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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1981
Stephen W Paddock, Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Ralph Tate, Jr, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A door mounted electronic control assembly for a refrigeration apparatus, including a housing, an electronic circuit, structure for preventing the condensation of moisture on the circuit, and structure for mounting electrical components such as a temperature sensor for exposure to air within the refrigeration apparatus. The housing defines a heat retaining space in which the electronic circuit having heat generating components is disposed. Structure is provided to prevent heat from the heat retaining space from adversely affecting the operation of a temperature sensor that is carried on a spaced portion of the housing.