US 12,723,761 B2Granted

Bracket assembly for a gas manifold of a range appliance

AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

InventorCharles Andrew Bierbaum

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Loading patent…

Abstract

A range appliance may define a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction. The range appliance may include a cabinet defining a cooking chamber. The range appliance may also include a cooktop assembly positioned at a top portion of the cabinet. The range appliance may further include a gas manifold assembly provided at the cooktop assembly. The gas manifold assembly may include a manifold pipe through which fuel is supplied to the cooktop assembly. The gas manifold assembly may also include a bracket assembly. The bracket assembly may include a manifold bracket and a panel bracket. The manifold bracket may be directly coupled to the manifold pipe. The panel bracket may be removably coupled to the manifold bracket. The panel bracket may include one or more locating features to locate the gas manifold assembly to the cooktop assembly.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A range appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the range appliance comprising:

a cabinet defining a cooking chamber;
a cooktop assembly positioned at a top portion of the cabinet, the cooktop assembly comprising a cooktop, the cooktop comprising a cooktop front panel extending along the vertical direction, and a cooktop return flange extending from the cooktop front panel along the transverse direction;
and
a gas manifold assembly provided at the cooktop assembly, the gas manifold assembly comprising:
a manifold pipe through which fuel is supplied to the cooktop assembly;
and
a bracket assembly comprising a manifold bracket and a panel bracket, the manifold bracket directly coupled to the manifold pipe, the panel bracket removably coupled to the manifold bracket,
wherein the panel bracket comprises one or more locating features to locate the gas manifold assembly to the cooktop assembly, and
wherein the one or more locating features comprises a locating hook interfaced with the cooktop return flange to locate the gas manifold assembly to the cooktop assembly.

6 more elements

A gas manifold assembly for a range appliance, the range appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the range appliance comprising a cabinet defining a cooking chamber and a cooktop assembly positioned at a top portion of the cabinet, the cooktop assembly comprising a cooktop front panel extending along the vertical direction and a cooktop return flange extending from the cooktop front panel along the transverse direction, the gas manifold assembly comprising:

a manifold pipe through which fuel is supplied to the cooktop assembly;
and
a bracket assembly comprising a manifold bracket and a panel bracket, the manifold bracket directly coupled to the manifold pipe, the panel bracket removably coupled to the manifold bracket,
wherein the panel bracket comprises one or more locating features to locate the gas manifold assembly to the cooktop assembly, and
wherein the one or more locating features comprises a locating hook interfaced with the cooktop return flange to locate the gas manifold assembly to the cooktop assembly.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.