EP2513564B1 - An oven comprising a burner - Google Patents

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EP2513564B1
EP2513564B1 EP10790443.5A EP10790443A EP2513564B1 EP 2513564 B1 EP2513564 B1 EP 2513564B1 EP 10790443 A EP10790443 A EP 10790443A EP 2513564 B1 EP2513564 B1 EP 2513564B1
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Metin Gozacar
Murat Topsakal
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGESĀ ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C3/00—Stoves or ranges for gaseous fuels
    • F24C3/08—Arrangement or mounting of burners
    • F24C3/085—Arrangement or mounting of burners on ranges
    • F24C3/087—Arrangement or mounting of burners on ranges in baking ovens
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
    • F23D14/02—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone
    • F23D14/04—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner
    • F23D14/10—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner with elongated tubular burner head
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
    • F23D14/46—Details, e.g. noise reduction means
    • F23D14/70—Baffles or like flow-disturbing devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
    • F23D14/46—Details, e.g. noise reduction means
    • F23D14/84—Flame spreading or otherwise shaping
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2207/00—Ignition devices associated with burner
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2208/00—Control devices associated with burners

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  • the present invention relates to an oven comprising a burner which provides flames to be formed for cooking process by gas fuels being ignited.
  • the cooking process is performed by means of the burner mounted in the oven cavity.
  • Burners are generally mounted to the lower portion or the upper portion of the oven cavity for the foods to be cooked from below or from above in the ovens, the burner, mounted to the lower portion of the oven cavity is referred to as lower burner or oven burner and the burner mounted to the upper portion is referred to as upper burner or grill burner.
  • the oven burner for cooking from below is mounted onto the lower wall of the casing surrounding the oven cavity for the trays placed into the oven cavity to be heated from below
  • the grill burner for cooking from above is mounted onto the upper wall of the casing surrounding the oven cavity for the foods in the trays placed into the oven cavity to be cooked from above.
  • the burner comprises a tubular member delivering gas, gas exit openings arranged on the tubular member, the igniter providing the burning process to be started by igniting gas exiting from the gas exit openings, a thermal element such as thermocouple which controls the flame formation and a reflector which provides flames to be directed to the inside of the oven cavity of the oven.
  • a thermal element such as thermocouple which controls the flame formation
  • a reflector which provides flames to be directed to the inside of the oven cavity of the oven.
  • the aim of the present invention is the realization of an oven wherein the mounting and dismounting of the burner and the igniter and the flame detecting thermocouple connected to the burner is facilitated by decreasing the number of elements.
  • the oven realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, and explicated in the claims comprises a supporting member which provides the mounting of the burner and the igniter and the flame detecting thermocouple to the casing surrounding the oven cavity.
  • the supporting member is produced by shaping a one-piece plate and mounted to the end of the tubular member such as to intersect the tubular member axis vertically.
  • the supporting member has a fastening tab formed by bending the edge thereof seating onto the casing and which provides the supporting member to be mounted onto the casing vertical to the tubular member on the casing, a plug formed by deep drawing the middle portion of the supporting member, in circular protrusion form, which provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member and which provides the tubular member to be supported at a certain distance to the casing by bearing all around against the inner wall of the tubular member at the end portion thereof, at least one igniter hole which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member around the plug and which provides the igniter to be mounted and at least one thermocouple hole which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member around the plug and which provides the thermocouple to be mounted.
  • the burner is mounted onto the lower wall of the casing or the upper wall of the casing and the position of the supporting member is changed to mount the burner to the bottom or the top by being rotated 180 degrees around the tubular member axis.
  • the supporting member comprises two igniter holes which provide the igniter to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner is mounted to the lower wall of the casing or mounted to the upper wall of the casing, which are located at the right and the left of the plug, which are symmetrical to the tubular member axis and only to one of which the igniter is mounted.
  • the supporting member comprises two thermocouple holes which provide the thermocouple to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner is mounted to the lower wall of the casing or mounted to the upper wall of the casing, which are located at the right and the left of the plug, which are symmetrical to the tubular member axis and only to one of which the thermocouple is mounted.
