Ribbon pack for gas burners
A gas burner system comprising a longitudinal burner body defining a longitudinal central cavity, and a ribbon pack configured to be removably installed into the central cavity, the ribbon pack comprising: (i) at least one ribbon positioned between a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall; (ii) a first transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a first longitudinal side of the ribbon pack; (iii) a second transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a second longitudinal side of the ribbon pack, wherein the first and second transverse arms are configured to attach to the longitudinal burner body.
1. A gas burner system, the system comprising:
a longitudinal burner body, the burner body defining a longitudinal central cavity; and
a ribbon pack configured to be removably installed into the central cavity, the ribbon pack comprising: (i) at least one ribbon positioned between a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall; (ii) a first transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a first longitudinal side of the ribbon pack; (iii) a second transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a second longitudinal side of the ribbon pack, wherein the first and second transverse arms are configured to attach to the longitudinal burner body.
2. The gas burner system of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal burner body comprises a plurality of ribbon pack connection holes positioned along at least one side of the longitudinal central cavity, and wherein at least one of the first and second transverse arms comprises a plurality of burner body connection holes, the plurality of ribbon pack connection holes and the plurality of burner body connection holes configured to align and receive a connection means to reversibly affix the ribbon pack to the burner body.
3. The gas burner system of claim 1 , wherein the ribbon pack further comprises an adjusting bolt, and wherein the first vertical wall defines a hole configured to receive the adjusting bolt.
4. The gas burner system of claim 3 , wherein the ribbon pack further comprises a thread positioned in or on the second vertical wall, the thread configured to receive an end of the adjusting bolt.
5. The gas burner system of claim 1 , wherein the ribbon pack further comprises a deckle.
6. The gas burner system of claim 1 , wherein the burner body further defines a cooling channel.
7. The gas burner system of claim 1 , wherein the burner body is one piece, and is composed of extruded aluminum.
8. A replaceable ribbon pack for a gas burner system, the ribbon pack comprising:
at least one ribbon positioned between a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall;
a first transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a first longitudinal side of the ribbon pack; and
a second transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a second longitudinal side of the ribbon pack, wherein the first and second transverse arms are configured to attach to a longitudinal burner body of the gas burner system.
9. The ribbon pack of claim 8 , wherein the ribbon pack is configured to be removably installed into a central cavity of the longitudinal burner body of the gas burner system.
10. The ribbon pack of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first and second transverse arms comprises a plurality of burner body connection holes configured to align with a plurality of connection holes in the burner body.
11. The ribbon pack of claim 8 , further comprising:
an adjusting bolt, wherein the first vertical wall defines a hole configured to receive the adjusting bolt.
12. The ribbon pack of claim 11 , further comprising a thread positioned in or on the second vertical wall, the thread configured to receive an end of the adjusting bolt.
13. The ribbon pack of claim 11 , further comprising a deckle.
14. A method for installing a ribbon pack in a gas burner, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a ribbon pack comprising: (i) at least one ribbon positioned between a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall; (ii) a first transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a first longitudinal side of the ribbon pack; and (iii) a second transverse arm extending horizontally outward from a second longitudinal side of the ribbon pack, wherein the first and second transverse arms are configured to attach to a longitudinal burner body of the gas burner system;
inserting the ribbon pack into a longitudinal central cavity of a burner body; and
affixing the ribbon pack to the burner body.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the first and second transverse arms comprises a plurality of burner body connection holes configured to align with a plurality of connection holes in the burner body.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the ribbon pack further comprises an adjusting bolt, and wherein the first vertical wall defines a hole configured to receive the adjusting bolt.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the ribbon pack further comprises a thread positioned in or on the second vertical wall, the thread configured to receive an end of the adjusting bolt.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the burner body further defines a cooling channel.
19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the step of removing the ribbon pack from the burner body.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising the step of installing a new ribbon pack in the burner body.