KR20160072483A - Cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking tool capable of improving a sucking performance of contaminated air. A cooking tool according to an aspect comprises: a main body having a cooking space for cooking a material to be cooked therein; and a hood provided below the main body and sucking contaminated air, wherein the hood comprises: a hood casing; an operating unit which can be withdrawn from the hood casing; and a sucking unit connected to the operating unit to be able to tilt, wherein the sucking unit is tilted downward during the procedure of the withdrawal from the hood casing together with the operating unit. Here, the sucking unit includes a front surface portion having a front sucking port.

Description

{Cooking device}

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance.

Generally, a cooking appliance is a household appliance that cooks a food using a heating source. Among such cooking devices, a cooking device equipped with a hood function is referred to as a hood-purpose cooking device.

The hood combined cooking device is installed on one side of the kitchen. More specifically, the cooking apparatus is installed above another cooking apparatus, for example, a gas oven range or the like.

A wall-mounted microwave oven is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 0624676 (registered on September 2006, 2006), which is a prior art document.

The wall-mounted type microwave oven of the prior art is provided with an exhaust duct at a lower portion of the main body, and the guide member is drawn out from the main body, and is bent downward in a process of being drawn out by a plurality of guide pieces.

According to the prior art, since the exhaust duct for sucking the contaminated air is located only on the lower surface of the main body, even if the guide member is provided, the contaminated air generated in the course of cooking the food in the cooking apparatus located below the wall- There is a problem in that a part of the contaminated air can not flow toward the exhaust duct side.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking apparatus in which the suction performance of contaminated air is improved.

A cooking device according to one aspect includes a main body having a cooking cavity for cooking food; And a hood which is provided on the lower side of the main body and in which the polluted air is sucked, the hood includes a hood casing, a movable part that can be drawn out from the hood casing, a tiltable connection to the movable part, And a suction unit tilted downward in a process of being drawn out from the hood casing together with the suction unit, the suction unit including a front portion having a front suction port.

The suction unit may further include a bottom portion having a bottom suction port.

In addition, the hood may further include a tilting restricting portion for restricting a tilting angle of the suction portion.

The tilting restricting portion may include a guide groove formed in one of the movable portion and the suction portion, and a guide protrusion provided in the other of the guide groove and received in the guide groove.

In addition, the movable portion may include a plurality of side frames to which the suction portion is connected, and a front frame connected to a front end of the plurality of side frames. When the suction portion is located in the hood casing, And when the suction portion is drawn out of the hood casing, the front suction port may be positioned below the front frame.

The suction unit may include a plurality of suction units having different tilting angles with respect to a lower surface of the hood casing, and each of the suction units may include a front suction port.

The suction unit having the largest tilting angle with respect to the lower surface of the hood casing may further include a lower suction port.

In addition, the suction unit may include a first suction unit that is tilted by a first angle with respect to a lower surface of the hood casing, and a second suction unit that is connected to the first suction unit, And a second suction portion that is tilted by an angle.

The hood may further include a first tilting restricting portion for restricting a tilting angle of the first suction portion and a second tilting restricting portion for restricting a tilting angle of the second suction portion.

The first tilting restricting portion may include a first guide groove formed in one of the movable portion and the first suction portion and a first guide protrusion provided in the other of the movable portion and the first suction portion and received in the first guide groove, The second tilting restricting portion may include a second guide groove provided in one of the first suction portion and the second suction portion and a second guide protrusion provided in the other of the first guide portion and the second guide groove and received in the second guide groove .

According to the proposed invention, the suction part connected to the movable part is tilted downward while the movable part is drawn out from the hood casing, and the suction part is provided with the front suction inlet, so that the other food, which is positioned below the cooking appliance, The suction air can be effectively sucked into the front suction port, thereby improving the suction performance.

In addition, since the front frame of the movable part covers the front suction port of the suction part when the suction part is drawn into the hood casing, the front suction port is not exposed to the outside, so that the foreign matter is prevented from being sucked through the front suction port, It has the advantage of being clean.

