Gas valve and method for actuating a gas valve

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for controlling a gas valve having a valve inlet and a second valve outlet for supplying gas to a secondary flame, and having a first valve outlet for supplying gas to a main flame; and a second valve which is embodied as a solenoid valve and interacts with a thermal element which is arranged in the secondary flame, and closes/opens the valve inlet in the closed/open position, wherein the first and second valves are activated by a linear drive which is actuated by an electronic controller, wherein when the second valve is opened the linear drive controls the first valve via a drive axle, and when the first valve is closed said linear drive opens the second valve, and wherein the electronic controller detects at least one position of the drive axle of the linear drive by measuring current/voltage, and thus detects the position of the first and second valves. The invention also relates to a valve which is suitable for the method according to the invention. The invention finally relates to the use of the method and/or to the control of a gas burning flame, and in particular to the control of a cooker or gas stove.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.