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.
Claims20
An assembly unit, comprising:
- a cooktop having a top surface comprising one or more cooking locations and a central recess;
- and
- 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;
- and
- 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 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 having a fan with a suspended fan motor, the suspended fan motor being mounted at a bottom side of the heater housing.
An assembly unit, comprising:
- a cooktop having a top surface comprising one or more cooking locations and a central recess;
- and
- 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;
- and
- 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,
- 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.