EP3438536A1 - Gas valve comprising a tactile feedback device, and cooking appliance comprising said gas valve - Google Patents
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- The present invention relates to gas valves comprising a tactile feedback device, and to cooking appliances comprising said gas valves.
- Gas valves for cooking appliances comprising tactile feedback means whereby users perceive a tactile sensation when turning the knob associated with the shaft of the valve are known. To that end, the valve must comprise an element rotating integrally with the shaft of the valve and cooperating with a fixed element to generate said tactile sensation.
- Gas valves with tactile feedback means inside the valve body are known.
US2005/0284519A1 andEP2735795A1 describe gas valves with tactile feedback means inside the valve body. Unlike the gas valve ofEP2735795A1 , in the gas valve ofUS2005/0284519A1 the tactile sensation is not associated with angular positions corresponding to different gas adjustment levels. -
WO2015097119A1 describes a cooking appliance which comprises a gas valve comprising a tactile feedback device arranged outside the valve body. This gas valve comprises an axially movable rotating shaft coupled to a gas flow regulating member arranged in the valve body, the gas flow through the valve being changed by means of rotation of the shaft. The tactile feedback device comprises a fixed portion which is formed by two covers coupled to one another defining an inner space and with the shaft going through said covers, and a rotating portion, which is a sleeve coupled to the shaft, rotating integrally with said shaft and housed in the inner space defined by the covers of the fixed portion, the shaft being axially movable with respect to the assembly formed by the fixed portion and the moving portion. The fixed portion comprises a follower, which is a spring and ball assembly arranged in the lower cover of the fixed portion, arranged radially with respect to the shaft, and the rotating portion comprises a circular guide section comprising a plurality of contiguous housings arranged in a side wall of the sleeve, and guiding the follower to provide a tactile sensation during rotation of the shaft. - The object of the invention is to provide a gas valve comprising a tactile feedback device and a cooking appliance comprising said gas valve, as defined in the claims.
- The gas valve of the invention comprises a tactile feedback device, the valve comprising a valve body and an axially movable rotating shaft coupled to said valve body, the gas flow through the valve being changed by means of rotation of the shaft, and the tactile feedback device comprising a fixed portion and a rotating portion rotating integrally with the shaft, the rotating portion being housed at least partially in the fixed portion, one of said portions comprising at least one follower arranged radially with respect to the shaft, and the other one of said portions comprising at least one circular guide section comprising a plurality of contiguous housings and guiding the follower to provide a tactile sensation during rotation of the shaft. The fixed portion comprises an inner perimetral wall comprising the guide section and the rotating portion comprises the follower. On the other hand, at least one of the portions (the fixed portion or the rotating portion) of the tactile feedback device is fixed to the shaft of the valve such that said portion moves integrally with said shaft in an axial manner.
- In the gas valve of the invention, given that the follower is arranged in the rotating portion, that the rotating portion is at least partially housed in the fixed portion, and that the guide section is arranged in an inner perimetral wall of the fixed portion, the tactile feedback device is extremely compact due to the follower being housed entirely within the side limits established by the inner perimetral wall. In the state of the art, given that the follower is arranged in the fixed portion and the guide section is arranged in an outer perimetral wall of the rotating portion, the follower is arranged outside the perimetral wall. The fact that at least one of the portions of the tactile feedback device is furthermore fixed to the shaft of the valve contributes to the valve of the invention being more compact.
- These and other advantages and features of the invention will become evident in view of the drawings and detailed description of the invention.