  • the distance between the igniter hole used at the upper portion of the burner and the fastening tab is more than the distance between the igniter hole used at the lower portion of the burner and the fastening tab.
  • the distance between the thermocouple hole used at the upper portion of the burner and the fastening tab is more than the distance between the thermocouple hole used at the lower portion of the burner and the fastening tab.
  • the supporting member comprises two thermocouple mounting tab which are formed by bending slightly the edges of the supporting member on which the first and the second thermocouple holes are located towards the tubular member and which provides the thermocouple mounted to the first or the second thermocouple holes at the lower and upper utilization positions of the burner to extend angularly towards the tubular member.
  • the supporting member of the present invention provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member, supports the tubular member by holding it at a certain distance from the casing, provides the igniter and the thermocouple to be fixed at the appropriate position by means of the igniter holes and the thermocouple holes thereon and provides the igniter and the thermocouple to be mounted at the appropriate positions according to the lower and upper positions wherein the burner is used at the lower portion or at the upper portion of the oven cavity.
  • the oven (1) comprises an oven cavity (2) wherein the cooking process is performed, a casing (3) surrounding the oven cavity (2) and a burner (4) which provides flames to be formed by means of gas fuel in the oven cavity (2) and which provides the cooking process to be realized.
  • the burner (4) is used as the oven burner for cooking from below by being mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) at the lower side of the oven cavity (2) or as a grill burner for cooking from above to the upper wall of the casing (3) at the upper wall of the oven cavity (2).
  • the burner (4) comprises a tubular member (5) preferably in L form which provides the gas used as fuel to be delivered, which extends parallel to the lower wall of the casing (3) or the upper wall of the casing (3), which has a cylindrical cross-section, more than one exit opening (6) which are arranged at both sides of the tubular member (5) and which allow the exit of the gas, an igniter (7) which starts the burning process by igniting the gas exiting from the exit openings (6), a thermocouple (8) which controls the flame formation and a reflector (9) fixed to the tubular member (5), which extends to both sides of the tubular member (5), which is positioned almost parallel to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) such as to be over the exit openings (6) and which provides the flames exiting from the exit openings (6) to be directed.
  • a tubular member (5) preferably in L form which provides the gas used as fuel to be delivered, which extends parallel to the lower wall of the casing (3) or the
  • the reflector (9) is located over the exit openings (6) and between the exit openings (6) and the casing (3) and provides the heat radiating from the flames rising from the exit openings (6) to be reflected downwards.
  • the reflector (9) When the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) to be used as oven burner, the reflector (9) is located again over the exit openings (6), but this time the tubular member (5) and hence the exit openings (6) are hidden by remaining under the reflector (9).
  • the reflector (9) provides the heat radiating from the flames to diffuse into the oven cavity (2) from the sides of the reflector (9) by blocking the flames rising from the exit openings (6), the middle portions of the foods being cooked in the tray in the oven cavity (2) are prevented from burning.
  • the oven (1) of the present invention comprises a supporting member (14) which is produced by shaping a one-piece plate and mounted to the end of the tubular member (5) such as to intersect the tubular member (5) axis vertically, which has
  • the supporting member (14) is mounted to the end of the tubular member (5) by snap-fit method or being nailed by means of the plug (11) and leak-proofing is provided by applying all around solder or welding to the joint of the plug (11) and the tubular member (5). Then the supporting member (14) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) by means of the fixing tab (10) according to where the burner (4) will be used and the assembly process is completed by mounting the igniter (7) to the igniter hole (12, 112) thereon and the thermocouple (8) to the thermocouple hole (13, 113).
  • the supporting member (14) provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member (5), bears the tubular member (5) at a certain distance to the casing (3) on the casing (3).
  • the igniter (7) and the thermocouple (8) is mounted onto the supporting member (14), all of the said connections is performed on the supporting member (14) produced as a single-piece.
  • the number of elements required for mounting the burner (4) to the casing (3) is decreased; labor benefit and convenience of maintenance in case of any malfunction are provided.
  • the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or the upper wall of the casing (3) by not changing the position wherein the reflector (9) is at the top according to the exit openings (6), that is, by not being rotated, only the position of the supporting member (14) is changed by being rotated 180 degrees around the tubular member (5) axis in order to mount the burner (4) to the lower wall of the casing (3) or the upper wall of the casing (3).
