ES2207083T3 - GAS KITCHEN TOP WITH A SINGLE GAS FEEDING TUBE TO THE VARIOUS BURNERS. - Google Patents

Abstract

A main gas wheel (1) consists of a surface or plate of the main wheel (2) with which there is associated a plurality of burners (4) arranged in a non-aligned manner in relation to the seats (3) provided in said main wheel plate (2) at a distance of several edges (5, 6) of the latter, each burner operatively collaborating with a valve member (28) to feed gas to a burner or diffuser body (10) provided with a propagator of flame (11) and a cover (12), said body (28) being obliged to open / close by a corresponding actuator or control (9), a tube (25) being provided to feed the gas to the different burners ( 4). The tube (25) is a single tube for all burners (4) and is located below each of the latter, the valve member (28) of each burner being associated with said tube (25) and being positioned in correspondence with the respective burner seat (3) provided in the control.

Description

Gas kitchen countertop with a single tube Gas supply to the various burners.

This invention relates to a home for cooking with gas burners according to the introduction to the main claim.

Households for cooking of the type above mentioned generally comprise a household surface or plate (metallic, tempered glass or vitrified ceramic) in which Several seats for burners are arranged. These include furthermore a usual burner body advantageously provided with a ignition device or flame generator and that has a diffuser of the flame or flame distributor, on which a top. Each burner receives a gas flow regulated by an actuator which controls the operation of the burner. This actuator (usually of the type of knob or knob) cooperates with an element of corresponding valve associated with a tube through which it Feed the gas to the home.

This tube is usually located on one side of the home between the mentioned home plate and a lower plate associated with a support structure (which can be a structure appropriate self-support in a kitchen, or a closet if the home is going to be embedded) Along this side seats are provided for the controls that cooperate with said valve elements, which they are associated in a known manner with said tube. From these elements extend tubes that end under the burner seats where connections are arranged for the Burner above.

The patent US-A-2,185,275 explains a household of cooking gas according to the preamble of claim main, in which the tube through which the gas is fed to the Home is placed in the center.

This known arrangement comprises a large number of parts (tubes, transmissions, joints, etc.), whose presence and assembly requirements increase the cost of the home and Its assembly time. This provision is also the cause of a considerable disturbance derived from the presence of these components and their particular arrangement under the plate Cook.

In addition, the presence of so many components associated with the main gas supply tube means that there is a risk of gas leakage (and therefore less security) which, although limited, is always present.

An object of the invention is to provide a home of gas that represents an improvement over homes currently available.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a household of the type mentioned, in which the number of components is small (smaller than in the case of known plates), and with a assembly time less than that of known homes.

An additional object is to provide a home for considerable security

These objects are obtained through a home to cook according to the attached claims.

The invention will be better understood from the attached drawings, which are provided by way of non-limiting example, and in which:

Figure 1 is an exploded view of a home for cooking according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a straight section through the home of figure 1, taken in correspondence with a burner, Y

Figure 3 is a section similar to that of the Figure 2, but taken through a home of tempered glass or vitrified ceramic

Said figures, and in particular figures 1 and 2, show a home for cooking 1 comprising a surface or household metal plate 2 (for example uncoated steel or enameled) which has several seats 3 (four in figure 1) for the corresponding gas burners 4. Seats 3 are located not aligned along several edges (for example the leading edge 5 and trailing edge 6) of the home plate 2. At along one side 7 a control panel 8 is arranged on the which are several actuators or controls 9 to activate the flame and regulate the flame of each burner 4.

Each burner comprises a burner body 10 which acts as a diffuser and provided with a flame distributor 11 and a cover 12, a usual igniter or spark plug 13 and a injector 14. If desired, a panel 8 can be arranged 9A trigger for spark plugs 13. On household plate 2 one (as in Figure 1) or more grilles 15, a lid or closure element 16 hinged in known manner to said household by means of a suitable known hinge element 18 which is advantageously closable on said household plate.

Household plate 2 can be superimposed, by a suitable joint 22, on a hollow structure 20 (known) coupled to a home stand (such as a self-supporting structure, or to a kitchen cabinet if the home is going to be embedded)

Between the home plate 2 and the structure 20 is placed a tube 25 to feed the gas to each burner. In agreement with a particular feature of the invention, said tube 25 is a single tube for all 4 burners and is folded so that it place under each seat 3 present on the home plate 2, whatever the arrangement of the burners (and therefore of the relative seats) in the latter. The tube is closed by a end 25A.

