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US 4,610,705 AGranted
Filter for ductless range hood
AssigneeBroan Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsJoseph R. Sarnosky, David W. Wolbrink
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Abstract
A filter (2) for a ductless range hood includes a layer (8) providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges and resisting the heat of incoming discharges, for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream layers, a second layer (10) providing absorption of grease remaining in the cooking discharge after passage through the first layer, a third layer (12) for removing noxious gases such as oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors, and a fourth layer (14) for removing fine particles such as smoke from the cooking discharges. Various combinations of layers are disclosed as well as various structural and framing configurations.
Claims23
A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges, and resisting the heat of incoming discharges for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream filtering layers;
- a second layer providing absorption of grease remaining in the cooking discharge after passage through said first layer, said second layer comprising resilient high-loft large surface area material;
- a third layer for removing noxious gases such as oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors;
- and
- a fourth layer for removing fine particles such as smoke from the cooking discharges,
- said four layers providing progressive filtration at a singular location removing large particles first and then progressively smaller particles;
- wherein:
- said first layer is a mesh comprising multiple layers of slit and expanded material;
- said second layer is selected from the group consisting of fiber glass, woven fabric, felted fabrics, or non-woven fibers or polymeric material such as polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester;
- said third layer is selected from the group consisting of charcoal, silica gel, non-woven material impregnated with charcoal or cellulose base material impregnated with charcoal, or potassium permanganate impregnated crystals;
- and
- said fourth layer is selected from the group consisting of fiber glass, felted polyethylene, spun polyethylene, woven polyethylene, felted polypropylene, spun polypropylene, woven polypropylene, or non-woven fabrics of polymeric materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges, and resisting the heat of incoming discharges for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream filtering layers;
- a second layer providing absorption of grease remaining in the cooking discharge after passage through said first layer, said second layer comprising resilient high-loft large surface area material;
- a third layer for removing noxious gases such as oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors;
- and
- a fourth layer for removing fine particles such as smoke from the cooking discharges;
- wherein said first layer comprises a wire mesh body bound in a peripheral sub-frame around it perimeter, and said remaining downstream layers are bound between said first layer and a main frame having a rear grid on its discharge face and having outer sidewalls extending forwardly upstream along the outer side edges of said remaining downstream layers to confine the latter and having sidewall front edges secured to said sub-frame to hold said filter in assembled condition.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges and resisting the heat of incoming discharges, for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream filtering layers;
- a second layer for removing noxious gases such as oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors;
- and
- a third layer providing absorption of grease in the cooking discharges and removing fine particles such as smoke therefrom,
- wherein said second layer is downstream of said first layer, and said third layer is downstream of said second layer,
- said three layers providing progressive filtration at a singular location removing large particles first and then progressively smaller particles;
- wherein:
- said first layer is a mesh comprising multiple layers of slit and expanded material;
- said second layer is selected from the group consisting of charcoal, silica gel, non-woven material impregnated with charcoal or cellulose base material impregnated with charcoal, or potassium permanganate impregnated crystals;
- and
- said third layer is selected from the group consisting of fiber glass, felted polyethylene, spun polyethylene, woven polyethylene, felted polypropylene, spun polypropylene, woven polypropylene, or non-woven fabrics of polymeric materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer configured forwardly away from downstream layers to define an agitation chamber, and providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges and resisting the heat of incoming discharges, for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream filtering layers;
- a second layer for removing noxious gases such as oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors;
- and
- a third layer providing absorption of grease in the cooking discharges and removing fine particles such as smoke therefrom,
- said three layers providing progressive filtration at a singular location removing large particles first and then progressively smaller particles;
- wherein:
- said first layer is a mesh comprising multiple layers of slit and expanded material;
- said second layer is selected from the group consisting of charcoal, silica gel, non-woven material impregnated with charcoal or cellulose base material impregnated with charcoal, or potassium permanganate impregnated crystals;
- and
