JPH07253233A - Filter and range hood - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To so discharge oil as not to store the oil in an inner gap. CONSTITUTION:A suction hole 1a is provided at one face material 2a, and an exhaust hole 1b is formed at the other face material 2b. The pair of the materials 2a, 2b are opposed and coupled via a gap. A peripheral piece 3 is provided over the full length of 7 peripheral end of at least one material 2a, and the end of the piece 3 is extended to a peripheral end of the other material 2b. An oil drain port 4 opened to the gap between the materials 2a and 2b and to the exterior is formed at a lower end of the piece 3. Oil content removed from the gap between the materials 2a and 2b can be discharged from the port 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a range hood arranged above a kitchen range and a filter used in the range hood.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a range hood as shown in FIG. 8 has been proposed. The range hood is arranged above a range such as a gas range having a kitchen, and discharges hot air, steam, vaporized oil, or other smoke generated by cooking in the range to a duct.

In the range hood B, a fan case 10 is provided inside a hood body 6 whose lower surface is opened as an intake port 5, a filter A is attached to an opening provided on a side surface of the fan case 10, and a fan is provided in the fan case 10. It is formed by providing 11. The filter A is a so-called double filter, in which one face member 2a is provided with a plurality of suction holes 1a open to the front and back and the other face member 2b is provided.
A plurality of discharge holes 1a opened on the front and back are provided on each face member 2
A peripheral piece 3 is provided so as to project over the entire length of the peripheral ends of a and 2b, and the outer side of the peripheral piece 3 provided on the other face material 2b is brought into contact with the inside of the peripheral piece 3 provided on the one face material 2a. Double-sided material 2a, 2
It is formed by connecting b through a gap. At this time, the suction hole 1a and the discharge hole 1b do not face each other but are slightly displaced from each other to the left and right.

Then, by driving the fan 11, smoke containing steam generated in the range, vaporized oil and the like is taken into the hood body 6 from the intake port 5 and is passed through the filter A to remove the oil component contained in the smoke. Remove the fan case from filter A through fan case 10
Smoke was exhausted from the exhaust port provided at 0 to the exhaust duct.

[0005]

However, the filter A has a problem in that the removed oil component cannot be discharged because it remains in the gap between the face materials 2a and 2b. Further, there is a problem that the oil attached to the surface of the filter A flows down along the surface of the filter A and stains the range and kitchen equipment under the range hood B.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a filter capable of discharging the oil accumulated in the gap between the face materials.
Moreover, it aims at providing the range hood which does not pollute a range, kitchen equipment, etc.

[0007]

A filter A according to the present invention is provided with a suction hole 1a in one face member 2a and a discharge hole 1b in the other face member 2b.
a and 2b are opposed to each other through a gap and are coupled to each other, and the peripheral piece 3 is provided over the entire length of the peripheral end portion of at least one surface material 2a, and the tip of the peripheral piece 3 is connected to the peripheral end portion of the other surface material 2b. It is characterized in that the oil drain port 4 is formed at the lower end of the peripheral piece 3 and opens to the outside and the gap between the face members 2a and 2b.

Further, the range hood B according to the present invention is provided with the exhaust means 7 inside the hood body 6 formed by providing the intake port 5, and the exhaust means 7 sucks the air from the intake port 5 into the interior of the hood body 6. In the range hood that exhausts to the outside of the hood body 6, the filter A is provided between the intake port 5 and the exhaust means 7, and the oil drain groove 8 is provided below the filter A.
Is formed on the hood body 6 to form an oil reservoir 9 communicating with the oil discharge groove 8.

[0009]

The pair of face members 2 has a suction hole 1a formed in one face member 2a and a discharge hole 1b formed in the other face member 2b.
a and 2b are opposed to each other through a gap and are coupled to each other, and the peripheral piece 3 is provided over the entire length of the peripheral end portion of at least one surface material 2a, and the tip of the peripheral piece 3 is connected to the peripheral end portion of the other surface material 2b. And the oil drain port 4 opening to the outside is formed at the lower end of the peripheral piece 3 at the lower end of the peripheral piece 3, so that the face materials 2a, 2b
The oil component removed in the gap between them can be discharged from the oil drain port 4.

