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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Scp Holdings, Llc, Auburn, IN (US);
Bruce C. Sprowl, Auburn, IN (US);
Jack A. Shindle, Leo, IN (US);
Robert Davignon, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Brian C. Dougherty, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Sudhir Brahmandam, Naperville, IL (US);
SCP Holdings, an assumed business name of Nitride Igniters, LLC, Auburn, IN (US);
Abstract
Hot surface igniter assemblies used in cooktops are shown and described. The hot surface igniters include a silicon nitride ceramic body with an embedded, resistive, heat-generating circuit. When energized, the circuit generates temperatures in excess of 2000° F. in under 4 seconds to ignite cooking gas such as natural gas. To prevent damage to the igniter during use or cleaning, an insulator assembly is provided which protects the distal end of the igniter ceramic body from damage while still exposing it to the cooking gas flow from the burner. In addition, a number of different terminal connection schemes for connecting the igniters to a power source are shown and described.