Patents by Inventor Shaolei YI

Shaolei YI 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: 11965279
    Abstract: A shell structure of a clothing treating device comprises a rear U-shaped plate, the rear U-shaped plate being bent at two vertical lines to form a left side wall, a right side wall and a rear side wall of a shell, with a cross section being U-shaped. The left side wall and the right side wall are respectively provided with at least one handle part, and the rear U-shaped plate is provided with an air vent communicating with an inside of the shell. As a result, the shell structure of a machine body of the clothing treating device is simplified, the strength is improved, and the assembly efficiency is improved. Also, an air duct arranged in the clothing treating device communicates with the air vent, so that the purpose of exchanging air with the outside through the air vent is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER LAUNDRY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei Li, Benfu Xing, Xinhua Zhang, Shaolei Yi, Tong Yu
  • Patent number: 11834876
    Abstract: A door hinge, and a laundry treatment device provided with the door hinge, includes a hinge mount, a hinge shaft and a rotating arm, a side of the rotating arm is provided with a wire passing groove, the rotating arm further includes a fixing clip, and a cavity structure is formed by the fixing clip and the wire passing groove for allowing wire to pass. On the basis of the prior art, a wire passing structure of the door hinge is added, wiring of an energization component of the laundry treatment device with the door hinge can be facilitated, wires can be hidden by the wire passing structure, space is saved, and the attractiveness is improved; the wires are not liable to be worn or broken since the wires are placed in the groove; and all parts of the rotating arm can be disassembled for easy maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER LAUNDRY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei Li, Benfu Xing, Jinkai Wang, Rongshuai Cai, Shaolei Yi
  • Patent number: 11629444
    Abstract: A clothing treating device comprises first and second clothing treating drums which are arranged in longitudinal order. A frame comprises a lower frame configured to place the second clothing treating drum. An upper frame is mounted on a top of the lower frame, and is configured to mount the first clothing treating drum. By setting the upper frame and lower frame independent from each other, an objective of replacing and repairing parts of the frame may be achieved. The first clothing treating drum and the second clothing treating drum are respectively mounted in corresponding parts of the frame in order to realize a modular management of the device, and a device with only the second clothing treating drum and a device with both the first and second clothing treating drums may be produced on the same production line, thereby improving modularity of the device and reducing production cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER LAUNDRY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinhua Zhang, Wenwei Li, Benfu Xing, Shaolei Yi, Zhiwei Zhao
  • Patent number: 11555269
    Abstract: A duplex washing machine with an automatically openable drawer comprises a base, a drawer, and an automatic ejection device. The drawer is positioned in a housing of the washing machine; an opening through which the drawer is pulled and pushed to be opened and closed is formed in the housing; the automatic ejection device is arranged under the drawer and comprises a device body and a telescopic rod; an extension end of the telescopic rod is fixed with the drawer; the other end of the telescopic rod extends into the device body; the device body is fixedly connected to the base of the washing machine; and the device body drives the drawer to move into or out of the housing through the telescopic rod. According to the duplex washing machine, a user can open or close the drawer through one-click operation, such as simply pressing a button or touching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: CHONGQING HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei Li, Shaolei Yi, Yongshun Hou
  • Patent number: 11492747
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus, including a framework and a shell arranged on the framework, the shell includes a front plate provided with a clothes delivery opening, the front plate is a whole plate-shaped structure covering the front surface of the laundry treatment apparatus, an upper edge of the front plate is bent downwards to form a first installation surface, and atop of the front plate is fixed on the framework through the first installation surface. The front plate is an integrally formed integral plate-shaped structure covering the front surface of the laundry treatment apparatus, so that the laundry treatment apparatus has an integral whole appearance. The front plate and the framework are stably fixed into a whole, and gaps are prevented from being formed in the front, the back and two sides of the front plate of the laundry treatment apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOMEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei Li, Zhiwei Zhao, Benfu Xing, Shaolei Yi, Leilei Ai, Jihui Pan
  • Publication number: 20210131021
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of laundry processing devices, and in particular relates to a supporting component and a laundry processing device provided with the supporting component. The supporting component is configured to support a drum component of the laundry processing device, and includes first supporting pieces and second supporting pieces, wherein the second supporting pieces support the drum component in a contacting manner, the first supporting pieces and the drum component are arranged at intervals, and at least one of the first supporting pieces is arranged above the drum component. The present invention has the beneficial effect that through setting first supporting pieces above the drum component, when the drum component performs upward eccentric movement, the first supporting pieces above the drum component support the drum component in a contacting manner, to correct the deviation of the drum component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicants: Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co., Ltd., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaolei YI, Zhiwei ZHAO, Benfu XING, Wenwei LI, Leilei AI
  • Publication number: 20210087741
    Abstract: A shell structure of a clothing treating device comprises a rear U-shaped plate, the rear U-shaped plate being bent at two vertical lines to form a left side wall, a right side wall and a rear side wall of a shell, with a cross section being U-shaped. The left side wall and the right side wall are respectively provided with at least one handle part, and the rear U-shaped plate is provided with an air vent communicating with an inside of the shell. As a result, the shell structure of a machine body of the clothing treating device is simplified, the strength is improved, and the assembly efficiency is improved. Also, an air duct arranged in the clothing treating device communicates with the air vent, so that the purpose of exchanging air with the outside through the air vent is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Benfu XING, Xinhua ZHANG, Shaolei YI, Tong YU
  • Publication number: 20210062399
