Gas grill with temperature control
AssigneeCanadian Tire Corporation, Limited
InventorJim SCOTT
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a gas-fired appliance such as a gas-fired cooking grill are provided. An embodiment of the system includes a gas burner for heating a chamber of the gas-fired appliance. The system includes a first valve associated with the gas burner to control a gas flow to the gas burner. The system includes a second valve configured to controllably supply gas to the gas burner via the first valve. The second valve is automatically adjustable based on a desired temperature of the chamber and an actual temperature of the chamber.
Claims23
A gas-fired cooking grill comprising:
- a cooking chamber;
- a gas burner for heating the cooking chamber;
- a first valve associated with the gas burner to control a gas flow to the gas burner;
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- a second valve configured to controllably supply gas to the gas burner via the first valve, the second valve being automatically adjustable based on a desired temperature of the cooking chamber and an actual temperature of the cooking chamber.
A method of operating a gas-fired cooking grill, the method comprising:
- delivering gas to a gas burner configured to heat a cooking chamber of the gas-fired cooking grill via a first valve associated with the gas burner;
- igniting the gas at the gas burner to heat the cooking chamber;
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- automatically controlling, using a second valve, gas flow to the gas burner via the first valve based on a desired temperature of the cooking chamber and an actual temperature of the cooking chamber.
A system for operating a gas-fired appliance, the system comprising:
- a gas burner for heating a chamber of the gas-fired appliance;
- a first valve associated with the gas burner to control a gas flow to the gas burner;
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- a second valve configured to controllably supply gas to the gas burner via the first valve, the second valve being automatically adjustable based on a desired temperature of the chamber and an actual temperature of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.