Patent ID: 8702421

Claim:
A burner comprising: a burner head having burner ports; an intake pipe through which a mixture of gas and air is to be supplied to the burner head so as to be released through the burner ports, said intake pipe being connected to said burner head; a core wire provided adjacent to the burner ports; an electric discharge generator arranged to generate electric discharge from the core wire, to thereby ignite the mixture; an electric wire extending from said electric discharge generator into said burner head so as to connect the electric discharge generator to the core wire; wherein said burner head is formed with a through hole through which the core wire extends from inside to outside the burner head; wherein an insulator is disposed between the core wire and the burner head to keep the core wire insulated from the burner head; and wherein said electric wire extends through said intake pipe from said electric discharge generator to said burner head, so that said electric wire is disposed entirely within said intake pipe from said electric discharge generator until the electric wire reaches said burner head.