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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
James Armstrong, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher Mast, Louisville, KY (US);
Derek Lee Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Justin T. Brown, Louisville, KY (US);
James Armstrong, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher Mast, Louisville, KY (US);
Derek Lee Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Justin T. Brown, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fan apparency arrangement for an appliance is disclosed. The appliance has a chamber with a first port and a second port. The arrangement includes a fan for moving air in or out of the chamber, and a sail switch disposed adjacent to the second port. When activated, the fan moves air in or out of the chamber through the first port to create a pressure difference between an inside and an outside of the chamber. The pressure difference causes the sail switch to change position and signal that the fan is activated. An appliance incorporating such a fan apparency arrangement is also disclosed.