Abstract: A filter unit for an extractor hood includes at least one filter element, and at least one protection plate which is arranged in a flow direction upstream of the filter element. The protection plate is made of at least two layers and can have a thickness in a range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm.

Abstract: A household appliance which includes an activation unit, a power supply unit, a switch that is operated by the activation unit, and a capacitor that is connected in parallel to the switch on the primary side of the power supply unit. The power supply unit is connected to a power supply network and supplies, on the secondary side of the power supply unit, power to controlled functional units of the household appliance and to the activation unit. The switch is operated by the activation unit to disconnect the power supply unit from the power supply network on the primary side of the power supply unit and in an idle state of the household appliance.

Abstract: A household appliance including a wiring, a power supply unit, a switch actuated by the wiring, and an energy store. The power supply unit is connected to a power supply network and supplies power to controlled functional units of the household appliance and to the wiring. The switch, which is actuated by the wiring, disconnects the power supply unit from the power supply network on a primary side of the power supply unit and in an idle state of the household appliance. The energy store stores energy that keeps the switch open in the idle state of the household appliance.

Abstract: A filter unit for an extractor hood includes at least one filter element, and at least one protection plate which is arranged in a flow direction upstream of the filter element. The protection plate is made of at least two layers and can have a thickness in a range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm.

Abstract: A filter element for an extractor hood comprising a filter body including at least one covering layer, at least one intermediate filter layer and a coating layer applied to at least a portion of the at least one covering layer, wherein the at least one intermediate layer is free from this coating.

Abstract: In a method for controlling an extractor hood, the power draw of a fan of the extractor hood is regulated as a function of the operating status of a heating system and/or air conditioning system. The power draw of the fan is reduced when the heating system and/or air conditioning system heats or cools the room in which the extractor hood is located. The power draw of the fan can additionally be regulated as a function of a signal relating to the current status of a power supply network.

Abstract: An air deflector of an extractor hood, wherein the air deflector has two components to divert air, which is extracted from a chamber by the extractor hood back into the chamber. The air deflector also has a plug connector to connect the two components to each other in a detachable or non-detachable manner.

Abstract: An extractor hood includes a housing with a fan disposed therein and an extraction opening for the entry of fumes into the extractor hood on the bottom of the extractor hood. The extractor hood has an air outlet gap on the top of the extractor hood in the edge region of the extractor hood. The air outlet gap is adjacent to a surface that is arched in the direction of the bottom of the extractor hood.

Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a range hood housing of a range hood to a base surface. The fastening device includes a mandrel that can be fastened to the base surface; an eccentric disk that is rotabably arranged on the mandrel; and a receiving groove that is formed, at least area by area, by the outer lateral area of the eccentric disk and that receives at least a section of the range hood housing.

Abstract: A household appliance which includes an activation unit, a power supply unit, a switch that is operated by the activation unit, and a capacitor that is connected in parallel to the switch on the primary side of the power supply unit. The power supply unit is connected to a power supply network and supplies, on the secondary side of the power supply unit, power to controlled functional units of the household appliance and to the activation unit. The switch is operated by the activation unit to disconnect the power supply unit from the power supply network on the primary side of the power supply unit and in an idle state of the household appliance.

Abstract: A household appliance including a wiring, a power supply unit, a switch actuated by the wiring, and an energy store. The power supply unit is connected to a power supply network and supplies power to controlled functional units of the household appliance and to the wiring. The switch, which is actuated by the wiring, disconnects the power supply unit from the power supply network on a primary side of the power supply unit and in an idle state of the household appliance. The energy store stores energy that keeps the switch open in the idle state of the household appliance.

Abstract: A filter element for an extractor hood comprising a filter body including at least one covering layer, at least one intermediate filter layer and a coating layer applied to at least a portion of the at least one covering layer, wherein the at least one intermediate layer is free from this coating.

Abstract: The invention concerns a steam iron comprising a water reservoir (1), a hydraulic circuit (3) connecting the reservoir (1) to an electrically heated vaporization chamber (23), the circuit including in series an anti-drip valve (4), and an adjustable drip element (5) capable, in a self-cleaning position, of opening allowing a free passageway and supplying water to said chamber. The invention is characterized in that the drip element comprises means for opening or maintaining open the anti-drip valve (4), when it is in the self-cleaning position.

Abstract: The invention concerns a steam iron comprising a water reservoir (1), a hydraulic circuit (3) connecting the reservoir (1) to an electrically heated vaporization chamber (23), the circuit including in series an anti-drip valve (4), and an adjustable drip element (5) capable, in a self-cleaning position, of opening allowing a free passageway and supplying water to said chamber. The invention is characterized in that the drip element comprises means for opening or maintaining open the anti-drip valve (4), when it is in the self-cleaning position.