TW201344121A - Range hood - Google Patents

Abstract

A range hood with minimal pressure loss and good oil collecting efficiency is provided. The range hood (1) is provided with: a fan (60) that generates a flow of air; a filter (10) that exists on the flow path of the flow of air and is upstream from the fan (60), and has holes that allow the flow of air to pass through; an electric motor (20) that rotates the filter (10); an oil collecting member (30) that surrounds the periphery of the filter; and a control unit (90) that controls the rotation of the fan (60) and the electric motor (20). The control unit (90) sometimes allows the fan (60) and the electric motor (20) to simultaneously rotate.

Description

Ventilator

The present invention relates to a range hood that captures oil from soot produced by cooking, and more particularly to a range hood.

The range hood that is installed in the kitchen, etc., draws in a vapor or soot generated by cooking under the range hood with the air flow generated by the fan, and discharges the inhaled air together with the soot or the like. Outside, etc. However, it is environmentally unfavorable to discharge the oil contained in the soot directly to the outside, and the oil is attached to equipment such as a fan or a duct which is usually present in the air flow path downstream of the range hood, and is washed. Such maintenance requires great labor and expense, and accelerates the deterioration of equipment.

Therefore, the range hood needs to have a filter with high collection efficiency to capture and recover most of the oil contained in the soot, but conversely, the oil attached to the filter will clog the filter and increase Ventilation resistance, resulting in a decrease in collection efficiency, is also a cause of poor ventilation, and even requires the user to frequently wash or clean the filter, which requires great labor and time. Therefore, various methods for improving the cleaning performance of the filter have been conceived.

For example, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a brush (soil wiping member) that moves while contacting a surface of a filter with a filter for collecting soot during cooking is disclosed, so that it is not necessary to use a large amount of washing water. A range hood with a filter cleaning function that removes dirt attached to the filter.

Although this type of range hood reduces the trouble of the user washing the filter by himself, it requires a brush, a motor for driving the brush, a tank for washing water or a spray nozzle, and the structure of the range hood itself is complicated and the cost is increased. . From the outset, the range hood did not propose a technique to increase the efficiency of oil capture in the filter.

There is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 as a method of preventing the clogging of the filter and reducing the trouble of the cleaning, and improving the oil recovery rate by the filter. In this document, there is disclosed a range hood in which a filter having a blade for removing oil in an exhaust gas and having a substantially disk shape is provided rotatably on the front side of the rotary blade for exhaust gas, and the filter is passed through the filter. The flowing exhaust gas is guided to the exhaust rotor blades, and the passage portion for allowing the oil in the exhaust gas to adhere to the inner surface is provided from the filter to the exhaust rotor blades.

Such a range hood does not require a large-scale complicated structure as in Patent Document 1, but it is desirable to remove the oil adhering to the filter during the operation of the range hood during the non-operation period (the hood is stopped). At this point the same. Further, although it is somewhat troublesome for the user to wash the filter by itself, a large amount of oil is scattered to the passage portion provided from the filter through the rotary vane for exhaust gas, that is, the downstream portion of the filter, and cannot be said to the user. The trouble of cleaning the downstream part is alleviated compared to the filter which is significantly troublesome when cleaning the range hood by itself.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-292248

Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-38240

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a filter having a oil trapping efficiency which is much larger than the conventional one and which has a small pressure loss and is not easily clogged. And it reduces the adhesion or fixation of the oil on the filter, and reduces the troublesome range hood for cleaning or washing the filter. Further, the present invention provides an exhaust hood that operates a filter but reduces the influence of the sound source of the power source of the operation to the user.

As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that by starting the filter while operating the fan of the range hood, it is possible to obtain high oil collection efficiency with a small pressure loss and to find By controlling the power source that activates the filter, the influence of the sound band generated from the power source or the like on the user can be reduced, so that the present invention has been completed.

In order to solve the above problems, an exhaust hood is provided which is characterized in that: a fan is provided to generate air flow; and a filter is present on an upstream side of the fan in a flow path of the air, and has a flow of the air a motor that rotates the filter; an oil collecting member surrounding the filter; and a control unit that controls rotation of the fan and the motor; the control unit sometimes rotates the fan and the motor simultaneously . According to this, it is possible to control the noise generated by the motor for rotating the filter or the wind-cut sound generated by the rotation of the filter to a degree that is invisible to the user by rotating the fan and the filter at the same time. Further, by rotating the fan at the same time, that is, both the operation of the range hood and the rotation of the filter, the amount of oil adhering to the filter is reduced, and the oil on the surface of the filter can be prevented. Fixation.

Furthermore, the control unit may be configured such that the timing of starting the rotation of the fan is at the same time as the timing of starting the rotation of the motor, and/or the timing of ending the rotation of the fan and ending the rotation of the motor. The moment is controlled at the same time. According to this, it is possible to provide a power source that activates the filter, that is, the rotation of the motor and the start or end of the rotation of the fan, thereby providing the user with an oil discharge that is incapable of detecting the noise of the motor. Smoke machine.

