Extractor hood packing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10894653-B2
Application number	US-201816214413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2018
Priority date	Dec 10, 2018
Publication date	Jan 19, 2021
Grant date	Jan 19, 2021

Abstract

A packing holder for an extractor hood includes a first receiving portion having a first groove configured to receive edges of first and second parts of a chimney cover, the first groove having a bottom surface that is a first distance from an outer surface of an outer side in a thickness direction; a second receiving portion having a second groove configured to receive edges of third and fourth parts of the chimney cover, the second groove having a bottom surface that is a second distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction; and a central receiving portion located between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction, and configured to receive a chimney frame, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packing holder for portions of an extractor hood, the extractor hood including a main body, a multi-piece chimney cover, and a chimney frame, the holder comprising:
an outer side having an outer surface;
an inner side opposite to the outer side in a thickness direction;
a first receiving portion in the inner side, the first receiving portion having
a first groove configured to receive an edge of a first part of the chimney cover and an edge of a second part of the chimney cover, the first groove having:
a bottom surface that is configured to contact the edge of the first part of the chimney cover and the edge of the second part of the chimney cover when the first part of the chimney cover and the second part of the chimney cover are installed in the packing holder, the bottom surface being a first distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction, and
an opening in the outer surface such that a first passage way exists between the inner side and the outer side;

a second receiving portion in the inner side, the second receiving portion having
a second groove configured to receive an edge of a third part of the chimney cover and an edge of a fourth part of the chimney cover, the second groove having:
a bottom surface that is configured to contact the edge of the third part of the chimney cover and the edge of the fourth part of the chimney cover when the third part of the chimney cover and the fourth part of the chimney cover are installed in the packing holder, the bottom surface being a second distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction, and
an opening in the outer surface such that a second passage way exists between the inner side and the outer side; and

a central receiving portion located between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction, and configured to receive the chimney frame,
wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance; and wherein the packing holder is symmetrical relative to a longitudinal axis that extends through the first receiving portion, the central receiving portion, and the second receiving portion.

2. The packing holder of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first ribs located in the first receiving portion, wherein the first groove comprises a plurality of first grooves, each of the first grooves being located in one of the first ribs.

3. The packing holder of claim 2 , wherein the first grooves are arranged around a perimeter of the first receiving portion.

4. A packing system for portions of an extractor hood, the extractor hood including a main body, a multi-piece chimney cover, and a chimney frame, the packing system comprising:
two packing holders, each of the packing holders having
an outer side having an outer surface;
an inner side opposite to the outer side in a thickness direction;
a first receiving portion in the inner side, the first receiving portion having
a first groove configured to receive an edge of a first part of the chimney cover and an edge of a second part of the chimney cover, the first groove having a bottom surface that is configured to contact the edge of the first part of the chimney cover and the edge of the second part of the chimney cover when the first part of the chimney cover and the second part of the chimney cover are installed in the packing holder, the bottom surface being a first distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction, and
an opening in the outer surface such that a first passage way exists between the inner side and the outer side;

a second receiving portion in the inner side, the second receiving portion having
a second groove configured to receive an edge of a third part of the chimney cover and an edge of a fourth part of the chimney cover, the second groove having a bottom surface that is configured to contact the edge of the third part of the chimney cover and the edge of the fourth part of the chimney cover when the third part of the chimney cover and the fourth part of the chimney cover are installed in the packing holder, the bottom surface being a second distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction, and
an opening in the outer surface such that a second passage way exists between the inner side and the outer side; and

a central receiving portion located between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction, and configured to receive the chimney frame,

wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance, wherein each of the packing holders is symmetrical relative to a longitudinal axis that extends through the first receiving portion, the central receiving portion, and the second receiving portion, and
the two packing holders are configured to be arranged on opposite sides of the main body, the multi-piece chimney cover, and the chimney frame.

5. The packing system of claim 4 , wherein each of the packing holders further comprises a plurality of first ribs located in the first receiving portion, wherein the first groove comprises a plurality of first grooves, each of the first grooves being located in one of the first ribs.

6. The packing system of claim 5 , wherein the first grooves are arranged around a perimeter of the first receiving portion.

7. A combination of a packing system and an extractor hood, the combination comprising:
an extractor hood main body;
a chimney cover having a first part, a second part, a third part, and a fourth part;
a chimney frame;
two packing holders, each of the packing holders having
an outer side having an outer surface;
an inner side opposite to the outer side in a thickness direction;
a first receiving portion in the inner side, the first receiving portion having
a first groove that receives an edge of the first part of the chimney cover and an edge of the second part of the chimney cover, the first groove having a bottom surface that contacts the edge of the first part of the chimney cover and the edge of the second part of the chimney cover when the first part of the chimney cover and the second part of the chimney cover are installed in the packing holder, the bottom surface being a first distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction;

a second receiving portion in the inner side, the second receiving portion having
a second groove that receives an edge of the third part of the chimney cover and an edge of the fourth part of the chimney cover, the second groove having a bottom surface that contacts the edge of the third part of the chimney cover and the edge of the fourth part of the chimney cover when the third part of the chimney cover and the fourth part of the chimney cover are installed in the packing holder, the bottom surface being a second distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction; and

a central receiving portion located between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction, and receiving the chimney frame,

wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance, and
the two packing holders are arranged on opposite sides of the main body, the chimney cover, and the chimney frame.

8. The combination of claim 7 , wherein each of the packing holders further comprises a plurality of first ribs located in the first receiving portion, wherein the first groove comprises a plurality of first grooves, each of the first grooves being located in one of the fir

Assignees

• Bsh Home Appliances Corp
• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Lambert Richard
• Reule Michael
• Rutherford Michael
• Turner Derek

Classifications

• B65D81/058

  Protectors contacting five surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. five-sided end protectors · CPC title

• B65D2581/051

  Details of packaging elements for maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents · CPC title

• B65D81/057

  Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. four-sided corner protectors · CPC title

• B65D2585/6815

  kitchen devices, including unspecified devices, e.g. Haushaltgeräte · CPC title

• B65D81/113 Primary

  of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents {(B65D81/053 takes precedence)} · CPC title