CN215489902U - Smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism and range hood - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism and a smoke exhaust ventilator, wherein the smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism is provided with a first sensor for detecting the acting force of a driving device on a smoke baffle and a second sensor for detecting the included angle between the smoke baffle and a smoke collecting hood, in the process of opening and closing the smoke baffle, the acting force of the driving device on the smoke baffle and the included angle between the smoke baffle and the smoke collecting hood are obtained in real time through a controller, and then the acting force is compared with a corresponding set threshold value in the controller, so that whether the smoke baffle is blocked by foreign matters or not is judged, the operation of the driving device is controlled, the smoke baffle is reasonably controlled, meanwhile, the included angle between the smoke baffle and the smoke collecting hood can be detected through the second sensor, whether the smoke baffle is opened and closed in place or not is judged, and the accuracy of the opening and closing position of the smoke baffle is improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of range hoods, in particular to a smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism and a range hood.
Background
Side-draught range hood sets up the cigarette board usually in smoke outlet department, opens the cigarette board and can gather together the oil smoke more high-efficiently and take away at the during operation, when non-operating condition, needs to keep off the cigarette board and close to reduce range hood's volume, the cigarette board that keeps off that closes moreover can also shelter from the smoke outlet, makes whole kitchen neater more pleasing to the eye.
In the related art, the smoke baffle of the range hood is often blocked by objects such as cookware in the automatic opening and closing process, so that the smoke baffle is not opened and closed in place, and even the smoke baffle is forced to be opened and closed to be damaged.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The embodiment of the utility model provides a smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism and a range hood, which are used for recognizing collision of objects such as cookware and the like in the opening and closing process of the smoke baffle of the range hood and controlling the accuracy of the opening and closing position of the smoke baffle.
To this end, according to a first aspect, an embodiment provides a smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism comprising:
the smoke baffle is movably arranged on a smoke collection cover of the smoke exhaust ventilator, a smoke exhaust port is formed in the smoke collection cover, and the smoke baffle can open and close the smoke exhaust port;
the driving device is arranged between the smoke collecting hood and the smoke baffle and can drive the smoke baffle to rotate relative to the smoke collecting hood so as to switch the smoke baffle between opening and closing the smoke extraction port;
the first sensor is arranged at the joint of the driving device and the smoke baffle plate and is used for detecting the acting force of the driving device on the smoke baffle plate;
the second sensor is arranged on the smoke baffle plate and used for detecting an included angle between the smoke baffle plate and the smoke collecting hood; and
a controller electrically connected to the drive device, the first sensor, and the second sensor.
In some embodiments of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism, one circumferential side of the smoke barrier is hinged to the smoke collecting cover, and the smoke barrier can rotate around the hinge to open and close the smoke suction port.
In some embodiments of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism, the driving device is accommodated in the smoke exhaust opening when the smoke barrier is in a state of closing the smoke exhaust opening.
In some embodiments of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism, the driving device is an electric push rod, the electric push rod has a motor end and a push rod end, and the motor end and the push rod end are respectively rotatably connected with the smoke collecting hood and the smoke barrier.
In some embodiments of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism, the first sensor is a load cell.
In some embodiments of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism, the first sensor is a resistance strain gauge pressure sensor disposed at the push rod end.
In some embodiments of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism, the second sensor is an acceleration sensor.
In some embodiments of the cigarette blocking plate opening and closing mechanism, the driving device drives the cigarette blocking plate to open and close the smoking port, the first sensor and the second sensor respectively transmit a force value and an included angle value to the controller in real time, and when the force value transmitted to the controller by the first sensor is greater than a corresponding set threshold value in the controller under the position of the cigarette blocking plate, the controller controls the driving device to stop acting.
In some embodiments of the cigarette blocking plate opening and closing mechanism, the cigarette blocking plate opening and closing mechanism further includes a prompting device, the prompting device is electrically connected to the controller, and when the force value transmitted to the controller by the first sensor is greater than a set threshold value corresponding to the inside of the controller at the position where the cigarette blocking plate is located, the controller controls the driving device to stop operating, and simultaneously controls the prompting device to make a sound and/or light prompt.
According to a second aspect, an embodiment provides a range hood comprising the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to the first aspect of the utility model.
