JP2007232351A - Range hood - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a range hood safely cleaned without waste oil and dew condensate stuck in cooking, dripping on a cooking apparatus because a straightening vane installed in a lower opening of a hood part is vertically liftable. <P>SOLUTION: The range hood installed above the cooking apparatus C to collect and exhaust oily smoke produced in cooking, comprises: a fan unit 1 exhausting oily smoke; the hood part 2 of approximately box shape provided with the lower opening 12 in the lower face; and the straightening vane 3 provided to form a clearance between itself and the opening edge of the lower opening 12. The straightening vane 3 is formed to be vertically liftable to provide the safely cleaned range hood. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a range hood that is installed above a cooking device and collects and exhausts oily smoke generated during cooking, and is configured to be able to clean dirt due to oily smoke downward.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of range hood, there is known a range hood in which an opening of a hood is covered so as to be openable and a cover means for forming a waste gas capture space is hangable (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  Hereinafter, the range hood will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the range hood 101 includes a blower unit in a hood A in which a front open portion of a box composed of left and right side plates 102, a rear plate 103, and a top plate 104 is detachably covered with a front plate 105. 106, an exhaust duct 107 communicating with the blower unit 106 is attached to the top plate 104 of the hood A, and a hood cover 108 is provided in the hood A. The hood cover 108 covers the lower opening D of the hood A so that the lower opening D can be opened and closed. The front edge of the hood cover 108 is hooked on the front edge of the lower opening D of the hood A by the hooking means 109 and can be rotated in the front-rear direction. The hooking means 109 is formed on the curl portion 111 formed at the lower end portion on the front edge side of the horizontal flange 110 provided around the hood cover 108 and the front plate 105 corresponding to the front edge portion of the lower opening D of the hood A. The rising flange 112 is configured to hook the curled portion 111 on the rising flange 112 to support the hood cover 108 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. The detachable means for detachably attaching the hood cover 108 is a screw 113 for attaching to the rear edge portion. By removing the screw 113 from below, the hood cover 108 swings forward with the hook means 109 as a fulcrum. It is configured to be located in front of the person standing on the cooking table.
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  Such a conventional range hood has a configuration in which the hood cover is hung with the hooking means at the time of cleaning as a fulcrum, and thus there is a problem that waste oil or condensed water that has adhered during cooking drops onto the cooking appliance.

  In addition, when cleaning waste oil or condensed water adhering to cooking, it is difficult to clean the hood cover in a state where the hood cover is hung, so it is necessary to remove the hood cover. However, the steel plate hood cover is heavy, and the removal of the hood cover is particularly troublesome and dangerous for unhealthy and elderly people.

  Moreover, when attaching and detaching the hood cover, the heavy hood cover is supported by hand and the screws are attached and detached, which is a dangerous work.

  This invention solves such a conventional subject, and provides the range hood which can perform cleaning work safely, without the waste oil and condensed water which adhered by cooking at the time of cleaning dropping on cooking equipment. It is aimed.

  In order to achieve the above object, the range hood of the present invention is a range hood that is installed above a cooking device and collects and exhausts oily smoke generated during cooking, and a blower unit that exhausts oily smoke and the blower A rectifying plate provided so as to form a gap between a substantially box-shaped hood having a ventilation opening communicating with the unit on the upper surface and a lower opening on the lower surface, and an opening edge of the lower opening. The rectifying plate is configured to be movable up and down in the vertical direction.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain a range hood in which waste oil or condensed water adhering to cooking during cleaning does not drip onto the cooking equipment.

  In another aspect, the rectifying plate includes a first rectifying plate that can be moved up and down disposed in the vicinity of the fan unit of the hood portion, and a second rectifying plate that is fixed to the hood portion. When the first current plate is lowered, the second current plate is separated from the second current plate.

  By this means, it is possible to reduce the weight of the rectifying plate that moves up and down, and it is possible to obtain a range hood that can easily clean a portion with a lot of waste oil.

  Further, a storage shelf is disposed above the hood portion, the storage shelf and the rectifying plate are connected, and the storage shelf and the rectifying plate are configured to be movable up and down while the blower unit and the hood portion are installed and fixed. Is.

