EP0398323A1 - Dispositif mécanique convenant pour la régulation de la puissance d' appareils de cuisson du type à micro-ondes - Google Patents

Dispositif mécanique convenant pour la régulation de la puissance d' appareils de cuisson du type à micro-ondes Download PDF

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EP0398323A1
EP0398323A1 EP90109329A EP90109329A EP0398323A1 EP 0398323 A1 EP0398323 A1 EP 0398323A1 EP 90109329 A EP90109329 A EP 90109329A EP 90109329 A EP90109329 A EP 90109329A EP 0398323 A1 EP0398323 A1 EP 0398323A1
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Arrigo De Martin
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Italora SpA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves

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  • the present invention applies to the field of power output regulators for cooking appliances, particularly microwave ovens.
  • the high value of the current absorption peak is known, which occurs on the insertion of the microwave generator.
  • the said insertion can take place only at the beginning of cooking, in the case where power is selected equal to 100% of that which is the output of the oven, or at the beginning of each cooking cycle (10 - 40 secs), when cooking is carried out at reduced power.
  • Many realizations of devices are already known, of electromechanical nature, suitable for limiting these current peaks; some of these comprise a pair of cascade connected relays, which insert a current limiter resistance for brief instants, others, on the other hand, adopt a double laminate switch. Both the devices described give performances which are not always satisfactory in terms of cost, lasting qualities and reliability; in addition, the manufacture of doble laminate switches is difficult.
  • the aim of the present invention is to avoid the disadvantages described, by realizing an electromechanical power regulator device, comprising a cooking duration timer and a power output variator, which has better reliability properties, and a long usable life, and is simple to carry out at moderate cost.
  • the proposed device is composed of a reference wheel 1, which has a crown gear 11 and a drum 12, free to rotate around a pin 13.
  • the wheel 1 is set into rotation at constant speed by means of a wheel gear 2, making up part of the timer device of the cooking appliance, which engages with the crown gear 11.
  • the drum 12 is of hollow cylinder shape and has a plurality of notches 13 along its lateral surface, with variable profile and angular extention.
  • the notches 13 are shown in a number equal to three, in the shape of a rectangular trapezium with its altitude located near the crown 11.
  • a tracer lever 3 Parallel to the pin 13 of the wheel 1 there is a pin 31, on which a tracer lever 3 is pivoted , having one of its ends 32 which slips along the outer surface of the drum 12.
  • the lever 3 has its other end 33 in contact with a pair of keys 41 and 51 which operate a pair of microswitches 4 and 5 respectively.
  • the microswitches are positioned side by side, and the microswitch 4 is positioned nearer the pin 31.
  • the pin 31 consists of a shaft provided with a projection 34 in its central part, with a larger diameter.
  • the lever 3 is in contact with the front surface of the projection 34.
  • a spring 6 is located below the lever 3, so as to surround the pin 31. In this way, when the compression of the spring 6 varies, the pin 31 traverses along its own axis, drawing the lever 3 with it.
  • the front end 35 of the pin 31 is in contact with the appropriately shaped profile 71 of a cam 7, integral with a hand grip 72.
  • the shaping of the profile 71 is such that it consists of a set of points making up a curve, positioned at a variable distance D from the surface 72a of the hand grip 72.
  • the rotation of the hand grip 72 which is carried out manually by the person who sets the cooking power, determines the rotation of the profile 71 and therefore the transverse motion of the pin 31 along its own axis; that is, it produces, in its turn, the variation in compression of the spring 6.
  • the device works as follows: during the continuous rotation of the wheel 1, the end 32 of the lever 3 slips along the outer surface of the drum 12; the end 33 determines for example, in these conditions, the "on" position of the microswitches 4 and 5, since the keys 41 and 51 are pressed down. When the end 32 meets one of the notches 13, this causes a slight rotation of the lever 3 around the pin 31; in this way, the end 33 releases the keys 41 and 51 (see figure 2) and the microswithches 4 and 5 come into the "off” position. In this way, a series of "on” - “off” cycles of the microwave generator, lasting from between 10 - 40 secs, and equal to the number of the notches 13, corresponds to each rotation of the wheel 1.
  • the hand grip 72 is operated.
  • the handle 72 is shown in the minimum power position; that is, the lever 3 is in its furthest back position, with its end 32, which slips on the drum 12 positioned near to the crown gear 11, in correspondence with which the width of the notches 13 (and therefore the duration of the "off" periods) is greater.
  • the compression of the spring 6 is decreased, the lever 3 traverses upwards (in figure 1) and the end 32 moves towards a region of the drum 12 in which the notches 13 are of smaller width.
  • an electromechanic device for regulating the power output of a microwave oven which meets the aforesaid aim; its structure is simple, and easy and economical to produce; it has a high degree of reliability and long lasting qualities, thanks to the absence of electronic components or laminate switches.

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EP90109329A 1989-05-19 1990-05-17 Dispositif mécanique convenant pour la régulation de la puissance d' appareils de cuisson du type à micro-ondes Withdrawn EP0398323A1 (fr)

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IT2056989 1989-05-19
IT8920569A IT1230077B (it) 1989-05-19 1989-05-19 Dispositivo meccanico atto a regolare l'erogazione di potenza in apparecchi di cottura del tipo a microonde.

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Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1465547A (fr) * 1965-11-29 1967-01-13 Carpano & Pons Minuterie, notamment pour fours de cuisinières électriques ou à gaz
US3889091A (en) * 1973-02-10 1975-06-10 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Electronic oven with a cooking time setting mechanism and a remaining time indication mechanism
US4133998A (en) * 1976-06-22 1979-01-09 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Cooking mode selector for continuously varying a mean output level of a magnetron in a microwave oven
US4177370A (en) * 1976-02-13 1979-12-04 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Variable cooking mode selector in a microwave oven
GB2068182A (en) * 1980-01-21 1981-08-05 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co High frequency heating apparatus
DE3603063A1 (de) * 1986-02-01 1987-08-06 Weiss Kg Alfons Einschaltzeitgeber fuer mikrowellengeraete
US4798970A (en) * 1986-12-24 1989-01-17 Imanishi Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Defrosting circuit switch unit for electronic range

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1465547A (fr) * 1965-11-29 1967-01-13 Carpano & Pons Minuterie, notamment pour fours de cuisinières électriques ou à gaz
US3889091A (en) * 1973-02-10 1975-06-10 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Electronic oven with a cooking time setting mechanism and a remaining time indication mechanism
US4177370A (en) * 1976-02-13 1979-12-04 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Variable cooking mode selector in a microwave oven
US4133998A (en) * 1976-06-22 1979-01-09 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Cooking mode selector for continuously varying a mean output level of a magnetron in a microwave oven
GB2068182A (en) * 1980-01-21 1981-08-05 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co High frequency heating apparatus
DE3603063A1 (de) * 1986-02-01 1987-08-06 Weiss Kg Alfons Einschaltzeitgeber fuer mikrowellengeraete
US4798970A (en) * 1986-12-24 1989-01-17 Imanishi Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Defrosting circuit switch unit for electronic range

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