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: 20200064053
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, an air-conditioning membrane assembly and an air pump assembly. The refrigerator body defines a storage space and a compressor chamber therein, a storage container is arranged in the storage space, and a freshness-keeping space is defined inside the storage container. The air-conditioning membrane assembly is configured to allow more oxygen than nitrogen in airflow in a surrounding space of the air-conditioning membrane assembly to pass through the air-conditioning membrane and enter an oxygen-rich gas collection chamber. An inlet end of the air pump is communicated with the oxygen-rich gas collection chamber in a controlled manner via a pipeline and a pipeline switching mechanism, for pumping gas in the oxygen-rich gas collection chamber to the outside of the freshness-keeping space, such that the actual content of oxygen in the freshness-keeping space is in a range of 2% to 19%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: XIAOBING ZHU, BO JIANG, LEI WANG, HAOQUAN LIU, RUOWU XIN
  • Publication number: 20200061529
    Abstract: An air separation device and a refrigerating and freezing device. The air separation device comprises a support frame and an air separation membrane, wherein a supporting surface with a channel and an enriched-gas collection chamber communicated with the channel are formed in the support frame. The air separation membrane laid on the support surface of the support frame and configured to enable more of a specific gas than other gases in airflow of the space around the air separation device to enter the enriched-gas collection chamber through the air separation membrane. According to the air separation device provided by the present invention, the support frame is specially designed to adopt the structure provided with the support surface and the enriched-gas collection chamber, the channel communicated with the enriched-gas collection chamber is formed on the support surface, and the air separation membrane is disposed on the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: XIAOBING ZHU, BO JIANG, LEI WANG, HAO ZHANG, JING WANG
  • Publication number: 20200037640
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, an air-conditioning membrane assembly and an air pump assembly. The refrigerator body defines a storage space and a compressor chamber therein, a storage container is arranged in the storage space, and a freshness-keeping space is defined inside the storage container. The air-conditioning membrane assembly is configured to allow more oxygen than nitrogen in airflow in a surrounding space of the air-conditioning membrane assembly to pass through the air-conditioning membrane and enter an oxygen-rich gas collection chamber. An inlet end of the air pump is communicated with the oxygen-rich gas collection chamber in a controlled manner via a pipeline and a pipeline switching mechanism, for pumping gas in the oxygen-rich gas collection chamber to the outside of the freshness-keeping space, such that the actual content of oxygen in the freshness-keeping space is in a range of 2% to 19%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: XIAOBING ZHU, BO JIANG, LEI WANG, HAOQUAN LIU, RUOWU XIN
  • Patent number: 10501971
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hinge and a refrigerator having the same. The hinge has a fixing plate, a supporting plate perpendicularly connected with the fixing plate, and a hinge shaft perpendicularly mounted on the supporting plate to cooperate with a shaft sleeve, wherein the outside of the hinge shaft is plastic-encapsulated with a plastic encapsulating case, the plastic encapsulating case is provided with a protrusion protruding horizontally outwards along the extension direction of the supporting plate, and the protrusion is integrally formed with the plastic encapsulating case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SPECIAL REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Zhang, Enpin Xia, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190323272
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprising a refrigerator body and a door body. The refrigerator body comprises a fixed hinge and a movable hinge. One extremity of the fixed hinge is fixed on the refrigerator body; the other extremity protrudes the refrigerator body and is provided with a guide shaft protruding towards the door body. A guide groove used for fitting the guide shaft is provided on the door body. The guide groove comprises a first groove. One extremity of the movable hinge is pivotally connected to the refrigerator body by employing a first rotating shaft and a first rotating groove; the other extremity protrudes the refrigerator body and is pivotally connected to the door body by employing a second rotating shaft and a second rotating groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: GUOSHUN HE, ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Patent number: 10451334
    Abstract: A left-right door opening mechanism comprises a hinge module arranged on a door body and a transmission module arranged on a cabinet body. The transmission module comprises a transmission bottom plate, two first gears oppositely arranged on the transmission bottom plate, a transmission rack which is in transmission through the first gears, and second gears which are in transmission with the first gears respectively. The transmission rack is guided and limited by the second gears. The hinge module comprises a hinge bottom plate and two hinges oppositely arranged on the hinge bottom plate. The hinges are in transmission with the first gears. When the two hinges are respectively meshed with the first gears, the door body is locked. When the hinge on one side is disengaged from the first gear but the hinge on the other side is still meshed with the other first gear, the door body is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 10422570
    Abstract: A guide assembly for use in a door of a refrigerator comprises: a sliding rail; a movable member located above the sliding rail; and a connection member connected and fixed to the door. The sliding rail comprises a slide and a track both extending in the left and right direction. The movable member can move along the slide in a reciprocating motion in the left and right direction. The movable member also has a sliding groove extending in the frontward and rearward direction. The connection member comprises a first roller disposed at the sliding groove and capable of moving along the sliding groove in the frontward and rearward direction. The guide assembly further comprises a guide structure disposed under the connection member. The guide structure is movably disposed in the track to guide the movement of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190285334
