Oil smoke treatment environment-friendly equipment with expandable suction inlet

By designing an expandable oil fume suction port, the rotating plate and fan blade plate are used to drive the rotation of the middle fixed pipe and the closure plate, the problem of the existing equipment being too large when the suction port is large, and the effective absorption and treatment of large-scale oil fume by small equipment is achieved.

CN222887406UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-20ZHONG GUO CHUAN BO JI TUAN HUAN JING FA ZHAN YOU XIAN GONG SI
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Application Number
CN202420724489.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-09
Publication Date
2025-05-20
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-09

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Technical Problem

When the oil fume treatment environmental protection equipment is large, the equipment is large in size, making it difficult to meet the needs of smaller equipment for large-scale oil fume absorption.

Method used

An environmentally friendly equipment for oil fume treatment with an expandable suction port is designed. The rotating plate is driven by the motor to generate suction force, which drives the fan blade plate and the middle fixed tube to rotate. The closing plate is used to shrink the top and expand the bottom through the slider and track system, and expand the diameter of the oil fume suction port.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the effective absorption and treatment of large-scale oil fume by the equipment under a small volume, and can be automatically closed after use, making it easy to clean and repair.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses lampblack treatment environment-friendly equipment with an expandable suction inlet, and belongs to the technical field of range hoods. Comprising a top rectangular box, a bottom vertical rectangular box and a motor body, the middle of a bottom fixing shaft (12) is coaxially sleeved with a middle outer ring (19), a middle fixing pipe (13) is coaxially arranged on the periphery of the middle outer ring (19), two spiral inclined fan blades are fixed between the middle fixing pipe (13) and the middle outer ring (19), and a middle fixing pipe linear rail is arranged on the outer surface of the middle fixing pipe (13); the middle fixing pipe linear rail is provided with middle fixing pipe sliding blocks, the middle fixing pipe sliding blocks are in hinge connection with the folding plates respectively, the outer surface of each folding plate is provided with a folding sliding rail, the folding sliding rails are provided with folding sliding blocks, the peripheries of the folding plates are in hinge connection with middle connecting plates (9), and the middle connecting plates (9) and the bottom vertical rectangular box (3) achieve top contraction of the folding plates. The bottom of the range hood is expanded, so that the range hood can absorb a large range of oil smoke, and the range hood can automatically fall down and be folded after being unfolded for use, can be cleaned and maintained and is convenient to operate.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of environmental protection equipment for fume treatment, in particular to an environmental protection equipment for fume treatment. Background Technique

[0002] The fume exhaust gas generated in occasions such as catering cooking and industrial treatment contains a large amount of pollutants, which not only pollutes the environment, is prone to cause the hood and pipeline to catch fire, but also is an "invisible killer" to human health. Fire smoke is the harmful gas emitted during the combustion of the stove, which is mainly free carbon black smoke, in a flocculent shape, easy to adhere to solid substances, and belongs to high-concentration soot gas. For people staying in the kitchen for a long time, these gases will inevitably cause certain harm. Therefore, it is necessary to treat the waste gas generated by kitchen fume. During the process of absorbing and treating fume, the absorption coverage range is an important factor in the design of environmental protection equipment for fume treatment. However, when the fume suction port is relatively large, the equipment volume is usually large. Therefore, we propose an environmental protection equipment for fume treatment, whose fume suction port diameter can be expanded during use, so that a smaller equipment can have a larger suction range to solve such problems. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] The utility model provides an environmental protection equipment for fume treatment, which solves the technical problem of an environmental protection equipment for fume treatment.

[0004] To solve the above technical problem, the utility model provides a fume treatment environmental protection equipment with an expandable suction port, including a top rectangular box (1), characterized in that: a top round hole (5) is opened in the middle of the top plate of the top rectangular box (1), bottom round holes (10) are evenly opened at the bottom of the top rectangular box (1), an outlet pipe (7) for exhausting gas is arranged on one side of the top rectangular box (1), and a bottom vertical rectangular box (3) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the top rectangular box (1).

