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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Jonathan Blair Talmadge, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Michael Recio, Louisville, KY (US);
Douglas Laurence Robertson, Louisville, KY (US);
Jonathan Blair Talmadge, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Michael Recio, Louisville, KY (US);
Douglas Laurence Robertson, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An appliance including a motor drive, a power supply circuit electrically coupling the motor drive to a power supply, a cabinet having an opening, a door for opening and closing the opening of the cabinet, and a door lock. When the door lock is in a locked position, the door lock is configured to secure the door and close a pathway of the power supply circuit thereby enabling a current to travel from the power supply through a pre-charge circuit to the motor drive.