Diehl Gmbh & Co.

Firma Diehl

Werner F Arnold

Alfred Meisner

Tilmann Kruger

Hans Grasser

Peter Ennen

Peter Grundl

Leonhard Scheumann

Frank Eggebrecht

Josef Neubauer

A method and apparatus for monitoring the state or condition of charge of a battery which supplies a plurality of electrical consumption devices in an electronic circuit. A consumption device is operatively connected to a series of counters so that the count condition charges in response to a pulsing rhythmic cycle by one of a plurality of numerical values toward a final count condition, in which the numerical values are specific in relation to the power consumptions of a plurality of electrical consumption devices, and that a signal is generated upon the reaching of a final count condition.

Method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of charge of a battery

An electronic timer, preferably a kitchen range timer, which includes a control circuit, a display area, input elements, and a switching arrangement which selectively connects an appliance (auto mode) which is operable through the timer directly with a current supply (manual mode). The control circuit is switched into the auto mode through the input of at least one complete switching term, whereby after traversing of the switching terms in the control circuit, the latter is switched into a wait-mode, wherein the appliance which is already separated from the current supply, remains separated from the current supply, and wherein the control circuit which is connected in the wait-mode is switched back into the manual-mode upon the actuation of the manual input element which is provided for this purpose.

Electronic timer

A method and arrangement for entering a switching program into an electronic timer, in particular a kitchen range timer, wherein the switching program consists of at least one switching cycle within a predetermined time range, preferably within 23 hours and 59 minutes. The switching cycle is timely defined through any two of three entities consisting of switching cycle-start, switching cycle-period and switching cycle-end, wherein the entry is effected serially in the form of sequential input pulses, which have an information relative to the setting direction (forward or backwards) associated therewith, and which is preferably counted in a forward-backward counter arrangement. The entry of a first entity for the definition of the switching cycle is limited to a time interval between the actual time and the end of a pregiven first program range, in which upon the entry of the entity switching cycle-start or switching cycle-end there is set with the first input pulses the present entity to a starting value most closely to the present limit of the first program range but within the first program range, and wherein upon the entry of an input pulse with an associated setting direction which would set the value of the present entity outside of the first program range, causes this input pulse to be rendered ineffective or to selectively erase the present entity.

Method for entering a switching program into an electronic timer and

A transformerless power unit for an electronic apparatus, preferably a horological instrument, including a fluorescent display, with a compensating resistor network which is connected with one pole of the supply voltage, preferably of a series circuit constituted of an ohmic impedance and a capacitor, with a rectifier diode, with a stabilizer for the stabilization of the output direct voltage, and with a charging capacitor which is connected in parallel with the output.

Transformerless power unit

A power line-operated electronic time-clock including a clock switching circuit, a memory for storage of switching or alarm times, including an input device and a display device, and a power outage-bridging circuit for supplying electrical energy during a power outage to at least the timing components of the clock switching circuit and when required, to the memory storage device. The time-clock includes a monitoring circuit that is interconnected to the memory storage device, and the power outage-bridging circuit for generating a blocking signal in response to the absence of timing data being introduced into the memory device for rendering the power outage-bridging circuit inoperative. Thus, the energy storage device within the power outage circuit will not be drained prior to use or during testing of the clocks. In addition, the monitoring circuit may generate the blocking signal subsequent to a predetermined time interval after a power outage to disconnect the time clocks to prevent drainage of the energy storage device over an extended power shut down.

Power line-operated electronic time-clock

A method and an electro-mechanical arrangement for the generating and processing of electrical impulses for the setting or correction of an electronic digital display through the intermediary of an impulse generator. The impulse generator consists of an impulse transmitter and an impulse collector whereby, by means of the impulse emitter which evidences a plurality of impulse-generating elements, preferably arranged at uniform spacings in a circular path relative to a rotational axis, a plurality of electrical contacts are adapted to be closed in cooperation with the impulse-generating elements. The contacts of the impulse collector, generating mutually timewise displaced but still overlapping impulses whose frequency is proportional to the relative speed between the impulse transmitter and the impulse collector and whose phase position, in essence the phase lead and phase lag, is dependent upon the relative direction of rotation between the impulse transmitter and the impulse collector.

Method and arrangement for the generating and processing of electrical

A digital clock device includes data storage units and produces switching signals in response to the data stored in accordance with predetermined functions, such as time of day and lapse of time. Switching signals responsive to quantities not related to time can also be produced. Data being stored is displayed as it is being entered into the device. In a disclosed embodiment, the device is used for the control of an electric range. Start of cooking time and duration of cooking for the oven and the individual heating plates can be controlled. Programmed control of oven temperature is also possible.

Electronic digital time display apparatus

In an electronic digital display control device, a pulse generator is actuated to produce pulses which are fed into a counter to control the setting on the display. A discriminator detects whether the frequency of the pulses exceeds a predetermined frequency limit. If the limit is exceeded, the discriminator connects to the counter a second pulse generator which provides pulses at a freqency higher than the predetermined frequency limit. By so doing, the counter receives a substantially greater number of control pulses per unit of time and sets the digital display very rapidly.

Control device for rapidly setting an electronic digital display

An input mechanism includes a plurality of input factor storage units for storing and coding pulses representative of input data. The stored data is transmitted to a data processor and to a decoder for subsequent display. Preferably, the number of storage units equals the number of display terminals on the display device. A selection device directs the pulses produced by a manually controllable pulse generator to one of the plurality of storage units.

Apparatus for the control of input data into a data processor and a

An adjusting mechanism is disclosed for adjusting a digital indicator of an electronic mechanism, such as a timepiece, which includes a first pulse generating mechanism for normally operating the digital display indicator. A second pulse generator includes a pulse former connected electrically to the digital indicator for supplying electrical adjusting pulses thereto. A sensor is operably connected to the pulse former to deliver activating signals thereto for the production of an adjusting pulse. A pulse control member is operably associated with the sensor to control the delivery of activating signals to the pulse former. Either the sensor or the pulse control member is rotatable relative to the other such that activating signals are generated in response to such relative rotation and are generated at a rate which is proportional to the rotational speed of the pulse control member.

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Werner F Arnold