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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yen-Hsi Lin, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Gilius A. Gaska, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 3/08 (2006.01); F23D 14/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 14/06 (2013.01); F24C 3/085 (2013.01); F23D 2212/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49348 (2015.01);
Abstract
A gas burner assembly may include a gas burner and a burner cap. The burner may include a distribution cavity fluidly coupled with a gas inlet and a plurality of gas discharge ports. The burner cap may have a glass body characterized by a peripheral edge, and a metal element encapsulating the peripheral edge. The glass body may overlie at least a portion of the distribution cavity, and the metal element may shield the peripheral edge.