US 12,234,996 B2
Igniter assembly for a gas cooking appliance
Richard W. Cowan, Louisville, KY (US); and Vern A. Neal, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/549,020.
Application 17/549,020 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/478,301, filed on Sep. 17, 2021.
Application 17/478,301 is a continuation of application No. 16/455,851, filed on Jun. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,125,440, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0099301 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. F24C 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 3/103 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a surface having an aperture, the surface of the cooking appliance being movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein an interior of the cooking appliance is accessible in the open position, and wherein the interior of the cooking appliance is not accessible in the closed position;
at least one orifice holder installed beneath the surface of the cooking appliance
a burner assembly connected to the at least one orifice holder, the burner assembly having a burner head and a burner cap; and
an igniter assembly having at least an igniter in a magnetic engagement with an igniter base, the igniter having a first portion of an electrode pin extending through the igniter, wherein the igniter base having a second portion of the electrode pin, and the igniter base having a first end and a second end and being removably retained by the at least one orifice holder,
when the surface of the cooking appliance is in the closed position, the igniter is insertable through the aperture of the surface of the cooking appliance and magnetically coupled to the first end of the igniter base thereby engaging the first portion of the electrode pin of the igniter in electrical communication with the second portion of the electrode pin of the igniter base, and
when the surface of the cooking appliance is in the closed position, the igniter is removable from the aperture of the surface of the cooking appliance and magnetically uncoupled from the first end of the igniter base thereby disengaging the first portion of the electrode pin of the igniter out of electrical communication with the second portion of the electrode pin of the igniter base.