KR100946802B1 - Hood assembly of range - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stove hood assembly, and more particularly, to a stove hood assembly capable of sucking contaminated air from the ceiling side of a kitchen and discharging it outdoors to effectively remove odors or heat generated when cooking in a kitchen counter. It is about.

The range of the hood hood assembly of the present invention is installed on the kitchen counter top of the kitchen, and installed on the main body through the exhaust duct connected to the main body by inhaling the smell and steam generated during cooking in the kitchen counter through the hopper It is provided with a blowing unit for discharging to the outside, and suction auxiliary means for sucking the smell and steam staying on the ceiling side of the kitchen connected to the main body or exhaust duct.

According to the range of the hood hood assembly of the present invention by using the auxiliary suction means can be diffused to the periphery of the kitchen counter to suck the polluted air staying on the ceiling side of the kitchen to discharge to the outside to create a comfortable kitchen environment.

Stove hood, stove, exhaust, kitchen ventilation, bimetal

Description

Range hood assembly

The present invention relates to a stove hood assembly, and more particularly, to a stove hood assembly capable of sucking contaminated air from the ceiling side of a kitchen and discharging it to the outside in order to effectively remove odors or steam generated when cooking in a kitchen counter. It is about.

Recently, high-rise residential facilities (apartments, officetels, residential complexes, etc.) are designed with airtight exterior walls and windows to minimize the opening of windows, such as curtain walls. .

As a result, legal standards for indoor air quality in an enclosed state are prepared, and the necessity for indoor ventilation through forced control is emphasized.

In particular, in a residential facility, the kitchen is a place where mainly polluted air is generated, and it is important to smoothly exhaust the air contaminated by the smell and heat generated during cooking so as not to diffuse into the indoor living space.

In general, when cooking a food using a gas stove for cooking utensils, water or oil vapors generated from the food, exhaust gas and heat emitted from a combustion device, and the like are discharged.

In particular, hotels and restaurants, fried foods, skewers, especially restaurants that produce steam or dust containing oils and fats, etc., generate a relatively large amount of exhaust winds. A stove hood assembly is provided for sucking and discharging various food odors or smoke.

Such a conventional hood hood assembly is connected to an exhaust duct installed outdoors, a downwardly expanded hood housing, a blower fan installed between the hood housing and the exhaust duct, and a lower portion of the hood housing to remove foreign substances from the exhaust wind. A filter is removed.

However, the conventional stove hood is only a fixed filter located on the suction side of the lower surface is used as a suction area for suctioning various food smells or steam generated during cooking, so the suction area is relatively small and does not effectively suck. There was this. Therefore, in recent years, range hoods have been used in which a device capable of expanding the suction area is added.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0180563 discloses a front loading cover range hood, and Patent Utility Model Registration No. 20-0303019 discloses a range hood semi-automatic withdrawal device.

However, there is a problem in that even when using the range hood that can extend the suction area as described above, it does not suck all the smell and heat generated from the countertop located at the bottom of the range hood assembly during cooking.

At this time, the smell or heat that is not inhaled rises to the ceiling side of the kitchen, and the environment of the kitchen is not comfortable, and there is a problem in that the polluted air of the kitchen is spread to the living room or the room.

The present invention was created to improve the above-mentioned problems, so that the smell or heat generated from the kitchen counter when the cooking can be sucked from the ceiling side of the kitchen as well as the top of the kitchen to exhaust the polluted air staying on the ceiling of the kitchen. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a stove hood assembly that can create a comfortable environment for the kitchen and indoor living space.

Range hood assembly of the present invention for achieving the above object and the body is installed on the top of the kitchen counter; A blowing unit installed inside the main body to suck in the smell and steam generated when cooking at the countertop through the lower part of the main body and to discharge it to the outside through an exhaust duct connected to the main body; And suction aids connected to the main body or the exhaust duct to suck the smell and the steam staying on the ceiling of the kitchen.

