Patents by Inventor Xiaobing Zhu

Xiaobing Zhu 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).

  • Publication number: 20220282539
    Abstract: A refrigerator with a switchable hinge assembly which includes a cabinet (10), a door (20) and the hinge assembly (30) for connecting the cabinet (10) and the door (20), wherein the hinge assembly (30) includes a plurality of hinge parts (31,32), and a switching assembly (40); when the door (20) is in an opening process, the switching assembly (40) controls the plurality of hinge parts (31,32) to successively operate in a first sequence, and when the door (20) is in a closing process, the switching assembly (40) controls the plurality of hinge parts (31,32) to successively operate in a second sequence, and the first sequence is opposite to the second sequence. An opening-closing freedom degree of the door (20) may be increased by the refrigerator with the switchable hinge assembly, and various motion tracks may be generated to adapt to different application scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: KANG LI, ENPIN XIA, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220282903
    Abstract: An embedded refrigerator which includes a cabinet, a door and a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part and a switching assembly; when the door is in an opening process, the first hinge part moves relative to the switching assembly, and then, the second hinge part moves relative to the switching assembly; the hinge assembly drives the door to rotate in situ relative to the cabinet, then drives the door to move from the pivoting side towards the accommodating chamber, drives the door to move from the accommodating chamber towards the pivoting side, and then drives the door to continuously rotate in situ relative to the cabinet. The refrigerator can increase an opening-closing freedom degree of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, KANG LI, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220260303
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a hinge assembly with a decorative sheet and a refrigerator having the same. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part and the decorative sheet, wherein the first hinge part, the second hinge part and the decorative sheet are fitted with one another, the decorative sheet is provided between the first hinge part and the second hinge part, and the decorative sheet is detachably fitted with the first hinge part. The decorative sheet in the present invention may protect the first hinge part and facilitate replacement of the hinge assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220259904
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator, including a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, wherein the cabinet includes a rear wall and an opening provided opposite to each other, a direction from the rear wall towards the opening serves as a first direction, and when the door is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door to move away from the cabinet in the first direction. In the present invention, mutual separation of the door and the cabinet may be assisted under the action of the hinge assembly, thereby improving door opening smoothness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220260302
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator, including a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, the door comprises a door gravity center, when the door is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door gravity center to move towards the cabinet. In the present invention, the hinge assembly drives the door gravity center to move towards the cabinet, thereby effectively preventing the refrigerator from toppling and falling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220259907
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator, including a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, wherein the cabinet includes an accommodating chamber and an outer side surface adjacent to the hinge assembly and located on an extension section of a rotation path of the door, a direction from the accommodating chamber towards the outer side surface serves as a first direction, and when the door is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door to move away from the cabinet in the first direction. In the present invention, the door may be driven to move away from the cabinet in the first direction by the hinge assembly; that is, the door moves away from the accommodating chamber, thus guaranteeing an opening degree of the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Patent number: 11415357
    Abstract: A branched air supply device includes: a shell having a peripheral wall portion, with the peripheral wall portion being provided with a plurality of air supply ports; a plurality of baffles, with each of the baffles being rotatably mounted at one of the air supply ports; a plurality of transmission assemblies, with each of the transmission assemblies being provided with a rotating member and a first transmission mechanism, and each of the first transmission mechanisms being configured to transmit a rotational motion of a corresponding rotating member to one of the baffles, so that the baffle is at rest or rotates; and a driving device having a driving source and a second transmission mechanism, with the second transmission mechanism being configured to transmit one motion, output by the driving source, to the plurality of rotating members, so that each of the rotating members is at rest or rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Fei, Xueli Cheng, Dengqiang Li, Xiaobing Zhu, Kui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220252328
