Patents by Inventor Maohu CAI

Maohu CAI 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: 10823399
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a burner, a gas water heater and a processing method of fire row, wherein the burner comprising: a plurality of fire rows; an air channel is formed between at least two fire rows; the fire row has a burning substrate; the burning substrate is provided with main burning holes; the burning substrate is further provided with auxiliary burning holes downstream of the main burning holes; at least one the auxiliary burning hole is disposed on at least one side of the main burning hole in a length direction of the burning substrate; flame of the auxiliary burning hole intersect with flame of the main burning hole; and a frame for mounting the fire rows. The burner, the gas water heater and the processing method of the fire rows disclosed in the present invention can help to decrease flame height, facilitate manufacturing and reduce costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yijun Xu, Maohu Cai, Ruihong Wei
  • Patent number: 10823456
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a gas water heating apparatus comprising: a shell; a burner, a heat exchanger, and a fan which are disposed in sequence within the shell, wherein a combustion region is formed between the burner and the heat exchanger that are spaced from each other by a first preset distance; a first enclosing frame that encloses the combustion region, an air inlet portion being disposed on a side wall of the first enclosing frame; a heat insulating plate which is disposed within the first enclosing frame and is spaced from an inner surface of the side wall of the first enclosing frame by a second preset distance, wherein when the fan is in operation, air outside the first enclosing frame can flow into a region between the first enclosing frame and the heat insulating plate through the air inlet portion. The present disclosure provides a gas water heating apparatus having an optimized temperature reducing structure and capable of achieving a significant temperature reduction effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: A.O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yijun Xu, Ziwen Fu, Maohu Cai
  • Patent number: 10514184
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an ignition temperature control apparatus of a gas water heater, comprising: a heat exchanger made of stainless steel; a combustion device which supplies high-temperature flue gas to the heat exchanger; a water passage communicated with the heat exchanger; a first temperature detection device provided on the heat exchanger or on the water passage; a controller, wherein if a temperature detected by the first temperature detection device is lower than or equal to a first preset temperature or a rate of decline of a temperature detected by the first temperature detection device is higher than or equal to a first preset value the controller controls the combustion device to operate in such a state that a requirement for thermal bearing capacity of the heat exchanger made of stainless steel is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bu Qiu, Dayan Bi, Maohu Cai, Wei Li
  • Patent number: 10451312
    Abstract: The invention discloses a condensing gas water heater, a condensing heat exchanger as well as heat exchanger plates. The condensing heat exchanger comprises: a housing and at least one heat exchanger plate disposed in the housing; the heat exchanger plate comprises a first metal board and a second metal board butting each other, wherein a surface of the first metal board and a surface of the second metal board which butt each other are butting surfaces, and two outer surfaces opposite to the butting surfaces are a first surface and a second surface, respectively; at least one of the first metal board and the second metal board is formed with a convex flow guide portion along a direction away from the butting surface; the first metal board and the second metal board form a fluid passage via the flow guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maohu Cai, Xiaowei Zhou, Shuohong Jin
  • Patent number: 10309687
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application disclose a combustion control system of a gas water heater or wall-hanging boiler, and a control method thereof. The system comprises: a flue gas channel consisted of a combustor, a heat exchanger and a stepless speed regulating fan and a smoke tube, which are connected sequentially; a control unit connected to a signal input end of the stepless speed regulating fan; a wind pressure sensor assembly that detects a pressure signal upstream of an impeller of the stepless speed regulating fan, a signal output end of the wind pressure sensor assembly being connected to the control unit; the control unit comprising a storage for storing a correspondence relationship between the pressure signal upstream of the stepless speed regulating fan and a thermal load of the combustor, and a controller that controls operation of the stepless speed regulating fan according to the correspondence relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: A. O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: Bu Qiu, Dayan Bi, Zhi Li, Maohu Cai
  • Publication number: 20180266727
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a gas water heating apparatus comprising: a shell; a burner, a heat exchanger, and a fan which are disposed in sequence within the shell, wherein a combustion region is formed between the burner and the heat exchanger that are spaced from each other by a first preset distance; a first enclosing frame that encloses the combustion region, an air inlet portion being disposed on a side wall of the first enclosing frame; a heat insulating plate which is disposed within the first enclosing frame and is spaced from an inner surface of the side wall of the first enclosing frame by a second preset distance, wherein when the fan is in operation, air outside the first enclosing frame can flow into a region between the first enclosing frame and the heat insulating plate through the air inlet portion. The present disclosure provides a gas water heating apparatus having an optimized temperature reducing structure and capable of achieving a significant temperature reduction effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Yijun Xu, Ziwen Fu, Maohu Cai
  • Publication number: 20180231244
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a burner, a gas water heater and a processing method of fire row, wherein the burner comprising: a plurality of fire rows; an air channel is formed between at least two fire rows; the fire row has a burning substrate; the burning substrate is provided with main burning holes; the burning substrate is further provided with auxiliary burning holes downstream of the main burning holes; at least one the auxiliary burning hole is disposed on at least one side of the main burning hole in a length direction of the burning substrate; flame of the auxiliary burning hole intersect with flame of the main burning hole; and a frame for mounting the fire rows. The burner, the gas water heater and the processing method of the fire rows disclosed in the present invention can help to decrease flame height, facilitate manufacturing and reduce costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Yijun XU, Maohu CAI, Ruihong WEI
  • Publication number: 20180031273
    Abstract: The invention discloses a condensing gas water heater, a condensing heat exchanger as well as heat exchanger plates. The condensing heat exchanger comprises: a housing and at least one heat exchanger plate disposed in the housing; the heat exchanger plate comprises a first metal board and a second metal board butting each other, wherein a surface of the first metal board and a surface of the second metal board which butt each other are butting surfaces, and two outer surfaces opposite to the butting surfaces are a first surface and a second surface, respectively; at least one of the first metal board and the second metal board is formed with a convex flow guide portion along a direction away from the butting surface; the first metal board and the second metal board form a fluid passage via the flow guide portion; and the housing is provided with a flue gas inlet and a flue gas outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Maohu CAI, Xiaowei ZHOU, Shuohong JIN
  • Publication number: 20170336099
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application disclose a combustion control system of a gas water heater or wall-hanging boiler, and a control method thereof. The system comprises: a flue gas channel consisted of a combustor, a heat exchanger and a stepless speed regulating fan and a smoke tube, which are connected sequentially; a control unit connected to a signal input end of the stepless speed regulating fan; a wind pressure sensor assembly that detects a pressure signal upstream of an impeller of the stepless speed regulating fan, a signal output end of the wind pressure sensor assembly being connected to the control unit; the control unit comprising a storage for storing a correspondence relationship between the pressure signal upstream of the stepless speed regulating fan and a thermal load of the combustor, and a controller that controls operation of the stepless speed regulating fan according to the correspondence relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bu QIU, Dayan BI, Zhi LI, Maohu CAI
  • Publication number: 20170307254
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an ignition temperature control apparatus of a gas water heater, comprising: a heat exchanger made of stainless steel; a combustion device which supplies high-temperature flue gas to the heat exchanger; a water passage communicated with the heat exchanger; a first temperature detection device provided on the heat exchanger or on the water passage; a controller, wherein if a temperature detected by the first temperature detection device is lower than or equal to a first preset temperature or a rate of decline of a temperature detected by the first temperature detection device is higher than or equal to a first preset value the controller controls the combustion device to operate in such a state that a requirement for thermal bearing capacity of the heat exchanger made of stainless steel is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Bu QIU, Dayan BI, Maohu CAI, Wei LI