Hanging Bracket and a Range Hood Mounting Structure

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202421062873.0, filed on May 15, 2024, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

The present disclosure relates to the field of range hood technology, specifically to the hanging bracket that facilitates the installation of range hood and the mounting structure of range hood and hanging bracket.

Existing range hoods, especially those with backward outlets, are usually mounted on fixing brackets (including but not limited to cabinets, suspended ceilings, or walls), the wall or the rear of cabinet corresponding to the range hood is provided with a smoke exhaust duct, and the air outlet at the rear of range hood needs to be inserted into the smoke exhaust duct, so that the range hood, during installation, has to be lifted until the air outlet and smoke exhaust duct inlet are horizontally aligned, and then the range hood can be connected to the smoke exhaust duct after backward sliding. It is difficult to install the range hood by one person, resulting in high labor costs.

The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a hanging bracket for convenient installation of a range hood.

The purpose of the present disclosure is realized in the following way.

A hanging bracket, including

The above technical solution can be further improved as follows.

In further, the fixing strip is provided with a guide hole along the length direction, and the fixing bracket and fixing strip are connected through a fastening device that passes through the guide hole, and the fastening device, when released, drives the fixing bracket to slide inside the guide hole, causing the fixing bracket to slide relative to the fixing strip, and when the fastening device is locked, the positions of the fixing bracket and fixing strip are relatively fixed.

The sliding structure used for fixing strip and fixing bracket is easy to implement.

In further, the guide hole corresponding to the fixing bracket is provided with a slider, and the slider is inserted into the guide hole and slides in the guide hole as the fixing bracket slides. The fixing strip and fixing bracket operate stably.

In further, the fixing strip and fixing bracket fit well in a limit position in the width direction of the fixing strip. The fixing strip and fixing bracket operate stably.

In further, the elastic hook includes a base and elastic arms disposed on both sides of the base, and the two elastic arms are axially symmetrically disposed, and a hook portion that facilitates the hanging of range hood is provided on the side where the elastic arms are separated.

In further, the two sides of the base bend downwards to form the elastic arms, and the ends of the two elastic arms bend towards the opposite side to form a hook portion, the end of hook portion bends downwards towards the opposite side to form an inclined stretching portion, and the end of stretching portion bends towards the opposite side to form an inclined pressing portion, and the two pressing portions that move towards each other can drive the stretching portion to pull the two hook portions closer. Elastic hook is based on integrated stamping and bending, characterized by easy manufacturing and low cost.

In further, the base is provided with a connecting hole, and the fastening device passes through the connecting hole to connect the base and fixing bracket together. The elastic hook and fixing bracket can be easily connected and installed.

In further, the base is provided with a positioning hole, and the corresponding fixing bracket has a positioning protrusion that is inserted into the positioning hole to limit the fixing bracket and base. The base is not easily displaced relative to the fixing bracket.

In further, the top surface of fixing strip is provided with an elevating bracket, and the fixing strip or elevating bracket is fixed at the bottom of fixing bracket through the first connecting piece, suitable for cabinets of various specifications.

A range hood mounting structure, including a range hood body and the above-mentioned hanging bracket, the top of range hood body is provided with a third mounting hole corresponding to the second mounting hole, and the range hood body is provided with a hook hanging hole corresponding to the elastic hook, support portions are provided on both sides of the hook hanging hole, and the two support portions are inclined towards each other, and when the range hood body moves up close to the hanging bracket, the elastic hook is aligned and inserted into the hanging hole, the range hood body sits on the hook portion through the support portion, and the second and third mounting holes are directly aligned, and alternatively, the range hood body moves along its width direction through the fixing bracket to align the second and third mounting holes and after alignment, the second and third mounting holes are connected and fixed through the second connecting piece. The support portion and elastic hook suspension structure are stable and reliable.

The hanging bracket in the present disclosure is first fixed on a fixing bracket to facilitate the alignment and connection of the smoke exhaust pipeline after the exhaust range hood is hung, and is finally securely connected to the range hood. The solution features simple and easy installation, allows for the completion of installation procedures by one person, reducing labor costs. Moreover, the hanging bracket with ideal versatility is also suitable for various smoke exhaust range hoods.

The present disclosure will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Embodiment 1, as shown in, presents a hanging bracket including a fixing strip, a fixing bracket, an elastic hook, and a fastening device. The fixing stripis provided with a first mounting hole, a second mounting hole, and a guide holealong the length direction. In this embodiment, the fixing stripis provided with second mounting holesat both ends, and a guide holeis provided between the second mounting holesat both ends. The first mounting holeis provided between the two ends of the guide holeand the second mounting hole. The guide holeis a waist circular hole.