1 is a view showing a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing a state in which a suction mechanism is drawn out from a hood of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view illustrating a hood according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a front view of a hood according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a suction portion according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along AA of FIG. 3;
7 is a view showing a state in which contaminated air is sucked from a hood of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view showing a hood of a cooking apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a cross-sectional view cut along AA of Fig.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals whenever possible, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

FIG. 1 is a view showing a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state in which a suction device is drawn out from a hood of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be installed on a wall W of a kitchen, for example. That is, in the present embodiment, the cooking appliance 1 may be a wall-mounted microwave oven. Of course, there is no limitation in the kind of the cooking appliance 1 as long as the cooking appliance 1 can be installed on the wall W. [

The cooking apparatus 1 may include a main body 10 having a cooking cavity 11 and a door 12 connected to the main body 10 to open and close the cooking cavity 11.

Therefore, the cooking appliance 1 can perform cooking of the food stored in the cooking cavity 11. [

The cooking apparatus 1 may further include a hood 20 for sucking contaminated air from the outside.

The hood 20 may be disposed on the lower side of the main body 10, although not limited thereto. The main body 10 may further include a suction fan 14 that operates to suck polluted air and an air flow path 13 through which polluted air flows. Although not shown, the front and / or top surface of the main body 10 may have a discharge port through which the contaminated air flowing in the air flow path 13 is discharged.

As another example, the suction fan 14 may be provided on the hood 20.

The cooking device 1 may be located above another cooking device 2 in the kitchen, for example. The hood (20) can suck the contaminated air generated in the process of cooking food by the other cooking appliance (2). The other cooking appliance 2 may include, but is not limited to, a front heating portion 2a and a rear heating portion 2b. The front heating portion 2a and the rear heating portion 2b are spaced apart in the front-rear direction.

The hood 20 includes suction devices 220 and 230 for sucking polluted air and the suction devices 220 and 230 may be provided in the hood 20 so as to be able to be input and output.

In a state where the food is cooked by the front heating part 2a and / or the rear heating part 2b in a state where the suction devices 220 and 230 are drawn out from the hood 20, The generated polluted air can be sucked in.

Hereinafter, the hood of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a hood according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view of a hood according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a transverse sectional view showing a suction unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 5, the hood 20 may include a hood casing 210 that can be connected to the lower side of the main body 10.

The hood casing 210 may include a lower plate 211. The lower plate 211 of the hood casing 210 may be provided with a suction port 213 for sucking contaminated air.

The hood 20 may further include suction devices 220 and 230 for sucking contaminated air.

The suction devices 220 and 230 may be connected to the hood casing 210 so as to be capable of being input and output.

The hood casing 210 may include a front opening 212 for the entry and exit of the suction devices 220 and 230. Therefore, the suction mechanisms 220 and 230 can be drawn out to the front of the hood casing 210 by the front opening 212.

The suction devices 220 and 230 may include a moving part 220 slidably connected to the hood casing 210 and a suction part 230 tiltingly connected to the moving part 220. When the movable part 220 is drawn out to the front of the hood casing 210, the suction part 230 may be pulled forward and then tilted downward.

The movable unit 220 may include a frame having at least a lower surface thereof opened.

The frame includes a plurality of side frames 222 connected to the hood casing 210 by a rail assembly 224, a front frame 226 connected to a front end of the plurality of side frames 222, And may include a top frame 221 connecting the plurality of side frames 222.

The plurality of side frames 222 may be spaced laterally.

Since the plurality of side frames 222 are spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction, the suction portion 230 can be positioned between the plurality of side frames 222.

The suction unit 230 may be movably connected to the movable unit 220. For example, the suction unit 230 may be connected to the movable unit 220 in a tilting manner.

The suction unit 230 may include a front portion 231, a bottom portion 232, and a plurality of side portions 233.

The front portion 231 may include a front suction port 241 for sucking contaminated air. A first filter 243 for filtering polluted air sucked through the front suction port 241 may be coupled to the front portion 231. The first filter 243 may be coupled to the front surface or the rear surface of the front surface portion 231.

