises a fixed part and a moving part, a hollow chamber is formed between the fixed part and the moving part and the hollow chamber is provided with a hydraulic medium. At least two household-appliance-used supports communicate with one another through high-pressure pipes; and the hydraulic medium circulates among the household-appliance-used supports under action of pressure to drive the moving part to extend and retract to achieve automatic leveling. Liquid outlet nozzles communicating with the hollow chamber are arranged on the fixed part, the high-pressure pipes are in sealed connection with the liquid outlet nozzles through snap-in connecting members, and the snap-in connecting members have reinforcing aprons which are fit with the fixed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang ZHAO, Sheng XU
  • Publication number: 20200141046
    Abstract: A control method for opening a door of a drum washing machine comprises the steps: S1, receiving a door opening instruction sent by a user; S2, judging whether a water level at a front end of a drum assembly satisfies a condition of opening the door, if yes, entering step S4, if no, entering step S3; S3, tilting the drum assembly with a tilting mechanism, and then returning to step S2; and S4, unlocking a door lock. Through a manner of lifting a front end of the drum assembly, the operation of opening the door during running is realized. In this way, the original parts of the washing machine do not need to be changed, and the drum assembly is tilted only through a driving device arranged at a lower part of the drum assembly or through a hanging spring arranged at a top part of the drum assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang ZHAO, Sheng XU
  • Publication number: 20200141044
    Abstract: A washing machine comprises a casing, a washing drum assembly arranged inside the casing and a driving device arranged on a lower part of the washing drum assembly, and further comprises a fixed structure fixedly connected with the washing drum assembly and/or the driving device and a supporting structure arranged at the bottom of a casing, wherein the fixed structure is supported on the supporting structure and configured to support the washing drum assembly and the driving device inside the casing, and the fixed structure and the supporting structure cooperate with each other, such that the supporting structure provides supporting forces in multiple directions for the fixed structure. Through setting a fixed structure and a supporting structure, use of suspension damping pieces is reduced, thereby being more beneficial for capacity expansion, and reducing shaking of a washing drum assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng XU, Yanfen LV, Liang XU, Xinghui HAO, Peishi LV
  • Patent number: 10640906
    Abstract: A washing machine includes: a dewatering drum provided with an impeller in a free rotation manner; a driving part for rotating the impeller; an inertial rotation number detection part for detecting an inertial rotation number after the driving part stops driving; and a control part for controlling the driving part and the inertial rotation number detection part and detecting the amount of the washings in the dewatering drum as a load according to the inertial rotation number. In the case of determining that a detection result of the inertial rotation number detection part satisfies a specified condition, the control part enables the driving part to drive again; and the inertial rotation number detection part re-detects the inertial rotation number of the impeller, and detects the load according to the detection result and the previous detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: AQUA CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Tsujino
  • Patent number: 10633781
    Abstract: A vibration detection device of washing machine comprises a suspender, a damping spring, a sleeve, a bottom cover and an electromagnetic sensing device. The electromagnetic sensing device comprises an electromagnetic coil and a magnet. The upper end of the suspender is connected with a casing of the washing machine, and the sleeve sleeves the lower part of the suspender in a slidable manner. The damping spring is arranged in the sleeve and at least have two damping springs, and the damping springs have different elastic coefficients and are connected in series. The magnet is connected with the suspender, and the bottom cover is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the sleeve. The electromagnetic coil and the bottom cover are relatively fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi Lv, Lin Yang, Yun Tian, Gangjin Zhang, Mingyan Shao
  • Publication number: 20200123695
    Abstract: A washing machine belongs to the field of washing machines and comprises a water collection structure for stopping water drained from an inner tub out of overflowing and a drainage structure for draining the water in the water collection structure, the inner tub comprises a tub body and a tub bottom arranged at a lower part of the tub body, the water collection structure is located outside the tub bottom of the inner tub. The spacing distance between the tub body and a case body of washing machine is greater by locating the water collection structure outside the tub bottom of the inner tub, so that greater-extent capacity expansion may be realized, and the washing machine is reasonable in design, simple in structure and low in cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Sheng XU, Yanfen LV, Xinghui HAO, Di WU
