JP2001041465A - Cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce power consumption of circuit parts by connecting a circuit for detecting the open/close state of a door in parallel with the normal close contact of a door switch and applying a voltage of 0 V between the terminals of the normal close contact when the door is closed thereby eliminating power consumption of the door detecting circuit. SOLUTION: In the inventive cooker, a commercial power supply 18 is connected through the normal open contact 19a of a door switch 19 with a control circuit 20, the normal open contact 19a is connected in parallel with a first relay contact 24 being controlled by the output from a control circuit 20 and the commercial power supply 18 is connected through the normal close contact 19b of the door switch 19 with a load circuit, e.g. a heat source for supplying high frequency radio wave into the cooking chamber. A door detecting circuit 25 is connected in parallel with the normal close contact 19b of the door switch 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooker for storing an object to be cooked in a cooking chamber and heating the object to be cooked with a heat source such as a high-frequency radio wave.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a so-called microwave oven or microwave oven, an object to be cooked is stored in a cooking chamber, and high-frequency radio waves or hot air generated by a gas burner is supplied to the cooking chamber to heat the object to be cooked. ing.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned microwave oven or the like, for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a normally open contact 51a of a door switch 51 linked to the opening and closing of a door mounted on the front of the cooking chamber so as to open and close is connected to a commercial AC power supply 50 (connected when the door is opened).
Control circuit 5 composed of a microcomputer or the like via
2, a first relay contact 53 that is opened and closed by an output of a control circuit is connected in parallel to the normally open contact 51a, and a normally closed contact 51b of the door switch 51 is connected.
A door detection circuit 54 for detecting the potential difference between the two and detecting the opening and closing of the door is connected between the AC power supply 50 and the AC power supply 50. When the door is closed for a predetermined time or more by the control circuit 52, for example, The power supply to the control circuit 52 is stopped by opening the first relay contact 53 to reduce power consumption.

However, in the above-described circuit configuration, even when the first relay contact 53 is opened to stop energizing the control circuit 52, the door detection circuit 54 consumes a small amount of power. There is.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to minimize power consumption when the appliance is not used.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a control circuit is connected to a commercial power supply via a normally open contact of a door switch, and a first relay contact controlled by an output of the control circuit is connected to the normally open contact in parallel. Connected to a commercial power supply and a load circuit such as a heat source that supplies high-frequency radio waves into the cooking chamber via the normally closed contact of the door switch, a door detection circuit is connected in parallel with the normally closed contact of the door switch It was done.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment FIGS.
1 is a cooking device body combining heating of a burner with the combustion hot air and high-frequency heating. Inside the cooking device body, an opening 2 is formed on the front surface, and a cooking chamber 3 for accommodating an object to be cooked is defined by the opening. At the back of the cooking chamber, a combustion chamber 6 accommodating a gas burner 5 and a ventilation chamber 8 accommodating a circulation fan 7 are formed via a partition plate 4, respectively. The combustion hot air generated by the combustion of the gas burner 5 is circulated into the cooking chamber 3 through a plurality of outlet holes 9 perforated in the partition plate 4, and a part of the hot air is opened above the partition plate 4 in the cooking chamber 3. Exhaust passage 1 through exhaust hole 10
It is configured to be discharged to the outside through the line 1.

The front opening 2 of the cooking chamber 3 is provided with a door 12
And a handle 13 is mounted on the front upper part of the door.

On the other hand, in the upper part of the cooking chamber 3, a magnetron 14 for supplying high-frequency radio waves into the cooking chamber is housed and arranged.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a temperature sensor comprising a thermistor or the like disposed at an appropriate position in the exhaust passage 10 for detecting the temperature of the exhaust gas passing through the portion and detecting the cooking temperature in the cooking chamber 3 substantially. It is.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a turntable provided at the bottom of the cooking chamber 3, on which a cooking dish 17 on which a food is placed is removably mounted.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a circuit device according to the present invention. A normally open contact which is closed when a door of a first door switch 19 which is linked with opening and closing of the door 12 is opened is connected to a commercial AC power supply 18. A control circuit 20 composed of a microcomputer or the like is connected via 19a, and a normally closed contact 19b connected when the door 12 of the door switch 19 is closed, and opening / closing control by an output of the control circuit 20. A transmission transformer for supplying power for transmission to the magnetron 14 via a second relay contact 21 that is operated and a second door switch 22 that is linked to opening and closing of the door 12 and closes the contact when the door is closed. 23 are connected.

