JP2000167331A - Filter apparatus for range hood - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To selectively use an optimum filter apparatus since many kinds of conventional filter apparatuses for kitchen range hoods are provided corresponding to various range hoods. SOLUTION: In a filter apparatus for range hood formed by mounting a filter material on an attaching frame in a freely detachable manner, the attaching frame has trough-shaped connection plates 2 each formed by integrally forming a guide plate 2b and a slide groove part 2c in both longitudinal side edge parts of a long flat plate material 2a mutually opposedly and corner plates 3 each formed by erecting and fixing a side plate 3b along the outer edge part of an L-shaped flat plate material 3a. The side plate 3b is brought into slide contact with the guide plate 2b of the connection plate 2 to fit an L-shaped flat material inside edge part 3c in a slide groove part 2c in a freely slidable manner to connect the corner plate 3 to the connection plate. Four corner plates 3 arranged in a square shape are connected by four connection plates 2 to form a square frame and the corner plates 3 are slid in a connected state so as to be freely extended and contracted before and behind as well as left and right to arbitrarily change a frame dimensional shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a filter device for a range hood, and more particularly to a filter material mounting frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are many types of conventional filter devices for kitchen range hoods corresponding to various range hoods, and an optimum filter device is selectively used therefrom.

[0003]

The conventional filter device for a range hood must be available in various sizes corresponding to the type of the range hood.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a filter device for a range hood in which a filter material is detachably mounted on a mounting frame, wherein the mounting frame is provided on both sides along a longitudinal direction of a long flat plate material. A gutter-like connecting plate integrally formed by opposing a guide plate and a slide groove portion to an edge portion, and a side plate fixedly planted along an outer edge portion of the L-shaped flat plate material, wherein the side plate is formed of a connecting plate. The four L-shaped flat plate members are slidably fitted to the slide grooves while being slidably in contact with the guide plate and guided by a corner plate connected to the connection plate. The corner plate is connected by four connecting plates to form a rectangular frame, and the frame size and shape are arbitrarily changed by slidably expanding and contracting back and forth and left and right while the corner plate is connected.

[0005] Further, the guide plate and the side plate are sandwiched between the clip members to fix the connecting plate and the corner plate.

Further, the clip member is provided integrally with a holding portion to which a wire member for fixing and holding a deformable filter material is detachably mounted.

Further, the wire member has a U-shaped holding portion, and the U-shaped both legs are held by the clip member at the U-shaped intermediate portion and used for fixing the filter material.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a range hood filter device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a mounting frame (1) of the range hood filter device according to the present invention, and FIG.
In (a), (2) is a gutter-like connecting plate, and (3) is a corner plate.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the gutter-like connecting plate (2) has a guide plate (2b) and an inward opening at both side edges along the longitudinal direction of the long flat plate (2a). Slide groove (2
and c) are integrally formed in a gutter shape facing each other. The corner plate (3) has a side plate (3b) fixed and planted along the outer edge of the L-shaped flat plate (3a).
As shown in (c), the side plate (3b) slides on the guide plate (2b) of the connecting plate (2) and guides the inner edge (3c) of the L-shaped plate member (3a) while sliding. (2c) is slidably fitted to and connected to the connecting plate (2).

The operation of the present invention based on the above configuration will now be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), a mounting frame (1) of a filter device for a range hood according to the present invention has four corner plates (3). As shown, the side plate (3b) slides on the guide plate (2b) and guides the inner edge of the flat plate (3a) to the slide groove (2).
and c) are slidably fitted to each other, and each corner plate is connected to each other by four connecting plates (2) to form a square frame.

Then, the frame size can be arbitrarily changed by sliding the corner plates (3)... In the front and rear and left and right directions while being connected by the connection plates (2). However, the filter device can be used immediately by simply changing the frame size of the same filter device, and the filter material may be appropriately mounted on the mounting frame (1).

Next, in another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D, a clip member (4) is added to the above configuration, and FIGS. As shown in the figure, the guide plate (2b) and the side plate (3b) are sandwiched between clip members (4) to fix the corner plate (3) and the connecting plate (2). In the clip member (4) shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, a wire member (5) for fixing a filter material holding member to be described later is attached by bending an inner lower end of the clip portion (4a) upward. Forming a holding portion (4b),
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2D, a clip member (6) including only a clip portion may be used.

FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIG.
In each of the other embodiments shown in (b), the metal member (5) for fixing the deformable filter material holding member is attached to the clip member (4). (5a) to (5d) are shown.

