Oil cup and range hood applying same

Abstract

The utility model relates to an oil cup and a range hood applying the oil cup, and the oil cup comprises an oil cup body, an oil collecting cavity, a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe, the oil cup is characterized in that the vertical section of the oil cup body is of a structure with a narrow upper part and a wide lower part. The oil cup has the advantages that the vertical section of the oil cup body is of the structure with the narrow upper portion and the wide lower portion, on one hand, when the oil cup body is placed, the oil cup body is placed stably and is not prone to toppling over; and on the other hand, the upper portion of the oil cup body is narrowed, so that oil in the oil cup body is not prone to spilling out when the oil cup body is detached, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of oil collection technology, and in particular to an oil cup and a range hood using the oil cup. Background Technology

[0002] Most of the grease in existing range hoods is stored in the grease cup. When the grease cup is full, users need to pour out the grease and clean the grease cup.

[0003] Existing oil cups typically have a structure that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. For example, Chinese utility model patent number ZL202323086844.6 (authorization announcement number CN221483692 U) discloses an oil cup assembly and a range hood. Because the bottom of the oil cup in existing technology is usually designed to be narrow, it is unstable when placed on a flat surface such as a stove after being removed from the range hood, making it inconvenient to use. This is especially true when a glass plate is used as a decorative panel on the front of the oil cup, as the glass plate is heavy and the oil cup is extremely prone to tipping forward when placed flat. Therefore, further improvements to the existing technology are needed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The first technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide an oil cup that can prevent oil from spilling, in contrast to the above-mentioned prior art.

[0005] The second technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a range hood that uses the above-mentioned oil cup.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the first technical problem mentioned above is: an oil cup, comprising:

[0007] The oil cup body has an oil collection chamber with an open top;

[0008] Its characteristic feature is that the vertical cross-section of the oil cup body has a structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.

[0009] Preferably, the oil cup body includes a first oil collecting section and a second oil collecting section formed by the contraction of the top periphery of the first oil collecting section. Both the first and second oil collecting sections are open at the top and are basically elongated.

[0010] In order to ensure that the mouth of the oil cup is narrow while preventing the width of the lugs at both ends of the mouth of the oil cup from being too small and thus failing to meet the strength requirements, the width L2 of the first oil collecting section and the width L1 of the second oil collecting section satisfy the following relationship: 1 / 2≤L1 / L2<1.

[0011] In order to ensure that the narrowing part of the oil cup body is located at the top of the oil cup body, and to prevent the oil cup body from narrowing too much at the top, which would cause a sharp reduction in the oil cup capacity, the height L4 of the first oil collecting section and the height L3 of the second oil collecting section satisfy the following relationship: 1 / 2 ≤ L3 / L4 < 1.

[0012] In order to provide users with a point of leverage to hold the oil cup and ensure the stability of holding the oil cup, the rear side of the first oil collecting section is formed with a pressure pattern near the two ends, and the pressure pattern is in the shape of being concave from the rear surface forward.

[0013] In order to prevent the oil in the oil cup from spilling and to minimize the amount of cleaning work, the oil cup body is also provided with N partitions to divide the oil collection chamber along the length direction. All partitions are spaced apart along the length direction of the oil cup body, where N is a positive integer and 1≤N<8.

[0014] In order to install the oil cup, the top left and right sides of the oil cup body are respectively formed with inwardly extending hanging ears, and each hanging ear is provided with a first bracket that can be detachably connected to the external mounting base.

[0015] To further prevent the oil in the oil cup from spilling, a second bracket is provided at the top center of the oil cup body, which can be detachably connected to the external mounting base. The second bracket is provided with two fasteners arranged along the width direction of the oil cup body.

[0016] To address the issue of the narrow opening of the oil cup making it difficult to clean, a heating unit is also provided inside the oil cup body at the bottom of the oil collecting chamber. This heating unit can be a heating structure such as an electric heating wire, as is common in the prior art.

