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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Gephart, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Antony Rappette, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Peter Richmond, Berrien Springs, MI (US);
Steven Vornsand, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Rodney Welch, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4221 (2013.01); A47L 15/502 (2013.01); A47L 15/507 (2013.01); A47L 2401/06 (2013.01); A47L 2401/14 (2013.01); A47L 2401/30 (2013.01); A47L 2501/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diverter valve assembly includes a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets, a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane, indicia provided on the membrane corresponding to each of the multiple outlets, and a sensor configured to sense the indicia and provide an output of the sensed indicia.