ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSE......................R0451923EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319920701EP91200856.219910411nlenen900088319900412NL19920701199227199110161991425 5F 23D 14/06 A 5F 23D 14/10 B 5F 23D 14/26 B 5F 23D 14/74 B 5F 23D 14/58 BdeBrennerenBurnerfrBrûleur7DRU B.V.01353970K EB/ar/1-DRUNo. 4, Frank DaamenstraatNL-7071 AW UlftNLMeijer, WillemNo.92, Jan SteenstraatNL-7021 DV ZelhemNLHoijtink, Reinoudet al00020151Arnold & Siedsma, Advocaten en Octrooigemachtigden, Sweelinckplein 12517 GK Den HaagNLATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSE19920701199227

A burner (1) is provided, comprising a primary mixture supply conduit (2) and a primary mixture chamber (6) connected with the supply conduit (2), the primary mixture chamber (6) having primary discharge openings (7) for discharging burning mixture into the space surrounding the burner (1). The burner (1), which may be made of a ceramic material, further comprises flame stabilizing means arranged near the primary discharge openings (7). The flame stabilizing means may be vortex strips (14) separating areas (16) of discharge openings (7), or they may be secondary discharge openings (5), discharging burning mixture from a secondary mixture chamber (3) near the primary discharge openings (7).