The suction auxiliary means has one end connected to the main body, and the other end is provided adjacent to the ceiling of the kitchen, and has an intake duct in which odor and steam are sucked by the suction force of the blower unit.

The intake duct is characterized in that it has a shroud coupled to the end to guide the intake of odor or steam, and a valve installed on the intake duct to open and close the inner passage of the intake duct.

The suction auxiliary means has an intake duct having one end connected to the main body and the other end of which is installed adjacent to the ceiling of the kitchen, and an auxiliary air blowing unit installed at the main body such that the intake duct and the suction side are connected to each other, and the auxiliary air blowing unit. It is characterized in that it comprises a connecting pipe extending from the discharge side of the exhaust duct.

One end of the suction auxiliary means is connected to the exhaust duct or the suction passage of the main body, and the other end is provided adjacent to the ceiling of the kitchen, and has an intake duct in which odor or steam is sucked by the venturi effect. .

The main body further comprises a bimetal for controlling the on / off of the power supplied to the blowing unit by the heat generated from the countertop.

As described above, according to the range of the hood hood assembly of the present invention, the suction hole provided in the lower part of the main body inhales contaminated air such as odors or steam generated during cooking, and diffuses to the periphery of the kitchen table using the auxiliary suction means. It is possible to create a pleasant kitchen environment by inhaling the polluted air staying on the ceiling and discharging it to the outside.

In addition, even if a separate kitchen ventilation system is not installed, the contaminated air generated in the kitchen may be effectively removed by the range hood assembly of the present invention to prevent the contaminated air from being diffused into the indoor living space.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the post-range assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a front view showing a state in which a stove hood assembly is installed in a kitchen according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial cutaway cross-sectional view illustrating an interior of the stove hood assembly of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a range of FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating a state in which the assembly is installed and ventilated in the kitchen, and FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating a state in which the range hood assembly is installed in the kitchen, and FIG. 5 is according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Partial cutaway cross-sectional view showing the inside of the hood hood assembly, Figure 6 is a side view showing a cut portion showing a state in which the hood hood assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the range of the hood hood assembly 10 of the present invention is largely installed on the upper portion of the countertop 5, and a blowing unit 30 installed inside the main body 20. , And a filter unit 40 installed below the main body 20, and suction assisting means 60 for sucking odor and steam staying on the ceiling 7 side of the kitchen.

The main body 20 is formed in a rectangular cylindrical shape, and an internal space of a predetermined size is formed therein. The main body 20 is fixedly installed on the wall of the kitchen located above the countertop 5. Unlike this, the main body may be built in a built-in method on a shelf (not shown) installed on the countertop. In addition, the shape of the main body 20 may be changed to various shapes in addition to the illustrated rectangle.

A hopper 21 is formed at a lower portion of the main body 20 facing the lower counter 5 to form a passage through which the smell or steam of food generated from the counter 5 is sucked. An exhaust port 23 through which the smell or the like sucked in is exhausted is formed on the upper surface of the main body 20. The exhaust duct 50 is connected to an upper surface of the main body 20 in which the exhaust port 23 is formed, and extends to the outside.

In this case, a hood cover (not shown) having a form enclosing the exhaust port 23 is sealed to the main body 20 so as to prevent the smells sucked into the interior of the main body 20 from leaking into the interior of the main body 20. It is mounted on the upper surface of the, the exhaust duct 50 is connected to the upper portion of the hood cover may extend to the outside.

Operation buttons 25 for operating the range hood assembly 10 are installed on the lower front side of the main body 20, and an illumination device (not shown) for illumination is installed on the bottom of the main body 20.

The blowing unit 30 is installed in the inner space of the main body 20. The blowing unit 30 includes a fan housing 31, a sirocco fan 33 installed inside the fan housing 31, and an electric motor 34 for rotating the sirocco fan 33. The suction side of the fan housing 31 is connected by the hopper 21 formed in the lower part of the main body 20 and the suction pipe 35 to suck in smell or steam, and the discharge side formed in the upper part of the fan housing 31 It is connected to the outlet 23. The suction pipe 35 extending from the blowing unit 30 may be connected to a T-type socket and branched into two flow paths as shown.

