EP4007870A1 - Hotte verticale - Google Patents

Hotte verticale

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EP4007870A1
EP4007870A1 EP20754372.9A EP20754372A EP4007870A1 EP 4007870 A1 EP4007870 A1 EP 4007870A1 EP 20754372 A EP20754372 A EP 20754372A EP 4007870 A1 EP4007870 A1 EP 4007870A1
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Prior art keywords
panel
box
housing
pin
hood
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German (de)
English (en)
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Luca SABATINI
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Elica SpA
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Elica SpA
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/10Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy separation or connection of the parts at the hinge axis
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/10Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/1014Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in only one position, e.g. closed
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D3/00Hinges with pins
    • E05D3/02Hinges with pins with one pin
    • E05D3/022Hinges with pins with one pin allowing an additional lateral movement, e.g. for sealing
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/02Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/10Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/10Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins
    • E05D5/12Securing pins in sockets, movably or not
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/12Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy detachment of the hinge from the wing or the frame
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24CDOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00Details
    • F24C15/20Removing cooking fumes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24CDOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00Details
    • F24C15/20Removing cooking fumes
    • F24C15/2078Removing cooking fumes movable
    • F24C15/2092Removing cooking fumes movable extendable or pivotable
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/10Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins
    • E05D2005/102Pins
    • E05D2005/106Pins 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ventilation (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Outer Garments And Coats (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une hotte (1) destinée à aspirer des vapeurs de cuisson, comprenant : un logement de type boîte (2) comportant une ouverture (4) destinée à aspirer des vapeurs de cuisson ; des moyens d'aspiration situés à l'intérieur du logement de type boîte (2) afin d'acheminer les vapeurs de cuisson à travers l'ouverture (4) ; un panneau de recouvrement (5) placé à l'extérieur dudit logement (2) et conçu pour faire face à l'ouverture (4) ; au moins une charnière (6) reliée au logement (2) et audit panneau (5) pour permettre un mouvement pivotant du panneau (5) par rapport au logement (2) ; le panneau (5) étant configuré pour se déplacer entre une configuration fermée dans laquelle il est placé adjacent à l'ouverture (4) et une configuration ouverte dans laquelle l'accès à l'intérieur du logement (2) par ladite ouverture (4) est possible ; la charnière (6) comprenant un élément fixe (7) relié au logement (2) et un élément mobile (8) fixé sur le panneau (5), l'élément mobile (8) étant conçu pour tourner autour d'un axe de rotation ("R") pour faire passer le panneau (5) de la configuration fermée à la configuration ouverte ; l'élément mobile (8) étant configuré pour coulisser par rapport à l'élément fixe (7) pour bloquer le mouvement pivotant du panneau (5) dans la configuration ouverte ; le panneau (5) pouvant également être séparé du logement (2).
EP20754372.9A 2019-08-01 2020-07-24 Hotte verticale Pending EP4007870A1 (fr)

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IT102019000013698A IT201900013698A1 (it) 2019-08-01 2019-08-01 Cappa verticale
PCT/IB2020/057005 WO2021019397A1 (fr) 2019-08-01 2020-07-24 Hotte verticale

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