Gas hob with single pipe feeding gas to the various burners

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EP 0 976 984 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/05

(21)	Application number: 99113312.5

(22)	Date of filing: 09.07.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F24C 3/08, F24C 3/12

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

31.07.1998 IT MI980549 U

(71)	Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
	Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Distaso, Alessandro, Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. 21025 Comerio (IT)

(74)	Representative: Guerci, Alessandro
	Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio (VA) 21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

(54)	Gas hob with single pipe feeding gas to the various burners

(57) A gas hob (1) comprises a surface or hob plate (2) with which there are associated a plurality of burners (4) arranged nonaligned in corresponding seats (3) provided in said hob plate (2) at a distance from various edges (5, 6) of this latter, each burner (4) operationally cooperating with a valve member (28) for feeding gas to a burner body or diffuser (10) provided with a flame spreader (11) and a cap (12), said member (28) being caused to open and/or close by a corresponding actuator or knob (9), a pipe (25) being provided for feeding the gas to the various burners (4), This pipe (25) is a single pipe for all the burners (4) and is positioned below each of these latter, the valve member (28) of each burner being associated with said pipe (25) and being positioned in correspondence with the respective burner seat (3) provided in the hob.

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