Patent ID: 6220238
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: F24C,Y10S

Abstract:
A high efficiency modular grease extractor of the type to be used for replacing existing filters in a unit which utilises a plurality thereof to accommodate various grease extracting needs for various air flows generated by each cooking appliance of said unit and which operate through a suction fan, said modular grease extractor comprisinga hopper shaped member which is opened at a wide end and is terminated by at least one opening at a narrow end thereof,said hopper shaped member having a front panel and a rear panel, and lateral sides joining said front and rear panels, said hopper shaped member defining a grease extracting chamber,a sliding member having an upper end and a lower end, said sliding member comprising a rectangular base, and a main deflector at an end of said rectangular base corresponding to the upper end of said sliding member, said main deflector forming an acute angle with said rectangular base means for mounting said sliding member between said lateral sides to divide said grease extracting chamber into an entrance portion and an exit portion of said grease extracting chamber and to provide a variable communication between said entrance portion and said exit portion depending on extent of penetration of said sliding member into said grease extracting chamber, while simultaneously decreasing or increasing said entrance and said exit portions.