KR102320184B1 - Kitchen Ventilation System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a kitchen ventilation system, and more particularly, to a kitchen ventilation system capable of physically and chemically removing oil particles generated during food cooking.
A kitchen ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a duct part communicating so that air can be discharged to the outside; a body part installed in the lower part of the duct part; It is connected to the lower part of the body part and is connected to a storage part for storing the collected oil, and is axially connected to a rotating shaft which is inserted into the main body part and installed along the longitudinal direction in the center of the main body part to rotate the rotating shaft. A motor unit, a rotating plate that physically separates oil particles contained in the incoming air while rotating through a shaft connection with a rotating shaft in the lower part of the main body, is shaft-connected to the rotating shaft, and directs the incoming air to the duct unit The impeller unit for transmitting the shaft is connected to the rotary shaft, and it is installed on one side of the clutch unit and the storage unit for controlling so as to transmit or block the rotational power of the motor unit to the impeller unit. and a sensor unit that transmits a signal to the clutch unit when smoke is detected to transmit the rotational power of the motor unit to the impeller unit.

Description

Kitchen Ventilation System

The present disclosure relates to a kitchen ventilation system, and more particularly, to a kitchen ventilation system capable of physically and chemically removing oil particles generated during food cooking.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the material described in this section is not prior art to the claims of this application, and inclusion in this section is not an admission that it is prior art.

In a kitchen in a general home or restaurant, a ventilation system is installed to remove gas, smoke, or oil vapor generated during cooking. The ventilation system is configured to discharge gas or oil vapor generated by installing a ventilation fan or exhaust duct to the outside, but the ventilation fan or exhaust duct does not have a function to remove oil components or contaminants contained in the gas or oil vapor. It is deposited inside the ventilation system to form deposits, which causes problems.

For example, a heating appliance such as a gas range or induction is used to cook food, and there is a risk of fire as a spark is generated when a flame is caused by the food material or a spark is generated in a place where oil vapor is deposited in the duct during cooking. In addition, as oil is deposited on a ventilation fan or exhaust duct, mold or bacteria are generated, resulting in problems in hygiene or health of people working in the kitchen. In addition, work efficiency may be reduced due to odors generated from oil deposits, and additional costs or efforts are incurred due to periodic cleaning to remove deposits deposited in the exhaust duct.

A technique for preventing oil deposition by installing a grease filter inside the exhaust duct to remove the oil component is known. In one embodiment, in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1540546, the filter efficiency including front and rear plates having front and rear suction parts extended to have a bent part between the vents for sucking odors or smoke generated in the kitchen is shown. Disclosed is an excellent vertical exhaust type grease filter. However, the grease filter has a disadvantage in that the oil collection efficiency is quite low, and as a result, oil particles are steadily deposited inside the grease filter, thereby contaminating the exhaust duct or the ventilation fan.

1. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1540546 (2015.07.30)

An object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen ventilation system for removing oil particles generated during food cooking in a ventilation system installed in the kitchen through physical and chemical methods.

In addition, it is not limited to the technical problems as described above, and it is obvious that another technical problem may be derived from the following description.

A kitchen ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a duct part communicating so that air can be discharged to the outside; It is connected to the lower part of the main body part and is connected to a storage part for storing the collected oil, and is axially connected to a rotating shaft which is inserted into the main body part and installed along the longitudinal direction in the center of the main body part to rotate the rotating shaft. A motor unit, a rotating plate that physically separates oil particles contained in the incoming air while rotating through a shaft connection with a rotating shaft in the lower part of the main body, is shaft-connected with the rotating shaft, and directs the incoming air to the duct unit The impeller unit for transmitting the shaft is connected to the rotating shaft, and it is installed on one side of the clutch unit and the storage unit for controlling so as to transmit or block the rotational power of the motor unit to the impeller unit. and a sensor unit that transmits a signal to the clutch unit when smoke is detected to transmit the rotational power of the motor unit to the impeller unit.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the sensor unit consists of an optical sensor that detects an optical signal and converts it into an electrical signal, and when the water vapor or smoke is detected, the optical signal is blocked and transmits a signal to the clutch unit to power the motor unit is transmitted to the impeller, and when the steam or smoke generation stops, the sensor unit detects an optical signal and transmits a signal to the clutch unit to block the rotational power of the motor unit from being transmitted to the impeller unit.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the body portion has a truncated cone shape in which the diameter decreases toward the lower portion so that the oil particles that are radially separated by the rotation of the rotating plate can move to the lower portion, and the lower portion of the main body portion has an outer circumferential surface It is characterized in that it forms a space portion that can collect the oil particles separated from the rotating plate along the.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the lower surface of the space part is characterized in that one or more discharge holes are formed so that the oil liquid in which the collected oil particles are accumulated can be discharged to the lower part.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, it is installed in the lower portion of the storage unit, characterized in that it further comprises a drain valve for discharging the oil to the outside.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the inner surface of the body part is coated with titanium dioxide, and a UV device for generating UV light is further included inside the body part, and the UV light irradiated from the UV device is inside the body part. It is characterized in that it removes oil particles contained in the air that has passed through the rotating plate by photocatalyzing the surface of the titanium dioxide.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, there is an advantage that the oil particles contained in the air flowing into the ventilation system can be removed by a physical method and a chemical method, and can be simply discharged.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the rotational power of the motor can be transmitted or blocked as needed by the clutch unit interlocking with the impeller unit. There is an advantage that the impeller unit operates to discharge smoke more quickly and smoothly.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, according to the structure that can remove not only large oil particles but also oil particles of fine size, it is possible to keep the duct portion 10 or the body portion 20 clean, resulting in a fire It has the advantage of reducing the risk of occurrence and sanitation problems.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described effects, and include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is an exploded perspective view of a ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
3 is a cross-sectional view of a ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4 is a block diagram of the operation of the ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 5 is a state diagram in which the ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is installed in the kitchen.

