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EP 0732543 B1 20000628 - Gas burner

Title (en)

Gas burner

Title (de)

Gasbrenner

Title (fr)

Brûleur à gaz

Publication

EP 0732543 B1 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 96301695 A 19960313

Priority

GB 9505088 A 19950314

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0732543A2] For suppressing noise a tube (3) having an open end and a closed end is mounted co-axially with a flue duct (1) of a gas burner with the open end of the tube (3) in communication with the interior of the flue duct (1), and the tube (3) has a length equal to one quarter the wavelength of the noise to be suppressed. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F23J 13/00

IPC 8 full level

F23J 13/00 (2006.01); F23L 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F23J 13/00 (2013.01); F23L 17/04 (2013.01); F23J 2211/101 (2013.01); F23J 2900/13003 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IE IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0732543 A2 19960918; EP 0732543 A3 19961002; EP 0732543 B1 20000628; DE 69608981 D1 20000803; GB 9505088 D0 19950503

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96301695 A 19960313; DE 69608981 T 19960313; GB 9505088 A 19950314