JP6928787B2 - Air supply unit for range hood and range hood equipped with this - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an air supply unit that works with a range hood that blows outside air into a room.

Conventionally, it is known that this type of air supply unit for a range hood has an air supply opening fixed at a fixed position (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Hereinafter, the air supply unit for the range hood will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, an air supply unit 110 for blowing outside air into the room is provided above the hood body 101, and an air supply opening 113 is provided on the front surface of the air supply unit 110. It is configured to take in outside air into the room in conjunction with the main body 101.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-114648

In such a conventional air supply unit, the opening of the air supply unit that blows outside air into the room is fixed at a fixed position, so that an island with various ceiling heights and an open kitchen area. There is a problem that it is difficult to match the heights of the opening on the air supply unit side and the opening on the curtain plate with respect to a type kitchen or the like.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides the heights of the opening on the air supply unit side and the opening of the curtain plate for various ceiling heights and island-type kitchens in which the kitchen is open. It is an object of the present invention to provide an air supply unit that can be easily adjusted.

Then, in order to achieve this object, the air supply unit according to one aspect of the present invention is an air supply unit including an air supply air supply unit and an air supply box, and the air supply air supply unit is supplied. The air supply box includes an air supply unit opening that sucks outside air from an air port, and the air supply unit opening communicates with the curtain plate opening of the curtain plate, and the air supply blower causes the air supply unit opening to communicate with the curtain plate opening. The outside air sucked from the air supply port passes through the air supply air blowing unit, the inside of the air supply box, and the opening of the air supply unit in order, and then is blown into the room through the curtain plate opening, and is blown into the room through the curtain plate opening. Includes an upper box and a lower box, wherein the upper box and the lower box are box-shaped housings, and the upper box is placed in the lower box so as to cover the lower box. Connected, the lower box is connected to the air supply air blower, and the upper box has the air supply unit opening so that the height of the curtain plate opening matches the height of the air supply unit opening. It was decided to move in the vertical direction, thereby achieving the intended purpose.

According to the present invention, even if the height of the curtain plate changes to accommodate various indoor ceiling heights and the height of the curtain plate opening changes accordingly, the upper box can move up and down. , The effect that the curtain plate opening and the air supply unit opening can be easily matched can be obtained.

Perspective view which shows the air supply unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. Top view of the same air supply unit An exploded perspective view of the same air supply unit Cross-sectional view of the air supply unit Front and side views showing vertical adjustment of the air supply unit Side view showing the state where the airtightness holding member of the air supply unit is provided. Front view showing the range hood according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Top view of the same range hood Side view of the same range hood Cross section of the same range hood Front view of the range hood according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Top view of the same range hood Side view of the same range hood Cross section of the same range hood (A) Perspective view showing a conventional air supply unit (b) Cross-sectional view showing a conventional air supply unit

The air supply unit according to one aspect of the present invention is an air supply unit including an air supply air blower unit and an air supply box, and the air supply air blower unit is an air supply air blower that sucks outside air from an air supply port. Including, the air supply box has an air supply unit opening, the air supply unit opening communicates with the curtain plate opening of the curtain plate, and the outside air sucked from the air supply port by the air supply blower is the outside air. After passing through the air supply air blowing unit, the inside of the air supply box, and the air supply unit opening in order, air is blown into the room through the curtain plate opening, and the air supply box is formed by the upper box and the lower box. , The upper box and the lower box are box-shaped housings, the upper box is connected to the lower box so as to cover the lower box, and the lower box is the said. Connected to the air supply air blower, the upper box has the air supply unit opening, and has a configuration in which the upper box is movable in the vertical direction so that the height of the curtain plate opening and the height of the air supply unit opening match. ..

As a result, where it is necessary to match the heights of the air supply unit opening and the curtain plate opening, the upper box provided with the air supply unit opening can move up and down to supply air to the curtain plate openings of various heights. It has the effect that the unit openings can be easily adjusted.

Further, the upper box has an elongated hole that is longer in the vertical direction as compared with the horizontal direction, and the elongated hole is provided on a surface adjacent to the surface provided with the air supply unit opening, and the positioning member is provided. By inserting it into the elongated hole, the upper box and the lower box may be connected in a state where the height of the curtain plate opening and the height of the air supply unit opening match.

