Toaster oven/broiler with continuously energized indicator
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A control and indicator circuit for a kitchen appliance operable in a toast mode and an oven mode and having first and second leads for connecting said appliance to a voltage source, said circuit comprising:
- a toast mode switch for initiating said toast mode;
heating means connected between said toast mode switch and said second lead whereby said heating means is continuously energized during said toast mode;
thermostatic switch means having contacts connected in parallel with said toast mode switch and in series with said heating means, said thermostatic switch means being responsive to heat generated by said heating means for selectively deenergizing said heating means during said oven mode by opening said contacts to control the temperature in said appliance;
control switch means and an indicator circuit means including indicator means connected in a series circuit between said first and second leads, said control switch means being closed only during said oven mode; and
,resistor means connected at one side to said toast mode switch, said thermostatic switch means and said heating means and connected at the other side to said series circuit intermediate said control switch means and said indicator means.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A toaster oven/broiler is provided with a visual indicator which is continuously illuminated when the device is in the toast, oven or broil mode. The indicator is not extinguished when the device is in the oven mode and thermostat switch contacts open to deenergize the heating elements.
17 Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A control and indicator circuit for a kitchen appliance operable in a toast mode and an oven mode and having first and second leads for connecting said appliance to a voltage source, said circuit comprising:
-
a toast mode switch for initiating said toast mode; heating means connected between said toast mode switch and said second lead whereby said heating means is continuously energized during said toast mode; thermostatic switch means having contacts connected in parallel with said toast mode switch and in series with said heating means, said thermostatic switch means being responsive to heat generated by said heating means for selectively deenergizing said heating means during said oven mode by opening said contacts to control the temperature in said appliance; control switch means and an indicator circuit means including indicator means connected in a series circuit between said first and second leads, said control switch means being closed only during said oven mode; and
,resistor means connected at one side to said toast mode switch, said thermostatic switch means and said heating means and connected at the other side to said series circuit intermediate said control switch means and said indicator means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
-
- 6. In a kitchen appliance having first and second leads to which a voltage source may be applied, said appliance being operable in at least a first mode and a second mode and including a first series circuit connected between said first and second leads, said first series circuit including heating means and first switch means for closing said series circuit in said first mode, a second series circuit connected between said first and second leads, said second series circuit including said heating means and a thermostatic switch means connected in parallel with said first switch means for intermittently closing said second series circuit when in said second mode, and indicator circuit means including an indicator operable in at least one of said modes to indicate that a voltage is being applied to said heating means, the improvement wherein said indicator circuit means comprises a third series circuit connected in parallel with said heating means, said third series circuit including a resistor connected in parallel with said thermostatic switch means in said second mode, and a fourth series circuit connected between said first and second leads, said fourth series circuit including a further switch means connected at one side to said first lead and at the other side to said third series circuit for energizing said indicator in said second mode whereby said indicator is continuously energized when said appliance is in either said first mode or said second mode.
-
7. A control and indicator circuit for a kitchen appliance operable in a toast mode for continuously applying an input voltage to a heating means through a pair of toast switch contacts and operable in an oven mode for intermittently applying the input voltage to said heating means through a pair of oven switch contacts and a pair of thermostatic switch contacts responsive to the temperature in said appliance, said control and indicator circuit comprising:
-
an indicator, circuit means connected to said indicator and one of said oven switch contacts for continuously energizing said indicator for as long as said oven switch contacts are closed; and
, - View Dependent Claims (9, 12, 13, 15)
-
- 8. further circuit means connected to said indicator and one of said toast switch contacts for continuously energizing said indicator for as long as said toast switch contacts are closed.
-
14. In a kitchen appliance operable in at least a first mode for continuously energizing a heating means and a second mode wherein the heating means is intermittently energized through a thermostatic switch means which opens in response to the temperature within the appliance, the improvement comprising:
-
an indicator means; a first circuit for continuously energizing said indicator means in parallel with said heating means during said first mode; a second circuit for continuously energizing said indicator means in parallel with said intermittently energized heating means during said second mode; said first circuit including a resistor connected in parallel with the thermostatic switch means, the resistance of said resistor being relatively high compared to the resistance of said heating means to thereby isolate said heating means from said second circuit during said second mode when said thermostatic switch means is open.
-
Specification