Pan support, a gas stove and a method for producing a pan support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11530819-B2
Application number	US-201917047081-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2019
Priority date	Apr 18, 2018
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

A pan support according to the invention for a gas stove comprises a support structure for a pan having a support surface for the pan, a chamber for a gas, in particular for an inflammable combustion mixture, the chamber being arranged in the interior of the support structure. Gas outlet openings are provided at the support structure and have a fluid connection to the chamber. The chamber has a circumferential geometry when looking from above.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pan support for a gas stove, said pan support comprising:
a support structure having a support surface for a pan;
a chamber section integrated inside the support structure for conducting a gas, said chamber having a circumferential geometry when looking from above;
a pillar portion protruding downwards from the support structure and having a bottom face that is in physical contact with the gas stove; and
at least one vertically-arranged pipe portion disposed within the pillar portion for receiving and/or mixing the gas, the gas being received through a connection in the bottom face of the pillar portion;
wherein the support structure has gas outlet openings in fluid connection with the chamber section.

2. The pan support of claim 1 , wherein the support structure surrounds a space and is configured to receive a wok at least partially in the space.

3. The pan support of claim 1 , wherein the support structure has a circular, rectangular, hexagonal, or octagonal shape when looking from above.

4. The pan support of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises a ring portion and pillar portions extending from the ring portion.

5. The pan support of claim 4 , wherein the pillar portions protrude downwards and/or upwards from the ring portion.

6. The pan support of claim 4 , wherein the gas outlet openings are provided at the ring portion and/or the pillar portions.

7. The pan support of claim 4 , wherein the chamber section extends in the ring portion and the pillar portions.

8. The pan support of claim 4 , wherein the gas outlet openings comprise inner gas outlet openings facing inwards and/or outer gas outlet openings facing outwards.

9. The pan support of claim 8 , wherein the support structure comprises a first chamber for a first gas portion of the gas and a second chamber for a second gas portion of the gas, said first chamber being isolated from the second chamber.

10. The pan support of claim 9 , wherein the inner gas outlet openings are fluid connected with the first chamber and the outer gas outlet openings are fluid connected with the second chamber.

11. The pan support of claim 1 , wherein the support surface for the pan comprises an inclined surface which is inclined relative to a horizontal plane.

12. A gas stove comprising a pan support, said pan support comprising
a support structure having a support surface for a pan,
a chamber section integrated inside the support structure for conducting a gas, said chamber section having a circumferential geometry when looking from above,
a pillar portion protruding downwards from the support structure and having a bottom face that is in physical contact with the gas stove; and
at least one vertically-arranged pipe portion disposed within the pillar portion for receiving and/or mixing the gas, the gas being received through a connection in the bottom face of the pillar portion; wherein the support structure has gas outlet openings in fluid connection with the chamber section.

13. The gas stove of claim 12 , further comprising a top sheet having a through-hole, said at least one vertically-arranged pipe portion of the pan support configured to protrude at least partially into the through-hole via the connection in the bottom face of the pillar portion.

14. A method comprising producing a pan support as set forth in claim 1 by a 3D-printing process.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the 3D-printing process includes selective laser melting.

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Acosta Herrero Luis
• Angele Boris
• Becke Christoph
• Ehrensberger Julia
• Gutierrez Humara Melca
• Hoisl Christian
• Lopez Ortiz Alberto
• Palacios Valdueza Luis Antonio
• Placer Maruri Emilio

Classifications

• F24C15/10 Primary

  Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings (cover lids or splash guards F24C15/12; spillage trays or grooves F24C15/14) · CPC title

• F24C3/085

  on ranges · CPC title

• F23D14/06 Primary

  with radial outlets at the burner head · CPC title

• F24C15/107 Primary

  Pan supports or grates therefor · CPC title

• F23D2900/14062

  for cooking ranges having multiple flame rings · CPC title