US4413303A
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Ignition systems
Assignee: Dunlop Ltd
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Filing: 1981-06-23
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Granted: 1983-11-01
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Expires: 2001-06-23
Abstract
Abstract An electrical ignition system for a burner in which a spark generation circuit is arranged to charge a capacitor in one sense, and in which a flame sensing device charges the capacitor in the opposite sense, a detector circuit being provided to monitor the presence and polarity of a charge on the capacitor.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford M. Cheary
- 👤 David J. Lancaster
- 👤 Paul P. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:27
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23Q; F23Q3/00; F23Q3/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An electrical igniton system for a burner comprising a spark generation circuit, means for monitoring the production of a spark comprising a capacitor, means for charging said capacitor in one sense by operation of the spark generation circuit, means for monitoring the presence of a flame at a first location comprising means responsive to the flame for producing a charge on said capacitor in the opposite sense to that produced by operation of the spark generation circuit, and means for detecting the presence and polarity of a charge on said capacitor to detect that sparks have been produced and that said flame has been produced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
An electrical igniton system for a burner comprising a spark generation circuit, means for monitoring the production of a spark comprising a capacitor, means for charging said capacitor in one sense by operation of the spark generation circuit, means for monitoring the presence of a flame at a first location comprising means responsive to the flame for producing a charge on said capacitor in the opposite sense to that produced by operation of the spark generation circuit, and means for detecting the presence and polarity of a charge on said capacitor to detect that sparks have been produced and that said flame has been produced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electrical ignition system according to claim 1 wherein the means for detecting the presence and polarity of a charge on the said capacitor comprises an amplifier which is arranged to provide outputs of differing polarity according to the polarity of the charge on the capacitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
An electrical ignition system according to claim 2 wherein the amplifier comprises a low-pass filter arranged to prevent the amplifier from responding to false AC signals resulting from a short circuit or failure of the spark generation circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
An electrical ignition system according to claim 1 wherein said capacitor is arranged to be charged in the positive sense by operation of the spark generation circuit and in the negative sense by operation of the means for monitoring the presence of a flame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrical ignition system according to claim 1 wherein a single electrode is used for spark production and flame detection.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
An electrical ignition system according to claim 1 further comprising a line of burners along which said flame propogates and a remote flame sensing electrode provided at a second location adjacent said burners and removed from said first location; said second location receiving a flame propogated along said line of burners from said first location, said remote flame sensing electrode detecting the presence of a flame at said second location.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
An electrical ignition system according to claim 6 further comprising means connected to said remote flame sensing electrode for preventing the supply of fuel to said line of burners if no flame is sensed by the remote flame sensing electrode within a predetermined time following ignition of a pilot flame.
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