Thin chamber burner
AssigneeHNI Technologies Inc.
InventorsDavid C. Lyons, Travis P. Betcher, Louis L. Mead
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Abstract
A gas burner assembly includes a first sheet, a second sheet, and a conduit. The first sheet has an inner face, an outer face, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The second sheet also has an inner face, an outer face, an upper portion and a lower portion. The first and second sheets are secured relative to one another such that the first and second sheets are separated by a gap that defines a manifold between the inner faces of the first and second sheets with an elongate opening between the upper portions of the first and second sheets, the opening forming an outlet from the manifold. The conduit is in communication with the manifold, the conduit being adapted for connection to a source of gas.
Claims13
A gas burner assembly comprising:
- a first sheet having an inner face, an outer face, and extending between a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge;
- a second sheet having an inner face, an outer face, and extending between a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first and second sheets being secured relative to one another such that the first and second sheets are separated by a gap that defines a substantially thin manifold between the inner faces of the first and second sheets, where an outlet from the substantially thin manifold is formed along the second edge of the first sheet;
- a conduit in communication with the manifold, the conduit being adapted for connection to a source of gas;
- a first frame including a first member, a second member, and a lateral member extending between the first and second members, the first member, the second member, and the lateral member defining a central viewing area, wherein the conduit is a tubular member and the first frame includes an opening in communication with the substantially thin manifold and the tubular member;
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- a second frame including a first member, a second member, and a lateral member extending between the first and second members, the first member, the second member, and the lateral member of the second frame defining a central viewing area, wherein the first frame is secured adjacent the outer face of the first sheet such that the first sheet is exposed through the central viewing area in the first frame and the second frame is secured adjacent the outer face of the second sheet such that second sheet is exposed through the central viewing area in the second frame.
A gas burner assembly comprising:
- a first sheet having an inner face, an outer face, and extending between a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge;
- a second sheet having an inner face, an outer face, and extending between a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first and second sheets being secured relative to one another such that the first and second sheets are separated by a gap that defines a substantially thin manifold between the inner faces of the first and second sheets, where an outlet from the substantially thin manifold is formed along the second edge of the first sheet;
- a conduit in communication with the manifold, the conduit being adapted for connection to a source of gas;
- an inner seal comprising a first side portion, a second side portion, and a lateral portion, the first and second side portions abutting the inner faces of the first and second sheets and the lateral portion and the first edge of the second sheet together defining a first opening into the substantially thin manifold;
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- a first intermediate seal comprising a first side portion, a second side portion, and a lateral portion, the lateral portion defining a second opening in communication with the first opening, the first intermediate seal being abutted against the outer face of the first sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.