JPS64676Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an electronic timer circuit for a roasting device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, roasting devices such as toaster ovens have a mechanical timer 1 that allows you to set the roasting time from 0 to 30 minutes, for example, as shown in the circuit diagram in Figure 3. For grilling only,
It is equipped with an electronic timer that allows you to set the ideal toasting time of 3 to 4 minutes.

This electronic timer includes a DC constant voltage power supply 2, a time constant circuit 6 which is applied to the DC constant voltage power supply 2 and is formed by a capacitor 3, resistors 4, 5, etc., and is turned on according to the output from the time constant circuit 6.・Switching circuit 7 that operates off and this switching circuit 7
A relay 13 that opens and closes a power switch 12 connected between both the two heaters 9 and 10 and the electronic timer itself and the AC power supply 11 by an electromagnet 8 that is excited and demagnetized according to the on/off operation of the It is equipped with

The timer switch 14 of the mechanical timer 1 is also connected between each of the heaters 9, 10 and the AC power source 11, and is also connected in parallel with the power switch 12 of the electronic timer.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in such a circuit, mechanical timer 1
Since the timer switch 14 of the mechanical timer 1 and the power switch 12 of the electronic timer are connected in parallel, the timer time of the mechanical timer 1 is set to 2 to 3 minutes and the timer switch 14 is turned on to shorten the roasting time. For example, if you accidentally turn on the power switch 12 of the electronic timer while roasting French bread, the timer switch 1 of the mechanical timer 1
In this case, power is applied to the heaters 9 and 10 not only through the power switch 4 but also through the power switch 12 of the electronic timer. Then, the time set by mechanical timer 1 (2 to 3 minutes)
Since the set time of the electronic timer (3 to 4 minutes) is longer, even if the set time of the mechanical timer 1 ends and the timer switch 14 is turned off, the electric power is still applied to the heaters 9 and 10 by the power switch 12 of the electronic timer. This continues and roasting is performed for a longer time than necessary, resulting in the French bread etc. being burnt.

Furthermore, even if the set time of the mechanical timer 1 is longer than the set time of the electronic timer, if the power switch 12 of the electronic timer is accidentally turned on just before the end of the roasting time set by the mechanical timer 1, the above-mentioned A similar problem arises.

The present invention was developed in view of these problems, and is a roasting method that avoids the above-mentioned erroneous operation because even if the power switch of the electronic timer is turned on while the mechanical timer is operating, the electronic timer will not operate. The purpose is to provide an electronic timer circuit for the device.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a roasting apparatus equipped with a heater and a mechanical timer, which includes a power switch connected in parallel with a timer switch of the mechanical timer to control energization of the heater, and a capacitor. and a resistor, the voltage is applied when the power switch is turned on; a switching circuit having a transistor, which is turned on when the power switch is turned on and turned off when the capacitor of the time constant circuit finishes charging; A relay that is activated by turning on and off the switching circuit, keeps the power switch on when the switching circuit is on, and turns off the power switch when the switching circuit is off, and a relay that operates in conjunction with the timer switch to keep the power switch on when the switching circuit is on. The auxiliary switch is connected between the base and emitter of the transistor and is turned on when the timer switch is turned on.

[Effect]

When you turn on the timer switch of the mechanical timer, the auxiliary switch turns on in conjunction with this, and the base and emitter of the transistors that form the switching circuit of the electronic timer become short-circuited, so turn on the power switch of the electronic timer. However, since the transistor is held off and the relay is not activated, the power switch is not held on and therefore the electronic timer is not activated.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIG. 2, 21 is a roasting device, and this roasting device 21 is provided with an upper heater 22 shown in FIG. It has a roasting chamber, a door body 24 that can be opened and closed at the front of the roasting chamber, and a decorative board 25 on one side of the front. On this decorative plate 25, there is a time setting dial 27 for a mechanical timer 26 operated by a spring or the like, a lamp cover 29 that covers the front side of a pilot lamp 28 that indicates energization to each of the heaters 22 and 23, and a time setting dial 27 for an electronic timer. A knob 30, an electronic timer activation start button 31, and an electronic timer activation release button 32 are provided.
A switching knob 35 of a switching switch 34 for switching the heater power is provided on the side plate 33 of 1.

FIG. 1 shows a roasting device 21 including the electronic timer.
An electrical circuit of 41 is shown in this circuit diagram.
is an AC power supply of 100 VAC, and the timer switch 4 of the mechanical timer 26 is connected between both ends of this AC power supply 41.
The upper heater 22 and the lower heater 23 are connected through a parallel circuit between the power switches 43 and 44 of the electronic timer and the upper heater 22 and the lower heater 23.
The changeover switch 34 is connected, which allows the upper heater 22 and the lower heater 23 to be connected in series or in parallel, or to connect only the upper heater 22 alone by switching B. In other words, connecting contacts Ba and Ab makes a series connection, connecting contacts Aa and Ab and connecting contacts Ba and Bb makes a parallel connection, and opens the connection between contacts Aa and Ab.
Contacts Ba and Bb are connected to connect only the upper heater 22, and this operation is performed by connecting contacts A and Bb.
B is operated by a cam or the like (not shown).

