JP2716452B2 - Exhaust device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an exhaust device, and more particularly to an exhaust device in which a cooking appliance and an exhaust unit are integrated.

(Prior Art) A range hood or a ventilation fan hood is used to exhaust smoke, oily smoke, smell and the like generated when cooking using a cooking appliance of a gas range or an electric range installed in a kitchen.

And the range hood is a wall-mounted type (J.
-20739) and a ceiling hanging type developed for island type kitchens.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Each of the above-mentioned conventional exhaust devices is fixed to a wall surface or a ceiling surface in accordance with cookware laid out freely.
Therefore, even after the installation, there is a problem that even if there is a change in family structure or an event such as a party, the cooking utensil and the exhaust device cannot be moved, and the effective space of the kitchen cannot be widened. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust device that can move freely.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the exhaust device of the present invention has an air chamber equipped with an exhaust unit defined in a cabinet incorporating a cooking utensil such as a gas range or an electric range. Then, a hollow column communicating with the air chamber is erected and fixed on the upper surface of the cabinet, and a hollow top plate having a suction port is positioned above the cooking utensil at the upper end of the hollow column to be fixedly installed. The exhaust port of the exhaust unit is formed so as to protrude outside the air chamber, and can be connected to and separated from a duct piped to the floor.

An air supply port for supplying air for assisting combustion is provided around a side of the cabinet surrounding a cooking utensil (particularly a gas stove), and the air supply port is communicated with an outside air introduction section defined in the cabinet.

Further, the casing of the exhaust unit provided in the air chamber defined in the cabinet is rotatable and adjustable, and the direction of the exhaust port formed in the casing can be freely selected.

Further, a moving means such as a caster is attached to the cabinet so as to enhance the mobility.

(Operation) According to the above means, an air chamber equipped with an exhaust unit is defined in a cabinet incorporating a cooking utensil such as a gas range or an electric range, and the air chamber is provided above the cooking utensil via a hollow column communicating with the air chamber. Since a hollow top plate with a suction port is arranged, cooking equipment is operated, and smoke, oil smoke, odor, etc. generated during cooking are sucked through the suction port of the hollow top plate,
The air is exhausted through a duct connected to the exhaust port of the exhaust unit.

Moreover, since the air supply port communicating with the outside air introduction part is provided on the upper surface of the cabinet, when the cooking utensil is in the gas range (including the gas stove), the combustion air is supplied, and the supply of the air is performed in the stove. Since it is performed from the same height position as the nozzle position, it is effectively used only for combustion, so that a cook or the like is not exposed to outside air.
In addition, since the casing of the exhaust unit is freely rotatable, the direction of the exhaust port can be freely selected by rotating the casing. And since the exhaust unit is incorporated in the cabinet, it can be moved together with the cooking utensil if the duct is removed, and the movement can be easily performed when a moving means such as a caster is provided in the cuvette. It becomes possible.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a structure incorporating an electric range as a cooking utensil, in which A is a cabinet, B is a cooking utensil comprising an electric range, and C is an exhaust unit.

The cabinet A is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape using a galvanized steel sheet, and a cooking utensil B is incorporated in an upper portion thereof, and an air chamber 1 equipped with an exhaust unit C is defined and formed in a lower rear half of the cooking utensil B. The hollow columns 2, 2 'are erected and fixed on both sides of the upper surface of the cabinet A in communication with the air chamber 1, and a hollow top plate 3 having an inlet 4 at the upper end of the hollow columns 2, 2' is erected and fixed. I have.

To mount the electric range B on the cabinet A, an outer frame 7 having a rail member is fitted and fixed from above into a mounting hole 6 formed in the top plate 5 of the cabinet A, and the front of the cabinet A is mounted on the outer frame 7. The main body 8 equipped with electrical components, etc. is engaged with the rail of the outer frame 7 and inserted through the through hole opened in the above, the outer frame 7 and the main body 8 are connected and fixed with set screws, and the sheath heater 10 and the like are further mounted. The enamel top plate 9 is put on the outer frame 7 and the heater connector is connected to the main body 8.