Further, the control unit may be configured to control the timing of starting the rotation of the fan at the same time as the timing of starting the rotation of the motor, and after a predetermined time elapses after the rotation of the fan ends Control is performed in such a manner that the rotation of the motor is ended. According to this, by temporarily rotating the filter after the end of the operation of the range hood, the oil adhering to the filter can be scattered to maintain the filter in a clean state, and as a result, the filter is reduced. The adhesion or fixation of the oil and the provision of a range hood that reduces the trouble of cleaning or cleaning the filter. Further, if the oil remains attached to the filter after the end of the range hood operation, the oil is fixed and clogging or unbalance occurs on the filter, and useless noise is generated at the next start of operation, but this noise can be prevented.

Further, the control unit may be configured such that the timing of starting the rotation of the fan is different from the timing of starting the rotation of the motor, and the timing of ending the rotation of the fan and the timing of ending the rotation of the motor Control at different times. According to this, flexible control can be realized by independently rotating the fan and the filter.

Further, it may be characterized in that the control portion changes the rotation speed of the fan, and changes the rotation speed of the motor in accordance with the rotation speed of the fan. According to this, it is possible to impart a stronger centrifugal force when the oil is adhered more, so that the oil is scattered from the filter as early as possible, thereby preventing clogging of the filter, reducing the amount of oil adhering, and slowing the rotation speed of the range hood. Prevent the filter from rotating at too high a speed.

Moreover, it may be characterized in that the control unit changes the rotational speed of the fan and the motor stepwise. According to this, it is possible to perform control such that the user's easy-to-understand rotational speed is strong or weak.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, the following hood is provided, characterized in that Having a fan that generates air flow; a filter that exists on the upstream side of the fan in the flow path of the air, and has a hole through which the air flows; an electric motor that rotates the filter; and oil capture The member surrounds the periphery of the filter; and the control unit can change the rotational speed of the fan and the motor stepwise; the control unit does not rotate the motor at a stage where the rotational speed of the fan is minimum. Thereby, it is possible to provide a quiet and smooth range hood by not rotating the filter when the sound accompanying the rotation of the filter is significant.

Further, in a case where the fan is rotated only after the rotation of the fan is minimum, the control unit rotates the motor at the time when the rotation of the fan is completed. According to this, it is possible to provide a range hood: after the end of the operation of the range hood, for example, when the user is away from the vicinity of the cooking table, the adhered oil can be scattered by immediately rotating the filter, and the oil is allowed to be as early as possible. It scatters from the filter to prevent clogging of the filter and reduce the amount of oil adhering, and the user who is away from the range hood cannot detect the noise.

Moreover, it is also characterized in that the range hood is provided with a filter rotation control switch that controls the rotation of the motor. Accordingly, the user can control the rotation of the flexible filter by himself.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a filter having a large oil-collecting efficiency and having a small pressure loss and being less likely to clog, and reducing the adhesion or fixation of the oil on the filter, and reducing the cleaning or washing. The troublesome range hood of the filter. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a range hood that reduces the influence of the sound source of the power source of the filter to the user.

1‧‧‧Exhaust hood

2‧‧‧ Cover opening

3‧‧‧Filter unit

10‧‧‧Filter

11‧‧‧ hole

20‧‧‧Electric motor

21‧‧‧The axis of rotation of the motor

30‧‧‧Oil capture components

31‧‧‧Oil Storage Department

40‧‧‧Motor Mountings

41‧‧‧Motor Mounting Hole

50‧‧‧Installation board

51‧‧‧Installation plate opening

52‧‧‧Extension

60‧‧‧fan

61‧‧‧Fan housing

62‧‧‧Inhalation

70‧‧‧Rectifier board

80‧‧‧ Cover

81‧‧‧ inner panel

82‧‧‧Air supply chassis

90‧‧‧Control Department

91‧‧‧Filter rotation control switch

D‧‧‧Exhaust duct

A‧‧‧Air flow

OP‧‧‧ oil

OL‧‧‧Oil

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the fume exhausting lamp of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view (showing a state in which the rectifying plate is removed) as seen from below in the first embodiment of the fume exhausting lamp of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front view (A), a side view (B), a plan view (C), a bottom view (D), and a cross-sectional view (E) of the filter and its peripheral portion in the first example of the range hood of the present invention. .

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the filter and the peripheral portion thereof in the first embodiment of the range hood according to the present invention (the cross-sectional position is the same position as that of Fig. 3(E)).

Fig. 5 is an explanatory view of the operation of the first embodiment of the range hood of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged explanatory view showing the action of the first embodiment of the range hood of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is an explanatory view showing a modification of the control method of the first embodiment of the range hood of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing the test composition used in the test for obtaining the relationship between the collection rate in the filter and the adhesion of the oil on the downstream component in the first embodiment of the range hood of the present invention and the prior art. .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. <First Embodiment> Fig. 1 shows a range hood 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The range hood 1 has a thin cover portion 80 for collecting steam or soot generated by cooking underneath, and having an inner panel 81 having a concave shape on the inner surface. The cover portion 80 is coupled to the air supply case 82 connected to the exhaust duct D in the vicinity of the cover opening portion 2 substantially at the center thereof. The blower case 82 has a fan case 61 inside, and the fan case 61 has a fan 60 that generates air flow as a multi-blade fan inside. The suction port 62 of the fan 60 is disposed to be located at the cover opening of the cover portion 80. 2. Therefore, when the fan 60 is operated, the cover opening portion 2 becomes a negative pressure, and the air below the inner panel 81 is sucked through the cover opening portion 2 and is discharged to the outside via the exhaust duct D. That is, the cover opening portion 2 is located on the upstream side of the fan 60 in the flow path through which the air generated by the fan 60 flows.