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator and a manufacturing method thereof. The refrigerator comprises: a refrigerator body, and at least one door body configured to close the refrigerator body. The at least one door body comprises a front panel, a rear panel, and side panels respectively connected to the front panel and the rear panel to form a foaming space. The front panel is made of a metal material, and is provided with a plurality of irregular run-through accommodating holes, each of which is in a predetermined shape. The at least one door body further comprises a display unit arranged in the foaming space and partially embedded in the accommodating holes, and a control unit configured to control the display unit to be in a light-emitting state or a normal display state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: HAO ZHANG, ENPIN XIA, GUOSHUN HE, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Patent number: 10386107
    Abstract: A refrigerator and an air passage device thereof. The air passage device comprises an air passage cover plate, an air passage foam, and an air door which comprises: a base plate part provided with at least one arcuate guide hole and an elongate through hole parallel with the arcuate guide hole, wherein the hole wall of at least a part of the arcuate guide holes is provided with multiple limiting portions, and the elongate through hole is arranged close to the side at which the hole wall is provided with the limiting portions; and a shielding part which adjusts the ventilation area of the air passage when being rotated, and at least one guide column, which is inserted into a corresponding arcuate guide hole and cooperates with the arcuate guide hole by interference fit. The air door is simple in structure, convenient in operation and does not consume any power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Huimin Zhang, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190234678
    Abstract: A refrigerator door and a method of manufacturing the same. The refrigerator door comprises a frame, a glass panel disposed at an outer side of the frame, and a LOGO display device disposed between the glass panel and the frame. A transparent LOGO display area is provided on the glass panel. The LOGO display device comprises a light-emitting component and a one-way vision film. The light-emitting component is disposed on one side of the LOGO display area towards the frame. The one-way vision film is disposed between the LOGO display area and the light-emitting component. The method of manufacturing the refrigerator door controls a printing error within 0.5 mm. The LOGO of the refrigerator door can emit light, has sharp and clear display, and is elegant in appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, GUOSHUN HE, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190186183
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a refrigerator body and a door body. A hinge body is disposed on the refrigerator body. A first hinge shaft and a second hinge shaft are disposed on the hinge body. A first guide groove and a second guide groove are formed in the door body. The first hinge shaft is located in the first guide groove and the second hinge shaft is located in the second guide groove. During opening of the door body, the first guide groove moves relative to the first hinge shaft and the second guide groove moves relative to the second hinge shaft, the first hinge shaft applies an acting force to the first guide groove to drive the end, away from the first guide groove, of the second guide groove to approach the second hinge shaft, so that the door body is displaced in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: GUOSHUN HE, ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190186182
    Abstract: A left-and-right door opening mechanism comprises a locking box assembly disposed on a refrigerator body and a hinge module disposed on a refrigerator door body. The hinge module comprises a first hinge and a second hinge. The locking box assembly comprises a locking box body and a locking plate. A first opening and a second opening are respectively formed in two sides of the locking box body. A first groove and a second groove are respectively formed in two sides of the locking plate. The locking plate moves in the locking box body to align the first opening with the first groove or to align the second opening with the second groove. The first hinge or the second hinge is disengaged from the first opening and the first groove or from the second opening and the second groove to realize door opening from the left side or the right side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: HAO ZHANG, ENPIN XIA, GUOSHUN HE, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190150484
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising: an adsorption container, an air compressor and a nitrogen storage tank. A sealed storage space is formed in a storage compartment of the refrigerator. The adsorption container with carbon molecular sieves disposed therein is disposed in the storage compartment. The air compressor is directly connected to the adsorption container through an air inlet pipe and configured to supply compressed air for the adsorption container in a controlled manner so as to allow the carbon molecular sieves to prepare nitrogen by means of the compressed air. A gas inlet end of the nitrogen storage tank is connected to the adsorption container, and a gas outlet end thereof is communicated with the storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAOBING ZHU, HAOQUAN LIU, BO JIANG, LIYAN WANG
  • Publication number: 20190145695