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Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the gas valve according to the invention. -
Figure 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the gas valve ofFigure 1 . -
Figure 3 shows a bottom perspective view of the cover of the fixed portion of the tactile feedback device of the gas valve ofFigure 1 . -
Figure 4 shows a top perspective view of the guide body of the rotating portion of the tactile feedback device of the gas valve ofFigure 1 . -
Figure 5 shows a top perspective view of the base of the fixed portion of the tactile feedback device of the gas valve ofFigure 1 . -
Figure 6 shows a top perspective view of an embodiment of the base of the tactile feedback device which may replace the base ofFigure 5 of the gas valve ofFigure 1 . -
Figure 7 shows a top plan view of the base ofFigure 6 . -
Figure 8 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the gas valve according to the invention. -
Figure 9 shows an exploded perspective view of the gas valve ofFigure 8 . -
Figure 10 shows a bottom perspective view of the cover of the fixed portion of the tactile feedback device of the gas valve ofFigure 8 . -
Figure 11 shows a top perspective view of the guide body of the rotating portion of the tactile feedback device of the gas valve ofFigure 8 . -
Figure 12 shows a sectional view of the guide body ofFigure 11 . -
Figure 13 shows a top perspective view of the base of the fixed portion of the tactile feedback device of the gas valve ofFigure 8 . -
Figure 14 shows a top perspective view of an embodiment of the base of the tactile feedback device which may replace the base ofFigure 13 of the gas valve ofFigure 8 . -
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of thegas valve 100 according to the invention, andFigure 2 shows an exploded perspective view of thegas valve 100 ofFigure 1 . - The
gas valve 100 of the invention comprises atactile feedback device 200 arranged outside saidgas valve 100. Saidgas valve 100 comprises avalve body 110 and an axially movable rotatingshaft 120 coupled to saidvalve body 110. Thevalve body 110 comprises therein a cavity in which a frustoconical gas flow regulating member (not shown in the drawings) is arranged between a gas inlet and a gas outlet of thegas valve 100. Theshaft 120 is coupled to the gas regulating member such that gas flow through thevalve 100 is changed by means of the rotation of theshaft 120. Thegas valve 100 further comprises a spring arranged in the cavity of thegas body 110 which allows for theshaft 120 to return to its initial position after having been pushed axially. - The
tactile feedback device 200 comprises a fixed portion which does not rotate when rotation of theshaft 120 is actuated, and a rotating portion rotating integrally with theshaft 120, the rotating portion being housed at least partially in the fixed portion. The rotating portion of this embodiment of thegas valve 100 comprises afollower 10 arranged radially with respect to theshaft 120, and the fixed portion comprises acircular guide section 20 comprising a plurality ofcontiguous housings 21 and guiding thefollower 10 to provide a tactile sensation during rotation of theshaft 120. The fixed portion comprises an innerperimetral wall 34 comprising theguide section 20. In thegas valve 100 of the invention, at least one of the portions of thetactile feedback device 200 is fixed to theshaft 120 such that said portion moves integrally with saidshaft 120 in an axial manner. In this first embodiment, the fixed portion is fixed to theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100 and coupled to thevalve body 110 such that it cannot rotate when rotation of theshaft 120 is actuated. The rotating portion comprising thefollower 10 rotates integrally with theshaft 120 of thevalve 100. - The rotating portion of this embodiment of the
tactile feedback device 200 comprises aguide body 50, shown inFigure 4 , which is a partially hollow cylindrical part with theshaft 120 of thevalve 100 going through same. Theguide body 50 comprises anopening 51 for the fitting and coupling of theshaft 120. To that end, theshaft 120 of thevalve body 110 comprises in the outer portion thereof a machined D-shaped segment 123 which is arranged below another machined segment of theshaft 120 used for assembling the knob of thegas valve 100, and theopening 51 also having a D shape, theguide body 50 being coupled to theshaft 120 when thesegment 123 of theshaft 120 is introduced in theopening 51, allowing rotation of theguide body 50 and axial sliding of theshaft 120 along theguide body 50. Theguide body 50 comprises anouter side wall 52 comprising acavity 53 in a direction towards theshaft 120, thefollower 10 being arranged coupled to theouter wall 52. Thiscavity 53 goes through theouter wall 52 and reaches theopening 51. - As shown in
