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Control circuit for a refrigerator combined with a microwave oven
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-05-17
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Granted: 1990-09-18
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Expires: 2009-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A control circuit for a refrigerator combined with a microwave oven includes signal delay selecting and comparing circuitry start sensing circuitry timer circuitry and load driving circuitry in order to properly control operations of the refrigerator and the microwave oven. The control circuit eliminates unnecessary delay time of the operation of the microwave oven during operation of the refrigerator, and makes the refrigerator operate after start-up of the microwave oven is completed.
Inventors
- 👤 Jae E. Shim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:59
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64; H05B6/6447; H05B6/645; F; F25; F25B; F25B9/00; F25B9/14; F25D; F25D23/00; F25D23/12; F25D29/00; H02; H02H; H02H11/00; H02J; H02J3/00; H02J3/12; H02J3/14; H05B6/66; F25B2600/00; F25B2600/23; H02J2105/00; H02J2105/40; H02J2105/42; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B70/00; Y02B70/30; Y02B70/3225; Y04; Y04S; Y04S20/00; Y04S20/20; Y04S20/222; Y04S20/242
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A control circuit for use in controlling a refrigerator circuit combined with a microwave oven, comprising: a signal delay selecting and comparing means, including a signal comparator, for controlling the start-up of the refrigerator circuit, the refrigerator circuit consuming a relatively small current, and the microwave oven requiring a relatively large current, and including a logic circuit for controlling the comparator; a start sensing means, having a flip-flop toggled by a start switch, for sensing the start of the microwave oven; a display means, connected to said start sensing means, for displaying the operation of the microwave oven; a timer means for causing a delay between the operation of said refrigerator circuit and said microwave oven; and a load driving means for driving said refrigerator circuit and said microwave oven, having at least two driving circuits connected to said sensing means and said timer means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A control circuit for use in controlling a refrigerator circuit combined with a microwave oven, comprising: a signal delay selecting and comparing means, including a signal comparator, for controlling the start-up of the refrigerator circuit, the refrigerator circuit consuming a relatively small current, and the microwave oven requiring a relatively large current, and including a logic circuit for controlling the comparator; a start sensing means, having a flip-flop toggled by a start switch, for sensing the start of the microwave oven; a display means, connected to said start sensing means, for displaying the operation of the microwave oven; a timer means for causing a delay between the operation of said refrigerator circuit and said microwave oven; and a load driving means for driving said refrigerator circuit and said microwave oven, having at least two driving circuits connected to said sensing means and said timer means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A control circuit according to claim 1, further comprising: a temperature control means, having an operational amplifier, for controlling the start of the refrigerator circuit by determining an input bias by means of a variable resistor connected to one input terminal of said operational amplifier; and a temperature sensing and controlling means, having a differential amplifier, for receiving a hysteresis output of said temperature control means and for comparing said hysteresis output with bias current of a temperature sensing thermistor connected to a terminal thereof.
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