JP7223924B2 - Range food - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a range hood which is installed above a cooking appliance, collects oily smoke generated during cooking, and exhausts it to the outside.

Conventionally, this type of range hood is known to have a curtain plate attached for the purpose of harmonizing with the hanging cupboard as a design of the part that will be the appearance after installation (see Patent Document 1, for example).

The range hood will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a conventional cooker hood disclosed in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. A fan box 102 containing an air blower (not shown) for collecting greasy smoke generated during cooking and exhausting it to the outside is provided on the upper surface of the hood 101 whose lower surface is open. The fan box 102 is communicatively connected to a duct (not shown) that is piped to the outside.

A hanging cabinet 103 is installed on the side of the hood 101, and for the purpose of harmonizing the hood 101 and the hanging cabinet 103 and covering the fan box 102 and the duct above the hood 101, the hanging cabinet 103 or the wall surface 104 A curtain plate 105 is attached to the front portion of the upper surface of the hood 101 by means of fixed auxiliary metal fittings (not shown).

Further, in recent years, there has been a demand for improved design of kitchens, and there are some that use the panel 105 that forms the front surface of the hanging cupboard 103, thus harmonizing the design of the exterior.

JP 2010-101529 A

In such a conventional range hood, when trying to harmonize the design of the front part of the hood with the hanging cupboard and the curtain board, it is sufficient to select the paint color of the sheet metal parts that make up the front part of the hood, which is the appearance of the hood. There is a problem that the design does not harmonize because the paint colors (for example, silver, black, white) that can be selected for the front part of the hood are limited for the abundant types of surface materials (for example, 50 to 90 types). rice field.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a range hood capable of harmonizing the design of the front surface of the hood with the design of the hanging cupboard and the panel.

In order to achieve this object, a range hood according to one aspect of the present invention is a range hood including a hood body , wherein the hood body includes a fan box containing a blower and a front hood. wherein the fan box is provided in the upper part of the hood body, the front hood is provided in the lower part of the hood body on the front side where the cook stands, and the front hood is provided in front of the hood and a panel fixing part, wherein the hood front part protrudes from the panel fixing part in a direction away from the fan box,
The face material is attached to the face material fixing portion, thereby achieving the intended purpose.

According to the present invention, the front surface of the front hood can be selected and installed according to a wide variety of surface materials, so that the front surface of the front hood can be harmonized with the designs of the hanging cupboard and curtain plate. Obtainable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Side block diagram which shows the cooker hood in Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view of the range hood seen from below Perspective view of the range hood seen from above Perspective view of the same range hood with the front hood and face material removed Detailed drawing of the surface material fixing part of the same range hood Detailed drawing of the surface material of the range hood Side cross-sectional view showing the movement of the same range hood when the face material is attached Perspective view showing a conventional cooker hood

A range hood according to an aspect of the present invention is a range hood including a hood body , wherein the hood body includes a fan box containing a blower and a front hood, the fan box comprising: The front hood is provided in the upper part of the hood body, and the front hood is provided in the lower part of the hood body on the front side where the cook stands, and the front hood includes a hood front part and a face material fixing part. and the hood front portion protrudes from the panel fixing portion in a direction away from the fan box, and a panel is attached to the panel fixing portion. With this configuration, the front of the front hood is equipped with a wide variety of panel materials, just like the hanging cupboards. Play.

Further, in a state in which the face material is attached to the face material fixing portion, the face material and the hood front surface portion may form substantially one plane. This eliminates unevenness between the hood front surface and the front surface of the panel material, and aligns the front surface of the front hood on the same plane.

Further, the face member fixing portion may have an opening, the face member may include a mounting bracket, and the opening and the mounting bracket may be engaged with each other. As a result, even after the hood body is installed on-site, it is possible to select and install the facing material, so that the design of the front surface of the front hood, the hanging cupboard, and the curtain board can be harmonized.

Further, the mounting bracket has a projection and a horizontal surface, and in a state in which the surface material is attached to the surface material fixing portion, the projection is inserted into the opening, and the horizontal surface is the surface. It may be configured such that it abuts on the upper surface of the material fixing portion. As a result, it is possible to attach screws and rivets to the front and lower surfaces of the front hood without exposing them, so that the design of the front surface of the front hood, the hanging cupboard, and the curtain plate can be harmonized.

Further, an operation unit for operating the blower may be provided on the front surface of the hood. As a result, since the operation parts (for example, resin switches) are placed on the front of the hood, the painting area of the sheet metal parts on the front of the hood will be reduced. can be reconciled.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
First, the basic configuration of the cooker hood will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a cooker hood. FIG. 2 : is the perspective view which looked at the cooker hood from the downward direction. FIG. 3 : is the perspective view which looked at the cooker hood from upper direction.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the range hood 1 includes a current plate 2 , a fan box 4 and a hood body 6 .

