Whirlpool Corporation

Ana Katia Silva

Victor H Manrique

Tao Geng

Victor Gerardo Caloca

A burner base for a stacked burner assembly to secure a uniform distribution of gas flow. The burner base couples with a top burner cover and together define an internal gas mixture chamber. The burner base includes a barrier structure along a perimeter having a plurality of structural zones. A first structural zone includes a semi-circular barrier structure having a height that is taller at a middle portion than at the end portions. A second structural zone includes an arc structure having a height that is taller than the heights of adjacent structural zone heights. A third structural zone includes a semi-circular structure having a consistent height along the structure. A fourth structural zone includes a non-raised semi-circular structure. The barrier structure is configured to facilitate the distribution of the gas within the mixture chamber.

Burner base

A burner unit includes first and second burner assemblies supplied with a gas mixture via first and second valves, respectively. A first valve control assembly controls the first and second valves between open and closed positions. Third and fourth burner assemblies of the burner unit are supplied with a gas mixture via third and fourth valves, respectively. A second valve control assembly controls the third and fourth valves between open and closed positions. The first and second valve control assemblies are separate assemblies that are configured to cooperate to simultaneously provide a gas mixture to the first, second, third and fourth burner assemblies in respective high power settings of the first and second valve control assemblies.

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Guanajuato, Mexico

Ana Katia Silva