Patents by Inventor Zehong XU

Zehong XU 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: 12259170
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an ice crushing device and a driving device. The ice crushing device includes a stirrer and a transmission assembly. The stirrer includes a rotary shaft. The transmission assembly includes a first cylindrical gear, a first intermediate shaft, a second cylindrical gear, a second intermediate shaft, a third cylindrical gear, a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear. Any one of the first cylindrical gear, the second cylindrical gear, the third cylindrical gear, and the first bevel gear is defined as a driving gear. The driving gear is connected to the driving device and is configured as an incomplete gear. The driving gear is configured to rotate due to driving of the driving device, so as to drive the rotary shaft of the stirrer to rotate intermittently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HISENSE RONSHEN (GUANGDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Li, Yong Zeng, Zehong Xu
  • Publication number: 20230258383
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an ice crushing device and a driving device. The ice crushing device includes a stirrer and a transmission assembly. The stirrer includes a rotary shaft. The transmission assembly includes a first cylindrical gear, a first intermediate shaft, a second cylindrical gear, a second intermediate shaft, a third cylindrical gear, a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear. Any one of the first cylindrical gear, the second cylindrical gear, the third cylindrical gear, and the first bevel gear is defined as a driving gear. The driving gear is connected to the driving device and is configured as an incomplete gear. The driving gear is configured to rotate due to driving of the driving device, so as to drive the rotary shaft of the stirrer to rotate intermittently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: HISENSE RONSHEN (GUANGDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng LI, Yong GENG, Zehong XU
  • Patent number: 11680741
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator door and an ice maker. The ice maker includes an ice storage container disposed on the refrigerator door, a stirrer provided in the ice storage container and an ice knife assembly provided in the ice storage container. The stirrer includes a rotary shaft and the rotary shaft of the stirrer is in a first fixed position relative to the ice storage container. The ice knife assembly includes a rotary shaft and the rotary shaft of the ice knife assembly is in a second fixed position relative to the ice storage container. The rotary shaft of the stirrer is located above the rotary shaft of the ice knife assembly, and an orthographic projection of the rotary shaft of the stirrer in a horizontal plane is perpendicular to that of the rotary shaft of the ice knife assembly in the same horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HISENSE RONSHEN (GUANGDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Li, Yong Zeng, Zehong Xu
  • Publication number: 20200149796
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator door and an ice maker. The ice maker includes an ice storage container disposed on the refrigerator door, a stirrer provided in the ice storage container and an ice knife assembly provided in the ice storage container. The stirrer includes a rotary shaft and the rotary shaft of the stirrer is in a first fixed position relative to the ice storage container. The ice knife assembly includes a rotary shaft and the rotary shaft of the ice knife assembly is in a second fixed position relative to the ice storage container. The rotary shaft of the stirrer is located above the rotary shaft of the ice knife assembly, and an orthographic projection of the rotary shaft of the stirrer in a horizontal plane is perpendicular to that of the rotary shaft of the ice knife assembly in the same horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: HISENSE RONSHEN (GUANGDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng LI, Yong ZENG, Zehong XU
  • Patent number: 10571182
    Abstract: An ice crushing device includes an ice storage container and an ice knife assembly arranged in the ice storage container. The ice knife assembly includes a rotary shaft, a fixed ice knife, a movable ice knife and an ice cube separator, the rotary shaft is capable of driving the movable ice knife to rotate, the fixed ice knife and the ice cube separator are located at two sides of the rotary shaft separately, and the fixed ice knife and the ice cube separator are both fixed relative to the ice storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HISENSE RONSHEN (GUANGDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Li, Yong Zeng, Zehong Xu
  • Publication number: 20170363340
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an ice crushing device and refrigerator The ice crushing device comprises an ice storage container, in which a rotatable ice knife assembly is provided, wherein the ice knife assembly includes a rotary shaft, a fixed ice knife, a movable ice knife and an ice cube separation structure, the rotary shaft is capable of driving the movable ice knife to rotate, the fixed ice knife and the ice cube separation structure are located at two sides of the rotary shaft separately, and the fixed ice knife and the ice cube separation structure are both fixed relative to the ice storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Zhipeng LI, Yong ZENG, Zehong XU