Methods and apparatus for automating shutdown processes of gas grills
AssigneeWeber-Stephen Products LLC
InventorsKevin James Glennon, William Alexander Mecker
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus for automating shutdown processes of gas grills are disclosed. An example grill includes a first burner, a second burner, a first burner valve operatively positioned between the first burner and a manifold of the grill, and a second burner valve operatively positioned between the second burner and the manifold. The example grill further includes a controller operatively coupled to the first burner valve and the second burner valve. In response to determining that a shutdown request has been received at the grill, the controller is to instruct the first burner valve and the second burner valve to close.
Claims20
A grill, comprising:
- a first burner;
- a second burner;
- a first burner valve operatively positioned between the first burner and a manifold of the grill;
- a second burner valve operatively positioned between the second burner and the manifold;
- and
- a controller operatively coupled to the first burner valve and the second burner valve, wherein the controller, in response to determining that a shutdown request has been received at the grill, is to;
- initiate a timer associated with a shutdown confirmation request, the timer providing a time period by which a shutdown confirmation input must be received at the grill in response to the shutdown confirmation request;
- determine whether the shutdown confirmation input has been received at the grill before the time period has expired;
- and
- in response to determining that the shutdown confirmation input has been received at the grill before the time period has expired, instruct the first burner valve and the second burner valve to close.
A method for shutting down a grill, the method comprising:
- determining, via a controller of the grill, whether a shutdown request has been received at the grill;
- and
- in response to determining that the shutdown request has been received at the grill:
- initiating, via the controller, a timer associated with a shutdown confirmation request, the timer providing a time period by which a shutdown confirmation input must be received at the grill in response to the shutdown confirmation request;
- determining, via the controller, whether the shutdown confirmation input has been received at the grill before the time period has expired;
- and
- in response to determining that the shutdown confirmation input has been received at the grill before the time period has expired, instructing, via the controller, a first burner valve of the grill and a second burner valve of the grill to close, the first burner valve being operatively positioned between a first burner of the grill and a manifold of the grill, the second burner valve being operatively positioned between a second burner of the grill and the manifold.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a grill to at least:
- determine whether a shutdown request has been received at the grill;
- and
- in response to determining that the shutdown request has been received at the grill:
- initiate a timer associated with a shutdown confirmation request, the timer providing a time period by which a shutdown confirmation input must be received at the grill in response to the shutdown confirmation request;
- determine whether the shutdown confirmation input has been received at the grill before the time period has expired;
- and
- in response to determining that the shutdown confirmation input has been received at the grill before the time period has expired, instruct a first burner valve of the grill and a second burner valve of the grill to close, the first burner valve being operatively positioned between a first burner of the grill and a manifold of the grill, the second burner valve being operatively positioned between a second burner of the grill and the manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.