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a hinge assembly with a baffle and a refrigerator having the same. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part and the baffle, a driving groove is provided in the first hinge part, a driving shaft is provided on the second hinge part, the baffle includes a pivoting portion, a shielding portion and an opening, the baffle is pivotally connected with the first hinge part by the pivoting portion, the driving shaft penetrates through the opening to move in the driving groove, and the driving shaft drives the baffle to rotate around the pivoting portion, such that the shielding portion shields at least part of the driving groove. In the present invention, the driving groove is shielded by the baffle, thus preventing dust, foreign matter, or the like, from entering the driving groove of the hinge assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: XIAOBING ZHU, HAO ZHANG, ENPIN XIA
  • Publication number: 20220235998
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises a foaming layer disposed between a refrigeration inner liner and a housing and a conduit extending inward from an edge of the housing and buried in the foaming layer, the conduit comprises a rigid tube and a flexible tube that are connected to each other, an end of the rigid tube far away from the flexible tube is disposed close to the edge of the housing, and a strength of the flexible tube is lower than the strength of the rigid tube. A foaming material may be discharged from the flexible tube and press the flexible tube so that the flexible tube is spaced apart a certain distance from the housing or the refrigeration inner liner. The flexible tube is completely buried in the foaming layer, so that the amount of cold is very limited, thereby preventing condensation from appearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: ZHANZHAN LIU, PENG LI, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Patent number: 11397036
    Abstract: An ice maker and a refrigerator are provided The ice maker has an ice making tray having a plurality of ice making spaces, a motor assembly for driving the ice making tray, and a bracket, the motor assembly is connected to the bracket, and the ice making tray has one end rotationally supported at the bracket; the ice maker further has a fan mounted at the bracket, the bracket has a top plate located at an upper portion of an opening of the ice making space and a side plate located at one side of the top plate, one end of the ice making tray is supported at the side plate, a supporting plate extends from a side edge of the side plate relative to the ice making tray, and the fan is connected to the supporting plate and has an air guide direction towards the ice making tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianjun Xue, Qihai Du, Yanqing Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11391509
    Abstract: The present invitation provides a rotatable storage rack, including a drawer, a storage rack body for slidingly receiving the drawer, and a sliding assembly disposed between the drawer and the storage rack body; wherein the sliding assembly includes a curved slide rail and a first pulley moving along the curved slide rail, the curved slide rail includes a horizontal section and a bent section, and the bent section is tangent to the horizontal section and arranged at an angle; when the first pulley moves along the horizontal section, the drawer is pulled out when the first pulley moves along the bent section, the drawer rotates downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobing Zhu, Hao Zhang, Haoquan Liu, Chun Yang
  • Publication number: 20220154997
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a top cover which separates a storage liner on a bottommost portion into a storage space located on an upper portion and a cooling space located on a lower portion. At least one return air hood is arranged at a front end of the top cover, the cooling space is jointly defined by the return air hood, the top cover and a bottom wall of the storage liner, and an evaporator is arranged in the cooling space. The return air hood includes a return air frame located on a front side and a return air rear cover inserted into the return air frame from an open rear end of the return air frame. The return air rear cover is arranged to separate a first opening formed in a front wall face of the return air frame into a first front return air inlet located on an upper portion and a second front return air inlet located on a lower portion, so that the visual attractiveness is achieved, and the fingers of children or foreign matter can be effectively prevented from entering the cooling space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing WANG, Xiaobing ZHU, Dongqiang CAO, Mingliang JIANG, Yuezhen LI
  • Publication number: 20220128287
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a lowermost storage liner, an evaporator, an air supply duct, and at least one air supply fan. A storage compartment and a cooling chamber positioned under the storage compartment are defined in the storage liner. The evaporator is disposed in the cooling chamber and is configured to cool air passing through the evaporator so as to form cooling air supplied to the storage compartment. The air supply duct is disposed in a space defined by the storage liner and is configured to convey the cooling air cooled by the evaporator to the storage compartment. The air supply fan is disposed in the air supply duct and is configured to promote air circulation between the cooling chamber and the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobing ZHU, Jianru LIU, Dongqiang CAO, Mengcheng LI, Jing WANG, Wei LI, Shanshan LIU, Yang LIU, Yunxi LIU
  • Publication number: 20220082322
