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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1987
Yukimasa Takeda, Toyoake, JP;
Yuji Wakatuki, Toyoake, JP;
Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd., Toyoake, JP;
Abstract
A defrosting apparatus including a housing defining a space for accommodating therein articles to be defrosted, a heater for heating the air within the housing, and an air circulation fan for circulating the heated air so that it flows through the space. The apparatus further includes a first temperature sensor disposed on the air outlet side of the circulation fan for sensing the temperature of the outlet air flowing out from the circulation fan to produce a first detection signal, a second temperature sensor disposed at the air inlet side of the circulation fan for detecting the temperature of the air flowing into the circulation fan to produce a second detection signal and a controller coupled to the first and second sensors for receiving the first and second detection signals, respectively, to thereby control the operation of the defrosting apparatus. The controller includes a first comparator for comparing the temperature represented by the second detection signal with a defrosting start temperature to energize the heater when the former is lower than the latter, a second comparator for comparing the first detection signal with a reference signal to selectively deenergize or energize the heater on the basis of the reference signal, and a third comparator for comparing the temperature represented by the second detection signal with a defrosting end temperature to complete the defrosting operation when the former is higher than the latter.