The cover opening portion 2 is provided with a mounting plate 50 that is mounted so as not to have a gap between the inner panel 81 and the air flow path; the disc-shaped filter 10 has a hole through which air flows; 20, the rotating shaft is coupled to the center of the disc of the filter 10, and the filter 10 is rotated; the motor mounting member 40 for mounting the motor 20 to the mounting plate 50; and the oil collecting member 30 is mounted for mounting The plate 50 surrounds the outer periphery of the filter 10. Therefore, the range hood 1 is rotatably provided with the filter 10, which is present on the upstream side of the flow of the fan 60 in the flow path of the air generated by the fan 60, and has the air flowing in the observation. The figure passes through the hole from bottom to top.

Further, the cover portion 80 includes a control unit 90 that controls the rotation of the motor 20 that rotates the filter 10 and the rotation of the fan 60. In the present embodiment, the control unit 90 is provided in the cover portion 80, but is not limited thereto, and may be provided at any position of the range hood 1, and may be provided outside the range hood 1. The control unit 90 controls the fan 60 and the motor 20 to rotate at the same time. In other words, the control unit 90 controls the motor 20 to rotate at least at the same time when the range hood 1 rotates the fan 60 that generates air by cooking soot generated by cooking. Further, rotating the fan 60 or the motor 20 (filter 10) specifically means that the fan 60 or the motor 20 is energized, and not rotating it means that the energization is released.

The air below the inner panel 81 contains steam or soot generated by cooking, and if the fan 60 is operated, it is attracted to the flow path existing in the opening portion 2 of the cover, that is, the flow of air generated by the fan 60. The fan 60 is further in the hole of the filter 10 on the upstream side and passes through The hole. The filter 10 is set to be rotatable by the motor 20, and if the range hood 1 is operated, the fan 60 generates air flow and the motor 20 rotates the filter 10. The range hood 1 captures the oil contained in the air to the oil collecting member 30 by rotating the filter 10. The trapping method will be described later.

The range hood 1 can be compared with the pressure loss by using a conventional slit filter or a HEPA filter or the like and improving the oil collection efficiency by making the slit or the mesh thinner or overlapping into a plurality of layers. It has a high oil capture efficiency in a small state. In other words, if a conventional slit filter or a HEPA filter or the like is used and the oil collecting efficiency is improved by making the slits thin or overlapping into a plurality of layers, since the vent portion of the filter forms a complicated flow path, there is The ventilation resistance tends to be high, but in the case of such a range hood 1, since the oil collection efficiency is improved by the rotation of the filter, it is not necessary to form such a complicated flow path. Therefore, higher oil collection efficiency can be obtained while maintaining a lower ventilation resistance than a conventional filter. Further, it is possible to provide a range hood in which the clogging is caused by reducing the adhesion of the oil to the filter, the washing labor of the filter itself is lowered, and the pressure loss can be prevented from increasing with use, and, due to the air flow path In the lower part of the filter, there is almost no oil adhesion in the downstream part, so the trouble of cleaning or washing downstream of the filter is greatly reduced.

The type of the fan 60 is not particularly limited, and may be another fan such as an axial flow fan that generates air flow. The multi-blade fan used in the present embodiment having a higher static pressure is preferred. Further, a rectifying plate 70 that is detachably attached to the cover portion 80 and has a gap with the cover portion 80 to increase the suction force is provided below the cover portion 80. Although the range hood 1 of the present embodiment is provided with the rectifying plate 70, the presence of the rectifying plate 70 is not particularly limited and may or may not be present. As shown in Fig. 2, when the rectifying plate is not present or the rectifying plate is removed, the user can directly see that the inner surface of the cover portion 80 is concave upward. The inner panel 81, the mounting plate 50 that is mounted such that the inner panel 81 does not generate a gap, the disk-shaped filter 10, and the oil that is disposed to surround the outer periphery of the filter 10 mounted on the mounting plate 50 Set member 30.

FIG. 2 shows a filter rotation control switch 91 that controls the rotation of the motor 20. As will be described later, the control unit 90 performs various controls on the motor 20 that rotates the filter 10, but in addition, by the user operating the filter rotation control switch 91, the user can rotate the flexible filter by himself. Take control. The filter rotation control switch 91 can start the rotation of the motor 20, end the rotation, change the speed of the rotation, and the like by the user's operation. Further, as the maintenance operation of the filter 10, an operation of automatically stopping the motor 20 after only a predetermined time of rotation can be performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the filter 10 is formed of a thin plate having a disk shape, but is not limited thereto. For example, the filter may have a cylindrical shape. At this time, in the cylindrical filter, the cylinder is rotated by being coupled to the central axis of the cylinder by the rotating shaft of the motor, and has a hole through which the air flows through the side surface of the cylinder. The air flow is configured to pass from the outer side to the inner side of the side surface of the cylinder. And, the oil collecting member is disposed to surround the side of the barrel. The cylinder can be placed horizontally or vertically. When the cylinder is placed horizontally, the oil collecting member includes an opening that opens to the lower side of the intake air and an opening that opens to allow the air to flow toward the fan side. When the cylinder is vertically positioned, in order to take in air flow from the side of the cylinder, the filter is not opened at the bottom surface of the cylinder, and the oil collecting member is disposed to surround the entire side of the filter. Since it is possible to provide a range hood having a simple structure and a thin shape, a filter formed of a disk-shaped thin plate as in the present embodiment is preferable.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the portion other than the hole on the surface on both sides of the filter 10 is a flat smooth smooth surface without protrusions or irregularities, but is not limited thereto, and may be as a general slit. The filter has protrusions such as slits (holes) and tabs. According to the embodiment, since the filter has a smooth surface, the ventilation resistance of the air flow in the filter is further reduced, and the rotation resistance of the filter is also reduced, so that the motor that rotates the filter has a small The torque is sufficient. Further, since there is no protrusion such as a tab on the filter, it is possible to provide a range hood having a small noise of cutting air. Further, by this, it is easy to rotate the filter at a high speed. Moreover, most of the oil is trapped on the surface of the filter, and oil is hardly trapped on the side of the pores of the filter, so that the pores of the filter are further blocked by the oil, and since there are no tabs, etc. The protrusions make it easy to clean or wash the filter itself.