A plate-like square (quadrilateral) rectifying plate 2 is provided above a cooking appliance (not shown) such as a stove.

Hood body 6 has inlet 3 , outlet 5 , and front hood 13 .

The suction port 3 is provided near the current plate 2 . Specifically, it is provided on the front side of the current plate 2, that is, on the side where the cook (not shown) stands. The suction port 3 draws in steam or smoke generated from cooking equipment (for example, pots, frying pans, etc.) or ambient air during cooking. The suction port 3 communicates with the space 11 . A space 11 is a space partitioned by the current plate 2 and the hood body 6 .

The outlet 5 is provided on the top surface of the hood body 6 . The outlet 5 communicates with the outdoors or the like via a duct (not shown).

The hood body 6 has a front hood 13 on the front side, that is, the side on which the cook stands. The front hood 13 is detachable from the hood body 6 .

The fan box 4 is installed on the top of the hood body 6 . Specifically, the fan box 4 is provided above the hood body 6, ie, on the ceiling side, on the far side of the current plate 2, ie, the side facing the side where the cook stands. The fan box 4 is installed on the hood body 6 so as to communicate with a space 11 provided above the suction port 3 .

The fan box 4 incorporates a motor 7, a shaft 9, and a centrifugal fan 12 (blower). Centrifugal fan 12 is provided near outlet 5 of fan box 4 . The motor 7 rotates with direct current or alternating current. Rotation of the motor 7 rotates a centrifugal fan 12 having a plurality of blades 10 coupled via a shaft 9 . By rotating the centrifugal fan 12, air is sucked from the suction port 3 and the sucked air is discharged to the outer periphery. The centrifugal fan 12 is, for example, a sirocco fan or a turbo fan.

In the cooker hood 1, a ventilation passage connecting the suction port 3 and the discharge port 5 is formed. Air containing oily smoke or the like is sucked from the suction port 3 by the operation of the centrifugal fan 12, passes through the ventilation passage, and is discharged from the discharge port 5. - 特許庁

Next, the configuration of the front hood will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the front hood 13 has a hood front surface portion 14 and a surface material fixing portion 15 .

The hood front surface portion 14 protrudes from the face material fixing portion 15 in a direction away from the fan box 4 . That is, the front hood 13 is substantially T-shaped in plan view.

An operation part 21 (for example, a switch made of resin) for operating the operation of the range hood 1 is provided on the hood front part 14 . The hood front portion 14 is mainly made of sheet metal, and the arrangement of the operating portion 21 on the hood front portion 14 reduces the painting area of the sheet metal parts of the hood front portion 14 . As a result, it is possible to harmonize the design of the front surface of the front hood 13, the door portion below the hanging cupboard and the counter, and the curtain plate above the hood body 6. - 特許庁

A face material 16 is attached to the face material fixing portion 15 . The face material fixing portions 15 are provided at both ends of the front hood 13 . The face material fixing portion 15 is a portion obtained by cutting out a part of the front hood 13, and the face material 16 is attached to the cut-out portion.

That is, the face material 16 can be attached to and detached from the face material fixing portion 15 .

With this configuration, the surface material 16 attached to the surface material fixing portion 15 on the front surface of the front hood 13 can be used in a wide variety of surface materials (for example, , 50 to 90 types). As a result, the design of the front surface of the front hood 13, the hanging cupboard, and the curtain board can be unified and harmonized in a situation where improvement in the design of the kitchen is required.

Also, when changing only the design of the panel 16 of the panel above the hood body 6 or the door part below the hanging cupboard or the counter in small-scale remodeling or the like to change the impression of the appearance of the kitchen, the hood body 6 does not have to be replaced. Also, by removing the face material 16 from the face material fixing portion 15, there is also an effect that it is possible to cope with and harmonize with the surrounding design change.

As shown in FIG. 5, the face material fixing portion 15 has, for example, a vertically elongated slit-shaped opening 17 . The opening 17 is engaged with a mounting bracket 18, which will be described later.

Further, in a state where the face material 16 is attached to the face material fixing portion 15, the face material 16 and the hood front surface portion 14 form substantially one plane (see FIG. 3). With this configuration, the hood front part 14 and the front part of the face material 16 have no unevenness, and the front hood 13 is aligned on the same plane. The effect of being able to harmonize is exhibited.

As shown in FIG. 6, the face member 16 is provided with a mounting bracket 18 on the side facing the outer surface. The mounting bracket 18 has a protrusion 19 and a horizontal surface 20 .