The normally open contact 19a of the first door switch 19 is controlled to open and close by the output of the control circuit 20. For example, when the door 12 is closed, the control circuit 2
A first relay contact 24 that opens when the door 12 is not controlled to open or close after a predetermined time set in advance by a timer built in 0 is connected in parallel.

A door detection circuit 25 is connected in parallel to the normally closed contact 19b of the first door switch 19. A pair of LED lamps 26 emit light when a predetermined potential difference is generated between both ends of the normally closed contact 19b. , And a light receiving element 27 disposed close to the light receiving element 27. The output of this light receiving element is connected to the input port 28 of the control circuit 20.

Thus, when the door 12 is opened, the first
The normally open contact 19a as shown in FIG.
And the control circuit 20 is energized, the control circuit closes the first relay contact 24 by energization, and the voltage of the commercial power supply 18 is applied across the normally closed contact 19b, so that the LED lamp 26 is turned on. Lights up, and the control circuit 20 can detect the opening of the door 12 by the output of the door detection circuit 25.

On the other hand, when the door 12 is closed, the normally closed contact 19b of the first door switch 19 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, whereby the LED lamp 26 is turned off, and the control circuit 20 detects the door. The output of the circuit 25 causes the door 12
The closing operation of is detected.

When the control circuit 20 detects the closing operation of the door 12 based on the output of the door detection circuit 25, the control circuit 20 starts counting a timer. When the timer counts a predetermined time, the door 12 is opened or closed. If not, the first relay contact 24 is opened to open the control circuit 2
The energization to 0 is stopped.

As a result, the voltage between both ends of the normally closed contact 19b becomes 0V, and the power consumption of all the circuit components becomes 0V.
W.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a third door switch comprising a normally open contact which opens and closes in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door 12;
Is closed when the first door switch 1 is opened.
If the normally closed contact 19b is closed even when the door 9 is opened and the door 12 is opened, the fuse 30 is blown to stop the power supply to the circuit.

At the time of cooking, the object to be cooked is placed on the cooking dish 17 and placed on the turntable 16 and the door 12 is opened.
Is closed and the cooking start operation is performed, the cooking start operation is detected by the control circuit 20, and at the time of high-frequency heating by the operation of the magnetron 14, the second relay contact 21 is closed to start energizing the transmission transformer 23. In the case of oven cooking, the gas burner 5 is burned.

When the gas burner 5 is burned, the combustion fan 7 blows out of the combustion chamber 6 through the outlet holes 9 of the partition plate 4 into the cooking chamber 3 by the action of the circulation fan 7 to circulate through the cooking chamber 3. , A part of which is discharged outside through the exhaust hole 10.

When the cooking is completed, the door 12 is opened to take out the object to be cooked from the cooking chamber 3, and if the cooking is not to be continued, the door 12 is closed to finish the cooking.

Therefore, the control circuit 20 includes a door detection circuit 25
Of the door 12 is detected from the output of the
If the opening / closing operation is not performed for a predetermined time or more by a timer built in, the first relay contact 24 is opened to stop energizing all the circuit devices.

[0024]

According to the structure of the present invention, the door detection circuit for detecting the open / closed state of the door is connected in parallel to the normally closed contact of the door switch, so that the voltage applied between the terminals of the normally closed contact when the door is closed. Becomes 0 V, thereby eliminating the power consumption of the door detection circuit and reducing the power consumption by the circuit components.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the same.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the circuit.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Cooking Room 19 Door Switch 19a Normally Open Contact 19b Normally Closed Contact 20 Control Circuit 24 First Relay Contact 25 Door Detection Circuit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shinichi Hagiwara 4-1-2, Hiranocho, Chuo-ku, Osaka City Inside Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masami Akari 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Prefecture Sanyo Tottori Inside Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiya Nishimoto 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mitsuaki Tabuchi 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Sanyo Tottori F-term (reference) 3L086 CC08 DA27

Claims (1)

[Claims] A control circuit is connected to a commercial power supply via a normally open contact of a door switch, a first relay contact controlled by an output of the control circuit is connected to the normally open contact in parallel, and the commercial power supply is connected to the commercial power supply. In addition, a load circuit such as a heat source that supplies high-frequency radio waves into the cooking chamber via the normally closed contact of the door switch is connected, and a door detection circuit is connected in parallel with the normally closed contact of the door switch. And cooker.