  By this means, the storage shelf can be moved up and down, and the stored items can be taken in and out at a low position, so that a range hood that can be stored safely and easily can be obtained.

  Further, the lifting shelf and the rectifying plate are configured to be lifted and lowered electrically.

  By this means, a range hood capable of raising and lowering the rectifying plate and the storage shelf only by operating a switch at hand is obtained.

  Further, the blower unit is narrower than the hood part and is eccentric to the left or right with respect to the hood part, and the rectifying plate is eccentric to the same direction in accordance with the ventilation opening of the blower unit.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain a range hood that can reliably receive the waste oil dripping from the blower unit that is particularly likely to be contaminated with the current plate.

  Moreover, it is set as the structure which arrange | positions the filter which collects the oil smoke which generate | occur | produces at the time of cooking between the said opening for ventilation of the food | hood part connected with an air blower unit, and a baffle plate.

  By this means, a filter with a high cleaning frequency installed on the current plate can be lifted and removed at a low position, so that a range hood that can perform cleaning work safely and easily can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, it is a range hood that is installed above a cooking device and collects and exhausts oily smoke generated during cooking, and includes a blower unit that exhausts oily smoke, and a ventilation opening that communicates with the blower unit. The rectifying plate is provided with an upper surface and a substantially box-shaped hood portion having a lower opening on the lower surface, and a rectifying plate provided so as to form a gap between the opening edge of the lower opening. In addition, it is possible to provide a range hood that can be safely cleaned without waste oil or condensed water adhering to cooking at the time of cleaning being dripped onto the cooking equipment by being configured to be movable up and down in the vertical direction. .

  The rectifying plate includes a first rectifying plate that can be raised and lowered disposed in the vicinity of the fan unit of the hood portion, and a second rectifying plate that is fixed to the hood portion, and the first rectifying plate comprises: The structure that separates from the second rectifying plate at the time of lowering makes it possible to reduce the weight of the rectifying plate that moves up and down, and to easily clean the portion with a lot of waste oil, so that the range hood main body is always kept clean. It is possible to provide a range hood that is effective.

  Further, a storage shelf is disposed above the hood portion, the storage shelf and the rectifying plate are connected, and the storage shelf and the rectifying plate are configured to be movable up and down while the blower unit and the hood portion are installed and fixed. As a result, the storage shelf can be moved up and down, and the stored items can be taken in and out at a low position, so that it is possible to provide a range hood having an effect that the storage operation can be performed safely and easily.

  In addition, since the elevating shelf and the rectifying plate are configured to be moved up and down electrically, a range hood that can raise and lower the rectifying plate and the storage shelf only by operating a switch at hand can be provided.

  Further, the blower unit is narrower than the hood part and is eccentric to the left or right with respect to the hood part, and the rectifying plate is configured to be eccentric in the same direction according to the ventilation opening of the blower unit. A range hood having the effect that the waste oil dripping from the blower unit portion where dirt easily adheres can be reliably received by the current plate is obtained.

  In addition, since the filter that collects oily smoke generated during cooking is disposed between the ventilation opening of the hood portion communicating with the blower unit and the rectifying plate, the cleaning frequency installed on the rectifying plate can be reduced. Since the high filter can be moved up and down and attached / detached at a low position, a range hood can be obtained which has an effect of performing cleaning work safely and easily.

  The range hood according to claim 1 of the present invention is a range hood that is installed above a cooking device and collects and exhausts oily smoke generated during cooking, and a blower unit that exhausts oily smoke, and this blower unit A substantially box-shaped hood having a ventilation opening on the upper surface and a lower opening on the lower surface, and a rectifying plate provided so as to form a gap between the opening edge of the lower opening. Therefore, when the rectifying plate is configured to be movable up and down in the vertical direction, when cleaning the rectifying plate where dirt easily adheres, waste oil or condensed water adhered to the inside of the rectifying plate is not dripped onto the cooking appliance. Wiping work can be performed at hand, cleaning work at a high position can be avoided, and cleaning can be performed safely and easily even for unhealthy people and elderly people. And it has the effect | action that the hood located upwards can also be cleaned using the state which the baffle plate was lowered | hung.

