Heating cooker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11903115-B2
Application number	US-201716465367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2017
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating chamber, a heating portion, a brushless motor, a body control circuit, a DC power supply circuit, a motor control circuit, and a safety device. The brushless motor drives a rotary drive mechanism included in the heating portion. The body control circuit outputs a drive signal for the brushless motor. The DC power supply circuit supplies DC power to the brushless motor. The motor control circuit controls the driving of the brushless motor in response to the drive signal. The safety device includes a rotation detection element to detect the rotation state of the rotor of the brushless motor and output a rotation detection signal, and a switch for blocking a power supply line connected to the DC power supply circuit. The safety device controls the switch in response to the rotation detection signal and drive signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heating cooker comprising:
a heating chamber configured to accommodate an object to be heated;
a heater configured to heat the object to be heated in the heating chamber;
a brushless motor being a drive source of a rotary drive mechanism included in the heater;
a body control circuit configured to output a drive signal for the brushless motor;
a direct current (DC) power supply circuit configured to supply a DC power to the brushless motor;
a motor control circuit configured to control a driving of the brushless motor in response to the drive signal; and
a wired logic circuit including:
a first sensor configured to detect a rotation state of a rotor of the brushless motor, and to output a first rotation detection signal;
a second sensor configured to detect the rotation state of the rotor of the brushless motor, and to output a second rotation detection signal;
a first switch coupled to a power supply line in series, the power supply line being coupled to the DC power supply circuit, the first switch being configured to block the power supply line; and
a second switch coupled to the power supply line in series, the second switch being configured to block the power supply line,

wherein the wired logic circuit is configured to control the first switch in response to the first rotation detection signal and the drive signal and configured to control the second switch in response to the second rotation detection signal and the drive signal.

2. The heating cooker according to claim 1 , wherein
when the drive signal shows an operation command, and when the first rotation detection signal output by the first sensor rotation detection element indicates a stop state of the rotor, the wired logic first abnormality detection circuit controls the first switch so as to block the power supply line, and
when the drive signal shows an operation command, and when the second rotation detection signal output by the second sensor rotation detection element indicates a stop state of the rotor, the wired logic second abnormality detection circuit controls the second switch so as to block the power supply line.

3. The heating cooker according to claim 1 , wherein
the heater includes a convection heater, and
the brushless motor is a circulation fan motor for driving a circulation fan included in the convection heater.

4. The heating cooker according to claim 1 , wherein
the heater includes a high-frequency heater, and
the brushless motor a cooling fan motor for driving a cooling fan included in the high-frequency heater.

5. The heating cooker according to claim 1 , wherein
the heater includes a high-frequency heater, and
the brushless motor a drive motor for driving a radiation mechanism included in the high-frequency heater.

6. A heating cooker comprising:
a heating chamber configured to accommodate an object to be heated;
a heater configured to heat the object to be heated in the heating chamber;
a brushless motor being a drive source of a rotary drive mechanism included in the heater;
a body control circuit configured to output a drive signal for the brushless motor;
a direct current (DC) power supply circuit configured to supply a DC power to the brushless motor;
a motor control circuit configured to control a driving of the brushless motor in response to the drive signal; and
a wired logic circuit including:
a first abnormality detection circuit;
a second abnormality detection circuit;
a first sensor configured to detect a rotation state of a rotor of the brushless motor, and to output a first rotation detection signal;
a second sensor configured to detect the rotation state of the rotor of the brushless motor, and to output a second rotation detection signal;
a first switch coupled to a power supply line in series, the power supply line being coupled to the DC power supply circuit, the first switch being configured to block the power supply line; and
a second switch coupled to the power supply line in series, the second switch being configured to block the power supply line,

wherein the first abnormality detection circuit is configured to control the first switch in response to the drive signal and the first rotation detection signal, and
wherein the second abnormality detection circuit is configured to control the second switch in response to the drive signal and the second rotation detection signal.

7. The heating cooker according to claim 6 , wherein
when the drive signal shows an operation command, and when the first rotation detection signal output by the first sensor indicates a stop state of the rotor, the first abnormality detection circuit controls the first switch so as to block the power supply line, and
when the drive signal shows an operation command, and when the second rotation detection signal output by the second sensor indicates a stop state of the rotor, the second abnormality detection circuit controls the second switch so as to block the power supply line.

8. The heating cooker according to claim 6 , wherein
the heater includes a convection heater, and
the brushless motor is a circulation fan motor for driving a circulation fan included in the convection heater.

9. The heating cooker according to claim 6 , wherein
the heater includes a high-frequency heater, and
the brushless motor is a cooling fan motor for driving a cooling fan included in the high-frequency heater.

10. The heating cooker according to claim 6 , wherein
the heater includes a high-frequency heater, and
the brushless motor is a drive motor for driving a radiation mechanism included in the high-frequency heater.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Otani Ryosuke
• Katsube Hiroyuki
• Yota Masato
• Yamashita Seiichi

Classifications

• H05B6/6423 Primary

  wherein the microwave oven air circulation system is also used as air extracting hood · CPC title

• F24C7/08

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices · CPC title

• H02P6/16

  Circuit arrangements for detecting position · CPC title

• H03K19/21

  EXCLUSIVE-OR circuits, i.e. giving output if input signal exists at only one input; COINCIDENCE circuits, i.e. giving output only if all input signals are identical · CPC title

• H05B6/6473 Primary

  combined with convection heating (H05B6/6485 takes precedence) · CPC title