Electronic dry control with storage capacitors for dryers

Claim 1

A DRYNESS CONTROL FOR A DRYER HAVING A HEATER AND HAVING A MOTOR FOR ROTATING DRUM, MEANS IN THE DRUM FOR SENSING THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF A BATCH OF CLOTHES, A RECYCLING CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO SAID MEANS FOR OPERATION THEREFROM WHEN AN INITIAL CONDITION OF DRYNESS IS SENSED BY SAID MEANS, SAID RECYCLING CIRCUIT COMPRISING: A DISCHARGE DEVICE IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID MEANS, A SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER CONNECTED TO SAID DISCHARGE DEVICE, FIRST AND SECOND STORAGE CAPACITORS, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND STORAGE CAPACITORS TO RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IN SERIES THEREWITH, MEANS FOR ACCUMULATING A CHARGE ON SAID SECOND STORAGE CAPACITOR WHEREBY SAID FIRST STORAGE CAPACITOR MUST BE RECHARGED TO PERFORM A TIMING FUNCTION, AND A RELAY CONNECTED TO SAID SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER FOR DEENERGIZATION WHEN THE SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER IS RENDERED NON-CONDUCTIVE IN RESPONSE TO SAID RECYCLYING CIRCUIT.