US20120160186A1 - Device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner , in particular for water heater appliances - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner.
- the invention is applied in particular, although not exclusively, in the sector of devices for the multi-function control of the supply of fuel gases to valve units designed for uses in heating appliances, in particular domestic water heater appliances.
- a magnetic safety unit with a pilot and a thermocouple is associated with a relative manual arming system and with at least one valve having a mechanical or electrical operator for controlling a gas supply to a main burner directly or indirectly (servo-assisted system).
- the flow supplied to the pilot burner is the same during both operation of the pilot burner alone, when the main gas throughput is intercepted, and during operation of the main burner.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a main burner, in particular for water heater appliances, which is structurally and functionally designed to ensure levels of flow to the pilot burner which are appropriate for the various operating stages, with more efficient fuel consumption when only the pilot burner is ignited.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view in longitudinal section of a first embodiment of the control device of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a similar view to FIG. 1 of a second embodiment of the control device of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a third embodiment of the control device of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a fourth embodiment of the control device of the invention.
- FIG. 1 a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner of a domestic water heater embodied in accordance with the present invention, is shown overall by 1 .
- the device 1 comprises a valve unit disposed in a main gas supply duct 2 between a gas inlet section 3 and an outlet section 4 where the gas is supplied to a main burner 4 a.
- a main valve shown overall by 5 , is disposed along the main duct 2 .
- the valve 5 comprises a valve seat 5 a associated with a respective shutter 5 b , for instance with membrane control 5 c for the opening of the seat 5 a in opposition to a respective resilient recall member such as a respective spring 5 d.
- the valve 5 acts as an on/off valve for the safe closure of the main gas channel, as will be described in detail below.
- the valve 5 may be associated with an electrovalve for controlling the servo-assisted circuit, shown by 7 , disposed to open and close an auxiliary duct 8 for driving the servo-circuit, which forms the take-up duct for the pressure signal to be transferred to the drive chamber of the servo-circuit.
- the membrane 5 c acts directly on a control stem 5 e of the shutter 5 b which is in turn urged to close the seat by the spring 5 d.
- One side of the membrane 5 c defines a drive chamber 10 which communicates with the main duct 2 , upstream of the valve 5 , via the duct 8 .
- the duct 8 has a first portion 8 a , extending upstream of the electrovalve 7 , and a second portion 8 b , prolonging the first, extending downstream of the electrovalve 7 and communicating with the chamber 10 .
- a throttle 30 is provided in the duct portion 8 b.
- the drive chamber 10 is connected to the main duct 2 , downstream of the valve seat 5 a of the valve 5 , by a respective discharge duct 28 in which a pressure regulator, shown overall by 32 , is provided.
- the regulator is a membrane pressure regulator, known per se, in which one side of the membrane defines a drive chamber 33 communicating, by means of a portion 28 a of the duct 28 , with the main duct 2 (downstream of the valve 5 ) and is also able to intercept the output section of the other portion 28 b of the duct 28 communicating with the drive chamber 10 .
- the opposite side of the membrane is urged by a calibration spring 35 disposed in a chamber open to atmosphere via an opening 36 .
- the pressure regulator 32 is designed to react to the supply pressure variations and to compensate them and return the pressure to a calibration value predetermined by regulation of the spring 35 .
- the pressure regulator 32 may also be designed with a pressure modulation function, for instance as a modulating regulator of electromagnetic type (by means of a motor, linear actuator) or of pneumatic (membrane) type.
- the relative portion of the duct 8 may be opened and closed at will by an electromagnet 11 , of on/off type with resilient recall, acting on a shutter member 12 associated with the throughput section of the duct 8 which may be displaced to and from a position intercepting the throughput section.
- the valve unit of the device of the invention comprises an auxiliary gas line, branching from the main line, via which a pilot burner 16 is supplied.
- the auxiliary line has a pilot duct 16 a which branches from the main duct 2 in order to supply the pilot burner 16 .
- thermoelectric safety unit with manual arming 20 (or, as an alternative, with an automatic arming system) acts, this unit including a shutter 18 a which is held in the position opening the seat 18 by the excitation of the magnetic unit generated by the voltage of a thermocouple (not shown) when there is a flame at the pilot burner 16 .
- the section 18 ′′ communicates with the main duct 2 , downstream of the seat 18 , and with the drive duct 8 .
- the section 18 ′′ extending downstream of the seat 18 , is also connected with the pilot duct 16 a via an interposed valve seat 20 a.
- a shutter 20 b rigid with the control stem 20 c of a knob member 20 d of the magnetic unit acts on the valve seat 20 a.
- the drawing shows a top view of the knob 20 d illustrating the operating positions which may be selected (OFF, PILOT, ON).
- the knob member 20 d is connected to the actuator stem 20 c to carry out the manual arming of the safety unit, in a manner known per se, in which, in the arming position (PILOT), the ignition of an ignition member (not shown, for instance of piezoelectric type) associated with the pilot burner 16 , is simultaneously controlled.
