Cooktop appliance with a gas burner assembly
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorPaul Bryan Cadima
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Abstract
A gas burner assembly for a cooktop appliance includes a normally aspirated primary burner and a concentrically-positioned forced air boost burner. A dual-outlet control valve provides a flow of primary fuel to the primary burner through a first outlet and a flow of boost fuel to the boost burner through a second outlet. The boost burner operates by receiving the flow of boost fuel and a flow of combustion air from a forced air supply source only when the primary burner is operating in a low condition.
Claims16
A cooktop appliance, comprising:
- a top panel;
- a gas burner assembly positioned at the top panel, the gas burner assembly comprising one or more burner bodies defining a first plurality of flame ports, a first fuel chamber, a second plurality of flame ports, and a second fuel chamber, the first fuel chamber being in fluid communication with the first plurality of flame ports such that gaseous fuel within the first fuel chamber is flowable through the first plurality of flame ports, the second fuel chamber being in fluid communication with the second plurality of flame ports such that gaseous fuel within the second fuel chamber is flowable through the second plurality of flame ports, the first fuel chamber being separate from the second fuel chamber within the one or more burner bodies;
- a dual-outlet control valve comprising a first outlet in fluid communication with the first fuel chamber for providing a first flow of the gaseous fuel and a second outlet in fluid communication with the second fuel chamber for providing a second flow of the gaseous fuel, wherein the dual-outlet control valve is movable to a boost position where the first flow of gaseous fuel is provided to the first fuel chamber at a low flow rate and the second flow of gaseous fuel is provided to the second fuel chamber;
- a forced air supply source fluidly coupled to the second fuel chamber such that the forced air supply source is operable to urge a flow of air into the second fuel chamber only when the dual-outlet control valve is in the boost position;
- a fuel supply circuit comprising a supply line coupled to an inlet of the dual-outlet control valve, a first branch extending from the first outlet to a first orifice positioned for directing the first flow of gaseous fuel into the first chamber, and a second branch extending from the second outlet to a second orifice positioned for directing the second flow of gaseous fuel into the second chamber, the dual-outlet control valve being configured for regulating gaseous fuel flow to the first and second branches;
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- a solenoid valve coupled to the second branch between the second outlet and the second orifice, wherein the solenoid valve is operably coupled to the forced air supply source and is configured to stop the second flow of gaseous fuel in the event of a failure of the forced air supply source.
A gas burner assembly for a cooktop appliance, the gas burner assembly comprising:
- a dual-outlet control valve for providing a flow of primary fuel out of a first outlet and a flow of boost fuel out of a second outlet;
- a first burner stage that is normally aspirated and in fluid communication with the first outlet;
- a second burner stage that is concentrically positioned adjacent the first burner stage and in fluid communication with the second outlet, wherein the flow of boost fuel is provided only when the dual-outlet control valve is in a boost position and when the first burner stage is operating in a low condition;
- a forced air supply source fluidly coupled to the second burner stage such that the forced air supply source is operable to urge a flow of air into the second burner stage only when the flow of boost fuel is being provided;
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- a solenoid valve operably coupling the second outlet of the dual-outlet control valve and the second burner stage, wherein the solenoid valve is operably coupled to the forced air supply source and is configured to stop the flow of boost fuel in the event of a failure of the forced air supply source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.