As a result, after adjusting the upper box in the vertical direction so that the position of the air supply unit opening matches the position of the curtain plate opening, the upper box and the lower box are fastened by inserting the positioning member into the elongated hole. It will be. Therefore, it is possible to easily fix the openings (curtain plate opening and air supply opening unit) after adjusting them in the vertical direction, which has the effect of facilitating construction.

Further, the upper box is provided with an airtight holding member in the vicinity of the opening of the air supply unit on the surface abutting the curtain plate, and the airtight holding member closes the space partitioned by the curtain plate and the upper box. It may be provided and may be pressed against the curtain plate in the vicinity of the curtain plate opening.

According to this configuration, the airtightness holding member is in close contact between the curtain plate opening and the air supply unit opening. As a result, the outside air is prevented from leaking in another direction by the airtightness holding member after passing through the air supply air blower, the inside of the air supply box, and the opening of the air supply unit in order, and is efficiently indoors through the curtain plate opening. It has the effect of being blown in the air.

Further, the filter and the damper include a filter through which the outside air sucked from the air supply port by the air supply blower passes, and a damper for adjusting the intake and blocking of the outside air blown from the air supply blower. , It may be configured to be provided inside the lower box.

According to this configuration, both the filter that purifies the outside air and the damper that can adjust the intake and blocking of the outside air are integrated in the lower box that is not driven up and down. As a result, the upper box can secure a space inside where all the lower boxes can be accommodated, so that the movable range of the upper box in the vertical direction can be increased, and the effect of being able to handle various ceiling heights can be further enhanced. can.

Further, a hood portion having a suction port for sucking contaminated air, an exhaust blower portion provided above the hood portion and exhausting the air sucked from the suction port, and the above-mentioned air supply unit for a range hood. It may be configured as a range hood equipped with.

As a result, the range hood and the air supply unit are integrated, so that the range hood, the air supply unit, and the curtain plate can be easily installed.

Further, the air supply unit for the range hood is provided above the exhaust air blowing portion, the curtain plate opening is provided near the ceiling side end of the curtain plate, and the outside air is blown out to the curtain plate opening. It may be configured to have a louver to be adjusted.

As a result, by providing the curtain plate opening in the vicinity of the ceiling side end portion of the curtain plate, it is possible to increase the distance between the exhaust suction port of the exhaust air blowing portion and the air blowing outlet of the outside air into the room. Further, since the louver provided at the opening of the curtain plate changes the blowing direction of the outside air, the shortcut between the exhaust and the outside air can be suppressed. Furthermore, since it is possible to suppress the direct exposure of the outside air to the user and the ceiling, it is possible to improve the dissatisfaction such as the user feeling chills and the ceiling becoming dirty.

Further, it is a range hood fixed to the ceiling, and the curtain plate includes a first curtain plate connected to the hood portion and a second curtain plate connected to the first curtain plate. The curtain plate opening may be provided in the second curtain plate, the air supply unit may be connected to the second curtain plate, and the second curtain plate may be movable in the vertical direction.

As a result, the height of the second curtain plate provided with the curtain plate opening that can move in the vertical direction and the opening of the air supply unit (the curtain plate opening and the air supply unit opening) are kept aligned, and the second curtain plate and the air supply are supplied. Since the unit can be moved in the vertical direction, the effect of being able to handle various ceiling heights can be further enhanced.

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

(Embodiment 1)
First, the configuration of the air supply unit 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Note that FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line BB of FIG.

The air supply unit 1 includes an air supply air blowing unit 2 and an air supply box 3.

The air supply blower unit 2 includes an air supply blower 5 that sucks in outside air from the air supply port 4, and an air supply blower box 50 that houses the air supply blower 5.

The outside air sucked from the air supply port 4 by the air supply blower 5 passes through the air supply air blower unit 2, the inside of the air supply box 3, and the air supply unit opening 6 in order, and then enters the room through the curtain plate opening 8. It is blown.

The curtain plate opening 8 is provided in the curtain plate 7.

