Gas Cook-Top With Glass (Capacitive) Touch Controls and Automatic Burner Re-ignition
First Claim
1. A gas cook top, comprising:
- a burner;
an electronically controlled variable flow gas valve interposed between the burner and an external source of gaseous fuel;
a capacitive touch user interface; and
a controller operatively coupled to the electronically controlled variable flow gas valve and to the capacitive touch user interface, the controller being programmed to control a flame height of the burner based on input from the capacitive touch user interface.
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Abstract
A gas cook-top with glass (capacitive) touch controls and automatic burner re-ignition is provided. The gas cook-top utilizes a variable flow gas control valve that is driven by an electronic controller whose user interface provides a glass capacitive touch interface. Various electronic features including safety lockouts and burner re-ignition are provided, as is relational control of the burner flame. As a user moves their finger along a flame adjust indicator, the electronic control positions the variable flow gas valve to control the flame height of the burner to correspond to the relative position along the indicator selected by the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A gas cook top, comprising:
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a burner;
an electronically controlled variable flow gas valve interposed between the burner and an external source of gaseous fuel;
a capacitive touch user interface; and
a controller operatively coupled to the electronically controlled variable flow gas valve and to the capacitive touch user interface, the controller being programmed to control a flame height of the burner based on input from the capacitive touch user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A gas cook top, comprising:
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a plurality of gaseous fuel burners;
a plurality of electronically controlled variable flow gas valves associated with the plurality of gaseous fuel burners to control an amount of gaseous fuel flowing thereto;
a capacitive touch user interface having a plurality of burner select icons and flame height adjust icons associated with each of the plurality of gaseous fuel burners; and
a controller operatively coupled to the plurality of electronically controlled variable flow gas valves and to the capacitive touch user interface, the controller being programmed to control a position of each of the electronically controlled variable flow gas valves to vary the amount of gaseous fuel flowing therethrough based on input from the plurality of burner select icons and flame height adjust icons on the capacitive touch user interface. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A gas appliance, comprising:
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a burner;
an electronically controlled variable flow gas valve interposed between the burner and an external source of gaseous fuel;
a user interface having user selectable heat settings; and
a controller operatively coupled to the electronically controlled variable flow gas valve and to the user interface, the controller being programmed to control a flow of gaseous fuel to the burner based on input from the user interface of a desired heat setting.
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