Hereinafter, the configuration, operation, and effect of the ventilation system according to the preferred embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For reference, in the following drawings, each component is omitted or schematically illustrated for convenience and clarity, and the size of each component does not reflect the actual size. In addition, the same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification, and reference numerals for the same components in individual drawings will be omitted.

1 shows a perspective view of a ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view.

The kitchen ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a duct part 10 communicating with each other so that air can be discharged to the outside, and the duct part 10 is installed under the duct part 10, and the inside is opened to create a predetermined space. The body part 20 to form, a storage part 30 connected to and installed under the body part 20 to store the collected oil, and the body part 20 inserted into the body part 20 A motor unit 40 that is axially connected to the rotating shaft 21 installed in the center along the longitudinal direction to rotate the rotating shaft 21, and the rotating shaft 21 and the rotating shaft 21 at the lower part of the main body 20 are axially connected A rotating plate 50 that physically separates oil particles contained in the incoming air while rotating through, and an impeller unit that is axially connected to the rotating shaft 50 and transmits the incoming air to the duct unit 10 . (60) and the clutch unit 70 and the storage unit, which are axially connected to the rotating shaft 21, and control to transmit or block the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to the impeller unit 60, and the storage unit ( 30) A sensor unit that is installed on one side and transmits the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to the impeller unit 60 by transmitting a signal to the clutch unit 70 when steam or smoke generated during cooking is detected. 80).

The duct portion 10 is a passage through which water vapor or smoke generated during cooking of food is communicated, and has a size similar to that of the body portion 20 and can be coupled to each other. Next, the body part 20 is installed under the duct part 10, a space is formed therein, so that a plurality of devices can be inserted and installed therein. A rotating shaft 21 extending along the longitudinal direction is formed in the center of the main body 20, and the rotating shaft 21 and the shaft-connected devices rotate around the shaft to generate a flow of air.

It is inserted into the main body 20 and is axially connected to the rotating shaft 21 installed in the longitudinal direction at the center of the main body 20, and includes a motor 40 for rotating the rotating shaft 21 . can do. The motor unit 40 is a power source for supplying power to rotate the rotating shaft 21 , and when power is applied while cooking food, air is sucked by the operation of the motor unit 40 .

Next, while rotating through the shaft connection with the rotating shaft 21 in the lower part of the main body 20, the rotating plate 50 may further include a rotating plate 50 that physically separates oil particles contained in the incoming air. The rotating plate 50 is configured to physically separate oil particles (relatively large oil particles) or other contaminants contained in the incoming air. A plurality of perforated portions may be formed so that the filtered air can move to the duct portion 10 . Accordingly, when the rotating plate 50 is rotated by the motor unit 40, air flows in from the outside and comes into contact with the rotating plate 50, and oil or other contaminants do not pass through the rotating plate 50. The body part 20 is moved to the side, and the air part passes through a plurality of perforated parts of the rotating plate 50 and moves to the duct part 10 .

Next, an impeller part 60 that is axially connected to the rotary shaft 50 and transmits the incoming air to the duct part 10, is axially connected to the rotary shaft 21, and the impeller part 60 It may further include a clutch unit 70 for controlling so as to transmit or block the rotational power of the motor unit 40 .