The embodiment of the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
according to the smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism and the smoke exhaust ventilator in the embodiment, the smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism is used for detecting the first sensor of the driving device for detecting the acting force of the smoke baffle and the second sensor for detecting the included angle between the smoke baffle and the smoke collecting hood through the arrangement, in the process of opening and closing the smoke baffle, the acting force of the driving device for the smoke baffle and the included angle between the smoke baffle and the smoke collecting hood are obtained in real time through the controller, the acting force is compared with the set threshold value corresponding to the inside of the controller, whether the smoke baffle is blocked by foreign matters or not is judged, the operation of the driving device is controlled, reasonable control is conducted on the smoke baffle, meanwhile, the included angle between the smoke baffle and the smoke collecting hood can be detected through the second sensor, whether the smoke baffle is opened and closed in place or not is judged, and the accuracy of the opening and closing position of the smoke baffle is improved. This smoke ventilator has above-mentioned fender cigarette board mechanism that opens and shuts, can open and close the in-process at the fender cigarette board and judge whether keep off the cigarette board and blockked by the foreign matter, avoids keeping off the cigarette board and open and shut by force and damage, increase of service life can guarantee simultaneously that the fender cigarette board opens and closed accuracy.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a driving device of the opening and closing mechanism of the smoke barrier according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between an AD sampling value and an included angle of an acting force in a normal opening process of a smoke barrier of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between an AD sampling value and an included angle of an acting force in a normal closing process of a smoke barrier of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between an AD sampling value and an included angle of an acting force when a foreign object blocks the smoke barrier of the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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100-a smoke barrier;
200-a drive device; 210-a motor; 211-the motor end; 220-a push rod; 221-a pusher end;
300-a first sensor;
400-a second sensor;
500-a controller;
1000-smoke collecting hood; 1001-smoking port.
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To facilitate an understanding of the utility model, the utility model will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. The utility model may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the utility model herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a range hood which is used for timely pumping away generated oil smoke in a cooking process and ensuring the environmental sanitation of a kitchen.
This smoke ventilator mainly includes collection petticoat pipe, updraft ventilator and keeps off the cigarette board mechanism that opens and shuts, is provided with the mouth of smoking on the collection petticoat pipe, and updraft ventilator sets up inside the collection petticoat pipe for produce the negative pressure in the mouth of smoking department and take away the oil smoke through collection petticoat pipe. The smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism is used for automatically opening the smoke baffle when the kitchen is started to work so as to gather and draw away oil smoke more efficiently, and when the kitchen is shut down, the automatic smoke baffle is closed so as to reduce the volume of the range hood and shield a smoke exhaust port simultaneously, so that the whole kitchen is neater and more attractive.
However, in the process of automatically opening and closing the smoke baffle of the range hood in the related art, the smoke baffle is often blocked by objects such as cookware and the like, so that the smoke baffle is not opened and closed in place, and even the smoke baffle is forcibly opened and closed to be damaged.
In contrast, the range hood in the embodiment of the utility model is provided with the smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism which can identify the collision of objects such as cookware and the like in the opening and closing processes of the smoke baffle and control the accuracy of the opening and closing positions of the smoke baffle, and the smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism can judge whether the smoke baffle is blocked by foreign matters in the opening and closing processes of the smoke baffle, so that the smoke baffle is prevented from being damaged by forced opening and closing, the service life is prolonged, and the accuracy of opening and closing the smoke baffle can be ensured.
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism includes a smoke barrier 100, a driving device 200, a first sensor 300, a second sensor 400, and a controller 500.
The smoke baffle 100 is movably arranged on a smoke collecting cover 1000 of the range hood, a smoke exhaust port 1001 is arranged on the smoke collecting cover 1000, and the smoke baffle 100 can open and close the smoke exhaust port 1001.
Specifically, the smoking opening 1001 may be designed as a rectangle, and the smoke barrier 100 is a rectangular plate having an area larger than that of the smoking opening 1001.
The driving device 200 is disposed between the smoke collecting hood 1000 and the smoke barrier 100, and the driving device 200 can drive the smoke barrier 100 to rotate relative to the smoke collecting hood 1000, so that the smoke barrier 100 is switched between opening and closing the smoke exhaust port 1001.
Specifically, one side of the smoke barrier 100 in the circumferential direction is hinged to the smoke collecting hood 1000 by a hinge or is rotatably connected by a rotating shaft, and the smoke barrier 100 can rotate around the hinge or the rotating portion to open and close the smoke exhaust port 1001.