Figure 2 , thefollower 10 comprises acontact element 11 contacting theguide section 20 of the fixed portion, and anelastic element 12 coupling thecontact element 11 with theguide body 50. In this embodiment of thegas valve 100, thecontact element 11 is a cylinder with an end in the shape of a ball, and theelastic element 12 is a spring. The contact element and theelastic element 12 are housed in thecavity 53 arranged in theouter wall 52 of theguide body 50, thecontact element 11 first being introduced in saidcavity 53 through an open end on the side of theopening 51 which allows same, and theelastic element 12 is then introduced in saidcavity 53, thecavity 53 comprising another end opening to the outside of theguide body 50, thecontact element 11 being arranged supported on theelastic element 12, and protruding partially through said another open end of thecavity 53. - The fixed portion comprises a
base 30, shown inFigure 5 , which houses the rotating portion, i.e., theguide body 50, and acover 40 shown inFigure 3 , coupled to saidbase 30 with theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100 going through same. Thebase 30 comprises acylindrical body 32 with ahousing 33 therein in which theguide body 50 is arranged. Thisbody 32 comprises an inner side wall which is theperimetral wall 34 comprising theguide section 20, saidguide section 20 being arranged at least in an angular segment of the inner face of theperimetral wall 34 equal to the angular range of actuation of theshaft 120 for regulating gas flow between an OFF position for preventing gas flow, in which thecontact element 11 of thefollower 10 is arranged in one of thehousings 21, and an ON position for allowing gas flow between a maximum position and a minimum position, passing through an intermediate gas flow position, in which a plurality ofhousings 21 are arranged. Saidguide section 20 guides thecontact element 11 of thefollower 10 to provide a tactile sensation. - In this embodiment, the
contact element 11 can be housed in each of thehousings 21, such that each of thehousings 21 defines a gas flow adjustment level. In the axial movement of theshaft 120, and therefore of thebase 30, thecontact element 11 always contacts ahousing 21 of the guide section 20a. In other embodiments of thegas valve 100 not shown in the drawings, the guide section comprises a plurality of housings with a dimension smaller than thehousings 21 of theguide section 20 shown in the embodiment described above, said guide section being configured for obtaining a tactile sensation. - The upper portion of the
body 32 is not closed, and thebody 32 comprises in the lower portion awall 37 with anopening 31 going through same, the lower portion of theguide body 50 being supported on the inner face ofsaid wall 37, with thefollower 10 fitted and coupled to theguide section 20. Theopening 31 allows passage of theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100 without any coupling whatsoever. Thewall 37 of thebody 32 comprises an outer face which is astop 38. - The base 30 also comprises engagement means which are guide
arms 35 with there being threesuch guide arms 35 in this embodiment of thegas valve 100. These guidearms 35 allow coupling the base 30 to thevalve body 110, which allows guiding thebase 30 axially, and prevents rotation of saidbase 30. When theshaft 120 is not pushed axially, there is a space between the lower end of theguide arms 35 and the upper portion of thevalve body 110, such that when theshaft 120 has been pushed axially, theguide arms 35 do not abut thevalve body 110. Theguide arms 35 emerge from the lower portion of thebody 32 of thebase 30 and extend towards thevalve body 110. Said guidearms 35 are configured such that their inner portion is adapted to the side shape of different portions of thevalve body 110, comprising in the lower inner portion thereof housings, not shown in the drawings, which are coupled to different protrusions of thevalve body 110 when theshaft 120 is pushed axially. Therefore, when theshaft 120 is pushed axially theguide arms 35 guided thebase 30 axially, and when theshaft 120 is then rotated, the housings of the lower inner portion of theguide arms 35 prevent rotation of thebase 30. - The fixed portion of the
