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EP 4124799 A1 20230201 - COMBINATION APPARATUS WITH ACTUATABLE COVER ELEMENT

Title (en)

COMBINATION APPARATUS WITH ACTUATABLE COVER ELEMENT

Title (de)

KOMBINATIONSGERÄT MIT BETÄTIGBAREM ABDECKELEMENT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL COMBINÉ AVEC ÉLÉMENT DE COUVERTURE ACTIONNABLE

Publication

EP 4124799 A1 20230201 (EN)

Application

EP 21188681 A 20210730

Priority

EP 21188681 A 20210730

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a combination apparatus (1) comprising a hob (20) and at least one fume extraction device (30), wherein the hob (20) comprises a cooktop plate (21) with least one cooking unit (22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 22.4) and a recess (23) with a recess cross-section (23A) being formed in the cooktop plate (21), wherein the at least one fume extraction device (30) comprises a blower unit (31) and a flow channel (32) for guiding, preferably extracting, fumes from a cooking side (CS) of the hob (20) through the recess (23) in the direction (X) of the blower unit (31), wherein an inlet shaft (33) is arranged at the recess (23) on an apparatus side (AS) being opposite to the cooking side (CS) with reference to the cooktop plate (21), wherein the inlet shaft (33) is in flow connection or flow communication with the flow channel (32) and comprises a drive unit (34) and a cover element (35), wherein the cover element (35) is configured for actuation by the drive unit (34) for at least partially covering and/or roofing the recess cross-section (23A), wherein the combination apparatus (1) is configured for actuating the cover element (35), in particular dependent on at least one parameter relating at least to the at least one cooking unit (22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 22.4). The present invention relates further to a method for operating a combination apparatus (1).

IPC 8 full level

F24C 15/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24C 15/2042 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4124799 A1 20230201; AU 2022317165 A1 20231221; CN 117795258 A 20240329; EP 4377613 A1 20240605; WO 2023006467 A1 20230202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21188681 A 20210730; AU 2022317165 A 20220718; CN 202280052528 A 20220718; EP 2022070011 W 20220718; EP 22741795 A 20220718