Patents by Inventor Fengli Zhao

Fengli Zhao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11844313
    Abstract: An automatic working system includes a self-moving device moving and working inside a defined working area and an energy module supplying power to the self-moving device. The self-moving device includes a body, a movement module, a task execution module, and a control module. The energy module is selectively configured to supply power to the self-moving device or another electric tool different from the self-moving device. The self-moving device includes an accommodating cavity provided with an inlet and configured to accommodate the energy module and a protective cover configured to operably block the inlet. The self-moving device further includes a drainage system configured to drain water to prevent water from entering the accommodating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Positec Technology (China) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Don Zhendong Gao, Shiping Jiao, Jiang Du, Xiulian Chen, Fengli Zhao, Bincai Lan
  • Patent number: 11780078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-moving device (100). The self-moving device (100) includes a body (20), a walking mechanism (40) disposed on the body (20) and configured to drive the self-moving device (100) to walk, a connecting arm (60) connected to the body (20), and a control module (11) configured to control the walking mechanism (40) to drive the self-moving device (100) to walk within a defined area. The connecting arm (60) is selectively connected to at least one of at least two working heads (200) configured to perform different work tasks. The connecting arm (60) includes a connecting structure (64) configured to be connected to the working head (200) and a connecting component (62) configured to connect the connecting structure (64) to the body (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ka Tat Kelvin Wong, Fengli Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220354050
    Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower includes: a housing, provided with a bottom shell, a movement module, a cutting mechanism with a cutting element, and a control module. The autonomous lawn mower further includes a protecting assembly provided with a protecting wall. In a horizontal direction, the protecting wall is disposed on an outer side of the cutting mechanism. The protecting assembly at least includes a movable protecting member. The protecting wall at least includes a movable protecting wall that is disposed at the movable protecting member and is located on the outer side of the cutting mechanism in the horizontal direction. When the cutting mechanism is at any cutting height and the movable protecting member is in a free state under no external force, a ground clearance of a lower end of the movable protecting wall is an initial distance. The initial distance remains less than M. 38 mm?M?40 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jiang DU, Biao WANG, Fengli ZHAO, Xiahong ZHA, Xiaoqing ZHOU, Bin LIU
  • Patent number: 11450350
    Abstract: A video recording method, performed by a video recording terminal for recording an interactive video, includes acquiring a recorded first video clip and displaying an interactive editing control corresponding to the first video clip. The method also includes determining a second video clip in a case that a first operation performed on the interactive editing control is received, and generating interactive control information. The interactive control information instructs to display an interactive control point on the first video clip, the interactive control point triggering playing of the second video clip in a case that a second operation is received. Finally, the method includes obtaining the interactive video including the first video clip, the second video clip, and the interactive control information. The first video clip and the second video clip have an interactive relationship in the interactive video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Fengli Zhao, Yingzhong Chen, Huiyu He, Yeqi Zhang, Yue Xu
  • Publication number: 20220282440
    Abstract: An automatic moving snow removal device including a moving module, driving a snow blower to move; a working module, including a working motor and a snow throwing mechanism driven by the working motor, the snow throwing mechanism is driven by the working motor to collect accumulated snow and inclusions on the ground and throw out of the snow throwing mechanism; and a control module, configured to control a rotary speed of the working motor to cause a speed when the inclusions depart from the snow throwing mechanism is not higher than 41 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Don Zhendong Gao, Ka Tat Kelvin Wong, Shiping Jiao, Xiahoug Zha, Fengli Zhao, Xianfeng Li
  • Publication number: 20220272897
    Abstract: A cutting assembly is mounted on the lawn mower to perform cutting work. The cutting assembly includes a cutting deck and at least two cutting element groups disposed at different heights of the cutting deck. Each cutting element group includes at least one cutting element. The cutting deck responds to driving of the lawn mower to rotate and drive the cutting elements to rotate, to form at least two cutting trajectories at the different heights of the cutting deck. In the cutting assembly and the lawn mower, the at least two cutting element groups are disposed at the different heights of the cutting deck, to enable the cutting assembly to be driven by an electric tool to form the at least two cutting trajectories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shiping JIAO, Xiahong ZHA, Fengli ZHAO, Changhua LIU
  • Patent number: 11352757
    Abstract: An automatic moving snow removal device including a moving module, driving a snow blower to move; a working module, including a working motor and a snow throwing mechanism driven by the working motor, the snow throwing mechanism is driven by the working motor to collect accumulated snow and inclusions on the ground and throw out of the snow throwing mechanism; and a control module, configured to control a rotary speed of the working motor to cause a speed when the inclusions depart from the snow throwing mechanism is not higher than 41 m/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Don Zhendong Gao, Ka Tat Kelvin Wong, Shiping Jiao, Xiahong Zha, Fengli Zhao, Xianfeng Li