A DC constant voltage power supply 51, a time constant circuit 52, and a time constant circuit 52 are connected between the connection point between the power switches 43 and 44 and one end of the AC power supply 41.
An electronic device comprising a switching circuit 53 that turns on and off according to the output of the switching circuit 53, and a relay 54 that operates according to the on and off operation of the switching circuit 53 and keeps the power switch in the on state when the switching circuit 53 is turned on. A timer circuit is formed, and the pilot lamp 28 and the resistor 5
A series circuit with 5 is connected.

The DC constant voltage power supply 51 includes resistors 61, 62 connected between the connection point between the power switches 43, 44 and one end of the AC power supply 41, parallel bleeder resistors 63, 64, 65, capacitors 66, 67, Zener diodes 68, 69 and diode 70
It is made up of

Further, the time constant circuit 52 is connected between the (+) end and the (-) end of the DC constant voltage power supply 51. 74 and a capacitor 75 are connected in series, and a parallel circuit of a capacitor 76 and a resistor 77 is connected between both ends of the series circuit made up of the resistor 73, the potentiometer 74, and the capacitor 75.
is adjusted by the time setting knob 30 to set a time constant. Further, a discharge path is connected in parallel to the capacitor 75, and this discharge path is connected to resistors 78 and 7.
9. It is formed by an NPN type transistor 80, a PNP type transistor 81, and a capacitor 82.

The switching circuit 53 is connected to the time constant circuit 52, and the switching circuit 53 connects the volume 74 and the capacitor 75.
N is connected to the connection point via a resistor 91 and is turned on by the charging voltage of the capacitor 75.
The main components are a channel junction type FET 92, NPN type transistors 93 and 94, and a PNP type transistor 95, which are turned on when the power is turned on and turned off when the FET 92 is turned on.

The drain of the FET 92 is connected to a resistor 96.
is connected to the (+) end of the DC constant voltage power supply 51 through the resistor 97 and to the base of the NPN transistor 93 through the resistor 99, It is connected to the (-) end of the constant voltage power supply 51. Also, the above
The source of the FET 92 is connected to the (-) end of the DC constant voltage power supply 51 via a resistor 100, and is also connected to the emitter of the NPN transistor 93.

Furthermore, the collector of the NPN transistor 93 is connected to the DC constant voltage power supply 5 through a resistor 101.
It is connected to the (+) end of 1, and the resistor 10
2 to the base of the PNP transistor 95. Further, the emitter of the PNP type transistor 95 is connected to the DC constant voltage power supply 51.
Its collector is connected to the (+) end of the DC constant voltage power supply 51 through a bias resistor 104, and its collector is connected to the base of the NPN transistor 94 through a resistor 103. ) is connected to the end.

Further, a cancellation switch 105 which is opened and closed by the operation cancellation button 32 is connected between the base and emitter of the NPN transistor 94, and the cancellation switch 105 is connected to the bias resistor 10.
4 and is connected in parallel with
A first auxiliary switch 106, which opens and closes in conjunction with the changeover switch 34, is connected between the base and emitter of the NPN transistor 94 and connects the bias resistor 10.
4 is connected in parallel. This first auxiliary switch 106 is turned off when the upper heater 22 and lower heater 23 are connected in parallel by switching the A and B contacts, and turned on when the upper heater 22 and lower heater 23 are connected in series. The switching knob 35 of the switching switch 34 is opened and closed by a cam (not shown) formed on the switching knob 35 of the switching switch 34. Furthermore, a second auxiliary switch 107 is connected between the base and emitter of the NPN transistor 94 and opens and closes in conjunction with the opening and closing of the timer switch 42.
is connected in parallel with the first auxiliary switch 106.

An electromagnet 108 forming the relay 54 is connected between the collector of the NPN transistor 94 forming the switching circuit 53 and the (+) end of the DC constant voltage power supply 51. A diode 109 is connected in parallel with .

Further, the collector of this NPN type transistor 94 forms the discharge path via a resistor 110.
It is connected to the base of an NPN type transistor 80, and the emitter of this NPN type transistor 80 is connected to the (-) end of the DC constant voltage power supply 51.

The relay 54 has a movable iron piece (not shown) that is attracted to the excited electromagnet 108 and holds the power switches 43 and 44 in the on state.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When toasting using an electronic timer,
The upper heater 22 and the lower heater 23 are connected in parallel by the changeover switch 34 to increase the amount of heat generated by the upper heater 22 and the lower heater 23. In this way, the first auxiliary switch 106 is turned off in conjunction with the changeover switch 34. Further, the resistance value of the volume control 74 is changed using the time setting knob 30 to set the roasting time using the electronic timer. This setting range is approximately 3 to 4 minutes.

When the operation start button 31 of the electronic timer is pressed, the power switches 43 and 44 are turned on to energize each heater 22 and 23, and the direct fluid voltage power source 51 produces an output. In response to this, charging of each capacitor 75 and 76 of the time constant circuit 56 is started.