3 and 4 show the filter 10 of the range hood 1 and its peripheral portion (hereinafter referred to as a filter unit). The filter unit 3 includes a mounting plate 50 attached to the cover opening 2, a disk-shaped filter 10 having a hole through which air flows, and a motor 20 having a rotating shaft coupled to the center of the disk of the filter 10. And the filter 10 is rotated; the motor mount 40 for mounting the motor 20 to the mounting plate 50; and the oil collecting member 30, which is mounted to the mounting plate 50, and disposed to surround the periphery of the filter 10.

The mounting plate 50 is a substantially square flat plate having a mounting plate opening portion 51 at the center portion. In the present embodiment, the periphery of the flat plate has a curvature and is curved upward. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may have a configuration in which the cover opening 2 is attached to the inner panel 81. The mounting plate 50 and the cover opening portion 2 are mounted without a gap or the like, and no air flows through the mounting portion. Therefore, the mounting plate opening portion 51 is the only portion through which the air generated by the fan 60 flows, and the mounting plate opening portion 51 serves as a flow path through which the air generated by the fan 60 flows.

The motor mount 40 is disposed across the mounting plate opening portion 51 on the downstream side of the air flow of the mounting plate 50. The motor mount 40 has a motor portion 20 at a substantially central portion. The rotating shaft 21 passes through the hole 41 and has a vacant portion for easy mounting to the mounting plate 50. The motor mount 40 is attached to the mounting plate 50 so that the hole 41 becomes the center of the opening portion 51 of the mounting plate when viewed in plan.

The motor 20 has its rotating shaft fixed to the motor mount 40 through the hole 41 of the motor mount 40 from the upper side toward the lower side (from the downstream side toward the upstream side of the air flow) when the drawing is viewed. In the plan view, the rotating shaft 21 of the motor 20 becomes the center of the circular mounting plate opening portion 51.

The filter 10 is detachably attached to the front side portion of the rotary shaft 21 of the motor 20 such that the surface of the filter 10 is perpendicular to the rotary shaft 21. The outer shape of the filter 10 is circular, and the filter 10 is attached to the rotating shaft 21 of the motor 20 at the center of the opening portion 51 of the circular mounting plate at the center of the filter 10, so that the outer shape of the filter 10 and the mounting plate The outer shape of the opening 51 is a circular shape concentric. In the present embodiment, since the mounting plate opening portion 51 has the extending portion 52, the diameter of the filter 10 is larger than the diameter of the mounting plate opening portion 51. The extending portion 52 extends toward the inner side of the inner wall of the oil collecting member 30, that is, the rotating shaft side of the electric motor 20, at the upstream end portion of the oil collecting member 30. It is preferable that the extending portion 52 can provide a range hood that can also capture an increase in the proportion of oil passing through the hole and has a high oil collecting efficiency.

The position of the filter 10 when viewed from the front is lower than the lower surface of the mounting plate 50, that is, the upstream side where the air flows. Therefore, the oil-capturing member 30 is attached to the mounting plate 50 so as to surround the outer periphery of the filter 10. The distance between the outer periphery of the filter 10 and the inner wall of the oil-collecting member 30 needs to be greater than 0 in order to prevent the two from coming into contact, but it is preferable to minimize the oil leakage. In this embodiment, it is about 2.5 mm. The oil reservoir 31 is provided at the lower end of the oil collecting member 30. The oil reservoir 31 is an oil and oil trap that collides with the upstream side surface of the filter 10 Where the oil is stored after the inner wall of the member 30 collides.

Further, the height of the range hood 1 is constituted by the height of the cover portion 80 and the height of the blower chassis 82, and the height of the blower case 82 is almost defined by the height of the fan 60, and the height of the cover portion 80 is from the upper end of the motor 20 to the oil. The height of the lower end of the portion of the collecting member 30 is defined by the sum of the height of the filter unit 3 and the depth (height) of the concave portion of the inner panel 81 for capturing air containing oil or the like. Since a certain degree of recess depth (height) is required to capture the air containing oil or the like, reducing the height of the filter unit 3 is very important for reducing the height of the entire range hood 1 and providing a thin exhaust hood. In the present embodiment, since the filter 10 of the filter unit 3 is formed of a thin plate in the form of a disk, it is preferably thin.

