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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Edward Simeon Chupka, Bardstown, KY (US);
Inventor:
Edward Simeon Chupka, Bardstown, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor for determining the mode or cycle of a washing machine appliance is provided. The sensor detects the position of a clutch mechanism that is used to shift a wash basket between a spin mode and a wash or rinse mode. The sensor can provide a signal to a controller of the appliance to identify the position of the clutch.