  • Patent number: 10626541
    Abstract: A washing machine hydraulic leveling device comprises hydraulic feet, wherein each hydraulic foot comprises a fixed part and a movable part, a hollow chamber is formed between the fixed part and the movable part, and the hollow chamber is provided with a hydraulic medium; two said hydraulic feet communicate with each other through high-pressure oil pipes: the hydraulic medium flows under pressure between the hollow chambers of the hydraulic feet to drive the movable parts to extend and retract, thereby implementing automatic leveling; and the fixed parts are provided with oil nipples communicating with the hollow chambers, and the oil nipples of the two hydraulic feet are connected to a same connecting piece through the high-pressure oil pipes, thereby implementing communication between the two hydraulic feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao, Sheng Xu
  • Patent number: 10619285
    Abstract: Provided is a control method of a washing machine. The control method of the washing machine including: an unbalanced position detection for detecting an unbalanced position; a balancer selection for determining a baffle plate which requires for water injection; a first water injection for injecting adjusted water to the baffle plate farthest away from the unbalanced position by a water supply valve when water needs to be injected to at least two baffle plates; an unbalance amount detection for detecting a transition of the unbalance amount of the washing tub; and a water injection switching for switching the water injection from the water supply valve to a water supply valve when the unbalance amount detected by the unbalance amount detection has turned to an increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., AQUA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Masahiko Asami
  • Patent number: 10612178
    Abstract: A locking mechanism of an inner tub comprises a locking rod and a driving unit for moving the locking rod in an axial direction. A lower end of the locking rod is connected with a link of a crank-link structure, and an idle stroke is arranged between the link and a crank and/or between the link and the locking rod. A locking hole is formed in the bottom of the inner tub. When the locking rod sticks out but not into the locking hole, the locking rod sticks to the bottom of the inner tub, the driving motor drives the crank or the link to move in the idle stroke. When the driving motor drives to move over the highest point, the driving motor further drives the locking rod to move downwards to reset and to re-enter the next working circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi Lv, Lin Yang, Jie Xu, Dafeng Fang, Lingchen Wang
  • Patent number: 10612179
    Abstract: A washing machine comprises an outer tub, an inner tub, a pulsator and a driving means having two rotors, a stator and a deceleration mechanism. One rotor drives the pulsator, and the other rotor drives the inner tub. During washing, the two rotors drive the pulsator and the inner tub to rotate in the same or opposite directions, and during dehydration, the pulsator and the inner tub rotate in the same direction and at the same speed. The automatic washing machine saves on energy consumption, has stable output and has high transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi Lv, Sheng Xu, Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 10605324
    Abstract: A household appliance foot comprises a hydraulic plate; a sheath, fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating foot, arranged in the sheath and being axially movable relative to the sheath; an accommodation chamber, formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating foot; a hydraulic medium, in the accommodation chamber and being compressed or expanding with pressure changes to drive the regulating foot to axially move in the sheath for leveling; a communicating device, communicating between at least two household appliance feet for allowing the hydraulic medium to flow between the household appliance feet; and a throttling structure, arranged in the communicating device for slowing down a flow velocity of the hydraulic medium. The throttling structures are arranged in the communicating devices, so that the rapid flowing of the hydraulic medium among the household appliance feet is prevented, and a regulating process can be more stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiqiang Zhao
  • Patent number: 10604886
    Abstract: A condensation-based clothes dryer includes a box body, a drum, a front hot air duct, a rear hot air duct, an air chamber, a fan, a motor, a heater, a master control board and a condenser; where the rear hot air duct, the drum, the front hot air duct and the air chamber are communicated, an inlet end of a condensation air duct of the condenser is communicated with an air outlet in the box body, and an outlet end of the condensation air duct is communicated with outside air, an inlet end of a cooling air duct of the condenser is communicated with outside air, and an outlet end of the cooling air duct is communicated with an air inlet in the box body, and a condensate water collecting box is arranged below the condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jindong Bing, Haiming Xie, Longping Yao
