Oven control system and parts therefor or the like

Claim 2

In combination, a cooking oven, electrical heating means for said oven, a first source of high input electrical energy, a first electrical control means having a first selector means and a first thermostatically operated switch selectively set by said first selector means, said first control means having a selector switch selectively set by said first selector means, said first control means being operatively interconnected to said heating means and to said first source for interconnecting said first source to said heating means through said selector switch when said first selector means of said first control means is in one position thereof to produce a first temperature effect of said heating means in said oven, a second source of low input electrical energy, and a second electrical control means having a second selector means and a second thermostatically operated switch selectively set by said second selector switch, said second control means being operatively interconnected to said heating means and to said second source for interconnecting only said second source to said heating means through said selector switch only when said first selector means of said first control means is in another position thereof and said second selector means of said second control means in is in one position thereof to produce a second temperature effect of said heating means in said oven.

Claim 3

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said heating means comprises electrical heating means, said first source comprises an approximate 240 volt alternating electrical current source and said second source comprises an approximate 120 volt alternating electrical current source.

Claim 4

A combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein an electrical power source of two power leads and a neutral lead is provided, said first source comprising said two powEr leads, said second source comprising one of said power leads and said neutral lead.

Claim 5

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first control means comprises a selector means for thermostatically controlling said heating means to maintain the temperature in said oven at a temperature selected by said selector means.

Claim 6

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said second control means comprises a selector means for thermostatically controlling said heating means to maintain the temperature in said oven at a temperature selected by said selector means.

Claim 7

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said heating means comprises an oven bake element and an oven broil element.

Claim 8

A combination as set forth in claim 6 wherein said selector switch interconnects said first source to said bake element and said second source to said broil element when said first selector means is set in a ''''bake'''' position thereof.

Claim 9

A combination as set forth in claim 7 wherein said selector switch interconnects only said first source to said broil element when said first selector means is set in a ''''broil'''' position thereof.

Claim 10

A combination as set forth in claim 8 wherein said selector switch interconnects said second source to said bake element and to said broil element only when said first selector means is set in a ''''keep warm'''' position thereof.

Claim 11

A combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein means are provided for automatically moving said first selector means to said ''''keep warm'''' position thereof after said first selector means has been set in another position thereof and after the occurrence of an event.

Claim 12

In combination, a first selectively operable control means for interconnecting a first source of high input energy to a heating means of an oven to produce a first temperature effect in said oven, a second selectively operable control means for interconnecting a second source of low input energy to said heating means to produce a second temperature effect in said oven, said first control means being adapted to interconnect said first source to a bake element of said heating means and to interconnect said second source to a broil element of said heating means when said first control means is set in a ''''bake'''' position thereof, said first control means only being adapted to interconnect said first source to said broil element when said first control means is set in a ''''broil'''' position thereof, said second control means being adapted to interconnect said second source to said bake element and said broil element when said first control means is set in a ''''keep warm'''' position thereof, and means for automatically moving said first control means to said ''''keep warm'''' position thereof after said first control means has been set in another position thereof and after the occurrence of an event, said first control means including a thermostatically operated lever carrying a first contact and a second contact, said first control means including stationary third, fourth, fifth and sixth contacts with said third and fourth contacts being arranged to be bridged by said first contact and with said fifth and sixth contacts being arranged to be bridged by said second contact, said third contact being adapted to be interconnected to one end of said bake element and to one end of said broil element, said fourth contact and said fifth contact being adapted to be respectively interconnected to two power leads of a three wire electrical power source, said first control means including a pair of seventh and eighth contacts respectively being adapted to be interconnected to the other end of said bake element and to the other end of said broil element and being arranged to be movable in unison, said first control means including a pair of ninth and tenth stationary contacts respectively being cooperable with said seventh contact and said eighth contact and being interconnected to said sixth contact, said control meaNs including an eleventh stationary contact adapted to be interconnected to a neutral lead of said three wire power source, said second control means having means to interconnect said fifth contact with said ninth contact, said first control means thermostatically controlling the opening and closing of said first and second contacts with said third and fourth contacts and said fifth and sixth contacts while holding said seventh and eighth contacts respectively against said ninth and eleventh contacts when said first control means is set in said ''''bake'''' position thereof, said first control means thermostatically controlling the opening and closing of said first and second contacts with said third and fourth contacts and said fifth and sixth contacts while holding said tenth contact against said eighth contact when said first control means is set in said ''''broil'''' position thereof, said first control means holding said first and second contacts away from said third, fourth, fifth and sixth contacts while holding said seventh and eighth contacts respectively against said ninth and tenth contacts when said first control means is set in its ''''keep warm'''' position whereby said second control means thermostatically controls the interconnection between said fifth contact and said ninth contact, said first control means holding said first and second contacts away from said third, fourth, fifth and sixth contacts while holding said seventh and eighth contacts away from all of their cooperable contacts when said first control means is set in its ''''off'''' position whereby no current is supplied to said heating means.

Claim 13

In combination, a first selectively operable control means for interconnecting a first source of high input energy to a heating means of an oven to produce a first temperature effect in said oven, a second selectively operable control means for interconnecting a second source of low input energy to said heating means to produce a second temperature effect in said oven, said first control means being adapted to interconnect said first source to a bake element of said heating means and to interconnect said second source to a broil element of said heating means when said first control means is set in a ''''bake'''' position thereof, said first control means only being adapted to interconnect said first source to said broil element when said first control means is set in a ''''broil'''' position thereof, said second control means being adapted to interconnect said second source to said bake element and said broil element when said first control means is set in a ''''keep warm'''' position thereof, and means for automatically moving said first control means to said ''''keep warm'''' position thereof after said first control means has been set in another position thereof and after the occurrence of an event, said first control means including a thermostatically operated lever carrying a first contact and a second contact, said first control means including stationary third, fourth, fifth and sixth contacts with said third and fourth contacts being arranged to be bridged by said first contact and with said fifth and sixth contacts being arranged to be bridged by said second contact, said third contact being adapted to be interconnected to one end of said bake element and to one end of said broil element, said fourth contact and said fifth contact being adapted to be respectively interconnected to two power leads of a three wire electrical power source, said first control means including a pair of seventh and eighth contacts respectively being adapted to be interconnected to the other end of said bake element and to the other end of said broil element and being arranged to be movable in unison, said first control means including a pair of ninth and tenth stationary contacts respectively being cooperable with said seventh contact and said eighth contact and being interconnected to said sixth contact, said control meaNs including an eleventh stationary contact adapted to be interconnected to a neutral lead of said three wire power source, said second control means having means to interconnect said fifth contact with said ninth contact, said first control means thermostatically controlling the opening and closing of said first and second contacts with said third and fourth contacts and said fifth and sixth contacts while holding said seventh and eighth contacts respectively against said ninth and eleventh contacts when said first control means is set in said ''''bake'''' position thereof, said first control means thermostatically controlling the opening and closing of said first and second contacts with said third and fourth contacts and said fifth and sixth contacts while holding said tenth contact against said eighth contact when said first control means is set in said ''''broil'''' position thereof, said first control means holding said first and second contacts away from said third, fourth, fifth and sixth contacts while holding said seventh and eighth contacts respectively against said ninth and tenth contacts when said first control means is set in its ''''keep warm'''' position whereby said second control means thermostatically controls the interconnection between said fifth contact and said ninth contact, said first control means holding said first and second contacts away from said third, fourth, fifth and sixth contacts while holding said seventh and eighth contacts away from all of their cooperable contacts when said first control means is set in its ''''off'''' position whereby no current is supplied to said heating means.