Ventilating apparatus, circuit assembly and control method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12372096-B2
Application number	US-202318115482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2023
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

A ventilating apparatus includes a panel, a motor, a circuit assembly, and the apparatus stops an operation of the motor and notify a user when the panel is opened independently of a specific driving condition. The circuit assembly includes a switch which is closed when the panel is coupled to a body, and opened when at least a part of the panel is separated from the body, a motor of which an operation is stopped when the switch is opened, and a microcomputer which is connected to the switch and outputs a notification signal in response to the opening of the switch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit assembly for a ventilating apparatus, comprising:
a first circuit comprising:
a switch configured to be closed based on a panel being coupled to a body of the ventilating apparatus, the switch configured to be opened based on at least a part of a panel of the ventilating apparatus being separated from the body;
a microcomputer connected to the switch, the microcomputer configured to output a control signal, and to output a notification signal in response to an opening of the switch;
an OR gate configured to receive:
the control signal of the microcomputer; and
one of an opening signal of the switch and a short signal of the switch;

a second circuit matched with the first circuit, the second circuit comprising:
a motor configured to be stopped in response to the opening of the switch; and

a photo coupler comprising a light emitting element included in the first circuit and a light receiving element included in the second circuit, the first circuit and the second circuit being matched by the photo coupler,
wherein the control signal includes a signal to stop an operation of the motor, and

the motor is configured to be stopped based on an output signal of the OR gate.

2. The circuit assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the OR gate is configured to recognize the received opening signal as a high signal, and the microcomputer is configured to output the notification signal in response to receiving the opening signal of the switch.

3. The circuit assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the OR gate is configured to output a high signal independently of the control signal in response to the opening of the switch, and
the operation of the motor is stopped based on the high signal outputted by the OR gate.

4. The circuit assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the microcomputer is configured to, while the operation of the motor is stopped, determine whether the panel is separated based on the opening signal and the short signal transmitted by the switch.

5. The circuit assembly of claim 4 , wherein
the microcomputer is configured to, based on the at least a part of the panel being separated from the body while the operation of the motor is stopped, output the notification signal in response to the opening of the switch caused by a separation of the panel.

6. The circuit assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the first circuit is a driven circuit which is independent of a control signal outputted by the microcomputer.

7. The circuit assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the microcomputer is configured to stop the operation of the motor by transmitting the control signal including a high signal to the OR gate, and the first circuit is a driven circuit.

8. The circuit assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the first circuit is connected to a low voltage ground, and the second circuit is connected to a high voltage ground.

9. The circuit assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein the OR gate is configured to stop the operation of the motor by outputting a high signal having a same potential as the light emitting element.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Sangkyoon
• Kim Taehun
• Park Kiwon
• Youn Kongsik
• Lim Seungbeom
• Jun Taeha

Classifications

• H03K19/20

  characterised by logic function, e.g. AND, OR, NOR, NOT circuits (H03K19/003 - H03K19/01 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02P3/06

  for stopping or slowing an individual dynamo-electric motor or dynamo-electric converter · CPC title

• F24F2013/205

  Mounting a ventilator fan therein · CPC title

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F04D25/06

  the pump being electrically driven (F04D25/08 takes precedence) · CPC title