Patents by Inventor Kangwen ZHANG

Kangwen ZHANG 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: 11415329
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a casing and a positioning device. The casing includes a cabinet including an outdoor part and an indoor part spaced apart from each other to form a receiving groove. The positioning device has a locked state and an unlocked state, and is configured to extend further into the receiving groove in the locked state than in the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Kangwen Zhang, Hui Yu
  • Publication number: 20220113040
    Abstract: A rear panel assembly includes a rear panel body provided with a vent and a motor bracket arranged at a side of the rear panel body and connected to the rear panel body. The motor bracket is at least partially opposite to the vent, and the motor bracket is provided with an air hole to allow air to flow into the vent through the air hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Zhigang XING, Kangwen ZHANG, Zhisheng LEI, Hui YU
  • Publication number: 20220099310
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin set formed by a plurality of fins stacked together and a refrigerant pipe set passing through the fin set. The fin set includes a connection member, and a first fin member and a second fin member connected to each other via the connection member. An included angle between the first fin member and the second fin member is larger than zero. The first fin member and the second fin member are arranged at two sides, respectively, of a notch of the fin set. The notch is located at an air input side and/or an air output side of the connection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hui YU, Zhigang XING, Zhisheng LEI, Kangwen ZHANG, Yu LIU, Wenjun SHEN, Yuhang TANG, Yuanshun HUANG
  • Patent number: 11236921
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air conditioner includes, after the air conditioner is turned on, controlling an indoor ambient temperature sensor, an indoor heat exchanger temperature sensor, an outdoor heat exchanger temperature sensor, an outdoor ambient temperature sensor, and an exhaust gas temperature sensor to determine an indoor ambient temperature, an indoor heat exchanger temperature, an outdoor heat exchanger temperature, an outdoor ambient temperature, and an exhaust gas temperature, respectively, determining a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth compressor frequencies based on the indoor ambient temperature, the indoor heat exchanger temperature, the outdoor heat exchanger temperature, the outdoor ambient temperature, and the exhaust gas temperature, respectively, determining a minimum compressor frequency based on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth compressor frequencies, and controlling a compressor of the air conditioner to operate at the minimum compressor frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjun Shen, Zhigang Xing, Hui Yu, Yuhang Tang, Kangwen Zhang, Zhisheng Lei, Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20210404686
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air conditioner includes, after the air conditioner is turned on, controlling an indoor ambient temperature sensor, an indoor heat exchanger temperature sensor, an outdoor heat exchanger temperature sensor, an outdoor ambient temperature sensor, and an exhaust gas temperature sensor to determine an indoor ambient temperature, an indoor heat exchanger temperature, an outdoor heat exchanger temperature, an outdoor ambient temperature, and an exhaust gas temperature, respectively, determining a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth compressor frequencies based on the indoor ambient temperature, the indoor heat exchanger temperature, the outdoor heat exchanger temperature, the outdoor ambient temperature, and the exhaust gas temperature, respectively, determining a minimum compressor frequency based on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth compressor frequencies, and controlling a compressor of the air conditioner to operate at the minimum compressor frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Wenjun SHEN, Zhigang XING, Hui YU, Yuhang TANG, Kangwen ZHANG, Zhisheng LEI, Yu LIU
  • Publication number: 20210356167
    Abstract: A panel assembly for an air conditioner includes a face frame and an air inlet panel. The face frame includes an air inlet and an air outlet located above the air inlet. An air outlet surface of the air outlet extends obliquely backward in a direction from bottom to top. The air outlet surface is a plane on which an end surface of the air outlet is located. The air inlet panel is provided at the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Zhigang XING, Kangwen ZHANG, Zhisheng LEI, Hui YU, Yuhang TANG
  • Publication number: 20210356145
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a casing including a receiving groove formed at an outer peripheral wall of the casing. The receiving groove has an open top, an open left side, and an open right side. The casing is divided into an indoor part and an outdoor part by the receiving groove. The window air conditioner further includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan arranged in the indoor part, and an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan arranged in the outdoor part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Zhisheng LEI, Zhigang XING, Yu LIU, Kangwen ZHANG, Hui YU, Yuhang TANG
  • Publication number: 20210356146
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a casing including a cabinet. The cabinet includes a receiving groove formed at an outer peripheral wall of the cabinet. The receiving groove is recessed downwards to separate the cabinet into an indoor part and an outdoor part. The window air conditioner further includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan arranged in the indoor part, and an outdoor heat exchanger and a compressor arranged in the outdoor part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kangwen ZHANG, Hui YU, Yu LIU, Zhigang XING
  • Publication number: 20210332988
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a casing including an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, an indoor fan wheel arranged in the indoor portion, and an indoor heat exchanger arranged in the indoor portion. The indoor portion includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The indoor heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange portion extending vertically and a second heat exchange portion connected to the first heat exchange portion and extending obliquely towards the indoor fan wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Zhigang XING, Hui YU, Zhisheng LEI, Kangwen ZHANG, Yu LIU, Yuhang TANG
  • Publication number: 20210332987
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a casing and a positioning device. The casing includes a cabinet including an outdoor part and an indoor part spaced apart from each other to form a receiving groove. The positioning device has a locked state and an unlocked state, and is configured to extend further into the receiving groove in the locked state than in the unlocked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Kangwen ZHANG, Hui YU
  • Publication number: 20210207819
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a casing and a positioning member provided at the casing and configured to be switchable between a storage state and a working state. In the storage state, the positioning member is stored at the casing. In the working state, the positioning member is at least partially outside the casing for connecting and positioning the casing with a window frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Kangwen ZHANG, Zhigang XING, Zhisheng LEI, Yu LIU, Hui YU, Yuhang TANG, Wenjun SHEN, Ali ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210199312
    Abstract: A chassis for a window air conditioner includes an indoor part and an outdoor part arranged along a length direction of the chassis. The indoor part includes an air inlet hole at a bottom wall of the indoor part. The air inlet hole penetrates the chassis in a thickness direction of the indoor part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Zhigang XING, Kangwen ZHANG, Hui YU, Yu LIU, Jing TAN, Ali ZHAO, Jianping MENG, Yuhang TANG, Wenjun SHEN
  • Publication number: 20210199337
    Abstract: A water receiving tray for a window air conditioner includes a tray body and a wiring body. The tray body includes a water tank. The wiring body is provided at a side of the tray body proximal to an outdoor part of the window air conditioner. The wiring body includes a wiring groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hui YU, Zhigang XING, Kangwen ZHANG, Ali ZHAO, Yu LIU, Wenjun SHEN, Yuhang TANG
  • Publication number: 20210164667
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a housing including a separation groove dividing the housing into two parts, a mounting base movably mounted in the separation groove, and a sealing member connected with the mounting base. The sealing member is fitted with the mounting base by deformation, and the sealing member is configured to be driven by the mounting base to switch between a storage state and a working state. In the storage state, the sealing member is received in the separation groove. In the working state, the sealing member is at least partially outside the separation groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hui YU, Zhigang XING, Yu LIU, Kangwen ZHANG, Zhisheng LEI
  • Publication number: 20200248911
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a housing including an outdoor portion and an indoor portion spaced apart from each other to form an accommodation groove, and a seal assembly including a rotary mounting base fixed at the housing, a fixation member rotatably connected with the rotary mounting base and configured to rotate out of the accommodation groove, and a seal mating member coupled to the fixation member and configured to rotate out of the accommodation groove when the fixation member rotates out of the accommodation groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Zhisheng LEI, Zhigang XING, Kangwen ZHANG, Yu LIU, Hui YU, Yuhang TANG