  Moreover, the range hood of Claim 2 is comprised from the 2nd baffle plate fixed to the hood part, and the 1st baffle plate fixed to the hood part which can arrange | position the baffle plate to the hood part right near the fan unit. In addition, when the first rectifying plate is lowered, the first rectifying plate is separated from the second rectifying plate, so that only the first rectifying plate that receives the waste oil dripping from the blower portion that is particularly likely to be contaminated can be raised and lowered. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the weight of the rectifying plate that moves up and down, and to easily clean the portion with a lot of waste oil, so that the range hood main body can always be kept clean.

  Moreover, the range hood of Claim 3 arrange | positions a storage shelf above the food | hood part, connects the said storage shelf and a baffle plate, the fan unit and the said food | hood part are the installation fixed state, The said storage shelf Since the flow straightening plate can be moved up and down, the storage shelf can be moved up and down so that stored items can be taken in and out at a low position, so that cleaning work can be avoided at high positions and safe even for unhealthy and elderly people And it has the effect | action that it can clean easily.

  Moreover, the range hood of Claim 4 has the effect | action that the raising / lowering of a baffle plate and a storage shelf can be easily lifted easily only by switch operation at hand, when a raising / lowering shelf and a baffle plate raise / lower electrically.

  The range hood according to claim 5 is such that the blower unit is narrower than the hood part, is eccentric to the left or right with respect to the hood part, and the rectifying plate is in the same direction according to the ventilation opening of the blower unit. By adopting an eccentric configuration, the waste oil dripping from the blower unit portion where dirt is particularly likely to adhere can be reliably received by the current plate.

  In addition, since the filter that collects oily smoke generated during cooking is disposed between the ventilation opening of the hood portion communicating with the blower unit and the rectifying plate, the cleaning frequency installed on the rectifying plate can be reduced. Since the high filter can be moved up and down and can be attached and detached at a low position, the cleaning operation at a high position can be avoided, and the non-healthy person and the elderly can perform cleaning safely and easily.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the range hood of the present invention is installed above the cooking appliance C, and the blower unit 1 installed along the wall surface B along with the cooking appliance C, and the blower unit 1 A substantially box-shaped hood portion 2 positioned below and a rectifying plate 3 (described later) installed in the lower opening 12 of the hood portion 2 so as to be vertically movable. The blower unit 1 is a substantially cylindrical steel plate box, and includes a fan 5 that is rotated by a motor 4 inside, an orifice 6 in front of the fan 5, and a duct that communicates with the outside on the top surface 7. 8, an adapter 9 that can be connected to the hood portion 2, and a flange 10 is formed on the open end surface that communicates with the hood portion 2. A wall surface is formed by an L-shaped fixing bracket 11 that is fixed to the top surface 7. Screwed to B. The hood portion 2 is formed in a substantially box-shaped steel plate box having the lower opening portion 12 described above, and the top plate 13 has a ventilation opening 14 communicating with the opening of the blower unit 1. It is connected and fixed to the flange 10 of the blower unit 1. The lower end 12 of the hood 2 is formed by bending the outer peripheral end surface in a substantially plate shape parallel to the top plate 13 inside the lower opening 12 of the hood 2. The current plate 3 is smaller and has a gap formed between the opening edge of the lower opening 12. The rectifying plate 3 is configured to be fixed to a lower end of a wire 17 extending in a vertical direction from a pulley 16 directly connected to a driving motor 15 which is fixed in front and rear of the lower surface of the top plate 13.

  In the above configuration, the rectifying plate 3 automatically rotates the pulley 16 that winds the wire 17 by the drive motor 15 and slides up and down in parallel to the vertical direction.

  Thus, according to the range hood of Embodiment 1 of this invention, in the range hood which is installed above the cooking appliance C and collects and exhausts the oil smoke which generate | occur | produces at the time of cooking, it is for ventilation | gas_flowing connected with the air blower unit 1 The rectifying plate 3 installed in the lower opening portion 12 of the substantially box-shaped hood portion 2 provided with the opening 14 is configured to be movable up and down by the wire 17, thereby cleaning the rectifying plate 3 to which dirt easily adheres. At that time, waste oil and condensed water adhering to the inside of the baffle plate can be wiped off at hand without dripping onto the cooking equipment, avoiding high-level cleaning work, and safe and easy even for unhealthy and elderly people Can be cleaned.