  • the fastening tab (10) When the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3), the fastening tab (10) is located at the bottom, when the burner (4) is mounted to the upper wall of the casing (3), the supporting member (14) is fixed to the end of the tubular member (5) at the 180 degrees rotated position with respect to its lower position without rotating the burner (4). In this case the fastening tab (10) is at the upper side of the supporting member (14).
  • the supporting member (14) is mounted for mounting the burner (4) to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) by only being rotated without any modifications thereon.
  • the supporting member (14) comprises two igniter holes (12, 112) which provide the igniter (7) to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or mounted to the upper wall of the casing (3), which are located at the right and the left of the plug (11), which are symmetrical to the tubular member (5) axis and only to one of which, located at right or left according to the lower or upper positions of the burner (4), the igniter (7) is mounted.
  • the igniter (7) is mounted to the igniter hole (12) at one side of the plug (11) and the other igniter hole (112) remains empty, when the burner (4) is at the upper position, this time the igniter hole (12) used at the lower position remains empty, and the other igniter hole (112) is used.
  • the supporting member (14) comprises two thermocouple holes (13, 113) which provide the thermocouple (8) to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or mounted to the upper wall of the casing (3), which are located at the right and the left of the plug (11), which are symmetrical to the tubular member (5) axis and only to one of which, located at right or left according to the lower or upper positions of the burner (4), the thermocouple (8) is mounted.
  • thermocouple (8) When the burner (4) is at the lower position, the thermocouple (8) is mounted to the thermocouple hole (13) at one side of the plug (11) and the other thermocouple hole (113) remains empty, when the burner (4) is at the upper position, this time the thermocouple hole (13) used at the lower position remains empty, the other thermocouple hole (113) is used.
  • the distance between the igniter hole (112) used at the upper position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10) is more than the distance between the igniter hole (12) used at the lower position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10).
  • the distance between the second thermocouple hole (113) at the upper position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10) is more than the distance between the thermocouple hole (13) used at the lower position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10).
  • the supporting member (14) comprises two thermocouple mounting tab (15) which are formed by bending slightly the edges of the supporting member (14) on which the first and the second thermocouple holes (13, 113) are located towards the tubular member (5) and which provides the thermocouple (8) mounted to the first or the second thermocouple holes (13 or 113) at the lower and upper utilization positions of the burner (4) to extend angularly towards the tubular member (5).
  • the supporting member (14) mounted around the tubular member (5) by the plug (11) portion thereof being punched in diameter of the tubular member (5) is used for supporting the tubular member (5) in L form on the casing (3) at the points except the end portion thereof, for example, for supporting the short arm thereof which forms the L form of the tubular member (5).
  • the supporting member (14) of the present invention provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member (5) and supports the tubular member (5) by holding it at a certain distance from the casing (3).
  • the supporting member (14) provides the igniter (7) and the thermocouple (8) to be fixed at appropriate positions by means of the igniter holes (12, 112) and the thermocouple holes (13, 113) located thereon.
  • the supporting member (14) also provides the igniter (7) and the thermocouple (8) at appropriate positions according to the lower and upper positions wherein the burner (4) is used at the lower portion or at the upper portion of the oven cavity (2).
  • the supporting member (14) furthermore provides the thermocouple (8) to extend angularly to the tubular member (5) by only the edges thereof being bent, thus the number of elements required for mounting the burner (4) to the casing (3) is decreased, advantage in terms of material, moulding, labor and maintenance is provided by producing the supporting member (14) at one type according to the various utilization positions.

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  • The present invention relates to an oven comprising a burner which provides flames to be formed for cooking process by gas fuels being ignited.
  • In the gas oven, the cooking process is performed by means of the burner mounted in the oven cavity. Burners are generally mounted to the lower portion or the upper portion of the oven cavity for the foods to be cooked from below or from above in the ovens, the burner, mounted to the lower portion of the oven cavity is referred to as lower burner or oven burner and the burner mounted to the upper portion is referred to as upper burner or grill burner. The oven burner for cooking from below is mounted onto the lower wall of the casing surrounding the oven cavity for the trays placed into the oven cavity to be heated from below, the grill burner for cooking from above is mounted onto the upper wall of the casing surrounding the oven cavity for the foods in the trays placed into the oven cavity to be cooked from above.