tactile feedback device 200 also comprises acover 40. Said cover is fitted to the upper portion of the base 30 closing the upper portion of thebody 32. Saidcover 40 comprises a circular wall with anopening 41 going through same, the upper portion of theguide body 50 being supported on the inner face of said wall, circular concentric walls fitting with theouter side wall 52 of theguide body 50 projecting from said inner face of the wall of thecover 40. Theopening 41 allows passage of theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100 without any coupling whatsoever. In this embodiment of thegas valve 100, thebody 32 of thebase 30 comprises fourprotrusions 36 on the outer face thereof, and thecover 40 comprises fourhooks 42 projecting downwardly from the wall of saidcover 40, thehooks 42 engaging theprotrusions 36, and thecover 40 therefore closing on thebase 30. - In this embodiment of the
gas valve 100, thebase 30, thecover 40 and theguide body 50 are plastic parts, theguide section 20 is integral with the base 30 in theinner perimetral wall 34 of thebody 32. - The fixed portion of the
tactile feedback device 200 is fixed to theshaft 120 by fixingmeans 130 of thegas valve 100. Since thecover 40 engages thebase 30, said components of the fixed portion behave as a single part. Thebase 30 is assembled on theshaft 120 with theshaft 120 going through theopening 31, and theguide body 50 is then coupled to theshaft 120 with saidshaft 120 going through theopening 51 for the fitting thereof, theguide body 50 being introduced in thehousing 33 of thebody 32 of thebase 30. Theshaft 120 then goes through theopening 41 of thecover 40, thebase 30 being covered with saidcover 40 and both parts engaging one another. The fixing means 130 comprise acirclip 131 or washer arranged in aperimetral groove 121 of theshaft 120 arranged below the machined segment of saidshaft 120 envisaged for assembling the knob of thegas valve 100, and a milledsegment 122 in theshaft 120 below thegroove 121. The inner portion, close to theopening 31 of thebase 30, of thestop 38 of thewall 37 of thebody 32 abuts the milledsegment 122 of theshaft 120, and thecirclip 131 abuts the outer face of thecover 40. The fixed portion is therefore fixed to theshaft 120 such that said fixed portion moves axially together with theshaft 120. - In a preferred embodiment, when the
shaft 120 moves axially towards thevalve body 110 thetactile feedback device 200 is configured to push anactivation pushbutton 61 by means of the portion of thetactile feedback device 200 moving integrally with theshaft 120 in an axial manner. Said portion therefore performs two functions, forming an element of thetactile feedback device 200 on one hand and serving for activating apushbutton 61 when it moves axially on the other. - In this first embodiment, given that it is the fixed portion itself which is fixed to the
shaft 120 such that it moves axially together with saidshaft 120, said fixed portion performs the two functions. In this embodiment, the rotating portion is housed inside the fixed portion and therefore also moves axially together with the fixed portion. - In this embodiment, a
switch 60 incorporating thepushbutton 61 is therefore arranged coupled to thevalve body 110. In this embodiment, thisswitch 60 is a switch for a spark generator which allows activating an ignition valve for igniting a gas burner (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to saidgas valve 100. It is a switch that forms part of a switch harness, such that said harness allows electrically communicating the different gas valves comprised in the cooking appliance. Theactivation pushbutton 61 projects from the case of theswitch 60 towards theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100, the activation thereof allowing the activation of the spark generator. Thepushbutton 61 is arranged on a vertical plane coinciding with the axial path of the fixed portion of thetactile feedback device 200, specifically of thebase 30. Thebase 30 is configured so that the edge, arranged away from theopening 31 of thebase 30, of thestop 38 of thewall 37 of thebody 32 of thebase 30, pushes theactivation pushbutton 61 when saidbase 30, and therefore the entire fixed portion, moves axially together with theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100 towards thevalve body 110, when saidshaft 120 is pushed axially for opening thegas valve 100 and igniting the gas burner. The activation of a switch of the harness therefore allows activating the spark generator and activating the ignition valves associated with the gas burners of the cooking appliance. -
Figure 6 shows a top perspective view of an embodiment of thebase 30 of thetactile feedback device 200 which may replace thebase 30 ofFigure 5 in thegas valve 100 ofFigure 1 , andFigure 7 shows a top plan view of thebase 30 ofFigure 6 . - Said