[0005] A motor body (2) is fixedly connected to the top of the top rectangular box (1), the motor body (2) is fixedly connected to a vertical driving shaft (4) inside the top rectangular box (1) through the top round hole (5), four upright rotating plates (6) are fixed on the driving shaft (4) in the top rectangular box (1), and the four rotating plates (6) are circumferentially distributed around the driving shaft (4);

[0006] A bottom fixed shaft (12) is arranged below the driving shaft (4), the bottom fixed shaft (12) is on the same straight line as the driving shaft (4), and the bottom fixed shaft (12) is rotatably connected to the driving shaft (4), that is, the bottom fixed shaft (12) does not rotate with the driving shaft (4); two horizontal plates in two perpendicular horizontal planes (such as the middle main horizontal plate (8) and the middle secondary horizontal plate (11)) are fixed on the upper part of the bottom fixed shaft (12), the bottom fixed shaft (12) vertically passes through the intersection surface, and both ends of the horizontal plates are fixedly connected to the inner surface of the bottom vertical rectangular box (3);

[0007] A middle outer ring (19) is coaxially sleeved on the middle part of the bottom fixed shaft (12). The middle outer ring (19) is a tubular structure and is rotatable relative to the bottom fixed shaft (12). The bottom of the bottom fixed shaft (12) is supported by a bottom limit disc (18) for supporting the middle outer ring (19), and the bottom limit disc (18) is fixed to the bottom fixed shaft (12); A middle fixed tube (13) is coaxially arranged on the outer periphery of the middle outer ring (19). The middle fixed tube (13) is a hollow frustum tube structure with a small upper opening and a large lower opening; There is a gap between the inner surface of the middle fixed tube (13) and the middle outer ring (19), and two spiral inclined fan blades (14) are fixed in the gap, that is, the outer diameter and inner diameter of the spiral inclined fan blades are respectively fixed on the inner surface of the middle fixed tube (13) and the outer surface of the middle outer ring (19);

[0008] On the outer surface of the middle fixed tube (13), there are a plurality of smooth middle fixed tube tracks (20) from top to bottom, and each middle fixed tube track is equipped with a middle fixed tube slider (corresponding to a plurality of middle fixed tube sliders (21)) that can freely slide up and down along the middle fixed tube track; Each middle fixed tube slider is respectively hinged (including rotatably connected) to a folding plate (15). The plurality of folding plates (15) are evenly arranged around and attached to the lower port of the middle fixed tube (13) to form a tubular structure that can be opened and closed. On the outer surface of each folding plate (that is, the outer surface corresponding to the outer surface of the tubular structure that can be opened and closed is denoted as the outer surface of the folding plate), there is a folding slide rail from top to bottom (corresponding to a plurality of folding slide rails (16)), and each folding slide rail is correspondingly equipped with a folding slider (corresponding to a plurality of folding sliders (17));

[0009] A middle connecting plate (9) is arranged on the outer periphery of the tubular structure that can be opened and closed formed by the folding plates. A circular hole is opened in the center of the middle connecting plate (9). The tubular structure that can be opened and closed formed by the folding plates (15) is coaxially located in the circular hole. Each folding slider (17) is respectively and rotatably hinged to the inner side surface of the circular hole of the middle connecting plate (9) at the corresponding position; The outer side of the middle connecting plate (9) is fixedly connected to the bottom vertical rectangular box (3);

[0010] The two spiral inclined fan blades are spiral strip-shaped, and the starting positions are staggered by 180° (that is, the starting positions are on the same diameter of the upper port of the middle fixed tube (13) and on both sides of the center of the middle fixed tube (13)), and are fixedly installed between the middle fixed tube (13) and the middle outer ring (19).

[0011] Each of the middle fixed tube tracks is spiral, and the spiral direction is opposite to that of the spiral inclined fan blades.

