Grease filter, manufacturing method thereof and cooking device having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11135539-B2
Application number	US-201816158720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2018
Priority date	Oct 11, 2013
Publication date	Oct 5, 2021
Grant date	Oct 5, 2021

Abstract

A grease filter, which includes a first channel having an inlet portion through which oil particles flow in, and a first guide unit configured to guide the oil particles flowing in through the inlet portion, and a second channel having an outlet portion through which the oil particles and air current flowing in through the inlet portion is discharged into the outside, and at least one second guide unit configured to guide the oil particles and air current to be discharged through the outlet portion. Here, the first channel and the second channel are detachably provided. The grease filter can be easily repaired and maintained, and collection efficiency can be improved due to such a configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A grease filter comprising:
a first baffle plate, the first baffle plate including a plurality of inlet portions through which an air flows in and a plurality of first guide members;
a second baffle plate arranged to face the first baffle plate and coupleable to the first baffle plate, the second baffle plate including a plurality of outlet portions through which the air flows out and a plurality of second guide members,
the plurality of first guide members of the first baffle plate including:
inlet guides inclined obliquely toward the second baffle plate, and
first direction change guides curved from the inlet guides, and

the plurality of second guide members of the second baffle plate including:
outlet guides inclined obliquely toward the first baffle plate, and
second direction change guides curved from the outlet guides,

wherein a path is formed by the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate, the path comprising:
a direction change path spanning between the first direction change guides and the second direction change guides; and
a guide path bypassing the first direction change guides and the second direction change guides and formed between the inlet guides and the outlet guides,

wherein the plurality of first guide members of the first baffle plate guide the air flowing through the plurality of inlet portions of the first baffle plate toward the second baffle plate; and
wherein the plurality of second guide members of the second baffle plate guide the air flowing out through the plurality of outlet portions.

2. The grease filter of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first guide members and the plurality of second guide members are alternately arranged to form each path spanning between the plurality of inlet portions and the plurality of outlet portions.

3. The grease filter of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of first guide members and the plurality of second guide members are arranged in plural numbers to be spaced apart at predetermined intervals.

4. The grease filter of claim 1 , wherein the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate comprise a stopper to prevent the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate from being separated beyond predetermined bounds.

5. The grease filter of claim 1 , wherein the first direction change guide and the second direction change guide are formed apart to face each other.

6. The grease filter of claim 1 , wherein:
the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate further comprise a first frame and a second frame, respectively, the first frame and the second frame being in a case shape, and
the plurality of first guide members and the plurality of second guide members are fixed in the first frame and the second frame, respectively,
the plurality of first guide members comprise a first support member formed to extend from an inlet guide and fixed in the first frame, and
the plurality of second guide members comprise a second support member formed to extend from an outlet guide and fixed in the second frame.

7. The grease filter of claim 6 , wherein:
the first support member is provided to form an obtuse angle with a first inlet plane that is one surface of the inlet guide, and
the first direction change guide is provided to form an obtuse angle with a second inlet plane that is the other surface of the first inlet plane.

8. The grease filter of claim 6 , wherein:
the second support member is provided to form an obtuse angle with a first inlet surface of the outlet guide, and
the second direction change guide is provided to form an obtuse angle with a second outlet surface that is a surface opposite to the first outlet surface.

9. The grease filter of claim 6 , wherein:
the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate are among a plurality of first baffle plates and a plurality of second baffle plates, respectively,
the plurality of first baffle plates are provided to overlap so that a first support member of one of the plurality of first baffle plates is arranged on an inlet portion of another of the plurality of first baffle plates, and
the plurality of second baffle plates are provided to overlap so that a second support member of one of the plurality of second baffle plates is arranged on an outlet portion of another of the plurality of second baffle plates.

10. The grease filter of claim 1 , wherein each of the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate comprises:
a filtering mode operated to enable flow of an air current through the direction change path and the guide path; and
a ventilation mode operated to allow the first direction change guide and the second direction change guide to closely adhere to each other so as to close the direction change path.

11. The grease filter of claim 10 , wherein each of the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate further comprises a release mode operated to allow the inlet guide and the outlet guide to closely adhere to each other so that the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate are spaced apart in a facing direction.

12. The grease filter of claim 1 , wherein an entire portion of the second baffle plate is separable from the first baffle plate when the second baffle pate is moved to slide in a horizontal direction with respect to the first baffle plate.

13. A grease filter comprising:
a first baffle plate formed by press processing, the first baffle plate including a plurality of inlet portions through which an air flows in and a plurality of first guide members; and
a second baffle plate formed by press processing and arranged to face the first baffle plate, the second baffle plate including, a plurality of outlet portions through which the air flows out and a plurality of second guide members, the plurality of first guide member of the first baffle plate to guide the air flowing out through the plurality of outlet portions of the first baffle plate toward the second baffle plate,
the plurality of first guide members of the first baffle plate including:
inlet guides inclined obliquely toward the second baffle plate, and
first direction change guides curved from the inlet guides, and

the plurality of second guide members of the second baffle plate including:
outlet guides inclined obliquely toward the first baffle plate, and
second direction change guides curved from the outlet guides,

wherein a path is formed by the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate, the path comprising:
a direction change path spanning between the first direction change guides and the second direction change guides; and
a guide path bypassing the first direction change guides and the second direction change guides and formed between the inlet guide sand the outlet guides,

wherein the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate are coupled to each other by the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate.

14. The grease filter of claim 13 , wherein the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate are coupled when one of the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate is moved to slide relative to another of the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate.

15. The grease filter of claim 14 , wherein the second baffle plate is coupled to the first baffle plate when the second baffle pate is moved to slide in a horizontal direction with respect to the first baffle plate.

16. The grease filter of claim 14 , wherein the first baffle plate is coupled to the second baffle plate when the first baffle pate is moved to slide in a horizontal direction with respect to the second baffle plate.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Byeong Cheol
• So Sang Young
• Shin Kyu Ho
• Jeong Hee Soo
• Hong Seok Man
• Kim Hyun Jung
• Han Ji Yeon

Classifications

• B01D45/08 Primary

  by impingement against baffle separators · CPC title

• B01D50/20

  Combinations of devices covered by groups B01D45/00 and B01D46/00 · CPC title

• F24C15/20

  Removing cooking fumes (parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels for withdrawing or condensing cooking vapours from such vessels A47J36/38) · CPC title

• F24C15/2092

  extendable or pivotable · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title