base 30 comprises the same features as those described for the embodiment of the base 30 shown inFigure 5 . The difference lies in the fact that theguide section 20, instead of comprising a plurality ofhousings 21, comprises asingle segment 22 projecting from the inner face of theperimetral wall 34 of thebase 30. Thissegment 22 projects farther and has a larger dimension than the peaks defining thehousings 21. Thissegment 22 defines an angular area B with the longitudinal axis of theshaft 120, in which thefollower 10 arranged in theguide body 50 of the fixed portion cannot be positioned, i.e., the follower will not be stable in saidsegment 22, theshaft 120 moving out of the angular position B. Therefore, when the user rotates theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100 and wants to place theshaft 120 in the angular area B of thesegment 22, this cannot be done because thecontact element 11 of thefollower 10 moves, sliding to one side or another out of thesegment 22. This function of thesegment 22 is extremely suitable for cooking appliances comprising at least one burner with more than one crown for burning gas, for example a double-crown burner, preventing the effect of unburned gas which may occur when rotating the shaft to switch the gas flow from one crown of the burner to the other, and to angularly place said shaft in a gas outflow position arranged between the gas flow outlet of the two crowns of the gas burner. In other embodiments of the gas valve not shown in the drawings, theguide section 20 can comprise, in addition to thesegment 22, a plurality ofhousings 21 arranged in theperimetral wall 34. -
Figure 8 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the gas valve according to the invention. Thetactile feedback device 200 of this second embodiment also comprises a fixed portion and a rotating portion rotating integrally with theshaft 120, and the fixed portion also comprises a base 30 comprising theinner perimetral wall 34 comprising theguide section 20, but in this embodiment this fixed portion is fixed to thevalve body 110, and the rotating portion is fixed to theshaft 120 such that it moves integrally with saidshaft 120 in an axial manner. Therefore, in this embodiment the rotating portion is the portion which activates anactivation pushbutton 61 when theshaft 120 moves axially towards thevalve body 110 in the preferred embodiment. - The rotating portion comprises the
follower 10 arranged in theguide body 50 as described in the first embodiment of thegas valve 100, said rotating portion being fixed to theshaft 120 and housed in thebase 30. Thebase 30 differs from thebase 30 of the first embodiment of thegas valve 100 in that it comprises anarm 39 emerging from the lower portion of thebody 32 of thebase 30 and extending towards thevalve body 110. Saidarm 39 comprises at the lower end thereof aplate 80 with ahole 81 going through same. Thebase 30 is fixed to thevalve body 110 by means of attaching with ascrew 82 which goes through thehole 81 of theplate 80 of saidbase 30 and reaches thevalve body 110 in a hole of said body. In this second embodiment of thegas valve 100, theguide section 20 of thebase 30 comprises, as shown inFigure 13 , asingle segment 22 projecting from the inner face of theperimetral wall 34 of thebase 30, instead of a plurality ofhousings 21, the features and functionality of which have already been described in the first embodiment of thegas valve 100. - In other embodiments of the
gas valve 100 not shown in the drawings, thevalve body 100 comprises a cover fixed with screws to thevalve body 110, covering the inner cavity of saidvalve body 100. One of said screws comprises a threaded body and a head open at the outer end thereof comprising a thread therein. In order to fix the base 30 to thevalve body 110, thescrew 82 is attached to the inner thread of the head of the screw which attaches the cover to thevalve body 110. The risks of gas leakages in thegas valve 100 thus being minimized. Thebase 30 is therefore fixed to thevalve body 110 and movement, be it rotational or axial, is non-existent. - The
cover 40 of the fixed portion of thetactile feedback device 200 is also fitted to the upper portion of the base 30 closing the upper portion of thebody 32. The difference in thiscover 40 is that it comprises anopening 41 having a larger diameter than theopening 41 of thecover 40 of the first embodiment of thegas valve 100, also allowing passage of theshaft 120. - The rotating portion of this second embodiment of the