- the knob 20 d may also be switched to the closed position (OFF) in which the valve seats 18 and 20 a are intercepted by the corresponding shutters of the magnetic safety unit.
- a pressure regulator 40 with membrane control, designed to regulate the pressure of the gas and therefore the flow supplied to the pilot burner 16 operates in the pilot duct 16 a.
- the pressure regulator 40 includes a servovalve forming a valve seat 40 a cooperating with a shutter shown diagrammatically at 40 b , whose control stem 40 c is rigidly connected to a control membrane 41 for its control.
- the membrane 41 is subject on one hand to the pressure regulated by the regulator device and on the other hand to a pressure established in a calibration chamber 42 of the regulator and to the resilient force of a spring 43 .
- a connection duct 45 is provided and brings the calibration chamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of the main duct 2 downstream of the valve 5 , i.e. in a valve portion subject to a gas pressure when the shutters 12 and 5 are in the open position.
- connection duct 45 it is possible for the connection duct 45 to bring the chamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of the portion 8 b of the duct 8 disposed downstream of the electrovalve 7 .
- the pressure signal downstream of the valve 5 (or in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the section 8 b of the drive duct), is supplied to the calibration chamber 42 via the duct 45 .
- connection duct 45 It is possible, as a result of the provision of the connection duct 45 , to obtain two separate pressure (and therefore flow) levels in the gas supplied via the pilot duct.
- a first pressure level is generated in the pilot duct when the valve 5 is in the closed condition (with the valve 7 closed).
- the subsequent opening of the valve seat 5 by excitation of the electrovalve 7 , causes, in the main duct downstream of the valve 5 (or, in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the portion 8 b of the duct 8 ), a pressure signal equal to or correlated with the supply pressure in the main duct, which signal, transferred by means of the duct 45 to the calibration chamber 42 , determines a second pressure level regulated by the regulator, greater than the first level, and such as to enable the ignition of the main burner to which the gas flow is supplied after opening of the main duct 2 .
- pilot burner 16 with a first reduced flow level designed solely to maintain the pilot burner flame, and a second higher flow level designed to ignite the main burner.
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiment bear the same reference numerals.
- control device is applied to a valve of thermostat type, of the so-called ‘thermo-mechanical thermostat’ type, in which the valve seat 5 a obtained in the main duct 2 is associated with a corresponding shutter 5 b controlled by a thermo-mechanical actuator 50 .
- a valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2000A000138, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below.
- the above-mentioned actuator comprises a member 51 sensitive to water temperature variations which is disposed in contact with the water to be heated and is connected in operation to the shutter 5 b of the valve.
- a displacement correlated with the variation of the water temperature is generated, by a bi-stable elastic device 52 , with respect to the control stem 5 c of the shutter, as a result of which the shutter is caused to close the corresponding valve seat to intercept the flow of gas when a predetermined temperature value is exceeded.
- the device of the invention connects the calibration chamber 42 , by means of the duct 45 , with a section of the main duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 5 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above.
- FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals.
- control device is applied to a valve unit in which a pair of main servo-valves 5 , 6 are provided in cascade with one another and a draught switch 55 of pneumatic type is disposed in the combustion fume discharge duct 56 .
- a valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2010A000385, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below.
- the device of the invention connects the calibration chamber 42 , by means of the duct 45 , with the section of the main duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above.
- FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals.
- This embodiment differs from the preceding embodiment chiefly in that it includes a draught switch 55 with a motor-driven actuator 60 , as shown diagrammatically in the corresponding Figure.
- the calibration chamber 42 of the regulator is connected, via the duct 45 , with the section of the main duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above.
- the invention thus achieves the above-mentioned objects and also achieves the advantages listed with respect to known solutions. It should in particular be noted that it is possible, as a result of the invention, substantially to reduce the energy introduced into the system by the pilot burner during the “rest” stage in which no gas passes through the main duct in the direction of the main burner.
- the present invention relates to a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner in accordance with the features set out in the preamble of claim 1 .
- the invention is applied in particular, although not exclusively, in the sector of devices for the multi-function control of the supply of fuel gases to valve units designed for uses in heating appliances, in particular domestic water heater appliances.
- a magnetic safety unit with a pilot and a thermocouple is associated with a relative manual arming system and with at least one valve having a mechanical or electrical operator for controlling a gas supply to a main burner directly or indirectly (servo-assisted system).
- the flow supplied to the pilot burner is the same during both operation of the pilot burner alone, when the main gas throughput is intercepted, and during operation of the main burner.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a main burner, in particular for water heater appliances, which is structurally and functionally designed to ensure levels of flow to the pilot burner which are appropriate for the various operating stages, with more efficient fuel consumption when only the pilot burner is ignited.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view in longitudinal section of a first embodiment of the control device of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a similar view to FIG. 1 of a second embodiment of the control device of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a third embodiment of the control device of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a fourth embodiment of the control device of the invention.
