Abstract: The present specification relates to a ceramic plaque burner and to its method of construction. The plaque burner is formed as a generally planar plate with a number of parallel, narrow slit burner apertures extending therethrough. The present invention provides a ceramic plaque burner comprising a number of elongate ceramic members which are arranged parallel to each other with spacers located therebetween, a bezel engaging around the elongate ceramic members and said spacers to hold the assembly together. This construction is relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture and avoids the problem of thermal stress cracking at the end regions of the burner slits.

Abstract: A gas fire appliance having a casing with a rear face at which a plurality of alumina flame effect burner tubes are supported, the tubes extending through a ceramic deflector plate supported over the rear face and lying behind a solid fuel simulating element which is relatively steeply raked to be visible through an adjacent front glass panel of the appliance. A dual-section main heater burner with a pair of metallic flame effect burners secured to one side thereof is positioned below the solid fuel simulating element, the flames therefrom being deflected upwardly by the plate. A gas control knob is operable to turn on all the burners or to select various ones thereof only as required. The steep rake of the fuel bed ensures that the visual appearance of the appliance is enhanced by fully presenting the working area and the alumina burner tubes positioned in the high temperature fuel bed ensure an effective living flame effect of high efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a gas burner for a solid fuel effect gas fire. The burner comprises an integrally formed metal casing defining a gas/air mix chamber. A gas/air mix supply pipe connects with the chamber and a number of burner bores are provided in a wall of the casing. Simulated solid fuel elements can then be located above or on the said wall of the casing so as to not close said burner bores. Age will not affect the performance of the burner as can happen in prior art burners where the casing is formed by an open trough closed by a ceramic plaque where gas/air mix bores extend through the ceramic plaque which is moulded with a number of simulated fuel elements on its upper surface, and sealed by mastic or filler to the rim of the trough which mastic deteriorates with age.