Hob with central downward removal of cooking vapors through suction
AssigneeWerkhaus GmbH & Co. KG
InventorWilhelm Bruckbauer
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Abstract
An assembly unit includes a cooktop provided with one or more cooking locations and a central recess, and a cooking vapor removal device disposed below the cooktop and in fluid communication with the central recess to remove cooking vapors through the central recess. The cooking vapor removal device includes a vapor aspiration chamber having a floor, and a fan with a rotating fan wheel and a fan housing. The fan housing is arranged above the floor of the vapor aspiration chamber, and the fan is configured to transport at least some of the cooking vapors from the vapor aspiration chamber and towards the fan through a lower portion of the fan housing.
Claims19
An assembly unit, comprising:
- a cooktop having a top surface comprising one or more cooking locations and a central recess;
- a grease filter insert configured to be inserted into the central recess, the grease filter insert having a lateral wall defining a diameter;
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- a cooking vapor removal device disposed below the cooktop, the cooking vapor removal device being in fluid communication with the central recess to remove cooking vapors through the central recess, the cooking vapor removal device comprising:
- a vapor aspiration chamber having a floor defining a liquid collecting basin underneath the central recess, the liquid collecting basin having a dimension that is substantially equal to or larger than the diameter of the grease filter insert;
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- a fan with a rotating fan wheel and a fan housing, the fan housing arranged above the floor of the vapor aspiration chamber, the fan being configured to transport at least some of the cooking vapors from the vapor aspiration chamber and towards the fan through a lower portion of the fan housing.
An assembly unit, comprising:
- a cooktop having a top surface comprising one or more cooking locations and a central recess;
- a grease filter insert configured to be inserted into the central recess, the grease filter insert having a lateral wall defining a width;
- a heater housing connected to and disposed below the cooktop, the heater housing at least partially enclosing heating components;
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- a cooking vapor removal device in fluid communication with the central recess to remove cooking vapors through the central recess, the cooking vapor removal device comprising:
- a vapor aspiration chamber having a floor defining a liquid collecting basin below the central recess;
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- a fan with a suspended fan motor, the suspended fan motor being mounted at a bottom side of the heater housing,
- wherein the liquid collecting basin is laterally spaced from the fan and configured to be drained, and
- wherein the liquid collecting basin has a dimension that is substantially equal to or larger than the width of the grease filter insert.
An assembly unit, comprising:
- a cooktop having a top surface comprising one or more cooking locations and a central recess;
- a grease filter insert configured to be inserted into the central recess;
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- a cooking vapor removal device disposed below the cooktop, the cooking vapor removal device being in fluid communication with the central recess to remove cooking vapors through the central recess, the cooking vapor removal device comprising:
- a vapor aspiration chamber having a floor;
- a fan with a rotating fan wheel and a fan housing, the fan housing arranged above the floor of the vapor aspiration chamber, the fan being configured to transport at least some of the cooking vapors from the vapor aspiration chamber and towards the fan through a lower portion of the fan housing;
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- an odor filter provided downstream of the fan and behind the central recess,
- wherein a distance between a bottom side of the cooktop and a bottom side of the vapor aspiration chamber is between 110 mm and 260 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.