Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
  • E05D7/10—Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy separation or connection of the parts at the hinge axis
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
  • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
  • E05D11/1014—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in only one position, e.g. closed
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D3/00—Hinges with pins
  • E05D3/02—Hinges with pins with one pin
  • E05D3/022—Hinges with pins with one pin allowing an additional lateral movement, e.g. for sealing
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
  • E05D5/02—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
  • E05D5/10—Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
  • E05D5/10—Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins
  • E05D5/12—Securing pins in sockets, movably or not
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
  • E05D7/12—Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy detachment of the hinge from the wing or the frame
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F24C15/00—Details
  • F24C15/20—Removing cooking fumes
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F24C15/00—Details
  • F24C15/20—Removing cooking fumes
  • F24C15/2078—Removing cooking fumes movable
  • F24C15/2092—Removing cooking fumes movable extendable or pivotable
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
  • E05D5/10—Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins
  • E05D2005/102—Pins
  • E05D2005/106—Pins with non-cylindrical portions

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a vertical hood for extracting fumes, having an openable covering panel, as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
• This hood is useful for use in kitchens of domestic environments, restaurants and more.
• a vertical hood for extracting cooking fumes is known in the art.
• the term“vertical hood” is intended to designate a hood having a box-like housing with a rear wall designed to be attached to a wall and having a fume-extraction opening located opposite to the rear wall, i.e. at the front.
• the hood comprises a covering panel located outside the box-like housing, between the box-like housing and the environment in front of the hood.
• the panel is joined to the box-like housing via a hinge, which is connected to the box-like housing and the panel at an upper end thereof.
• the panel is placed before the box-like housing, to at least partially cover the opening.
• the panel may be rotated relative to the end of the box-like housing on which it is hinged to be moved to an open configuration.
• the hood comprises two self-locking pistons laterally arranged between the panel and the box-like housing. When the panel is moved to the open configuration, the pistons get locked.
• the latter In order to close the panel, the latter must be slightly lifted to releases the pistons. Then, the panel may be rotated to the working position.
• EP 2927605 A1 and CN107763703 A disclose a hood with an openable panel, in which a hinge mechanism allows the piston to be locked in the open position.
• US 6 622 345 B2 discloses a box-like housing of a household appliance having one openable side.
• the document discloses a hinge mechanism located at one side that allows rotation of the door associated with that side.
• an engagement portion connected to the door, engages with the box-like housing, allowing the door to be locked in the open position.
• the technical purpose of the present invention is to provide a hood for extracting cooking fumes that can obviate the above mentioned prior art drawbacks.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a hood for extracting cooking fumes that affords quicker installation.
• a further object of the present invention is to simplify the panel moving mechanism and facilitate panel removal from the box-like housing.
• a further object of the present invention is to reduce the hood manufacturing costs.
• the hood obviates the technical problem as it comprises a hinge comprising a stationary element and a movable element.
• the movable element is attached to the panel, whereas the stationary element is joined to the box-like housing.
• the movable element is configured to rotate relative to the stationary element when the covering panel switches from the closed configuration to the open configuration.
• the movable element is also configured to slide relative to the stationary element, thereby causing the panel to slide relative to the box-like housing. The sliding movement of the panel allows it to be locked or unlocked when it is in the open configuration.
• Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a hood for extracting fumes according to the present invention
• Figure 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the hood of Figure 1;
• Figures 3, 4 and 5 show a side view of the hood of Figures 1 and 2 in respective operating configurations
• Figures 3 a, 4a and 5a show respective details of the side views of Figures 2, 3 and 4;
• Figure 6 show an exploded perspective view of a detail of the hood of Figures 1 and 2;
• Figure 7 shows a side view of a second embodiment of a hood for extracting fumes according to the present invention
• Figure 7a shows a detail of the side view of Figure 7, DETAILED DESCRIPTION
• numeral 1 designates a cooking fume extractor hood of the present invention.
• the hood 1 comprises a box-like housing 2, which is designed to be mounted to a wall 21.
• the box-like housing 2 of the hood 1 can be entirely or partially embedded in the wall 21 or a ceiling.
• the box-like housing 2 has a front side 3a.
• This front side 3a is the side that, with the hood 1 installed, is opposite to the wall 21 on which the hood 1 is mounted and/or embedded.
• the box-like housing 2 also has a rear side 3b, directly facing the wall 21 and opposite to the front side 3a.
• the box-like housing 2 also has an upper side 3c, facing the ceiling, and a lower side 3d, facing a hob.
• the lower side 3d comprises lighting means 31.
• the box-like housing 2 has an opening 4 through which cooking fumes are channeled.
• the opening 4 is located on the front side 3a of the box-like housing 2
• the hood 1 comprises suction means (not shown in the accompanying figures) located inside the box-like housing 2 to draw in the cooking fumes through the opening 4.
• a filter 22 located at the opening 4 separates the box-like housing 2 from the environment in front of the hood 1.
• the opening 4 is inclined downwards toward the cooking fumes.
• the hood 1 comprises a panel 5 connected to the box-like housing 2 and namely arranged outside it.
• This panel 5 can face the opening 4 to cover it.
• the panel may be translucent or opaque.
• the panel may be made of glass and/or a polymeric material and/or metal.
• the panel 5 is configured to switch between a closed configuration in which it is placed adjacent to the opening 4, and an open configuration in which the interior of the box-like housing 2 is accessible through the opening 4.
• the hood 1 comprises at least one hinge 6.
• the hinge 6 is connected to the panel 5 and to the box-like housing 2.