    Abstract: A left-right door opening mechanism comprises a hinge module arranged on a door body and a transmission module arranged on a cabinet body. The transmission module comprises a transmission bottom plate, two first gears oppositely arranged on the transmission bottom plate, a transmission rack which is in transmission through the first gears, and second gears which are in transmission with the first gears respectively. The transmission rack is guided and limited by the second gears. The hinge module comprises a hinge bottom plate and two hinges oppositely arranged on the hinge bottom plate. The hinges are in transmission with the first gears. When the two hinges are respectively meshed with the first gears, the door body is locked. When the hinge on one side is disengaged from the first gear but the hinge on the other side is still meshed with the other first gear, the door body is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190145140
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a left-right door opening mechanism and a refrigerator. The left-right door opening mechanism comprises first modules symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of a door body, and second modules symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of a refrigerator body. Each first module comprises a mounting bottom plate and gears rotatable on the mounting bottom plate. Each first module is provided with an opening. Each second module comprises a rack in transmission with the corresponding gear, a hinge used for fixing the rack, a rotating shaft mounted in cooperation with the hinge, and a guiding slider fixedly located below the hinge. When the left-right door opening mechanism is in a locked state, the rotating shafts are accommodated in the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: HAO ZHANG, ENPIN XIA, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190114365
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for displaying information. The method comprises: acquiring to-be-displayed information; generating a URL of a target page, the target page including a hyperlink linking to a display page of the to-be-displayed information; sending the URL to a first terminal device, the first terminal device used for generating and displaying a QR code of the URL; determining, in response to receiving an information display request sent by a second terminal device for characterizing the second terminal device recognizing the QR code, whether the information display request meets a preset condition; and sending a page display instruction to the second terminal device, in response to determining the information display request meeting the preset condition, wherein the second terminal device displays the target page in response to receiving the page display instruction and displays the to-be-displayed information in response to the hyperlink being clicked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Xuechao Liu, Biao Han, Xiaobing Zhu, Huafeng Sun, Xiao Wang, Qingming He, Hao LV
  • Patent number: 10191501
    Abstract: A thermostat includes a power stealing circuit selectively configured to provide power to the thermostat and to circuit(s) ancillary to the thermostat from power source(s) external to the thermostat, without requiring a common or neutral connection between the thermostat and the power source(s). Exemplary embodiments also are disclosed of a climate control system that includes such a thermostat. This thermostat can power-steal off of existing load wires (e.g., a W and/or Y terminal, etc.) and can provide power for a continuous backlight and/or other device (e.g., a remote sensor and/or low-power transceiver, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Bartholomew L. Toth, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190024969
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator and a humidity control method for the same. The refrigerator comprises a humidity controlling device to controllably maintain moisture and/or perform humidification. The humidity controlling device is configured to: set a target humidity value, measure an actual relative humidity value of a target space, and calculate a target water replenishing mass W based on a difference between the two values and a current temperature of the target space; measure and calculate a water replenishing time T, and adjust the humidity controlling device so as to maintain its maximum humidifying rate Vmax within the time T to achieve the humidification purpose; and adjust the humidity controlling device so as to maintain a humidifying rate consistent with a water vapor loss rate in the target space to achieve the moisture maintaining purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: RIYONG LU, BIN FEI, XUELI CHENG, XIAODONG ZHOU, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190017740
    Abstract: A temperature homogenizing container and a refrigerator having same. The container comprises a body and an accommodating space that is enclosed by the body. The body comprises several capillary tube cavities provided therein and allowing flow of a heat exchange medium. A micro-tooth structure is provided on the inner wall of each capillary tube cavity. The heat exchange medium may flow in the capillary tube cavities along an extension direction of the capillary tube cavities. By setting the container body to comprise several capillary tube cavities therein, the temperature homogenizing effect and heat exchange efficiency of the container are improved; by providing the micro-tooth structure, the heat exchange efficiency is further improved; the temperature difference of different areas in the container is reduced, and temperature homogenization in the container is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: BIN FEI, XUELI CHENG, XUAN JI, XIAOBING ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190011173
    Abstract: A guide assembly for use in a door of a refrigerator comprises: a sliding rail; a movable member located above the sliding rail; and a connection member connected and fixed to the door. The sliding rail comprises a slide and a track both extending in the left and right direction. The movable member can move along the slide in a reciprocating motion in the left and right direction. The movable member also has a sliding groove extending in the frontward and rearward direction. The connection member comprises a first roller disposed at the sliding groove and capable of moving along the sliding groove in the frontward and rearward direction. The guide assembly further comprises a guide structure disposed under the connection member. The guide structure is movably disposed in the track to guide the movement of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: ENPIN XIA, HAO ZHANG, XIAOBING ZHU