Intake shaft for a hob

Abstract

The invention relates to an intake shaft (100) for a cooking hob (102), wherein the intake shaft (100) has a guide element (210) which is designed to guide a condensate (103) flowing away from a wall (105) away from the wall (105).

Description

The invention relates to a suction duct for a hob according to the main claim.When detecting the cooking turf, in particular the 2in1 appliances, condensate is formed in the region of the intake duct by applying the cooking turf to cold wall surfaces. This condensate collects in the lower region of the appliance in the intake duct and should be removed continuously for hygiene reasons or the intake duct would have to be cleaned continuously by a user in this case. This reduces user comfort and reduces the acceptance of the user for use of the hob with such a suction duct.The approach presented here is based on the object of creating an improved intake duct.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a suction duct having the features of the main claim. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention are evident from the following dependent claims.The advantages which can be achieved with the invention consist in a controlled directing and collecting of the condensate in order to subsequently be able to remove this condensate comfortably.The approach presented here presents an intake duct for a hob, wherein the intake duct has a guide element which is designed to guide a condensate flowing off from a wall away from the wall.A suction duct can be provided for discharging the vapor formed during cooking. A hob in which the suction shaft is installed, for example, can be an induction hob or a ceran hob, for example. The guide element can function or act as a kind of drip nose for the condensate. A wall can be an inner wall of the suction duct here. An advantage of this embodiment is a controlled collection of the condensate formed by condensation of the vapor and running off at the wall and the resulting avoidance of accumulation of the liquids in the suction duct of the device. As a result, a user can, for example, place a vessel such as the collecting trough described in more detail below in the suction duct accordingly, so that the removal or removal of the condensate is then possible in a simple, quick and comfortable manner.According to one embodiment of the approach presented here, the guide element is formed as a step in the wall or as an element protruding away from the wall. The guide element can likewise be referred to as a drip nose which is shaped for guiding the condensate. This ensures that the condensate does not collect at an undesired location in the intake duct. The step can be arranged in the lower region of the wall and enable the condensate to drip off at this step. For example, the step can be realized by a wall section which is set back in comparison with a wall section of the intake duct on which the vapor condenses.According to one embodiment of the approach presented here, the suction duct has a collecting trough holder for receiving a collecting trough and / or the collecting trough, wherein the guide element is designed to guide the condensate into the collecting trough. The catch pan holder may be configured to hold the catch pan or to receive it in a desired position in the intake duct. The collecting trough can be shaped to absorb the condensate which is formed on the wall of the suction duct during cooking on the hob and the subsequent condensation. By controlled directing of the condensate into the collecting trough, the suction duct does not have to be continuously cleaned and dried. A higher customer acceptance is thus achieved.According to one embodiment of the approach presented here, the collecting trough is designed to be removable from the suction duct. As a result, the collecting trough can be easily removed and cleaned from the suction duct. This is advantageous because it can be avoided with simple means that liquids accumulate in the suction shaft of the device as a result of uncontrolled trapping of the condensate formed, which would subsequently have to be removed with increased effort.According to one embodiment of the approach presented here, a grease filter can be accommodated or receivable in the collecting trough or the suction shaft. Such an embodiment of the approach proposed here offers the advantage that, through the use of the grease filter, not only can an aqueous fraction be discharged from the vapor in the form of the condensate condensed on the wall of the suction duct, but also particles become discharged from the vapor, which particles may not be discharged in the condensate. By using the fat filter, these fat components can now also be removed from the vapour quickly and efficiently.An embodiment of the approach proposed here is advantageous in which the grease filter is arranged obliquely in the intake duct, in particular in the region of the guide element on a base of the intake duct. The grease filter can thus be arranged on a foot part of the guide element and run obliquely through the suction duct according to one embodiment. According to an alternative embodiment, the grease filter extends horizontally through the intake duct. Such an embodiment of the approach proposed here offers the advantage that even fat which is deposited on the fat filter can drain downward into the collecting trough, so that by removing and cleaning the collecting trough not only the drained condensate but also additionally fat components filtered out of the vapor by the fat filter can be efficiently removed. This