JPS62297629A - Burning appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the oxigen in a room from being depleted by extinguishing the burner and stopping the operation at a certain time from an operation startup by providing a timer device that stops the operation at the certain elapsed time and multiple illuminators to indicate the operation time, and forming a push button for a reset switch with translucent material behind which an illuminator is disposed. CONSTITUTION:A timer device 17 is energized upon turning ON the power source switch 12, and all illuminators 20, 20... are turned ON upon its operation startup. When approximately 3hr has elapsed from the operation startup, the timer device 17 causes all the 3 illuminators 20, 20... to intermittently illuminate to inform users of an impending operation stoppage. About 1-3min from the intermittent operation of the illuminators 20, 20..., the timer device 17 causes a normally closed switch 18 to be opened to interrupt the current to a main controller 14, and then, the burner is extinguished and a hot air blower is stopped at the same time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a combustion appliance that exhausts combustion gas into a room, such as an oil fan heater or a gas fan heater.

(B) Prior Art This type of conventional combustion appliance is equipped with a good morning timer that starts operation after a set time, as known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-221320. By the way, this "good morning timer" automatically extinguishes the fire after the combustion part starts burning for about one hour, so it is safe even if the user does not notice that it is burning. However, with this conventional burn-out timer, if you set the timer knob to 1 continuous burn before extinguishing or stopping the fire, it will continue to burn until it is manually extinguished or stopped or the fuel runs out.・In order to continue driving, set the timer to "
If a person fell asleep in the "continuous combustion" position, the interior of the room would become starved of oxygen, which was extremely dangerous.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention has been hindered in view of the problems of the prior art described above. Equipped with a timer device for fixed-time operation that automatically stops the combustion part and extinguishes the combustion part.
The purpose is to further improve safety and improve usability.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a timer device that automatically stops the operation after a certain period of time from the start of operation, and a timer device that automatically stops the operation after a certain period of time from the start of operation, and a timer that is manually operated before the operation is stopped by the timer device. The device includes a reset switch that returns the device to its initial state, and a plurality of light emitters that display the elapsed operating time based on the output of the timer device. The plurality of light emitters are arranged in close proximity to each other.

(*) When operation is started by turning on the working power switch (12),
After a certain period of time from the start of this operation, the timer device (17)
The combustion part (3) will extinguish the fire and stop operation.
This prevents the room from becoming deficient in oxygen, which poses a danger to the human body. Additionally, a plurality of light emitters (20) (20) display the elapsed operating time based on the output of the timer device (17).
With this feature, the user can clearly see at a glance the time until the operation is automatically stopped, and can be informed of the timing to operate the reset switch (19) if the user wants to continue operation.

Furthermore, since the push button (19A) is made of a transparent material and the plurality of light emitting devices (20), (20), etc. are arranged near the rear part of the push button (19A), the reset switch ( 19) The purpose and location of the device can be clearly informed to the user.

(f) Example Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In the figure (
1) is a main body case, and a combustion part (3) equipped with an oil vaporization burner (2) is provided inside this main body case (1). Petroleum is supplied from a cartridge tank (not shown) that can be freely accessed and removed from one side of the tank, and is vaporized and burned in a vaporization burner (2). The combustion gas in the combustion section (3) is then supplied to the hot air blower (
4) to form warm air, which is discharged into the room from the warm air outlet (5) in the front part (IA) of the main body case (1), heating the room with warm air.

The vaporizing burner (2) includes a vaporizing heater (6) that heats the vaporizing section, a burner thermistor (7) that detects the temperature of the vaporizing section, and an oil feeder (such as an electromagnetic pump) that pumps oil to the vaporizing section. 8), a supply air blower (9) that supplies combustion air to the vaporization section, and an igniter (10) that ignites the vaporized gas.
It is equipped with a flame detector (11) such as a flame rod that detects the presence of combustion flame, and the amount of oil supplied from the oil supply device (8) is matched with the amount of air supplied from the air supply blower (9). By changing the amount, the amount of combustion can be varied.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, (11) (11) is a power supply, and (12) is a power switch, which are arranged on the operation section (13) on the upper surface of the main body case (1). (14) is a main controller which receives signals from a burner thermistor (7), a flame detector (11), a room temperature detector (15) such as a room thermistor, and a room temperature controller (16) such as a room temperature setting volume. The warm air blower (4), the vaporization heater (6), and the oil supply device (8)
), controls the supply air blower (9) and the igniter (10). (17) is a timer device that opens the normally closed switch (18) and stops energizing the main controller (14) approximately 3 hours after the start of operation by turning on the power switch (12);
19) is the reset switch of the timer device (17),
The reset switch (19) is connected to the timer device (17).
), the timer device (17) is returned to its initial state by manual operation before the normally closed switch (18) is opened. (20) (20)... are a plurality of light emitters, and the light emitters (20) (20)... are activated by the output signal of the timer device (17) as shown in FIG. When the power switch (12) is turned on, three lights turn on (see Figure 5 (a)), and after about an hour has passed since the start of operation by turning on the power switch (12), one of the lights turns off and two lights up. [See Figure 5 (B)] Then, after approximately 2 hours have passed since the start of operation, two of the lights go out and one lights up [See Figure 5 (C)]. After 3 hours, all three lights blink [see Figure 5 (d)]
It is supposed to be done.

The light emitters (20) (20)... are composed of LED lamps, and as shown in FIG.
) and the reset switch (19)
The push button (19A) is located near the rear of the push button (19A) and is attached to the circuit board (21). The push button (19A) is made of a transparent material such as transparent or semi-transparent plastic, and its lower end is rotatably supported by a pivot (22) attached to the circuit board (21). There is.

