EP2937634B1 - Extractor hood with pull-out element and lighting unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an extractor hood with extract element, handle element and lighting unit.

Various types of cooker hoods are known in the art. In the case of the so-called flat-screen hoods, a pull-out element displaceable relative to the extractor housing is provided. If this pull-out element is pulled forward in the direction of the user, then the area over which fumes and vapors can be sucked into the extractor housing can be increased. At extractor hoods with extract element usually a handle element is arranged, on which the user can grab the extract element.

Furthermore, in the art extractor hoods with lighting are known. However, the solutions of the prior art with respect to the lighting on cooker hoods are not always satisfactory. For example, due to spatial limitations imposed by the design of the extractor hoods, the lighting means are often not optimally positioned for illuminating the cooktop and adjacent areas.

The DE 10 2005 002 57 discloses a kitchen appliance with two body parts. The kitchen device, in particular a kitchen extractor device, has a first body part intended for fixed mounting, a second body part which can be displaced relative to the first body part, and a locking device for locking the second body part in a locking position. In an embodiment, it is disclosed that the second body part has at least one holding means for holding a lighting device.

In addition, the space in the extension element is limited in flat-panel hoods. This space is also largely used by one or more filter elements or air guide elements. For this reason, the illumination is currently in the rear of the flat screen hood at Flachschirmhauben arranged. This position of the illumination, in particular when using LEDs in conjunction with downstream optical lenses spans a very sharp illuminated space.

But since the lighting is done from the back, the light cone in the front area is not very high. As soon as the user of the cooker hood comes out of the cone of light, for example during preparatory work for the cooking process, as in cleaning vegetables, he is literally in the dark.

Further prior art is in the US 2010/200576 A1 and DE 32 04 068 A1 to find.

Object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide an extractor hood with at least one pullout element, a handle member and at least one lighting unit, which allows a simple and reliable way large-scale illumination of at least the cooking area and possibly adjacent areas.

The object of the invention is achieved by an extractor hood with a arranged in the lower region of the extractor housing holder, at least one extractable in the holder extractable element, which has guides on the sides and at least one handle element has on the front, wherein in the front region of the at least one Extracting element is provided at least one lighting unit and at least one light unit is provided, which is arranged in the rear region of the hood on the extractor hood or on the holder of the extractor hood. The extractor hood is characterized in that the at least one lighting unit is arranged on the at least one gripping element, which is detachably connected to the at least one pull-out element and on which at least one contact interface for electrical contact with the extractor hood is provided, and in that by the at least one contact interface an electrical contact between an arranged in the handle element lighting unit is made with the hood.

Directional information, such as the front, rear, top, bottom or side are understood below, unless otherwise stated, with respect to a hood in the installed state. The front here refers to the page that the user is facing, even if this may not be visible to the user. In a wall mounted and / or housed in a wall unit hood is therefore understood as the front side that faces away from the mounting wall.

For the purposes of the present invention, an extractor hood is a device for extracting fumes and vapors, in particular for use via hotplates, which has an extractor housing in which at least one fan and / or fan, in particular in a fan housing, is arranged. The extractor hood according to the invention is a flat screen hood.

In the context of the present invention, the lower region of the extractor housing is understood to mean the region which adjoins the extractor housing at the bottom, that is to say is located below the extractor housing or the region which extends at least partially over the lower part of the extractor housing.

The extractor hood according to the invention comprises at least one extract element. The at least one extension element has a base body and is preferably flat. This body is bounded by two side surfaces, the front and the back. Between these surfaces extend the top and bottom of the pullout element. As the front of the extract element, the side of the extract element is referred to, which faces the user. The back of the extract element faces away from the user and is facing the mounting wall in a wall-mounted hood.

