Patent · US Expired

Slanted motor housing for range hood

US6216686A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 2000
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 23, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24C15/20
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A range hood includes a motor housing having two slanted motor supporting platforms provided thereon wherein two motor are detachably mounted on the two slanted motor supporting platforms respectively such that the motors are inclined with respect to a ceiling of a casing. A drag area provided by the inclined motor arrangement is highly increased in order cover the entire cooking surface. Furthermore, all parts of the range hood are adapted to be assembled and disassembled without using tools such that a user is able to easily clean up the range hood part by part in which the parts made of durable material are dishwasher-safe so as to easily maintain the range hood for better performance.

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