| 摘要 |
A fan apparency arrangement for an appliance having a cooling fan for moving cooling air through an airflow pathway is disclosed. The arrangement includes a bracket mounted to the appliance's interior frame and one or more thermal switches mounted to the bracket. The thermal switches have an activation temperature at which they signal a malfunction of the fan when the fan fails to move sufficient cooling air through the airflow pathway. The bracket is configured to secure the switches within the airflow pathway to maintain the switches at a temperature below their respective activation temperatures when the fan is operating properly. Additionally, the bracket conducts heat directly from the frame to the switches so that when the fan malfunctions, the reaction time of the switches in reaching their respective activation temperatures is reduced. An appliance incorporating such a fan apparency arrangement is also disclosed.
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