The curtain plate 7 is provided on the range hood from the design surface, for example, and is provided on the front surface of the air supply unit 1.

The air supply box 3 includes an upper box 9, a lower box 10, and an air supply unit opening 6.

The upper box 9 and the lower box 10 are box-shaped housings.

The upper box 9 includes an upper box portion 25 and an upper lid portion 26.

The upper box portion 25 has a box shape in which the upper surface and the side surfaces are bent at right angles, and the upper lid portion 26 covers the front surface of the upper box portion 25 (for example, the surface on the curtain plate 7 side). That is, the upper lid portion 26 forms, for example, one side surface of the upper box portion 25 that comes into contact with the curtain plate 7.

The upper box 9 is slightly larger so as to cover the lower box 10. Further, the upper box 9 is connected so as to cover the lower box 10.

The air supply unit opening 6 is provided in the upper lid portion 26 and communicates with the curtain plate opening 8.

The lower box 10 includes a lower box portion 23 and a lower lid portion 24.

The lower box portion 23 has a box shape in which the lower surface and the side surface are bent at right angles, and the lower lid portion 24 covers the front surface of the lower box portion 23 (for example, the surface on the curtain plate 7 side). That is, the lower lid portion 24 forms, for example, one side surface of the lower box portion 23 that comes into contact with the curtain plate 7.

Further, the lower box 10 is connected to the air supply / ventilation unit 2 and does not move in the vertical direction.

The internal space of the upper box 9 and the internal space of the lower box 10 communicate with each other, and the outside air passes through the inside of the upper box 9 and the lower box 10.

Next, the operation of the air supply box 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the air supply unit 1, the position of the air supply unit opening 6 can be adjusted in the vertical direction by sliding (moving) the upper box 9 (upper box portion 25 and upper lid portion 26) up and down.

According to such a configuration, the position of the lower box 10 remains fixed, and the upper box 9 moves in the vertical direction, so that the curtain plate opening 8 has different heights even when the height of the curtain plate opening 8 is different. The height and the height of the air supply unit opening 6 can be easily matched. That is, it is possible to cope with the situation where the opening position of the curtain plate opening 8 of the curtain plate 7 corresponding to various ceiling heights in a recent house also becomes various heights.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the upper box is not displaced upward, the curtain is displayed after passing through the air supply air blowing unit 2, the inside of the lower box 10, and the air supply unit opening 6 in this order. The air is blown into the room through the plate opening 8.

Further, the upper box 9 may have an elongated hole 11 that is longer in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction.

The elongated hole 11 may be provided on a surface adjacent to the surface provided with the air supply unit opening 6, and may have a configuration in which the positioning member 12 (for example, a screw) can be inserted into the elongated hole 11.

When the elongated hole 11 is provided, the vertical length of the elongated hole 11 is the movable range of the upper box 9. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 5 (c), when the upper box 9 slides upward, the lower box 10 is exposed.

When the positioning member 12 is composed of screws, if the screws are inserted into the elongated holes 11 and fastened to the lower box 10 and the screws are temporarily fixed, the elongated holes 11 can be moved in the vertical direction for alignment. When the desired height is reached, the screws are fully tightened to fasten the lower box 10 and the upper box 9.

According to this configuration, after adjusting the air supply unit opening 6 and the curtain plate opening 8 in the vertical direction, the air supply box 3 and the curtain plate 7 can be easily fixed, and the construction can be facilitated.

The number and size of the elongated holes 11 are appropriately set according to the size and the like of the air supply box 3, and the number and size of the positioning members 12 and the like are appropriately set according to the elongated holes 11.

As shown in FIG. 10, the upper box 9 may include an airtightness holding member 13. That is, the upper box 9 may be provided with an airtightness holding member 13 (for example, packing) in the vicinity of the air supply unit opening 6 on the surface that comes into contact with the curtain plate 7. Further, the airtight holding member 13 is provided so as to close the space partitioned by the curtain plate 7 and the upper box 9, and is pressed against the curtain plate 7 to close the space partitioned by the curtain plate 7 and the upper box 9. It may be configured.