First, a wire member (5a) shown in FIG.
Are formed by connecting one end of a pair of L-shaped wires (5ab) to both ends of the curved wire (5aa). After each corner plate (3) is slid back and forth and right and left to set a rectangular frame size according to the filter material size, two clip members are respectively provided along the L-shape at each corner of the mounting frame (1). (4) Fix the corner plate (3) by sandwiching.

Next, after storing the filter material (not shown) in the mounting frame (1), the two wire members (5a) (5
Each L-shaped wire (5ab) while expanding and contracting the bent wire (5aa) (5aa) according to the size of the mounting frame in (a).
(5ab) is attached to the holding portion (4b) of the clip member (4).
To be stored. And a curved wire (5aa) (5aa)
While partially overlapping, the wire members (5a) and (5a) are held by the clip members (4)..., And the filter material is pressed and fixed.

A wire member (5b) shown in FIG.
Deforms the above-mentioned wire member (5a), and forms a curved wire (5a).
The holding portion (5bd) of the L-shaped wire (5bc) is bent into a U-shape by winding and forming the center portion (5bb) of the ba), and a clip member (M) is formed at the U-shaped intermediate portion (M). 4) The U-shaped side portions (S) and (S) held in step 4) are used for holding down the filter material.

Also, a wire member (5c) shown in FIG.
Are opposite sides (5cb) and (5cb) of the Z-shaped wire (5ca)
The extension of the holding wire (5cc) (5cc) along the outside of the stretchable and deformable wire, the holding wire (5c)
c) is stored in the clip member (4), and the wire member (5) is stored.
c) is held, and the Z shape is used for fixing the filter material holding down.

A wire member (5d) shown in FIG.
Is a stretchable and deformable wire in which the opposite side (5db) of the Z-shaped wire (5da) is used as a holding wire, and a press fixing portion (5dc) is formed to extend along the inside of the holding wire. ) Are overlapped in an X-shape at the middle part, the holding wire (5db) is housed in the clip member (4) to hold the wire member (5d), and the X-shape is used for fixing the filter material.

[0019]

According to the present invention, in the range hood filter device, the mounting frame of the filter material is formed so as to be expandable and contractible in the front-rear and left-right directions and can be changed to an arbitrary size and shape. On the other hand, the same mounting frame can be flexibly expanded and contracted as needed, so that the mounting frame can be immediately set to an appropriate size, so that there is no need to replace the mounting frame and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a mounting frame showing an embodiment of a range hood filter device according to the present invention. (B) is a partial perspective view showing a corner plate and a connecting plate of the mounting frame according to the present invention.
(C) is sectional drawing which shows the connection state of the corner plate and connection plate of the mounting frame which concern on this invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are a perspective view and a sectional view showing a clip member for sandwiching a corner plate and a connecting plate of a mounting frame according to the present invention. (C) is a plan view showing a mounting frame in which a corner plate and a connecting plate according to the present invention are sandwiched by clip members. (D) is a partial perspective view showing another clip member according to the present invention.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are plan views showing embodiments of a wire member for fixing and holding a filter material.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are plan views showing other embodiments of the wire member for fixing and holding the filter material.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 mounting frame 2 connecting plate 2 a flat plate 2 b guide plate 2 c slide groove 3 corner plate 3 a L-shaped flat plate 3 b side plate 3 c inner edge

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A filter device for a range hood, wherein a filter material is detachably mounted on a mounting frame, wherein the mounting frame has a guide plate and a slide groove at both side edges along a longitudinal direction of a long flat plate material. And a side plate fixedly formed along the outer edge of the L-shaped flat plate, and the side plate is slidably brought into contact with a guide plate of the connection plate for guiding. And a corner plate connected to the connecting plate by slidably fitting the inner edge portion of the L-shaped flat plate member to the slide groove while connecting the four corner plates arranged in a square.
A filter device for a range hood, wherein a rectangular frame is formed by connecting with a plurality of connecting plates, and slidable back and forth and left and right while the corner plate is connected to freely change the frame size and shape. 2. The range hood filter device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting plate and the corner plate are fixed by sandwiching the guide plate and the side plate with the clip member. 3. The filter device for a range hood according to claim 2, wherein the clip member is integrally provided with a holding portion to which a deformable wire member for fixing and holding the filter material is detachably mounted. 4. A wire member having a U-shaped holding portion, wherein the U-shaped both legs are held by a clip member at a U-shaped middle portion and used for fixing and holding the filter material. The filter device for a range hood as described in the above.