Patent ID: 7669590
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A gas cooking surface, comprising: at least one gas burner; a gas supply coupled to said gas burner for supplying gas thereto; a control device for adjusting the heating capacity stages of said gas burner; said gas burner, depending on said adjusted heating capacity stage, operates in one of a continuous mode in which said gas is supplied continuously to said gas burner or a clocked mode in which said gas burner is supplied with said gas in controlled pulsating manner; said control device including a touch contact for switching between said heating capacity stages; said touch contact controlling said heating capacity stages associated with said continuous mode and also with said clocked mode; and said control device automatically controls said burner to a starting heating capacity stage in which said gas burner operates in said continuous mode when said gas burner is switched on by said touch contact, said control device is set to initially operate said burner in an initial continuous mode of operation upon actuation of the starting touch control switch and to subsequently operate said burner in said continuous mode or said clocked mode upon further actuation of the touch contact to select either the continuous mode or the clocked mode.