Abstract: A gas burner with multiple rings of flames, suitable for mounting on a top plate of a cooking appliance in particular for household use. The top plate extends substantially in a plate plane. The gas burner includes a central burner having a ring of peripheral flames and at least one annular burner having at least one ring of peripheral flames. The annular burner surrounds the central burner. The gas burner also includes a burner body suitable for attachment to the top plate. The burner body includes at least a first gas inlet communicating with a first gas injector situated facing a first convergent-divergent pipe forming a Venturi tube. The first pipe has an axis substantially parallel to said plate plane. The first pipe extends over at least the greater portion of a transverse extension of the burner body. The first pipe is, at its end opposite to the first gas injector, in communication with a shaft substantially perpendicular to the axis of the first pipe.

Abstract: A gas burner with multiple rings of flames, suitable for mounting on a top plate of a cooking appliance in particular for household use. The top plate extends substantially in a plate plane. The gas burner includes a central burner having a ring of peripheral flames and at least one annular burner having at least one ring of peripheral flames. The annular burner surrounds the central burner. The gas burner also includes a burner body suitable for attachment to the top plate. The burner body includes at least a first gas inlet communicating with a first gas injector situated facing a first convergent-divergent pipe forming a Venturi tube. The first pipe has an axis substantially parallel to said plate plane. The first pipe extends over at least the greater portion of a transverse extension of the burner body. The first pipe is, at its end opposite to the first gas injector, in communication with a shaft substantially perpendicular to the axis of the first pipe.

Abstract: Gas burner for a cooker, with a burner head provided with a frustoconical peripheral side wall and with a multiplicity of slots forming flame orifices, the burner head being topped by a cap, the side wall (2′) being inclined (&agr;) to the vertical by 10° to 20° and the bottom (8′) of each slot (3) being inclined (&bgr;) to the horizontal by 20° to 30°; the ratio of the diameter (A) of the cap to the diameter (B) of the side wall (2) at mid-height of the outlet orifices (11) of the slots (3) is from 1.4 to 1.6; the stand-off (H) of the cap above the top of the burner head is from 1 to 15 mm; and the angle of inclination (&ggr;) of the lower face (9) of the cap to the horizontal is from 3° to 15°.

Abstract: Gas cooking appliance equipped with a top plate (1) supporting at least one gas burner (4), characterized in that the said gas burner (4) comprises a gas injector (6) which is fastened to the top plate (1) in a part (11) thereof which projects above the rest of the plate, and which especially may be in the form of a plateau or of a boss.

Abstract: Gas burner for a cooker, comprising a burner head bounded by an approximately frustoconical peripheral side wall with a small cross section located at the top and including a multiplicity of slots distributed peripherally and forming flame orifices, said burner head being topped by a cover or cap; the side wall 2′ has an angle of inclination &agr; to the vertical of about 10 to 20°, and the bottom 8′ of each slot 3 forming a flame orifice, which extends transversely to the side wall, has an angle of inclination &bgr; to the horizontal of about 20° to 30°.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas appliance (1), with a gas burner (4) in the lower part of the said appliance and in the vicinity of an underlying surface (6), further comprising: an atmosphere control pilot light (12) fitted with a primary air inlet orifice connected to which is a tube (10), the free orifice (11) of which is located below the gas burner (4); and means (12) for detecting the temperature of the flame (15) of the pilot light which are operationally coupled to means (14) for cutting off the gas supply to the main burner (4); whereby the gas supply to the burner is interrupted when cooling of the flame of the pilot light, caused by gas enrichment of the mixture (vapors in the primary air, air intake obstructed by a liquid phase) is detected.

Abstract: Gas cooking appliance equipped with a top plate (1) having at least one region (7) for the attachment of an injector (6) of a gas burner (4) and for supporting a head (12) of the burner coaxial with the injector (6); the region (7) has a non-circular contour, particularly a polygonal contour, and the burner head (12) has legs (16) by which it rests on the region (7), the number and arrangement of which legs are such that they collaborate with the sides of the non-circular contour of the region (7) so that the burner head (12) can occupy only a determined and limited number of angular positions while at the same time being arranged coaxial with the injector (6) and so that, for any incorrect positioning—in terms of orientation and/or in terms of centring—of the head (12), the latter rests on the top plate such that it is inclined and that the incorrectness is thus visible.

