JP2013096687A - Range hood - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a range hood in which a cleaning area is reduced and an attitude in cleaning can be relatively comfortably kept by limiting the cleaning area to the front side in a hood body.SOLUTION: The range hood is partitioned into a front space S1 and a rear space S2 by arranging a partition member 12 inside the downward opened type hood body 11, and a fan 15 is arranged in the rear space S2 in an attitude so that a suction port 15a faces the front space S1. An intake box 13 having intake ports 35 at both left and right sides is provided in the center in the front space S1. The intake box 13 is provided to extend in the back and forth direction with respect to the partition member 12 and to have a rear end positioned around the suction port 15A.

Description

  The present invention relates to a range hood, and more specifically, an air intake box is disposed in the front space of the hood main body, and the air intake box and a suction port of the fan are communicated to reduce a cleaning area and at the same time perform a cleaning operation. It is related with the range hood which can reduce the burden of.

As general equipment of the system kitchen, a kitchen cabinet having a storage space inside, a kitchen counter located above the kitchen cabinet and where the cooking device is arranged, and a relative position above the cooking device And a range hood to be placed.
As a well-known range hood, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a fan (exhaust blower) is provided at the center of the rear portion of the hood main body forming the range hood, and suction ports are arranged on the left and right sides thereof. A configuration is known in which air sucked from a mouth is exhausted to the outside through an exhaust port.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-185576

However, in the range hood described in Patent Document 1, the entire rear space of the hood main body in which the fan is disposed is exposed to dirty air. Therefore, it is required to clean not only the fan suction port but also its surroundings when cleaning is required regularly, and there is a disadvantage that the work area extends over a wide area.
Moreover, since the range hood is located above the kitchen counter, it cannot be cleaned by standing directly under the range hood. For this reason, it is usually necessary to stand in front of the kitchen counter and clean the body with its upper body bent forward. If the cleaning area is the entire rear space of the hood body, cleaning work for a long time is inevitable. Cause inconvenience that it is required.

[Object of invention]
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences, and its purpose is to make the cleaning area small and limited, and the area where cleaning is necessary is located in the front of the hood body. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a range hood that can keep the posture during cleaning relatively easy.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention adopts the structure described in the claims. Specifically, the present invention includes a hood body that opens downward, and a front space inside the hood body. A range hood including a partition member for partitioning into a rear space, and a fan disposed in the rear space,
The suction port of the fan is located on the front space side, and an intake box extending in front of and behind the partition member is provided in the front space corresponding to the suction port, and the rear end of the suction box is around the suction port. In addition to being positioned, an intake port is provided in the plane of the intake box.

  In the present invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the intake box is disposed at the center in the left-right direction of the front space, and the intake ports are respectively disposed on the left and right side surfaces of the intake box.

According to the present invention, since the rear end of the intake box provided with the intake port extends to the front and rear of the partition member and is connected to the fan intake port, the air in the front space is sucked through the intake box. Will be. Therefore, the air sucked into the air intake box is immediately sucked into the suction port of the fan, the area contaminated with air containing oil and smoke components can be minimized, and the cleaning burden is large. Mitigation can be achieved. In addition, since the intake port is structured in the front space of the hood body, it is possible to clean the periphery of the intake port with an easy posture even if a kitchen cabinet exists below the range hood. .
In addition, in the configuration where the intake box is located in the center in the left-right direction of the front space and the intake ports are arranged on both the left and right sides of the intake box, work is performed between the inner surfaces of the left and right sides of the hood body and the left and right sides of the intake box It can be used as a space, and the burden of cleaning work can be reduced from this point.

The schematic side view which shows embodiment by which the range hood which concerns on this invention was applied to the system kitchen. The schematic perspective view which looked at the said range hood from the downward direction. The schematic plan view of the said range hood. The schematic front view of the said range hood.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the term which shows the direction in this specification is used about the case where the range hood fixed to the wall surface is seen in front. Therefore, “left and right” are located along the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1, and “up and down” is located along the up and down direction in FIG. Further, “front and rear” is located along the left and right direction in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, a kitchen cabinet C is installed on the kitchen floor F at a position in contact with the wall surface W, and the range hood 10 is arranged at an upper relative position of the cooking appliance A provided in the upper counter surface of the kitchen cabinet C. Yes. The range hood 10 is fixed to a wall surface W, and an exhaust duct (not shown) is connected to the upper end of the range hood 10 so that the exhaust to the outdoors can be performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the range hood 10 includes a hood main body 11 that opens downward, a partition member 12 that partitions the inside of the hood main body 11 into a front space S1 and a rear space S2, and a front space. The intake box 13 is disposed in S1, and the fan 15 and the electrical component 16 are disposed in the rear space S2.