  Moreover, the hood part 2 located above can also be cleaned using the state which the baffle plate 3 descend | falls.

(Embodiment 2)
2 and 3, the difference from the first embodiment is that the front end inside the lower opening 12 of the hood portion 2 is formed in a substantially plate shape in parallel with the top plate 13 so that the outer peripheral end surface is bent, and the bent front rising portion is formed. A rectifying plate 18B, which is a second rectifying plate having an L-shaped metal fitting 21 on the rear surface rising portion 20 and a rear surface rising portion 20, is locked by a step-down metal fitting 22 formed on the top plate 13 and installed in parallel with the top plate 13. The rearward position of the lower opening 12 of the hood 2 in the vicinity immediately below the blower unit 1 is movable up and down fixed to the lower end of the wire 17 so as to cover a certain distance from the rear surface of the rectifying plate 18B in a bottom view. This is the point that the straightening plate 18A, which is the first straightening plate, is installed and configured. 2 and 3, the same components as those in FIG.

  In the above configuration, the rectifying plate 18A and the rectifying plate 18B are separated, and only the rectifying plate 18A located in the vicinity immediately below the blower unit 1 where waste oil can easily accumulate can be raised and lowered.

  As described above, according to the range hood of the second embodiment of the present invention, the rectifying plate is disposed in the lower opening 12 of the hood portion 2 and has the rectifying plate 18A which is movable up and down and fixed to the rectifying plate 18B. When the rectifying plate 18A is lowered, the rectifying plate 18B is separated from the rectifying plate 18B, so that only the rectifying plate 18A receiving the waste oil dripping from the blower unit 1 portion where dirt easily adheres can be lifted and lowered. Because it is easy to clean many parts, the main body of the range hood can always be kept clean.

(Embodiment 3)
4 is different from the first embodiment in that a hanging door shelf 24 having a storage shelf 23 arranged on the upper surface of the hood portion 2 adjacent to the blower unit 1 is screwed to a wall surface B, and the storage shelf 23 is installed in the hanging door shelf 24, and the panel 25 of the hood portion 2 is a panel 25 of approximately the same flat area provided in the opening portion larger than the flat area of the storage shelf 23 and the storage shelf 23 in the hood portion 2. And a U-shaped metal fitting 26 located between the storage shelf 23 and the storage shelf 23 and connected to the lower end of the wire 17 located inside the lower opening 12 of the hood 2. The rectifying plate 3 and the panel 25 that can be moved up and down are connected and connected by a plurality of rod-shaped metal fittings 27.

  In FIG. 4, the same components as those in FIG.

  In the above configuration, the storage shelves 23 connected and connected to the rectifying plate 3 can be moved up and down automatically.

  Thus, according to the range hood of Embodiment 3 of this invention, the storage shelf 23 is arrange | positioned above the hood part 2, and the baffle plate 3 is installed in the downward opening part 12 of the said storage shelf 23 and the said hood part 2. FIG. The storage unit 23 and the rectifying plate 3 can be moved up and down while the blower unit 1 and the hood 2 are fixed, so that the storage shelf can be moved up and down so that stored items can be taken in and out at a lower position. Cleaning work at a high position can be avoided, and cleaning can be performed safely and easily even for a non-healthy person or an elderly person.

(Embodiment 4)
In FIG. 5, the difference from the first embodiment is that the blower unit 1 is arranged above the cooking appliance C along the wall surface B, and is deviated toward the left side of the front lateral width which is the cooking standing position. Installation and a rectifying plate 3 that moves up and down freely in the lower opening of the substantially box-shaped hood portion 2 located below the blower unit 1, and the rectifying plate 3 is also connected to the blower unit 1. It covers the ventilation opening 14 and deviates toward the left side of the front width which is the cooking standing position. That is, the left and right suction ports of the hood portion 2 and the current plate 3 are set to the left side with respect to the right side. It is the point which installed and comprised in the narrow position, and it abbreviate | omits description about the other same component using the same code | symbol.