[0012] The structure of the bottom vertical rectangular box (3) is a rectangular tube structure, which is located at the lower part of the top rectangular box (1) and is vertically connected to the top rectangular box (1). The lower end of the bottom vertical rectangular box (3) is fixedly connected to the middle connecting plate (9).

[0013] The two horizontal plane transverse plates are located at the top of the bottom vertical rectangular box (3), and the bottom fixed shaft (12) is movably connected to the driving shaft (4).

[0014] The lower large port of the middle fixed tube (13) is in close contact with the top of each folding plate but not connected. Each folding plate is a trapezoidal structure, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the sides of two adjacent folding plates are partially overlapped.

[0015] The linear folding slide rail (17) is located in the middle of the folding plate (15).

[0016] Compared with the related art, the oil fume treatment environmental protection equipment provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The utility model provides an oil fume treatment environmental protection device with an expandable suction port. When oil fume is generated, the oil fume treatment device is started, the motor body is started, and the two rotating plates are driven to rotate at high speed, which generates a large suction force on the lower airflow, and a large amount of airflow carrying oil fume is sucked from a low place to a high place. At this time, the fan blade is pushed to rotate with the surge of the oil smoke airflow, which in turn drives the central fixed tube to rotate circumferentially. The bottom circle of the central fixed tube is tightly attached to the top of each folding plate but not connected. The linear track of the central fixed tube rotates with the central fixed tube, so that the slider of the central fixed tube rotates circumferentially in its respective track and moves upward at the same time (because the folding plate has a tendency to swing outward and spread when the bottom end of the central fixed tube rotates circumferentially), driving the top of the folding plate to move upward along the track on the conical surface of the central fixed tube, so that the top of the folding plate shrinks. Since the middle part of the folding plate is movably connected to the inner circle of the central connecting plate, the bottom of the folding plate expands outward, that is, the diameter of the circle surrounded by the top of the folding plate becomes smaller, and the diameter of the circle surrounded by the bottom becomes larger, that is, the diameter of the oil smoke suction port is larger, so that a wide range of oil smoke can be absorbed, so that the equipment can adapt to the treatment of a large amount of oil smoke. After opening and use, it will automatically fall and fold, and can be cleaned and repaired, which is convenient to operate. Brief Description of the Figures

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall explosion structure of the utility model; (a) is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the utility model, and (b) is a schematic diagram of the top rectangular box and the bottom vertical rectangular box of the periphery.

[0020] Figure 3Schematic diagram of the structure at the top rectangular box of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the bottom vertical rectangular box of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure at the fan blade plate of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure at the retractable plate and the slide rail of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure when the lower part of the retractable plate expands during the operation of the equipment of the present utility model.

[0025] Reference numerals in the figure: 1. Top rectangular box; 2. Motor body; 3. Bottom vertical rectangular box; 4. Driving shaft; 5. Top round hole; 6. Rotating plate; 7. Outlet pipe; 8. Middle main horizontal plate; 9. Middle connecting plate; 10. Bottom round hole; 11. Middle auxiliary horizontal plate; 12. Bottom fixed shaft; 13. Middle fixed pipe; 14. Fan blade plate; 15. Retractable plate; 16. Retractable slide rail; 17. Retractable slider; 18. Bottom limit disk; 19. Middle outer ring; 20. Middle fixed pipe track; 21. Middle fixed pipe slider. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] Next, specific embodiments of the present utility model will be combined to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the present utility model. In addition, the forms of each structure described in the following implementation manners are merely examples, and an environmental protection device for fume treatment related to the present utility model is not limited to the structures described in the following implementation manners. All other implementation manners obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0027] Embodiment 1