  • The burner comprises a tubular member delivering gas, gas exit openings arranged on the tubular member, the igniter providing the burning process to be started by igniting gas exiting from the gas exit openings, a thermal element such as thermocouple which controls the flame formation and a reflector which provides flames to be directed to the inside of the oven cavity of the oven. In order to mount the tubular element and the thermocouple and the igniter to the appropriate positions, modifications are required to be made on the burner, number of elements and thus cost increase, furthermore it becomes difficult to dismount the burner to carry out maintenance in case of any malfunction.
  • In the state of the art United States Patent Application No. US20050138789 relates to the production of an oven or a grill burner and the venture tube, the thermocouple and the igniter all mounted to the burner.
  • In the state of the art United States Patent Application No. US20080210217 , an oven or a fastening protrusion which provides the grill burner to be mounted and which extends towards outside from the burner body is explained. The United States Patent Application No. US3322112 relates to an infrared gas burner. The United states Patent Application No. US5743727 relates to a premixed gas burner has an elongated hollow burner body including a burner deck formed by a multiplicity of burner ports about a small sector of the body. The British Patent Application No. GB228363 relates to the improvements in gas heated cooking stoves. The British Patent Application No. GB981950 relates to the improvements in gas burners. The European Patent Application No. EP1488700 relates to a burner and radiator assembly for a tunnel oven.
  • The aim of the present invention is the realization of an oven wherein the mounting and dismounting of the burner and the igniter and the flame detecting thermocouple connected to the burner is facilitated by decreasing the number of elements.
  • The oven realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, and explicated in the claims comprises a supporting member which provides the mounting of the burner and the igniter and the flame detecting thermocouple to the casing surrounding the oven cavity.
  • The supporting member is produced by shaping a one-piece plate and mounted to the end of the tubular member such as to intersect the tubular member axis vertically.
  • The supporting member has a fastening tab formed by bending the edge thereof seating onto the casing and which provides the supporting member to be mounted onto the casing vertical to the tubular member on the casing, a plug formed by deep drawing the middle portion of the supporting member, in circular protrusion form, which provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member and which provides the tubular member to be supported at a certain distance to the casing by bearing all around against the inner wall of the tubular member at the end portion thereof, at least one igniter hole which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member around the plug and which provides the igniter to be mounted and at least one thermocouple hole which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member around the plug and which provides the thermocouple to be mounted.
  • The burner is mounted onto the lower wall of the casing or the upper wall of the casing and the position of the supporting member is changed to mount the burner to the bottom or the top by being rotated 180 degrees around the tubular member axis.
  • In an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member comprises two igniter holes which provide the igniter to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner is mounted to the lower wall of the casing or mounted to the upper wall of the casing, which are located at the right and the left of the plug, which are symmetrical to the tubular member axis and only to one of which the igniter is mounted.
  • In another embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member comprises two thermocouple holes which provide the thermocouple to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner is mounted to the lower wall of the casing or mounted to the upper wall of the casing, which are located at the right and the left of the plug, which are symmetrical to the tubular member axis and only to one of which the thermocouple is mounted.
  • In another embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the igniter hole used at the upper portion of the burner and the fastening tab is more than the distance between the igniter hole used at the lower portion of the burner and the fastening tab.
  • In another embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the thermocouple hole used at the upper portion of the burner and the fastening tab is more than the distance between the thermocouple hole used at the lower portion of the burner and the fastening tab.
  • In another embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member comprises two thermocouple mounting tab which are formed by bending slightly the edges of the supporting member on which the first and the second thermocouple holes are located towards the tubular member and which provides the thermocouple mounted to the first or the second thermocouple holes at the lower and upper utilization positions of the burner to extend angularly towards the tubular member.
