CA2387818A1 - Panel joint for kitchen range hood - Google Patents

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CA2387818A1
CA2387818A1 CA 2387818 CA2387818A CA2387818A1 CA 2387818 A1 CA2387818 A1 CA 2387818A1 CA 2387818 CA2387818 CA 2387818 CA 2387818 A CA2387818 A CA 2387818A CA 2387818 A1 CA2387818 A1 CA 2387818A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B15/00Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are produced; Collecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area
    • B08B15/02Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are produced; Collecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area using chambers or hoods covering the area
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24CDOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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    • F24C15/20Removing cooking fumes

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Abstract

A joint for panels in a kitchen range hood. One panel edge is folded under itself to provide an intermediate flange that is flush with the underside of the first panel edge. The edge of another panel formed as a step including an extension that underlies the intermediate piece. The flange and the extension are secured together, preferably by welding, using a broad flat electrode on the first panel and a point electrode on the extension. The weld is thereby preferentially formed between the flange and the extension so as to avoid visible weld marks on the top of the first panel.

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TITLE OF INVENTION
PANEL JOINT FOR KITCHEN RANGE HOOD
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to kitchen range hoods. In particular, this invention relates to the fabrication of joints between the panels of the body of a kitchen range io hood.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The body of a kitchen range hood typically comprises a top panel, two side is panels, a rear panel and a bottom panel to accommodate one or more air intakes and fan grills. The panels are generally joined at their edges by welding.
Welds in range hoods may be visible or invisible. An example of a visible weld on a panel joint in a range hood is provided in Fig. 2. The lap joint construction is 2o more clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. The edge of a side panel 12 is made to extend inwardly to provide a horizontal portion to overlay the edge of the top panel 14.
The overlapping edges are then welded together, typically resulting in visible welds 13 as illustrated in Fig. 2. The lap joint also results in an exposed, sharp edge 28 which can result in injury to workmen or users.
One approach that avoids sharp edges is illustrated in Fig. 3. The edge of side panel 12 is provided with a downward extension 16. The edge of top panel 14 is similarly provided with a downward extension 18. Extension 18 is made longer than extension 16. Extension 18 is then folded over and back onto extension 16.

~. i,r,~. 1~.1 The extension assembly is then folded onto itself against the underside of the top surface. This approach provides a flush joint without sharp edges, but is mechanically difficult to achieve.
s Fig. 4 illustrates a prior art form of flange-butt joint (sometimes called an edge flange joint) wherein an edge of side panel 12 is bent inward and includes a downward extension or flange 20. An edge of top panel 14 is bent downward to provide a corresponding extension or flange 22. Extensions 20 and 22 are then welded together, one side of the welding tool being accommodated by the gap 21 io between the main vertical surface of side panel 12 and extension 20. This approach provides a relatively flush seam without sharp edges. However, the gap 21 between the main surface of side panel 12 and extension 20 tends to be small, making it difficult to clean splatter or debris from the weld area. In addition, the cleaning process is made hazardous by the sharp edges of is extensions 20 and 22, particularly when such cleaning is done by hand.
Yet another prior art approach is illustrated in Fig. 6. This is a modified lap joint wherein one of the overlapping edges is doglegged to provide a flusher seam.
The depth of the dogleg is chosen to match the thickness of top panel 14 which ao is then seated in a step formed by the dogleg. The two surfaces are then welded together. This arrangement usually results in a visible weld on the top outer surface 31 of the joint. There also remains an undesirable sharp edge 30.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a construction and method of Zs fabricating a joint for the panels of a kitchen range hood that allows the weld to be substantially hidden whole also avoiding the sharp edges on the outer surface of the joint.