- FIG. 1 a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner of a domestic water heater embodied in accordance with the present invention, is shown overall by 1 .
- the device 1 comprises a valve unit disposed in a main gas supply duct 2 between a gas inlet section 3 and an outlet section 4 where the gas is supplied to a main burner 4 a.
- a main valve shown overall by 5 , is disposed along the main duct 2 .
- the valve 5 comprises a valve seat 5 a associated with a respective shutter 5 b , for instance with membrane control 5 c for the opening of the seat 5 a in opposition to a respective resilient recall means such as a respective spring 5 d.
- the valve 5 acts as an on/off valve for the safe closure of the main gas channel, as will be described in detail below.
- the valve 5 may be associated with an electrovalve for controlling the servo-assisted circuit, shown by 7 , disposed to open and close an auxiliary duct 8 for driving the servo-circuit, which forms the take-up duct for the pressure signal to be transferred to the drive chamber of the servo-circuit.
- the membrane 5 c acts directly on a control stem 5 e of the shutter 5 b which is in turn urged to close the seat by the spring 5 d.
- One side of the membrane 5 c defines a drive chamber 10 which communicates is with the main duct 2 , upstream of the valve 5 , via the duct 8 .
- the duct 8 has a first portion 8 a , extending upstream of the electrovalve 7 , and a second portion 8 b , prolonging the first, extending downstream of the electrovalve 7 and communicating with the chamber 10 .
- a throttle 30 is provided in the duct portion 8 b.
- the drive chamber 10 is connected to the main duct 2 , downstream of the valve seat 5 a of the valve 5 , by a respective discharge duct 28 in which a pressure regulator, shown overall by 32 , is provided.
- the regulator is a membrane pressure regulator, known per se, in which one side of the membrane defines a drive chamber 33 communicating, by means of a portion 28 a of the duct 28 , with the main duct 2 (downstream of the valve 5 ) and is also able to intercept the output section of the other portion 28 b of the duct 28 communicating with the drive chamber 10 .
- the opposite side of the membrane is urged by a calibration spring 35 disposed in a chamber open to atmosphere via an opening 36 .
- the pressure regulator 32 is designed to react to the supply pressure variations and to compensate them and return the pressure to a calibration value predetermined by regulation of the spring 35 .
- the pressure regulator 32 may also be designed with a pressure modulation function, for instance as a modulating regulator of electromagnetic type (by means of a motor, linear actuator) or of pneumatic (membrane) type.
- the relative portion of the duct 8 may be opened and closed at will by an electromagnet 11 , of on/off type with resilient recall, acting on a shutter member 12 associated with the throughput section of the duct 8 which may be displaced to and from a position intercepting the throughput section.
- the valve unit of the device of the invention comprises an auxiliary gas line, branching from the main line, via which a pilot burner 16 is supplied.
- the auxiliary line has a pilot duct 16 a which branches from the main duct 2 in order to supply the pilot burner 16 .
- thermoelectric safety unit with manual arming 20 (or, as an alternative, with an automatic arming system) acts, this unit including a shutter 18 a which is held in the position opening the seat 18 by the excitation of the magnetic unit generated by the voltage of a thermocouple (not shown) when there is a flame at the pilot burner 16 .
- the section 18 ′′ communicates with the main duct 2 , downstream of the seat 18 , and with the drive duct 8 .
- the section 18 ′′ extending downstream of the seat 18 , is also connected with the pilot duct 16 a via an interposed valve seat 20 a.
- a shutter 20 b rigid with the control stem 20 c of a knob member 20 d of the magnetic unit acts on the valve seat 20 a.
- the drawing shows a top view of the knob 20 d illustrating the operating positions which may be selected (OFF, PILOT, ON).
- the knob member 20 d is connected to the actuator stem 20 c to carry out the manual arming of the safety unit, in a manner known per se, in which, in the arming position (PILOT), the ignition of an ignition member (not shown, for instance of piezoelectric type) associated with the pilot burner 16 , is simultaneously controlled.
- the knob 20 d may also be switched to the closed position (OFF) in which the valve seats 18 and 20 a are intercepted by the corresponding shutters of the magnetic safety unit.
- a pressure regulator 40 with membrane control, designed to regulate the pressure of the gas and therefore the flow supplied to the pilot burner 16 operates in the pilot duct 16 a.
- the pressure regulator 40 includes a servovalve forming a valve seat 40 a cooperating with a shutter shown diagrammatically at 40 b , whose control stem 40 c is rigidly connected to a control membrane 41 for its control.
- the membrane 41 is subject on one hand to the pressure regulated by the regulator device and on the other hand to a pressure established in a calibration chamber 42 of the regulator and to the resilient force of a spring 43 .
