公开(公告)号：US10351990B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15350162

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu

IPC: D06F58/28

Abstract: A dryer appliance and method of operation are generally provided. The dryer appliance may include a drying chamber, an air passage in fluid communication with the drying chamber, and a heater in thermal communication with the drying chamber. The method may include motivating an airflow through the drying chamber and the air passage. The method may include measuring a velocity of the airflow through the air passage. Also included may be determining an article load size within the drying chamber based on the measured velocity, and directing a power output at the heater based on the determined article load size.

公开(公告)号：US20210277584A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US16807294

申请日：2020-03-03

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu ,  Daniel Stephen Renz ,  Christopher Gene Vowels

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/04

Abstract: A dryer appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a drum, a drying chamber, and a supply duct. The cabinet may define an internal volume. The drum may be mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a drying chamber, a dryer opening, an air inlet, and a fluid port. The drying chamber may extend from a front end to a rear end. The dryer opening may be defined at the front end to permit articles therethrough to the drying chamber. The air inlet may be defined at the rear end to permit air therethrough to the drying chamber. The fluid port may be spaced apart from the air inlet. The fluid port may extend from the drying chamber to the internal volume. The supply duct may extend within the cabinet to the drum upstream from the air inlet.

公开(公告)号：US20210062400A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16553473

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu ,  Robert V. MacDonald, III ,  Pablo Enrique Soto Rodriguez

IPC: D06F58/10

Abstract: A dryer appliance or ventilation assembly, as provided herein, may include an impeller, a housing, a front duct, and a sealing gasket. The impeller may be rotatable about an axial direction to urge a flow of air. The housing may enclose the impeller within a cabinet. The housing may define an entrance upstream of the impeller to permit air into the housing. The front duct may include an attachment collar defining a duct outlet. The attachment collar may be received within the entrance. The sealing gasket may be radially positioned between the attachment collar and the entrance.

公开(公告)号：US10557229B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US15927208

申请日：2018-03-21

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu ,  Jeffrey Alan Kern

IPC: D06F58/28

Abstract: A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same to detect blockages are provided. The dryer appliance includes an exhaust conduit that defines a flow restriction and is in fluid communication with a drying chamber. A differential pressure sensor is operably coupled to the exhaust conduit at the flow restriction and a controller is configured for using a measured pressure differential to obtain an air flow rate and determine whether a blockage is present in the exhaust conduit, e.g., by comparing the measured flow rate to a baseline, zero-blockage flow rate.

公开(公告)号：US11359329B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16807294

申请日：2020-03-03

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu ,  Daniel Stephen Renz ,  Christopher Gene Vowels

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/04

Abstract: A dryer appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a drum, a drying chamber, and a supply duct. The cabinet may define an internal volume. The drum may be mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a drying chamber, a dryer opening, an air inlet, and a fluid port. The drying chamber may extend from a front end to a rear end. The dryer opening may be defined at the front end to permit articles therethrough to the drying chamber. The air inlet may be defined at the rear end to permit air therethrough to the drying chamber. The fluid port may be spaced apart from the air inlet. The fluid port may extend from the drying chamber to the internal volume. The supply duct may extend within the cabinet to the drum upstream from the air inlet.

公开(公告)号：US10745853B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US15938024

申请日：2018-03-28

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander B. Leibman ,  Nemetalla Salameh ,  Zhiquan Yu

IPC: D06F58/20

Abstract: A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same to introduce a fragrance into the drying chamber include positioning a reservoir within the cabinet of the dryer appliance. The reservoir contains a fragrant additive and is positioned such that a flow of air may pass through the fragrant additive and into the drying chamber to improve the smell of the drying chamber and articles placed therein. The reservoir may be positioned within the cabinet and covered with a selectively positioned lid or may be placed in fluid communication with an air handler of the dryer appliance to permit the intermingling of the flow of air and the fragrant additive.

公开(公告)号：US20190301078A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US15938024

申请日：2018-03-28

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander B. Leibman ,  Nemetalla Salameh ,  Zhiquan Yu

IPC: D06F58/20

Abstract: A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same to introduce a fragrance into the drying chamber include positioning a reservoir within the cabinet of the dryer appliance. The reservoir contains a fragrant additive and is positioned such that a flow of air may pass through the fragrant additive and into the drying chamber to improve the smell of the drying chamber and articles placed therein. The reservoir may be positioned within the cabinet and covered with a selectively positioned lid or may be placed in fluid communication with an air handler of the dryer appliance to permit the intermingling of the flow of air and the fragrant additive.

公开(公告)号：US11053632B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16509596

申请日：2019-07-12

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu ,  Pablo Enrique Soto Rodriquez

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/10 ,  F04D29/28 ,  D06F58/02

Abstract: A dryer appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a drum, a motor, an impeller, and a housing. The motor may be mounted within the cabinet. The impeller may be in mechanical communication with the motor to motivate rotation of the impeller about an axial direction. The impeller may be rotatable about the axial direction to urge a flow of air from the chamber of the drum to a vent of the cabinet. The housing may include a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel and the rear panel may be spaced apart along the axial direction by a housing cavity within which the impeller is positioned. The front panel may define an entrance upstream of the impeller. The rear plate may define a circular groove may extend rearward from the housing cavity and be concentrically aligned with a circumferential perimeter of the impeller.

公开(公告)号：US11371181B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16553473

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu ,  Robert V. MacDonald, III ,  Pablo Enrique Soto Rodriguez

IPC: D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F103/36 ,  D06F105/24 ,  D06F58/02

Abstract: A dryer appliance or ventilation assembly, as provided herein, may include an impeller, a housing, a front duct, and a sealing gasket. The impeller may be rotatable about an axial direction to urge a flow of air. The housing may enclose the impeller within a cabinet. The housing may define an entrance upstream of the impeller to permit air into the housing. The front duct may include an attachment collar defining a duct outlet. The attachment collar may be received within the entrance. The sealing gasket may be radially positioned between the attachment collar and the entrance.

公开(公告)号：US20210010194A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16509596

申请日：2019-07-12

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Zhiquan Yu ,  Pablo Enrique Soto Rodriquez

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/10 ,  F04D29/28

Abstract: A dryer appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a drum, a motor, an impeller, and a housing. The motor may be mounted within the cabinet. The impeller may be in mechanical communication with the motor to motivate rotation of the impeller about an axial direction. The impeller may be rotatable about the axial direction to urge a flow of air from the chamber of the drum to a vent of the cabinet. The housing may include a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel and the rear panel may be spaced apart along the axial direction by a housing cavity within which the impeller is positioned. The front panel may define an entrance upstream of the impeller. The rear plate may define a circular groove may extend rearward from the housing cavity and be concentrically aligned with a circumferential perimeter of the impeller.