Vent hood for a kitchen stove
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsM. Michael Khosropour, John P. Trickel
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Abstract
A vent hood is provided for a stove having a plurality of burners. The vent hood includes a housing with a plurality of slots extending substantially around the perimeter of the housing through which cooking vapors pass. The hood includes a plurality of chambers to balance the air flow through the hood. An exhaust duct extends from the housing to an exhaust fan such that air is drawn upwardly through the slots, into the housing, and out the exhaust duct. The air is passed through an air filter for removal of odors and grease particles before being discharged back into the ambient kitchen air.
Claims33
A vent hood for a stove having a plurality of burners, comprising:
- a housing with a top wall, a bottom wall, and upstanding perimeter walls defining a front edge, a rear edge and opposite side edges;
- a plurality of slots extending through the bottom wall and adjacent the perimeter of the housing;
- an exhaust duct having a first end mounted adjacent the housing and having a second end operatively connected to an exhaust fan;
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- a plurality of vanes mounted in the housing to direct air from the slots to the exhaust duct, whereby air is drawn upwardly through the slots, into the housing and into the exhaust duct.
An exhaust system for an island stove having a plurality of burners, comprising:
- a hood adapted to extend over all of the burners during cooking;
- a plurality of air inlets adjacent the perimeter of the hood;
- an exhaust duct mounted in the hood;
- a fan operatively connected to the exhaust duct to draw air through the inlets into the hood;
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- a plurality of baffles mounted in the hood to direct air drawn into the inlets for removal through the duct by the fan.
A method of venting airborne vapors generated by cooking on a kitchen stove having a plurality of burners, the method comprising:
- positioning a vent hood over the burners being used for cooking, the hood having a plurality of air inlet slots;
- drawing air and vapors upwardly through the slots and into the hood in a curtain pattern surrounding the cooking burners;
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- directing the vapors through separate compartments in the hood to an exhaust duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.