Abstract: A glass-ceramic gas cooker top is provided with a piezoelectrically operated igniter for a pilot light for the burner. When the pilot light is lit, it heats a filament that is visible through the cooking vessel support plate of the cooker top. The burner is provided with a thermostatic valve, having a temperature-sensing bulb applied to the underside of the cooking vessel support plate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 11, 1990
Date of Patent:
August 18, 1992
Assignees:
Catalana De Gas, S.A., Sergio V. Sospedra