  • The supporting member of the present invention provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member, supports the tubular member by holding it at a certain distance from the casing, provides the igniter and the thermocouple to be fixed at the appropriate position by means of the igniter holes and the thermocouple holes thereon and provides the igniter and the thermocouple to be mounted at the appropriate positions according to the lower and upper positions wherein the burner is used at the lower portion or at the upper portion of the oven cavity.
  • The oven realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention is illustrated in the attached figures, where:
    • Figure 1 - is the schematic view of an oven.
    • Figure 2 - is the perspective view of an oven casing to the lower wall of which the burner is mounted.
    • Figure 3 - is the perspective view of an oven casing to the upper wall of which the burner is mounted.
    • Figure 4 - is the perspective view of a burner.
    • Figure 5 - is the perspective view of a supporting member.
  • The elements illustrated in the figures are numbered as follows:
    • 1 - Oven
    • 2 - Oven cavity
    • 3 - Casing
    • 4 - Burner
    • 5 - Tubular member
    • 6 - Exit opening
    • 7 - Igniter
    • 8 - Thermocouple
    • 9 - Reflector
    • 10 - Fastening tab
    • 11 - Plug
    • 12, 112 - Igniter hole
    • 13, 113 - Thermocouple hole
    • 14 - Supporting member
    • 15 - Thermocouple mounting tab
  • The oven (1) comprises an oven cavity (2) wherein the cooking process is performed, a casing (3) surrounding the oven cavity (2) and a burner (4) which provides flames to be formed by means of gas fuel in the oven cavity (2) and which provides the cooking process to be realized.
  • The burner (4) is used as the oven burner for cooking from below by being mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) at the lower side of the oven cavity (2) or as a grill burner for cooking from above to the upper wall of the casing (3) at the upper wall of the oven cavity (2).
  • The burner (4) comprises a tubular member (5) preferably in L form which provides the gas used as fuel to be delivered, which extends parallel to the lower wall of the casing (3) or the upper wall of the casing (3), which has a cylindrical cross-section, more than one exit opening (6) which are arranged at both sides of the tubular member (5) and which allow the exit of the gas, an igniter (7) which starts the burning process by igniting the gas exiting from the exit openings (6), a thermocouple (8) which controls the flame formation and a reflector (9) fixed to the tubular member (5), which extends to both sides of the tubular member (5), which is positioned almost parallel to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) such as to be over the exit openings (6) and which provides the flames exiting from the exit openings (6) to be directed.
  • When the burner (4) is mounted to the upper wall of the casing (3) to be used as grill burner, the reflector (9) is located over the exit openings (6) and between the exit openings (6) and the casing (3) and provides the heat radiating from the flames rising from the exit openings (6) to be reflected downwards.
  • When the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) to be used as oven burner, the reflector (9) is located again over the exit openings (6), but this time the tubular member (5) and hence the exit openings (6) are hidden by remaining under the reflector (9). The reflector (9) provides the heat radiating from the flames to diffuse into the oven cavity (2) from the sides of the reflector (9) by blocking the flames rising from the exit openings (6), the middle portions of the foods being cooked in the tray in the oven cavity (2) are prevented from burning.
  • The oven (1) of the present invention comprises a supporting member (14) which is produced by shaping a one-piece plate and mounted to the end of the tubular member (5) such as to intersect the tubular member (5) axis vertically, which has
    • a fastening tab (10) formed by bending the edge of the supporting member (14), providing the supporting member (14) to be mounted to the casing (3),
    • a plug (11) formed by deep drawing the middle portion of the supporting member (14), in circular protrusion form, which provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member (5) and which provides the tubular member (5) to be borne at a certain distance to the casing (3) by bearing all around against the inner wall of the tubular member (5) at the end portion thereof,
    • at least one igniter hole (12, 112) which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member (14) around the plug (11) and which provides the igniter (7) to be mounted and
    • at least one thermocouple hole (13, 113) which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member (14) around the plug (11) and which provides the thermocouple (8) to be mounted(Figure 5).
