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 inclined lower wall is arranged on the tank body, the oil drop collecting area can be formed at the lowest end of the horizontal height of the lower wall, the oil storage height of the oil drop collecting area is detected, the driving module is correspondingly started according to the detection result, and automatic replacement of the oil absorption material can be achieved. The oil drop collecting area is arranged on the side, close to the inlet wall, of the lower wall, and the limiting part is correspondingly arranged at the position, so that an oil absorption material newly entering the tank body can immediately make contact with oil drops collected at the lower end of the lower wall, the adsorption process is rapidly started, and the adsorption efficiency is improved. By means of the design, rapid contact between the oil absorption material and the oil drops is guaranteed, the residence time of the oil in the tank body is shortened, and the adsorption efficiency of the oil drops is 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, 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 to avoid wasting resources by prematurely replacing the absorbent material, or failing to replace the absorbent material in time, which can lead to excessive grease accumulation within the cup. Therefore, the use of this type of oil cup is rather cumbersome and needs further improvement 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 comprises: a trough body, comprising a tilted lower wall, and an inlet wall and an outlet wall respectively arranged on opposite sides of the lower wall; an oil droplet collection area is formed between the lower side of the lower wall and the inlet wall or the outlet wall; a consumable module, comprising an oil-absorbing material adapted to the lower wall; the oil-absorbing material is arranged to pass through the inlet wall and the outlet wall; a driving module, connected to the consumable module, for driving the oil-absorbing material to move along the lower wall from the inlet wall to the outlet wall; a liquid level detection module, for detecting the oil storage height in the oil droplet collection area to obtain liquid level information; a control module, connected to the liquid level detection module and the driving module, for turning on the driving module according to the liquid level information.

[0007] Preferably, the tank body further comprises an upper wall arranged corresponding to the lower wall, and a mounting portion for fixing the oil cup device is provided on the upper wall.

[0008] Preferably, the oil droplet collection area is arranged on a side close to the inlet wall.

[0009] Preferably, the oil absorbing material penetrates the inlet wall to form an input port; the oil absorbing material penetrates the outlet wall to form an output port.

[0010] Preferably, the horizontal height of the input port is higher than the horizontal height of the lower wall on the side close to the outlet wall.

[0011] Preferably, the input port is provided with a guide wall for controlling the direction in which the oil absorbing material enters the tank body.

[0012] Preferably, the included angle between the guide wall and the inlet wall at one end away from the lower wall is 5 to 80 degrees.

[0013] Preferably, the included angle between the guide wall and the inlet wall at one end away from the lower wall is 30-60°.

[0014] Preferably, a limiting component is provided inside the tank body for controlling the relative distance between the oil absorbing material in the oil droplet collection area and the lower wall.

[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] 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 oil droplet collection area and starting the driving module accordingly according to the detection result, the oil absorption material can be automatically replaced.

[0018] By positioning the oil droplet collection area on the lower wall near the inlet wall and providing a corresponding stopper at this location, the oil-absorbing material newly introduced into the tank body can immediately contact the oil droplets in the oil droplet collection area, thereby rapidly initiating the adsorption process and improving adsorption efficiency. This design ensures rapid contact between the oil-absorbing material and the oil droplets, reduces the retention time of oil in the tank body, and improves the adsorption efficiency of the oil droplets.

[0019] This application also reduces the jamming and damage of the oil-absorbing material when it enters the tank body by setting a guide wall, ensuring that the oil-absorbing material can smoothly enter the tank body from the input port. The consumable module has high operating stability, the equipment is more practical, and has good application prospects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] To clearly introduce the embodiments, the following briefly introduces the drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a cross-sectional view of the oil cup device in Example 1 of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of the oil cup device in Example 1 of the present application;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of the range hood in Example 1 of the present application;

[0024] Figure markings: 100, trough body, 110, lower wall, 120, inlet wall, 121, input port, 122, guide wall, 130, outlet wall, 131, output port, 140, upper wall, 141, mounting portion, 150, limiting component, 200, consumable module, 300, driving module, 400, liquid level detection module, 500, control module, 600, range hood body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific 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] Example 1

[0027] See also Figures 1 to 3 This embodiment discloses an oil cup device, which includes:

[0028] The trough body 100 includes a lower wall 110 and an upper wall 140 corresponding to the lower wall 110. An opening is formed on the upper wall 140 for collecting dripping oil droplets. The trough body 100 also includes an inlet wall 120 and an outlet wall 130 correspondingly arranged on opposite sides of the lower wall 110. The lower wall 110 is inclined, and the horizontal height of the lower wall 110 near the inlet wall 120 is lower than the horizontal height of the lower wall 110 near the outlet wall 130. The trough body 100 in this embodiment facilitates the natural flow of oil droplets along the inclined surface by setting the inclined lower wall 110, ensuring that the oil droplets can smoothly gather on the side of the inlet wall 120, forming an oil droplet collection area, which is convenient for subsequent centralized processing. Specifically, when oil and grease drip into the trough body 100, they will move along the lower wall 110 to the end near the inlet wall 120 under the action of gravity, and eventually gather there and be effectively collected.