[0017] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the second technical problem mentioned above is: a range hood, characterized in that: it uses an oil cup as described above.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are as follows: by setting the vertical cross-section of the oil cup body to be narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, on the one hand, the oil cup body is stable when placed and is not easy to tip over; on the other hand, the narrowing of the upper part of the oil cup body makes it less likely for the oil inside to spill out when the oil cup body is disassembled, thus improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the oil cup result in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Another perspective structural diagram;

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 1The exploded diagram. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0023] like Figures 1-3 As shown, the oil cup in this embodiment includes an oil cup body 1 with an open top and an oil collection cavity 10. The vertical cross-section of the oil cup body 1 is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. This embodiment also discloses a range hood using the above-mentioned oil cup.

[0024] like Figure 1 As shown, the oil cup body 1 in this embodiment includes a first oil collecting section 11 and a second oil collecting section 12 formed by the contraction of the top periphery of the first oil collecting section 11. Both the first oil collecting section 11 and the second oil collecting section 12 are open at the top and are basically elongated. The open top of the second oil collecting section 12 constitutes the cup mouth of the oil cup body 1.

[0025] In this embodiment, the structure of the oil cup body 1 is constrained by the following conditions: the width L2 of the first oil collecting section 11 and the width L1 of the second oil collecting section 12 satisfy the following relationship: 1 / 2 ≤ L1 / L2 < 1; the height L4 of the first oil collecting section 11 and the height L3 of the second oil collecting section 12 satisfy the following relationship: 1 / 2 ≤ L3 / L4 < 1. The above-mentioned constraint on the width of the oil cup body ensures that the cup opening is narrowed, and also prevents the width of the lug at the cup opening from being too small, which would result in insufficient strength. In addition, the constraint on the height of the oil cup body ensures that the narrowing is located at the top of the oil cup body, and also prevents the upper part of the oil cup body from narrowing too much, which would lead to a sharp reduction in the capacity of the oil cup body.

[0026] The oil cup body 1 is also equipped with N partitions 2 to divide the oil collecting chamber 10 along its length. All partitions 2 are spaced apart along the length of the oil cup body 1, where N is a positive integer and 1 ≤ N < 8. When partitions are installed in the oil collecting chamber 10, multiple elongated areas are formed, making it less likely for the oil in the oil cup to spill out. However, when the oil collecting chamber 10 is divided into many small areas, the volume of the partitions will occupy the volume inside the oil cup body 1, and the side walls of the small areas are not easy to clean. Therefore, the number of partitions needs to be limited, and the specific number of partitions 2 is determined according to actual needs.

[0027] The top left and right sides of the oil cup body 1 are respectively provided with inwardly extending hanging ears 1a, and each hanging ear 1a is provided with a first hanging bracket 3 that can be detachably connected to the external mounting base. The specific structure of the first hanging bracket 3 in this embodiment can be referred to the content disclosed in the applicant's earlier patent application, Chinese utility model patent No. ZL202020697643.7 (authorization announcement No. CN212378048U), entitled "An oil cup hanging bracket and a range hood using the oil cup hanging bracket", which will not be elaborated here. The external mounting base is the smoke collection hood of the range hood.

[0028] The reason traditional oil cups tend to tip to one side when removed is mainly due to uneven force applied from left to right during the removal process. This causes one side of the oil cup to disengage from the clip while the other side remains attached. To further prevent oil cups from tipping over, such as... Figure 2 As shown, a second bracket 4, which can be detachably connected to an external mounting base, is also provided at the top center of the oil cup body 1. The second bracket 4 has two fasteners 41 arranged along the width direction of the oil cup body 1. In this embodiment, the second bracket 4 is located on the top of the partition 2. The fasteners 41 of the second bracket 4 adopt the same structure as the fasteners on the first bracket 3. The only difference between the second bracket 4 and the first bracket 3 is the number of fasteners 41. In this embodiment, the oil cup will encounter three levels of resistance when it is removed. First, it passes through the fasteners 41 located on the rear side of the second bracket 4, then through the first brackets 3 on the left and right sides, and finally through the fasteners 41 located on the front side of the second bracket 4. Therefore, it can be ensured that the center of the oil cup is still subject to a certain resistance (plus the supporting force of the left and right hands when removing the oil cup), which can prevent the oil cup from spilling to any side.

