Orifice holder mounting system for gas cooktop
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorPatrick J. Duffy
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Abstract
A compact non-rotational mounting feature or mechanism is employed for mounting an orifice holder to a support member below a cooktop of a gas cooking appliance. More specifically, the holder and support member include interengaging polygonal structure, such as a key-shaped anti-rotational peg and hole combination, allowing the holder to be initially mated with the support member in a manner which prevents relative rotation and assuring that the holder is appropriately positioned for proper alignment of various gas burner components, such as an orifice, a gas line, electrode, flame spreader and other burner related structure. Upon exacting the positioning of the holder relative to the support member, the holder to fixed in position by a mechanical fastener.
Claims20
In a gas cooking appliance including a cooktop with a gas burner, a burner box mounted below the cooktop and an orifice holder for holding and positioning an orifice underneath the gas burner of the gas cooking appliance, the orifice holder comprising:
- a mounting assembly for mounting the orifice holder to the burner box below the cooktop, said mounting assembly including a polygonal member configured to be positioned in a polygonal-shaped receiver formed in the base of the burner box to fixedly locate the orifice holder relative to the burner box in only a single, predetermined orientation.
A gas cooking appliance comprising:
- a cooktop;
- a burner box mounted below the cooktop;
- at least one gas burner;
- an orifice holder for holding and positioning an orifice underneath the at least one gas burner, the orifice holder being interposed between the burner box and the at least one gas burner;
- and
- a mounting assembly for mounting the orifice holder to the burner box, said mounting assembly including a polygonal member which is positioned in a polygonal-shaped receiver to assure fixedly locating the orifice holder relative to the burner box in only a single, predetermined orientation.
A method of mounting an orifice holder to a burner box mounted below a cooktop in a gas cooking appliance, wherein said orifice holder is for holding and positioning an orifice underneath a gas burner of the gas cooking appliance, the method comprising:
- positioning a polygonal member of the orifice holder in a polygonal-shaped receiver to assure fixedly locating the orifice holder relative to the burner box in only a single, predetermined orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.