The impeller unit 60 is basically configured to quickly and smoothly remove smoke or water vapor intensively generated during food cooking in addition to sucking air by the ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. More specifically, the impeller unit 60 has a structure that rotates by receiving rotational power from the motor unit 40 through a shaft connection with the rotating shaft 50 , and transfers the incoming air to the duct unit 10 . configuration for it. However, if the impeller unit 60 is always operated when the motor unit 40 is operated, power loss is additionally generated therefor. Energy-efficient use is possible by controlling the impeller unit 60 to operate (when cooking food that generates a lot of smoke).

The clutch unit 70 is configured to control the operation of the impeller unit 60 described above, and is axially connected to the rotating shaft 21 to transmit the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to the impeller unit 60 or made to be blocked. In addition, it is installed on one side of the storage unit 30, and transmits a signal to the clutch unit 70 when steam or smoke generated during food cooking is detected to transmit the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to the impeller unit 60. It may include a sensor unit 80 to transmit to.

Accordingly, when the sensor unit 80 detects water vapor or smoke generated during food cooking, in particular, when excessive smoke is generated due to cooking food that generates a lot of smoke, a signal is transmitted to the clutch unit 70 . However, an operation signal for transmitting the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to the impeller unit 60 is transmitted. That is, when cooking is not performed or excessive smoke is not generated, a separate signal is not transmitted from the sensor unit 80 , so that the clutch unit 70 transmits the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to the impeller unit 60 . It is blocked so as not to transmit, but when the sensor unit 80 detects a signal due to excessive smoke generation, the clutch unit 70 controls the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to be transmitted to the impeller unit 60 .

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the sensor unit 80 is composed of an optical sensor that detects an optical signal and converts it into an electrical signal. transmits the rotational power of the motor unit 40 to the impeller unit 60 , and when the steam or smoke generation stops, the sensor unit 80 detects an optical signal and transmits a signal to the clutch unit 70 . to block the rotational power of the motor unit 40 from being transmitted to the impeller unit 60 .

The operation of the clutch unit 70 and the impeller unit 60 according to the signal detection of the sensor unit 80 is as described above, and the sensor unit 80 is preferably made of an optical sensor that detects an optical signal. . That is, the optical sensor is a device that detects light and transmits and receives a specific signal, and usually detects light from the optical sensor. When it is reduced to the above, a signal is transmitted to the clutch unit 70 and the impeller unit 60 is operated, so that the incoming smoke or water vapor can be discharged more quickly and efficiently.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the main body 20 has a truncated cone shape in which the diameter decreases toward the bottom so that the oil particles that are radially separated by the rotation of the rotating plate 50 can move to the bottom, The lower part of the body part 20 is characterized in that it forms a space part 23 that can collect the oil particles separated from the rotating plate 50 along the outer circumferential surface.

The rotary plate 50 removes oil and other contaminants from the air introduced by the rotation of the rotary shaft 21, and the oil particles or contaminants are radially separated due to the rotating structure. Accordingly, oil particles or contaminants are radially separated and aggregated by colliding with the side of the main body 20, and the oil particles aggregated by the side shape of the main body 20 having a truncated cone shape with a smaller diameter toward the bottom are lowered. It moves and is stored in the space unit 23 .

In addition, according to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the lower surface of the space portion 23 is characterized in that one or more discharge holes 25 are formed so that the oil liquid in which the collected oil particles are accumulated can be discharged to the lower part.

The space 23 may be formed with a predetermined space so that the oil liquid in which the oil particles are aggregated can be accumulated. can Accordingly, a space in which the oil liquid can be stored is formed in the space part 23 so that the oil does not aggregate in a location other than the space part 23 , so that sanitary management is advantageous. In addition, one or more discharge holes 25 may be formed in the lower surface of the space portion 23 so that the oil liquid can be discharged. A plurality of the discharge holes 25 may be disposed at regular intervals along the circumference of the space portion 23 , and to prevent problems that may occur as the accumulated oil particles continue to accumulate in the space portion 23 in advance. am.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, it is installed in the lower portion of the storage unit 30, characterized in that it further comprises a drain valve 31 for discharging the oil liquid to the outside. The drain valve 31 is installed in the lower part of the storage unit 30, and when the oil liquid stored in the storage unit 30 accumulates more than a certain portion through the discharge hole 25 of the space unit 23, it is discharged to the outside. valve for exhaust.

