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US 6,604,520 B2Granted
Vapor extraction device disposed in the region next to open hot-food areas
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
InventorsMaximilian Grimm, Armin Zibold, Ulrich Gremmelmaier, Martin Wetzel, Martin Kornberger, Michael Wendt
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Abstract
The vapor extraction device is disposed, for example, in a kitchen counter top next to the cooking or other hot-food area, specifically so as to be retracted in the position of rest. To operate as a suction device, the intake the vapor extraction device is moved out upward and pivoted over and above food preparation carriers disposed on the hot-food areas.
Claims15
A vapor extraction device disposed in a region next to an open hot-food area for food preparation, comprising:
- a suction device for moving and discharging vapors from an open hot-food area;
- a length-compensating pipe having a pipe axis, said pipe fluidically connected to said suction device;
- an intake having:
- an elongated intake section for receiving the vapors emanating from the area, said elongated intake section having end sections, one of said end sections defining an opening connected to said pipe and fluidically coupled to said suction device through said pipe, said opening having a pivot point;
- a height adjustment device configured to move said intake section from a closed position approximately in a plane defined by the area to open positions at different vertical heights above the plane of the area including a height above a food preparation container placed onto the area;
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- a pivot having a pivot axis passing through said pivot point and corresponding to said pipe axis, said pivot configured to move said intake section about said pivot axis as a function of a vertical position of said intake section and to a position over the area;
- and
- said intake, said pivot axis, said pipe, and said pipe axis being disposed at the area.
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A vapor extraction device disposed in a region next to an open hot-food area for food preparation, comprising:
- a means for moving and discharging vapors from an open hot-food area;
- a length-compensating pipe having a pipe axis, said pipe fluidically connected to said discharging means;
- an intake having:
- an elongated intake section for receiving the vapors emanating from the area, said elongated intake section having end sections, one of said end sections defining an opening connected to said pipe and fluidically coupled to said discharging means through said pipe, said opening having a pivot point;
- a means for adjusting a height of said intake for moving said intake section from a closed position approximately in a plane defined by the area to open positions at different vertical heights above the plane of the area including a height above;
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- a means for pivoting said intake section about said pivot axis as a function of a vertical position of said intake section and to a position over the container placed at the area, said pivoting means having a pivot axis passing through said pivot point and corresponding to said pipe axis;
- and
- said intake, said pivot axis, said pipe, and said pipe axis being disposed at the area.
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A vapor extraction device disposed in a region next to an open hot-food area for food preparation, comprising:
- a suction device for moving and discharging vapors from an open hot-food area;
- a length-compensating pipe having a pipe axis, said pipe fluidically connected to said suction device;
- an elongated intake section for receiving the vapors emanating from the area, said elongated intake section having end sections, one of said end sections defining an opening connected to said pipe and fluidically coupled to said suction device through said pipe, said opening having a pivot point;
- a height adjustment device configured to move said intake section from a closed position approximately in a plane defined by the area to open positions at different vertical heights above the plane of the area including a height above a food preparation container placed onto the area;
- a pivot having a pivot axis passing through said pivot point and corresponding to said pipe axis, said pivot configured to move said intake section about said pivot axis to a position over the area;
- a controller for controlling the pivot position of said intake section as a function of a vertical position of said intake section;
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- said intake, said pivot axis, said pipe, and said pipe axis being disposed at the area.
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A vapor extraction device disposed in a region next to an open hot-food area for food preparation, comprising:
- a suction device for moving and discharging vapors from an open hot-food area;
- a length-compensating pipe having a pipe axis, said pipe fluidically connected to said suction device;
- an elongated intake section for receiving the vapors emanating from the area, said elongated intake section having end sections, one of said end sections defining an opening connected to said pipe and fluidically coupled to said suction device through said pipe, said opening having a pivot point;
- a height adjustment device configured to move said intake section from a closed position approximately in a plane defined by the area to open positions at different vertical heights above the plane of the area including a height above a food preparation container placed onto the area;
- a pivot having a pivot axis passing through said pivot point and corresponding to said pipe axis, said pivot configured to move said intake section about said pivot axis to a position over the area;
- a means for controlling the pivot position of said intake section as a function of a vertical position of said intake section;
- and
- said intake, said pivot axis, said pipe, and said pipe axis being disposed at the area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.