Gas stove top burner assembly

• US 5,397,234 A
• Filed: 11/15/1993
• Issued: 03/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Burner Systems International Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Harper-Wyman Company
• Inventors: Kwiatek, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yeung, James C.
• Application Number:
  US08/153,228
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 126/39 R, 126/39 E, 126/39 AB, 431/258-266, 239/552, 239/567, 239/568
• US Class Current: 431/264
• CPC Class Codes: F23D 14/06 with radial outlets at the burner head
• CPC Class Codes: F23D 14/26 with provision for a retention flame pilot flame igniters F23Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 3/103 of electric ignition devices

Abstract

A gas burner assembly is provided for a gas stove. The gas burner assembly includes a burner base and a burner cap mounted by the burner base and defines a plurality of gas burner ports. The burner base and burner cap have cooperating members defining a gas stabilization port. The burner cap and the burner base are connected to electrical ground potential. An electrode assembly for manual spark ignition of the gas burner includes an electrically conductive electrode. An electrically insulative support member mounted by the burner base encloses and positions the electrically conductive electrode proximate to the gas burner. Responsive to a user'"'"'s manual operation, a high voltage potential is applied to the electrically conductive electrode for spark ignition.

Claims

1. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove comprising:

a burner base;

a burner cap mounted by said burner base and defining a plurality of gas burner ports;

said burner base and said burner cap having cooperating means defining a gas stabilization port;

said burner cap and said burner base being connected to electrical ground potential;

an electrode assembly for manual spark ignition of said gas burner assembly including;

an electrically conductive electrode;

an electrically insulative support member mounted by said burner base enclosing and positioning said electrically conductive electrode proximate to the burner cap;

said electrically insulative support member having a predetermined wall thickness between said electrically conductive electrode and said burner cap to allow a high voltage discharge through said wall thickness; and

means responsive to a user'"'"'s manual operation for applying a high voltage potential to said electrically conductive electrode.

2. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove as recited in claim 1 wherein said gas stabilization port is defined by a small gap between said burner cap and said burner base.

3. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove as recited in claim 1 wherein said burner cap includes a downwardly depending leg and wherein said burner base includes a cooperating locating hole receiving said leg for positioning said burner cap.

4. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove as recited in claim 3 wherein said burner base further includes a pair of half circles for positioning said burner cap.

5. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove as recited in claim 1 wherein said burner cap and said burner base are formed of an aluminum material.

6. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove as recited in claim 5 wherein said burner cap and said burner base are formed of 43 alloy aluminum.

7. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove as recited in claim 1 wherein said gas stabilization port provides stability and ignition gas all around said burner cap.

8. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove as recited in claim 7 wherein said plurality of gas burner ports provide primary air-gas fuel for the gas burner assembly.

9. A gas burner assembly for a gas stove comprising:

a burner base;

a burner body mounted by said burner base and defining a plurality of gas burner ports;

said burner base and said burner body having cooperating means defining a gas stabilization port;

said burner body and said burner base being connected to electrical ground potential;

an electrode assembly for manual spark ignition of said gas burner including;

an electrically conductive electrode;

an electrically insulative support member mounted by said burner base enclosing and positioning said electrically conductive electrode proximate to the burner body;

said electrically insulative support member having a predetermined wall thickness between said electrically conductive electrode and said burner body to allow a high voltage discharge through said wall thickness; and

means responsive to a user'"'"'s manual operation for applying a high voltage potential to said electrically conductive electrode.