The bottom portion 232 may be provided with a lower suction port 242 for sucking contaminated air. A second filter 244 for filtering polluted air sucked through the lower suction port 242 may be coupled to the bottom portion 232.

The second filter 244 may be coupled to a bottom surface or an upper surface of the bottom portion 232.

Each of the plurality of side portions 233 may be provided with a shaft 245 for providing a rotation center for tilting. The shaft 245 may be connected to the side frame 222 of the movable unit 220. Alternatively, the shaft 245 may be provided on the plurality of side frames 222.

The shaft 245 is positioned on the rear end side of the plurality of side portions 233 in order to tilt the front side of the suction portion 230 while the suction portion 230 is connected to the movable portion 220. [ .

In this specification, the front end of the plurality of side portions 233 is connected to the front portion 231, and the rear end is a portion located on the opposite side of the front end.

The plurality of side portions 233 may be formed in a fan shape, for example. At this time, the area of the plurality of side portions 233 may be increased toward the front portion 231 side from the shaft 245 side.

As the plurality of side portions 233 are formed in a fan shape, a portion overlapping with the side frame 222 in a state where the suction portion 230 is tilted is reduced.

That is, when the side portion 233 is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate, the overlapped portion between the side portion 233 and the side frame 233 is increased in a state where the suction portion 230 is tilted, So that it can not serve as a suction portion.

However, since the plurality of side portions 233 are formed in a fan shape as in the present invention, the portion overlapping with the side frame 222 in the state where the suction portion 230 is tilted is minimized, ) Can be reduced, and the weight can be reduced. In addition, since the plurality of side portions 233 are formed in a fan shape, the plurality of side portions 233 interfere with the top frame 221 of the movable portion 220 during the tilting process of the suction portion 230 Can be prevented.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig.

6, a guide protrusion 247 is provided on a side portion 233 of the suction portion 230 and a guide groove 247 is formed in the side frame 222 of the movable portion 220 223 may be provided.

Alternatively, the side part 233 of the suction part 230 may be provided with a guide groove, and the side frame 222 of the movable part 220 may be provided with a guide protrusion accommodated in the guide groove.

The guide groove 223 may be rounded so that the guide protrusion 247 moves along the guide groove 223 during the tilting process of the suction unit 230. [

The guide protrusion 247 and the guide groove 223 guide the tilting of the suction unit 230 and the tilting of the suction unit 230 when the suction unit 230 is tilted at a certain angle Limit.

That is, when the guide protrusion 247 comes into contact with the lower end of the guide groove 223 during the tilting of the suction unit 230, the guide protrusion 247 can not move any more, The tilting of the tilting mechanism 230 is restricted.

In this specification, the guide protrusion 247 and the guide groove 223 may be referred to as a tilting restricting portion for restricting the tilting of the suction portion 230.

7 is a view showing a state where contaminated air is sucked from the hood of the cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 7, the suction fan 14 may be operated to suck contaminated air generated in the cooking process in another cooking appliance 2. In addition, the user can pull the suction unit 230 from the hood casing 210 by pulling the movable unit 220 forward. At this time, the user can manually pull the movable part 220 to slide the movable part 220. Alternatively, a driving unit for automatically pulling out the slidable unit 220 is provided in the hood 20, so that the movable unit 220 can be automatically slid by the driving unit.

At least a part of the bottom portion 232 of the suction portion 230 is seated on the lower plate 211 of the hood casing 210 while the suction portion 230 is positioned in the hood casing 210. In this state, the front part 231 of the suction part 230 is positioned behind the front frame 226 of the movable part 220.

Therefore, the front frame 226 covers the front suction port 241 of the suction unit 230. The front frame 226 covers the front suction port 241 of the suction unit 230 to block the external exposure of the front suction port 241 when the suction unit 230 is positioned in the hood casing 210 . Therefore, foreign matter can be prevented from being drawn into the hood casing 210 through the front suction port 241, and the aesthetics can be improved.

