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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Gayle Collins, New Bern, NC (US);
James Gayle, New Bern, NC (US);
George Savitz, New Bern, NC (US);
Charles Weimer, New Bern, NC (US);
Gayle Collins, New Bern, NC (US);
James Gayle, New Bern, NC (US);
George Savitz, New Bern, NC (US);
Charles Weimer, New Bern, NC (US);
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A home appliance with maintop gas control includes a gas control apparatus including a pressure regulator for receiving gas from a gas facility and distributing gas within the home appliance, the pressure regulator defining a gas conduit having a gas inlet, at least one gas outlet, and a valve disposed intermediate the gas inlet and at least one gas outlet, the valve including a valve stem configured for movement along an axis to open and close the valve; and a valve actuator including a drive element disposed remotely from the valve, the drive element being a rotary drive element operatively engaged with the valve stem for moving the valve between an open position and a closed position; and a mechanical link assembly disposed intermediate the valve stem and the drive element for converting rotary movement of the drive element into linear movement of the valve stem.