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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry S Nachaj, Kirkland, CA;
Assignee:
Societe en Commandite Gaz Metropolitain, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431263 ; 431264 ;
Abstract
A baffle ignitor assembly (1)) comprises an ignitor element (12) which is located in a cylindrical baffle (14). The cylindrical baffle (14) has an elongated opening (15) in a sidewall (17) thereof and which opening is dimensioned to admit a gas/air mixture flow from a burner nozzle (11) when positioned in close proximity thereof and at a desired orientation with respect thereto. An orifice (16) is provided in the sidewall (17) opposite the opening (15) and together with the opening creating a stable slightly turbulent low velocity air/gas flow mixture (25) in the baffle (14) about the ignitor element (12) for ignition of the air/gas mixture.