Oil cup device and range hood

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and particularly relates to an oil cup device and a range hood. According to the oil cup device, by arranging the remaining amount monitoring module and the prompting module, remaining amount alarming can be conducted when the standby oil absorption material is about to be used up, the intelligent degree of the oil cup device is high, and use convenience is higher. Furthermore, from the aspect of structural design, the remaining amount of the standby oil absorption material can be monitored in real time through cooperation of a first monitoring assembly and a second monitoring assembly, the structure is simple, implementation is convenient, the detection accuracy is high, and accurate remaining amount alarm can be achieved through cooperation with a prompt module.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and specifically relates to an oil cup device and a range hood. Background Art

[0002] Currently, every building is equipped with a range hood to extract cooking fumes. During operation, grease from the fumes drips into the hood, so range hoods are typically equipped with an oil cup to collect the dripping grease. However, once the grease cools and solidifies in the oil cup, cleaning the cup becomes inconvenient. Therefore, some range hoods incorporate disposable consumables into the oil cup to address this issue.

[0003] The patent application number 202221280419.3 discloses an oil cup device provided with consumables, which includes a cup body, a consumable module and a driving mechanism. An oil collecting chamber with an upper opening is formed in the cup body, and the consumable module includes multiple groups of oil-absorbing materials compatible with the oil collecting chamber. The driving mechanism is connected to the consumable module for driving the oil-absorbing materials in the oil collecting chamber out of the oil collecting chamber, and driving a group of oil-absorbing materials in the consumable module into the oil collecting chamber. During use, when the user estimates that the oil-absorbing materials in the cup body can no longer effectively absorb grease, the oil-absorbing materials in the oil collecting chamber can be driven to move to the outside of the oil collecting chamber by controlling the driving mechanism. At the same time, the driving mechanism delivers new oil-absorbing materials into the oil collecting chamber, thus solving the problem of difficult cleaning of traditional oil cups.

[0004] However, in actual use, this type of oil cup is difficult to accurately predict, requiring users to frequently remove the cup and monitor the saturation of the absorbent material. This prevents premature replacement of the absorbent material, which could lead to wasteful grease accumulation, or delayed replacement, which could lead to excessive grease accumulation within the cup. Furthermore, users must adjust the drive mechanism to ensure the replacement of the old absorbent material. This makes the use of this type of oil cup rather cumbersome and requires further refinement to enhance the user experience. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides an oil cup device, which is specifically implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0006] An oil cup device includes: an oil collecting module, including a trough body for collecting oil droplets; a consumables module, including an oil-absorbing material adapted for the trough body; a driving module, connected to the consumables module, for driving the oil-absorbing material to be transferred along one end of the trough body to the other end of the trough body; a remaining amount monitoring module, for detecting the usage of the oil-absorbing material and obtaining remaining amount information; and a prompting module, connected to the remaining amount monitoring module, for issuing a remaining amount alarm based on the remaining amount information.

[0007] Preferably, the oil cup device further comprises a control module, which is connected to the remaining amount monitoring module and the driving module and is used to shut down the driving module according to a remaining amount alarm.

[0008] Preferably, the consumables module includes spare oil absorbing materials and waste oil absorbing materials respectively arranged on both sides of the tank body.

[0009] Preferably, the remaining amount monitoring module includes a thickness measuring unit for monitoring the thickness of the spare oil absorbing material.

[0010] Preferably, the spare oil absorbing material is wound on a roller; and the oil collecting module further comprises a mounting unit hinged to both ends of the roller.

[0011] Preferably, the thickness measuring unit includes a first monitoring component slidably mounted on the mounting unit, and a second monitoring component cooperating with the first monitoring component to measure the thickness of the spare oil absorbing material on the roller.

[0012] Preferably, the first monitoring component includes a sliding rod slidably connected to the mounting unit, and a lower pressure roller for pressing the surface of the spare oil-absorbing material is installed at the upper end of the sliding rod; the second monitoring unit includes a proximity switch arranged at the lower part of the sliding rod, which is used to monitor the distance between the lower end of the sliding rod and the proximity switch.

[0013] Preferably, the oil cup device further includes a liquid level detection module for detecting the oil storage height in the tank body to obtain liquid level information; the control module is connected to the liquid level detection module and is used to activate the drive module according to the liquid level information.

[0014] Preferably, the lower wall of the tank body is tilted along the moving direction of the oil-absorbing material; and the liquid level detection module is used to detect the oil storage height at the lowest position of the lower wall of the tank body.

[0015] The present application also provides a range hood comprising any of the above-mentioned oil cup devices.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] By setting an inclined lower wall on the trough body, the present application can form an oil droplet collection area at the lowest horizontal end of the lower wall. By detecting the oil storage height in the collection area and starting the driving module accordingly according to the detection result, the automatic replacement of the oil absorption material inside the trough body can be achieved.

[0018] This application sets up a remaining monitoring module and a prompt module to issue a remaining alarm when the oil-absorbing material is about to be used up. The oil cup device is more convenient to use. The user does not need to pay attention to the remaining amount, but only needs to wait for the prompt module to prompt and replace the consumable module.