In the sense of the invention, the area in front, at and behind the front of the main body of the pull-out element is designated under the front area of the pull-out element. In particular, the region of the extension element, which extends from the front of the main body of the extension element to half the length of the extension element away from the user back, a front portion of the pullout element is. Under the length of the pullout element is in the present case, the length of the between front and Rear side of the extension element extending perpendicular understood in the surface of the extension element. Furthermore, the front area closes the extract element also the at least one handle element. In this case, the gripping element can lie in front of the front side of the main body of the drawer element and form the front side of the drawer element.

The top of the at least one extractor element points after installation in the extractor hood in the direction of the extractor housing, the underside faces in the direction of the hob.

The extraction element preferably has at least one inlet opening for the intake of fumes and vapors. In the pull-out element, at least one filter element is preferably provided. Guides are arranged on the sides, for example on the side surfaces of the basic body, of the at least one extract element. These may for example be formed by rails or be formed by the side surfaces of the main body of the pullout element itself. In addition to or as an alternative to the filter element, an air guide element, which can also be provided as a vapor guide element and which, for example, can constitute a glass plate, can be provided in the extension element. If only one or more air guide elements are provided in the pull-out element and no filter element, the inlet opening in the pull-out element can be dispensed with. In this case, the vapor is passed along the extraction element and directed to an inlet opening in the extractor housing.

In the context of the present invention, pulling out and pushing in the at least one pull-out element means that the pull-out element is moved in the direction of the user or moved away from the user. Preferably, the at least one extract element is displaceable in the horizontal direction. However, it is also within the scope of the invention that the pull-out element is displaced in a direction deviating from the horizontal direction, in particular in a direction inclined thereto. In the retracted state, the front portion of the extractor element has a minimum distance to the rear of the extractor hood. When pulling out, the distance between the extension element and the rear wall of the extractor hood increases in comparison to the inserted state.

In the lower region of the extractor housing according to the invention a holder is arranged, which is provided for receiving the at least one extractable element. The holder can be formed of several components. In addition, the holder may also be integrated in the extractor housing, for example, be formed by folds of the lower edges of the side walls of the extractor housing. According to one embodiment, the holder has two profile strips. As a profile strip at least a part of the holder is referred to, by means of which the at least one extract element is held and guided on the extractor hood. In particular, the lateral guides of the at least one extension element are held by the profile strips.

The holder is arranged in the lower region of the extractor housing and can thus rest against the extractor housing from below or be formed by the extractor housing. According to the invention, the holder is arranged in the lower region of the extractor housing such that the at least one extract element received in the holder can be pulled out and inserted without or with only slight resistance between the extract element and the extractor housing.

The pull-out element is preferably received in the holder and configured such that in the extended state of the pull-out element, air flowing to or into the pull-out element can be conducted into the interior of the extractor hood.

According to the invention, a handle element is arranged on the at least one pull-out element of the extractor hood. For the purposes of the present invention, a handle element is understood to be an area in the front part of the main body of the at least one pull-out element or an extension arranged on the front side of the main body of the at least one pull-out element. In the latter case, the gripping elements is a component which is separate from the main body of the drawer element and which is connected to the main body, in particular being fastened to the front side of the main body of the drawer element. The grip element is used according to the invention for pulling out the pullout element. The grip element, as a separate component is configured, can also serve the veneering of the main body of the extract element and at least a portion of the extractor housing

According to one embodiment, the grip element, which is provided on the front side of the basic body of the pull-out element, extends beyond at least one side of the main body of the pull-out element. It is therefore within the scope of the invention that extends the handle member on at least one side of the main body of the extension element on the main body of the drawer element laterally or on the top or bottom of the main body of the drawer element upwards or downwards over the main body of the drawer element. In the case in which the grip element has a greater width or height than the pullout element, the projection of the grip element in the retracted position of the pullout element preferably covers a part of the front of the extractor housing, in particular at least one between the body of the pullout element and the holder or a Part of the holder of the extractor housing existing gap.

According to the invention, the at least one grip element is, for example, a handle or a grip strip. Also, the use of a combination of two or more of these types of handle elements is within the scope of the present invention.

According to the invention, a lighting unit is arranged in the front region of the at least one extract element of the extractor hood. The lighting unit, which is also referred to below as the lighting element, comprises at least one light source. In addition, the lighting unit may comprise at least one holder for the lighting means and at least one contact point for the connection of the lighting means to a control unit, by means of which the voltage supply of the contact point and operating states of the lighting unit can be adjusted and preferably regulated. Under regulation of the operating state of the lighting unit is understood in the context of the invention, the switching on and off as well as the dimming of the bulb. Under the regulation of the operating state of the lighting unit, in the sense of the invention, a possible color control of the lighting device or lighting means is also understood. This color control relates in particular to the RGB control of LED lights different color to produce different shades by additive RGB color mixing and the setting of, for example, warm or cold white lighting.

The at least one lighting unit is arranged in the front region of the at least one pull-out element. The lighting unit is arranged such that the lighting means can be aligned with the cooking area, which is also referred to as a cooktop, and adjacent areas such as work surfaces. Therefore, the lighting unit is preferably provided in the bottom of the pull-out element.

Due to the inventive arrangement of a lighting unit in the front region of the at least one extract element, a lighting of the front portion of the cooktop and adjacent areas is made possible. By the lighting unit (s) are provided on the pullout element and this can be pulled out to the front of the extractor housing, the area that can be illuminated below the hood, moved forward and / or enlarged. The light source can be directed vertically downwards in the extractor hood. An illumination behind areas below the hood can be done by the light source is aligned with these areas, that is inclined in the extract element is introduced. It is particularly advantageous here that the user is not dazzled by the orientation of the lighting down or on rear areas. The user sees with the light and if he stands centrally in front of the hood, he throws in the case of backward room lighting not such a large shadow. A dark area, which would otherwise exist in the front part of the cooking area is lit and pots, especially hochwandige are illuminated.

The arrangement of the at least one lighting unit in the front region of the pull-out element has the advantage that the remaining surface of the at least one pull-out element that is not occupied by a lighting unit is connected. This continuous surface thus has no interruptions by lighting units and can be equipped with at least one filter element.

A further advantage of the arrangement according to the invention of the at least one lighting unit in the front region of the pull-out element is that a limitation of the suction or filter function in the extractor hood by the lighting units is not to be feared. A limitation of these functions, for example, especially in flat-screen hoods occur when the space required for the installation of lighting is at the expense of the filter surface. By contrast, in the arrangement of the lighting unit (s) in the front region, for example, a frame forming the base body of the pull-out element or a separate component on the front side of the base body can be used to hold the lighting unit (s), so that the area available for filters or air guide elements is not affected. In addition, the production of the extractor hood and in particular of the pull-out element with lighting unit (s) is simplified since given components, such as the frame of the main body of the pull-out element or a handle element for receiving or attaching the lighting units can be used.

The advantages of the present invention can be used especially in the extractor hood, which is a flat screen hood and thus provides only a very limited space in the extract element available.

According to the invention, the at least one grip element is detachably connected to the at least one extension element. Detachably connected in this context means that the connection between the handle element and the pull-out element can be separated without destruction for both the pull-out element and for the handle element. According to the invention, a renewed attachment of this grip element as well as an attachment of another grip element, ie a replacement, after releasing the connection is possible.

A detachable connection between the handle element and the extension element allows replacement of the handle element for aesthetic reasons. According to the taste of the time or in the case of redesigning the kitchen equipment, the user may need to replace the stylus member as needed. Furthermore, the detachable connection between the handle element and the pull-out element also makes it possible to remove the handle element in the event of wear or damage.

To form the releasable connection between the extension element and the handle element connecting elements are provided on the extension element and / or on the handle bar. Suitable connecting means are known in the art and may be, for example, screws and / or bolts with the corresponding counterparts such as bore and sleeve. Also detachable adhesive or adhesive compounds can be used according to the invention as connecting means. Additionally or alternatively, latching or sliding connections can also be used.