- a connection duct 45 is provided and brings the calibration chamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of the main duct 2 downstream of the valve 5 , i.e. in a valve portion subject to a gas pressure when the shutters 12 and 5 are in the open position.
- connection duct 45 it is possible for the connection duct 45 to bring the chamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of the portion 8 b of the duct 8 disposed downstream of the electrovalve 7 .
- the pressure signal downstream of the valve 5 (or in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the section 8 b of the drive duct), is supplied to the calibration chamber 42 via the duct 45 .
- connection duct 45 It is possible, as a result of the provision of the connection duct 45 , to obtain two separate pressure (and therefore flow) levels in the gas supplied via the pilot duct.
- a first pressure level is generated in the pilot duct when the valve 5 is in the closed condition (with the valve 7 closed).
- the subsequent opening of the valve seat 5 by excitation of the electrovalve 7 , causes, in the main duct downstream of the valve 5 (or, in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the portion 8 b of the duct 8 ), a pressure signal equal to or correlated with the supply pressure in the main duct, which signal, transferred by means of the duct 45 to the calibration chamber 42 , determines a second pressure level regulated by the regulator, greater than the first level, and such as to enable the ignition of the main burner to which the gas flow is supplied after opening of the main duct 2 .
- pilot burner 16 with a first reduced flow level designed solely to maintain the pilot burner flame, and a second higher flow level designed to ignite the main burner.
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiment bear the same reference numerals.
- control device is applied to a valve of thermostat type, of the so-called ‘thermo-mechanical thermostat’ type, in which the valve seat 5 a obtained in the main duct 2 is associated with a corresponding shutter 5 b controlled by a thermo-mechanical actuator 50 .
- a valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2000A000138, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below.
- the above-mentioned actuator comprises a member 51 sensitive to water temperature variations which is disposed in contact with the water to be heated and is connected in operation to the shutter 5 b of the valve.
- a displacement correlated with the variation of the water temperature is generated, by a bi-stable elastic device 52 , with respect to the control stem 5 c of the shutter, as a result of which the shutter is caused to close the corresponding valve seat to intercept the flow of gas when a predetermined temperature value is exceeded.
- the device of the invention connects the calibration chamber 42 , by means of the duct 45 , with a section of the main duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 5 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above.
- FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals.
- control device is applied to a valve unit in which a pair of main servo-valves 5 , 6 are provided in cascade with one another and a draught switch 55 of pneumatic type is disposed in the combustion fume discharge duct 56 .
- a valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2010A000385, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below.
- the device of the invention connects the calibration chamber 42 , by means of the duct 45 , with the section of the main duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above.
- FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals.
- This embodiment differs from the preceding embodiment chiefly in that it includes a draught switch 55 with a motor-driven actuator 60 , as shown diagrammatically in the corresponding Figure.
- the calibration chamber 42 of the regulator is connected, via the duct 45 , with the section of the main duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above.
- the invention thus achieves the above-mentioned objects and also achieves the advantages listed with respect to known solutions. It should in particular be noted that it is possible, as a result of the invention, substantially to reduce the energy introduced into the system by the pilot burner during the “rest” stage in which no gas passes through the main duct in the direction of the main burner.
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- The present invention relates to a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner. The invention is applied in particular, although not exclusively, in the sector of devices for the multi-function control of the supply of fuel gases to valve units designed for uses in heating appliances, in particular domestic water heater appliances.
- In a typical known solution with respect to these devices, a magnetic safety unit with a pilot and a thermocouple is associated with a relative manual arming system and with at least one valve having a mechanical or electrical operator for controlling a gas supply to a main burner directly or indirectly (servo-assisted system).
- In these applications, it is also known to provide a pilot duct through which a predetermined flow of gas, correlated with the pressure regulated by a pressure regulator disposed in the pilot duct, is supplied in order to supply the pilot burner flame.
- As a result, the flow supplied to the pilot burner is the same during both operation of the pilot burner alone, when the main gas throughput is intercepted, and during operation of the main burner.
- It would be preferable, however, to reduce the rate of flow in the rest phases of the pilot burner, when only the pilot flame is ignited, with a view to efficient saving of fuel gas (with the pilot introducing less energy into the system), while at the same time ensuring a higher flow of gas to the pilot to facilitate ignition of the main burner.
- The object of the present invention is to provide a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a main burner, in particular for water heater appliances, which is structurally and functionally designed to ensure levels of flow to the pilot burner which are appropriate for the various operating stages, with more efficient fuel consumption when only the pilot burner is ignited.
- This object is achieved by a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner embodied in accordance with the appended claims.
