Kitchen range hood

Abstract

A kitchen range hood having an improved connection as between the range hood body and the exhaust chamber housing. The range hood body has a top panel and defines an enclosure in which the exhaust chamber housing is mounted. The housing has a peripheral wall terminating in a flange at one end and a bottom surface at the other. The flange is connected to the top panel. A pocket between the flange and the top panel is filled with a seal.

1 . A kitchen range hood comprising: 
 a hood body having a top panel and defining an enclosure;    an exhaust chamber housing mounted within said hood body, said housing having a peripheral wall terminating in a flange at one end and a bottom surface at the opposite end, said bottom surface having at least one intake opening;    said flange being connected to said top panel; and    a pocket between said flange and said top panel, said pocket being filled with a seal.    
   
   
       2 . The kitchen range hood according to  claim 1  wherein said flange is secured to said top panel by welding.  
   
   
       3 . The kitchen range hood of according to  claim 1  wherein said top panel having a raised portion.  
   
   
       4 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 3  wherein said flange is fitted within said raised portion of said top panel.  
   
   
       5 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 4  wherein said flange having a stepped portion defining said pocket.  
   
   
       6 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 5  wherein said seal comprises an o-ring seated in said pocket between said stepped portion and said top panel.  
   
   
       7 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 5  wherein said seal comprises a sealant injected into said pocket between said stepped portion and said top panel.  
   
   
       8 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 6  wherein said seal further comprises a sealant injected into said pocket between said stepped portion and said top panel.  
   
   
       9 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 4  further comprising a gap between said flange and said top panel opening into said pocket.  
   
   
       10 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 9  wherein said seal comprises a sealant injected into said pocket through said gap.  
   
   
       11 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 5  wherein said stepped portion of said flange is a downwardly stepped outer end defining said pocket between said flange and said top panel.  
   
   
       12 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 5  wherein said stepped portion of said flange is proximal to said peripheral wall.  
   
   
       13 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 4  wherein said flange having a recessed middle portion defining said pocket.  
   
   
       14 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 13  wherein said seal comprises an o-ring seated in said pocket formed by said recessed middle portion.  
   
   
       15 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 1  wherein said flange having a stepped portion defining said pocket.  
   
   
       16 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 15  wherein said seal comprises an o-ring seated in said pocket between said stepped portion and said top panel.  
   
   
       17 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 16  wherein said seal comprises a sealant injected into said pocket between said stepped portion and said top panel.  
   
   
       18 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 15  wherein said stepped portion of said flange is a downwardly stepped outer end defining said pocket between said flange and said top panel.  
   
   
       19 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 15  wherein said stepped portion of said flange is proximal to said peripheral wall.  
   
   
       20 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 1  wherein said flange having a recessed middle portion defining said pocket.  
   
   
       21 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 20  wherein said seal comprises an o-ring seated in said pocked formed by said recessed middle portion.  
   
   
       22 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 3  wherein said raised portion of said top panel defines said pocket between said top panel and said flange.  
   
   
       23 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 22  wherein said seal comprises an o-ring.  
   
   
       24 . The kitchen range hood of  claim 22  further comprising a gap between said top panel and said flange providing an opening to said pocket.