Further, since the oil drain groove 8 is formed below the filter A and the oil reservoir portion 9 communicating with the oil drain groove 8 is provided in the hood body 6, the oil flowing down along the surface of the filter A and the filter A The oil discharged from the oil drainage port 4 can be received by the oil discharge groove 8, and the oil can be discharged from the oil discharge groove 8 and stored in the oil reservoir 9.

[0011]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples. Figure 1
As shown in, the filter A is formed by combining a pair of face materials 2a and 2b. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), one face material 2a is provided with a plurality of suction holes 1a formed by oblong holes that are open on the front and back sides, and a peripheral edge portion of the face material 2a has a peripheral edge portion. The piece 3 is formed so as to project to the inner surface side over the entire length, and a projection (dough) 12 as shown in FIG. 4A is provided on the inner surface of the face material 2a so as to project. One face member 2a is provided with an end portion of a peripheral piece 3 provided on the upper end thereof as shown in FIG.
A locking piece 13 projecting downward as shown in (c) is extended. Further, at both ends of the peripheral piece 3 provided at the lower end of the face material 2a, a tip end of the peripheral piece 3 and a notch 14 opening to the upper and lower surfaces are formed as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). is there.

As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the other face member 2b has a plurality of discharge holes 1 formed of oblong holes open to the front and back.
b are arranged side by side, and a peripheral piece 3 is formed at the peripheral end portion of the face material 2b so as to project to the inner surface side over the entire length, and the inner surface of the face material 2b is shown in FIG. 4 (a). Such a protrusion (dough) 12 is provided in a protruding manner. The peripheral piece 3 provided at the lower end of the other face member 2b is slightly inward from both side ends thereof.
As shown in (a) and (b), there are formed a notch portion 15 that is open at the tip and the upper and lower surfaces of the peripheral piece 3. It should be noted that the face members 2a and 2b shown in FIGS. 2A and 5A show only part of the suction hole 1a and the discharge hole 1b.
The discharge hole 1b and the discharge hole 1b are formed on almost the entire surface of the face members 2a and 2b along the imaginary line.

The pair of face materials 2a and 2b are opposed to each other, and the outer surface of the peripheral piece 3 provided on the face material 2b is brought into contact with the inner surface of the peripheral piece 3 provided on the face material 2a. By fitting the face material 2b inside, the projections 12 provided on the inner surfaces of the respective face materials 2a, 2b are brought into contact with the opposing projections 12, and the inner surface of the locking piece 13 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the upper end of the face material 2b. While the upper end of the face material 2b is locked to the locking piece 13,
The filter A as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B is formed by screwing the screw 17 into the screw hole 16 provided in the lower part of a and 2b. By connecting the face materials 2a and 2b in this manner, the notch 1 provided in each face material 2a and 2b.
4 and 15 are overlapped with each other, and the overlapped portions of the notches 14 and 15 are formed as an oil drain port 4. See also FIG.
As shown in (c), the suction hole 1a of the face material 2a and the discharge hole 1b of the face material 2b do not face each other, but are displaced to the left and right.

In the filter A thus formed,
Since the suction hole 1a of the face material 2a and the discharge hole 1b of the face material 2b are not opposed to each other and are formed at positions displaced to the left and right,
When the smoke sucked into the filter A from the suction hole 1a is discharged from the discharge hole 1b, the oil component (oil particles) contained in the smoke hits the inner surface of the face material 2b to be liquefied and the face material 2a, Two
It flows down to the bottom of the gap between b and collects. The oil component collected in this gap can be discharged to the outside of the filter A through the oil draining port 4 formed in the filter A.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the range hood B to which the filter A is attached. The hood main body 6 is formed in a box shape whose lower surface is opened as the intake port 5, and a front hood 6a is extended to the front portion thereof.
An exhaust means 7 is installed in the hood body 6 at a substantially central portion thereof. The exhaust means 7 of this embodiment includes a fan case 10 and
The fan 11 includes a fan 11 such as a sirocco fan housed in the fan case 10, a motor 18 for driving the fan 11, and the like. As shown in FIG. 7C, the upper part of the fan case 10 penetrates the upper surface of the hood body 6, and an exhaust port 19 communicating with the inside of the fan case 10 is provided at the tip thereof.