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It is a further object of the invention to minimize the protrusion of sharp edges on the inside of such a joint.
It is yet a further object of the invention to provide such a joint which is relatively s easy to access with a welding tool.
These and other objects of the invention will be better understood by reference to the detailed description of the preferred embodiment which follows.
to SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect, the invention comprises a body for a kitchen range hood comprising a top panel comprising a main panel portion having an underside and a top panel edge. The top panel edge has a flange that is folded under the main is panel portion so as to abut and be flush with the underside. A side panel has a side panel edge that comprises a downwardly extending portion and a horizontal portion extending from an end of the downwardly extending portion. The flange is in face to face abutment with the horizontal portion and is secured to it.
Securement may be by welding.
In another aspect, the invention is a method of welding a joint between a side panel and a top panel in a kitchen range hood comprising steps of:
providing a body of a kitchen range hood as described above;
2s bringing a flat electrode into contact with a section of the main panel portion that overlies the flange;
bringing a point electrode into contact with the horizontal portion;

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spot welding between the flat and point electrodes.
In another aspect, the invention comprises a joint between a first and a second s panels of a kitchen range hood body. An edge of the first panel is folded under itself to provide a flange that is flush with the underside of the first panel. An edge of the second panel is provided with a step including an extension that underlies the flange and is connected to it. The connection may be by welding.
io The foregoing was intended as a broad summary only and of only some of the aspects of the invention. It was not intended to define the limits or requirements of the invention. Other aspects of the invention will be appreciated by reference to the detailed description of the preferred embodiment and to the claims.
is BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A detailed description of the preferred embodiment will be provided by reference to the drawings thereof and of the prior art, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the body of a prior art kitchen range hood;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a prior art joint between a side panel and a top panel of a range hood;
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a second prior art panel joint;
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a third prior art panel joint;

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s Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the prior art panel joint illustrated in Fig.
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Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a fourth prior art panel joint;
s Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the panel joint for the left and right sides of the body of a range hood, according to the preferred embodiment of the invention; and, io Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the panel joint of the preferred embodiment of the invention, also showing the welding tool as used according to the method of the invention.
is DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Fig. 7, the body of a kitchen range hood includes a side panel 12.
Side panel 12 is provided with an inwardly extending portion 15, which may be at a 90 degree angle or, as illustrated in Fig. 7, in a gradual curve terminating in a ao horizontal portion 17.
A downwardly defined step or dogleg includes a downwardly extending portion 30 and a horizontal, inwardly extending portion 32 extending from the end of downward extension 30 at a right angle. The depth of the step, i.e. the extent of Zs downwardly extending portion 30, is about twice the thickness of top panel 14.
Top panel 14 includes a main panel portion having a top surface 17 and an underside 19. The edge of top panel 14 is bent under itself as at 34 to create a flange 36. The bent edge of top panel 14 is then seated in the step created by i a,:

extensions 30 and 32. Flange 36 rests flush with extension 32 in face to face abutment, and the bent edge also abuts extension 30.
The joint may be constructed by first providing the mating flange-butt s arrangement of Fig. 4 but without welding the flanges together. They are then bent (preferably inwardly) to provide the structure of Fig. 7. The joint is then preferably pressed or crimped so as to ensure secure contact across the joint.
This consists of a simpler mechanical manipulation than that required for the fabrication of the prior art joint of Fig. 3. The joint is then ready for welding.
io It will be appreciated that this structure results in the absence of any sharp edges on the top surface of the joint. In the welding process, this arrangement of seam also provides an additional layer (flange 36) of thickness as compared to the prior art lap joint of Fig. 5 or of Fig. 6. This extra layer 36 enhances the ability is to produce a hidden weld on the top surface of the joint, particularly when also using the method of welding the joint according to the invention.
The welding of the joint according to the invention is performed by a form of spot welding. Referring to Fig. 8, a broad, flat electrode 38 is used for the top surface ao 37 of the joint, namely the portion of the main panel surface that overlies flange 36, while a point electrode 40 is used on the bottom (hidden) surface of the joint.
The use of a broad flat electrode on the top surface acts to distribute the current across the surface of the joint. Conversely, the point electrode concentrates the current. As a result, the weld is concentrated near the point electrode, between Zs extension 32 and intermediate layer or flange 36, with minimal welding between the top surface 37 and extension 36.
The result is a relatively invisible weld mark on the outside or top portion of the joint and a solid but hidden weld between extensions 32 and 36. This i.;r; ', construction also allows easy access for the two components of the weld tool while eliminating any sharp edges at the top of the joint and minimizing the obstruction caused by any sharp edges on the inside of the joint.
s While the preferred embodiment of the invention contemplates folding over the edge of the top panel and seating it in a step formed by a side panel edge, the arrangement may be reversed wherein the edge of the side panel is folded over and seated in a step formed by the edge of the top panel.
io The above description has been intended to illustrate the preferred and alternative embodiments of the invention. It will be appreciated that modifications and adaptations to such embodiments may be practiced without departing from the scope of the invention, such scope being most properly defined by reference to this specification as a whole and to the following claims.
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Claims (11)

