# US 2018/0320894 A1 · Burner assembly and gas stove > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0320894 A1 - Document ID: US20180320894A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/576,280 - Filed: 2016-09-22 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-17 - Assignees: Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; MiDEA GROUP CO., LTD. - Inventors: Kang YU; Bingwei ZHANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180320894A1 ## CPC - F23D 14/06: with radial outlets at the burner head - F23D 14/04: induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner - F24C 3/027: {Ranges} - F24C 3/085: {on ranges} - F24C 3/10: Arrangement or mounting of ignition devices - F23D 2900/14001: Sealing or support of burner plate borders - F23D: BURNERS - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION ## Abstract Disclosed are a burner assembly and a gas stove. The burner assembly includes a burner, a gas distribution disk mounted on the burner, and a flexible metal seal ring located between the burner and the gas distribution disk, and the bottom of the gas distribution disk is provided with a first fitting surface, the top of the burner is provided with a second fitting surface, the flexible metal seal ring is provided with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface is in seal-fit with the first fitting surface, and the second surface is in seal-fit with the second fitting surface of the burner. The gas stove comprises a panel, a bottom shell and the burner assembly. The burner assembly can prevent gas leakage during operation of the gas stove, thereby improving the safety of the gas stove. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A burner assembly comprising: a burner; and a gas distribution disk mounted to the burner, wherein the burner assembly further comprises: a flexible metal sealing ring located between the burner and the gas distribution disk, the burner having a first fitting surface on a top portion, and the gas distribution disk having a second fitting surface on a bottom portion; and the flexible metal sealing ring has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface being seal-fitted with the first fitting surface of the gas distribution disk, and the second surface being seal-fitted with the second fitting surface of the burner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The burner assembly according to claim 1, wherein a circumferential edge of the top portion of the burner is provided with a ring-shaped boss, and an enclosure wall located in the ring-shaped boss is provided to the top portion of the burner and extends upwards; the bottom portion of the gas distribution disk is provided with a first flange corresponding to the ring-shaped boss, and the bottom portion of the gas distribution disk is provided with a second flange corresponding to enclosure wall; the flexible metal sealing ring comprises a first sealing ring and a second sealing ring, a first surface of the first sealing ring abutting against the first flange, a second surface of the first sealing ring abutting against a top part of the ring-shaped boss, a first surface of the second sealing ring abutting against the second flange, and a second surface of the second sealing ring abutting against a top part of the enclosure wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The burner assembly according to claim 2, wherein the first sealing ring is fixed to the first flange, and the second sealing ring is fixed to the second flange. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The burner assembly according to claim 3, wherein the first surface of the first sealing ring adheres to the first flange or is screwed to the first flange through a screw, and the second surface of the first sealing ring adheres to the top part of the ring-shaped boss; the first surface of the second sealing ring adheres to the second flange or is screwed to the second flange through a screw, and the second surface of the second sealing ring adheres to the top part of the enclosure wall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The burner assembly according to claim 4, wherein the second surface of the first sealing ring is provided with an adhesive backing layer bonding to the top part of the ring-shaped boss, and the second surface of the second sealing ring is provided with an adhesive backing layer bonding to the top part of the enclosure wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The burner assembly according to claim 1, wherein a material of the flexible metal sealing ring is aluminum or copper. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The burner assembly according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the flexible metal sealing ring is 0.1-0.5 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The burner assembly according to claim 1, wherein the flexible metal sealing ring is provided with a first material layer and a second material layer in a direction from the first surface to the second surface, the material of the first material layer being as same as that of the gas distribution disk, the material of the second material layer being as same as that of burner, and the first material layer and the second material layer being formed integrally. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The burner assembly according to claim 8, wherein the materials of the gas distribution disk and the first material layer are aluminum or copper, and the materials of the burner and the second material layer are iron. ### Claim 10 A gas stove comprising a panel, a base shell and a burner assembly, the panel covering the base shell and defining, with the base shell, an accommodation space for accommodating the burner assembly, wherein the burner assembly comprising: a burner; and a gas distribution disk mounted to the burner, wherein the burner assembly further comprises: a flexible metal sealing ring located between the burner and the gas distribution disk, the burner having a first fitting surface on a top portion, and the gas distribution disk having a second fitting surface on a bottom portion; and the flexible metal sealing ring has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface being seal-fitted with the first fitting surface of the gas distribution disk, and the second surface being seal-fitted with the second fitting surface of the burner.