[0028] Refer to Figures 1 to 7, the utility model provides an environment-friendly oil fume treatment device with an expandable suction inlet, which comprises a top rectangular box 1. A top round hole 5 is opened in the middle of the top plate of the top rectangular box 1. Bottom round holes 10 are evenly opened at the bottom of the top rectangular box 1. An outlet pipe 7 is arranged on one side of the top rectangular box 1. A driving shaft 4 and a rotating plate 6 are arranged inside the top rectangular box 1. The driving shaft 4 penetrates through the middle of the top round hole 5. A vertical rotating plate 6 is fixedly connected to the middle of the driving shaft 4. There are four rotating plates 6, which are circumferentially distributed around the driving shaft 4 within 360°. A motor body 2 is fixedly connected to the top of the top rectangular box 1. The motor body 2 is fixedly connected to the driving shaft 4 inside the top rectangular box 1. A bottom vertical rectangular box 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the top rectangular box 1. A bottom fixed shaft 12 and a middle fixed pipe 13 are inside the bottom vertical rectangular box 3. The top of the bottom fixed shaft 12 is movably connected to the bottom of the driving shaft 4. A middle main cross plate 8 is fixedly connected to the upper position of the bottom fixed shaft 12. A middle secondary cross plate 11 is fixedly connected to the middle of the middle main cross plate 8. The middle part of the bottom fixed shaft 12 is movably sleeved with an outer middle ring 19. A bottom limit disc 18 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the bottom fixed shaft 12. The middle fixed pipe 13 is a hollow frustum structure. A fan blade plate 14 is fixedly connected to the outside of the outer middle ring 19 and the inside of the middle fixed pipe 13. There are two fan blade plates 14, which are circumferentially distributed around the outer middle ring. The middle fixed pipe 13, the fan blade plate 14 and the outer middle ring 19 jointly rotate around the bottom fixed shaft 12. The ends of the middle main cross plate 8 and the middle secondary cross plate 11 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bottom vertical rectangular box 3. An outer middle fixed pipe track 20 is fixedly connected to the outside of the middle fixed pipe 13. There are 4 to 10 outer middle fixed pipe tracks 20, which are circumferentially distributed. A middle fixed pipe slider 21 is movably connected to the inside of each outer middle fixed pipe track 20. The top of each middle fixed pipe slider 21 is fixedly connected to the top of the corresponding converging plate 15 below it. A converging slide rail 16 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the converging plate 15. A converging slider 17 is movably connected to the inside of the converging slide rail 16. Each converging slider 17 is fixedly connected to the middle connecting plate 9.

[0029] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 6 , the four rotating plates 6 are circumferentially distributed around the driving shaft 4 within 360°, located in the middle of the top rectangular box 1. The structure of the top rectangular box 1 is a rectangular pipe. A round hole is opened in the center of the middle connecting plate 9. The inner side of the round hole is hinged to a plurality of converging sliders 17. A converging slide rail 16 is fixedly connected to the outer side of each converging plate 15. Each converging slider 17 can slide in the corresponding converging slide rail 16. An outer middle fixed pipe track 20 is fixedly connected to the outside of the middle fixed pipe 13. A middle fixed pipe slider 21 is movably connected to the inside of each outer middle fixed pipe track 20. Each middle fixed pipe slider 21 is fixedly connected to the top of a converging plate 15.

[0030] Referring to Figure 1, the structure of the bottom vertical rectangular box 3 is a rectangular pipe, which is located below the top rectangular box 1 and is vertically connected to the top rectangular box 1. A circular hole 10 is provided at the bottom of the top rectangular box 1, and an outlet pipe 7 is provided on one side of the top rectangular box 1. The lower end of the bottom vertical rectangular box 3 is fixedly connected to the middle connecting plate 9.

[0031] Refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the middle main horizontal plate 8 and the middle auxiliary horizontal plate 11 are vertically connected. The middle main horizontal plate 8 and the middle auxiliary horizontal plate 11 are located at the top of the middle part of the bottom vertical rectangular box 3, and the bottom fixed shaft 12 is movably connected to the driving shaft 4.

