Ignition cover and venturi mounting clip
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorKeith Ray
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Abstract
A burner support arrangement for a domestic stove having a platform with apertures for receiving two burner tubes, and raised rails extending between the apertures and a central igniter. Snap on covers form igniter tubes with the raised rails. A support clip clasps the burner tubes and supports the burner tubes above the platform.
Claims21
A support for a gas fired appliance, said support arranged between an igniter and a burner, comprising;
- a platform extending between said igniter and said burner;
- an overlying cover having a concave portion, engageable to said platform to hold said concave portion contiguous to said platform to form an igniter tube between said igniter and said burner;
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- wherein said platform comprises a raised rail formed thereon having an upwardly facing concave trough, and said cover located having said concave portion overlying said trough.
A support for a gas fired appliance, said support arranged between an igniter and a burner, comprising:
- a platform extending between said igniter and said burner;
- an overlying cover having a concave portion, engageable to said platform to hold said concave portion contiguous to said platform to form an igniter tube between said igniter and said burner;
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- wherein said platform comprises an upwardly facing trough and said cover having said concave portion located overlying said trough.
A support for a gas fired appliance, said support arranged between an igniter and a burner, comprising:
- a platform extending between said igniter and said burner;
- an overlying cover having a concave portion, engageable to said platform to hold said concave portion contiguous to said platform to form an igniter tube between said igniter and said burner;
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- wherein said cover comprises two leg portions connected to said concave portion on opposite lateral sides thereof, and said platform comprises a first raised rail between said igniter and said burner and having an upwardly facing trough and said platform further comprises two first apertures on opposite lateral sides of said raised rail, said leg portions engageable to said platform at said first apertures to form said igniter tube between said concave portion and said trough.
The support according to clam 6 wherein said support is arranged between said burner and a second burner and said igniter is received in a central aperture of said platform and extends upward from said platform, and said platform comprises a second raised rail formed on said platform and having an upwardly concave second trough formed thereon, said platform having second apertures on opposite lateral sides of said second rail, and a second overlying cover having a second concave portion and two second leg portions on opposite lateral sides of said second concave portion, said second leg portions engageable into said second apertures to hold said second concave portion contiguous to said second concave trough to form a second igniter tube between said igniter and said second burner.
A support for a gas fired appliance, said support arranged between an igniter and a burner, comprising:
- a platform extending between said igniter and said burner;
- an overlying cover having a concave portion, engageable to said platform to hold said concave portion contiguous to said platform to form an igniter tube between said igniter and said burner;
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- wherein said burner is supported on a burner tube and said platform provides an aperture with a rectangular notch region for receiving said burner tube, and further comprising a clip structure for supporting said burner tube on said platform, said clip structure comprising a clasp portion for engaging said burner tube, tab portions for overlying said platform, and a locking clip portion for engaging said rectangular notch region of said burner aperture.
A support for a gas fired appliance, said support arranged between two burners, and over an igniter, comprising:
- a platform extending between said igniter and said burner;
- a first raised rail formed on said platform and having a first upper concave trough formed thereon, said platform having first apertures on opposite lateral sides of said first rail;
- a first overlying cover having a first concave portion and two first leg portions on opposite lateral sides of said first concave portion, said first leg portions engageable into said first apertures to hold said first concave portion contiguous to said first concave trough to form a first igniter tube between said igniter and said first burner,
- said igniter being received in a central aperture of said support and extending upward from said platform;
- a second raised rail formed on said platform and having a second upper concave trough formed thereon, said platform having second apertures on opposite lateral sides of said second rail;
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- a second overlying cover having a second concave portion and two second leg portions on opposite lateral sides of said second concave portion, said second leg portions engageable into said second apertures to hold said second concave portion contiguous to said second concave trough to form a second igniter tube between said igniter and said second burner;
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- wherein said first and second leg portions comprise barbed tabs which insert into said apertures.
A support for a gas fired appliance, said support arranged between an igniter and a burner supported by a burner tube, comprising:
- a platform extending between said igniter and said burner;
- an igniter tube located between said igniter and said burner on said platform;
- said platform comprising a burner aperture adjacent an end of said igniter tube, said burner aperture being oblong shaped with a notch region;
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- a clip structure for supporting a burner tube from said platform, said clip structure comprising a clasp portion for engaging said burner tube, tab portions for overlying said platform, and a locking clip portion for engaging said notch region of said burner aperture.
A method of assembling a burner, igniter and igniter tube arrangement in an appliance comprising the steps of:
- providing a platform for supporting the burner and igniter tube;
- forming a raised rail on said platform, having a concave trough on its upper surface;
- forming a burner aperture through said platform adjacent an end of said rail;
- forming engaging apertures at opposite lateral sides of said rail;
- forming a cover having a concave portion and two leg portions;
- snap fitting said cover over said rail to form an igniter tube between said concave trough and said concave portion by inserting said leg portions into said engaging apertures;
- providing a support clip for locking to said burner tube;
- inserting said burner tube and support clip through said burner aperture from a bottom side thereof until said support clip substantially rests on a top side of said platform.
A support for a burner supported on a burner tube for a gas fired appliance, comprising:
- a platform including a burner aperture said burner aperture being oblong shaped;
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- a clip structure for supporting a burner tube from said platform, said clip structure including a clasp portion for engaging said burner tube, a tab portion for overlying said platform, and a resilient locking clip portion for engaging said platform at said burner aperture when said tab portion overlies said platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.