• the hinge 6 is configured to allow the panel 5 to rotate relative to the box-like housing 2, thereby switching the panel between the closed configuration and the open configuration.
• the hinge 6 is interposed between the upper side 3c and the front side 3a, at an upper portion of the front side 3a and a front portion of the upper side 3 c.
• the hinge 6 is placed adjacent to the junction between the upper side 3c and the front side 3a.
• the hinge 6 is arranged at the front side 3a, spaced apart from the upper side 3c.
• the hinge 6 comprises a stationary element 7 joined to the box-like housing 2, and a movable element 8 attached to the panel 5.
• the movable element 8 has an axis of rotation “R”
• the axis of rotation“R” is parallel to the upper side 3 c. Therefore, the movable element 8 is able to rotate about the axis of rotation“R” to switch the panel 5 from the closed configuration to the open configuration.
• the panel will be usefully locked in the open configuration to be prevented from rotating back to the closed configuration under its own weight.
• Reference will be made hereinafter to a locked configuration of the panel 5, in which the latter is open but unable to rotate, and an unlocked configuration, in which the panel 5 is open and free to rotate. Therefore, the panel 5 is also configured to switch from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration by sliding relative to the box-like housing 2.
• the movable element 8 when the panel 5 is in the open configuration, the movable element 8 is configured to slide relative to the stationary element 7 to switch the panel 5 into the locked configuration.
• the movable element 8 and the panel 5 are configured to slide in a direction“S” substantially parallel to the upper side 3b.
• the movable element 8 is configured to slide along a first predetermined length, for example toward the wall 21, to switch the panel 5 from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration.
• a first predetermined length for example toward the wall 21, to switch the panel 5 from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration.
• the panel 5 can be switched back to the unlocked configuration by sliding the movable element 8 in the opposite direction, i.e. away from the wall 21, along the same first predetermined length.
• the panel 5 can be switched from the open configuration to the closed configuration.
• the movable element 8 comprises a guide 9.
• the stationary element 7 comprises a pin 10 placed within the guide 9, and a support 11 attached to the box-like housing 2.
• the pin 10 extends away from the support 11 and has one end 12 distal from such support 11.
• the pin 10 also comprises a head 13, placed at the end 12 of the pin 10 and configured to keep the pin 10 within the guide 9.
• the pin 10 further comprises a body 14, placed between the support 11 and the head 13.
• the pin 10 is placed within the guide 9 with the body 14.
• the body 14 of the pin 10 has a prismatic shape with a rectangular base defined by a longer side 31 and a shorter side 32.
• the guide 9 is adapted to rotate relative to the pin 10 to switch the panel 5 between the closed configuration and the open configuration. Furthermore, such guide 9 can slide relative to the pin 10 to lock or unlock the rotation of the panel 5 when the panel 5 is in the open configuration.
• the guide 9 is defined by a through groove 15, inside which the body 14 of the pin 10 is arranged.
• the guide 9 has a straight main direction of extension“J”. The guide 9 slides relative to the pin 10 in this direction “G.
• the positions of the guide 9 and of the pin 10 may be exchanged.
• the guide 9 may be placed on the stationary element 7 and the pin 10 can be formed on the movable element 8.
• the guide 9 comprises a rotating section 16.
• the pin 10 is configured to engage the rotating section 16 to cause the panel 5 to reversibly rotate from the closed configuration to the open configuration, in particular to the unlocked configuration.
• the guide 9 can rotate relative to the pin 10 when the pin 10 engages the rotating section 16. It should be noted that, when the panel 5 rotates, the aforementioned axis of rotation“R” extends through the pin 10.
• the guide 9 also comprises a locking section 17, opposite to the rotating section 16 and separated therefrom by the first predetermined length.
• the guide 9 is arranged to slide with respect to the pin 10 to cause it to move from the rotating section 16 to the locking section 17.
• the pin 10 engages the locking section 17 the panel 5 is in the locked configuration.
• the rotating section 16 and the locking section 17 are each positioned on a respective end 19a, 19b of the guide 9.
• the rotating section 16 has a circular shape with a radius equal to the maximum width of the body 14 of the pin 10 to allow the guide 9 to rotate around it.
• the rotating section 16 has a dimension at least equal to the longer side 31.
• the locking section 17 has a shape that matches the shape of the body 14 of the pin 10 to prevent undesired rotation of the guide 9 relative thereto.
• the guide 9 slides along the longer side 31 of the body 14, and the body 14 abuts the locking section 17 with its shorter side 32.
• the locking section 17 has a dimension equal to the shorter side 32 of the body 14 of the pin 10.
• the panel 5 can be disconnected from the box-like housing 2.
• the guide 9 further comprises a releasing section 18.
• the releasing section 18 is placed in an intermediate position between the locking section 17 and the rotating section 16. It should be noted that the guide 9 is designed to slide relative to the pin 10 from the rotating section 16 and/or from the locking section 17 to the releasing section 18.
• the panel 5 can be disconnected from the box-like housing 2. More in detail, the panel 2 is configured to translate in a direction“T” parallel to the axis of rotation“R” when the pin 10 engages the releasing section 18 to be able to be disconnected from the box-like housing 2.
• the head 13 of the pin 10 must be able to pass through the guide 9.
• the releasing section 18 has a shape that matches the shape of the head 13 of the pin 10.
• the hood 1 comprises a pair of hinges 6.
• the respective pins 10 of each hinge 6 extend on the same side as their respective support 11 , to allow the panel 5 to translate in the direction“T” to disconnect the panel 5.

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