- Other advantages and features of the present invention will become clear from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, given with reference to the appended drawings which are provided purely by way of non-limiting example and in which:
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FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view in longitudinal section of a first embodiment of the control device of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a similar view toFIG. 1 of a second embodiment of the control device of the invention; -
FIG. 3 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a third embodiment of the control device of the invention; -
FIG. 4 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a fourth embodiment of the control device of the invention. - With reference, first, to
FIG. 1 , a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner of a domestic water heater embodied in accordance with the present invention, is shown overall by 1. - The
device 1 comprises a valve unit disposed in a maingas supply duct 2 between a gas inlet section 3 and anoutlet section 4 where the gas is supplied to amain burner 4 a. - A main valve, shown overall by 5, is disposed along the
main duct 2. Thevalve 5 comprises avalve seat 5 a associated with arespective shutter 5 b, for instance with membrane control 5 c for the opening of theseat 5 a in opposition to a respective resilient recall member such as arespective spring 5 d. - The
valve 5 acts as an on/off valve for the safe closure of the main gas channel, as will be described in detail below. - The
valve 5 may be associated with an electrovalve for controlling the servo-assisted circuit, shown by 7, disposed to open and close an auxiliary duct 8 for driving the servo-circuit, which forms the take-up duct for the pressure signal to be transferred to the drive chamber of the servo-circuit. The membrane 5 c acts directly on a control stem 5 e of theshutter 5 b which is in turn urged to close the seat by thespring 5 d. - One side of the membrane 5 c defines a
drive chamber 10 which communicates with themain duct 2, upstream of thevalve 5, via the duct 8. - More particularly, the duct 8 has a
first portion 8 a, extending upstream of theelectrovalve 7, and a second portion 8 b, prolonging the first, extending downstream of theelectrovalve 7 and communicating with thechamber 10. Athrottle 30 is provided in the duct portion 8 b. - The
drive chamber 10 is connected to themain duct 2, downstream of thevalve seat 5 a of thevalve 5, by arespective discharge duct 28 in which a pressure regulator, shown overall by 32, is provided. The regulator is a membrane pressure regulator, known per se, in which one side of the membrane defines adrive chamber 33 communicating, by means of aportion 28 a of theduct 28, with the main duct 2 (downstream of the valve 5) and is also able to intercept the output section of theother portion 28 b of theduct 28 communicating with thedrive chamber 10. The opposite side of the membrane is urged by acalibration spring 35 disposed in a chamber open to atmosphere via an opening 36. Thepressure regulator 32 is designed to react to the supply pressure variations and to compensate them and return the pressure to a calibration value predetermined by regulation of thespring 35. - The
pressure regulator 32 may also be designed with a pressure modulation function, for instance as a modulating regulator of electromagnetic type (by means of a motor, linear actuator) or of pneumatic (membrane) type. - At the location of the
electrovalve 7, the relative portion of the duct 8 may be opened and closed at will by anelectromagnet 11, of on/off type with resilient recall, acting on ashutter member 12 associated with the throughput section of the duct 8 which may be displaced to and from a position intercepting the throughput section. - The valve unit of the device of the invention comprises an auxiliary gas line, branching from the main line, via which a
pilot burner 16 is supplied. The auxiliary line has apilot duct 16 a which branches from themain duct 2 in order to supply thepilot burner 16. - Starting from the inlet section, in the
main duct 2, there is afirst section 18′ prolonged by asecond section 18″ via an interposedvalve seat 18, on which a magnetic thermoelectric safety unit with manual arming 20 (or, as an alternative, with an automatic arming system) acts, this unit including ashutter 18 a which is held in the position opening theseat 18 by the excitation of the magnetic unit generated by the voltage of a thermocouple (not shown) when there is a flame at thepilot burner 16. - The
section 18″ communicates with themain duct 2, downstream of theseat 18, and with the drive duct 8. - The
section 18″, extending downstream of theseat 18, is also connected with thepilot duct 16 a via an interposedvalve seat 20 a. - A
shutter 20 b rigid with thecontrol stem 20 c of aknob member 20 d of the magnetic unit acts on thevalve seat 20 a. - The drawing shows a top view of the
knob 20 d illustrating the operating positions which may be selected (OFF, PILOT, ON). - The
knob member 20 d is connected to theactuator stem 20 c to carry out the manual arming of the safety unit, in a manner known per se, in which, in the arming position (PILOT), the ignition of an ignition member (not shown, for instance of piezoelectric type) associated with thepilot burner 16, is simultaneously controlled. Theknob 20 d may also be switched to the closed position (OFF) in which thevalve seats - A
pressure regulator 40, with membrane control, designed to regulate the pressure of the gas and therefore the flow supplied to thepilot burner 16 operates in thepilot duct 16 a. - The
pressure regulator 40 includes a servovalve forming avalve seat 40 a cooperating with a shutter shown diagrammatically at 40 b, whosecontrol stem 40 c is rigidly connected to acontrol membrane 41 for its control. Themembrane 41 is subject on one hand to the pressure regulated by the regulator device and on the other hand to a pressure established in acalibration chamber 42 of the regulator and to the resilient force of aspring 43. - According to the invention, a
connection duct 45 is provided and brings thecalibration chamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of themain duct 2 downstream of thevalve 5, i.e. in a valve portion subject to a gas pressure when theshutters - As an alternative, it is possible for the
