Extractor hood for hobs with an air sanitising chamber
AssigneeFaber S.p.A.
InventorsErmanno Vantaggi, Alberto Gasparini
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Abstract
An extractor hood (1) for a hob of the type to be fitted above a hob in a kitchen, and including a first part or extractor part (3) in the vicinity of this hob, which part is connected to a second part or flue (4) having an extractor unit (5) which is connected to an exhaust for vapour extracted from said hob. A sanitising chamber (20) is provided into which air is extracted directly from the kitchen, and includes an extractor unit (21) and a source of radiation (22) which can sterilise this air extracted before it exits from this sanitising chamber (20).
Claims22
An extractor hood (1) for extracting vapour from a hob, said hood (1) adapted for being fitted above the hob and comprising:
- a first part or extractor part (3) which is associated with a second part or flue (4) comprising an extractor unit or fan (5) which is connected to at least one exhaust aperture (8) of the second part or flue (4) for extracting the vapour;
- and
- a sanitising chamber (20) which treats air collected from an environment where the extractor hood (1) is placed, said sanitising chamber (20) comprising:
- an extractor unit (21) to collect the air from the environment,
- a source of UV radiation (22) to sanitise the air,
- at least one exhaust aperture (23) to discharge the sanitised air;
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- an inner cavity (33) with a divider (46) which subdivides the inner cavity (33) into an extractor space (48) comprising the extractor unit (21) and a sanitising space (49) where the source of UV radiation (22) is located, the divider (46) having an aperture (47) which provides fluid communication between the extractor space (48) and the sanitising space (49);
- wherein the source of UV radiation (22) is placed directly in the air flow path leading from the aperture (47) of the divider (46) to the sanitising chambers at least one exhaust aperture (23).
An air sanitiser (100), comprising:
- an air inlet (108) and an air outlet (109), said air inlet (108) and said air outlet (109) are connected by an air conduit in which a fan (106) is located for drawing in air through the inlet (108) and for discharging air from the outlet (109),
- at least one source of UV radiation (107) for sanitising the air is located in said conduit,
- the fan (106) comprises an impeller that is rotatable around a fan axis, such that the air is drawn in along said fan axis and discharged orthogonally with respect to said axis, and
- the source of UV radiation (107) is located downstream of said fan (106), said air sanitizer (100) being integrated into a housing or cabinet, said housing or cabinet having a plurality of side walls (101-104;
- 113-116), a front wall (105) and a back wall (118, 119), wherein
- the inlet (108) and the outlet (109) are arranged in the front wall (105).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.