  • In the oven (1) of the present invention, when the burner (4) is mounted to the casing (3), first the supporting member (14) is mounted to the end of the tubular member (5) by snap-fit method or being nailed by means of the plug (11) and leak-proofing is provided by applying all around solder or welding to the joint of the plug (11) and the tubular member (5). Then the supporting member (14) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) by means of the fixing tab (10) according to where the burner (4) will be used and the assembly process is completed by mounting the igniter (7) to the igniter hole (12, 112) thereon and the thermocouple (8) to the thermocouple hole (13, 113).
  • The supporting member (14) provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member (5), bears the tubular member (5) at a certain distance to the casing (3) on the casing (3). The igniter (7) and the thermocouple (8) is mounted onto the supporting member (14), all of the said connections is performed on the supporting member (14) produced as a single-piece. The number of elements required for mounting the burner (4) to the casing (3) is decreased; labor benefit and convenience of maintenance in case of any malfunction are provided.
  • The burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or the upper wall of the casing (3) by not changing the position wherein the reflector (9) is at the top according to the exit openings (6), that is, by not being rotated, only the position of the supporting member (14) is changed by being rotated 180 degrees around the tubular member (5) axis in order to mount the burner (4) to the lower wall of the casing (3) or the upper wall of the casing (3). When the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3), the fastening tab (10) is located at the bottom, when the burner (4) is mounted to the upper wall of the casing (3), the supporting member (14) is fixed to the end of the tubular member (5) at the 180 degrees rotated position with respect to its lower position without rotating the burner (4). In this case the fastening tab (10) is at the upper side of the supporting member (14). The supporting member (14) is mounted for mounting the burner (4) to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) by only being rotated without any modifications thereon.
  • In an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member (14) comprises two igniter holes (12, 112) which provide the igniter (7) to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or mounted to the upper wall of the casing (3), which are located at the right and the left of the plug (11), which are symmetrical to the tubular member (5) axis and only to one of which, located at right or left according to the lower or upper positions of the burner (4), the igniter (7) is mounted. When the burner (4) is at the lower position, the igniter (7) is mounted to the igniter hole (12) at one side of the plug (11) and the other igniter hole (112) remains empty, when the burner (4) is at the upper position, this time the igniter hole (12) used at the lower position remains empty, and the other igniter hole (112) is used.
  • In another embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member (14) comprises two thermocouple holes (13, 113) which provide the thermocouple (8) to be used in two different positions according to the lower and upper positions at which the burner (4) is mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or mounted to the upper wall of the casing (3), which are located at the right and the left of the plug (11), which are symmetrical to the tubular member (5) axis and only to one of which, located at right or left according to the lower or upper positions of the burner (4), the thermocouple (8) is mounted. When the burner (4) is at the lower position, the thermocouple (8) is mounted to the thermocouple hole (13) at one side of the plug (11) and the other thermocouple hole (113) remains empty, when the burner (4) is at the upper position, this time the thermocouple hole (13) used at the lower position remains empty, the other thermocouple hole (113) is used.
  • In another embodiment of the present invention, in the supporting member (14) the distance between the igniter hole (112) used at the upper position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10) is more than the distance between the igniter hole (12) used at the lower position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10). Similarly, the distance between the second thermocouple hole (113) at the upper position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10) is more than the distance between the thermocouple hole (13) used at the lower position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10). These distance differences result from the reflector (9) being mounted to the lower and the upper walls of the casing (3) at the same position (without being rotated).
  • In another embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member (14) comprises two thermocouple mounting tab (15) which are formed by bending slightly the edges of the supporting member (14) on which the first and the second thermocouple holes (13, 113) are located towards the tubular member (5) and which provides the thermocouple (8) mounted to the first or the second thermocouple holes (13 or 113) at the lower and upper utilization positions of the burner (4) to extend angularly towards the tubular member (5).
  • Moreoever the supporting member (14) mounted around the tubular member (5) by the plug (11) portion thereof being punched in diameter of the tubular member (5) is used for supporting the tubular member (5) in L form on the casing (3) at the points except the end portion thereof, for example, for supporting the short arm thereof which forms the L form of the tubular member (5).
