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Dryer control system
Assignee: American Motors Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-27
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1982-06-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald G Lycan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:17
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F58/00; D06F58/32; D06F58/34; D06F58/36; D06F2101/00; D06F2101/02; D06F2101/14; D06F2101/16; D06F2103/00; D06F2103/28; D06F2103/32; D06F2103/38; D06F2105/00; D06F2105/28; D06F2105/58; D06F2105/60; D06F34/00; D06F34/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CLOTHES DRYER HAVING A ROTATING DRUM, A DRIVE MOTOR FORO ROTATING SAID DRUM, POWER SUPPLY, A CONTROL CIRCUIT, A NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH CENTRIFUGALLY OPERATED TO OPEN POSITION BY SAID DRIVE MOTOR, A TIMER HAVING SEQUENTIALLY OPERATED SWITCH MEANS; SAID DRIVE MOTOR, SAID SWITCH AND SAID TIMER SEQUENTIALLY OPERATED SWITCH MEANS BEING INTERCONNECTED IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT, AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE SIGNALLING MEANS BEING CONNECTED IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT IN SERIES WITH SAID CENTRIFUGALLY OPERATED SWITCH, AND SAID SEQUENTIALLY OPERATED SWITCH MEANS BEING ARRANGED IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT TO FIRST DISCONNECT FROM SAID POWER SUPPLY SAID DRIVE MOTOR AND AFTER A PREDETERMINED LONGER PERIOD SAID CENTRIFUGALLY OPERATED SWITCH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CLOTHES DRYER HAVING A ROTATING DRUM, A DRIVE MOTOR FORO ROTATING SAID DRUM, POWER SUPPLY, A CONTROL CIRCUIT, A NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH CENTRIFUGALLY OPERATED TO OPEN POSITION BY SAID DRIVE MOTOR, A TIMER HAVING SEQUENTIALLY OPERATED SWITCH MEANS; SAID DRIVE MOTOR, SAID SWITCH AND SAID TIMER SEQUENTIALLY OPERATED SWITCH MEANS BEING INTERCONNECTED IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT, AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE SIGNALLING MEANS BEING CONNECTED IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT IN SERIES WITH SAID CENTRIFUGALLY OPERATED SWITCH, AND SAID SEQUENTIALLY OPERATED SWITCH MEANS BEING ARRANGED IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT TO FIRST DISCONNECT FROM SAID POWER SUPPLY SAID DRIVE MOTOR AND AFTER A PREDETERMINED LONGER PERIOD SAID CENTRIFUGALLY OPERATED SWITCH.
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