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. The mounting units are arranged on the outer walls of the two sides of the tank body, and the oil absorption material with the adhesive layers at the two ends is used, so that when the oil absorption material is replaced, only the adhesive layer of the oil absorption material on the new first roller shaft needs to be bonded with the tail end of the old oil absorption material; the oil absorption material can be replaced by driving the oil absorption material to move through the driving module, so that the groove body does not need to be disassembled, and the use convenience is relatively high. Furthermore, by arranging a remaining amount monitoring module and a prompting module, the user can be prompted in time when the remaining amount of the oil absorption material is insufficient, and the use convenience and the user experience are improved.

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, during actual use of this type of oil cup, when all the oil-absorbing materials in the consumable assembly are saturated, the user needs to manually remove the oil cup to separate the oil cup from the range hood, and then replace the consumable assembly. Therefore, there is a technical problem of low convenience in replacing the oil-absorbing material. 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, comprising a trough body for collecting oil droplets, and mounting units are provided on the outer walls of the trough body on opposite sides; a consumables module, comprising a first roller and a second roller respectively hinged to the mounting units; the surfaces of the first roller and the second roller are wound with oil-absorbing material for adsorbing oil droplets in the trough body, and adhesive layers are provided at both ends of the oil-absorbing material, and the adhesive layers are respectively bonded to the surfaces of the first roller and the second roller; a driving module, connected to the consumables module, and used to drive the oil-absorbing material to be transferred along one side of the trough body to the other side of the trough body.

[0007] Preferably, the mounting unit comprises a group of mounting walls extending outward from the side walls of the trough body and arranged correspondingly, and a mounting groove is provided at one end of the mounting wall away from the trough body.

[0008] Preferably, protruding rods for being hinged to the mounting grooves are provided at both ends of the first roller shaft.

[0009] Preferably, the first roller is further provided with a limiting member for abutting against the surface of the installation wall.

[0010] Preferably, the driving module includes a winding motor, and the output end of the winding motor passes through the installation slot and is connected to one end of the second roller shaft.

[0011] Preferably, the other end of the second roller is hinged to the mounting groove via a rotating shaft; an elastic member is sleeved on the rotating shaft, and both ends of the elastic member are respectively in contact with the second roller and the mounting wall.

[0012] Preferably, the oil cup device further includes a leak-proof module; the leak-proof module is arranged at the lower end of the second roller through a fixing component.

[0013] Preferably, the fixing assembly includes a mounting shaft, a torsion spring is provided on the outside of the mounting shaft, and two ends of the torsion spring are respectively connected to the surfaces of the anti-leakage module and the oil collection module.

[0014] Preferably, the oil cup device further comprises a remaining amount monitoring module and a prompting module which are connected to each other. The remaining amount monitoring module is used to detect the usage of the oil absorbing material and obtain remaining amount information; the prompting module is used to issue a remaining amount alarm according to the remaining amount information.

[0015] A range hood comprises the oil cup device described in any one of the above items.

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

[0017] The present application sets installation units on the outer walls of both sides of the trough body and uses oil-absorbing materials with adhesive layers at both ends. When replacing the oil-absorbing material, it is only necessary to bond the adhesive layer of the oil-absorbing material on the new first roller to the end of the old oil-absorbing material. The oil-absorbing material can be replaced by driving the oil-absorbing material to move by the driving module. Therefore, there is no need to disassemble the oil collecting module. The oil collecting module and the range hood body can be separated from each other to complete the replacement of the oil-absorbing material, which is very convenient to use.

[0018] In the present application, by respectively arranging limiting members and elastic members at the positions of the first roller and the second roller, the oil-absorbing material distributed on both sides of the oil-collecting module can pass through the trough body neatly and be wound on the second roller, effectively avoiding the oil-absorbing material from being laminated and wrapped around the surface of the second roller and protruding from the side surface of the second roller to interfere with its rotation.

[0019] This application sets up a leak-proof module and uses a fixing assembly consisting of a mounting shaft and a torsion spring to set it at the lower part of the second roller. The leak-proof module can not only catch the dripping of oil-absorbing material on the second roller, but also expose the second roller to the outside, thereby reducing the difficulty of replacing the consumable module.