The projecting portion 19 protrudes from the back surface side of the face member 16 (the surface facing the front hood).

The horizontal surface 20 protrudes from the edge of the upper surface on the back side of the panel 16 . A screw hole 22 is provided in the horizontal surface 20 .

A method of attaching the face member will be described below with reference to FIG. 7 .

First, as shown in FIG. 7(a), the protrusion 19 is inserted into the opening 17 (FIG. 7(a)). By moving the face member 16 downward while the projection 19 is inserted into the opening 17 (FIG. 7B), the horizontal surface 20 comes into contact with the upper surface 15a of the face member fixing portion 15 (FIG. 7 ( c)). While the horizontal surface 20 and the upper surface 15 a are in contact with each other, a screw (not shown) is inserted through the screw hole 22 to fix the face member 16 to the face member fixing portion 15 .

With this configuration, even after the hood body 6 is attached and installed at the site, for example, when remodeling, renovation, or new construction, it is possible to select and install the face material 16. As a result, the front surface of the front hood 13 and the hanging cupboard , the design of the door portion below the counter, and the curtain plate above the hood body 6 can be harmonized. In addition, it is possible to attach the face material to the front surface and the lower surface of the front hood 13 without exposing parts such as fixing screws and rivets. As a result, it is possible to harmonize the design of the front surface of the front hood 13, the door portion below the hanging cupboard and the counter, and the curtain plate above the hood body 6. - 特許庁Furthermore, in addition to the contact of the horizontal surface 20 with the upper surface 15a of the face member fixing portion 15, the engagement between the opening 17 and the protrusion 19 further stabilizes the fixing between the front hood 13 and the face member 16. FIG.

It should be noted that the front surface of the hood front surface portion 14 may be entirely configured as the operation portion 21 .

With this configuration, the front surface of the front hood 13, which has three types of materials, namely, the face material 16, the coating part, and the operation part 21, can be formed from two kinds of materials, the face material 16 and the operation part 21.例文帳に追加. As a result, it is possible to harmonize the design of the front surface of the front hood 13, the door portion below the hanging cupboard and the counter, and the curtain plate above the hood body 6. - 特許庁

Furthermore, the operation unit 21 may be made of, for example, glass or acryl without irregularities and may be of an electrostatic touch type or a liquid crystal type in which operation is performed by a change in electric potential or a change in capacitance. As a result, it is possible to harmonize the design of the front surface of the front hood 13 with the design of the hanging cupboard, the door portion below the counter, and the curtain plate above the hood body 6. - 特許庁

Further, in the present embodiment, the wall-mounted type has been described, but a type in which the back surface is attached to the wall, a side hood attached to the side surface, or a center hood suspended from the ceiling may be used.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the surface material is fixed by screws, but a magnet or the like may be used.

As described above, the cooker hood according to the present invention has been described based on the embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. As long as it does not deviate from the spirit of the present invention, the present embodiment includes various modifications that a person skilled in the art can think of, and the form constructed by combining the components of different embodiments is also included in the scope of the present invention. .

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY Since the present invention enables harmonization of the design of the front portion of the hood with the design of the hanging cupboard, curtain plate, etc., it can also be applied to ventilation devices and other peripheral devices that require harmonization of the design of the exterior portion. can be done.

1 range hood 2 current plate 3 suction port 4 fan box 5 discharge port 6 hood body 7 motor 9 shaft 10 blade 11 space 12 centrifugal fan 13 front hood 14 hood front part 15 face material fixing part 15a upper surface 16 face material 17 opening 18 attachment Bracket 19 Projection 20 Horizontal surface 21 Operation part 22 Screw hole

Claims (4)

A range hood comprising a hood body ,
The hood body includes a fan box containing a blower and a front hood,
The fan box is provided on the upper part of the hood body,
The front hood is provided on the front side, which is the side where the cook stands, in the lower portion of the hood body,
The front hood includes a hood front portion and a face material fixing portion,
the hood front portion protrudes from the face member fixing portion in a direction away from the fan box;
A face material is attached to the face material fixing portion ,
The face material fixing portion has an opening,
The face member includes a mounting bracket,
A cooker hood , wherein the opening and the mounting bracket are engaged with each other . 2. The cooker hood according to claim 1, wherein the face material and the front surface of the hood form substantially one plane in a state where the face material is attached to the face material fixing portion. The mounting bracket has a protrusion and a horizontal surface,
3. In a state where the face material is attached to the face material fixing part, the protrusion is inserted into the opening, and the horizontal surface is in contact with the upper surface of the face material fixing part. The range hood described in . The range hood according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that an operation section for operating the blower is provided on the front surface of the hood.

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