  • Patent number: 11346352
    Abstract: The embodiments relates to garden blower, including: an enclosure, including a main body part located on back end and a blowing pipe located on front end and extending axially, the enclosure disposed with an air inlet and an air outlet communicated with external environment; a power device, connected to the enclosure; a fan component, driven by the power device and generating airflows; the fan component includes at least two-level fans, further includes a first-level fan and a second-level fan axially disposed front and back, the garden blower includes a first air inlet passage allowing entrance of the airflows generated by the first-level fan and a second air inlet passage allowing entrance of the airflows generated by the second-level fan, and the airflows entering the first air inlet passage and the airflows entering the second air inlet passage are converged into the blowing pipe and are blown to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhengwei Liu, Shiping Jiao, Jiabo Liu, Xuefeng Yu, Ka Tat Kelvin Wong, Xiahong Zha, Fengli Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220132734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mower, comprising a cutting mechanism, configured to execute a cutting operation; a machine body, wherein the machine body is connected with a side part protection which is located in the side of the cutting mechanism to establish a protection barrier in the side of the cutting mechanism; and a bottom protection, located below the cutting mechanism to establish a protection barrier below the cutting mechanism, wherein the bottom protection is provided with a grass inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Yuanzhong RAN, Jiang DU, Yunhong SUN, Xiahong ZHA, Fengli ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11188087
    Abstract: The present invention provides an autonomous vehicle, comprising: a housing; a driving module, mounted on the housing; a limit detecting module, mounted on the housing and detecting a distance between the autonomous vehicle and a limit; an energy module, mounted on the housing and providing energy for the autonomous vehicle; a control module, electrically connected to the driving module and the limit detecting module, the control module enables to the driving module to execute steering according to a signal representing an angle relationship between the autonomous vehicle and the limit and sent by the limit detecting module, such that an acute angle or right angle is always formed between the central axis of the autonomous vehicle and one lateral side of the limit when the steering is finished, and an acute angle or right angle is formed between the central axis of the autonomous vehicle and another lateral side of the limit when the steering begins; and if judging that the driving of the autonomous vehicle m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiahong Zha, Fengli Zhao, Bincai Lan
  • Publication number: 20210352843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-moving device, moving and working in a working area, including: a housing; a moving module, mounted in the housing, and configured to drive the housing to move; a main working module, mounted in the housing, and configured to perform a main working task; an auxiliary working module, mounted in the housing, and configured to perform an auxiliary working task; a control module, configured to control the moving module, the main working module, and the auxiliary working module. The self-moving device includes a wireless communication module, configured to receive a control signal generated by user operation. The self-moving device includes an automatic working mode and an auxiliary working mode, in the auxiliary working mode, the control module controls the auxiliary working module at least based on the control signal to work; the control module controls the auxiliary working module based on an interruption of the control signal to stop working.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Fengli ZHAO, Xiahong ZHA, Xiaoqing ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20210345545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating and controlling an automatic mower. The automatic mower (1) includes a main cutting unit (7) and an auxiliary cutting unit (17) for trimming. The auxiliary cutting unit (17) has a cutting range extending at least to be flush with a housing (3) of the automatic mower (1). The method includes: detecting a specific object in a normal working mode of the auxiliary cutting unit (17); determining whether the specific object is detected; switching to an obstacle working mode based on at least the specific object being detected; and maintaining the normal working mode of the auxiliary cutting unit (17) based on at least the specific object being not detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Fengli ZHAO, Yahong ZHA, Shiping JIAO
  • Patent number: 11109541
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blowing-suction device. The blowing-suction device includes: a housing, having a first opening connected to the outside; an air tube, connected to the housing; an air flow generation apparatus that operably generates an air flow, where when the blowing-suction device is in the blowing mode, the air flow is blown out from the air tube, or when the blowing-suction device is in the suction mode, the air flow is sucked from the air tube; and a collection apparatus, configured to collect an object sucked by the blowing-suction device in the suction mode, where the collection apparatus is connected to the first opening both in the blowing mode and in the suction mode, and the collection apparatus further includes an air admission portion, and in the blowing mode, the air admission portion is open; or in the suction mode, the air admission portion is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixiang Huo, Xiahong Zha, Fengli Zhao, Shiping Jiao, Guoliang Mou