According to the invention, the at least one lighting unit is arranged on the at least one gripping element. As arranged on the grip element, in the sense of the invention, both an attachment of the illumination unit on the outside to the grip element and also an at least partial introduction of the illumination unit into the grip element are understood. In the latter case, an opening is provided in the grip element, via which light can be emitted by the illumination unit. Preferably, the lighting unit is provided on or in the underside of the handle element.

This embodiment of the invention, in which the at least one lighting unit is arranged on the at least one grip element, is particularly advantageous because the grip element is arranged in a region of the pull-out element which is not provided for receiving filter elements. The installation of a lighting unit therefore does not lead to a reduction of the area provided as a filter surface in a pull-out element.

Furthermore, it is advantageous that the handle element is usually not covered by other parts of the hood down in the retracted state of the extract element. Thereby, the lighting of the hood, which is generated by the lighting unit (s) in the handle element, can be used, even if the pullout element is not pulled out for operation, but is fully inserted.

According to the invention, the stylus element is detachably connected to the extension element and the at least one illumination unit is arranged on the grip element. This is particularly advantageous because a possible replacement of the stylus element also involves an exchange or a temporary removal of the at least one Lighting element allows. A temporary removal of the stylus element can be advantageous, for example, in order to carry out a repair on the illumination unit or an exchange of illuminants arranged on the illumination unit on the at least one illumination unit arranged on the grip element. Furthermore, it is advantageous in this embodiment that the user can use handle strips with different lighting units by personal choice. For example, the user can use between grip strips with different light sources or with a different number of illumination units. This also makes it possible to respond to a possibly occurring in the cooking area change the lighting conditions by selecting a corresponding handle element.

Another advantage of the provision of the at least one lighting unit on a releasably provided on the main body of the pull-out element grip element is given in particular in the embodiment of the handle element as a handle. A handle bar represents, for example, a hollow profile, in particular an extruded profile. Thus, in the handle bar a space for receiving the lighting or the elements is given. In addition, the handle strip is made separately from the pullout element and the introduction of openings for the lighting unit (s) and the introduction of the lighting unit (s) itself can therefore be made easier.

In addition, the position of the lighting unit (s) can be flexibly selected in a handle element that represents a handle. The lighting unit (s) are preferably provided in or on the underside of the handle. Does the handle bar but a height that is greater than the height of the body of the drawer element and thus there is a supernatant of the handle bar on the body down, the lighting unit may for example also be provided in or on the back of the handle. In this way, on the one hand, the lighting unit is prevented from becoming dirty and, on the other hand, an alignment of the light cone which is emitted by the lighting unit can be easily realized to the rear.

According to the invention, at least one further lighting unit, which is arranged in the rear region of the extractor hood, is provided on the extractor hood. This further lighting unit is referred to below as a light unit, to better this of the invention in the front of the To distinguish between excerpt element provided lighting device. Due to the arrangement of at least one light unit, a further area of the cooking area and / or adjacent work surface can be specifically illuminated. This at least one light unit may be arranged such that it is visible only in the partially or completely pulled out state of the at least one extract element. The light unit may be provided, for example, on the pullout element. Alternatively, the at least one light unit can be arranged in each area of the pull-out element, depending on which area of the room is to be illuminated under the extractor hood. According to one embodiment, the at least one light unit is arranged on the underside of the at least one pull-out element. As an alternative or in addition to at least one light unit on the pullout element, one or more light units can also be provided on the extractor housing or on a further part of the extractor hood. The light unit according to the invention is arranged in the rear region of the extractor hood on the extractor hood or on the holder of the extractor hood. In this way, in the inventive arrangement of at least one illumination device in the front region of the extension element, a uniform large-area illumination of the space below the extractor hood can be achieved.

