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Radiant baffle assembly for gas-fired cooker

  • US 5,129,312 A
  • Filed: 04/16/1991
  • Issued: 07/14/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A radiant baffle assembly for a cooking unit, said cooking unit including food support means for supporting food within a cooking zone, and fuel burner means having a burner element extending horizontally adjacent to a side of the cooking zone, said baffle assembly comprising:

  • baffle means for transferring into said side of the cooking zone thermal energy generated by combustion of a fuel discharged from said burner element, said baffle means comprising a surface positioned to radiate a substantial portion of said thermal energy into said side of the cooking zone, and an upper portion extending upwardly relative to said burner element and transversely toward said side of the cooking zone to direct into said side of the cooking zone hot combustion gases flowing upward from the combustion of said fuel; and

    ,means for mounting said baffle means relative to said burner element so that said baffle means receives said thermal energy from the combustion of said fuel;

    said mounting means comprising a rear member rearward of said burner element, an upper member extending forward of said burner element, and connecting means extending between and interconnecting said rear member and said upper member;

    a lower segment of said baffle means being secured to said rear member and an upper segment of said baffle means being secured to a forward part of said upper member; and

    the upper portion of said baffle means being supported between said lower segment and said upper segment such that said upper portion is free to thermally expand and contract relative to said connecting means.

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