  In the above configuration, the waste oil dripping from the blower unit 1 is received by the rectifying plate 3 through the ventilation opening 14, and the oil smoke generated during cooking reduces the suction air volume by narrowing the left side where the blower unit 1 is sucked. Increase the suction air volume by widening the right side, which is far away from the press and suction, and adjust the air volume so that the same air volume is sucked from the left and right.

  As described above, according to the range hood of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the waste oil dripping from the blower unit 1 can be reliably received by the rectifying plate 3, and the collection efficiency of the oil smoke depends on the position of the blower unit 1. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently collect the oil smoke.

  Although it has been described that the rectifying plate 3 is moved to the left and eccentric, the rectifying plate 3 is moved to the right and eccentric when the blower unit 1 is on the right side.

(Embodiment 5)
6 and 7 differ from the first embodiment in that a plurality of openings 28 are provided on the side surface at a position directly below the ventilation opening 14 of the blower unit 1 of the rectifying plate 3 on at least one side of the side surface. A substantially box-shaped filter frame 30 having a flange 29 is formed, and a filter 31 that collects oil smoke is provided in the filter frame 30 through the opening 28.

  In the above configuration, the filter 31 that collects oily smoke generated during cooking is disposed between the ventilation opening 14 of the hood portion 2 that communicates with the blower unit 1 and the rectifying plate 3. Exhaust is performed.

  By arranging a filter 31 that collects oil smoke generated during cooking between the ventilation opening 14 of the hood portion 2 communicating with the blower unit 1 and the rectifying plate 3, the rectifying plate 3. Since the filter 31 with a high cleaning frequency installed in the upper and lower sides can be lifted and lowered together with the current plate 3 and can be attached / detached at a low position, cleaning work at a high position can be avoided and safe and easy cleaning can be performed even for unhealthy people and elderly people.

  The range hood of the present invention is a range hood that can be easily cleaned by raising and lowering the rectifying plate of the range hood that needs frequent care in the up and down direction. It is effective as

Sectional drawing of the range hood of Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing of the range hood of Embodiment 2 of this invention Detailed view of part X in FIG. Front view of the range hood of Embodiment 3 of the present invention Sectional drawing of the range hood of Embodiment 4 of this invention Sectional drawing of the range hood of Embodiment 5 of this invention Perspective view of the same range hood Cross section of conventional range hood

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blower unit 2 Hood | hood part 3 Current plate 12 Lower opening part 14 Opening for ventilation 18A Current plate 18B Current plate 23 Storage shelf 31 Filter

Claims (6)

A range hood that is installed above cooking equipment and collects and exhausts oily smoke generated during cooking, and has a blower unit that exhausts oily smoke and a ventilation opening communicating with the blower unit on the upper surface, and a lower surface. Consists of a substantially box-shaped hood with a lower opening and a rectifying plate provided so as to form a gap between the opening edge of the lower opening, and the rectifying plate can be raised and lowered in the vertical direction. A range hood characterized by being provided in The rectifying plate is composed of a first rectifying plate that can be moved up and down disposed in the hood portion immediately below the blower unit, and a second rectifying plate that is fixed to the hood portion, and when the first rectifying plate is lowered The range hood according to claim 1, wherein the range hood is separated from the second rectifying plate. A storage shelf is disposed above the hood portion, the storage shelf and the rectifying plate are connected, and the storage shelf and the rectifying plate are configured to be movable up and down while the fan unit and the hood portion are installed and fixed. The range hood according to claim 1, characterized in that: The range hood according to claim 3, wherein the elevating shelf and the rectifying plate are moved up and down electrically. The blower unit is narrower than the hood portion, and is eccentric to the left or right with respect to the hood portion, and the rectifying plate is eccentric in the same direction according to the ventilation opening of the blower unit. The described range hood. The range according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a filter for collecting oily smoke generated during cooking is disposed between the ventilation opening of the hood section communicating with the blower unit and the rectifying plate. hood.

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