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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Paul Bennett Allard, Coloma, MI (US);
Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Pune, IN;
Dustin M. Miller, South Bend, IN (US);
Omkar Mithari, Pune, IN;
Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US);
Rafael Dutra Nunes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A door assembly includes a structural wrapper defining an insulating cavity. The structural wrapper defines a sensor port. A sensor assembly is coupled to an outer surface of the structural wrapper proximate to the sensor port. The sensor assembly includes a connector having a base coupled to a housing. The base is coupled to the structural wrapper. The connector defines an interior in fluid communication with the insulating cavity. A pressure sensor is disposed within the housing. The pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure within the insulating cavity. At least one plate is disposed at an open end of the housing. The pressure sensor includes sensor pins that extend through the at least one plate.