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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sajeev Lathika Ranasinghe, Louisville, KY (US);
Andrew Leroy Reder, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy David Kaiser, Clarksville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/16 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); H02H 3/33 (2006.01); H02H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4259 (2013.01); H02H 3/33 (2013.01); H02H 5/04 (2013.01); Y10T 307/865 (2015.04);
Abstract
Appliances that include a ground fault door latch trip circuit that leverages a door latch circuit of the appliance to open one or more component relays upon detection of a current leakage event are provided. In particular, the ground fault door latch trip circuit can provide one or more shunt paths when a ground fault event is detected. The shunt paths can shunt current from a door latch to ground, such that the door latch circuit operates as if the door of the appliance has been opened.