5 and 6 are views for explaining the effect of trapping the oil portion accompanying the air flow in the range hood 1. Fig. 5 shows the effect of the air flow in the entire range hood 1. The warmed air A rises toward the range hood 1 side together with steam or soot generated by cooking under the range hood 1. If the range hood 1 starts to operate and the fan 60 starts to rotate, the fan 60 generates air flow from the bottom to the top as viewed in the drawing. In this manner, the air that has risen to the vicinity of the rectifying plate 70 is sucked between the rectifying plate 70 and the inner panel 81, passes through the hole 11 of the filter 10, and is sucked into the suction port 62 of the fan 60 in the fan casing 61. Then, it is discharged from the blower casing 82 to the exhaust duct D.

The rotational speed per unit time of the filter 10 also depends on the opening state of the pores of the filter, at least at 230 rpm (Rotation Per Minute). If the filter 10 is rotated at a relatively high speed, the surface of the filter 10 (the portion without the hole 11) is dragged by the frictional force to the air in contact with the surface thereof, and is also transmitted to the nearby air by the viscosity of the air. This movement, thereby creating a motion of the air near the surface of the filter 10, and since the filter 10 is performing a rotational motion, Therefore, the movement of the air becomes a spiral centered on the rotation axis.

Both sides of the filter 10, that is, both the lower surface and the upper surface of the filter 10, in other words, the swirling air movement is generated on both the upstream side surface and the downstream side surface of the air flow A of the filter 10. In the present embodiment, the air flow A generated by the fan 60 flows through the hole 11 of the filter 10 from the bottom to the top as viewed in the drawing, so that on the downstream side of the filter 10, the swirling air moves from the filter 10 At the same time as the surface is pulled apart, a spiral flow toward the outer periphery of the filter 10 is generated, and is sucked from the suction port 62 by the fan 60. On the other hand, on the upstream side of the filter 10, the swirling air movement is pressed to the surface of the filter 10, and a swirling flow toward the outer periphery of the filter 10 forms a layer of a higher density air.

Figure 6 shows the effect of the air flow in the filter unit 3. The oil portion OP1 generated by cooking or the like flows together with the air flow A to reach the vicinity of the surface on the upstream side of the filter 10. In the oil OP2 near the surface on the upstream side, a part (the oil having a smaller particle size) flows toward the outer periphery of the air layer having a higher density, and the remaining portion (the particle size is larger) The large oil is collided toward the outer peripheral edge of the filter 10 by colliding with the upstream side surface (portion without the hole 11) of the filter 10. As a result, the oil-capturing member 30 provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the disk-shaped filter 10 as the oil component OP3 is collected as the oil OL and collected in the oil reservoir 31.

The oil which becomes very fine particles passes through the hole of the filter 10 together with the air flow A, but a part thereof can collide with the extension portion 52 or the inner wall on the downstream side of the filter 10 of the oil-collecting member 30. And recycling. In the end, it is not possible to recover a part of the oil attached to the fan 60 or the exhaust duct D located on the downstream side, but the majority of the particles of the particles passing through the hole of the filter 10 are directly As the air flow A passes through the exhaust duct D, it is discharged outdoor. Therefore, in the range hood 1 of the present embodiment of the present invention, oil can be hardly adhered to the downstream portion of the air flow path from the filter 10, and the cleaning or washing can be greatly reduced. The downstream part of the fan 60 or the exhaust duct D is troublesome.

When the oil collides with the upstream side surface of the filter (the portion without the hole 11), most of the oil is ejected toward the outer circumference of the filter, but a part of it is attached to the surface. When the rotation speed of the filter is increased, the oil temporarily attached to the surface of the filter is scattered toward the outer periphery due to the centrifugal force. As a result, the range hood of the present invention can reduce the washing labor of the filter itself by reducing the adhesion of oil and remaining in the filter.

The control unit 90 controls the fan 60 and the motor 20 to rotate at the same time. In other words, the control unit 90 controls the motor 20 to rotate at least at the same time when the range hood 1 rotates the fan 60 that generates air by cooking soot generated by cooking. In other words, the control unit 90 may rotate the filter 10 by the motor 20 when the fan 60 rotates to generate air flow. Further, the control unit 90 may perform control such that the fan 60 is rotated to generate air flow when the filter 10 is rotated by the motor 20 .

According to this, it is possible to control the noise generated by the motor 20 for rotating the filter 10 or the wind-cut sound generated by the rotation of the filter to a degree that the user cannot perceive by rotating the fan 60 and the filter 10 at the same time. That is, in the case where the filter is rotated when the fan is stopped, since there is no noise generated by the fan, the noise generated by the motor or the wind cut by the rotation of the filter becomes apparent, but by making the fan and the filter Simultaneously rotating, the noise generated by the motor or the wind-cutting sound generated by the rotation of the filter is eliminated by the noise generated by the fan, and thus can be made undetectable by the user. And by simultaneously performing the fan at least at the same time The rotation of 60, that is, both the operation of the range hood 1 and the rotation of the filter 10, the amount of oil adhering to the filter 10 is reduced, and the fixation of the oil on the surface of the filter can be prevented.