The configuration of the present invention is as described above, and its operation will be explained below.

First, when the power switch (12) is turned on to start operation, the vaporizing heater (6) is energized and the vaporizing part of the vaporizing burner (2) is heated up, and when it reaches the temperature at which oil can be vaporized, the burner thermistor ( 7) detects the temperature and sends a signal to the main controller (14). Then, the main controller (14) drives the oil feeder (8) and the air supply blower (9) to supply oil and combustion air to the vaporization section of the vaporization burner (2). The vaporized petroleum gas and combustion air are premixed, and the premixed mixture is ejected from the flame port of the vaporizing burner (2) and ignited by the spark discharge of the igniter (10), forming a flame and burning. Start the flame detector (11)
detects the presence of a flame and sends a signal to the main controller (14), which drives the hot air blower (4).

The combustion gas from the combustion section (3) joins with the wind from the hot air blower (4) that is driven after ignition, and is discharged into the room from the hot air outlet (5), thereby heating the room with hot air.

The evaporative burner (2) has a room temperature detector (15).
) and the room temperature regulator (16), and combustion is controlled so that the indoor temperature approaches the temperature set by the room temperature regulator (16).

On the other hand, the timer device (17) is connected to the aforementioned power switch (1
2) At the same time as the power is turned on, the power is applied to start driving, and at the start of operation, the light emitters (20), (20), etc. output an output to light up all three metal parts, and emit light as shown in Fig. 5 (a). Vessel (20
)(20)... all of them are turned on. Then, when a certain period of time of about 1 hour has elapsed from the start of operation, the timer device (17) outputs an output to turn off the light emitting devices (20) (20)...01 and turn on 2 of them, as shown in Fig. 5. Light up the two light emitters (20), (20)... as shown in (b), and
By turning off one of the lights in 20), it is possible to inform the user that approximately one hour has passed since the start of operation. Furthermore, when a certain period of time of about 2 hours has elapsed from the start of operation, the timer device (17) outputs an output to turn off the two light emitting devices (20) (20) and turn on only one, Figure 5 (c)
As shown in -7~, one of the light emitters (20), (20)... was turned on, and two light emitters (20), (20)... were turned off, and about 2 hours had passed since the start of operation. This can be notified to the user. Furthermore, when a certain period of time of approximately 3 hours has elapsed from the start of operation, the timer device (17) turns on the light emitting device (
20) (20)...Output 03 metalwork to blink,
As shown in Figure 5 (d), the light emitters (20) (20)...3
By blinking the metal fittings and blinking the light emitters (20), (20), etc., it is possible to inform the user that the operation will soon stop after approximately 3 hours have elapsed since the start of operation. When approximately 1 to 3 minutes have elapsed from the start of the flashing operation of the light emitters (20), (20), etc., the normally closed switch (18) is opened by the timer device (17), and the main controller (14) is opened.
The energization to the main controller (14) is stopped, and the combustion section (3) is extinguished and the hot air blower (4) is also stopped, even though the power switch (12) is turned on. First, although the good morning timer is in the continuous position, the operation will automatically stop after a certain period of time of about 3 hours has elapsed from the start of operation.

Further, the timer device (17) is configured to set the timer device (17) to about 3 seconds from the start of operation.
If the user presses the push button (19A) of the reset switch (19) before the time elapses, the initial state will be returned, and when the reset switch (19) is manually operated, the above-mentioned operation will be performed. This will be repeated.

Note that the lighting operation of the light emitters (20), (20), etc. is not limited to that in the embodiment, and the number of light emitters (20), (20), etc. may be increased by one each time a certain period of time elapses, for example.

(g) Effects of the Invention As described above, the combustion appliance of the present invention is equipped with a timer device that automatically stops the operation after a certain period of time from the start of operation, so that the user can continue the normal operation. Even if the driver falls asleep, the vehicle will reliably stop operating a certain period of time after starting the vehicle, which will prevent the interior of the vehicle from running out of oxygen and endangering the human body, further improving safety. In addition, since it is equipped with multiple light emitting devices that display the elapsed operating time using the output of the timer device, the user can clearly see at a glance the time until the operation is automatically stopped and the elapsed operation time, allowing the user to continue operating. The user can be informed of the timing to operate the reset switch when desired. Further, since the push button of the reset switch is made of a transparent material so that the plurality of light emitters can be seen through the push button, the purpose and location of the reset switch can be clearly notified to the user by lighting the light emitters, etc. It has the following effects: In addition, since multiple light emitters are installed on the reset switch push button to display the elapsed operating time, the purpose of the reset switch and its location can be clearly notified to the user by lighting the light emitters, etc., which is very convenient. This has the effect of providing an easy-to-use combustion appliance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of a combustion appliance that is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an overall configuration diagram of a control system according to the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a A front view of the push button portion of the reset switch, FIGS. 5(A), 5(B), (C), and (D) are state explanatory diagrams of the light emitting device, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the main part of the push button portion. <1>...Body case, (3)...Combustion part, (
17)...Timer device, (19)...Reset switch, (19A)...Push button, (20)...Light emitter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A timer device that automatically stops operation after a certain period of time from the start of operation; a reset switch that returns the timer device to its initial state when manually operated before the timer device stops operation; and the timer device. A plurality of light emitters are provided to display the elapse of operating time based on the output of the device, and the push button of the reset switch is formed of a transparent material, and the plurality of light emitters are arranged near the rear part of the push button. A combustion appliance characterized by: