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US 11,946,641 B2Granted
Spark ignited pilot for gas burner
AssigneeSolaronics, Inc.
InventorsRichard Rush, III, Thomas A. Martelle
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Abstract
A spark ignited, gas fueled pilot assembly compromising a bracket and a metal gas tube extending through the bracket and having an outlet end. The gas tube is surrounded by a ceramic jacket which is of such a length as to extend beyond the outlet end of the gas tube by approximately 0.03″ such that the gas tube outlet is recessed into the ceramic jacket. The assembly further comprises a pair of ignitor electrodes carried by the bracket and arranged and located relative to the recessed gas supply tube to ignite fuel emanating therefrom.
Claims4
A spark ignited, gas fueled pilot assembly comprising:
- a support bracket;
- a metal gas tube extending through and carried by the support bracket and having an outlet end;
- a tubular ceramic jacket attached in direct and surrounding contact with the outer surface of a length of the gas tube between the support bracket and the outlet end, the ceramic jacket extending a fraction of an inch beyond the outlet end of the gas tube whereby the gas tube end is recessed into the ceramic jacket;
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- the assembly further comprising a set of spark gap electrodes carried by the support member and configured and located to ignite gas emanating from the gas tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.