The filter unit 40 is installed on the bottom of the main body 20. The filter unit 40 is for removing foreign matter from the exhaust air flowing into the blower unit 30, and is provided with a mesh filter and a support for supporting the filter.

The filter unit 40 is installed to be coupled to and detached from the body 20 for cleaning or replacement. It may have a structure in which one side is hinged or coupled to the main body 20 by a magnet. Or it may be installed in the main body 20 by fixing means such as screws. In addition, a handle may be formed at one side of the filter unit 40.

In addition, one end is connected to the main body 20 by the suction assistance means 60, which is a characteristic of the present invention, and the other end is installed adjacent to the ceiling 7 of the kitchen, and the smell and steam are sucked by the suction force of the blower unit 30. An intake duct 61 is provided.

The suction port 27 is formed on the upper surface of the main body 20 to which the intake duct 61 is connected. At this time, the suction pipe 35 connected to the suction side of the fan housing 31 is formed in the T-shape so that one side passage is connected to the suction port 27 so that the suction force of the blower unit 30 can also act on the intake duct 61. do.

The intake duct 61 extends a predetermined distance to the ceiling 7 side of the kitchen, and the shroud 65 is provided at the upper end of the intake duct 61.

In the middle of the intake duct 61, a valve for opening and closing the passage of the intake duct 61 may be installed. In the example shown, a butterfly valve 90 is used as the valve. The butterfly valve includes a cylindrical body 93 installed on the intake duct 61, a disc (not shown) rotatable to open and close a passage in the body 93, and an outside of the body 93. It is composed of a motor 91 mounted to the to rotate the disk. The motor 90 is operated by operation buttons provided on the main body 20. In addition, it may have a structure in which a user rotates a disk by operating a lever instead of a motor manually.

The shroud 65 has a structure in which an upper portion of the shroud 65 extends more than a lower portion connected to the upper end of the intake duct 61 to guide the odor or steam staying on the ceiling to smoothly flow into the intake duct 61. At this time, the top of the shroud 65 is spaced apart from the ceiling 7 by a predetermined distance so that the opening of the shroud 65 is installed toward the ceiling. In addition, the opening of the shroud 65 may be provided to face the front or side.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the shroud 65 is installed at the end of the intake duct 61 extending along the ceiling 7 in a predetermined length, and the opening of the shroud 65 is installed downward. Can be. In this case, a plurality of suction ports may be provided in the middle of the intake duct 65, respectively, to contaminate the contaminated air at various positions of the ceiling 7.

And a filter (not shown) for filtering the foreign matter in the inner passage of the shroud 65 or the intake duct 61 may be installed.

The operation of the range hood assembly 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above structure will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

When cooking in the kitchen counter 5 installed on one side of the kitchen, the smell of food or steam is generated. In this case, some food odor or steam rising vertically in the direction in which the main body 20 is installed is sucked through the hopper provided in the lower part of the main body 20 and discharged to the outside.

And the smell or steam that is diffused to the periphery of the countertop 5 without being sucked through the hopper will stay on the ceiling (7) side of the kitchen. The contaminated air staying on the ceiling 7 side of the kitchen is sucked through the intake duct 61 and discharged to the outside to effectively ventilate the kitchen. In addition, contaminated air generated in the kitchen may be prevented from entering the living room or the room along the ceiling 7 side of the kitchen.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 5, the stove hood assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes an auxiliary air blowing unit 35 inside the main body 20. The auxiliary blowing unit 35 includes a fan housing 36, a sirocco fan 37 installed inside the fan housing 36, and an electric motor 38 for rotating the sirocco fan 37.

