MULTI-RING GAS BURNER FOR AN APPLIANCE

摘要

A multi-ring gas burner for an appliance is provided. The burner includes an inner burner ring and an outer burner ring. The outer burner ring has a regulator positioned within a fuel chamber of the outer burner ring. The regulator controls a flow of fuel to outlets of the outer burner ring adjacent the regulator. The regulator can improve a uniformity of fuel flow through the outlets and thereby improve a uniformity of flames at the outlets.

主权项

1. A multi-ring gas burner for an appliance, the gas burner defining a radial direction and a circumferential direction, the gas burner comprising:
an inner burner ring; an outer burner ring spaced apart from said inner burner ring along the radial direction, said outer burner ring defining an inlet, a fuel chamber, and a plurality of outlets, the inlet configured for directing fuel into the fuel chamber, the outlets spaced apart from one another along the circumferential direction and configured for directing fuel out of the fuel chamber; and a regulator mounted to said outer burner ring within the fuel chamber of said outer burner ring, said regulator positioned adjacent the inlet of said outer burner ring, said regulator disposed between the inlet and at least one of the plurality of outlets along the radial direction, said regulator defining at least one slot; wherein said regulator and said outer burner ring define a regulating chamber, said regulator configured for directing fuel from the fuel chamber of said outer burner ring through the at least one slot of said regulator into the regulating chamber, the regulating chamber configured for directing fuel out of the regulating chamber through the at least one of the plurality of outlets of said outer burner ring.