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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Broan-nutone Llc, Hartford, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Limberg, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Brent Lillesand, Hartford, WI (US);
Richard R. Sinur, West Bend, WI (US);
Marjorie Schwanke, Hartford, WI (US);
Assignee:
Broan-NuTone LLC, Hartford, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/2085 (2013.01); F24C 15/2021 (2013.01); F24C 15/2042 (2013.01); F24C 15/2092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downdraft ventilation system includes a vertically movable chimney with two ventilation inlets and a baffle arranged within the chimney between the inlets. The combination of upper and lower ventilation inlets and internal baffle can function to increase the amount of cooking emission captured and exhausted by the downdraft system.