    Abstract: An engagement assembly, a drawer, and a refrigerator having same. The engagement assembly comprises a first engagement part matching the drawer and a second engagement part matching a refrigerator body; one of the first and second engagement parts is a gear, and the other one is a rack; the rack has a tooth surface that allows the gear to travel; the rack comprises a main rack and an extension rack; when the drawer is in a closed state, the tooth surface has a first stroke length; when the drawer is in an opening process, the extension rack moves to a travel path of the gear so that the tooth surface has a second stroke length; when the drawer is in a closing process, the extension rack is reset; the first stroke length is smaller than the second stroke length. The length of the tooth surface increases in the opening process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: JING WANG, BIN FEI, XIAOBING ZHU, XUELI CHENG
  • Publication number: 20220086969
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heating device (100), including a cylinder body (110) provided with a pick-and-place opening, a door body (120) configured to open and close the pick-and-place opening, and an electromagnetic generating system. At least a part of the electromagnetic generating system is disposed in the cylinder body (110) or accessed into the cylinder body (110), so as to generate electromagnetic waves in the cylinder body (110) to heat an object to be processed. The heating device (100) further includes plastic components (130, 140) disposed on a propagation path of the electromagnetic waves. The plastic components (130, 140) are made of a non-transparent PP material to reduce the electromagnetic loss of the electromagnetic waves on the plastic components (130, 140) so as to indirectly increase the ratio of the electromagnetic waves acting on the object to be processed, thereby increasing the heating rate of the object to be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijuan WANG, Kunkun ZHAO, Peng LI, Xiaobing ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220086968
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electromagnetic wave generating system and a heating device. The electromagnetic wave generating system includes an electromagnetic generating module, a radiating assembly and a matching unit connected in series between the electromagnetic generating module and the radiating assembly. The electromagnetic generating module is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating assembly includes one or more radiating units and is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal. The matching unit includes a first matching module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lixiao ZHANG, Haijuan WANG, Peng LI, Xiaobing ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220086972
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electromagnetic wave generating system, including an electromagnetic generating module, a radiating assembly and a matching unit connected in series between the electromagnetic generating module and the radiating assembly. The electromagnetic generating module is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating assembly includes one or more radiating units and is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal. The matching unit includes a first matching module, a second matching module and a fixed value inductor. The input end of the first matching module is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module. The fixed value inductor is connected in series between the output end of the first matching module and the radiating assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijuan WANG, Lixiao ZHANG, Peng LI, Xiaobing ZHU
  • Patent number: 11268747
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerating and freezing device comprising a storage space, a compressor chamber, an air-regulating membrane component, and a suction pump disposed in the compressor chamber. The provided refrigerating and freezing device has a favorable freshness preservation effect, fully utilizing the space in the compressor chamber without using the storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobing Zhu, Bo Jiang, Lei Wang, Hao Zhang, Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 11262121
    Abstract: A refrigerator has a thawing device. The thawing device includes a cylinder, having a thawing chamber with a forward opening; a device door; and a radio frequency generation module, upper and lower electrode plates electrically connected thereto generating radio frequency waves in the thawing chamber; and at least one temperature sensor is disposed on the inner wall of the thawing chamber and configured to sense the temperature of an object to be processed, thereby adjusting the power of the radio frequency generaton module to prevent the object to be processed from being excessively thawed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobing Zhu, Peng Li, Ming Wang, Jianbin Dai, Tong Xu
  • Patent number: 11255116
    Abstract: A mechanism for opening a door of a refrigerator from either the left side or the right side of the door includes a pair of first modules arranged symmetrically about the center line of the door on the left side and the right side of the door, and a pair of second modules arranged symmetrically about the center line of a refrigerator body on the left side and the right side of the refrigerator body. Each first module comprises an opening and a gear which is rotatably mounted on the door. Each second module comprises a rack configured to be engaged with one of the gears, a hinge, a rotating shaft and a guiding slider for guiding a rotation of one of the gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Zhang, Enpin Xia, Xiaobing Zhu