Device for controlling the supply of a combustible gas to a burner of a heating apparatus

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PATENT NO 11988384
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17296681

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A device for controlling a combustible gas supply to a heating apparatus burner includes:

    a valve with a respective valve seat which is associated with a corresponding closure member provided with a respective control rod for opening the valve seat,a system for amplifying movement of the control rod which has a snap-fit spring which acts on the rod and a pushing element which in turn acts on the spring, a first end of a lever acts on the pushing element which is hinged at a fulcrum location which is positioned at an opposing second end of the lever,actuator which moves the lever, operationally associated with the lever in a position between the opposing lever ends to control the lever about the fulcrum location resulting in movement of the closure member away from and towards the valve seat, the actuator comprising a linear actuator element with converse piezoelectric effect.

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SIT S P AVIALE DELL 'INDUSTRIA 31/33 PADOVA 35129

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Giacomelli, Massimo Venice, IT 7 15

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