Abstract: All-gas burner 1 the shape of the peripheral wall 9 of which is not circular in order to increase the heat exchange surface with the item to be heated. The ejection orifices 11 which cross this peripheral wall are created so as to permit a substantially complete combustion of the gas.

Abstract: A gas burner with multiple gas rings comprising: a burner body (6) mountable underneath a top plate, with a cut-out section, of an appliance and incorporating a first, upwardly directed gas injector (14) and a second gas injector (9) followed by a horizontal tubular Venturi (10) opening into a vertical well (12); an outer burner head (3) seated on the body (6) through the cut-out section and spaced at a distance above the plate and provided with an annular chamber (22) open above the well (12) and having one or two rows of orifices for flames (4,5); and an inner burner head (1) shaped so as to have a radial divergent (37) coaxially supplied by the first injector through a recess located at the center (31) of the head (3), ports being provided in the head (3) so that all the primary air and the secondary air needed to operate the multiple burner arrives from the top of the top plate of the appliance.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cooking appliance comprising devices for cooking of which at least one burner with spiralling flames. The ducts for delivering the fuel mix towards the external part of the burner with spiralling flames are inclined with respect to a peripheral line on which the flame outlets are distributed. The invention is useful for high-powered gas burners for cooking food.

Abstract: Atmosphere-control pilot burner (1) for controlling the operation of a gas appliance automatically, which includes a body (2) defining a mixing chamber (3); a gas injector (4) emerging in the mixing chamber (3); a port (5) made in the wall of the body (2) for the intake of primary air into the mixing chamber (3), and a tube (7) which is fastened to the body and has a first end (8) connected coaxially to the mixing chamber (3) opposite the injector (4) and a second end (9) defining a flame orifice of the pilot burner, characterized in that the second end (9) of the tube (7) is shaped in order to have an auxiliary orifice (14) located laterally with respect to the main-flame orifice of the pilot burner and intended to generate a pilot flame in the vicinity of the root of the main flame.

Abstract: A metal body for the gas burner of an infrared radiant heater appliance, the body (1) being generally elongate in shape having an open front that receives a plate (25) for generating infrared radiation and itself being made up of two sheet metal parts (2, 3) that are cut out, stamped, folded, and assembled together. The parts comprise: a U-shaped back part (2) having an elongate main face (4) with a longitudinally elongate depression (5) shaped to form half of a tubular Venturi shape; and a dish-shaped front part (3) with an elongate bottom to the dish-shape that presents a longitudinally elongate depression (18) shaped to constitute half of a tubular Venturi, a portion of the bottom of the dish-shape situated beyond the outlet from the Venturi being cut out and folded towards the inside of the dish-shape so as to define an opening (23) through which the gas mixture passes into the dish-shape, said portion constituting a deflector (21) suitable for distributing the gas mixture inside the dish-shape.

Abstract: An electrical harness for wiring the electrical ignition circuit of a cooking appliance equipped with a plurality of gas burners each provided with a remote-controlled electrical ignition element, comprising: a low-voltage electrical power supply line (1), one of the ends of which is provided with respective terminals (2) for its electrical connection to a low-voltage electrical power supply; a plurality of high-voltage generating units (3), the number thereof being equal to the number of gas burners (10), and being electrically connected to the said power supply line, each unit (3) comprising a switch (4) to control the power supply and being provided with means (5) for fast mechanical connection for connecting the same to the respective gas tap body; mechanical connecting means (6) for mechanically connecting each of the high-voltage generating units (3) to the electrical power supply line (1); and respective high-voltage output lines (7) from the high-voltage generating units (3), the free ends of said lin

Abstract: Gas burner, particularly for household appliances, comprising a burner body (1) having a peripheral side wall (5) defining an enclosure with an outward opening and at least one air-gas mixture supply orifice (13), which enclosure is adapted to contain a "soft" flame able to withstand sudden pressure variations of the primary air brought to the burner and to re-activate the flames of the burner should they be blown out, characterized in that it further comprises at least one chamber (15) situated behind the supply orifice (13) of said enclosure (11) and itself having a gas mixture supply orifice (16) with a cross section substantially equal to or greater than that of the supply orifice (13) of the enclosure, this chamber being configured so that the air-gas mixture which is contained therein forms a buffer cancelling out or attenuating the sudden pressure variations of the primary air admitted into the burner and so that the flame of the enclosure is maintained.