At this time, the airtightness holding member 13 comes into close contact between the curtain plate opening 8 and the air supply unit opening 6. As a result, the outside air passes through the air supply air blowing section 2, the inside of the air supply box 3, and the air supply unit opening 6 in this order, and then the outside air in another direction such as a gap between the air supply box 3 and the curtain plate 7. Is suppressed by the airtightness holding member 13, and the outside air is efficiently blown into the room through the curtain plate opening 8.

The airtightness holding member 13 is preferably made of an elastic material.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the air supply unit 1 may include a filter 14 and a damper 15.

The filter 14 purifies the outside air by passing the outside air sucked from the air supply port 4 by the air supply blower 5.

The damper 15 adjusts the intake and shutoff of the outside air blown from the air supply blower 5. That is, the damper 15 adjusts the amount of outside air supplied to the room.

The filter 14 and the damper 15 are provided inside the lower box 10.

When the filter 14 and the damper 15 are provided, both the parts of the filter 14 and the damper 15 are put together in the lower box 10. As a result, the upper box 9 can secure a space inside in which all the lower boxes 10 can be accommodated, so that a large vertical movable range of the upper box 9 can be obtained, and various ceiling heights can be accommodated.

(Embodiment 2)
The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

7 to 10 are views in which the air supply unit is installed on the range hood. Note that FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG.

The range hood 40 according to the second embodiment includes a hood unit 16, an exhaust air blowing unit 18, and an air supply unit 1.

The hood unit 16 has a hood unit suction port 31 for sucking contaminated air containing oil and the like generated during cooking, and an operation unit 30 for operating the operation of the range hood 40.

The exhaust blower portion 18 is provided above the hood portion 16 and includes an exhaust blower 27 for exhausting the air sucked from the suction port 17 inside.

The air supply unit 1 is provided integrally with the range hood 40, for example, above the exhaust air blower unit 18.

As shown by the broken line arrow in FIG. 9, the contaminated air containing oil and the like generated during cooking is sucked from the suction port 31 of the hood portion, and the exhaust blower 27 in the exhaust blower portion 18 is sucked through the suction port 17. It is discharged to the street and outdoors. At this time, as shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. 9, the outside air passes through the air supply box 3 from the air supply port 4 via the air supply blower 5 in the air supply air blowing unit 2, and enters the room through the curtain plate opening 8. It is blown.

Since the range hood 40 and the air supply unit 1 are integrated in this way, the range hood 40, the air supply unit 1, and the curtain plate 7 can be easily installed.

As shown in FIG. 11, the louver 20 may be provided in the curtain plate opening 8.

The curtain plate opening 8 is provided in the vicinity of the ceiling side end portion 19 of the curtain plate 7.

The louver 20 adjusts the direction in which the outside air is blown out from the curtain plate opening 8. For example, by rotating the louver 20, the outside air is adjusted to be blown out from the ceiling side toward the floor surface side.

In the above configuration, by providing the curtain plate opening 8 in the vicinity of the ceiling side end portion 19 of the curtain plate 7, the exhaust suction port (for example, the hood portion suction port 31) of the exhaust air blowing portion 18 and the outside air blowing outlet into the room are provided. It is possible to keep a distance from (for example, the curtain plate opening 8). Further, since the louver 20 provided in the curtain plate opening 8 changes the blowing direction of the outside air, the shortcut between the exhaust and the outside air can be suppressed. Further, since the outside air can be directly applied to the user and the ceiling, dissatisfaction such as the user feeling chills or the ceiling becoming dirty can be improved.

(Embodiment 3)
The same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those of the first and second embodiments, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

11 to 14 are views in which an air supply unit is installed on, for example, an open kitchen-compatible range hood.

The range hood 40 according to the third embodiment is a range hood fixed to the ceiling, for example, for an open kitchen, and a curtain plate 7 is attached to the range hood 40.

The curtain plate 7 includes a first curtain plate 21 and a second curtain plate 22.

The first curtain plate 21 is connected to the hood portion 16, and the second curtain plate 22 is connected to the ceiling and the first curtain plate 21.

The second curtain plate 22 has a curtain plate opening 8 and is movable in the vertical direction.

The air supply unit 1 is connected to the second curtain plate 22.