[0029] The consumables module 200 includes a roller and multiple sets of oil-absorbing materials wound around the roller, adapted to fit the lower wall 110 of the tank body 100. In this embodiment, the oil-absorbing materials enter the tank body 100 through an input port 121 provided on the inlet wall 120, where they absorb oil that drips into the tank body 100 or collects on the lower wall 110. When the oil-absorbing materials reach saturation, they are discharged from the tank body 100 through an output port 131 provided on the outlet wall 130. Furthermore, to ensure that the oil-absorbing materials effectively absorb oil droplets within the tank body 100, particularly on the side of the lower wall 110 near the inlet wall 120, a limiting member 150 is provided in this embodiment to control the relative distance between the oil-absorbing materials and the lower wall 110 in the oil droplet collection area. The limiting member 150 is a lower pressure roller, positioned near the lower wall 110 near the inlet wall 120. In this embodiment, the oil droplet collection area is set on the side close to the inlet wall 120, and a lower pressure roller is correspondingly arranged at this position. The oil-absorbing material newly entering the tank body 100 can immediately contact the oil droplets in the oil droplet collection area, thereby quickly starting the adsorption process and improving the oil droplet adsorption efficiency of the device.

[0030] The drive module 300 is in driving connection with the consumables module 200 and is configured to drive the oil-absorbing material to move along the lower wall 110 from the inlet wall 120 toward the outlet wall 130, thereby replacing the oil-absorbing material within the tank body 100. Specifically, in this embodiment, the drive module 300 includes a winding motor, the outer surface of which is wound around and connected to the oil-absorbing material exiting the tank body 100. After activation, the winding motor rotates about its central axis, correspondingly driving the replacement of the old oil-absorbing material within the tank body 100 with the new oil-absorbing material. The old oil-absorbing material exits the tank body 100 at the outlet 131 and winds around the winding motor. The new oil-absorbing material moves from the inlet 121 to the lower portion of the lower pressure roller, rapidly absorbing oil droplets collected within the tank body 100.

[0031] 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 400 and a control module 500. The liquid level detection module 400 detects the oil level in the oil droplet collection area and obtains liquid level information. The control module 500 interfaces with the liquid level detection module 400 and the drive module 300 and activates the drive module 300 based on the liquid level information to replace the oil absorbing material. During actual use, the oil cup device of this embodiment detects the oil level in the oil droplet collection area within the tank 100 and obtains liquid level information. When the liquid level reaches a threshold, the control module 500 activates the drive module 300 and replaces 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. Without prejudice to the objectives of the present invention, the liquid level threshold can be arbitrarily selected. In this embodiment, the angle between the lower wall 110 and the horizontal plane is 10°, and the liquid level threshold is the height difference between the two ends of the lower wall 110. Accordingly, to prevent grease within the tank body 100 from overflowing from the input port 121 before reaching the threshold, the input port 121 is positioned at a higher level than the lower wall 110 on the side near the outlet wall 130.

[0032] In order to reduce the jamming and damage of the oil-absorbing material when entering the trough body 100 and ensure that the oil-absorbing material can smoothly enter the interior of the trough body 100 from the input port 121, in this embodiment, a guide wall 122 is further provided on the input port 121 for controlling the direction of the oil-absorbing material entering the interior of the trough body 100. The angle between the guide wall 122 and the inlet wall 120 at the end away from the lower wall 110 is 30°.

[0033] This embodiment also discloses a range hood comprising a range hood body 600 and the aforementioned oil cup device. The structural design of the range hood body 600 is conventional and will not be further described in this embodiment. The upper wall 140 of the oil cup device tank 100 is provided with a mounting portion 141 for securing the oil cup device to the range hood body 600.

[0034] Example 2

[0035] This embodiment discloses an oil cup device, which includes:

[0036] The trough body 100 includes a lower wall 110 and an upper wall 140 corresponding to the lower wall 110. An opening is formed on the upper wall 140 for collecting dripping oil droplets. The trough body 100 also includes an inlet wall 120 and an outlet wall 130 correspondingly arranged on opposite sides of the lower wall 110. The lower wall 110 is inclined, and the horizontal height of the lower wall 110 near the inlet wall 120 is higher than the horizontal height of the lower wall 110 near the outlet wall 130. The trough body 100 in this embodiment facilitates the natural flow of oil droplets along the inclined surface by setting the inclined lower wall 110, ensuring that the oil droplets can smoothly gather on the side of the outlet wall 130, forming an oil droplet collection area, which is convenient for subsequent centralized processing. Specifically, when oil and grease drip into the trough body 100, they will move along the lower wall 110 to the end near the outlet wall 130 under the action of gravity, and eventually gather there and be effectively collected.

