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US 11,892,173 B2Granted
Intelligent gas cooktop burner
AssigneeRobertshaw Controls Company
InventorRupendra Singh
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Abstract
An intelligent cooktop has at least a first, if not multiple burners in proximity to at least a first sensor, respectively, wherein the first sensor provides an input to a processor which evaluates a burner performance characteristic selected from the group of least one of flame level, temperature rise, time lag, and temperature level using the first sensor compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the first burner based on the valve position; and then provides a burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the first burner.
Claims15
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a first burner of a cooktop having a burner head, flame slots extending through the burner head, and a burner cap on top of the burner head;
- a first sensor located proximate to one of the flame slots;
- a processor receiving a first electronic input from the first sensor;
- a first valve providing a valve input to the processor, the valve input is related to a valve position of the first valve, said first valve located intermediate the first burner and a gas supply selected from propane and natural gas;
- and
- a second sensor proximate to the flame slots of the first burner, said second sensor directing a second electronic input to the processor;
- wherein the processor evaluates a burner performance characteristic selected from the group of least one of flame level, temperature rise, time lag, and temperature level using the first electronic input compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the first burner based on the valve position of the first valve;
- and then provides a first burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the first burner;
- and
- wherein the first sensor is located internal to the flame slots.
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A cooking appliance comprising:
- a first burner of a cooktop having a burner head, flame slots extending through the burner head, and a burner cap on top of the burner head;
- a first sensor located proximate to one of the flame slots;
- a processor receiving a first electronic input from the first sensor;
- a first valve providing a valve input to the processor, the valve input is related to a valve position of the first valve, said first valve located intermediate the first burner and a gas supply selected from propane and natural gas;
- and
- wherein the processor evaluates a burner performance characteristic selected from the group of least one of flame level, temperature rise, time lag, and temperature level using the first electronic input compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the first burner based on the valve position of the first valve;
- and then provides a first burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the first burner;
- and
- a recorder recording the first burner performance output.
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A cooking appliance comprising:
- a first burner of a cooktop having a burner head, flame slots extending through the burner head, and a burner cap on top of the burner head;
- a first sensor located proximate to one of the flame slots;
- a display;
- a processor receiving a first electronic input from the first sensor;
- a first valve providing a valve input to the processor, the valve input is related to a valve position of the first valve, said first valve located intermediate the first burner and a gas supply selected from propane and natural gas;
- and
- wherein the process evaluates a burner performance characteristic selected from the group of least one of flame level, temperature rise, time lag, and temperature level using the first eletronic input compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the first burner based on the valve position of the first valve;
- and then provides a first burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the first burner, the first burner performance output is displayed on the display, and
- if the first burner performance output is within an anticipated range, the display indicates the first burner is performing satisfactory.
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A cooking appliance comprising:
- a first burner of a cooktop having a burner head, flame slots extending through the burner head, and a burner cap on top of the burner head;
- a first sensor located proximate to one of the flame slots;
- a display;
- a processor receiving a first electronic input from the first sensor;
- a first valve providing a valve input to the processor, the valve input is related to a valve position of the first valve, said first valve located intermediate the first burner and a gas supply selected from propane and natural gas;
- and
- wherein the processor evaluates a burner performance characteristic selected from the group of least one of flame level, temperature rise, time lag, and termperature level using the first eletronic input compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the first burner based on the valve position of the first valve;
- and then provides a first burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the first burner, the first burner performance output is display on the display, and the first burner performance output is displayed as an efficiency for the first burner.
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A cooking appliance comprising:
- a first burner of a cooktop having a burner head, flame slots extending through the burner head, and a burner cap on top of the burner head;
- a first sensor located proximate to one of the flame slots;
- a processor receiving a first electronic input form the first sensor;
- a first valve providing a valve input to the processor, the valve input is related to a valve position of the first valve, said first valve located intermediate the first burner and a gas supply selected from propane and natural gas;
- and
- wherein the processor evaluates a burner performance characteristic selected from the group of least one of flame level, temperature rise, time lag, and temperature level using the first electronic input compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the first burner based on the valve position of the first valve;
- and then provides a first burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the first burner, and if the first burner performance output is out of range, the processor initiates a signal to be communicated wireless to ultimately be received by a manufacturer of the cooking appliance.
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A cooking appliance comprising:
- a first burner of a cooktop having a burner head, flame slots extending through the burner head, and a burner cap on top of the burner head;
- a first sensor located proximate to one of the flame slots;
- a processor receiving a first electronic input from the first sensor;
- a first valve providing a valve input to the processor, the valve input is related to a valve position of the first valve, said first valve located intermediate the first burner and a gas supply selected from propane and natural gas;
- and
- wherein the processor evaluates a burner performance characteristic selected from the group of least one flame level, temperature rise, time lag, and temperature level using the first electronic input compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the first burner based on the valve position of the first valve;
- and then provides a first burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the first burner, and if the first burner performance output is out of range, the processor directs one of an error and an alarm to the user and sends a signal to shut off the valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.