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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas C. Magilton, Newton, IA (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/302 ;
Abstract
A washing machine is provided with an unbalance detecting and control system which can sense an out-of-balance condition in five distinct directions extending within substantially three perpendicular planes. A single switch is utilized in connection with a switch actuator to sense an unbalance condition and to signal a controller for altering an operating condition of the washing machine. Particularly, the switch actuator is biased into engagement with a plunger of the switch and is caused to permit the plunger to extend when an unbalance condition arises.