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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Vern A. Neal, Louisville, KY (US);
John Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel J. Trice, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/00 (2006.01); H05B 6/66 (2006.01); G01P 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/006 (2013.01); G01P 3/36 (2013.01); H05B 6/666 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical sensor is used in a cooling system of a cooking appliance to sense rotation of the cooling fan. For example, in one aspect a cooking appliance is disclosed as including a housing with a cooking enclosure and cooling passage for venting heat generated within the cooking enclosure; a cooling fan in fluid communication with the cooling passage in order to provide a directed airflow within the cooling passage; and an optical sensor to sense rotation of the cooling fan.