Catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use

US6805552B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Peter Janouch · Gelnhausen, DE
• Peter Lange · Eppstein, DE
• Dieter Liebenthal · Maintal, DE
• Silvia Rix · Schwalbach, DE
• Heinz Kern · Königstein, DE
• Peter Ruppert · Karben, DE
• Friedrich Henninger · Kelkheim, DE
• Jürgen Seng · Kelkheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 26, 2002
• Grant date: Oct 19, 2004
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A45D2020/065
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use with a gas supply device and a catalyst connected to the gas supply device is disclosed. To ignite the gas/air mixture and therefore to initiate catalytic combustion at the catalyst, an ignition device which can be controlled by an ignition system is provided. The gas supply device has a bypass for branching off part of a gas stream which flows onto the ignition device. In this way, the ignition system is actuated even shortly after the gas valve device is opened, and the catalyst is brought to its operating temperature as a result of the explosion of the gas/air mixture.