[0020] The present application sets a remaining monitoring module and a prompt module to promptly remind the user to perform the above-mentioned replacement steps when the remaining amount of oil-absorbing material is insufficient. Therefore, during use, the user does not need to pay attention to the usage of the oil-absorbing material on the first roller. The user only needs to wait for the prompt module to prompt and replace the consumable module, thereby improving the convenience of use of the device. 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 oil cup device in Example 1 of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of the oil absorbing material of Example 1 of the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a partial structural diagram of the oil cup device in Example 1 of the present application;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the range hood according to Example 1 of the present application;

[0027] Figure markings: 100, oil collecting module, 110, trough body, 120, mounting unit, 121, mounting wall, 122, mounting groove, 200, consumable module, 210, first roller, 211, protruding rod, 212, limiting member, 220, second roller, 221, rotating shaft, 222, elastic member, 230, oil-absorbing material, 231, adhesive layer, 300, driving module, 310, winding motor, 400, leak-proof module, 410, fixing component, 411, torsion spring, 500, remaining amount monitoring module, 510, sliding rod, 520, mounting frame, 530, lower pressure roller, 540 proximity switch, 600, prompt module, 700, range hood main body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] 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.

[0029] See also Figures 1 to 4 , this embodiment discloses an oil cup device, comprising:

[0030] The oil collecting module 100 includes a trough body 110 for collecting oil droplets, and mounting units 120 are provided on the outer walls on both sides of the trough body 110. The mounting unit 120 includes a group of mounting walls 121 extending outward from the side walls of the trough body 110 and correspondingly arranged. The mounting wall 121 is provided with a mounting groove 122 at one end away from the trough body 110.

[0031] The consumables module 200 includes a first roller 210 and a second roller 220, which are respectively hinged to the mounting units 120 on both sides of the slot body 110. Both ends of the first roller 210 are provided with protruding rods 211 for hinged connection with the mounting groove 122. To facilitate the installation of the first roller 210, the mounting groove 122 in this embodiment is provided with a mounting notch. Therefore, the first roller 210 can be installed by simply pressing the protruding rods 211 on both sides of the first roller 210 into the interior of the mounting groove 122 through the mounting notch, which is very convenient to use. Furthermore, in order to avoid the problem of the protruding rod 211 being dragged and embedded due to the back and forth shaking of the first roller 210, the first roller 210 in this embodiment is also provided with a limiting member 212 for abutting against the surface of the mounting wall 121, and the limiting member 212 is connected to the protruding rod 211.

[0032] An oil-absorbing material 230 for absorbing oil droplets in the tank body 110 is wound around the surfaces of the first roller 210 and the second roller 220. Adhesive layers 231 are provided at both ends of the oil-absorbing material 230, respectively bonded to the surfaces of the first roller 210 and the second roller 220. A drive module 300, connected to the consumables module 200, is used to drive the oil-absorbing material 230 from one side of the tank body 110 to the other side, thereby replacing the oil-absorbing material 230 within the tank body 110. Therefore, during use, the drive module 300 releases the oil-absorbing material 230 from the first roller 210, moves it along the path of the tank body 110, and is ultimately wound around the second roller 220. In this way, as the driving module 300 continues to work, new oil absorbing material will be continuously fed into the tank body 110, and the old oil absorbing material 230 that has absorbed oil droplets will be rolled onto the second roller 220, thereby realizing automatic replacement of the oil absorbing material 230.

[0033] To simplify the device's structural design, the drive module 300 in this embodiment includes a winding motor 310. The output end of the winding motor 310 passes through the mounting slot 122 and connects to one end of the second roller 220. The other end of the second roller 220 is hinged to the mounting slot 122 via a rotating shaft 221. The rotating shaft 221 is also sleeved with an elastic member 222, with its ends abutting the second roller 220 and the mounting wall 121, respectively. By directly connecting the output end of the winding motor 310 to the second roller 220, the need for additional transmission components is reduced, thereby simplifying the overall structure. Furthermore, the provision of the elastic member 222 allows for a tight connection between the winding motor 310 and the second roller 220, not only improving the transmission efficiency but also making the connection between the two more stable. Furthermore, this design facilitates disassembly and installation, making replacement of the second roller 220 or routine maintenance much simpler and faster.

[0034] To effectively prevent oil droplets on the second roller 220 from scattering into the surrounding environment during rotation, the oil cup device of this embodiment further includes a leak prevention module 400 for preventing oil droplets from the second roller 220. The leak prevention module 400 is mounted on the mounting wall 121 via a fixing assembly 410. The fixing assembly 410 includes a torsion spring 411, the ends of which are respectively connected to the leak prevention module 400 and the lower surface of the tank body 110.

