Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Special application – Actuated concurrently with operation or use of art device
Patent
1999-08-05
2000-11-21
Scott, J. R.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Special application
Actuated concurrently with operation or use of art device
200 6176, 200 6181, H01H 316
Patent
active
061506222
ABSTRACT:
A door switch assembly for a refrigerator. The door switch assembly includes a housing mounted to one of the walls of the refrigerator and further has an electrical circuit for switching on or off electrical equipment mounted within the refrigerator. The door switch includes a ball retractably mounted in the housing and biased to project partially outward from the at least one wall for engagement with the door. A pusher is slidably mounted adjacent the ball and biased to remain in contact with the ball. A flexible strip contact element is supported within the housing which is moved by the pusher in such a way as to open or close the electrical circuit. The housing includes a projecting portion which extends through an opening provided in the at least one wall, the projection portion includes a deformable flange. A ring engages the projecting portion of the housing for securing the ball within the housing wherein the at least one wall is captured between the ring and the deformable flange such that the housing is secured to the at least one wall.
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Krefman Stephen D.
Rice Robert O.
Scott J. R.
Van Winkle Joel M.
Whirlpool Corporation
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