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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Andrew Gillespie, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/00 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/08 (2013.01); F24C 15/006 (2013.01); G01R 33/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance is provided. The appliance includes a cabinet that defines an air passage. An air handler has an impeller that is positioned proximate the air passage. The appliance also includes features for determining whether the impeller is rotating. When the impeller rotates, the impeller draws a flow of air through the air passage.