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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James P. Frank, Rock Falls, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/754 ; H01H 3/712 ; H01H 5/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/754 ; H01H 3/712 ; H01H 5/20 ;
Abstract
A temperature responsive switch includes a housing, an actuator arm for movement in response to temperature conditions, a movable contact, and an adjustable contact connected to a defrost terminal for completing a defrost circuit on demand without requiring a separate switch. The movable contact engages and disengages the defrost contact to cycle a defroster on and off in response to temperature changes in an evaporator tube, and also engages a stationary contact to complete a compressor circuit and cycle a compressor on and off in response to changes in an evaporator tube.