U.S. patent application number 11/388961 was filed with the patent office on 2007-09-27 for barbecue stove.
Invention is credited to Kiosky Chung.
Application Number | 20070221192 11/388961 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38532031 |
Filed Date | 2007-09-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070221192 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chung; Kiosky |
September 27, 2007 |
Barbecue stove
Abstract
A barbecue stove includes a plate and a plurality of burning
units installed below the plate. Each of the burning units includes
a tubular distributor and a plurality of burners. The tubular
distributor includes a plurality of pipes formed thereon. Each of
the burners includes a neck positioned around related one of the
pipes and a plurality of vents evenly defined in a periphery
thereof.
Inventors: |
Chung; Kiosky; (Taichung
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BANGER SHIA
204 CANYON CREEK
VICTORIA
TX
77901-3695
US
|
Family ID: |
38532031 |
Appl. No.: |
11/388961 |
Filed: |
March 24, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
126/39E ;
126/39R; 431/278; 431/354 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47J 37/0713 20130101;
F24C 3/08 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
126/039.00E ;
126/039.00R; 431/278; 431/354 |
International
Class: |
F24C 3/00 20060101
F24C003/00; F24C 3/08 20060101 F24C003/08; F23D 14/62 20060101
F23D014/62 |
Claims
1. A barbecue stove comprising a plate and a plurality of burning
units below the plate, wherein each of the burning units comprises
a tubular distributor with a plurality of pipes formed thereon; and
a plurality of burners each comprising a neck positioned around
related one of the pipes and a plurality of vents evenly defined in
a periphery thereof.
2. The barbecue stove according to claim 1 wherein the tubular
distributor comprises two closed ends attached to points
thereof.
3. The barbecue stove according to claim 1 wherein the burners of
each of the burning units and the burners of adjacent one of the
burning units are positioned in an alternate manner.
Description
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a barbecue stove.
[0003] 2. Related Prior Art
[0004] For a large barbecue party in which a lot of people take
part and a lot of food is cooked, a barbecue stove is typically
operated on gas for the speed and convenience of the barbecuing of
the food and the ignition of the gas. Such a barbecue stove
includes a plate and a plurality of burners for providing heat to
the plate that in turn heats food. Such a burner includes several
co-centric groups of vents. In each group, the vents are arranged
along a circle. However, teat accumulates in areas of the plate
near the burners instead of spreading over the entire plate. It
often happens that some food is overdone while some other food is
too raw to be eaten.
[0005] Referring to FIG. 5, there is shown a conventional barbecue
stove with a plate 50 and a plurality of pipes 60 positioned below
the plate 50. Each pipe 60 includes a plurality of vents 65. Gas
leaves the pipes 60 through the vents 65 burns in order to provide
heat to the plate 50. This conventional barbecue stove includes a
special form and is therefore limited to commercial barbecuing. The
need for this conventional barbecue stove is low, and the cost is
high. Moreover, although spreading heat evener than the domestic
barbecue stove, this conventional barbecue stove is still not able
to spread heat adequately even. Hence, the quality of food is
inconsistent. Moreover, the life of this conventional barbecue
stove might be short because the plate might easily be damaged due
to thermal stress.
[0006] The present invention is therefore intended to obviate or at
least alleviate the problems encountered in prior art.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0007] It is an objective of the present invention to provide a
barbecue stove that provides a consistent quality of food.
[0008] It is another objective of the present invention to provide
an enduring barbecue stove.
[0009] It is still another objective of the present invention to
provide an inexpensive easy-to-assemble barbecue stove.
[0010] According to the present invention, a barbecue stove
includes a plate and a plurality of burning units installed below
the plate. Each of the burning units includes a tubular distributor
and a plurality of burners. The tubular distributor includes a
plurality of pipes formed thereon. Each of the burners includes a
neck positioned around related one of the pipes and a plurality of
vents evenly defined in a periphery thereof.
[0011] Other objectives, advantages and features of the present
invention will become apparent from the following description
referring to the attached drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] The present invention will be described through detailed
illustration of the preferred embodiment referring to the
drawings.
[0013] FIG. 1 is a top view of barbecue stove according to the
preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a burning unit of the barbecue
stove shown in FIG. 1.
[0015] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the burning unit shown in
FIG. 2.
[0016] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the burning unit shown
in FIG. 3.
[0017] FIG. 5 is a top view of a conventional barbecue stove.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a barbecue stove
according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The
barbecue stove includes a plate 40 and a plurality of burning units
positioned below the plate 40. By means of burning gas, the burning
units provide heat to the plate 40 which in turn heats food.
[0019] Referring to FIGS. 2 through 4, each burning unit includes a
tubular distributor 10 and a plurality of burners 30 positioned on
the tubular distributor 10. The tubular distributor 10 includes two
closed ends 11 and 12. A plurality of pipes 15 is evenly installed
on the tubular distributor 10. The closed ends 11 and 12 are
attached to a frame of the barbecue stove. The tubular distributor
10 is connected to a gas tank through a tube 20. Therefore, gas can
go to the tubular distributor 10 from such a gas tank through the
tube 20. Such gas is evenly distributed in the tubular distributor
10 and to the pipes 15.
[0020] Each burner 30 includes a neck 31 installed around a related
pipe 15 and a plurality of vents 35 evenly defined in the periphery
thereof. Such gas is evenly distributed in each burner 30 and to
the vents 35. The burners 30 are like any ordinary burners.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 4 again, when the burning units are
installed below the plate 40, the burners 30 of a burning unit and
the burners 30 of an adjacent burning unit are positioned in an
alternate manner in order to evenly provide heat to the plate
40.
[0022] The barbecue stove of the present invention exhibits
advantages over the conventional barbecue stove discussed in
RELATED PRIOR ART. It provides heat to the plate more evenly than
its conventional counterpart. Hence, it provides a more consistent
quality of food than its conventional counterpart. Furthermore, it
causes less thermal stress in the plate and results in a longer
life than its conventional counterpart. It uses burners like any
ordinary burner and therefore costs less than its conventional
counter part that uses special burning units.
[0023] The present invention has been described through the
illustration of the preferred embodiment. Those skilled in the art
can derive variations from the preferred embodiment without
departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the
preferred embodiment shall not limit the scope of the present
invention defined in the claims.
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