The at least one lighting unit preferably comprises a lighting means, which is an LED, halogen lamp or incandescent lamp. The light unit may also have light sources of this type.

In the prior art, various bulbs are known, which differ for example in size, light color and / or power consumption. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the light source arranged in the at least one lighting unit is a light emitting diode (LED), which is also referred to below as an LED lamp, or an arrangement of LED lamps.

An advantage of using one or more LEDs in the lighting unit is the better energy efficiency. Also, LEDs have the advantage over conventional light sources, such as halogen lamps, that the emission characteristic is substantially more concentrated and generally amounts to approximately 120 °.

In addition, LEDs are advantageous because they have a relatively small size. Thus, comparatively small or not provided with lenses or cooling elements additional LEDs in the extract element bring a significant advantage for the user of the hood.

The use of LED lamps is also particularly advantageous because the LED lamps can be operated according to the invention in a load range in which no complex cooling is necessary. Furthermore, in the use of LED lamps may be dispensed with a complex straightening optics if necessary. However, a directing optics can be provided if the arrangement of the LED lamps and the desired illumination make this necessary.

According to one embodiment, the at least one lighting unit has cooling elements and / or light rays directing optical elements. The arrangement of cooling elements is provided when the lamps have a heat radiation, which could lead to overheating of the at least one extract element or an element used therein, such as a filter element. Light-beam directing optical elements, such as lenses or reflectors, according to the invention are then preferably provided in the at least one lighting unit when the emission characteristic of the light source is to be changed. This will be necessary in particular when incandescent or halogen lamps are used as the illuminant.

In a preferred embodiment of the extractor hood of the present invention, at least one filter element is provided in the pull-out element, which covers the underside of the main body of the pull-out element or a part of the underside of the main body of the pull-out element. The at least one filter element is used for the separation and optionally absorption of particles and / or odors from the intake air. Suitable filter elements are known in the art and may, for example, constitute a filter cassette made of expanded metal. Optionally, in addition activated carbon can be provided as an absorbent in the filter element or in a separate filter element. It is within the scope of the invention to combine various filter elements.

As an alternative or in addition to a filter element, however, an air guide element can also be provided in the extension element, via which air is directed directed to an air inlet opening of the extractor housing. The air guide element can be for example a disk or plate which is provided in the main body of the pull-out element.

Preferably, the at least one lighting unit is arranged in a pull-out element with filter element or air guide in front of the filter element or air guide. The lighting unit may be provided for example in the front part of the filter element or air guide element holding frame. Additionally or alternatively, however, the illumination device can also be provided in this embodiment on a handle bar, which is arranged in front of the frame of the filter element or air guide element.

According to one embodiment, the extractor hood in the holder on a planar, statically arranged element which covers the base of the extractor element in its retracted state on the side facing away from the extractor housing side partially or completely.

The statically arranged element may for example represent a filter element or an air guide element in the form of a disk or plate. The extension element is in this embodiment above the statically arranged element. This embodiment of the invention is advantageous because the at least one extract element is protected from below when fully or partially covered by the statically arranged element. Thus, clogging of a filter element of the pullout element in the retracted state of the pullout element can be prevented. It is also advantageous that due to the different possibilities of designing the statically arranged element with respect to color and material, an individualization of the extractor hood according to the invention can be carried out. According to the material selection for the static element taking into account the prevailing in the cooking area environmental conditions such as humidity, heat and fat enrichment.

Even in the embodiment of the hood with a static element but the front portion of the pull-out element, in particular the area of the handle element is down freely. This means that, furthermore, the space under the extractor hood is illuminated by a lighting unit arranged in this area.

Particularly preferred is an embodiment of the extractor hood according to the invention, in which an operating module for actuating the at least one lighting unit and / or the extractor hood is arranged in the front region of the pull-out element and in particular in the at least one handle element. The arrangement of the operating module in the at least one gripping element of the at least one extract element is particularly advantageous because the stylus element is located in the front region of the extract element. This makes the operating module easily accessible to the user standing in front of the hood. Even in the retracted state of the extension element, it is possible for the user to reach the operating module. For this purpose, the operating module is preferably arranged on the underside, the front or the upper side of the front region of the pull-out element. Preferably, both the extractor hood and the at least one lighting unit can be actuated by means of the control module arranged in the handle element. However, it is also within the scope of the invention that only the at least one lighting unit or the extractor hood can be actuated by means of this operating module. In this case, further control modules are arranged at different positions on the hood.

If more than one lighting unit is provided on the extractor hood according to the invention, then in a preferred embodiment of the invention all lighting units can be operated separately or jointly by means of the operating module arranged in the grip element.

The arrangement of the operating module in the front region of the pull-out element is advantageous in the extractor hood according to the invention, in particular for the reason that the operating module is thereby located in the vicinity of the lighting unit (s). Thus, the cost of wiring the lighting unit (s) is reduced.

In addition, according to the invention, the power supply of the at least one lighting unit can take place via an operating module of the extractor hood, in particular via the operating element provided in the gripping element. From the power supply of the control element, for example, 1-2 watts of lighting and in particular the lighting unit can be added in the front of the extract element. This further simplifies the construction of the extractor hood, since a separate power supply for the lighting unit (s) does not have to be provided.

As an alternative to the power supply of the lighting unit via an operating module of the hood, the power supply can also be made from the general power supply of the hood or the power supply of the general lighting of the hood, such as the light unit.

According to the invention, at least one contact interface for the electrical contact to the extractor hood is provided on the gripping element according to the invention.

This at least one contact interface allows electrical contact between an operating module arranged in the grip element and / or a lighting unit arranged in the grip element with the extractor hood.

Particularly advantageous in this embodiment of the invention, the possibility of the user to replace a arranged on the hood handle element. This replacement of the handle element can be done for aesthetic or technical reasons. For aesthetic reasons, a replacement will take place when the user wants to adapt the stylus element of the hood, for example, to a different design of the kitchen.

By providing a contact interface on the gripping element, the requirements for the electrical and electronic components provided in the gripping element itself are reduced, since the electrical and electronic components of the extractor hood can be used via the contact interface. The contact interface may, for example, a plug or a Be a socket. Other form-unbounded contact interfaces are, however, possible, so the contact interface on the handle element, for example, represent a contact surface, which comes into contact with contact pins on the front of the main body of the pull-out element, when the handle member is attached to the body.

According to the invention, a contact between a lighting unit arranged in the grip element and the extractor hood is produced via the at least one contact interface for the electrical contact.

Particularly preferred is an embodiment of the extractor hood according to the invention, in which at least one illumination unit is arranged in the stylus element and the illumination unit comprises at least one LED lamp as the illuminant. Preferably, the at least one handle element comprises more than one LED lamp. The grip element can be equipped with a separate light switch. In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one lighting unit arranged in the grip element is connected to the general lighting circuit of the extractor hood.

According to the invention, an embodiment of the invention is advantageous in which the at least one lighting unit is equipped in the front region of the extractor element of the extractor hood by means of a separate light switch. However, it is within the scope of the invention that the at least one lighting unit is connected to the general lighting circuit in the front region of the extractor hood.

• Figur 1: eine schematische Seitenansicht einer Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Dunstabzugshaube;
• Figur 2: eine schematische Seitenansicht einer Dunstabzugshaube des Standes der Technik;
• Figur 3: eine Dunstabzugshaube mit Auszugselement, Halterung und Beleuchtungseinheit im Griffelement;
• Figur 4: eine Ausführungsform eines Griffelementes; und
• Figur 5: eine schematische Blockdarstellung einer Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Dunstabzugshaube.

The invention will now be described again with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:

• FIG. 1 a schematic side view of an embodiment of the extractor hood according to the invention;
• FIG. 2 a schematic side view of an extractor hood of the prior art;
• FIG. 3 : an extractor hood with pull-out element, holder and lighting unit in the handle element;
• FIG. 4 an embodiment of a handle element; and
• FIG. 5 : A schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the extractor hood according to the invention.