Fig. 7 is an explanatory view showing a modification of the method of controlling the fan 60 and the motor 20 of the present embodiment. When the fan 60 and the motor 20 are rotated, they are indicated by ON (solid line), and when they are not rotated, they are indicated by OFF (dashed line). In the modification 0 in which the filter is rotated, the control unit 90 controls the fan 60 and the motor 20 to rotate at the same time as described above. In the present modification, the motor 20 (filter 10) rotates at a certain timing during the rotation of the fan 60. It is rotatable at any time during the rotation of the fan 60, and the rotation time thereof is also not particularly limited.

In addition, FIG. 7 shows a conventional range hood as a conventional example. In the conventional example, the oil adhering to the filter during the operation of the range hood, that is, during the rotation of the fan, is removed during the non-operation period (the exhaust hood is stopped), that is, the fan is not rotated, and the fan is turned OFF from ON. After that, the function of removing oil becomes ON. Therefore, the present invention controls the rotation of the fan 60 and the motor 20 at the same time, which is completely different from the conventional method.

In the first modification of the rotation of the filter, the control unit 90 is turned OFF once between the two ONs during the rotation of the fan 60, that is, the fan 60 is rotated in two rotation periods. In the present modification, although it is divided into two rotation periods, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is possible to repeatedly turn ON and OFF any time during the rotation of the fan 60. According to this, it is possible to reduce the amount of oil adhering to the filter, and to suppress the noise generated by the motor or the wind-cut sound generated by the rotation of the filter to a minimum.

In the second modification of the filter rotation, the control unit 90 always rotates the motor 20 (filter 10) during the rotation of the fan 60. In other words, the control unit 90 is configured such that the timing of starting the rotation of the fan 60 is at the same timing as the timing of starting the rotation of the motor 20, and the timing of ending the rotation of the fan 60 and the timing of ending the rotation of the motor 20 are at the same timing. Control system. Further, the control unit 90 may be at the same timing as the timing of starting the rotation of the fan 60 and the timing of starting the rotation of the motor 20, or at the same time as the timing of ending the rotation of the fan 60 and the timing of ending the rotation of the motor 20. Way to control. According to this, it is possible to provide the range hood that the user cannot perceive the noise of the motor 20 by simultaneously starting or ending the rotation of the motor 20, that is, the rotation of the motor 20, which is the power source that activates the filter 10.

Needless to say, as in the fifth modification, the control unit 90 may be at the same timing as the timing of starting the rotation of the fan 60 and the timing of starting the rotation of the motor 20, and the timing of ending the rotation of the fan 60 and ending the rotation of the motor 20. The control is performed at the same time, and the rotation of the motor 20 is interrupted during the rotation of the fan 60.

In the third modification of the rotation of the filter, the control unit 90 controls the timing at which the rotation of the fan 60 is started and the timing at which the rotation of the motor 20 is started, and is predetermined after the rotation of the fan 60 is completed. Control is performed in such a manner that the rotation of the motor 20 is completed after the time. That is, the rotation of the fan 60 is the same as that of the second modification, but the motor 20 (filter 10) temporarily continues to rotate after the rotation of the fan 60 is completed. According to this, after the rotation of the fan 60 is completed, the oil adhering to the filter 10 can be scattered, and the filter 10 can be maintained in a clean state. As a result, it is possible to reduce the adhesion of the oil on the filter 10. Or fix, and reduce the troublesome range hood that cleans or washes the filter 10. Further, if the oil remains attached to the filter 10 after the end of the operation of the range hood, the oil is fixed and clogging or unbalance occurs on the filter 10, and useless noise is generated at the next start of operation, but this can be prevented. noise. Further, it has been determined for the control unit 90 how long the motor 20 (filter 10) is rotated after the rotation of the fan 60 is completed, for example, it can be made longer when the strong operation of the fan is long, and is weaker when the fan is operated longer. Long time makes it shorter.

Of course, as in the sixth modification, the control unit 90 may control the timing at which the rotation of the fan 60 is started and the timing at which the rotation of the motor 20 is started, and the predetermined time elapses after the rotation of the fan 60 ends. The rotation of the motor 20 is stopped after the end of the rotation of the motor 20, and the rotation of the motor 20 is interrupted during the rotation of the fan 60.

In the fourth modification of the rotation of the filter, the control unit 90 starts the rotation of the motor 20 before the rotation of the fan 60, and temporarily restarts the rotation of the fan 60, and then restarts the rotation again, after which the rotation of the fan 60 is completed. Control is performed in such a manner that the rotation of the motor 20 is completed after a predetermined time. According to this, by rotating the filter 10 at a high speed before the rotation of the fan 60, the oil remaining in the filter during the last use can be blown off, and the oil can be caught by the filter without cleaning. set. Further, at this time, the fan 60 starts to rotate slightly later than turning the range hood on, so the rotation of the filter 10 before the rotation of the fan 60 is performed for a short time. In this manner, the control unit 90 can be at a different timing from the timing at which the rotation of the fan 60 is started and the timing at which the rotation of the motor 20 is started, and the timing at which the rotation of the fan 60 is ended and the timing at which the rotation of the motor 20 is ended are different. Take control. According to this, flexible control can be realized by independently rotating the fan and the filter.

