IP Library Granted Patent US 7,802,567
Granted Patent B2
US 7,802,567 · App. 11/960,582 · Granted Sep 28, 2010

Device and method for a gas burner

Assignee: General Electric Company
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Patent No.
US 7,802,567
App. No.
11/960,582
Granted
Sep 28, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in flow communication to an area external the burner body for combustion of the gas. A venturi directs the flow of gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening where the opening is offset from the central axis of the chamber. The burner body further has a stability chamber.

Claims (29)

1. A gas range comprising:

a cook top; and

a gas burner assembly positioned in the cook top and connectable to a source of gas, the gas burner assembly comprising:

a burner body comprising:

a generally circular wall defining a chamber having a central axis, the generally circular wall having a top surface and burner ports extending downward from the top surface;

a venturi for flowing gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening which is offset from the central axis; and

a stability chamber proximate to the opening, the stability chamber having entry ports through which gas flows from the chamber into the stability chamber, a volume which increases in a direction from the entry ports toward the generally circular wall, and a length greater than a radius of the generally circular wall; and

a burner cap positioned on the burner body.

2. The gas range of claim 1 , wherein the source of gas is variable.

3. The gas range of claim 1 , wherein the stability chamber is inside the chamber and does not extend radially beyond the generally circular wall.

4. The gas range of claim 1 , further comprising an igniter mount positioned outside the generally circular wall and positioned approximately opposite the stability chamber.

5. The gas range of claim 1 , further comprising a gas multi-ring burner assembly disposed concentrically outside the gas burner assembly.

6. The gas range of claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal axis of each burner port is not aligned with the opening of the venturi.

7. The gas range of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal axis of each burner port is not aligned with the central axis.

8. The gas range of claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal axis of each burner port is not aligned with the opening of the venturi or the central axis.

9. A gas burner assembly connectable to a source of gas, the gas burner assembly comprising:

a burner body comprising:

a generally circular wall defining a chamber having a central axis, the generally circular wall having a top surface and burner ports extending downward from the top surface;

a venturi for flowing gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening which is offset from the central axis; and

a stability chamber proximate to the opening, the stability chamber having entry ports through which gas flows from the chamber into the stability chamber, a volume which increases in a direction from the entry ports toward the generally circular wall, and a length greater than a radius of the generally circular wall; and

a burner cap positioned on the burner body.

10. The gas burner assembly of claim 9 , wherein the source of gas is variable.

11. The gas burner assembly of claim 9 , wherein the stability chamber is inside the chamber and does not extend radially beyond the generally circular wall.

12. The gas burner assembly of claim 9 , further comprising an igniter mount positioned outside the generally circular wall and positioned approximately opposite the stability chamber.

13. The gas burner assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a gas multi-ring burner assembly disposed concentrically outside the burner body.

14. The gas burner assembly of claim 9 , configured in a cooking appliance.

15. The gas burner assembly of claim 9 , wherein a longitudinal axis of each burner port is not aligned with the opening of the venturi.

16. The gas burner assembly of claim 15 , wherein the longitudinal axis of each burner port is not aligned with the central axis.

17. The gas burner assembly of claim 9 , wherein a longitudinal axis of each burner port is not aligned with the opening of the venturi or the central axis.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2016
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 038966/0650 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2007
From: CADIMA, PAUL BRYAN; KUMAR, SHREE; MCCROREY, PAUL E.
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 020274/0215 →
Continuity (1)
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