In FIG. 2 is shown a side view of a hood of the prior art. The shown extractor hood of the prior art is a flat screen hood.

In the view shown, the hood is arranged above a hob 9. The extractor hood consists of a fume hood housing 4, in the lower region of a holder in the form of moldings 3 is provided. At the top of the extractor housing 4 protrudes a vent pipe 5 also can be removed via the air from the extractor housing 4. In the extractor housing 4 is a blower or fan (in FIG. 2 not visible).

In the holder, which are designed as profiled strips 3, an extract element 1 is guided. For this purpose, the pull-out element 1 on the sides guides 12. In FIG. 2 is the pullout element 1 shown in the pulled-out state. At the front of the pullout element 1, a grip element 2 is arranged. In the rear region of the extractor hood a light unit 6 is arranged, which has an LED lamp in the illustration shown. The light unit 6 is provided on the extractor housing 4 or on the holder 3 of the extractor housing 4. Schematically, the light cone 7 is shown, which is thrown by the light unit 6 on the hob 9. As is clear in this schematic representation remains in the front region of the hob 10 and the adjacent standing and working surface, a dark area 8, which is not illuminated by the arranged in the rear area light unit 6. In the front area located higher pots are not illuminated by the directional cone 7, as well as the user is at eye level in the dark area 8.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. The construction of in FIG. 1 shown extractor hood essentially corresponds to the structure of in FIG. 2 shown extractor hood. However, in the embodiment of the extractor after FIG. 1 the extractor hood in the front region of the pull-out element 1, a lighting unit 11. The lighting unit 11 may in particular comprise one or more LED lamps. Furthermore, as with the in FIG. 2 shown hood in the rear area a light unit 6 is provided. The illumination of the hob 9 is shown schematically when both the rear light unit 6 and the front lighting unit 11 illuminate the hob 9. The directed light cone 7 of the rear light unit 6 is supplemented by the additional light cone 10 of the lighting unit 11 to a total illumination of the cooking area and adjacent areas.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the extractor hood according to the invention in a perspective bottom view. In the illustrated embodiment, four illumination units 11 are provided in the lower region of the grip element 2 of the pull-out element 1. The number and distribution of the lighting units 11 is not limited to the number and distribution shown. Furthermore, an operating element 14 is arranged in the grip element 2. The operating element 14 is provided in the illustrated embodiment in the front of the handle element 2, which represents a handle bar. Also shown is a filter element 13, which occupies the entire underside of the main body of the pull-out element 1 and is releasably held in a frame.

In FIG. 4 an embodiment of a handle member 2 is shown in a rear view, that is shown with the mounted state in the user facing away from the front. On the underside of the handle element 2 five lighting units 11 are arranged. By way of example, the contact interface 15 for the electrical contact to the extractor hood is arranged in this view in the lower region of the grip element 2 at its rear side. However, it is within the scope of the present invention that the contact interface 15 is arranged elsewhere on the grip element 2. Connecting elements 16 are each arranged in the corners of the illustrated back of the grip element 2. However, the arrangement of other connecting elements or their arrangement at another position is also within the scope of the invention.

In FIG. 5 a further embodiment of the extractor hood according to the invention is shown schematically. In this embodiment, the lower end of the extractor housing 4 is limited by a static element 17, which may for example constitute a filter element. The static element 17 is immovably connected to the extractor housing 4 or another part of the extractor hood. Above the static element 17, the pull-out element 1 is arranged parallel to the static element 17. At the front of the main body of the pull-out element 1, a handle element 2 is provided in the form of a handle. At the bottom of the handle bar 2, a lighting unit 11 is provided. In addition, a light unit 6 is provided in the rear area of the extractor hood, for example on the static element 17 or behind the static element 17.