  • Publication number: 20210268552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning device assembly, including a spray gun assembly, where the spray gun assembly includes a spray gun housing, a spray gun liquid inlet for a fluid to enter and a spray gun liquid outlet for a fluid to be sprayed are provided in the spray gun housing, and the spray gun housing further includes a handle for holding; a power assembly, where the power assembly and the spray gun assembly are separately disposed, the power assembly includes a pump and a motor configured to drive the pump to work, and the power assembly further includes a fluid inlet for a fluid to enter and a fluid outlet for a pressurized fluid to be sprayed; a power supply assembly, supplying energy to the motor; and a connecting path, connected between the spray gun assembly and the power assembly, where the connecting path includes a liquid outlet pipeline connected between the spray gun liquid inlet and the fluid outlet, where the power supply assembly is independent of the power assembly, and the powe
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Xiahong ZHA, Fengli ZHAO, Yong QIAO
  • Publication number: 20210219488
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention relates to an autonomous lawn mower, moving and working in a working region, and including: a housing, including a central axis in the longitudinal direction; a movement module, driving the housing to move; a cutting module, rotating with a first rotational axis being the center to form a cutting region, and including a cutting element; a cut-to-edge module, rotating with a second rotational axis being the center to form a cut-to-edge region, and including a cut-to-edge element, the cut-to-edge element being different from the cutting element; and a control module, controlling the autonomous lawn mower to move and work, where the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are respectively located on two sides of the central axis. The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are that the autonomous lawn mower can perform cutting to an edge and has a compact layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fengli ZHAO, Xiahong ZHA, Xiaoqing ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10920386
    Abstract: An automatic moving snow removal device including a moving module, driving a snow blower to move; a working module, including a working motor and a snow throwing mechanism driven by the working motor, the snow throwing mechanism is driven by the working motor to collect accumulated snow and inclusions on the ground and throw out of the snow throwing mechanism; and a control module, configured to control a rotary speed of the working motor to cause a speed when the inclusions depart from the snow throwing mechanism is not higher than 41 m/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Don Zhendong Gao, Ka Tat Kelvin Wong, Shiping Jiao, Xiahong Zha, Fengli Zhao, Xianfeng Li
  • Publication number: 20210035609
    Abstract: A video recording method, performed by a video recording terminal for recording an interactive video, includes acquiring a recorded first video clip and displaying an interactive editing control corresponding to the first video clip. The method also includes determining a second video clip in a case that a first operation performed on the interactive editing control is received, and generating interactive control information. The interactive control information instructs to display an interactive control point on the first video clip, the interactive control point triggering playing of the second video clip in a case that a second operation is received. Finally, the method includes obtaining the interactive video including the first video clip, the second video clip, and the interactive control information. The first video clip and the second video clip have an interactive relationship in the interactive video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Fengli ZHAO, Yingzhong CHEN, Huiyu HE, Yeqi ZHANG, Yue XU
  • Publication number: 20200392684
    Abstract: An automatic moving snow removal device including a moving module, driving a snow blower to move; a working module, including a working motor and a snow throwing mechanism driven by the working motor, the snow throwing mechanism is driven by the working motor to collect accumulated snow and inclusions on the ground and throw out of the snow throwing mechanism; and a control module, configured to control a rotary speed of the working motor to cause a speed when the inclusions depart from the snow throwing mechanism is not higher than 41 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Don Zhendong Gao, Ka Tat Kelvin Wong, Shiping Jiao, Xiahong Zha, Fengli Zhao, Xianfeng Li
  • Publication number: 20200299912
    Abstract: A self-moving snow removal device and a safe snow throwing method protecting a human or an object from damage by snow or miscellaneous matter. The snow removal device includes: a moving module, driving the snow removal device to move; a working module, including a working motor and a snow throwing mechanism, where the snow throwing mechanism is driven by the working motor to collect accumulated snow and miscellaneous matter on the ground and throw the accumulated snow and miscellaneous matter out of the snow throwing mechanism, and a maximum height of a thrown object in the air from the ground is referred to as a snow throwing height; and a control module, configured to control the working module or the moving module to enable the snow throwing height to be less than a predetermined snow throwing height threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Xiahong ZHA, Fengli Zhao, Kun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200267903
    Abstract: An automatic working system includes a self-moving device moving and working inside a defined working area and an energy module supplying power to the self-moving device. The self-moving device includes a body, a movement module, a task execution module, and a control module. The energy module is selectively configured to supply power to the self-moving device or another electric tool different from the self-moving device. The self-moving device includes an accommodating cavity provided with an inlet and configured to accommodate the energy module and a protective cover configured to operably block the inlet. The self-moving device further includes a drainage system configured to drain water to prevent water from entering the accommodating cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Zhendong GAO, Shiping JIAO, Jiang DU, Xiulian CHEN, Fengli ZHAO, Bincai LAN