Figure 4 shows a flow chart according to the operation of the ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the inner surface of the body part 20 is coated with titanium dioxide, and the inside of the body part 20 further includes a UV device 90 for generating UV light, the UV device UV light irradiated in (90) is characterized in that the photocatalytic action with titanium dioxide on the inner surface of the body portion 20 to remove oil particles contained in the air that has passed through the rotating plate (50).

After physically removing oil particles and the like from the air introduced by the above-described device, a chemical removal method may be used to remove the fine oil particles contained in the air that has passed through the rotary plate 50 thereafter. In one embodiment, the present disclosure discloses photocatalysis, and more specifically, in the UV device 90 that is installed inside the body portion 20, preferably on the rotating plate 50, and generates UV light. UV light is irradiated, and the inner surface of the rotating plate 50 or the body part _{is coated with titanium dioxide (TiO 2} ) to perform photocatalysis with UV light to chemically remove fine oil particles. Here, it is preferable that the UV device 90 uses a device that does not generate ozone.

5 shows a state diagram in which the ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is installed in the kitchen.

The operating state of the ventilation system installed in the kitchen will be described as follows. First, when food is cooked in the kitchen, steam and smoke enter the canopy hood. The canopy hood serves to discharge air to the outside through an exhaust fan installed in the inner duct. In general, when water vapor or smoke generated during food cooking flows into the canopy hood, the inner duct is generated by the suction power of the exhaust fan. It is made to be discharged to the outside through Here, the ventilation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is installed inside the canopy hood, and not only serves to discharge air, but also physically and chemically removes incoming oil particles and excessive smoke or water vapor when cooking food. When is generated, there is an advantage that the impeller unit 60 is operated by the sensing of the sensor unit 80 to discharge smoke more quickly and smoothly.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modifications that can be substituted for them at the time of filing the present application. Therefore, the embodiments described above are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and their All changes or modifications derived from the concept of equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1: Ventilation system
10: duct part
20: body part
21: rotary shaft
23: space part
25: exhaust hole
30: storage
31: drain valve
40: motor unit
50: rotating plate
60: impeller unit
70: clutch part
80: sensor unit
90: UV device

Claims (6)

a duct part communicating so that air can be discharged to the outside;
a body part installed under the duct part and having an open inside to form a predetermined space;
a storage unit connected to the lower part of the main body and configured to store the collected oil;
a motor part inserted into the body part and axially connected to a rotation shaft installed in the center of the body part in the longitudinal direction to rotate the rotation shaft;
a rotating plate that physically separates oil particles contained in the incoming air while rotating through the shaft connection with the rotating shaft at the lower part of the main body;
an impeller unit axially connected to the rotary shaft and transferring the incoming air to the duct unit;
a clutch part axially connected to the rotary shaft and controlling to transmit or block the rotational power of the motor part to the impeller part;
a sensor unit installed on one side of the storage unit and transmitting a signal to the clutch unit to transmit the rotational power of the motor unit to the impeller unit when steam or smoke generated during food cooking is detected,
The rotating plate is made of a disk having a predetermined thickness, and a plurality of perforated parts are formed so that the air from which oil particles or contaminants are filtered can move to the duct part,
The body portion has a truncated cone shape in which the diameter decreases toward the lower portion so that the oil particles that are radially separated by the rotation of the rotating plate can move to the lower portion,
The lower part of the body part forms a space part that can collect the oil particles separated from the rotating plate along the outer circumferential surface,
The sensor unit is provided on the lower outer surface of the main body and the lower surface of the storage unit, and consists of an optical sensor that detects an optical signal and converts it into an electrical signal,
When the water vapor or smoke is detected, the optical signal is blocked and a signal is transmitted to the clutch unit to transmit the rotational power of the motor unit to the impeller unit. A ventilation system, characterized in that it blocks transmission of the rotational power of the motor unit from being transmitted to the impeller unit. delete delete According to claim 1,
Ventilation system, characterized in that at least one discharge hole is formed in the lower surface of the space part so that the oil liquid in which the collected oil particles are accumulated can be discharged to the lower part. According to claim 1,
Ventilation system, which is installed in the lower portion of the storage unit, characterized in that it further comprises a drain valve for discharging the oil to the outside. According to claim 1,
The inner surface of the body part is coated with titanium dioxide,
Further comprising a UV device for generating UV light inside the body portion,
Ventilation system, characterized in that the UV light irradiated from the UV device is photocatalyzed with titanium dioxide on the inner surface of the body to remove oil particles contained in the air that has passed through the rotating plate.

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