Here, before the roasting time preset with the volume control 74 comes, that is, before the terminal voltage of the capacitor 75 reaches a predetermined voltage, the FET 92 of the switching circuit 53 is turned off, and conversely, each transistor 93, 94, 95 is turned off. turns on and excites the electromagnet 108 of the relay 54 to keep the power switches 43 and 44 on, so that the roasting by the heaters 22 and 23 continues.

Then, when a predetermined period of time has passed and the charging of the capacitor 75 is completed and the terminal voltage of the capacitor 75 reaches a predetermined voltage, the FET 92 is turned on, and at the same time each transistor 93, 94, 9
5 is turned off. Therefore, the excitation of the electromagnet 108 is released and the power switches 43 and 44 are turned off, so that the operation of the electronic timer is terminated, and the power supply to each heater 22 and 23 is stopped, thereby completing the roasting.

At the moment when the NPN transistor 94 changes from the on state to the off state, the voltage between the collector and emitter of the NPN transistor 94 changes from the "L" level to the "H" level, which forms a discharge path. It enters the base of the NPN transistor 80 to turn on the NPN transistor 80, which also turns on the PNP transistor 81, causing the capacitor 75 to turn on.
of the charged load is instantly discharged from the discharge path. Further, the charging load of the capacitor 76 is discharged via the resistor 77.

If you wish to cancel roasting during roasting, press the electronic timer's operation release button 32 and press the cancel switch 1.
When 05 is turned on, the NPN type transistor 94
Since the base and emitter of the NPN transistor 94 are short-circuited and turned off, the electromagnet 108 is de-energized and the power switch 4 is turned off in the same way as before.
3 and 44 are turned off and roasting is stopped.

By the way, even if you press the operation start button 31 of the electronic timer without connecting the upper heater 22 and the lower heater 23 in parallel with the changeover switch 34, the first auxiliary switch 106 linked to the changeover switch 34 will remain in the ON state. As it is, the base and emitter of the NPN transistor 94 are short-circuited and the NPN
Since the type transistor 94 remains off and the electromagnet 108 is not energized and the power switches 43, 44 are not held on, the electronic timer is not activated and roasting is not initiated.

Also, when roasting French bread, etc., the roasting time set by the electronic timer (3 to 4 minutes) is too long, so set the roasting time to 2 to 3 minutes using the mechanical timer 26. .

In this case, when the time setting dial 27 of the mechanical timer 26 is turned to set the roasting time, the timer switch 42 is turned on, and in conjunction with this, the second auxiliary switch 107 is turned on, so the cancel switch 105 is turned on. The base and emitter of the NPN transistor 94 are shorted in the same way as when the button is pressed.
NPN transistor 94 is maintained in an off state,
Electromagnet 108 is not energized. Therefore, the electronic timer operation start button 31 is pressed while the mechanical timer 26 is operating.
Even if the button is pressed by mistake, the power switches 43 and 44 will not be held on by the electromagnet 108, so the electronic timer will not operate.

In this embodiment, the changeover switch 34 connects the heaters 22 and 23 in parallel.
The first auxiliary switch 106 is turned off to enable the electronic timer to operate only when the amount of heat generated by heaters 22 and 23 is increased. This is because the heating value of each heater 22 and 23 is larger than that of this embodiment, and when the heaters 22 and 23 are connected in series, the necessary and sufficient heating value for toasting can be obtained. , the first auxiliary switch 106 may be turned off when the heaters 22 and 23 are connected in series by the changeover switch 34.

Also, depending on the roasting device, only one heater is required.
Further, the intensity of the amount of heat generated by the heater is not limited to the means used in the above embodiments, but may be adjusted by connecting a variable resistor to the heater.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, the power switch of the electronic timer is not turned on while the mechanical timer is operating, so there is no risk of erroneous operation and no failure in cooking.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an electric circuit of a roasting device including an embodiment of the electronic timer circuit of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the roasting device, and FIG. 3 is a conventional roasting device including an electronic timer circuit. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an electric circuit of the baking device. 22, 23... Heater, 26... Mechanical timer, 42... Timer switch, 43, 44... Power switch, 51... Time constant circuit, 52... Switching circuit, 54... Relay, 72, 73... …
Resistance, 74...Volume as resistance, 75,7
6...Capacitor, 94...Transistor, 10
7...Second auxiliary switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A power switch is provided in the roasting apparatus equipped with a heater and a mechanical timer, and is connected in parallel with a timer switch of the mechanical timer to control energization of the heater, and a capacitor and a resistor. a time constant circuit that applies voltage when the power switch is turned on; a switching circuit that has a transistor and is turned on when the power switch is turned on and turned off when the capacitor of the time constant circuit is charged; and a switching circuit that is activated by turning on and off the switching circuit. , a relay that holds the power switch in the on state when the switching circuit is on, and turns off the power switch when the switching circuit is off;
An electronic timer circuit for a roasting apparatus, comprising: an auxiliary switch that is connected between the base and emitter of a transistor of the switching circuit in conjunction with the timer switch, and is turned on when the timer switch is turned on.