Casters 11 are attached to the four corners of the bottom surface of the cabinet A to improve mobility.

Below the partition 12, which divides a portion for accommodating the cooking utensil B in the cabinet A, is a cover plate 13 approximately in the middle of the depth dimension.
The air chamber 1 is defined by the right and left side plates, the back plate, and the bottom plate of the cabinet A.
An exhaust unit C is housed and mounted therein, and communication passages 14 and 14 'are formed on both left and right sides of a chamber for accommodating the cooking utensil B in communication with the air chamber 1, and the communication passages 14 and 14' are defined. Hollow columns 2, 2 'are vertically fixed to the upper surface of the top plate 5 of the cabinet A at the upper end.

The exhaust unit C provided in the air chamber 1 is a motor.
15, fan 16 and fan casing 17; motor 1
5 and a fan casing 17 are connected to a connecting piece 18 on the lower surface of the partition plate 12.
, And the exhaust port 19 of the fan casing 17 projects outside the air chamber 1. The fan casing 17 is screwed via a connecting piece 18, and the direction in which the exhaust port 19 projects can be selected by rotating the casing 17 in a desired direction.

Note that the drawing shows a form in which the exhaust port 19 protrudes forward through the cover plate 13. Exhaust port of fan casing 17
An L-shaped duct 27 is attached to 19 and an exhaust duct 28 is freely connectable.

The hollow struts 2, 2 'communicating with the inside of the air chamber 1 through the communication passages 14, 14' are square pillars, and the left and right hollow struts 2, 2 'are formed.
A hollow top plate 3 is erected and fixed at the upper end of 2 ′, and the inside of the hollow top plate 3 communicates with the hollow columns 2, 2 ′.

The hollow top plate 3 is formed in the same size as the upper surface of the cabinet A using a galvanized steel plate similarly to the cabinet A, and the suction port 4 is opened on the lower surface of the top plate 3,
A filter 20 is detachably attached to the suction port 4.

The mounting height of the hollow top plate 3 does not hinder the work even when cooking is performed with the cooking utensil B on the upper surface of the cabinet A,
In addition, the height is set such that smoke and the like generated during cooking can be efficiently collected.

In front of the air chamber 1 in the cabinet A, a frame having a substantially U-shaped cross-section is fixed to the lower surface of the partition plate 12 over the entire length in the width direction to form an outside air introduction portion 21.
The left and right sides of 21 communicate with flat air supply passages 22 and 22 'defined outside communication passages 14 and 14'.
22 and 22 'communicate with air supply ports 24 formed on the inner side surfaces on the left and right sides of the three-side rising peripheral wall 23 excluding the front part of the top plate 5, so that outside air is discharged.

Air supply duct connection 25
Is formed, and can be connected to and separated from the air supply duct 26 installed under the floor.

Further, a window hole 29 for pipe connection and the like provided on the front surface of the cabinet A is covered with a decorative cover plate 30, and a decorative member 31 is also adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the cabinet A, so that it is used as a system kitchen. It is constructed so that it can be harmonized with the equipment and furniture.

The engagement of the decorative lid plate 30 is performed by a female member 32a embedded and mounted on the cabinet A side and a male member 32b mounted on the lid plate 30 side, and the decorative lid plate 30 can be removed by pulling forward. It has become.

With the above configuration, when the exhaust unit C in the air chamber 1 is operated, the suction action acts on the suction port 4 of the hollow top plate 3 via the air chamber 1, the communication passages 14, 14 ', and the hollow columns 2, 2'. The smoke and oil smoke generated from the cooking utensil B are sucked through the filter 20 attached to the suction port 4. Then, the sucked flue gas is sucked into the fan casing 17 in the air chamber 1, and
Air is exhausted from an exhaust port 19 of the fan casing 17 to an exhaust system piped under the floor via an L-shaped duct 27 and an exhaust duct 28.

