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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1981
Leroy A Perry, Danville, IN (US);
Charles E Scott, Noblesville, IN (US);
Emhart Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A control system for an appliance having a plurality of different operational cycles, provides cam operated switches for controlling the coupling of electrical power to the appliance, the switches including a plurality of rotatable cams for operating the switches in response to the rotational position of the cams, the switches being adapted for electrical rotation of said cams, a digital electronic control circuit for controlling the electrical cam rotation, the control circuit including circuitry for receiving a selection of any one of the cycles for the operation of the appliance, and a second circuit coupled between the switches and the control circuit and responsive to the circuitry for receiving for supplying information on the rotational position of the cams to the control circuit to enable control of the electrical rotation in accordance with a cycle selection.