[0029] In addition to structural defects, another reason why oil cups are prone to spilling is the lack of a proper gripping point when handling them, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the rear side of the first oil collecting section 11 has a pressure mold 13 formed near both ends. The pressure mold 13 is concave from the rear surface to the front. In this embodiment, the width of the pressure mold 13 is 10mm, about the width of an adult's finger. The width of the pressure mold 13 is 20mm, about the length of an adult's index finger joint. The depth of the pressure mold 13 is 3mm. Under normal circumstances, the rear side of the oil cup will not be pressed against the wall. The distance between the rear side of the oil cup and the wall plus the depth of the pressure mold makes it easy to hook a finger to the rear side of the oil cup. Therefore, the pressure mold 13 makes it easy for the user to pick up the oil cup and ensures the stability of picking it up.

[0030] Because the narrowing of the oil cup would make it difficult to clean the oil collecting cavity 10, a heating unit 5 is also provided inside the oil cup body 1 at the bottom of the oil collecting cavity 10, such as... Figure 3As shown, in this embodiment, the partition 2 inside the oil cup body 1 is one piece, which divides the oil collecting chamber 10 into two areas. Each area is equipped with a heating unit 5. In this embodiment, the heating unit 5 is an electric heating wire. The length of the electric heating wire accounts for about 90% of the length of its area and the width accounts for about 90% of the width of its area, so as to ensure that the accumulated oil can be effectively melted when heated. The electric heating wire is turned on before cleaning the oil cup, so that the deposited oil stains can be melted, making the oil cup easier to clean.

[0031] In the specification and claims of this utility model, terms indicating direction, such as "front," "rear," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "side," "top," and "bottom," are used to describe various exemplary structural parts and elements of this utility model. However, the use of these terms is merely for the purpose of explanation and is based on the exemplary orientations shown in the accompanying drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in this utility model can be arranged in different orientations, these terms indicating direction are for illustrative purposes only and should not be regarded as limitations. For example, "upper" and "lower" are not necessarily limited to directions opposite to or consistent with the direction of gravity.

Claims

1. An oil cup, comprising: The oil cup body (1) has an oil collection chamber (10) with an open top; Its characteristic feature is that the vertical cross-section of the oil cup body (1) has a structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.

2. The oil cup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil cup body (1) includes a first oil collecting section (11) and a second oil collecting section (12) formed by the contraction of the top periphery of the first oil collecting section (11). Both the first oil collecting section (11) and the second oil collecting section (12) are open at the top and are basically elongated.

3. The oil cup according to claim 2, characterized in that: The width L2 of the first oil collecting section (11) and the width L1 of the second oil collecting section (12) satisfy the following relationship: 1 / 2 ≤ L1 / L2 < 1.

4. The oil cup according to claim 2, characterized in that: The height L4 of the first oil collecting section (11) and the height L3 of the second oil collecting section (12) satisfy the following relationship: 1 / 2 ≤ L3 / L4 < 1.

5. The oil cup according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first oil collecting section (11) has a pressing pattern (13) formed on the rear side near both ends, and the pressing pattern (13) is in the shape of being concave from the rear surface forward.

6. The oil cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The oil cup body (1) is also provided with N partitions (2) for dividing the oil collection chamber (10) along the length direction. All partitions (2) are spaced apart along the length direction of the oil cup body (1), and N is a positive integer and 1≤N<8.

7. The oil cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The top left and right sides of the oil cup body (1) are respectively provided with inwardly extending hanging ears (1a), and each hanging ear (1a) is provided with a first bracket (3) that can be detachably connected to the external mounting base.

8. The oil cup according to claim 7, characterized in that: The top center of the oil cup body (1) is also provided with a second bracket (4) that can be detachably connected to an external mounting base. The second bracket (4) is provided with two fasteners (41) arranged along the width direction of the oil cup body (1).

9. The oil cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The oil cup body (1) is also equipped with a heating unit (5) located at the bottom of the oil collecting chamber (10).

10. A range hood, characterized in that: The application is an oil cup as described in any one of claims 1 to 9 above.

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