connection duct 45 to bring thechamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of the portion 8 b of the duct 8 disposed downstream of theelectrovalve 7. - The pressure signal downstream of the valve 5 (or in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the section 8 b of the drive duct), is supplied to the
calibration chamber 42 via theduct 45. - It is possible, as a result of the provision of the
connection duct 45, to obtain two separate pressure (and therefore flow) levels in the gas supplied via the pilot duct. - A first pressure level is generated in the pilot duct when the
valve 5 is in the closed condition (with thevalve 7 closed). - At this stage, as no gas is passing through the
electrovalve 7, no pressure correlated with the supply pressure is determined in the main duct downstream of the valve 5 (or, in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the portion 8 b of the duct 8) and the regulator therefore determines a pressure correlated solely with the resilient force of thespring 43 which causes a first level of supply flow to the pilot burner to maintain the pilot flame (the main burner is not activated). - The subsequent opening of the
valve seat 5, by excitation of theelectrovalve 7, causes, in the main duct downstream of the valve 5 (or, in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the portion 8 b of the duct 8), a pressure signal equal to or correlated with the supply pressure in the main duct, which signal, transferred by means of theduct 45 to thecalibration chamber 42, determines a second pressure level regulated by the regulator, greater than the first level, and such as to enable the ignition of the main burner to which the gas flow is supplied after opening of themain duct 2. - It is thus possible to obtain a so-called ‘two-stage’
pilot burner 16, with a first reduced flow level designed solely to maintain the pilot burner flame, and a second higher flow level designed to ignite the main burner. -
FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiment bear the same reference numerals. - In this embodiment, the control device is applied to a valve of thermostat type, of the so-called ‘thermo-mechanical thermostat’ type, in which the
valve seat 5 a obtained in themain duct 2 is associated with acorresponding shutter 5 b controlled by a thermo-mechanical actuator 50. A valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2000A000138, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below. - The above-mentioned actuator comprises a
member 51 sensitive to water temperature variations which is disposed in contact with the water to be heated and is connected in operation to theshutter 5 b of the valve. As a result of the thermal expansion of this member, a displacement correlated with the variation of the water temperature is generated, by a bi-stable elastic device 52, with respect to the control stem 5 c of the shutter, as a result of which the shutter is caused to close the corresponding valve seat to intercept the flow of gas when a predetermined temperature value is exceeded. - In this embodiment, the device of the invention connects the
calibration chamber 42, by means of theduct 45, with a section of themain duct 2 disposed downstream of thevalve seat 5 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above. -
FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals. - In this embodiment, the control device is applied to a valve unit in which a pair of main servo-
valves draught switch 55 of pneumatic type is disposed in the combustionfume discharge duct 56. A valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2010A000385, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below. - Similarly to the previous embodiment, the device of the invention connects the
calibration chamber 42, by means of theduct 45, with the section of themain duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above. -
FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals. - This embodiment differs from the preceding embodiment chiefly in that it includes a
draught switch 55 with a motor-drivenactuator 60, as shown diagrammatically in the corresponding Figure. Similarly to the previous embodiment, thecalibration chamber 42 of the regulator is connected, via theduct 45, with the section of themain duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above. - The invention thus achieves the above-mentioned objects and also achieves the advantages listed with respect to known solutions. It should in particular be noted that it is possible, as a result of the invention, substantially to reduce the energy introduced into the system by the pilot burner during the “rest” stage in which no gas passes through the main duct in the direction of the main burner.
- A device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner, in particular for water heater appliances
- The present invention relates to a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner in accordance with the features set out in the preamble of
claim 1. The invention is applied in particular, although not exclusively, in the sector of devices for the multi-function control of the supply of fuel gases to valve units designed for uses in heating appliances, in particular domestic water heater appliances. - In a typical known solution with respect to these devices, a magnetic safety unit with a pilot and a thermocouple is associated with a relative manual arming system and with at least one valve having a mechanical or electrical operator for controlling a gas supply to a main burner directly or indirectly (servo-assisted system).
- In these applications, it is also known to provide a pilot duct through which a predetermined flow of gas, correlated with the pressure regulated by a pressure regulator disposed in the pilot duct, is supplied in order to supply the pilot burner flame.
- As a result, the flow supplied to the pilot burner is the same during both operation of the pilot burner alone, when the main gas throughput is intercepted, and during operation of the main burner.
- It would be preferable, however, to reduce the rate of flow in the rest phases of the pilot burner, when only the pilot flame is ignited, with a view to efficient saving of fuel gas (with the pilot introducing less energy into the system), while at the same time ensuring a higher flow of gas to the pilot to facilitate ignition of the main burner.
