US 12,359,820 B2
Cooktop including a single input control of multiple heating elements
Paul Bryan Cadima, Crestwood, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/989,806.
Prior Publication US 2024/0167684 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. F24C 3/08 (2006.01); F24C 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 3/08 (2013.01) [F24C 15/108 (2013.01)] 20 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 valve disposed upstream from the first gas heating element, the first supply valve defining a first primary outlet and a first bypass outlet;
a second supply valve disposed upstream from the second gas heating element, the second supply valve defining a second primary outlet and a second bypass outlet;
a first supply line extending in fluid communication between the first primary outlet and the first gas heating element to direct fuel thereto;
a second supply line extending in fluid communication between the second primary outlet and the second gas heating element to direct fuel thereto;
a first bypass line extending in fluid communication between the first supply line and the first supply valve at the first bypass outlet;
a second bypass line extending in fluid communication between the second supply line and the second supply valve at the second bypass outlet;
a supplemental valve provided on the first bypass line to selectively control fuel flow therethrough;
a controller operably coupled with the supplemental valve to selectively open the supplemental valve;
a manifold comprising a gas inlet, wherein the first supply valve and the second supply valve are fluidly coupled to the manifold;
a first control input operably coupled with the first supply valve; and
a second control input operably coupled with the second supply valve.