The first sensor 300 is disposed at a connection between the driving device 200 and the smoke barrier 100, and the first sensor 300 is used for detecting an acting force of the driving device 200 on the smoke barrier 100.
It can be understood that the smoke barrier 100 can rotate relative to the smoke collecting hood 1000, the driving device 200 provides driving force for the turning of the smoke barrier 100, the first sensor 300 is arranged at the connection position of the driving device 200 and the smoke barrier 100, and the acting force of the driving device 200 on the smoke barrier 100 in the opening and closing process of the smoke barrier 100 can be detected through the first sensor 300.
It should be noted that, since the smoke barrier 100 opens and closes the smoke exhaust port 1001 by rotating relative to the smoke collecting hood 1000, rather than driving the smoke barrier 100 to move up and down, the force applied by the driving device 200 to the smoke barrier 100 varies non-linearly with the position of the smoke barrier 100 during the opening and closing of the smoke barrier 100, as shown in fig. 4-5, and therefore, the position of the smoke barrier 100 during the opening and closing process needs to be detected in real time by the second sensor 400.
The second sensor 400 is disposed on the smoke barrier 100, and the second sensor 400 is used for detecting an included angle between the smoke barrier 100 and the smoke collecting hood 1000.
The controller 500 is electrically connected to the driving device 200, the first sensor 300, and the second sensor 400.
It can be understood that the controller 500 controls the whole opening and closing mechanism of the smoke barrier, and in the opening and closing process of the smoke barrier 100, the controller 500 receives the force and the included angle value respectively fed back by the first sensor 300 and the second sensor 400, and compares the force and the included angle value with the corresponding set threshold value inside the smoke barrier, so as to determine whether the smoke barrier 100 is blocked by the foreign object.
As shown in fig. 6, when the included angle between the smoke barrier 100 and the smoke collecting hood 1000 is 35 ° during the opening process of the smoke barrier 100, the smoke barrier is blocked by the foreign matters, the AD sampling value of the acting force fed back by the first sensor 300 is greater than the corresponding set threshold value in the controller 500, and at this time, the controller 500 may determine that the smoke barrier 100 is blocked by the foreign matters, so as to control the driving device 200 to stop operating.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism is provided with the first sensor 300 for detecting the acting force of the driving device 200 on the smoke baffle 100 and the second sensor 400 for detecting the included angle between the smoke baffle 100 and the smoke collecting hood 1000, so that in the opening and closing processes of the smoke baffle 100, the acting force of the driving device 200 on the smoke baffle 100 and the included angle between the smoke baffle 100 and the smoke collecting hood 1000 are obtained in real time through the controller 500, and then compared with the corresponding set threshold value in the controller 500, whether the smoke baffle 100 is blocked by foreign matters is further judged, the operation of the driving device 200 is controlled, the smoke baffle 100 is reasonably controlled, meanwhile, the included angle between the smoke baffle 100 and the smoke collecting hood 1000 can be detected through the second sensor 400, whether the smoke baffle 100 is opened and closed in place is judged, and the accuracy of the opening and closing position of the smoke baffle 100 is improved.
In some embodiments, the driving device 200 is received in the smoking port 1001 when the smoke barrier 100 is in a state of closing the smoking port 1001.
Specifically, the drive device 200 may be connected between the inside of the smoke barrier 100 and the inside of the smoking port 1001. The driving device 200 can be accommodated in the smoke exhaust port 1001 when the smoke baffle 100 is in a closed state, so that the whole range hood is neat and beautiful.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-3, the driving device 200 is an electric putter having a motor end 211 and a putter end 221, the motor end 211 and the putter end 221 being rotatably connected to the smoke collecting hood 1000 and the smoke barrier 100, respectively.
Specifically, the electric push rod includes a motor 210 and a push rod 220, and the motor 210 provides power for the telescopic motion of the push rod 220. The motor end 211 and the rod end 221 of the electric push rod are both provided with hinged seats, and are respectively connected with the smoke collecting hood 1000 and the smoke baffle 100 in a rotating manner through pin shafts.
Of course, the driving device 200 may be an electric lead screw, or even a hydraulic cylinder or an air cylinder or other mechanisms capable of driving the smoke barrier 100 to turn to open and close the smoke exhaust port 1001.