  The hood body 11 has an upper surface 21 having a surface shape that curves downward as it goes forward, an outer surface 23 positioned on both the left and right sides of the upper surface 21, and a rear surface positioned at the rear ends of the upper surface 21 and the outer surface 23. 25 is provided. The upper surface 21 is provided with an opening (not shown), and the exhaust duct is connected to the fan 15 through the opening.

  The partition member 12 is positioned between the left and right outer surfaces 23, and has a curved surface portion 12 </ b> A that extends from the front inner surface of the planar area on the upper surface 21 toward the rear lower portion, and the rear surface of the outer surface 23 from the lower end of the curved surface portion 12 </ b> A. It consists of the extended surface part 12B extended to a lower end part. An opening 27 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is provided at the center of the curved surface portion 12A, and the rear portion of the intake box 13 is disposed through the opening 27 so as to be positioned in the rear space S2.

  The intake box 13 includes a pair of left and right side portions 30 and a bottom surface portion 31 located on the lower end side of the side portions 30. The side surface portion 30 is provided in an outer edge shape that follows the inner surface of the upper surface 21. In addition, the bottom surface portion 31 is provided in a shape that is inclined so that the rear end is located at a lower position than the front end and continues to the rear end lower portion of the side surface portion 30, whereby the rear end of the intake box 13 is used as the opening 33. The opening 33 is positioned around the inlet 15 </ b> A of the fan 15. In addition, an intake port 35 made of a detachable filter or the like is formed at a position closer to the front of each side surface portion 30, and air in the front space S <b> 1 is sucked into the intake box 13 through the intake port 35. It is like that. The intake box 13 in the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but its left and right width is set to about 200 mm, and the arm is inserted when the filter of the intake port 35 is removed to clean the inside. Enough space can be secured. The air intake box 13 is formed by connecting the outer edge side of the side surface portion 30 around the upper surface 21 and the suction port 15 via a screw or the like (not shown).

  Next, the effect | action of the range hood 10 in this embodiment is demonstrated.

By turning on a power supply (not shown), the fan 15 rotates and the air under the front space S1 is sucked from the air inlet 35. At this time, since the inner surface side of the hood main body 11 is provided in a curved surface shape, the air is sucked into the air intake 35 with a vortex.
The air sucked into the air intake box 13 through the air inlet 35 is sucked into the air inlet 15A of the fan 15, and the air sucked into the fan 15 is exhausted to the outside through an exhaust duct (not shown).
When cleaning the range hood 10, the inside of the fan 15 can be accessed by removing the filter constituting the intake port 35, and the internal region up to the suction port 15 </ b> A of the fan 15 can be cleaned. At this time, since the intake box 13 is provided so that its rear end is positioned around the suction port 15A, it is sufficient to clean the inside of the intake box 13 and the inner surface side of the front space S1.

Therefore, according to such an embodiment, the hood body 11 is partitioned into the front region S1 and the rear region S2 by the partition member 12, the intake box 13 is disposed in the front space S1, and the rear end is the suction port of the fan 15 Since it is provided so as to be positioned around 15A, there is almost no need to clean the rear space S2, and cleaning in the area of the front space S1 is substantially sufficient. Therefore, even if the kitchen cabinet C exists under the range hood 10, the forward leaning posture can be easily maintained when the range hood 10 is cleaned by standing in front of the cabinet C, and the burden of cleaning is reduced. can do.
The fan 15 is positioned in the rear space S2 with the suction port 15A facing the intake box 13, and the intake box 13 has a width that allows access to the inside by removing the filter of the intake port 35. In addition, it is possible to ensure the ease of cleaning the suction port 15A having a high degree of fouling.

The best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the present invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, but is not limited to the embodiments described above without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in terms of position, orientation, and other detailed configurations.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded one part or all part is included in this invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the intake box 13 is disposed at the center in the left-right direction of the front space S1 is illustrated and described. In this case, it is sufficient that the fan 15 is shifted in the rear space S2 in accordance with the position of the intake box 13.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Range hood, 11 ... Hood body, 12 ... Partition member, 15 ... Fan, 15A ... Suction port, 13 ... Intake box, 35 ... Intake port, S1 ... Front space, S2 ... Back space

Claims (2)

A range hood including a hood body that opens downward, a partition member that partitions the inside of the hood body into a front space and a rear space, and a fan disposed in the rear space,
The suction port of the fan is located on the front space side, and an intake box extending in front of and behind the partition member is provided in the front space corresponding to the suction port, and the rear end of the suction box is around the suction port. A range hood that is located and has an air inlet in the plane of the air intake box.   The range hood according to claim 1, wherein the intake box is disposed at a center in a left-right direction of a front space, and the intake ports are respectively disposed on both left and right side surfaces of the intake box.

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