Extraction hood

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10551085-B2
Application number	US-201514972456-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2014
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

The present invention relates to a suction device (103) for a hood (101), comprising a motor, and further comprising an impeller driven by the motor and configured to draw an air flow and direct it into an outflow collar (203); the suction device (103) further comprises at least one flap (204, 205) connected to the collar (203) and hinged (301) on one side only, the at least one flap (204, 205) being configured to close the collar (203) when the impeller is idle, and to be lifted by the air flow so as to clear the collar (203) when the impeller is rotating.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A suction device for a hood, the suction device comprising:
an outflow collar defining an opening through which air flow is directed, the outflow collar having a stopping element being a protuberance extending inwardly toward a center of the opening defined by the outflow collar;
a motor;
an impeller driven by the motor and configured to draw the air flow and direct it into the opening defined by the outflow collar;
first and second flaps connected and hinged to the outflow collar on one side only of the first and second flaps, the first and second flaps being configured to close the outflow collar when the impeller is idle, and to be lifted by the air flow so as to clear the outflow collar when the impeller is rotating, wherein the stopping element, that is the protuberance extending inwardly toward the center of the opening defined by the outflow collar, is configured to contact the first and second flaps to limit an opening movement of the first and second flaps, wherein the first flap includes a first pivot pin and the second flap includes a second pivot pin, wherein the first pivot pin and the second pivot pin are inserted in respective slots formed on the outflow collar, and wherein the outflow collar includes a pair of slots, each one of the slots housing a pair of the pivot pins, wherein each one of the slots is formed by the union of two semi-slots, each one respectively formed on the outflow collar of a respective one of two semi-shells constituting a volute of the suction device; and
at least one abutment element of the first and second flaps located under the stopping element of the outflow collar and configured to provide a rotational constraint to the first and second flaps.

2. The suction device according to claim 1 , wherein the collar has a circular section, and wherein the first flap has a semicircular shape, wherein the second flap has a semicircular shape and is configured to cooperate with the first flap to close the collar when the impeller is idle, and wherein the first flap and the second flap are hinged on respective sides contiguous to each other and arranged diametrically on the outflow collar, so as to be lifted when hit by the air flow.

3. The suction device according to claim 2 , wherein the first pivot pin includes the at least one abutment element, shaped like a cylindrical sector, for the first flap, the at least one abutment element being configured to create a shape fitting with a different abutment element of the second flap, so as to counter-rotate as the first flap and the second flap rise.

4. The suction device according to claim 2 , wherein the first flap and the second flap are identical.

5. The suction device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second flaps includes a closing counterweight adapted to foster the closing of the first and second flaps in order to obstruct the outflow collar when the impeller is idle.

6. The suction device according to claim 5 , wherein the first flap includes a first closing counterweight and the second flap includes a second closing counterweight, the first counterweight and the second counterweight being non-aligned with respect to an opening direction of the first flap and of the second flap, so as not to interfere with each other when lifted by the air flow.

7. The suction device according to claim 1 , wherein the stopping element is configured to allow a maximum opening angle of the first and second flaps of less than 90° relative to the position of the first and second flaps when the impeller is idle, respectively.

8. The suction device according to claim 1 , wherein the outflow collar includes at least one resting element configured to bear at least one of the first and second flaps in a lowered position when the impeller is idle.

9. The suction device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second flaps includes a shaped aerodynamic surface with a curvature.

10. A range hood, comprising:
a suction device, wherein the suction device includes:
an outflow collar having a circular section and defining an opening through which air flow is directed, the outflow collar having a first stopping element and a second stopping element adjacent to each other and being protuberances extending inwardly toward a center of the opening defined by the outflow collar;
a motor;
an impeller driven by the motor and configured to draw the air flow and direct it into the opening defined by the outflow collar having the circular section;
a first flap and a second flap each connected to and hinged to the outflow collar via first and second pins positioned in respective slots defined by the outflow collar, wherein the slots are defined by a union of two semi-slots respectively formed on a collar part of a respective one of two semi-shells forming a volute, the first flap and the second flap each having a semicircular shape and each being configured to close the collar when the impeller is idle, and to be lifted by the air flow so as to clear the collar when the impeller is rotating, and wherein the first stopping element, that is the protuberance extending inwardly toward the center of the opening defined by the outflow collar, is configured to limit a first opening movement of the first flap and the second stopping element, that is the protuberance extending inwardly toward the center of the opening defined by the outflow collar, is configured to limit a second opening movement of the second flap; and
a first abutment element of the first flap located under the first stopping element of the outflow collar and configured to contact a second abutment element of the second flap located under the second stopping element, wherein the first abutment element and the second abutment element counter-rotate when the first flap and the second flap rise.

11. The suction device according to claim 3 , wherein the first flap and the second flap are identical.

12. The suction device according to claim 1 , wherein the first flap and the second flap are identical.

13. The suction device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one flap includes a closing counterweight adapted to foster the closing of the at least one flap in order to obstruct the outflow collar when the impeller is idle.

14. The suction device according to claim 2 , wherein the outflow collar includes at least one resting element configured to bear at least one of the first and second flaps in a lowered position when the impeller is idle.

15. The suction device according to claim 3 , wherein the outflow collar includes at least one resting element configured to bear at least one of the first and second flaps in a lowered position when the impeller is idle.

16. A suction device for a hood, the suction device comprising:
a volute including two semi-shells each having a collar part cooperating to form an outflow collar, wherein the outflow collar defines an opening through which air flow is directed, the outflow collar having a first stopping element and a second stopping element adjacent to each other and being protuberances extending inwardly toward a center of the opening defined by the outflow collar;
a motor;
an impeller driven by the motor and configured to draw the air flow and direct it into the opening defined by the outflow collar; and
a first flap having a first linear surface and a second flap having a second linear surface, each of the first flap and the second flap connected to and hinged to the outflow collar on one side of the first flap and the second flap, the first flap and the second flap being configured to close th

Assignees

• Whirlpool Emea Spa
• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Santucci Mauro

Classifications

• F04D25/14

  and having shutters, e.g. automatically closed when not in use · CPC title

• F04D25/08 Primary

  the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation · CPC title

• F24C15/2021

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety systems · CPC title

• F24F13/10 Primary

  movable, e.g. dampers · CPC title