Further, the first sensor 300 is a resistance strain gauge pressure sensor, such as H2N1-G1-50kg-0.11B, disposed at the push rod end 221.
In one particular embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the first sensor 300 is a load cell.
In particular, the load cell may be a tension or pressure sensor, preferably a strain gauge load cell.
In one particular embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the second sensor 400 is an acceleration sensor.
Preferably, the acceleration sensor is a three-axis acceleration sensor, such as BMA223, which may also be integrated directly within the controller 500.
It can be understood that the second sensor 400 feeds back the included angle between the smoke barrier 100 and the smoke collecting hood 1000 (i.e. the position information of the smoke barrier 100) to the controller 500 in real time during the opening and closing process of the smoke barrier 100, so that the controller 500 determines whether the smoke barrier 100 is blocked by the foreign objects in combination with the acting force fed back by the first sensor 300, and meanwhile, the second sensor 400 can also determine whether the smoke barrier 100 is opened and closed in place by detecting the position information of the smoke barrier 100.
Of course, in some other embodiments, the second sensor 400 may also be an angle sensor, and the angle sensor is disposed at the hinge joint of the smoke barrier 100 and the smoke collecting hood 1000, and is further converted into the included angle of the smoke barrier 100 relative to the smoke collecting hood 1000 by detecting the rotation of the rotating shaft at the hinge joint.
In an embodiment, the opening and closing mechanism of the smoke barrier further includes a prompting device electrically connected to the controller 500, and when the force value transmitted from the first sensor 300 to the controller 500 is greater than the corresponding set threshold value in the controller 500 under the position of the smoke barrier 100, the controller 500 controls the driving device 200 to stop operating and controls the prompting device to emit a sound and/or light prompt.
Particularly, the prompting device can be a buzzer and/or an LED lamp, and sounds and/or light prompts are given when the prompting device is blocked by foreign matters in the opening and closing processes of the smoke baffle 100, so that a user is reminded of removing the foreign matters in time to remove obstacles.
The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above examples only show some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the claims. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.
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1. Keep off cigarette board mechanism that opens and shuts, its characterized in that includes:
the smoke baffle is movably arranged on a smoke collection cover of the smoke exhaust ventilator, a smoke exhaust port is formed in the smoke collection cover, and the smoke baffle can open and close the smoke exhaust port;
the driving device is arranged between the smoke collecting hood and the smoke baffle and can drive the smoke baffle to rotate relative to the smoke collecting hood so as to switch the smoke baffle between opening and closing the smoke extraction port;
the first sensor is arranged at the joint of the driving device and the smoke baffle plate and is used for detecting the acting force of the driving device on the smoke baffle plate;
the second sensor is arranged on the smoke baffle plate and used for detecting an included angle between the smoke baffle plate and the smoke collecting hood; and
a controller electrically connected to the drive device, the first sensor, and the second sensor.
2. The smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein one side of the smoke barrier in the circumferential direction is hinged to the smoke collection hood, and the smoke barrier is rotatable about the hinge to open and close the smoke suction port.
3. The smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the driving means is housed in the smoke evacuation port in a state where the smoke barrier is closing the smoke evacuation port.
4. The smoke baffle opening and closing mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving device is an electric push rod, the electric push rod is provided with a motor end and a push rod end, and the motor end and the push rod end are respectively connected with the smoke collecting hood and the smoke baffle in a rotating manner.
5. The smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism of claim 1 wherein said first sensor is a load cell.
6. The smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the first sensor is a resistance strain type pressure sensor, and the resistance strain type pressure sensor is arranged at the end of the push rod.
7. The smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism of claim 1 wherein said second sensor is an acceleration sensor.
8. The smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor respectively transmit a force value and an included angle value to the controller in real time during the process that the driving device drives the smoke barrier to open and close the smoke extraction port, and when the force value transmitted from the first sensor to the controller is greater than a corresponding set threshold value in the controller under the position of the smoke barrier, the controller controls the driving device to stop acting.
9. The smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to claim 8, further comprising a prompting device electrically connected to the controller, wherein when the force value transmitted from the first sensor to the controller is greater than a set threshold value corresponding to the inside of the controller at the position of the smoke barrier, the controller controls the driving device to stop operating and simultaneously controls the prompting device to give out a sound and/or light prompt.
10. A range hood, characterized by comprising a smoke barrier opening and closing mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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