Temperature control and indicating arrangement

摘要

A temperature control and indicating arrangement comprises an electric heating element; a thermostat connected in series with the heating element and responsive to the heat generated thereby; and structure responsive to the operation of the thermostat for indicating when the temperature in the region of the thermostat reaches a value determined by the thermostat. Included are a resettable electronic counter; a circuit for resetting the counter each time a power supply is connected to the arrangement; a detector for detecting cyclically repetitive switching operations of the thermostat and for causing the counter to count such operations immediately following each resetting of the counter; and counter-stop circuit for stopping the counter at a given count position corresponding to a count value greater than unity. The indicating structure includes a visual indicator electrically coupled to the counter to provide a visible indication when the counter is in the given count position.