The suction unit 230 is also pulled forward from the hood casing 210 and tilted downward in the process of sliding the movable unit 220 forward of the hood casing 210. [ When the suction unit 230 is tilted downward, the front suction port 241 of the suction unit 230 is exposed to the outside, and the contaminated air can be sucked. That is, when the suction unit 230 is tilted, the front suction port 241 is positioned below the front frame 226 of the movable unit 220.

Of course, the lower suction port 242 is also exposed in the process of sliding the movable part 220 forward of the hood casing 210.

As described above, the tilting of the suction unit 230 may be restricted by the tilting restricting unit during the tilting of the suction unit 230.

When the suction unit 230 is tilted and the front suction port 241 and the bottom suction port 242 are exposed to the outside, the suction force generated by the operation of the suction fan 14 is transmitted to the front suction port 241 and / And serves as a suction port 242.

When the food is cooked by the front heating portion 2a and the rear heating portion 2b of the other cooking appliance 2, the contaminated air generated in the cooking process by the rear heating portion 2b May be sucked into the suction port (213) of the hood casing (210). A part of the contaminated air generated in the course of cooking the food by the rear heating unit 2b may be sucked into the suction unit 230. [

The contaminated air generated in the process of cooking food by the front heating unit 2a can be sucked into the suction unit 230. [

The contaminated air generated in the process of cooking the food by the front heating unit 2a is raised. A part of the ascending contaminated air can be sucked through the lower suction port 242 of the suction unit 230.

A part of the contaminated air can be raised toward the front frame 226 side of the movable part 220. At this time, since the suction force acts on the front suction port 241 of the suction unit 230, the contaminated air rising toward the front frame 226 side of the movable unit 220 rides over the front frame 226, The flow direction may be switched to the front suction inlet 241 side and may be sucked through the front suction inlet 241 without flowing upward to the moving part 220. [

The contaminated air sucked through the front suction port 241 and the contaminated air sucked through the bottom suction port 242 flows through the space formed by the side frame of the movable part 220 and the top frame, ). ≪ / RTI >

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the contaminated air can be sucked into the front suction port 241 of the suction unit 230, the suction performance of the contaminated air is improved.

In the above embodiment, the bottom surface of the hood casing is provided with a bottom suction port. However, the suction port may be omitted.

Further, although the bottom suction port is formed at the bottom of the suction unit 230, the bottom suction port may be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a hood of a cooking apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.

The present embodiment is the same as the previous embodiment in the other portions, but differs in that a plurality of suction portions are provided. Therefore, only the characteristic parts of the present embodiment will be described below.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the hood 20 according to the present embodiment may include a hood casing 210 and a suction mechanism 220, 250, 260.

The suction mechanisms 220, 250 and 260 may include a moving part 220 and a plurality of suction parts 250 and 260.

The movable part 220 has the same structure as the movable part of the previous embodiment.

The plurality of suction units 250 and 260 may include a first suction unit 250 connected to the movable unit 220 in a tilting manner and a second suction unit 250 connected to the first suction unit 250 in a tilting manner 260).

The first suction portion 250 may be tilted by a first angle with respect to the lower surface of the hood casing 210 and the second suction portion 260 may be tilted by a second angle larger than the first angle have.

The first suction unit 250 and the second suction unit 260 can be tilted with a single shaft as a tilting center. Alternatively, the first suction portion 250 may be connected to the movable portion 220 by a first shaft and may be tilted, and the second suction portion 260 may be connected to the first suction portion 250, And can be tilted with respect to the first suction unit 250.

That is, when the first suction unit 250 is tilted, the second suction unit 260 is tilted together and the second suction unit 250 is tilted independently of the tilting of the first suction unit 250 And can be tilted with respect to the first suction portion 250.

At this time, the width of the second suction portion 260 may be smaller than the width of the first suction portion 250. Therefore, when the first suction unit 250 and the second suction unit 260 are drawn into the hood casing 210, the second suction unit 260 and the first suction unit 250 may interfere with each other And the second suction portion 260 may be located in a region formed by the first suction portion 250. [

The first suction portion 250 may include a first front suction inlet 251 and the second suction portion 260 may include a second front suction inlet 261. The second suction portion 260 may include a lower suction port.

