IP Library Granted Patent US 10,718,528
Granted Patent B2
US 10,718,528 · App. 15/988,237 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Hob with central downward removal of cooking vapors through suction

Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer (Neubeuern, DE)
F24C15/2042F24C15/2035
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Patent No.
US 10,718,528
App. No.
15/988,237
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hob ( 1 ) with one or more cooking locations ( 2 ), which, as viewed from above, exhibits one or more recesses ( 4 ) only in the area ( 25 ) around its geometric center ( 3 ), which are respectively connected with one or more devices ( 5 ) for removing cooking vapors through suction. These devices ( 5 ) for removing cooking vapors through suction downwardly remove the cooking vapors that arise above the cooking locations ( 2 ) by suction in a direction vertically below the hob ( 1 ), and such a hob ( 1 ), which in the assembly unit is designed with a device ( 36 ) for operating the hob ( 2 ) and downwardly removing cooking vapors by suction.

Claims (25)

1. A mounting unit, comprising:

a cooktop having a top surface comprising one or more cooking locations and a central recess;

a device configured to remove cooking vapors, the device being disposed at a bottom side of the cooktop, the device being connected to the central recess to remove cooking vapors through the central recess;

a grease filter insert configured to be inserted into the central recess, the grease filter insert comprising a floor area and a grease filter insert opening, wherein the floor area is at least as wide as the grease filter insert opening; wherein the floor area comprises a collecting tray for collecting liquid entering into the central recess.

2. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a structure defining at least a portion of a foul-air duct, wherein a bottom side of the structure comprises a collecting basin for liquids.

3. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the grease filter insert further comprises lateral walls, the lateral walls and the floor area being permeable to cooking vapors.

4. The mounting unit according to claim 3 , further comprising a structure defining at least portion of a foul-air duct, wherein a bottom side of the structure comprises a collecting basin for liquids.

5. The mounting unit according to claim 4 , wherein the bottom side of the structure comprises a liquid barrier to prevent liquid from further advancing into downstream sections of the foul-air duct.

6. The mounting unit according to claim 5 , wherein the collecting basin is configured to be manually drained and cleaned through the central recess.

7. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the grease filter insert comprises a one-part configuration.

8. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the grease filter insert comprises a multi-part configuration.

9. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein an overflow protection structure defines at least a portion of the central recess, the overflow protection structure preventing liquid from flowing out of the central recess.

10. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of the central recess is one of round, oval, square, rectangular and polygonal.

11. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the top surface comprises an edge area, the edge area defining at least a portion of the central recess, the grease filter being connected with the edge area.

12. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least one vapor aspiration chamber configured to accommodate overflowed liquid penetrating through the central recess.

13. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between a bottom side of the cooktop and a floor of the device defining at least one vapor aspiration chamber is in a range of between 110 mm and 260 mm.

14. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting unit is configured to be placed in a recess of a countertop.

15. The mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the floor area is at least equal to an area of the grease filter insert opening.

16. A grease filter insert insertable into a central recess of a mounting unit, the grease filter insert comprising:

a floor area comprising a floor area dimension; and

lateral walls, at least a portion of the lateral walls defining a grease filter insert opening, the grease filter insert opening comprising a grease filter insert opening dimension, the floor area dimension being at least equal to the grease filter insert opening dimension wherein the floor area comprises a collecting tray for collecting liquid.

17. The grease filter insert according to claim 16 , the floor area dimension corresponding to a width of the floor area, the grease filter insert opening dimension corresponding to a width of the grease filter insert opening.

18. The grease filter insert according to claim 16 , wherein the floor area and the lateral walls define a one-part grease filter configuration, the grease filter insert opening dimension comprising an area of the grease filter insert.

19. The grease filter insert according to claim 16 , wherein the floor area and the lateral walls define a multi-part grease filter configuration.

20. The grease filter insert according to claim 16 , wherein the lateral walls and the floor area are permeable to cooking vapors.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2024
From: BRUCKBAUER, WILHELM
To: WERKHAUS GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 068655/0065 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2011 005 698 U · Apr 28, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14114351
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