Abstract: A gas cooking apparatus is disclosed, particularly a cooking table, comprising at least one gas burner (1) including: a burner head (2) fixed sealingly on a top plate (3) of the apparatus, a gas injector (6) situated axially under the head of the burner and mounted on a support plate (10), and a diffuser tube (4) forming a venturi situated axially between the injector and the burner head and opening into the latter, characterized in that the plate (10) supporting the injector (6) and the venturi-forming tube (4) belong to the same unitary part (15) formed of a single metal sheet shaped by cutting out, bending and rolling.

Abstract: An extra flat type gas burner assembly is provided, comprising an annular venturi (17), a tubular member (11) fast with the burner body (1) extending vertically thereunder to cover the injector (5) and position the latter coaxially at the intake (15) of the gas-air mixture in the burner body, whereas the injector (5) is supported freely by a structural element (18).

Abstract: In a pilot flame gas burner, particularly for a domestic appliance, comprising principal orifices for main flames distributed peripherally and peripheral gas conduit means beneath the principal orifices to generate at least one pilot flame extending peripherally to heat the foot of the main flames, the invention provides the following improvement. Said peripheral gas conduit means are arranged to generate a pilot flame collar extending continuously over the periphery of the burner without projecting appreciably from the peripheral surface of the burner and so that in zones disposed beneath the principal orifices, and each associated with at least one principal orifice, the pilot flame is more active and is adapted to heat the corresponding feet of the main flames.

Abstract: Gas burner arranged to operate with several types of gas, comprising a burner body equipped with an air inflow regulator ring which is a cylinder of revolution with an air inlet in its cylindrical side wall. The two end surfaces are provided respectively with two coaxial apertures for the outflow of the gas mixture of different diameters. This ring and its mounting emplacement in the body are such that it can be positioned in one or the other of two possible positions, with the aperture of largest diameter or of smallest diameter facing the gas nozzle accordingly as the gas is respectively a liquified petroleum or a manufactured or natural gas.

Abstract: Flat type gas burner with a body having a central vertical passage and a cap which define between them an annular convergent-divergent duct supplying flame orifices in the annular foot of the cap. The burner comprises an enclosure into which opens a flame orifice conferring on the mixture a flow speed identical with that of the other orifices. The volume of the enclosure permits an expansion of the mixture substantially to static pressure. The outlet aperture of the enclosure confers on the mixture a speed of flow 7 to 12 times less than that of the other orifices.

Abstract: A flat burner is provided, for household appliances, having a burner body (2) with an axial gas delivery passage (4) housing a gas injector and with a cap (8) resting on the body (2) through an annular ring (9) having flame orifices (12), an annular transversal convergent-divergent system being defined by the annular surface (11) of the body (2) bordering the passage (4) and the opposite surface (10) of the cap, in which: the diameter (D.sub.E) of the passage (4) is D.sub.E =D.sub.c .multidot.K.sub.3 with K.sub.3 =1.10 to 1.43 and D.sub.c =the diameter equivalent to that of the venturi of the convergent-divergent D.sub.c =D.sub.i .multidot.K.sub.4 with K.sub.4 =12.5 to 22 and D.sub.i =diameter of the injector for butane gas; the angle (.alpha.) of the convergent-divergent system is between 3.degree. and 8.degree.); the length of the divergent system is ##EQU1## with D.sub.1 the outer diameter of the ring; and mechanical means are provided for setting the diameter D.sub.c as a function of the gas used.