    Abstract: A duplex washing machine with an automatically openable drawer comprises a base, a drawer, and an automatic ejection device. The drawer is positioned in a housing of the washing machine; an opening through which the drawer is pulled and pushed to be opened and closed is formed in the housing; the automatic ejection device is arranged under the drawer and comprises a device body and a telescopic rod; an extension end of the telescopic rod is fixed with the drawer; the other end of the telescopic rod extends into the device body; the device body is fixedly connected to the base of the washing machine; and the device body drives the drawer to move into or out of the housing through the telescopic rod. According to the duplex washing machine, a user can open or close the drawer through one-click operation, such as simply pressing a button or touching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Shaolei YI, Yongshun HOU
  • Publication number: 20210054961
    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: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Benfu XING, Zhiwei ZHAO, Shaolei YI, Leilei AI, Wenwei LI
  • Publication number: 20210047771
    Abstract: A clothing treating device comprises a first clothing treating bucket, a second clothing treating bucket and an air duct, wherein an air inlet end of the air duct respectively communicates with a first air inlet of the first clothing treating bucket and a second air inlet of the second clothing treating bucket through an air duct conversion device at the air inlet end, and the air duct conversion device at the air outlet end of the air duct respectively communicates with a first air outlet of the first clothing treating bucket and the second air outlet of the second clothing treating bucket. Through respectively arranging an air duct conversion device at two ends of the air duct, a single air duct can provide a circulating air flow for drying clothes to the first clothing treating bucket or the second clothing treating bucket, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Leilei AI, Wenwei LI, Benfu XING, Shaolei YI, Zhiwei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210047769
    Abstract: A clothing treating device comprises first and second clothing treating drums which are arranged in longitudinal order. A frame comprises a lower frame configured to place the second clothing treating drum. An upper frame is mounted on a top of the lower frame, and is configured to mount the first clothing treating drum. By setting the upper frame and lower frame independent from each other, an objective of replacing and repairing parts of the frame may be achieved. The first clothing treating drum and the second clothing treating drum are respectively mounted in corresponding parts of the frame in order to realize a modular management of the device, and a device with only the second clothing treating drum and a device with both the first and second clothing treating drums may be produced on the same production line, thereby improving modularity of the device and reducing production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinhua ZHANG, Wenwei LI, Benfu XING, Shaolei YI, Zhiwei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210040665
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a laundry treatment apparatus, comprises a framework and a shell arranged on the framework, the shell comprises a front plate provided with a clothes delivery opening, the front plate is a whole plate-shaped structure covering the front surface of the laundry treatment apparatus, an upper edge of the front plate is bent downwards to form a first mounting surface, and atop of the front plate is fixed on the framework through the first mounting surface. The front plate is an integrally formed integral plate-shaped structure covering the front surface of the laundry treatment apparatus, so that the laundry treatment apparatus has an integral whole appearance. The front plate and the framework are stably fixed into a whole, and gaps are prevented from being formed in the front, the back and two sides of the front plate of the laundry treatment apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAlER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Zhiwei ZHAO, Benfu XING, Shaolei YI, Leilei AI, Jihui PAN
  • Publication number: 20210040674
    Abstract: An air duct conversion device comprises an air duct baffle installed on the air duct in a manner of capable of relatively rotating; an output shaft of a motor is connected with the air duct baffle through a linkage mechanism, to drive the air duct baffle to rotate around the shaft through the linkage mechanism in the rotating process of the output shaft of the motor, such that the air duct baffle switches to move between a first position and a second position. Through the above setting, under the driving of the linkage mechanism, the air duct baffle in the air duct correspondingly swings and rotates along with the rotation of the output shaft of the motor, to control the corresponding opening and closing of different openings in the air duct, to achieve the purpose of controlling the reversal of direction of the air flow in the air duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Leilei AI, Wenwei LI, Benfu XING, Shaolei YI, Zhiwei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20200362504
    Abstract: A door hinge, and a laundry treatment device provided with the door hinge, includes a hinge mount, a hinge shaft and a rotating arm, a side of the rotating arm is provided with a wire passing groove, the rotating arm further includes a fixing clip, and a cavity structure is formed by the fixing clip and the wire passing groove for allowing wire to pass. On the basis of the prior art, a wire passing structure of the door hinge is added, wiring of an energization component of the laundry treatment device with the door hinge can be facilitated, wires can be hidden by the wire passing structure, space is saved, and the attractiveness is improved; the wires are not liable to be worn or broken since the wires are placed in the groove; and all parts of the rotating arm can be disassembled for easy maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Benfu XING, Jinkai WANG, Rongshuai CAI, Shaolei YI
  • Publication number: 20170350055
    Abstract: A drainage-dehydration control method of a multi-drum washing machine, the washing machine at least comprising a first washing drum and a second washing drum; the method comprising: before the first washing drum executing drainage or dehydration procedure, judging whether the second washing drum is draining or dehydrating. If yes, the first washing drum continuing executing a washing procedure or a rinse procedure, or suspending executing the drainage or dehydration procedure until the second washing drum finishes dehydration; if no, the first washing drum starting drainage and dehydration. By the above method, the first washing drum and the second washing drum cannot execute the drainage-dehydration procedure at the same time; and during the waiting process of one washing drum, another washing drum continues a washing procedure or a rinse procedure, so as to make the rational use of waiting time and improve the efficiency of washing clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Jinkai WANG, Jun WU, Bin DING, Shaolei YI
  • Publication number: 20170321364
    Abstract: A multi-drum washing machine drainage control method, the multi-drum washing machine at least comprising a first washing drum and a second washing drum; the method comprising: when the first washing drum reaches a drainage process, determining whether the second washing drum is draining; if yes, then the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain; and if not, then determining whether the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain. Alternatively, when the first washing drum reaches the drainage process, determining whether the second washing drum is draining or dehydrating; if yes, then the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain; and if not, then determining whether the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Jinkai WANG, Jun WU, Yuanyuan CHANG, Shaolei YI