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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Ashutosh Kulkarni, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/30 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); F04D 15/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); F04D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/304 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/087 (2013.01); F04D 15/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pump assemblies and methods for operating pump assemblies of appliances are provided. A method includes actuating a motor of the pump assembly to begin operation of a pump of the pump assembly, receiving an electrical signal level between a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact provided for sensing fluid flow through the pump, and deactuating the motor when the electrical signal level falls outside of a predetermined electrical signal range.