[0019] The present application sets up a control module, which can shut down the drive module according to the remaining amount alarm, thereby solving the problem of excessive tearing of the spare oil-absorbing material and even the roller by the drive module when the remaining amount of spare oil-absorbing material is small in the scenario of automatic replacement of the oil-absorbing material, and the device operation is more stable.

[0020] The design of the sliding rod and even the lower pressure roller in the first monitoring component of the present application can not only effectively press the spare oil-absorbing material on the roller shaft so that the oil-absorbing material can smoothly enter the interior of the trough body to prevent accumulation, but can also cooperate with the second monitoring component. By utilizing the design of the lower pressure roller and the surface of the spare oil-absorbing material fitting each other, the remaining amount of the spare oil-absorbing material can be evaluated by the height difference between the sliding rod and the proximity quick switch. The structure is simple, easy to implement, and has high detection accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to clearly illustrate the embodiments, the drawings are briefly introduced below:

[0022] Figure 1 This is a cross-sectional view of the oil cup device of Example 1 of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the range hood according to Example 1 of the present application;

[0024] Figure numerals: 100, oil collecting module, 110, trough body, 111, installation slot, 120, installation unit, 200, consumable module, 210, spare oil absorbing material, 211, roller, 212, oil absorbing material, 220, waste oil absorbing material, 300, drive module, 400, residual monitoring module, 410, thickness measuring unit, 411, slide bar, 412, lower pressure roller, 413, proximity switch, 500, prompt module, 600, control module, 700, liquid level detection module, 800, range hood body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Based on these descriptions, a person skilled in the art will be able to implement the present invention. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention described below generally represent only a portion of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Therefore, all other embodiments derived by a person skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] This embodiment discloses an oil cup device, which includes:

[0027] The oil collection module 100 includes a trough 110 for collecting oil droplets. The trough 110 comprises an inclined lower wall with an inlet wall and an outlet wall disposed on opposite sides of the lower wall. In this embodiment, the lower wall near the inlet wall is lower than the lower wall near the outlet wall. The inclined lower wall facilitates the natural flow of oil droplets along the inclined lower wall, ensuring that the oil droplets are smoothly collected on the inlet wall for subsequent centralized processing.

[0028] The consumables module 200 includes spare oil absorbing material 210 and discarded oil absorbing material 220, respectively disposed on either side of the tank body 110. The spare oil absorbing material 210 is wound around a roller 211 and adapted to fit within the tank body 110. Accordingly, the oil collection module 100 also includes a mounting unit 120 hingedly connected to both ends of the roller 211. The inlet and outlet walls are respectively provided with an input port and an output port for the oil absorbing material to pass through. In this embodiment, the oil absorbing material enters the tank body 110 through the input port on the inlet wall and absorbs oil that drips into the tank body 110 or collects on the lower wall of the tank body 110. When the oil absorbing material reaches saturation, it exits the tank body 110 through the output port on the outlet wall. Furthermore, to ensure that the oil absorbing material effectively absorbs oil droplets within the tank body 110, particularly on the lower wall near the inlet wall, this embodiment includes a position limiting unit for controlling the relative distance between the oil absorbing material and the lower wall. In this embodiment, by setting the lower end of the lower wall with a lower horizontal height close to the inlet wall and correspondingly setting a limiting unit, the oil-absorbing material newly entering the tank body 110 can immediately contact the oil droplets gathered at the lower end of the lower wall, thereby quickly starting the adsorption process and improving the adsorption efficiency.

[0029] The drive module 300 is in driving connection with the consumables module 200 and is configured to drive the oil absorbing material along the inclined direction of the lower wall to replace the oil absorbing material within the tank body 110. Specifically, in this embodiment, the drive module 300 includes a reel motor configured to rotate the discarded oil absorbing material 220 about its central axis. Upon activation, the reel motor drives the replacement of old and new oil absorbing material within the tank body 110. Exhausted oil absorbing material exits the tank body 110 at the outlet and winds around the discarded oil absorbing material 220. New oil absorbing material moves to the lower portion of the stopper at the inlet to rapidly absorb oil droplets collected within the tank body 110. Accordingly, the oil collection module 100 also includes a mounting unit 120 hingedly connected to both ends of the reel motor.

[0030] To increase the automation and sensitivity of oil absorbing material replacement, the oil cup device of this embodiment also includes a liquid level detection module 700 and a control module 600. The liquid level detection module 700 detects the oil level at the lowest point on the bottom wall of the tank 110 to obtain liquid level information. The control module 600 interfaces with the liquid level detection module 700 and the driver module 300 to activate the driver module 300 based on the liquid level information and replace the oil absorbing material. During actual use, the oil cup device of this embodiment detects the oil level within the tank 110 and obtains liquid level information. When the liquid level reaches a threshold, the control module 600 activates the driver module 300 to replace the oil absorbing material. Therefore, the oil cup device of this embodiment can monitor and replace the oil absorbing material saturation without human intervention, making it more convenient to use. The liquid level threshold can be arbitrarily selected without conflicting with the objectives of the invention.