[0032] Refer to Figure 4 , Figure 5 , the structure of the middle fixed pipe 13 is a hollow frustum, with a small diameter at the upper part and a large diameter at the lower part. The middle fixed pipe 13, the fan blade plate 14 and the middle outer ring 19 rotate together around the bottom fixed shaft 12. The large lower end of the middle fixed pipe 13 is in close contact with the top of each folding plate 15 but not connected.

[0033] Refer to Figure 5 , the two fan blade plates 14 are spiral belt-shaped, with a starting position staggered by 180°, and are fixedly installed between the middle fixed pipe 13 and the middle outer ring 19. The bottom limit disk 18 is located at the bottom of the middle outer ring 19, and the middle outer ring 19 is adapted to the bottom fixed shaft 12.

[0034] Refer to Figures 4 to 7 , the middle fixed pipe track 20 is spiral, with a spiral direction opposite to that of the fan blade plate 14. Each folding plate 15 is adjacent and in close contact but not connected, and there is a certain overlapping width between adjacent two folding plates 15.

[0035] Refer to Figure 6 , Figure 7 , each folding plate 15 moves around the folding slider 17 movably connected to it.

[0036] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: when oil smoke is generated, the oil smoke treatment equipment is started, the motor body 2 is started, and the rotating plate 6 is driven to rotate at a high speed, which generates a large suction force on the lower airflow, and a large amount of airflow carrying oil smoke is sucked from a low place to a high place. At this time, the fan blade plate 14 is pushed to rotate along with the surge of the oil smoke airflow, and the rotation of the fan blade plate 14 drives the rotation of the middle fixed tube 13. The bottom circle of the middle fixed tube 13 is tightly attached to the top of the multiple folding plates 15 but not connected. The middle fixed tube track 20 follows the rotation of the middle fixed tube 13, so that each middle fixed tube slider 21 rotates circumferentially in its own track and moves upward at the same time, driving the top of the folding plate 15 to move upward along the track 20 on the conical surface of the middle fixed tube. The middle part of the folding plate 15 is still connected to the middle connecting plate 9 through the folding slider 17. The block 17 slides relatively downward inside the folding slide rail 16, so that the top of the folding plate 15 shrinks. Since the middle of the folding plate 15 is movably connected to the inner circle of the middle connecting plate 9, the bottom of the folding plate 15 expands outward, that is, the diameter of the circle surrounded by the top of the folding plate 15 becomes smaller, and the diameter of the circle surrounded by the bottom becomes larger, that is, the diameter of the oil fume suction port is larger, so that a wide range of oil fume can be absorbed, so that the equipment can adapt to the treatment of a large amount of oil fume. After opening and using, it will automatically fall and fold, and can be cleaned and maintained, which is convenient to operate.

[0037] Finally, a few points should be explained: First, in the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, which can be mechanical connection or electrical connection, or the internal connection of two components, or direct connection. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are only used to indicate relative position relationship. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative position relationship may change;

[0038] Secondly: The drawings of the embodiments disclosed in the present utility model only involve structures related to the embodiments disclosed in the present utility model. Other structures can refer to the usual design. In the absence of conflict, the same embodiment and different embodiments of the present utility model can be combined with each other;