[0037] The consumables module 200 includes a roller and an oil-absorbing material wound around the roller and adapted to fit within the tank body 100. In this embodiment, the oil-absorbing material enters the tank body 100 through an input port 121 provided on the inlet wall 120 and absorbs any oil that drips into the tank body 100 or collects on the lower wall 110. Once the oil-absorbing material reaches saturation, it exits the tank body 100 through an output port 131 provided on the outlet wall 130. Furthermore, to ensure that the oil-absorbing material effectively absorbs oil droplets within the tank body 100, particularly those collected on the lower wall 110 near the outlet wall 130, a limiting member 150 is provided in this embodiment for controlling the relative distance between the oil-absorbing material and the lower wall 110. This limiting member 150 is a lower pressure roller positioned in the oil droplet collection area.

[0038] The drive module 300 is in driving connection with the consumables module 200 and is configured to drive the oil-absorbing material to move along the lower wall 110 from the inlet wall 120 toward the outlet wall 130, thereby replacing the oil-absorbing material within the tank body 100. Specifically, in this embodiment, the drive module 300 includes a winding motor, the outer surface of which is wound around and connected to the oil-absorbing material exiting the tank body 100. After activation, the winding motor rotates about its central axis, correspondingly driving the replacement of the old oil-absorbing material within the tank body 100 with the new oil-absorbing material. The old oil-absorbing material exits the tank body 100 at the outlet 131 and winds around the winding motor. The new oil-absorbing material moves from the inlet 121 to the lower portion of the lower pressure roller, rapidly absorbing oil droplets collected within the tank body 100.

[0039] 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 400 and a control module 500. The liquid level detection module 400 detects the oil level in the oil droplet collection area and obtains liquid level information. The control module 500 interfaces with the liquid level detection module 400 and the drive module 300 and activates the drive module 300 based on the liquid level information to replace the oil absorbing material. During actual use, the oil cup device of this embodiment detects the oil level within the tank 100 and obtains liquid level information. When the liquid level reaches a threshold, the control module 500 activates the drive module 300 and replaces 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. Without prejudice to the objectives of the present invention, the liquid level threshold can be arbitrarily selected. In this embodiment, the angle between the lower wall 110 and the horizontal plane is 15°, and the liquid level threshold is the height difference between the two ends of the lower wall 110. Accordingly, to prevent grease within the tank body 100 from flowing out of the outlet 131 before reaching the threshold, in this embodiment, the outlet 131 is located at a higher level than the lower wall 110 on the side near the inlet wall 120.

[0040] In order to reduce the jamming and damage of the oil-absorbing material when entering the trough body 100 and ensure that the oil-absorbing material can smoothly enter the interior of the trough body 100 from the input port 121, in this embodiment, a guide wall 122 is further provided on the input port 121 for controlling the direction of the oil-absorbing material entering the interior of the trough body 100. The angle between the guide wall 122 and the inlet wall 120 at the end away from the lower wall 110 is 5°.

[0041] This embodiment also discloses a range hood comprising a range hood body 600 and the aforementioned oil cup device. The structural design of the range hood body 600 is conventional and will not be further described in this embodiment. The upper wall 140 of the oil cup device tank 100 is provided with a mounting portion 141 for securing the oil cup device to the range hood body 600.

Claims

1. An oil cup device, characterized in that: include: The tank body (100) comprises an inclined lower wall (110), and an inlet wall (120) and an outlet wall (130) respectively arranged on opposite sides of the lower wall (110); an oil droplet collection area is formed between the lower side of the lower wall (110) and the inlet wall (120) or the outlet wall (130); The consumables module (200) comprises an oil-absorbing material adapted to the lower wall (110); the oil-absorbing material is arranged to penetrate the inlet wall (120) and the outlet wall (130); A driving module (300) connected to the consumables module (200) is used to drive the oil absorbing material to move along the lower wall (110) from the inlet wall (120) to the outlet wall (130); A liquid level detection module (400) is used to detect the oil storage height in the oil droplet collection area to obtain liquid level information; The control module (500) is connected to the liquid level detection module (400) and the driving module (300), and is used to activate the driving module (300) according to the liquid level information.

2. The oil cup device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tank body (100) further comprises an upper wall (140) arranged corresponding to the lower wall (110), and a mounting portion (141) for fixing the oil cup device is provided on the upper wall (140).

3. The oil cup device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil droplet collection area is arranged on a side close to the inlet wall (120).

4. The oil cup device according to claim 3, characterized in that: An input port (121) is formed at a position where the oil absorbing material passes through the inlet wall (120); and an output port (131) is formed at a position where the oil absorbing material passes through the outlet wall (130).

5. The oil cup device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The horizontal height of the input port (121) is higher than the horizontal height of the lower wall (110) on the side close to the outlet wall (130).

6. The oil cup device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The input port (121) is provided with a guide wall (122) for controlling the direction in which the oil absorbing material enters the interior of the tank body (100).

7. The oil cup device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The included angle between the guide wall (122) and the inlet wall (120) at one end away from the lower wall (110) is 5 to 80 degrees.

8. The oil cup device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The included angle between the guide wall (122) and the inlet wall (120) at one end away from the lower wall (110) is 30 to 60 degrees.

9. The oil cup device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: A limiting component (150) for controlling the relative distance between the oil absorbing material in the oil droplet collection area and the lower wall (110) is provided inside the tank body (100).

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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