- The object of the present invention is to provide a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a main burner, in particular for water heater appliances, which is structurally and functionally designed to ensure levels of flow to the pilot burner which are appropriate for the various operating stages, with more efficient fuel consumption when only the pilot burner is ignited.
- This object is achieved by a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner embodied in accordance with the appended claims.
- Other advantages and features of the present invention will become clear from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, given with reference to the appended drawings which are provided purely by way of non-limiting example and in which:
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FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view in longitudinal section of a first embodiment of the control device of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a similar view toFIG. 1 of a second embodiment of the control device of the invention; -
FIG. 3 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a third embodiment of the control device of the invention; -
FIG. 4 is a similar view to the preceding Figures of a fourth embodiment of the control device of the invention. - With reference, first, to
FIG. 1 , a device for controlling the supply of fuel gas to a burner of a domestic water heater embodied in accordance with the present invention, is shown overall by 1. - The
device 1 comprises a valve unit disposed in a maingas supply duct 2 between a gas inlet section 3 and anoutlet section 4 where the gas is supplied to amain burner 4 a. - A main valve, shown overall by 5, is disposed along the
main duct 2. Thevalve 5 comprises avalve seat 5 a associated with arespective shutter 5 b, for instance with membrane control 5 c for the opening of theseat 5 a in opposition to a respective resilient recall means such as arespective spring 5 d. - The
valve 5 acts as an on/off valve for the safe closure of the main gas channel, as will be described in detail below. - The
valve 5 may be associated with an electrovalve for controlling the servo-assisted circuit, shown by 7, disposed to open and close an auxiliary duct 8 for driving the servo-circuit, which forms the take-up duct for the pressure signal to be transferred to the drive chamber of the servo-circuit. The membrane 5 c acts directly on a control stem 5 e of theshutter 5 b which is in turn urged to close the seat by thespring 5 d. - One side of the membrane 5 c defines a
drive chamber 10 which communicates is with themain duct 2, upstream of thevalve 5, via the duct 8. - More particularly, the duct 8 has a
first portion 8 a, extending upstream of theelectrovalve 7, and a second portion 8 b, prolonging the first, extending downstream of theelectrovalve 7 and communicating with thechamber 10. Athrottle 30 is provided in the duct portion 8 b. - The
drive chamber 10 is connected to themain duct 2, downstream of thevalve seat 5 a of thevalve 5, by arespective discharge duct 28 in which a pressure regulator, shown overall by 32, is provided. The regulator is a membrane pressure regulator, known per se, in which one side of the membrane defines adrive chamber 33 communicating, by means of aportion 28 a of theduct 28, with the main duct 2 (downstream of the valve 5) and is also able to intercept the output section of theother portion 28 b of theduct 28 communicating with thedrive chamber 10. The opposite side of the membrane is urged by acalibration spring 35 disposed in a chamber open to atmosphere via an opening 36. Thepressure regulator 32 is designed to react to the supply pressure variations and to compensate them and return the pressure to a calibration value predetermined by regulation of thespring 35. - The
pressure regulator 32 may also be designed with a pressure modulation function, for instance as a modulating regulator of electromagnetic type (by means of a motor, linear actuator) or of pneumatic (membrane) type. - At the location of the
electrovalve 7, the relative portion of the duct 8 may be opened and closed at will by anelectromagnet 11, of on/off type with resilient recall, acting on ashutter member 12 associated with the throughput section of the duct 8 which may be displaced to and from a position intercepting the throughput section. - The valve unit of the device of the invention comprises an auxiliary gas line, branching from the main line, via which a
pilot burner 16 is supplied. The auxiliary line has apilot duct 16 a which branches from themain duct 2 in order to supply thepilot burner 16. - Starting from the inlet section, in the
main duct 2, there is afirst section 18′ prolonged by asecond section 18″ via an interposedvalve seat 18, on which a magnetic thermoelectric safety unit with manual arming 20 (or, as an alternative, with an automatic arming system) acts, this unit including ashutter 18 a which is held in the position opening theseat 18 by the excitation of the magnetic unit generated by the voltage of a thermocouple (not shown) when there is a flame at thepilot burner 16. - The
section 18″ communicates with themain duct 2, downstream of theseat 18, and with the drive duct 8. - The
section 18″, extending downstream of theseat 18, is also connected with thepilot duct 16 a via an interposedvalve seat 20 a. - A
shutter 20 b rigid with the control stem 20 c of aknob member 20 d of the magnetic unit acts on thevalve seat 20 a. - The drawing shows a top view of the
knob 20 d illustrating the operating positions which may be selected (OFF, PILOT, ON). - The
knob member 20 d is connected to theactuator stem 20 c to carry out the manual arming of the safety unit, in a manner known per se, in which, in the arming position (PILOT), the ignition of an ignition member (not shown, for instance of piezoelectric type) associated with thepilot burner 16, is simultaneously controlled. Theknob 20 d may also be switched to the closed position (OFF) in which the valve seats 18 and 20 a are intercepted by the corresponding shutters of the magnetic safety unit. - A