According to the above configuration, the second curtain plate 22 that is provided with the curtain plate opening 8 and is movable in the vertical direction and the air supply unit 1 are at the height positions of the openings (the curtain plate opening 8 and the air supply unit opening 6). It is possible to move in the vertical direction while keeping the same. In the case of an open kitchen or the like, the ceiling height is particularly diverse, so that the effect of being able to handle various ceiling heights can be further enhanced.

Although the air supply unit for a range hood and the range hood provided with the air supply unit for a range hood according to the present invention have been described above based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. As long as the gist of the present invention is not deviated, various modifications that can be conceived by those skilled in the art are applied to the present embodiment, and a form constructed by combining components in different embodiments is also included in the scope of the present invention. ..

The air supply unit for a range hood and the range hood provided with the air supply unit for a range hood according to the present invention can be easily installed on a curtain plate air supply port whose height changes, and thus a ventilation fan that requires air supply. It is useful as such.

1 Air supply unit 2 Air supply air blower 3 Air supply box 4 Air supply port 5 Air supply blower 6 Air supply unit opening 7 Curtain plate 8 Curtain plate opening 9 Upper box 10 Lower box 11 Long hole 12 Positioning member 13 Airtightness holding member 14 Filter 15 Damper 16 Hood part 17 Suction port 18 Exhaust air blower part 19 Ceiling side end 20 Louver 21 1st act plate 22 2nd act plate 23 Lower box part 24 Lower lid part 25 Upper box part 26 Upper lid part 27 Exhaust blower 30 Operation part 31 Hood part Suction port 40 Range hood 50 Air supply blower box

Claims (7)

An air supply unit that includes an air supply air blower and an air supply box.
The air supply blower includes an air supply blower that sucks outside air from the air supply port.
The air supply box has an air supply unit opening and
The air supply unit opening communicates with the curtain plate opening of the curtain plate.
The outside air sucked from the air supply port by the air supply blower passes through the air supply air blower, the inside of the air supply box, and the opening of the air supply unit in this order, and then blows into the room through the curtain plate opening. Being done
The air supply box includes an upper box and a lower box.
The upper box and the lower box are box-shaped housings.
The upper box is connected to the lower box so as to cover the lower box.
The lower box is connected to the air supply / air blower.
The upper box has the air supply unit opening, and is movable in the vertical direction so that the height of the curtain plate opening and the height of the air supply unit opening match. The upper box has an elongated hole that is longer in the vertical direction as compared with the horizontal direction.
The elongated hole is provided on a surface adjacent to the surface on which the air supply unit opening is provided.
The claim is characterized in that, by inserting the positioning member into the elongated hole, the upper box and the lower box are connected in a state where the height of the curtain plate opening and the height of the air supply unit opening match. The air supply unit for the range hood according to 1. The upper box is provided with an airtight holding member in the vicinity of the air supply unit opening on the surface abutting the curtain plate.
The first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the airtight holding member is provided so as to close a space partitioned by the curtain plate and the upper box, and is pressed against the curtain plate in the vicinity of the curtain plate opening. Air supply unit for range hood. A filter through which the outside air sucked from the air supply port by the air supply blower passes,
It is equipped with a damper that adjusts the intake and shutoff of outside air blown from the air supply blower.
The air supply unit for a microwave oven according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the filter and the damper are provided inside the lower box. A hood with a suction port that sucks in polluted air,
An exhaust air blower that is provided above the hood and exhausts the air sucked from the suction port.
A range hood including the air supply unit for a range hood according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The air supply unit for the range hood is provided above the exhaust air blower portion, and is provided.
The curtain plate opening is provided near the ceiling side end of the curtain plate.
The range hood according to claim 5, wherein the curtain plate opening is provided with a louver for adjusting the blowing direction of outside air. A range hood that is fixed to the ceiling
The curtain plate includes a first curtain plate connected to the hood portion and a second curtain plate connected to the first curtain plate.
The curtain plate opening is provided in the second curtain plate.
The air supply unit is connected to the second curtain plate and is connected to the second curtain plate.
The range hood according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the second curtain plate is movable in the vertical direction.

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