Patent ID: 11906171
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 13:
14. A method of using a cooktop appliance comprising a gas burner, a manifold having a gas input, a primary line extending between the manifold and the gas burner, wherein a gas flow rate in the primary line is controllable by a user selectable interface, and a secondary line extending between the manifold and the gas burner, wherein a gas flow rate in the secondary line is controllable by a flow control valve, wherein the user selectable interface comprises a knob in mechanical communication with a manual valve disposed along the primary line to selectively control the gas flow rate in the primary line between a minimum and a maximum flow rate based on a position of the knob, and the method comprising:
operating the cooktop appliance in a manual mode wherein in the manual mode a gas is supplied to the gas burner of the cooktop appliance through the primary line;
adjusting the cooktop appliance to an automatic mode;
in response to being adjusted to the automatic mode, the cooktop appliance:
adjusting the primary line to be a non-modulated, minimum gas flow line; and
actively modulating a flow control valve on a secondary line in communication with the gas burner.