Control system for a machine

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A system for controlling a machine having a plurality of cycles of operation includes a plurality of selector switches for selecting a cycle of operation of the machine, an electromechanical timer for activating and deactivating a plurality of machine functions in a sequence of timed events determined by the selected cycle and a programmable electronic control circuit for activating and deactivating the electromechanical timer in accordance with preprogrammed and selectively programmed instructions. The electronic control circuit includes a control logic unit having a preprogrammed set of instructions residing therein, a switch for selectively programming the control logic unit to delay the …