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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Scott Shaffer, La Grange, KY (US);
Shaun Michael Ward, Louisville, KY (US);
Dan Riley, The Villages, FL (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/12 (2006.01); F24H 9/14 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2006.01); G05D 23/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/124 (2013.01); F24H 9/142 (2013.01); F24H 9/2007 (2013.01); G05D 23/1858 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water heater appliance with a mixing valve positioned within a casing of the water heater appliance is provided. The mixing valve is fluidly coupled to a heated water conduit and a bypass conduit of the water heater appliance. An actuator assembly is configured for selectively adjusting a mixing ratio of the mixing valve. The actuator assembly includes a knob positioned at an outer surface of the casing.