Further, since the outside air introduction pipe and the outside air introduction section connected under the floor are connected to each other, outdoor outside air is established on the rising peripheral wall 23 of the top plate 5 through the outside air introduction section 21 → the air supply passages 22 and 22 ′. The air discharged from the air supply port 24 is supplied with combustion air from a gas range or a gas stove to prevent the occurrence of oxygen deficiency.

Furthermore, if the set screw for hanging down the fan casing 17 of the exhaust unit C is removed and the fan unit 17 is rotated in the horizontal direction, the direction of the exhaust port 19 of the fan casing 17 can be changed. Changes can be adjusted.

In the above embodiment, the hollow columns 2, 2 'connecting the air chamber 1 and the hollow top plate 3 having the suction port 4 are connected to the cabinet A.
Of the upper surface of the cabinet, but it is of course also possible to raise the hollow column along the back plate side, that is, along the rear edge of the cabinet. Also, casters attached to the four corners of cabinet A
Numeral 11 may be provided with a stopper in consideration of the fixability after the movement, or may be provided with a support leg which can be adjusted up and down separately from the caster.

While the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the most preferred embodiments, various combinations and arrangements of parts of the preferred embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention specified in the appended claims. Can be done.

In addition, the piping unit including the duct connected to the exhaust device of the present invention is previously installed at several places on the floor.

(Effect of the Invention) By having the exhaust device of the present invention configured as described in detail above, the exhaust device becomes an exhaust device integrated with the cooking utensil and can move freely.

Moreover, since the upper surface of the cabinet is provided with an outside air supply port for supplying air required for combustion of a gas range (including a gas stove) serving as a cooking utensil, stable combustion can be ensured and oxygen deficiency can be ensured. Can be prevented. or,
Since the air supply opening is located on the side of the gas stove at the same height as the gas stove, it works only as combustion air. -It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a decrease in the heating effect.

Furthermore, when the fan casing of the exhaust unit is made rotatable in the horizontal direction by removing the set screw,
The connection direction of the exhaust duct can be freely selected along with the movement of the exhaust device, and can be adjusted so as not to impair the appearance.

Accordingly, it is possible to provide an exhaust device that can be freely moved according to a change in family structure or the size of an event such as a party, and that can be used in a future system kitchen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a partially cutaway front view, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the same part, and FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a communication path to an air supply port. In the figure, A: Cabinet, B: Cookware C: Exhaust unit, 1: Air chamber 2, 2 ': Hollow column 3: Hollow top plate, 4: Suction port 19: Exhaust port, 21: External air inlet 23: Supply Mood

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masaru Ikeda 6-22-22 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Cleanup Co., Ltd. (72) Kiyoshi Kunii 6-22-22 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Cleanup Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Miyuki Ikeda 6-22-22, Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Cleanup Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A 1-270811 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Showa 54-28550 (JP) , U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 58-154654 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 58-142628 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 41-23238 (JP, Y1)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An air chamber is defined in a cabinet in which a cooking utensil such as a gas range or an electric range is incorporated, and an exhaust unit having an exhaust duct connected to the air chamber is opened to the air chamber. And an external air introduction part to which an air supply duct is connected is formed, and a hollow column communicating with the air chamber is fixed upright on the upper surface of the cabinet, and a suction port is opened at the upper end of the hollow column. The hollow top plate is erected and fixed to face the cooking utensil, and the exhaust gas generated by cooking is introduced into the air chamber, and the air supply around the cooking utensil on the cabinet upper surface communicates with the outside air introduction portion of the air chamber. An opening is provided so that outside air is supplied to the cooking utensil through an air supply duct, an outside air introduction portion, and an air supply port, and a fan casing constituting the exhaust unit is horizontally disposed on a partition plate that defines an air chamber. Exhaust device being characterized in that mounted for movement regulation. 2. The exhaust system according to claim 1, wherein a moving means is provided in said cabinet.