[0031] The remaining amount monitoring module 400 is used to monitor the usage of the oil absorbing material and obtain remaining amount information. Specifically, the remaining amount monitoring module 400 includes a thickness measuring unit 410 for monitoring the thickness of the spare oil absorbing material 210. The thickness measuring unit 410 comprises a first monitoring component slidably mounted on the mounting unit 120 and a second monitoring component that cooperates with the first monitoring component to measure the thickness of the spare oil absorbing material 210. The first monitoring component includes a sliding rod 411 slidably connected to the mounting unit 120. A lower pressure roller 412 is mounted on the upper end of the sliding rod 411 to press the surface of the spare oil absorbing material 210. The second monitoring unit includes a proximity switch 413 located below the sliding rod 411 to monitor the distance between the lower end of the sliding rod 411 and the proximity switch 413. As the winding motor drives the oil absorbing material to be replaced, the thickness of the spare oil absorbing material 210 decreases. Accordingly, the lower pressure roller 412 drives the sliding rod 411 downward, bringing it closer to the proximity switch 413. The second monitoring unit can calculate the remaining amount of the spare oil absorbing material 210 by measuring the distance between the lower end of the slide bar 411 and the proximity switch 413. This embodiment provides a monitoring module for the remaining amount of the oil absorbing material by cleverly using the lower pressing roller to press the spare oil absorbing material.

[0032] The prompt module 500 is connected to the remaining amount monitoring module 400 and is configured to issue a remaining amount alarm based on the remaining amount information. Therefore, during use of the oil cup device of this embodiment, when the second monitoring unit detects that the distance between the lower end of the slide bar 411 and the proximity switch 413 has reached a threshold, the prompt module 500 notifies the user that the remaining amount of oil absorbing material in the spare oil absorbing material 210 is low and needs to be replaced. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the control module 600 is connected to the remaining amount monitoring module 400 and the drive module 300 and is configured to prevent the drive module 300 from activating based on the remaining amount information. Therefore, when the remaining amount alarm is activated, the control module 600 automatically shuts down the drive module 300 to prevent the rewinding motor from excessively pulling on the spare oil absorbing material 210.

[0033] This embodiment also discloses a range hood comprising a range hood body 800 and the aforementioned oil cup device. The structural design of the range hood body 800 is conventional and will not be further described in this embodiment. The oil cup device housing 110 is provided with a mounting slot 111 for securing the oil cup device to the range hood body 800.

Claims

1. An oil cup device, characterized in that: include: An oil collecting module (100) comprises a trough (110) for collecting oil droplets; a consumables module (200) comprises an oil absorbing material adapted to the trough (110); a driving module (300) connected to the consumables module (200) and used to drive the oil absorbing material to be transferred along one end of the trough (110) to the other end of the trough (110); a remaining amount monitoring module (400) for detecting the use of the oil absorbing material and obtaining remaining amount information; and a prompting module (500) connected to the remaining amount monitoring module (400) and used to issue a remaining amount alarm according to the remaining amount information.

2. The oil cup device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil cup device further comprises a control module (600), which is connected to the remaining amount monitoring module (400) and the driving module (300) and is used to shut down the driving module (300) according to a remaining amount alarm.

3. The oil cup device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The consumable material module (200) comprises a spare oil absorbing material (210) and a waste oil absorbing material (220) which are respectively arranged on both sides of the tank body (110).

4. The oil cup device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The remaining amount monitoring module (400) comprises a thickness measuring unit (410) for monitoring the thickness of the spare oil absorbing material (210).

5. The oil cup device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The spare oil absorbing material (210) is wound on a roller (211); the oil collecting module (100) further comprises a mounting unit (120) hinged to both ends of the roller (211).

6. The oil cup device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The thickness measuring unit (410) comprises a first monitoring component slidably mounted on the mounting unit (120), and a second monitoring component cooperating with the first monitoring component to measure the thickness of the spare oil absorbing material (210) on the roller (211).

7. The oil cup device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first monitoring component includes a slide bar (411) slidably connected to the mounting unit (120), and a lower pressing roller (412) for pressing the surface of the spare oil-absorbing material (210) is installed at the upper end of the slide bar (411); the second monitoring unit includes a proximity switch (413) arranged at the lower part of the slide bar (411) for monitoring the distance between the lower end of the slide bar (411) and the proximity switch (413).

8. The oil cup device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The oil cup device further comprises a liquid level detection module (700) for detecting the oil storage height in the tank body (110) to obtain liquid level information; the control module (600) is connected to the liquid level detection module (700) and is used to activate the driving module (300) according to the liquid level information.

9. The oil cup device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lower wall of the tank body (110) is arranged to be inclined along the moving direction of the oil absorbing material; and the liquid level detection module (700) is used to detect the oil storage height at the lowest position of the lower wall of the tank body (110).

10. A range hood, characterized in that: The invention comprises the oil cup device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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