Download - Technology of a toaster
Techno-
logy of a
Toaster
(for dummies)Judith Lievens
Content
HISTORY
PARTS
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TOAST MY
SLICE OF BREAD?
HISTORY
History• Why ?
• Electricity in America
• 1900 Embedded heating
• 1905 Nichrome (Albert Marsh)
• 1909 First electric toaster (Frank Shailor for
General Electrics)
• 1913 Toaster with automatic turner (Lloyd
Copeman)
• 1919 Automatic pop-up (Charles Strite)
•1928 Pre sliced bread
• 1933 Spring loaded automatic toaster in
households
• 1960’s Common and cheap
History
PARTS
Parts Shell
Parts Shell - Handle
Parts Shell – Switch&Options
Parts Shell - Slots
Parts Bottom
Parts Crumb Tray
Parts Inside
Handle connection
Plastic tab
Contacts
Metal tab
Electromagnet
Springs
Selfpositioning slot
PCB
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TOAST MY SLICE OF BREAD?
So what happens…With a HEMA toaster
So what happens…1. Plug in the toaster
2. Turn the switch
3. Optionally pick ‘bagel’, ‘defrost’ or ‘reheat’
4. Place your slices of bread
5. Push the tray down with the handle
6. Wait or push ‘stop’
7. Take out your bread
8. Empty crumb tray
9. Pull out the plug
10. Eat it!
So what happens…When you turn the
switch?
Variable resistor
So what happens…Pick an extra option?
Extra resistors
LED
So what happens…When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…
Plastic component ↓
Lubicant axes
When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…Contacts close – lubicant – electrical circuit
When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…Nichrome wires start toasting
When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…Electromagnet – metal tab
When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…Selfpositioning slot
When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…Selfpositioning slot
When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…Spring 1: stretches Spring 2: moves
down
When I push down the
handle?
So what happens…
Capacitor charges
through resistor
= timer
When I wait?
So what happens…Electromagnet is cut off and lets go
When I wait?
So what happens…Spring 1: relaxes Spring 2: stops
components
When I wait?
So what happens…Plastic tab – pulled upwards – contacts broken
When I wait?
So what happens…Power to
nichrome wires
cut off
When I wait?
So what happens…Selfpositioning slot
When I wait?
So what happens…Selfpositioning slot
When I wait?
So what happens…Normal Closed
↓
Power is cut off
Electromagnet releases tray
Springs relaxes and pulls up the tray with toast
Contact for nichrome wiresis broken
…
When I push ‘stop’?
So what happens…When I eat my toast?