- said third layer is selected from the group consisting of fiber glass, felted polyethylene, spun polyethylene, woven polyethylene, felted polypropylene, spun polypropylene, woven polypropylene, or non-woven fabrics of polymeric materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer configured forwardly away from downstream layers to define an agitation chamber, and providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges and resisting the heat of incoming discharges, for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream filtering layers;
- a second layer for removing noxious gases such as oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors;
- and
- a third layer providing absorption of grease in the cooking discharges and removing fine particles such as smoke therefrom;
- wherein said first layer comprises a wire mesh body having peripheral wire mesh sidewalls extending between a substantially flat central wire mesh body portion and an outer wire mesh flange along the perimeter of said body, said outer wire mesh flange being bound in a frame along said perimeter, the remaining said downstream layers being bound in a peripheral frame having a perimeter coextensive with said first mentioned frame and mateable thereto for assembly of said filter, said wire mesh sidewalls of said first layer extending inwardly from said perimeter and extending forwardly away from said downstream layers in a direction opposite cooking discharge flow therethrough, said substantially flat central wire mesh body portion extending transversely to the direction of cooking discharge flow therethrough and between the inner upstream ends of said wire mesh sidewalls.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer bound in a peripheral sub-frame around its perimeter;
- and
- one or more downstream layers bound between said first layer and a main frame having a rear grid on its discharge face and having outer side walls extending forwardly upstream along the outer side edges of said one or more downstream layers to confine the latter and having sidewall front edges secured to said sub-frame to hold said filter in assembled condition,
- wherein said sidewall front edges of said main frame include clip means releasably engaging said sub-frame.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer bound in a peripheral sub-frame around its perimeter;
- and
- one or more downstream layers bound between said first layer and a main frame having a rear grid on its discharge face and having outer side walls extending forwardly upstream along the outer side edges of said one or more downstream layers to confine the latter and having sidewall front edges secured to said sub-frame to hold said filter in assembled condition;
- wherein said sidewall front edges of said main frame include clip means releasably engaging said sub-frame;
- wherein said sidewall front edges of said main frame have a first set of inwardly extending tabs engaging the front upstream side of said sub-frame, and said sidewall front edges of said main frame having a second set of inwardly extending tabs engaging the front upstream side of the first of said one or more downstream layers in said main frame, said second set of tabs extending along the back downstream side of said sub-frame.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising a first wire mesh layer configured forwardly away from one or more downstream layers to define a chamber therebetween, said first wire mesh layer having peripheral wire mesh side walls extending between a substantially flat central wire mesh body portion and an outer wire mesh flange along the perimeter of said first layer, said outer wire mesh flange being bound in a frame along said perimeter, said one or more downstream layers being bound in a peripheral frame having a perimeter coextensive with said first mentioned frame and mateable thereto for assembly of said filter, said wire mesh sidewalls of said first layer extending inwardly from said perimeter and extending forwardly away from said one or more downstream layers in a direction opposite cooking discharge flow therethrough, said substantially flat central wire mesh body portion extending transversely to the direction of cooking discharge flow therethrough and between the inner upstream ends of said wire mesh sidewalls.
A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges and resisting the heat of incoming discharges, for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream filtering layers;
- a second layer for removing noxious gases such as oxides for nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors;
- and
- a third layer providing absorption of grease in the cooking discharges and removing fine particles such as smoke therefrom,
- said three layers providing progressive filtration at a singular location removing large particles first and then progressively smaller particles;
- wherein said first layer comprises a flat wire mesh body prtion bound in a frame along its perimeter, the remaiing downstream said layers being bound in a peripheral frame having a perimeter coextensive with said first mentioned frame and mateable thereto for assembly of said filter.
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A filter for a ductless range hood comprising:
- a first layer providing an impact barrier for removing coarse particles such as grease spatters from cooking discharges and resisting the heat of incoming discharges, for preserving filtering capacity and service life of downstream filtering layers;
- a second layer providing absorption of grease remaining in the cooking discharge after passage through said first layer, said second layer comprising resilient high-loft large surface area material;
- a third layer for removing noxious gases such as oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from the cooking discharges and for absorbing odors;
- a fourth layer for removing fine particles such as smoke from the cooking discharges;
- said first layer comprising a flat wire mesh body portion bound in a frame along its perimeter, the remaining downstream said layers being bound in a peripheral frame having a perimeter coextensive with said first mentioned frame and mateable thereto for assembly of said filter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.