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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Scott Tarr, Louisville, KY (US);
Srinivas Mallampalli, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 19/16 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 19/16 (2013.01); D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); Y10T 292/11 (2015.04);
Abstract
A latch assembly with a first magnet and a second magnet is provided. The first and second magnets engage each other when the latch assembly is in a closed position. The latch assembly also includes features for determining when the latch assembly is in the closed position. Knowledge of when the latch assembly is in the closed position can assist with operation of an associated appliance.