Gas-fired kitchen appliance

摘要

A gas-fired kitchen appliance, comprises (a) a food preparation zone (10); (b) a burner nozzle (12) for supplying heat to said food preparation zone (10); (c) an electromagnetic valve (16) which when energized allows gas to be supplied to the burner nozzle (12) and which when deenergized blocks the gas supply to the burner nozzle; (d) a thermocouple (32) located in proximity of the burner nozzle (12), the thermocouple when heated energizing the electromagnetic valve (16); (e) a cover element (36) associated to said food preparation zone (10), said cover element being movable between a first position which allows normal operation of said food preparation zone and at least one second position in which said food preparation zone is non-operable or idling; and (f) a switching element (34) associated to said cover element (36) and arranged to interrupt the supply of electric energy from the thermocouple (32) to the electromagnetic valve (16) when the cover element (36) is in said second position.

主权项

1. A gas-fired kitchen appliance, comprising:
(a) a food preparation zone; (b) a burner nozzle for supplying heat to said food preparation zone; (c) an electromagnetic valve which when energized allows gas to be supplied to the burner nozzle and which when de-energized blocks the gas supply to the burner nozzle, wherein the electromagnetic valve comprises a valve element for selectively opening and closing a supply line of the gas, a spring for biasing the valve element into the closed position, a manual switch arranged to move the valve element from the closed position to an opened position against the biasing force of the spring, and a solenoid which when energized maintains the valve element in the opened position; (d) a thermocouple located in proximity of the burner nozzle, the thermocouple when heated energizing the electromagnetic valve; (e) a cover element associated to said food preparation zone, said cover element being movable between a first position which allows normal operation of said food preparation zone and at least one second position in which said food preparation zone is closed or covered; (f) a switching element associated to said cover element and arranged to interrupt the supply of electric energy from the thermocouple to the electromagnetic valve when the cover element is in said second position; (g) a hinge mechanism connected to the cover element, wherein the hinge mechanism comprises a member which during movement of the cover element is subject to a linear movement; and (h) a clip having a plurality of opposed flexible fingers, the clip snapped to the member via the flexible fingers, wherein the clip is also subject to a linear movement, and wherein the clip comprises a slanted switching surface engaging a push button of said switching element, and wherein the linear movement of the member and the clip is perpendicular to a movement of the push button.