Multi-piece range

Abstract

A range hood configured to direct exhaust from a cooktop toward a blower assembly. The blower assembly and the range hood are configured to be attached to cabinetry having a predetermined opening between at least two cabinets included in the cabinetry. A barrier is placed around the predetermined opening to guard against damage to surfaces around the range hood.

1 . A range hood configured to be mounted to cabinetry above a cooktop, the range hood comprising:
 a blower assembly including a fan housing defining an inlet that opens toward the cooktop and a fan arranged to lie within the fan housing and configured to vent air and particles through the inlet, and   a barrier configured to be coupled to a downwardly-facing surface of the cabinetry to lie between the fan housing and the cabinetry to block heat and particles from reaching the downwardly-facing surface of the cabinetry,   wherein the barrier includes a first barrier panel and a second barrier panel, the first and second barrier panels are movable relative to the blower to increase or decrease a width of the barrier during installation so that the width of the barrier matches a cabinet width of the downwardly-facing surface of the cabinetry.   
     
     
         2 . The range hood of  claim 1 , wherein the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel each include a panel base and at least one breakaway section separated from the panel base by a frangible breakline and each of the breakaway sections is removable from the panel base to adjust the width of the barrier. 
     
     
         3 . The range hood of  claim 2 , wherein each breakaway section defines a concave edge. 
     
     
         4 . The range hood of  claim 3 , wherein each of the concave edges is a semi-circle to extend circumferentially around the inlet. 
     
     
         5 . The range hood of  claim 2 , wherein the panel base of the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel are arranged to lie in end-to-end relation with one another when the breakaway sections remain fixed to the panel base to establish a first width of the barrier and the cabinet width, and the panel base of the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel overlap with one another when the breakaway sections are removed from the panel base to establish a second width of the barrier and the cabinet width. 
     
     
         6 . The range hood of  claim 5 , wherein the panel base of at least one of the first and the second barrier panels includes additional breakaway lines that extend linearly from a front end of the panel base to a rear end of the panel base and that are configured to be separated from the rest of the panel base to decrease the width of the barrier separately from the at least one breakaway section of the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel. 
     
     
         7 . The range hood of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of side barrier panels coupled to opposite lateral ends of the barrier, a front barrier panel coupled to a front end of the side barrier panels, and a rear barrier panel coupled to a rear end of the side barrier panels. 
     
     
         8 . A protective barrier configured to be coupled to a surface of cabinetry adjacent to an opening formed in the cabinetry to block heat and particles from reaching the surface of the cabinetry, the protective barrier comprising:
 a first barrier panel and a second barrier panel,   wherein the first and second barrier panels are movable relative to the blower to increase or decrease a width of the barrier during installation so that the width of the barrier matches a cabinet width of the downwardly-facing surface of the cabinetry.   
     
     
         9 . The protective barrier of  claim 8 , wherein the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel each include a panel base and at least one breakaway section separated from the panel base by a frangible breakaway line and each of the breakaway sections is removable from the panel base to adjust the width of the barrier, each panel base having a first thickness and each breakaway line having a second thickness less than the first thickness. 
     
     
         10 . The protective barrier of  claim 9 , wherein each breakaway section defines a concave edge. 
     
     
         11 . The protective barrier of  claim 10 , wherein each of the concave edges is a semi-circle to extend circumferentially around the inlet. 
     
     
         12 . The protective barrier of  claim 9 , wherein the panel base of the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel are arranged to lie in end-to-end relation with one another when the breakaway sections remain fixed to the panel base to establish a first width of the barrier and the cabinet width, and the panel base of the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel overlap with one another when the breakaway sections are removed from the panel base to establish a second width of the barrier and the cabinet width. 
     
     
         13 . The protective barrier of  claim 12 , wherein the panel base of at least one of the first and the second barrier panels includes additional breakaway lines that extend linearly from a front end of the panel base to a rear end of the panel base and that are configured to be separated from the rest of the panel base to decrease the width of the barrier separately from the at least one breakaway section of the first barrier panel and the second barrier panel. 
     
     
         14 . The protective barrier of  claim 8 , further comprising a pair of side barrier panels coupled to opposite lateral ends of the barrier, a front barrier panel coupled to a front end of the side barrier panels, and a rear barrier panel coupled to a rear end of the side barrier panels. 
     
     
         15 . A method of installing a protective barrier for a range hood configured to protect a surface of cabinetry located adjacent to an exhaust inlet, the method comprising:
 defining a cabinet width between two cabinets arranged on opposite sides of the exhaust inlet from one another,   obtaining a first barrier panel and a second barrier panel, each barrier panel including a panel base and at least one breakaway section coupled to the panel base by a breakaway line,   removing at least one breakaway section from the panel base along the breakaway line;   placing each barrier panel on opposite sides of the exhaust inlet from one another such that inner edges of each barrier panel coincide with the exhaust inlet.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein, after placing each barrier panel on opposite sides of the exhaust inlet, and at least a portion of the first and second barrier panel overlap one another in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein each breakaway line is concave relative to the exhaust inlet. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising attaching: (i) a pair of side barrier panels to opposite lateral ends of the barrier, (ii) a front barrier panel to a front end of the side barrier panels, and (iii) a rear barrier panel to a rear end of the side barrier panels. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein, prior to placing each barrier panel on opposite sides of the exhaust inlet, the method further includes bending or removing a portion of the panel base along an additional line that is spaced apart from the breakaway line. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the additional line is a linear line and each breakaway line is semi-circular.