Global Patent Index - EP 4390223 A1

EP 4390223 A1 20240626 - GAS BURNING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP A GAS BURNING APPLIANCE

Title (en)

GAS BURNING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP A GAS BURNING APPLIANCE

Title (de)

GASVERBRENNUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM STARTEN EINER GASVERBRENNUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE COMBUSTION À GAZ ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉMARRAGE D'UN APPAREIL DE COMBUSTION À GAZ

Publication

EP 4390223 A1 20240626 (EN)

Application

EP 22215283 A 20221221

Priority

EP 22215283 A 20221221

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to method for starting up a gas burning appliance (1). The method comprises an ignition sequence comprising:- activating an igniter (6) for a predetermined ignition time,- opening a gas supply (3) for a predetermined safety time to supply combustible gas to a burning chamber (2), the combustible gas being a hydrogen comprising gas,- detecting the presence of a flame by means of a flame detector (5),- closing the gas supply (3) if no flame has been detected at the end of the predetermined safety time. The combustible gas comprises more than 20 mol% of hydrogen and activation of the igniter commences at a predetermined pre-ignition time interval before opening the gas supply (3).

IPC 8 full level

F23N 5/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F23N 5/022 (2013.01); F23N 2227/02 (2020.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4390223 A1 20240626; WO 2024132566 A1 20240627

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22215283 A 20221221; EP 2023084751 W 20231207