The tilting angle of the first suction part 250 may be limited by the first tilting restricting part and the tilting angle may be limited by the second tilting restricting part of the second suction part 260. [

The first tilting restricting portion includes a first guide groove 223a provided in the movable portion 220 and a first guide protrusion 223a provided in the first suction portion 250 and received in the first guide groove 223a, (223). Alternatively, the first guide protrusion may be provided on the movable part 220, and the first guide groove may be formed on the first suction part 250. [

Although not clearly shown in the drawing, in order to move the first guide protrusion 252 along the first guide groove 223a during the tilting process of the first suction unit 250, .

The second tilting restricting portion includes a second guide groove 253 provided in the first suction portion 250 and a second guide groove 253 formed in the second suction portion 260 and received in the second guide groove 253 2 guide protrusions 262. As shown in FIG. Alternatively, the first suction portion 250 may be provided with a second guide protrusion, and the second suction portion 260 may be provided with a second guide groove.

The second guide protrusion 262 may be moved in the second guide groove 253 to move along the second guide groove 253 during the tilting process of the second suction part 260. [ May be rounded.

Also in this embodiment, since the contaminated air can be sucked into the front suction ports 251 and 261 of the suction units 250 and 260, the suction performance of the contaminated air is improved.

In the present embodiment, the two suction portions are described as being tilted, but it is also possible that three or more suction portions are tilted.

In this case, each of the plurality of suction portions includes a front suction inlet, and the suction portion having the largest tilting angle with respect to the lower surface of the hood casing (the suction portion positioned at the lowest position) may further include a bottom suction opening.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. Furthermore, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or "having" described above mean that a component can be implanted unless otherwise specifically stated, But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

1: a cooking apparatus 10: a main body
14: Suction fan 20: Hood
210: hood casing 220: moving part
230: suction portion 241: front suction portion

Claims (10)

A main body having a cooking cavity for cooking food; And
And a hood disposed under the main body and to which polluted air is sucked,
The hood includes a hood casing,
A movable part which can be drawn out from the hood casing,
And a suction unit tiltingly connected to the movable unit and tilted downward in a process of being pulled out from the hood casing together with the movable unit,
Wherein the suction unit includes a front portion having a front suction port. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the suction portion further comprises a bottom portion provided with a bottom suction opening. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the hood further comprises a tilting restricting portion for restricting a tilting angle of the suction portion. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the tilting restricting portion includes a guide groove provided in one of the movable portion and the suction portion, and a guide protrusion provided in the other of the guide groove and received in the guide groove. The method according to claim 1,
The movable portion includes a plurality of side frames to which the suction portion is connected,
And a front frame connected to a front end of the plurality of side frames,
When the suction portion is located in the hood casing, the front frame blocks external exposure of the front suction port,
Wherein the front suction port is located below the front frame when the suction portion is drawn out of the hood casing. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the suction unit comprises a plurality of suction units having different tilting angles with respect to a lower surface of the hood casing,
Wherein each of the plurality of suction portions includes a front suction inlet. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the suction unit having the greatest tilting angle with respect to the bottom surface of the hood casing further comprises a bottom suction port. The method according to claim 1,
The suction unit includes a first suction unit that is tilted by a first angle with respect to a lower surface of the hood casing,
And a second suction unit connected to the first suction unit and tilted by a second angle larger than a first angle with respect to a lower surface of the hood casing. 9. The method of claim 8,
The hood includes a first tilting restricting portion for restricting a tilting angle of the first suction portion,
And a second tilting restricting portion for restricting a tilting angle of the second suction portion. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the first tilting restricting portion includes a first guide groove provided in one of the movable portion and the first suction portion and a first guide protrusion provided in the other of the movable portion and the first suction portion and received in the first guide groove,
The second tilting restricting portion includes a second guide groove provided in one of the first suction portion and the second suction portion and a second guide protrusion provided in the other of the first guide portion and the second guide groove, Cooking equipment.

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