US 11,988,379 B2
Burner for a cooking appliance
Charles Hanna, Knoxville, TN (US); Brian Silva, Knoxville, TN (US); and Tyson White, Anderson, TN (US)
Assigned to BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US); and BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed by BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US); and BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/899,753.
Prior Publication US 2021/0388980 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. F23D 14/02 (2006.01); F23D 14/04 (2006.01); F23D 14/58 (2006.01); F24C 3/08 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F23D 14/30 (2006.01)
CPC F23D 14/02 (2013.01) [F24C 3/085 (2013.01); F24C 3/124 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A burner for a cooking appliance, the burner comprising:
a first continuous plate having a first unbroken, planar central expanse surrounded by a first outer portion, the first plate defining a plurality of flame ports arranged in a plurality of flow-sharing groups on a face of a peripheral combustion surface;
a second continuous plate having a second unbroken, planar central expanse surrounded by a second outer portion, the second plate coextensive with the first plate, wherein respective outer edges of the first plate and the second plate are coupled to each other such that the respective central expanses face each other; and
wherein the outer portions of the first plate and the second plate are contoured to define an annular void that is within the burner and that is fluidly coupled to the plurality of flame ports, and an overall thickness of the burner is greater at the outer portions than at the central expanses.