  • The supporting member (14) of the present invention provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member (5) and supports the tubular member (5) by holding it at a certain distance from the casing (3). The supporting member (14) provides the igniter (7) and the thermocouple (8) to be fixed at appropriate positions by means of the igniter holes (12, 112) and the thermocouple holes (13, 113) located thereon. The supporting member (14) also provides the igniter (7) and the thermocouple (8) at appropriate positions according to the lower and upper positions wherein the burner (4) is used at the lower portion or at the upper portion of the oven cavity (2). The supporting member (14) furthermore provides the thermocouple (8) to extend angularly to the tubular member (5) by only the edges thereof being bent, thus the number of elements required for mounting the burner (4) to the casing (3) is decreased, advantage in terms of material, moulding, labor and maintenance is provided by producing the supporting member (14) at one type according to the various utilization positions.
  • It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited by the embodiments disclosed above and a person skilled in the art can easily introduce different embodiments. These should be considered within the scope of the protection postulated by the claims of the present invention.

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  1. - An oven (1) comprising an oven cavity (2) wherein the cooking process is performed, a casing (3) surrounding the oven cavity (2), a burner (4) having a tubular member (5) which has a cylindrical cross-section, which extends parallel to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3), more than one exit openings (6) arranged at both sides of the tubular member (5) which allows the exit of the gas, an igniter (7) which starts the burning process by igniting the gas exiting from the exit openings (6), a thermocouple (8) which controls the flame formation and a reflector (9) fixed to the tubular member (5), which extends to both sides of the tubular member (5), which is positioned almost parallel to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) such as to be over the exit openings (6) and which provides the flames exiting from the exit openings (6) to be directed, a supporting member (14) which is produced by shaping a one-piece plate and mounted to the end of the tubular member (5) such as to intersect the tubular member (5) axis vertically, which has a fastening tab (10) formed by bending the edge of the supporting member (14), providing the supporting member (14) to be mounted to the casing (3), characterized by said supporting member (14) further comprising:
    - a plug (11) formed by deep drawing the middle portion of the supporting member (14), in circular protrusion form, which provides leak-proofing by blocking the end of the tubular member (5) and which provides the tubular member (5) to be supported at a certain distance to the upper or the lower walls of the casing (3) by bearing all around against the inner wall of the tubular member (5) at the end portion thereof,
    - at least one igniter hole (12, 112) which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member (14) around the plug (11) and which provides the igniter (7) to be mounted and
    - at least one thermocouple hole (13, 113) which is formed by punching the portion of the supporting member (14) around the plug (11) and which provides the thermocouple (8) to be mounted.
  2. - An oven (1) as in Claim 1, characterized by the burner (4) mounted to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall of the casing (3) or the supporting member (14) the position of which is changed by being rotated 180 degrees around the tubular member (5) axis for mounting the burner (4) to the lower wall of the casing (3) or to the upper wall (3) of the casing (3).
  3. - An oven (1) as in Claim 1 or 2, characterized by the supporting member (14) comprising two igniter holes (12, 112) located at right and left of the plug (11), which are symmetrical to the tubular member (5) axis and to one of which the igniter (7) is mounted according to the lower or upper positions of the burner (4).
  4. - An oven (1) as in any one of the claims above, characterized by the supporting member (14) comprising two thermocouple holes (13, 113) located at right and left of the plug (11), which are symmetrical to the tubular member (5) axis and to one of which the thermocouple (8) is mounted according to the lower or upper positions of the burner (4).
  5. - An oven (1) as in any one of the claims above, characterized by the supporting member (14) wherein the distance between the igniter hole (112) used at the upper position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10) is more than the distance between the igniter hole (12) used at the lower position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10).
  6. - An oven (1) as in any one of the claims above, characterized by the supporting member (14) wherein the distance between the thermocouple hole (113) used at the upper position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10) is more than the distance between the thermocouple hole (13) used at the lower position of the burner (4) and the fastening tab (10).
  7. - An oven (1) as in any one of the claims above, characterized by the supporting member (14) comprising two thermocouple mounting tab (15) which are formed by bending slightly the edges of the supporting member (14) on which the first and the second thermocouple holes (13, 113) are located towards the tubular member (5) and which provides the thermocouple (8) mounted to the first or the second thermocouple holes (13 or 113) at the lower and upper utilization positions of the burner (4) to extend angularly towards the tubular member (5).
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