Further, inside the hood body 6, the filters A are arranged on both sides of the fan case 10.
As shown in FIG. 7A, each filter A is attached so as to incline downward toward the lower end of the fan case 10, and an oil drain groove 8 is provided below the lower end of each filter A. As shown in FIG. 7B, the oil discharge groove 8 is provided along the entire length of the lower end of the filter A, and the bottom surface of the oil discharge groove 8 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the rear side of the hood body 6. . In addition, a hole or a notch for discharging oil is formed on the bottom surface of the rear end of the oil discharge groove 8,
An oil reservoir 9 is provided below the holes and notches. The oil reservoir 9 is a container having an open top surface and is detachably attached to the hood body 6. 22 is a curtain plate, 23
Is a switch for driving the motor 18 and the like, and 24 is a power cord.

The range hood B thus formed is
The hood body 6 is arranged on the ceiling surface above the kitchen range.
It is installed by inserting a bolt from a bolt hole 21 provided on the upper surface of the fan case to attach it to the ceiling surface and connecting the upper end of the fan case 10 to an exhaust duct or the like. Then, by driving the motor 18 to rotate the fan 11, smoke containing steam generated in the range, vaporized oil, and the like is taken into the hood body 6 from the intake port 5, and they are passed through the filter A into the fan case 10. It operates so as to take in and discharge from the exhaust port 19 of the fan case 10 to the exhaust duct.

In this range hood B, even if a part of the oil component contained in the smoke passes through the filter A and liquefies against the surface of the filter A and flows down along the surface of the filter A, the lower side of the filter A Oil drain groove 8
The oil can be received at and the oil can be prevented from falling below the range hood B. Filter A
Oil that is liquefied inside and discharged from the oil drain port 4 can be similarly received by the oil discharge groove 8 and can be prevented from falling below the range hood B. Further, the oil received by the oil discharge groove 8 flows to the rear of the hood body 6 and is discharged to the oil sump 9 through a hole or a notch for discharging the oil. It is possible to store it to some extent, and the oil reservoir 9
When is filled with oil, the oil reservoir 9 can be removed from the hood body 6 and the oil can be discarded.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, one face member is provided with the suction hole and the other face member is formed with the discharge hole, and the pair of face members are opposed to each other with a gap therebetween and are joined together. A peripheral piece is provided along the entire length of the peripheral end portion of at least one face material, and the tip of the peripheral piece is extended to the peripheral end portion of the other face material. Since the oil drain port opening to and is formed, the oil removed in the gap between the face materials can be discharged from the oil drain port, and the oil can be prevented from collecting in the internal gap.

Further, since the oil drain groove is formed below the filter and the oil reservoir portion communicating with the oil drain groove is provided in the hood body, the oil flowing along the surface of the filter and the oil drain port of the filter are discharged. Oil can be received in the oil drain groove, and the oil can be discharged from the oil drain groove and stored in the oil reservoir, so that the range and kitchen equipment can be prevented from becoming dirty. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a filter of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of another portion, and FIG.

FIG. 2A is a front view of one face material, and FIG. 2B is a side view.

FIG. 3 (a) is a bottom view showing a part of one face material,
(B) is an enlarged bottom view.

4A is a sectional view of a protrusion, FIG. 4B is a rear view of a corner portion of a face material, and FIG. 4C is a sectional view of an upper portion of the face material.

5A is a front view of the other face member, and FIG. 5B is a side view.

FIG. 6A is a bottom view showing a part of one face material,
(B) is an enlarged bottom view.

FIG. 7 (a) is a front view showing the range hood of the present invention,
(B) is a side view and (c) is a plan view.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Suction hole 1b Discharge hole 2a Face material 2b Face material 3 Peripheral piece 4 Oil drain port 5 Intake port 6 Hood body 7 Exhaust means 8 Oil discharge groove 9 Oil reservoir A Filter B Range hood

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A peripheral end of at least one face member, wherein one face member is provided with a suction hole and the other face member is provided with a discharge hole, and the pair of face members are opposed to each other with a gap interposed therebetween. A peripheral piece is provided over the entire length of the part, and the tip of the peripheral piece is extended to the peripheral end of the other face material, and a gap between the face materials and an oil drain opening to the outside are provided at the lower end of the peripheral piece. A filter characterized by being formed. 2. A range hood in which an exhaust means is provided inside a hood body formed by providing an intake port, and the exhaust means inhales from the intake port to the inside of the hood body and exhausts to the outside of the hood body. The filter according to item 1 is provided between the intake port and the exhaust means, an oil discharge groove is formed below the filter, and an oil reservoir portion communicating with the oil discharge groove is provided in the hood body. Range food.