Needless to say, as in the seventh modification, the control unit 90 may start the rotation of the motor 20 before the rotation of the fan 60, and temporarily restart the rotation of the fan 60, and then restart the rotation again, and then the timing of ending the rotation of the fan 60 is performed. Control is performed at the same time as the timing of ending the rotation of the motor 20.

In Modifications 8 and 9 of the rotation of the filter, the control unit 90 controls the rotation speed per unit time of the fan 60 and changes the rotation speed of the motor 20 (filter 10) in accordance with the rotation speed of the fan 60. The rate of change of the rotation of the fan 60 and the change in the rotational speed of the motor 20 The rate can be the same as in the modification 8 and can be different as in the modification 9. According to this, it is possible to impart a stronger centrifugal force when the oil is adhered more, so that the oil is scattered from the filter 10 as early as possible, thereby preventing clogging of the filter 10, reducing the amount of oil adhering, and the rotation speed of the range hood. Slowly preventing the filter 10 from rotating at an excessively high speed. Further, as in the eighth modification, the control unit 90 can change the rotational speed of the fan 60 and the motor 20 stepwise. According to this, it is possible to perform control such that the user's easy-to-understand rotational speed is strong or weak. In addition, the strong, medium, and weak rotational speeds are relative to each other, and do not mean absolute rotational speed.

Usually, when cooking with more soot, select a faster fan speed to use. Therefore, the faster the fan speed, the more the soot is generated. That is, the faster the rotational speed of the fan, the greater the amount of oil adhering to the filter 10, thereby causing clogging earlier. Therefore, it is possible to increase or decrease the number of revolutions per unit time of the filter 10 by the rotation speed of the fan, and to rotate at a higher speed when a large amount of oil is adhered to impart a stronger centrifugal force to cause the oil to scatter from the filter 10 as early as possible. Thereby, clogging of the filter 10 is prevented, and the filter 10 is prevented from rotating at an excessive speed when the rotation speed of the fan is slow.

Table 1 shows the relationship between the aperture (mm) and the collection rate of the number of revolutions (rpm) of the filter in the present embodiment. The collection rate was measured at four apertures of 0.75 mm, 1 mm, 1.5 mm, and 2 mm. When the rotation speed of the filter is 0 rpm, it is lower than the optimum collection rate in the conventional filter at any pore diameter, that is, 70%, and it is understood that the collection efficiency is not high in the non-rotating filter.

On the other hand, when the filter was rotated at 1000 rpm, the trapping rate was 77% even in the filter having the lowest trapping rate of 2 mm, which exceeded the optimum filter trapping ratio. Further, as the aperture is reduced to 1.5 mm, 1 mm, and 0.75 mm, the collection rate is further increased to 80%, 86%, and 88%. Further, when the number of revolutions of the filter is 1500 rpm, the collection rate is gradually increased to 84%, 86%, and 91% as the aperture is reduced to 2 mm, 1.5 mm, 1 mm, and 0.75 mm. 93%. Further, when the number of revolutions of the filter is set to 2000 rpm, the collection ratio is reduced to 2 mm, 1.5 mm, and 1 mm, and the collection ratio is 88%, 90%, and 90%. Therefore, the range hood of the present invention traps the oil contained in the air by rotating the filter while generating air flow by the fan. Further, it can be seen that if the rotation speed per unit time of the filter is increased or the diameter is reduced, a high oil collection efficiency can be obtained.

Figure 8 is a graph showing the relationship between the trapping rate in the filter in the range hood of the present embodiment and the conventionally used slit filter and the adhesion of oil on downstream components such as a fan or a duct. The test composition used. In order to utilize the difference in the trapping ratio of the filter according to the present embodiment, and the oil adhering state on the downstream component was confirmed based on the difference in the collection rate in the filter, the test was carried out as follows.

The test method is as follows. A range hood having a filter or the like of the present invention is provided 800 mm above the heating plate capable of controlling the temperature. A stainless steel cylinder was placed on a hot plate heated to 245 ° C, oil was dropped from the pump into the stainless steel cylinder at 2.5 g/min, and water was dropped at 8 g/min. The test time is 10 minutes. Also, the speed of the filter was 1500 rpm.

The results of this test are shown in Table 2. According to this test, in a conventional type of range hood, that is, a range hood using a slit filter, 50% of the oil is trapped in the filter, and 23% of the oil is attached to the downstream component. The remaining 27% of the oil is discharged to the outside together with the air. On the other hand, the range hood of the present embodiment, that is, the range hood having a filter having a hole diameter of 2.0 mm, traps 83% of the oil in the filter and 7% of the oil on the downstream component. Further, in a range hood having a filter having a hole diameter of 1.5 mm, 83% of the oil was collected in the filter, and 2% of the oil was adhered to the downstream unit. Also, in a range hood having a filter having a hole diameter of 1.0 mm, 87% of the oil was trapped in the filter, and surprisingly no adhesion of oil was observed on the downstream component.

According to this test, the collection rate in the filter of the range hood of the present embodiment is 83% or more, which is significantly higher than that of the conventional type of range hood. As a result, it is possible to remarkably suppress the adhesion of oil on the troublesome downstream components such as cleaning or washing. Considering that the collection rate of the conventionally known range hood is not only 70%, the range hood of the present invention used in the test has a collection rate of 83% or more irrespective of the change in the pore diameter, and it can be said that The invented range hood has a high collection efficiency. Therefore, since the range hood of the present invention has almost no oil adhering to the downstream portion of the air flow path than the filter, it is possible to greatly reduce the trouble of cleaning or washing the downstream portion of the filter.

