# US 2018/0320904 A1 · Gas cooker and cooking hob arrangement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0320904 A1 - Document ID: US20180320904A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/773,176 - Filed: 2016-10-26 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-17 - Assignees: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH - Applicants: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH - Inventors: Javier Corral Ricalde; Sergio Llorente Gil; Jose Salvador Ochoa Torres; Julio Rivera Peman; Cristina Rueda Sanudo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180320904A1 ## CPC - F24C 3/126: {on ranges} - F24C 3/12: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION ## Abstract A gas cooking zone includes a gas burner having a burner base, a burner cover and a plurality of gas outlet ports, with the gas outlet ports being arranged on a closed curve, An infrared sensor device is arranged on the closed curve or offset in a radially outward direction from the closed curve and ascertains a temperature of a cooking receptacle associated with the gas cooking zone. The infrared sensor device is configured to at least partially penetrate the burner base and the burner cover. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 A gas cooking zone, comprising: a gas burner having a burner base, a burner cover and a plurality of gas outlet ports, said gas outlet ports being arranged on a closed curve; and an infrared sensor device configured to ascertain a temperature of a cooking receptacle associated with the gas cooking zone, said infrared sensor device being arranged on the closed curve or offset in a radially outward direction from the closed curve and at least partially penetrating the burner base and the burner cover. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein the infrared sensor device comprises a sensor element and a light guide arranged on the sensor element to transmit thermal radiation emitted by the cooking receptacle, said sensor element configured to generate a sensor signal as a function of a detected thermal radiation. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The gas cooking zone of claim 17, wherein the light guide is sized to at least partially penetrate at least one of the burner base and the burner cover, said sensor element being arranged outside the gas burner. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein the plurality of gas outlet ports is configured to generate a flame which forms a flame region during normal operation of the gas burner, said plurality of gas outlet ports being arranged such that a region detected by the infrared sensor device lies outside the flame region at maximum heat output of the gas burner ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein the infrared sensor device is configured to detect a thermal radiation emitted from an underside of the cooking receptacle. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein at least one of the burner base and the burner cover has a bushing for accommodating the infrared sensor device. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein at least one of the burner base and the burner cover has a slot for accommodating the infrared sensor device. ### Claim 23 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein the infrared sensor device has an upper side which faces the cooking receptacle and is flush with an upper side of the burner cover. ### Claim 24 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein the infrared sensor device has an upper side arranged inside the burner cover. ### Claim 25 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, further comprising an infrared-transmissive material mounted above an upper side of the infrared sensor device. ### Claim 26 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, wherein the burner base has an annular supporting surface on or against which the burner cover is supported, said infrared sensor device being arranged in the burner base and/or the burner cover inside the supporting surface. ### Claim 27 (depends on 16) The gas cooking zone of claim 16, further comprising a pot support comprising a frame and a plurality of fingers which are directed inwards from the frame, said infrared sensor device being embodied below one of the plurality of fingers. ### Claim 28 A cooktop arrangement, comprising a gas cooking zone, said gas cooking zone including a gas burner having a burner base, a burner cover and a plurality of gas outlet ports, said gas outlet ports being arranged on a closed curve, and an infrared sensor device configured to ascertain a temperature of a cooking receptacle associated with the gas cooking zone, said infrared sensor device being arranged on the closed curve or offset in a radially outward direction from the closed curve and at least partially penetrating the burner base and the burner cover. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, further comprising a control unit, said infrared sensor device of the gas cooking zone configured to generate a sensor signal as a function of a detected thermal radiation and to transmit the detected thermal radiation to the control unit. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The cooktop arrangement of claim 29, wherein the control unit is configured to control a heat output of the gas cooking zone as a function of the sensor signal. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein the infrared sensor device comprises a sensor element and a light guide arranged on the sensor element to transmit thermal radiation emitted by the cooking receptacle, said sensor element configured to generate a sensor signal as a function of the detected thermal radiation. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The cooktop arrangement of claim 31, wherein the light guide is sized to at least partially penetrate at least one of the burner base and the burner cover, said sensor element being arranged outside the gas burner. ### Claim 33 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein the plurality of gas outlet ports is configured to generate a flame which forms a flame region during normal operation of the gas burner, said plurality of gas outlet ports being arranged such that a region detected by the infrared sensor device lies outside the flame region at maximum heat output of the gas burner ### Claim 34 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein the infrared sensor device is configured to detect a thermal radiation emitted from an underside of the cooking receptacle. ### Claim 35 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein at least one of the burner base and the burner cover has a bushing for accommodating the infrared sensor device. ### Claim 36 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein at least one of the burner base and the burner cover has a slot for accommodating the infrared sensor device. ### Claim 37 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein the infrared sensor device has an upper side which faces the cooking receptacle and is flush with an upper side of the burner cover. ### Claim 38 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein the infrared sensor device has an upper side arranged inside the burner cover. ### Claim 39 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein the gas cooking zone includes an infrared-transmissive material mounted above an upper side of the infrared sensor device. ### Claim 40 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, wherein the burner base has an annular supporting surface on or against which the burner cover is supported, said infrared sensor device being arranged in the burner base and/or the burner cover inside the supporting surface. ### Claim 41 (depends on 28) The cooktop arrangement of claim 28, further comprising a pot support comprising a frame and a plurality of fingers which are directed inwards from the frame, said infrared sensor device being embodied below one of the plurality of fingers.