allows a hot-point hygiene to be significantly improved.An embodiment of the approach proposed here as a hob is particularly advantageous, which has a variant of an approach of a suction duct presented here. This also allows the aforementioned advantages to be realized quickly and efficiently, so that user comfort can be significantly increased compared to solutions from the prior art and thus user acceptance of the use of such a hob can be increased.Even if the described approach is described on the basis of a household appliance, the approach described here can be used accordingly in conjunction with a commercial or professional appliance, for example a large kitchen appliance.An exemplary embodiment of the invention is illustrated purely schematically in the drawings and is described in more detail below. It shows FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a suction duct; and FIG. 2 shows a further schematic illustration of a suction duct.FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a suction duct 100. The suction duct 100 is arranged in a hob 102 and sucks off the vapour formed during cooking. The condensate 103, which is formed by condensation of the aqueous portions of the vapor on the wall 105 and is illustrated here by arrows, collects in the intake duct 100 and flows down the wall 105.The condensate 103 is deflected by a guide element 110, wherein the guide element 110 is formed, for example, as a step in the wall 105. This step is formed, for example, by a lower wall section, on which no condensation is to take place, being arranged set back with respect to a wall section, on which part of the vapor is to condense and form the condensate 103. This can ensure that the condensate 103 drips from a step 110 in the wall 105. Thus, the condensate is discharged from the wall 105. According to such an embodiment, the step 110 is to be understood as a guide element.Through the stage 110, the condensate is conducted (for example through a grease filter 115) into a collecting tank 120. According to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the collecting trough is arranged in a collecting trough holder 125 which is formed, for example, by a bottom section of the suction duct 100. It is also conceivable that a guide rail, not shown in FIG. 1, is provided, into which the collecting trough can be inserted. As a result, the collecting trough can be removed and easily cleaned.According to one exemplary embodiment, the grease filter 115 is arranged obliquely in the intake duct 100. The lower end of the grease filter 115 is disposed adjacent the foot portion of the wall 105 and / or the baffle 110. According to an alternative exemplary embodiment, the grease filter is arranged, for example, horizontally in the intake duct 100, which is not shown in FIG. 1, however.FIG. 2 shows a further schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of the suction duct 100. The intake duct 100 has, in a manner corresponding to the intake duct 100 described with reference to FIG. 1, the inner wall, also referred to as wall 105, the grease filter 115 and the collecting trough 120. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment described with reference to FIG. 1, the guide element 110 is realized as a vapor guide plate 210, instead of the step 110 described in FIG. 1 in the wall 105. The vapor baffle 210 may be welded or soldered to the wall, for example.In summary, it can be stated that the approach presented here can be used to improve the discharge of the vapor. For this purpose, for example, in a 2in1 appliance such as the hob with extractor hood and / or extractor hood shaft, which is designed as an intake shaft 100 for vapor, a grease filter 115 with, for example, an integrated collecting trough 120 is provided. On the wall surface or wall 105 in the intake duct 100, it is additionally supplemented by a guide element 110 in the form of a drip nose, a guide plate or a vapor guide plate, or in the form of a recessed wall, which here forms a step, in the lower region. With such an arrangement, the condensate 103 formed by condensation of the aqueous portions of the vapor on the wall 105 is directed in a targeted and controlled manner into the grease filter 115 with the collecting trough 120 or the collecting trough 120.

Claims

Suction duct (100) for a hob (102), wherein the suction duct (100) has a guide element (110; 210) which is designed to guide a condensate (103) flowing off from a wall (105) away from the wall (105).Intake duct (100) according to Claim 1, wherein the guide element (110; 210) is formed as a step in the wall (105) and / or as an element protruding from the wall (105).The intake duct (100) according to claim 2, comprising a collecting duct holder (125) for receiving a collecting duct (120) and / or the collecting duct (120), wherein the directing element (110; 210) is configured to direct the condensate (103) into the collecting duct (120).The suction duct (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the collecting tub (120) is configured to be removable from the suction duct (100).Intake duct (100) according to the preceding claims, wherein a grease filter (115) is accommodated or receivable in the collecting trough (120) and / or the intake duct (100).Intake duct (100) according to Claim 5, wherein the grease filter (115) is arranged obliquely in the intake duct (100), in particular in the region of the guide element (110, 210) on a base of the intake duct (100).Hob (102) having a suction duct (100) according to one of the preceding claims.

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