[0035] The oil cup device also includes a connected remaining amount monitoring module 500 and a prompting module 600. The remaining amount monitoring module 500 is used to detect the usage of the oil absorbing material 230 and obtain remaining amount information. Specifically, the remaining amount monitoring module 500 includes a thickness measuring unit for monitoring the thickness of the oil absorbing material 230 on the first roller 210. The thickness measuring unit includes a first monitoring assembly slidably mounted on the mounting unit 120 and a second monitoring assembly that cooperates with the first monitoring assembly to measure the thickness of the oil absorbing material 230 on the first roller 210. The first monitoring assembly includes a sliding rod 510 slidably connected to the mounting unit 120. A lower pressing roller 530 is mounted on the upper end of the sliding rod 510 via a mounting bracket 520 to press the surface of the first roller 210. The second monitoring unit includes a proximity switch 540 disposed below the sliding rod 510 to monitor the distance between the lower end of the sliding rod 510 and the proximity switch 540. As the winding motor 310 drives the oil-absorbing material 230 to replace the oil-absorbing material 230, the thickness of the oil-absorbing material 230 on the first roller 210 decreases. Accordingly, the lower pressing roller 530 drives the slide bar 510 downward, moving it closer to the proximity switch 540. The second monitoring unit measures the distance between the lower end of the slide bar 510 and the proximity switch 540 to infer the remaining amount of oil-absorbing material 230 on the first roller 210. This embodiment cleverly utilizes the compression of the oil-absorbing material 230 by the lower pressing roller 530 to provide a module for monitoring the remaining amount of oil-absorbing material.

[0036] The prompt module 600 is configured to issue a remaining oil alarm based on the remaining oil 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 510 and the proximity switch 540 has reached a threshold, the prompt module 600 notifies the user that the remaining oil in the first roller 210 is low and needs to be replaced.

[0037] Also, see Figure 5 This embodiment also discloses a range hood, comprising a range hood body 700 and the aforementioned oil cup device. The structural design of the range hood body 700 is conventional and will not be further described in this embodiment. The oil cup device housing 110 is provided with a mounting slot for securing the oil cup device to the range hood body 700.

Claims

1. An oil cup device, characterized in that: include: An oil collecting module (100) comprises a trough (110) for collecting oil droplets, wherein mounting units (120) are provided on opposite outer walls of the trough (110); a consumables module (200) comprises a first roller (210) and a second roller (220) respectively hinged to the mounting units (120); an oil absorbing material (230) for absorbing oil droplets in the trough (110) is wound around the surfaces of the first roller (210) and the second roller (220), wherein both ends of the oil absorbing material (230) are provided with adhesive layers (231), wherein the adhesive layers (231) are respectively bonded to the surfaces of the first roller (210) and the second roller (220); and a driving module (300) is connected to the consumables module (200) and is used to drive the oil absorbing material (230) to be transferred along one side of the trough (110) to the other side of the trough (110).

2. The oil cup device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting unit (120) comprises a group of mounting walls (121) extending outward from the side wall of the trough body (110) and correspondingly arranged thereto, and a mounting groove (122) is provided at one end of the mounting wall (121) away from the trough body (110).

3. The oil cup device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Both ends of the first roller shaft (210) are provided with protruding rods (211) for being hingedly connected to the mounting groove (122).

4. The oil cup device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first roller (210) is further provided with a limiting member (212) for abutting against the surface of the installation wall (121).

5. The oil cup device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving module (300) comprises a winding motor (310), and an output end of the winding motor (310) passes through a mounting slot (122) and is connected to one end of the second roller shaft (220).

6. The oil cup device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The other end of the second roller shaft (220) is hinged to the mounting groove (122) via a rotating shaft (221); an elastic member (222) is sleeved on the rotating shaft (221), and two ends of the elastic member (222) are respectively in contact with the second roller shaft (220) and the mounting wall (121).

7. The oil cup device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil cup device further comprises a leak-proof module (400); the leak-proof module (400) is arranged at the lower end of the second roller (220) via a fixing assembly (410).

8. The oil cup device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The fixing assembly (410) comprises a mounting shaft, a torsion spring (411) is provided on the outside of the mounting shaft, and two ends of the torsion spring (411) are respectively connected to the surfaces of the anti-leakage module (400) and the oil collection module (100).

9. The oil cup device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil cup device further comprises a remaining amount monitoring module (500) and a prompting module (600) which are connected to each other. The remaining amount monitoring module (500) is used to detect the usage of the oil absorbing material (230) and obtain remaining amount information; and the prompting module (600) is used to issue a remaining amount alarm according to the remaining amount information.

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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