FIG. 5a shows the pullout element 1 in the extended state. In this state, the main body of the pull-out element 1 is not covered by the static element 17. The illumination of the room below the extractor hood corresponds in this condition to the in FIG. 1 Illumination shown by means of a rear-directed and a front, preferably downwardly directed, additional light cone 7, 10th

In FIG. 5b the pull-out element 1 is shown in the inserted state. In this state, the main body of the pull-out element is concealed downward by the static element 17. However, the handle bar 2 is also in the inserted state in front of the static element 17. Thus, even in this state, light from the illumination unit 11 are delivered to the handle bar down. Also by the light unit 6, light can be emitted in this state.

The present invention provides an extractor hood, which particularly advantageously enables the illumination of the hob or cooktop and adjacent areas below an extract element. According to the invention is in the front area of the extract element arranged at least one lighting element. In this case, it is particularly advantageous that the limited space for arranging lighting elements in flat-panel hoods is taken into account. Furthermore, it is advantageous if LED lamps are used as the light source, which have an advantageous radiation characteristic. The fact that the user standing in front of the cooker hood looks at the light is another advantage.

The gripping element provided according to the invention, in which lighting elements are arranged, combines the abovementioned advantages according to the invention with great variability for the user. Thus, the handle element according to the invention can be equipped, for example, with LED lamps according to the customer's request. An exchange of the handle element by a handle element with a different design and / or other bulbs makes it possible to meet individual customer requirements. An adaptation of the lighting of the hood to changing lighting conditions or a changed furnishing of the kitchen is thus user-friendly guaranteed. Thus, for example, a handle element can be mounted in changed light conditions, in which compared to the original handle element more lighting elements are arranged, in which more bulbs are provided.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

pull-out element

2

handle element

3

moldings

4

Extractor housing

5

air vent

6

light unit

7

directed light cone

8th

dark area

9

hob

10

additional light cone

11

lighting unit

12

guide

13

filter element

14

operating element

15

Contact interface

16

connecting element

17

static element

Claims (6)

1. Extractor hood having a holder (3) arranged in the lower region of the extractor housing, at least one pull-out element (1) which is accommodated in a pull-out manner in the holder (3) and on the side comprises guides (12) and on the front has at least one handle element (2), wherein the extractor hood comprises at least one lighting unit (11) in the front region of the pull-out element (1) and comprises at least one light unit (6) which is arranged in the rear region of the extractor hood on the extractor housing (4) or on the holder (3) of the extractor housing (4), characterised in that the at least one lighting unit (11) is arranged on the at least one handle element (2), which is detachably connected to the at least one pull-out element (1) and in that the handle element (2) comprises at least one contact interface (15) for the electrical contact to the extractor hood, and in that thanks to the at least one contact interface (15) an electrical contact is produced between a lighting unit (11) arranged in the handle element (2) and the extractor hood.
2. Extractor hood according to claim 1, characterised in that the at least one lighting unit (11) comprises a luminous medium which comprises an LED, halogen lamp and/or light bulb.
3. Extractor hood according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the pull-out element has a base body, at least one filter element (13) and/or air guide element is provided in the pull-out element (1) and covers the underside of the base body of the pull-out element or part of the underside of the base body of the pull-out element (1) and the at least one lighting unit (11) is arranged in front of the filter element (13), the air guide element or a combination of filter element and air guide element on the pull-out element (1).
4. Extractor hood according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the pull-out element has a base body, a flat, statically arranged element (17) is provided which partially or fully covers the underside of the base body of the pull-out element (1) in its slid-in state on the side facing away from the extractor housing (6).
5. Extractor hood according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an operating module (14) for actuating the at least one lighting unit (11) and/or the extractor hood is arranged on the at least one handle element (2).
6. Extractor hood according to claim 5, characterised in that the power supply of the at least one lighting unit (11) is provided by way of the operating module (14) of the extractor hood.

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