The suction side of the auxiliary blowing unit 35 is connected to the suction duct 71, and the discharge side is connected to the exhaust duct 50 through the connection pipe (73). Therefore, the blowing unit 30 sucks the smell or steam of food through the inlet 21 of the lower part of the main body 20, and the auxiliary blowing unit 35 is contaminated staying on the ceiling side of the kitchen through the intake duct 71. Air is sucked to discharge the polluted air to the exhaust duct 50. The stove hood assembly shown in FIG. 5 may further include an auxiliary blowing unit 35 to prevent a lowering of suction force of the blowing unit 30 that sucks contaminated air through the lower portion of the main body 20.

6 shows the range hood assembly in which the intake duct 81 is connected to the exhaust duct 50. In this case, the ventilation duct having a constant velocity is generated inside the exhaust duct 50 by the air blowing unit, and accordingly, the ceiling 7 of the kitchen is provided to the intake duct 81 due to the venturi effect of generating negative pressure in the intake duct 81. Contaminated air staying on the side is sucked in. In addition, although not shown, the intake duct 81 may be connected to one side of the hopper so that air contaminated by the Venturi effect may be sucked in. The venturi effect prevents the suction force of the air blowing unit from being lowered, but also has the effect of sucking the contaminated air staying on the ceiling 7 side of the kitchen.

And a body applied to the range of the hood hood assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention may be provided with a bimetal for controlling the on / off of the power supply on the electrical circuit connected to the blowing unit. Preferably, the bimetal is installed in the sensor unit 95 provided in the lower part of the main body as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Bimetal has a structure in which metal plates having different coefficients of thermal expansion are bonded to each other to serve as a switch to turn on / off an electric circuit by heat. Therefore, when the air in the upper part of the cooking table is above a certain temperature by the heat generated during cooking in the kitchen table, the bimetal is bent to turn on the circuit so that the power is supplied to the electric motor of the blower unit for ventilation.

When the temperature is below a certain temperature, the bimetal is bent in the opposite direction to turn off the circuit to stop the operation of the blower unit. By installing such a bimetal, the user can automatically operate the air blowing unit without the need for the user to operate the operation button for ventilation during cooking.

In addition to the above-described bimetal, various temperature sensors may be installed to operate the blower unit at a predetermined temperature or more.

Meanwhile, components not described above in the range hood assembly of the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6 are the same as the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, and thus, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent embodiments thereof are possible.

Therefore, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

1 is a front view showing a state in which a stove hood assembly is installed in a kitchen according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a partial cutaway cross-sectional view showing the interior of the stove hood assembly of Figure 1,

3 is a side view illustrating a state in which the hood hood assembly of FIG. 1 is installed and ventilated in a kitchen;

4 is a side view illustrating a state in which a stove hood assembly is installed in a kitchen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

5 is a partial cutaway cross-sectional view showing the inside of the range hood assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 6 is a side view of a portion of the stove hood assembly according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, showing a state in which the stove hood assembly is installed in a kitchen; FIG.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

5: countertop 7: ceiling

20: main body 21: suction port

30: blower unit 35: auxiliary blower unit

40: filter unit 50: exhaust duct

61: intake duct 65: shroud

90: butterfly valve

Claims (6)

delete delete delete delete A main body installed at an upper portion of a kitchen counter of the kitchen; A blowing unit installed inside the main body to suck in the smell and steam generated when cooking at the countertop through the lower part of the main body and to discharge it to the outside through an exhaust duct connected to the main body; And suction aids connected to the main body or the exhaust duct to suck smells and vapors staying on the ceiling of the kitchen. One end of the suction auxiliary means is connected to the exhaust duct or the suction passage of the main body, and the other end is provided adjacent to the ceiling of the kitchen, and has an intake duct in which odor or steam is sucked by the venturi effect. Range hood assembly. 6. The stove hood assembly according to claim 5, wherein the main body further includes a bimetal for controlling on / off of power supplied to the blower unit by heat generated from the countertop.

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