发明名称 |
Apparatus for automatically turning off an actuator in a refrigeration device upon detection of an unwanted condition |
摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for automatically turning off an electrically powered actuator in a refrigeration mechanism upon detection of an unwanted condition. In one aspect of the invention, the electrically powered actuator can be the motor of an ice maker/dispenser. The detection can be accomplished by sensing the presence of an object along or near an ice dispensing pathway from the ice maker/dispenser. The unwanted condition could be the presence of the object for more than a preset time period. This would allow to distinguish between an unwanted object such as silverware or clogged ice versus a wanted object such as flowing ice cubes, crushed ice, or shaved ice.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1939552(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.07.02 |
申请号 |
EP20070255033 |
申请日期 |
2007.12.21 |
申请人 |
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
发明人 |
CULLEY, BRIAN KEITH;BOARMAN, PATRICK J.;VOGLEWEDE, RONALD L.;JEFFERY, RANDELL L. |
分类号 |
F25C5/00 |
主分类号 |
F25C5/00 |
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