1. A body for a kitchen range hood comprising:
a top panel comprising a main panel portion having an underside and a top panel edge;
said top panel edge having a flange, said flange being folded under said main panel portion so as to abut and be flush with said underside;
a side panel having a side panel edge, said side panel edge comprising a downwardly extending portion, a horizontal portion extending from an end of said downwardly extending portion;
said flange being in face to face abutment with said horizontal portion and said flange being secured to said horizontal portion.
2. The kitchen range hood according to claim 1 wherein said flange is secured to said horizontal portion by welding.
3. A method of welding a joint between a side panel and a top panel in a kitchen range hood comprising steps of:
providing a body of a kitchen range hood according to claim 1 save for the flange not yet being secured to said horizontal portion;

bringing a flat electrode into contact with a section of said main panel portion that overlies said flange;
bringing a point electrode into contact with said horizontal portion;
spot welding between said flat and said point electrodes.
4. A joint between a first and a second panels of a kitchen range hood body wherein an edge of said first panel is folded under itself to provide a flange that is flush with the underside of said first panel, wherein an edge of said second panel is provided with a step including an extension, said extension underlying said flange and being connected thereto.
5. The joint of claim 4 wherein said flange is connected to said extension by welding.
6. A method of welding the joint according to claim 4 wherein said extension has not yet been connected to said flange, comprising steps of:
bringing a flat electrode into contact with a section of said first panel that overlies said flange;
bringing a point electrode into contact with said extension; and, spot welding between said flat and said point electrodes.
7. A body for a kitchen range hood comprising:

a top panel having a top panel edge, at least a portion of said top panel edge being folded under itself;
a side panel having a side panel edge, said side panel edge forming a step defined by a first bend in said edge, a first portion extending from said first bend to a second bend, and a second portion extending from said second bend at a right angle in relation to said first portion;
said folded under portion of said top panel edge being seated in said step;
and, said folded under portion of said top panel edge being connected to said second portion of said side panel edge.
8. The body of a kitchen range hood of claim 7 wherein said folded over portion of said top panel edge is seated in said step such that said folded over portion abuts said first portion of said side panel edge.
9. The body of a kitchen range hood according to claim 7 wherein said folded under portion is connected to said second portion by welding.
10. A body for a kitchen range hood comprising:
a side panel having a side panel edge, at least a portion of said side panel edge being folded under itself;
a top panel having a top panel edge, said top panel edge forming a step defined by a first bend in said top panel edge, a first portion extending from
11 said first bend to a second bend, and a second portion extending from said second bend at a right angle in relation to said first portion;
said folded under portion of said side panel edge being seated in said step;
and, said folded under portion of said side panel edge being connected to said second portion of said top panel edge.
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CN104235915A (en) * 2013-06-21 2014-12-24 美的集团股份有限公司 Range hood and panel assembly for range hood, front cover plate and manufacturing method of range hood
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