<Second Embodiment> The description overlapping with the first embodiment will be omitted, and only differences will be described. The difference between the first embodiment and the first embodiment is only the control unit that controls the fan 60 and the motor 20. Therefore, the control unit is described as the control unit 90A. Control unit 90A The control is performed such that the motor 20 is not rotated while the number of revolutions of the fan 60 is the smallest. That is, when the number of revolutions of the fan 60 is changed as in the above-described modification 8 or 9, the control unit 90A controls so that the motor 20 is not rotated when the number of revolutions of the fan 60 is small. As the main noise source generated from the range hood, there is a fan or wind cut sound that generates air flow of the exhaust. That is, the overall noise is small when the weak operation of the fan 60 or the like is performed at a lower rotational speed, so that the sound accompanying the rotation of the filter 10 or the motor 20 becomes conspicuous. Therefore, it is preferred that the filter is not rotated during weak operation. According to this, it is possible to provide a quiet and smooth range hood by not rotating the filter when the sound accompanying the rotation of the filter is conspicuous.

On the contrary, when the fan 60 is operated at a relatively high rotational speed such as medium or strong, the rotational sound of the filter 10 is eliminated by the noise generated by the fan 60, and therefore the control portion 90A rotates the filter 10. Further, when the fan 60 is weakly operated, the amount of oil generated by cooking is generally small, and the total amount of oil adhering to the filter 10 is also small, so that it is not necessary to prevent clogging of the filter 10 by rotation.

Further, the control unit 90A can control the motor 20 (the filter 10) to rotate when the fan 60 ends the rotation only after the fan 60 rotates only after the rotation speed per unit time of the fan 60 is the minimum. . According to this, it is possible to provide a range hood: after the end of the operation of the range hood, for example, when the user is away from the vicinity of the cooking table, the adhered oil can be scattered by immediately rotating the filter 10, and the oil is made As soon as possible, it is scattered from the filter 10 to prevent clogging of the filter and reduce the amount of oil adhering, and the user who is far away from the range hood cannot detect the noise.

In addition, the stage in which the rotational speed per unit time of the fan 60 is the smallest may be set to a minimum stage in which the rotational speed of the fan 60 used in cooking is assumed to be the smallest. That is, the entire room is equipped In the range hood of the constant air venting function, generally, the rotational speed during the normal ventilation operation is minimum, and then the rotational speed of the fan 60 is increased, for example, in the order of weak, medium, and strong operation. However, the constant ventilation operation does not assume the use during cooking. Therefore, in this case, weak operation can be employed as the stage in which the rotational speed per unit time of the fan 60 is the smallest.

The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and can be implemented by a configuration that does not depart from the scope of the content described in the claims.

1‧‧‧Exhaust hood

2‧‧‧ Cover opening

10‧‧‧Filter

20‧‧‧Electric motor

30‧‧‧Oil capture components

40‧‧‧Motor Mountings

50‧‧‧Installation board

60‧‧‧fan

61‧‧‧Fan housing

62‧‧‧Inhalation

70‧‧‧Rectifier board

80‧‧‧ Cover

81‧‧‧ inner panel

82‧‧‧Air supply chassis

90‧‧‧Control Department

D‧‧‧Exhaust duct

Claims (9)

An exhaust hood characterized by comprising: a fan for generating air flow; and a filter existing on an upstream side of the fan on a flow path of the air, and having a hole through which the air flows; the motor The filter rotates; the oil collecting member surrounds the periphery of the filter; and the control unit controls rotation of the fan and the motor; and the control unit may rotate the fan and the motor at the same time. The range hood of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the control unit is configured to cause the rotation of the fan to start at the same time as the start of the rotation of the motor, and/or to terminate the rotation of the fan. The timing is controlled so as to be at the same timing as the timing of ending the rotation of the motor. The range hood according to the second aspect of the invention, wherein the control unit controls the timing of starting the rotation of the fan at the same time as the timing of starting the rotation of the motor, and the fan is Control is performed such that the rotation of the motor is completed after a predetermined time elapses after the end of the rotation. The range hood according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the control unit is configured to cause a timing of starting the rotation of the fan to be different from a timing of starting the rotation of the motor, and to terminate the rotation of the fan and The timing at which the rotation of the motor is completed is at a different timing. An exhaust hood according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The control unit changes the rotational speed of the fan and changes the rotational speed of the motor in accordance with the rotational speed of the fan. The range hood of claim 5, wherein the control unit changes the rotational speed of the fan and the motor in stages. An exhaust hood characterized by comprising: a fan for generating air flow; and a filter existing on an upstream side of the fan on a flow path of the air, and having a hole through which the air flows; the motor The filter rotates; the oil collecting member surrounds the periphery of the filter; and the control unit can change the rotational speed of the fan and the motor stepwise; the control unit does not cause the rotation speed of the fan to be the minimum The aforementioned motor rotates. The hood of the seventh aspect of the invention, wherein the control unit causes the motor to rotate when the fan rotates only after the rotation speed of the fan is minimum. Rotate. The range hood according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a filter rotation control switch for controlling rotation of the motor.