gas valve 100 comprises aguide body 50 different from theguide body 50 of the first embodiment of thegas valve 100. Thisguide body 50 is a partially hollow part with two cylindrical bodies with theshaft 120 of thevalve 100 going through same through acentral opening 51 for the fitting and coupling of theshaft 120 as described in the first embodiment of thegas valve 100. Theguide body 50 comprises afirst cylinder 54 with anouter side wall 52 comprising acavity 53 in a direction towards theshaft 120, thefollower 10 being arranged coupled to theouter wall 52. Thiscavity 53 goes through theouter wall 52 and reaches theopening 51. As shown inFigure 12 , thefollower 10 comprises the same elements and they are arranged in the same manner as described above for the first embodiment. - The
guide body 50 of this second embodiment shown inFigures 11 and 12 comprises asecond cylinder 55 attached to the lower portion of thefirst cylinder 54, thesecond cylinder 55 having a smaller diameter than thefirst cylinder 54. Thesecond cylinder 55 also has theopening 51 going through same, such that theshaft 120 goes through theguide body 50 in the manner coupled thereto, allowing rotation of theguide body 50 and allowing axial sliding of theshaft 120 along theguide body 50. Thissecond cylinder 55 comprises a lower wall which is astop 56. - In this second embodiment of the
gas valve 100, the rotating portion of thetactile feedback device 200 is the portion which is fixed to theshaft 120 by fixingmeans 130 of thegas valve 100, as the fixed portion, i.e., thebase 30 and thecover 40 in this embodiment, are fixed to thevalve body 110. Thebase 30 is assembled on theshaft 120 with theshaft 120 going through theopening 31, and theguide body 50 is then coupled to theshaft 120 with saidshaft 120 going through theopening 51 for the fitting thereof, theguide body 50 being introduced in thehousing 33 of thebody 32 of thebase 30. Thefirst cylinder 50 of theguide body 50 is laterally fitted in thehousing 33 of thebody 32, allowing the axial sliding thereof, the area of the lower wall of thefirst cylinder 54, projecting from thesecond cylinder 55, coinciding with the upper face of thewall 37 arranged in the lower portion thebody 32, but without actually contacting saidwall 37 in the axial movement of theguide body 50. Thesecond cylinder 55 of theguide body 50 goes through theopening 31 of thebase 30, protruding below thebody 32 of saidbase 30, when the guide body moves axially towards thevalve body 110. Finally, theshaft 120 goes through theopening 41 of thecover 40, thebase 30 being covered with saidcover 40 and both parts engaging one another. - The fixing means 130 comprise a
circlip 131 or washer arranged in theperimetral groove 121 of theshaft 120 arranged below the machined segment of saidshaft 120 envisaged for assembling the knob of thegas valve 100, and a milledsegment 122 in theshaft 120 below thegroove 121. An area of thestop 56 abuts the milledsegment 122 of theshaft 120, and thecirclip 131, the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of theopening 41 of thecover 40, abuts the upper face of thefirst cylinder 54 of theguide body 50. Theguide body 50 of the rotating portion is therefore fixed to theshaft 120 such that said rotating portion moves axially together with theshaft 120. - This second embodiment of the
gas valve 100 also comprises aswitch 60 coupled to thevalve body 110, having the same features as theswitch 60 described in the first embodiment of thegas valve 100. Saidswitch 60 comprises theactivation pushbutton 61 which is activated by the rotating portion. Saidpushbutton 61 projects from the case of theswitch 60 towards theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100. Thepushbutton 61 is arranged on a vertical plane coinciding with the axial path of theguide body 50, specifically of thesecond cylinder 55 of saidguide body 50. Saidsecond cylinder 55 is configured such that another area of thestop 56 pushes theactivation pushbutton 61 when theguide body 50 moves axially together with theshaft 120 of thegas valve 100 towards thevalve body 110. -
Figure 14 shows a top perspective view of an embodiment of thebase 30 of thetactile feedback device 200 which may replace thebase 30 ofFigure 13 of thegas valve 100 ofFigure 8 . In this embodiment of thegas valve 100, theguide section 20 of thebase 30 comprises a plurality ofhousings 21, the features and functionality of which have already been described in the first embodiment of thegas valve 100, the other features of this embodiment of the base 30 being the same as the features of the base 30 described above. One and the same embodiment can incorporate both thehousings 21 ofFigure 14 and thesegment 22 ofFigure 13 .
