Temperature controller

• US 6,727,477 B1
• Filed: 03/28/2003
• Issued: 04/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lyu Jan Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lyu Jan Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li-Chen, Wu Chang
• Primary Examiner(s): Paschall, Mark H.
• Application Number:
  US10/402,738
• Time in Patent Office: 396 Days
• Field of Search: 219/490-494, 219/507, 219/508, 219/481, 219/501, 439/38-40, 439/310, 439/311, 439/352, 439/374, 439/954, 439/680, 993/27--38, 994/03--17
• US Class Current: 219/494
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0266 Cooktops
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/06 Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or holders

Abstract

A temperature controller includes temperature-adjusting device and a heating device. A plurality of magnet pieces and magnet attractive pads are respectively provided to terminal faces of the temperature-adjusting device and the heating device respectively for inducing magnetic attraction between the temperature-adjusting device and the heating device for enhancing the mounting force therebetween.

Claims

1. A temperature controller comprising:

a temperature-adjusting device having a temperature-sensing portion and an output-power adjusting portion; and

a heating device comprising an electric heating element connected to two conductive pins;

wherein the output-power adjusting portion of the temperature-adjusting device includes two conductive rings for receiving said two conductive pins for electrically connecting said electric heating element to said output-power adjusting portion and thereby supply electric power to said heating element, and a plurality of magnet pieces; and

wherein a plurality of magnet attractive pads are formed on the heating device at positions corresponding to the magnet pieces for inducing magnetic attraction between the temperature-adjusting device and the heating device when the two conductive pins of the heating device are electrically connected to the two conductive rings of the temperature-adjusting device.