[0039] Finally: The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An environmental protection device for treating oil smoke with an expandable suction port, comprising a top rectangular box (1), characterized in that: A top circular hole (5) is provided in the middle of the top plate of the top rectangular box (1), bottom circular holes (10) are evenly provided at the bottom of the top rectangular box (1), an outlet pipe (7) is provided on one side of the top rectangular box (1), and a bottom vertical rectangular box (3) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the top rectangular box (1); The top of the top rectangular box (1) is fixedly connected with a motor body (2), and the motor body (2) is fixedly connected to a vertical driving shaft (4) inside the top rectangular box (1) through a top circular hole (5), and four upright rotating plates (6) are fixed on the driving shaft (4) inside the top rectangular box (1), and the four rotating plates are evenly distributed around the circumference of the driving shaft (4); A bottom fixed shaft (12) is provided below the driving shaft (4), the bottom fixed shaft (12) and the driving shaft (4) are on the same straight line, and the bottom fixed shaft (12) and the driving shaft (4) are rotatably connected, that is, the bottom fixed shaft (12) does not rotate with the driving shaft (4); two horizontal plane transverse plates that are vertically fixed and intersecting are fixed on the upper part of the bottom fixed shaft (12), the bottom fixed shaft (12) vertically passes through the intersecting planes, and the two ends of the horizontal plane transverse plate are respectively fixed to the inner surface of the bottom vertical rectangular box (3); The middle part of the bottom fixed shaft (12) is coaxially sleeved with a middle and outer ring (19), which is a tubular structure. The middle and outer ring (19) is rotatable relative to the bottom fixed shaft (12). The bottom of the bottom fixed shaft (12) uses a bottom limit plate (18) to hold the middle and outer ring (19) for supporting the middle and outer ring (19), and the bottom limit plate (18) and the bottom fixed shaft (12) are fixed together; a middle fixed tube (13) is coaxially arranged on the outer periphery of the middle and outer ring (19), and the middle fixed tube (13) is a hollow truncated cone tube structure with a small opening at the upper end and a large opening at the lower end; a gap is arranged between the inner surface of the middle fixed tube (13) and the middle and outer ring (19), and two spirally inclined blades are fixed in the gap, that is, the outer diameter and inner diameter of the spirally inclined blades are respectively fixed on the inner surface of the middle fixed tube (13) and the outer surface of the middle and outer ring (19); A plurality of smooth middle fixed tube rails (20) are provided on the outer surface of the middle fixed tube (13), each of which is provided with a middle fixed tube slider that can slide freely up and down along the middle fixed tube rail, corresponding to a plurality of middle fixed tube sliders (21); each middle fixed tube slider is hinged to a folding plate (15), and the plurality of folding plates (15) are evenly arranged around the lower end of the middle fixed tube (13) to form a foldable tubular structure, and a folding slide rail is provided on the outer surface of each folding plate from top to bottom, corresponding to a plurality of folding slide rails (16), and a folding slide slider is provided on each folding slide rail, corresponding to a plurality of folding slide sliders (17); wherein the outer surface of the foldable tubular structure corresponds to the outer surface of the folding plate; A middle connecting plate (9) is provided on the outer periphery of the expandable tubular structure composed of the folding plates, a circular hole is opened at the center of the middle connecting plate (9), the expandable tubular structure composed of the folding plates (15) is coaxially located in the circular hole, and each folding slider (17) is rotatably hinged to the inner side surface of the circular hole of the middle connecting plate (9) at a corresponding position; the outer side of the middle connecting plate (9) is fixedly connected to the bottom vertical rectangular box (3); The two spirally inclined blades are in the shape of spiral ribbons, with the starting positions staggered by 180 degrees, and are fixedly installed between the middle fixed tube (13) and the middle outer ring (19); Each of the middle fixed tube tracks is spiral-shaped, and the rotation direction is opposite to the rotation direction of the spirally inclined fan blades.

2. The oil fume treatment environmental protection equipment with expandable suction port according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom vertical rectangular box (3) is a rectangular tube-shaped structure, located at the bottom of the top rectangular box (1), and vertically connected to the top rectangular box (1). The lower end of the bottom vertical rectangular box (3) is fixedly connected to the middle connecting plate (9).

3. The oil fume treatment environmental protection equipment with expandable suction port according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two horizontal plane transverse plates are located at the top of the bottom vertical rectangular box (3), and the bottom fixed shaft (12) is movably connected to the driving shaft (4).

4. The oil fume treatment environmental protection equipment with expandable suction port according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower large end of the middle fixed tube (13) is in close contact with the top of each gathering plate but not connected; each gathering plate is a trapezoidal structure, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the sides of two adjacent gathering plates are partially overlapped.

5. The oil fume treatment environmental protection equipment with expandable suction port according to claim 1, characterized in that: The linear retracting slide is located in the middle of the retracting plate.