US 12,352,449 B2
Cooktop including a single input control of multiple heating elements
Paul Bryan Cadima, Crestwood, KY (US); and Omar Santana, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,001.
Prior Publication US 2024/0077206 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F23N 1/00 (2006.01); F24C 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 3/126 (2013.01) [F23N 1/005 (2013.01); F24C 3/08 (2013.01); F23N 2225/16 (2020.01); F23N 2235/14 (2020.01); F23N 2237/02 (2020.01); F23N 2241/08 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooktop appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the cooktop appliance comprising:
a first gas heating element;
a second gas heating element adjacent to the first gas heating element;
a first supply line in upstream fluid communication with the first gas heating element to direct fuel thereto;
a second supply line in upstream fluid communication with the second gas heating element to direct fuel thereto;
a first supply valve provided on the first supply line upstream from the first gas heating element;
a second supply valve provided on the second supply line upstream from the second gas heating element;
a supplemental line providing fluid connection from the first supply valve to each of the first supply line and the second supply line, the supplemental line comprising a bridge portion fluidly connected between the first supply line and the second supply line and a source portion fluidly connecting the first supply valve to the bridge portion;
a supplemental line valve provided on the supplemental line; and
a controller operably coupled with the supplemental line valve, the controller being configured to selectively open the supplemental line valve.