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Control system for gas burners

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6020095
A gas burner system is described for a gas cooking range including a gas burner, a gas supply, an electric igniter for said burner, a valve for controlling the flow of combustible gas from said gas supply to said burner, said valve having a rotatable valve shaft, a control system for said gas valve and said igniter comprising a motor mechanically coupled to rotate said shaft, a microcomputer connected to control said motor, a shaft position encoder coupled to said shaft and connected to said microcomputer to supply a digital signal to said microcomputer indicating the angular position of said shaft, first and second operator controllable switches coupled to said microcomputer, said microcomputer comprising means responsive to operation of said first switch for energizing said motor to turn said shaft in a first direction and means responsive to operation of said second switch for energizing said motor to turn said shaft in a second direction opposite said first direction, a third operator controllable switch operable to energize said motor to rotate said shaft to a maximum flow position of said valve and to energize said igniter, and means responsive to operation of any of said first, second and third switches to deenergize said igniter.
Assignee:
White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, OH (United States)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 5241463
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-361508
OSTI ID:
6020095
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English