UNITARY IGNITER AND FLAME SENSOR
An integral igniter and flame sensor for a furnace includes a mounting base installable in an access port to a burner in a furnace. An igniter extends from the mounting base toward at least one burner of the furnace, and a flame sensor extends from the same mounting base toward the at least one burner. A furnace includes a housing and a heat exchange portion located in the housing. The heat exchange portion includes a heat exchanger and a burner assembly located to heat the heat exchanger. The burner assembly includes at least one burner and an integral igniter and flame sensor. The integral igniter and flame sensor includes a mounting base installable in an access port to the at least one burner. An igniter extends from the mounting base toward the at least one burner and a flame sensor extends from the same mounting base toward the same burner.
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This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application, 61/604,937, filed Feb. 29, 2012, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe subject matter disclosed herein relates to furnaces. More specifically, the subject matter disclosed herein relates to burners for furnaces.
In a typical gas-fired warm air furnace, the furnace includes multiple heat exchanger cells or tubes with a burner, typically an in-shot burner, dedicated to each heat exchanger cell. The burners are typically lit by a single igniter at an end burner, and the flame is carried to the other burners via carryovers extending between the burners. To ensure that the burners are all lit, a flame sensor is located at an end burner, at an opposite end from the igniter. Sensing flame in that location indicates that the flame has successfully carried over from the burner where the igniter is located.
Emissions requirements, such as those for NOR, placed on gas-fired furnaces have led to the desire to utilize pre-mix burners in furnaces. Use of such burners results in lower NO emissions compared to in-shot burners, but replacing in-shot burners with pre-mix burners in a typical furnace structure results in excessively high temperatures in the vestibule and on the heat exchanger cell wall.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONAn integral igniter and flame sensor for a furnace includes a mounting base installable on an access port to a burner in a furnace. An igniter extends from the mounting base toward the burner, and a flame sensor extends from the mounting base toward the same burner.
A burner assembly for a furnace includes at least one burner and an integral igniter and flame sensor. The integral igniter and flame sensor includes a mounting base installable on an access port to the burner. An igniter extends from the mounting base toward the burner, and a flame sensor extends from the mounting base toward the same burner.
A furnace includes a housing and a heat exchange portion located in the housing. The heat exchange portion includes a heat exchanger and a burner assembly located to heat the heat exchanger. The burner assembly includes at least one burner and at least one integral igniter and flame sensor. The integral igniter and flame sensor includes a mounting base installable to an access port to the burners in the furnace. An igniter extends from the mounting base toward the at least one burner and a flame sensor extends from the mounting base toward the same burner.
These and other advantages and features will become more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the drawings.
The subject matter, which is regarded as the invention, is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the claims at the conclusion of the specification. The foregoing and other features, and advantages of the invention are apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
The detailed description explains embodiments of the invention, together with advantages and features, by way of example with reference to the drawings.
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While the invention has been described in detail in connection with only a limited number of embodiments, it should be readily understood that the invention is not limited to such disclosed embodiments. Rather, the invention can be modified to incorporate any number of variations, alterations, substitutions or equivalent arrangements not heretofore described, but which are commensurate with the spirit and scope of the invention. Additionally, while various embodiments of the invention have been described, it is to be understood that aspects of the invention may include only some of the described embodiments. Accordingly, the invention is not to be seen as limited by the foregoing description, but is only limited by the scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. An integral igniter and flame sensor assembly for a furnace comprising:
- a mounting base installable in an access port to the burner in a furnace;
- an igniter extending from the mounting base toward at least one burner of the furnace; and
- a flame sensor extending from the mounting base toward the at least one burner.
2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the flame sensor extends at least partially around a perimeter of the igniter.
3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the flame sensor comprises a screen having a plurality of screen openings around the igniter.
4. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the flame sensor comprises a helical coil wrapped around the igniter.
5. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the igniter extends at least partially around a perimeter of the flame sensor.
6. A burner assembly for a furnace comprising:
- at least one burner; and
- an integral igniter and flame sensor including: a mounting base installable in an access port to the at least one burner in the furnace; an igniter extending from the mounting base toward the at least one burner; and
- a flame sensor extending from the mounting base toward the at least one burner.
7. The burner assembly of claim 6, wherein the at least one burner is a premix burner.
8. The burner assembly of claim 6, wherein the flame sensor extends at least partially around a perimeter of the igniter.
9. The burner assembly of claim 8, wherein the flame sensor comprises a screen having a plurality of screen openings around the igniter.
10. The burner assembly of claim 8, wherein the flame sensor comprises a helical coil wrapped around the igniter.
11. The burner assembly of claim 6, wherein the igniter extends at least partially around a perimeter of the flame sensor.
12. A furnace comprising:
- a housing;
- a heat exchange portion disposed in the housing including: a heat exchanger; and a burner assembly located to heat the heat exchanger, the burner assembly including: at least one burner; and
- an integral igniter and flame sensor including:
- a mounting base installable in an access port to the at least one burner in the furnace;
- an igniter extending from the mounting base toward the at least one burner; and
- a flame sensor extending from the mounting base toward the at least one burner.
13. The furnace of claim 12, wherein the at least one burner is a premix burner.
14. The furnace of claim 12, wherein the flame sensor extends at least partially around a perimeter of the igniter.
15. The furnace of claim 14, wherein the flame sensor comprises a screen having a plurality of screen openings around the igniter.
16. The furnace of claim 14, wherein the flame sensor comprises a helical coil wrapped around the igniter.
17. The furnace of claim 12, wherein the igniter extends at least partially around a perimeter of the flame sensor.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 28, 2013
Publication Date: Aug 29, 2013
Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION (Farmington, CT)
Inventor: Carrier Corporation
Application Number: 13/780,981