Patents by Inventor Zhirong Hong

Zhirong Hong 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: 11609021
    Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit, comprising a casing, and a fan casing, an electric heating assembly and a heat exchanger assembly which are disposed in the casing. The fan casing has a return air inlet and an air outlet, the electric heating assembly and the heat exchanger assembly are both disposed at the air outlet of the fan casing, and the electric heating assembly is located between the fan casing and the heat exchanger assembly. Further disclosed are an air conditioner control method, an air conditioner, and a storage medium. Since the electric heating assembly is disposed at the air outlet of the fan casing and between the fan casing and the heat exchanger assembly, the fan casing and the heat exchanger assembly can isolate a fire source that may be generated by the electric heating assembly when the electric heating assembly has a blow or other accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Zhirong Hong, Bingshan Jiang, Zongmin Yue
  • Patent number: 11435149
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, includes a heat exchange pipe unit and a fin unit, the heat exchange pipe unit includes a refrigerant input pipe, a heat exchange pipe assembly and a refrigerant output pipe; the refrigerant input pipe is connected to one end of the heat exchange pipe assembly; the refrigerant output pipe is connected to the other end of the heat exchange pipe assembly; the fin unit is fixedly arranged outside of the heat exchange pipe assembly; the heat exchange pipe assembly and the fin unit are made of aluminum alloy; and the corrosion potential of the aluminum alloy which forms at least a part of the heat exchange pipe assembly is greater than the corrosion potential of the aluminum alloy which forms the remaining part of the heat exchange pipe assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhirong Hong, Ming Song, Yiyang Mo, Yuzhao Zhang, Fudang Wei
  • Patent number: 11015833
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining the size of the fresh air inlet performed by a computing device, and an indoor unit of an air conditioner. The computing device acquires an outputting air volume and a fresh air coefficient of the indoor unit of the air conditioner; calculates a cross-sectional area of the fresh air inlet, according to the outputting air volume and the fresh air coefficient of the indoor unit of the air conditioner; and calculates a diameter of the fresh air inlet, according to the cross-sectional area of the fresh air inlet. The indoor unit of the air conditioner having the fresh air inlet can improve the comfort in the indoor environment and user's experience satisfaction without adversely affecting the heat exchange efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhirong Hong, Shize Li, Yingqiang Mo
  • Publication number: 20200158371
    Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit, comprising a casing, and a fan casing, an electric heating assembly and a heat exchanger assembly which are disposed in the casing. The fan casing has a return air inlet and an air outlet, the electric heating assembly and the heat exchanger assembly are both disposed at the air outlet of the fan casing, and the electric heating assembly is located between the fan casing and the heat exchanger assembly. Further disclosed are an air conditioner control method, an air conditioner, and a storage medium. Since the electric heating assembly is disposed at the air outlet of the fan casing and between the fan casing and the heat exchanger assembly, the fan casing and the heat exchanger assembly can isolate a fire source that may be generated by the electric heating assembly when the electric heating assembly has a blow or other accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Zhirong HONG, JIANG Bingshan, YUE Zongmin
  • Publication number: 20200149789
    Abstract: A novel air conditioning system includes a compressor; an outdoor heat exchanger; an indoor heat exchanger; and a four-way valve arranged among the compressor, the outdoor heat exchanger, and the indoor heat exchanger and configured to switch to a cooling mode and a heating mode; a first separator connected between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger; an auxiliary branch connected to the indoor heat exchanger in parallel and arranged between the gas-liquid separator and the four-way valve. With the first separator, the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant is separated, and the gaseous refrigerant is directly bypassed to an outlet of the evaporator by means of the auxiliary branch between the first separator 108 and the four-way valve, thereby reducing the resistance to the refrigerant flowing in the evaporator and raising the energy efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Zhirong HONG, Ming SONG, Yuzhao ZHANG, Fudang WEI, Yiyang MO
  • Publication number: 20200141670
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, includes a heat exchange pipe unit and a fin unit, the heat exchange pipe unit includes a refrigerant input pipe, a heat exchange pipe assembly and a refrigerant output pipe; the refrigerant input pipe is connected to one end of the heat exchange pipe assembly; the refrigerant output pipe is connected to the other end of the heat exchange pipe assembly; the fin unit is fixedly arranged outside of the heat exchange pipe assembly; the heat exchange pipe assembly and the fin unit are made of aluminum alloy; and the corrosion potential of the aluminum alloy which forms at least a part of the heat exchange pipe assembly is greater than the corrosion potential of the aluminum alloy which forms the remaining part of the heat exchange pipe assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Zhirong HONG, Ming SONG, Yiyang MO, Yuzhao ZHANG, Fudang WEI
  • Publication number: 20190137135
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining the size of the fresh air inlet performed by a computing device, and an indoor unit of an air conditioner. The computing device acquires an outputting air volume and a fresh air coefficient of the indoor unit of the air conditioner; calculates a cross-sectional area of the fresh air inlet, according to the outputting air volume and the fresh air coefficient of the indoor unit of the air conditioner; and calculates a diameter of the fresh air inlet, according to the cross-sectional area of the fresh air inlet. The indoor unit of the air conditioner having the fresh air inlet can improve the comfort in the indoor environment and user's experience satisfaction without adversely affecting the heat exchange efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Zhirong Hong, Shize Li, Yingqiang Mo
  • Patent number: 10274223
    Abstract: A water receiving in an air conditioner is disclosed. Further, a water-receiving tray structure for an indoor unit of an air conditioner, an indoor unit and an air conditioner. The water-receiving tray structure includes a water-receiving tray, an elevating member and a fixed member; the indoor unit having a casing with a first end defining a return-air inlet and a second end opposite to the first end and defining the air outlet, the water-receiving tray being arranged in a direction from the return-air inlet to the air outlet and being located below a heat exchanger of the indoor unit; the elevating member being arranged at an air outlet end of the indoor unit and supporting an air outlet side of the water-receiving tray; the fixed member being arranged in the indoor unit and being connected to an air outlet side of the indoor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhirong Hong, Ming Song, Yiyang Mo, Yuzhao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180149385
    Abstract: A water receiving in an air conditioner is disclosed. Further, a water-receiving tray structure for an indoor unit of an air conditioner, an indoor unit and an air conditioner. The water-receiving tray structure includes a water-receiving tray, an elevating member and a fixed member; the indoor unit having a casing with a first end defining a return-air inlet and a second end opposite to the first end and defining the air outlet, the water-receiving tray being arranged in a direction from the return-air inlet to the air outlet and being located below a heat exchanger of the indoor unit; the elevating member being arranged at an air outlet end of the indoor unit and supporting an air outlet side of the water-receiving tray; the fixed member being arranged in the indoor unit and being connected to an air outlet side of the indoor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Zhirong Hong, Ming Song, Yiyang Mo, Yuzhao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180142907
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a field of air blowing technologies of evaporators, more particularly to an evaporator baffle structure, an evaporator and an air conditioner. The evaporator baffle structure is configured as a V-shaped structure, in which two branches of the V-shaped structure are provided with a length-adjustable baffle separately, and a side of the V-shaped structure away from an opening thereof is provided with an evaporator mounting member. The evaporator includes an evaporator body and an evaporator baffle structure, in which the evaporator body is configured as an A-shaped structure, and the evaporator baffle structure is disposed at a top end of the evaporator body. The air conditioner includes the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicants: GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhirong Hong, Ming Song, Yiyang Mo, Shize Li