  • Patent number: 10604884
    Abstract: A washing machine including: a first drainage pump arranged between a washing drum and a filter membrane assembly. The first drainage pump pumps water in the washing drum into the filter membrane assembly for filtration and ensures that a water level in a water inlet cavity of the filter membrane assembly is not higher than a lower edge of a sewage outlet, so as to prevent reduce of the amount of washing water due to drainage of excessive washing water/rinsing water. Since the first drainage pump is a low-lift water pump, water in the filter membrane assembly moves continuously during filtration, so as to scour pollutants on a surface of a filter membrane/membrane filament, reduce an accumulation degree of the pollutants, effectively prevent blockage and achieve low noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shilong Hao, Chunxu Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Yimin Li, Yongxin Wang, Haitao Hu, Chunfeng Lao
  • Patent number: 10604885
    Abstract: A filter system with self-cleaning function and a clothes dryer using the filter system, wherein the filter system comprises a shell 5 with an air inlet 12 and an air outlet 13, a filter system screen 7, a cleaning unit 3, a driving device and a lint collection drawer 8, wherein the driving device includes a drive motor 1 disposed on the outer wall of the shell 5 and a screw rod 2 disposed inside the shell 5, the output shaft of the drive motor 1 passes through the small hole I 14 opened on the shell 5 and extends inside the shell; one end of the screw rod 2 is engaged with the output shaft of the drive motor 1 and the other end of the screw rod 2 is mounted inside the small hole II 15 opened on the wall of the shell 5 opposite to the output shaft of the drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peishi Lv, Sheng Xu, Huacheng Song, Shiqiang Shan
  • Publication number: 20200095722
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flushing device and method for an evaporator of dryer, and a dryer. The flushing device comprises an evaporator, a water storage box and a condensate water pan for collecting condensate water, wherein an eccentric bucket is arranged between the water storage box and the evaporator, a supporting structure is arranged at two symmetrical sides of a periphery of the eccentric bucket, the supporting structure enables the eccentric bucket to turn over along with a change in the center of gravity of the eccentric bucket, a pipeline for conveying condensate water to the eccentric bucket is arranged between the eccentric bucket and the condensate water pan, an opening of the eccentric bucket is arranged upwards, and after the eccentric bucket is turned over, the opening of the eccentric bucket is aligned with the evaporator, such that condensate water in the eccentric bucket flushes the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Longping YAO, Zhaobin DU, Xinfeng ZHAO, Jihai WANG
  • Patent number: 10597812
    Abstract: A drum washing machine includes a driving part which includes a driving motor, a first belt wheel fixed to a rotating shaft of a drum, a second belt wheel fixed to a rotating shaft of a rotating body, a first motor belt wheel fixed to a motor shaft of the driving motor and connected to the first belt wheel via a first transmission belt, a second motor belt wheel connected to the second belt wheel via a second transmission belt, and a clutch mechanism part configured for switching from a first driving form in which the second motor belt wheel is engaged with the clutch mechanism part so that the drum and the rotating body rotate at different speeds driven by the driving motor, and a second driving form in which the motor shaft is disconnected from the second motor belt wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: Aqua Co., Ltd., Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Hirota, Shigeharu Nakamoto
  • Publication number: 20200087841
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a draining structure of a washing machine and a draining method. An inner drum is installed in a housing of the washing machine. The inner drum is a tapered drum with a smaller diameter at one end and a larger diameter at the other end. A draining flow passage is arranged at the larger diameter end. One end of the draining flow passage communicates with the larger diameter end. The other end of the draining flow passage penetrates the inner drum and communicates with a drain pipe. The inner drum rotates and washing water flows to the larger diameter end along the tapered inner wall by centrifugal force. Washing water is drained out from the inner drum through the draining flow passage arranged at the larger diameter end and then drained out through the drain pipe to realize the discharge of washing water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yimin LI, Chunfeng LAO, Di WU, Xinghui HAO, Sheng XU, Yanfen LV