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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
David H. Lepie, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/06 (2006.01); E05B 43/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 43/00 (2013.01); E05B 43/005 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); A47L 15/4259 (2013.01); D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0068 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0069 (2013.01); F24C 15/02 (2013.01); F24C 15/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of determining the status of an appliance door is provided. The status of the door of the appliance can be determined based an output signal provided by a door switch coupled in series with a latch motor feedback. A change in the output signal of the door switch can be indicative of either the opening of the appliance door or the actuating of the latch motor. The source of the change in an output of the door switch can be determined based on the latch command provided to the latch motor. The appliance can be controlled based on the status of the appliance door.