The tube 25 is connected to a main outlet of fixed gas by means of a usual connection element 26, and has several openings 27 (of the same number as that of burners 4), for be placed under the seats 3. Above these openings are arranged valve elements 28 connected to the injector 14 of watertight and are controlled by actuators or controls 9 respective by means of remote operation means, such as a universal joint 29 (as shown in figure 2), a cable flexible or similar connected to controls 9 in a known manner. Each valve element 28, provided with the necessary seals, is coupled with the corresponding opening 27 by means of a usual tightening element 30. The valve element comprises preferably, connected to a spark generator 32 connected to the spark plug 13, a usual detector 31 to detect the gas flow to the injector. Through this detector, the spark plug On is automatically activated at the beginning of the power of gas to the burner. This is an alternative to activator 9A previously mentioned.

According to one more characteristic of invention, if the home plate 2 is metallic, each seat 3 is formed by pressure, in such a way that it defines support 35B itself of the body 10 of the corresponding burner 4. In this situation (see Figure 2), the base 35 is provided with a small hole intern 37 to receive the injector 14, which is fixed on this base by means of a nut 38 or a similar element.

If the home plate is made of tempered glass or vitrified ceramics (see Figure 3, in which the parts that correspond to those of figures 1 and 2 are indicated with same reference numbers), the burner body 10 is supported by a metal support 40 having a pressed part and inlay arranged with a base 42 similar to said base 35, and is coupled in a sealed form (by means of an element 41) to the 2 home plate. The support 40 is coupled to the home plate 2 tempered glass or vitrified ceramic by means of a elastic element 43 placed under the household plate 2.

As an alternative, support 40 may be a interacting part of the valve element 28.

The invention reduces the number of components of the home to provide a very safe product. This is achieved by the particular arrangement of the tube 25, which supports the injectors directly under each seat 3 of a corresponding burner and the valve element 28 connected to each injector, and by the particular form of household plate 2, which when possible, acts as a support of the burner body 10.

Claims (10)

1. A gas household (1) comprising a household surface or plate (2) with which several burners (4) arranged not aligned in corresponding seats (3) arranged in said household plate (2) are associated with a certain distance from the different edges (5, 6) of the latter, cooperating with each burner (4) a valve member (28) to feed gas to a burner or diffuser body (10), being made open and / or close said member by a corresponding actuator or control (9), a single tube (25) being arranged to feed the gas to all the different burners (4), the valve member (28) of each burner being associated with said single tube ( 25), characterized in that said single tube (25) is folded so that it is placed directly below each of the burners, each valve member (28) being placed in correspondence with the respective seat (3) of the burner disposed in the home. 2. A gas household as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the valve member (28) of each burner associated with the single gas tube cooperates with a corresponding injector coaxially located with the diffuser (10) of the burner (4). ). 3. A gas household as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the valve member (28) is connected by means of transmission (29) with the actuator or control (9) to control and regulate the burner (4). 4. A gas household as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the transmission means is a universal joint. 5. A gas household as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the transmission means is a flexible cable. A gas household as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the valve member (28) has associated a detector (31) to detect the flow of gas to the injector (14), said detector (31) being connected to a spark generator (32) connected to an element (13) for ignition of the flame in the burner (4). A gas household as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the seat (3) of each burner (4) defines a support for the latter. A gas household as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the seat (3) of each burner (4) is formed by pressing and embedding the household plate locally, thus defining said seat (3) on said plate ( 2) household a support (35B) for the burner or diffuser body (10), provided with a base (35) in which there is a through hole containing the injector (14), which is fixed to said base by means fixing (38). 9. A gas household as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the burner comprises a pressed part (40) defining the burner support and supporting the diffuser (10), said part resting on a plate (2) of vitrified ceramic hearth and which is tightly coupled to the latter, said part being associated with an elastic element located below the household plate (2) to retain said part on the latter, said part having a base (42) with the one the burner is associated with. 10. A gas household as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the support (40) of the burner is part of the valve member (28).