pressure regulator 40, with membrane control, designed to regulate the pressure of the gas and therefore the flow supplied to thepilot burner 16 operates in thepilot duct 16 a. - The
pressure regulator 40 includes a servovalve forming avalve seat 40 a cooperating with a shutter shown diagrammatically at 40 b, whose control stem 40 c is rigidly connected to acontrol membrane 41 for its control. Themembrane 41 is subject on one hand to the pressure regulated by the regulator device and on the other hand to a pressure established in acalibration chamber 42 of the regulator and to the resilient force of aspring 43. According to the invention, aconnection duct 45 is provided and brings thecalibration chamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of themain duct 2 downstream of thevalve 5, i.e. in a valve portion subject to a gas pressure when theshutters - As an alternative, it is possible for the
connection duct 45 to bring thechamber 42 into fluid communication with a section of the portion 8 b of the duct 8 disposed downstream of theelectrovalve 7. - The pressure signal downstream of the valve 5 (or in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the section 8 b of the drive duct), is supplied to the
calibration chamber 42 via theduct 45. - It is possible, as a result of the provision of the
connection duct 45, to obtain two separate pressure (and therefore flow) levels in the gas supplied via the pilot duct. - A first pressure level is generated in the pilot duct when the
valve 5 is in the closed condition (with thevalve 7 closed). - At this stage, as no gas is passing through the
electrovalve 7, no pressure correlated with the supply pressure is determined in the main duct downstream of the valve 5 (or, in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the portion 8 b of the duct 8) and the regulator therefore determines a pressure correlated solely with the resilient force of thespring 43 which causes a first level of supply flow to the pilot burner to maintain the pilot flame (the main burner is not activated). - The subsequent opening of the
valve seat 5, by excitation of theelectrovalve 7, causes, in the main duct downstream of the valve 5 (or, in the above-mentioned alternative version, in the portion 8 b of the duct 8), a pressure signal equal to or correlated with the supply pressure in the main duct, which signal, transferred by means of theduct 45 to thecalibration chamber 42, determines a second pressure level regulated by the regulator, greater than the first level, and such as to enable the ignition of the main burner to which the gas flow is supplied after opening of themain duct 2. - It is thus possible to obtain a so-called ‘two-stage’
pilot burner 16, with a first reduced flow level designed solely to maintain the pilot burner flame, and a second higher flow level designed to ignite the main burner. -
FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiment bear the same reference numerals. - In this embodiment, the control device is applied to a valve of thermostat type, of the so-called ‘thermo-mechanical thermostat’ type, in which the
valve seat 5 a obtained in themain duct 2 is associated with acorresponding shutter 5 b controlled by a thermo-mechanical actuator 50. A valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2000A000138, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below. - The above-mentioned actuator comprises a
member 51 sensitive to water temperature variations which is disposed in contact with the water to be heated and is connected in operation to theshutter 5 b of the valve. As a result of the thermal expansion of this member, a displacement correlated with the variation of the water temperature is generated, by a bi-stable elastic device 52, with respect to the control stem 5 c of the shutter, as a result of which the shutter is caused to close the corresponding valve seat to intercept the flow of gas when a predetermined temperature value is exceeded. - In this embodiment, the device of the invention connects the
calibration chamber 42, by means of theduct 45, with a section of themain duct 2 disposed downstream of thevalve seat 5 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above.FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals. - In this embodiment, the control device is applied to a valve unit in which a pair of main servo-
valves draught switch 55 of pneumatic type is disposed in the combustionfume discharge duct 56. A valve unit of this type is disclosed in Italian Patent Application PD2010A000385, in the name of the Applicants, whose specification is understood to be fully included here for any detail which is not described in detail below. - Similarly to the previous embodiment, the device of the invention connects the
calibration chamber 42, by means of theduct 45, with the section of themain duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above. -
FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the device of the invention, in which details similar to those of the previous embodiments bear the same reference numerals. - This embodiment differs from the preceding embodiment chiefly in that it includes a
draught switch 55 with a motor-drivenactuator 60, as shown diagrammatically in the corresponding Figure. Similarly to the previous embodiment, thecalibration chamber 42 of the regulator is connected, via theduct 45, with the section of themain duct 2 disposed downstream of the valve seat 6 a of the servo-valve 6 with respect to the direction of the flow of gas, thus obtaining the two-stage pilot function described above. - The invention thus achieves the above-mentioned objects and also achieves the advantages listed with respect to known solutions. It should in particular be noted that it is possible, as a result of the invention, substantially to reduce the energy introduced into the system by the pilot burner during the “rest” stage in which no gas passes through the main duct in the direction of the main burner.
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