A slideris provided at the center position of fixing frame, the slideris internally designed with a through hole, the two sides of the fixing frameare bent upwards to form a groovewith open ends on the top surface of the fixing frame. Slideris inserted into guide hole, and slides in guide holealong with fixing bracket. The fixing stripis placed inside the groove, and both ends of the fixing stripextend from the end of groove, and the fixing bracketslides relative to the fixing stripthrough the groove, that is, the fixing stripand fixing bracketfit well in a limit position in the width direction of the fixing strip. The bottom surface of fixing bracketis provided with a positioning protrusion.

The fixing bracketand fixing stripare connected through a fastening devicethat passes through the guide hole, and the fastening device, when released, drives the fixing bracketto slide inside the guide hole, causing the fixing bracketto slide relative to the fixing strip, and when the fastening deviceis locked, the positions of the fixing bracketand fixing stripare relatively fixed.

The elastic hookincludes a baseand elastic armslocated on both sides of the base, the two elastic armsare symmetrically arranged axially, and a hook portionis provided on the side where the elastic armsare separated from each other. The two sides of the basebend downwards to form the elastic arms, and the ends of the two elastic armsbend towards the opposite side to form a hook portion, the end of hook portionbends downwards towards the opposite side to form an inclined stretching portion, and the end of stretching portionbends towards the opposite side to form an inclined pressing portion, and the two pressing portionsthat move towards each other can drive the stretching portionto pull the two hook portionscloser, so that the range hood can be easily dismantled. Preferably, the elastic hookis integrally stamped and bent into shape. The angle between hookand elastic armis less than or equal to 90°.

The baseis provided with a connecting holeand a positioning hole. The positioning protrusionthat is insert into the positioning holecan make the fixing bracketand baselimit each other. The fastening devicepasses through the connecting holeto connect the baseand fixing brackettogether. Specifically, the fastening deviceincludes a boltand a nut, the screw of the boltpasses through the guide hole, through hole, and connecting holesequentially from the bottom and is threaded to the nut. The nut diameter of boltis greater than the width of guide hole.

As shown in, a range hood mounting structure includes a range hood body, the top of range hood bodyis provided with a third mounting holecorresponding to the second mounting hole, and the range hood bodyis provided with a hook hanging holecorresponding to the elastic hook, support portionsare provided on the corresponding hook portionat both sides of the hook hanging hole, and the two support portionsare inclined towards each other. Preferably, the support portionand the hook holeare stamped to form an integral shape.

During installation, the hanging bracket and fixing bracket(a cabinet in this embodiment) are securely connected through the first connecting piece, that is, the first connecting piece passes through the first mounting holeto install the hanging bracket at the bottom of fixing bracket. The position of the hanging bracket is measured and confirmed in advance, and the fixing stripof hanging bracket is disposed along the width direction of range hood body. Usually, a hanging bracket is mounted at both ends of the range hood body.

Move the range hood bodyup close to the hanging bracket, align the elastic hookand insert it into the hook hole, and then the range hood bodysits on the hookthrough the support portion, and the hanging bracket hooks the range hood through the hook. If the range hood bodyis a rear exhaust range hood, move the range hood bodyalong its width direction through the fixing bracket, so that the air outlet of range hood bodyis inserted into the smoke exhaust channel, then the second mounting holeand the third mounting holeare aligned and fixed through the second connecting piece, and the range hood is installed. If the range hood bodyis an upward exhaust range hood, it is unnecessary to move the range hood body, and the second mounting holeand third mounting holecan be directly aligned and fixed through the second connecting piece.

The first connecting piece and second connecting piece are both screws.

Embodiment 2, as shown in, differs from Embodiment 1 in that the top surface of the fixing stripis further provided with an elevating bracket, and the top of the elevating bracketis provided with the first mounting hole, the fixing stripcorresponding to the first mounting holeis provided with a displacement holethat facilitates the first connecting piece to pass through the first mounting holeand connect and fix with the fixing bracket. The elevating bracketand fixing stripare integrally formed.

As shown in, the fixing bracketis accordingly provided with a mounting groove, and the fixing stripis securely connected with the mounting groovethrough the elevating bracket. The range hood bodyand hanging bracket are installed in the same way in embodiment 1.

The hanging bracket in the present disclosure features easy and convenient installation of range hood bodyand less labor, and is suitable for various range hoods.