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- Gas valve for a cooking appliance, comprising a tactile feedback device, the valve (100) comprising a valve body (110) and an axially movable rotating shaft (120) coupled to said valve body (110), the gas flow through the valve (100) being changed by means of rotation of the shaft (120), and the tactile feedback device (200) comprising a fixed portion and a rotating portion rotating integrally with the shaft (120), the rotating portion being housed at least partially in the fixed portion, one of said portions comprising at least one follower (10) arranged radially with respect to the shaft (120) and the other one of said portions comprising at least one circular guide section (20) which comprises a plurality of contiguous housings (21) and guides the follower (10) to provide a tactile sensation during rotation of the shaft (120), characterized in that the fixed portion comprises an inner perimetral wall (34) comprising the guide section (20) and the rotating portion comprises the follower (10), at least one of the portions of the tactile feedback device (200) being fixed to the shaft (120) such that said portion moves integrally with said shaft (120) in an axial manner.
- Gas valve according to claim 1, wherein the rotating portion comprises a cylindrical guide body (50) with the shaft (120) of the valve (100) going through same, the follower (10) being arranged coupled to the outer wall (52) of the guide body (50), and the fixed portion comprises a cylindrical body (32) with a housing (33) in which the guide body (50) is arranged, said body (32) comprising the inner perimetral wall (34) comprising the guide section (20) and said housing (33) being laterally demarcated by means of said inner perimetral wall (34).
- Gas valve according to claim 2, wherein the follower (10) comprises a contact element (11) contacting the guide section (20) and an elastic element (12) coupling the contact element (11) with the guide body (50).
- Gas valve according to claim 3, wherein the contact element (11) is a ball or a cylinder, and the elastic element (12) is a spring, the elastic element (12) being housed in a cavity (53) arranged in the outer wall (52) of the guide body (50), the cavity (53) comprising an end opening to the outside of the guide body (50), and the contact element (11) being arranged supported on the elastic element (12).
- Gas valve according to any of the preceding claims, wherein when the shaft (120) moves axially towards the valve body (110), the tactile feedback device (200) is configured to push an activation pushbutton (61) by means of the portion of the tactile feedback device (200) moving integrally with the shaft (120) in an axial manner.
- Gas valve according to claim 5, wherein the fixed portion is fixed to the shaft (120) such that said fixed portion moves axially together with the shaft (120), said fixed portion comprising a stop (38) configured to push the activation pushbutton (61) when the shaft (120) moves axially towards the valve body (110).
- Gas valve according to claim 6, wherein the fixed portion comprises a base (30) housing the rotating part and a cover (40) coupled to said base (30) with the shaft (120) going through same, the base (30) comprising the stop (38) configured to push the activation pushbutton (61).
- Gas valve according to claim 7, wherein the base (30) comprises guide arms (35) which allow guiding said base (30) axially.
- Gas valve according to claim 5, wherein the fixed portion is fixed to the valve body (110) and the rotating portion is fixed to the shaft (120) such that said rotating portion moves axially together with the shaft (120), the rotating portion comprising a stop (56) configured to push the activation pushbutton (61) when the shaft (120) moves axially towards the valve body (110).
- Gas valve according to claim 9, wherein the fixed portion comprises a base (30) housing the rotating part, said base (30) comprising an arm (39) through which the base (30) is fixed to the valve body (110).
- Gas valve according to claim 10, wherein the stop (56) of the rotating part projects below the base (30) when the shaft (120) moves axially towards the valve body (110).
- Gas valve according to any of claims 5 to 11, comprising a harness with a switch (60) comprising the activation pushbutton (61).
- Gas valve according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the guide section (20) comprises a projecting segment (22), said segment (22) defining an angular area (B) in which the follower (10) cannot be positioned, the shaft (120) moving out of said angular area (B).
- Gas valve according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the guide section (20) guides the follower (10) to provide a tactile sensation in a plurality of gas adjustment levels which correspond with the housings (21) of said guide section (20).
- Cooking appliance characterized in that it comprises at least one gas valve (100) according to any of the preceding claims.
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