Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches – Thermally actuated switches – With bimetallic element
Patent
1979-01-22
1981-01-06
Broome, Harold
Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches
Thermally actuated switches
With bimetallic element
74480R, 337 93, 337346, H01H 3752
Patent
active
042439671
ABSTRACT:
A thermostat adapted to regulate the temperature of a given space. The thermostat has a temperature setting lever movable between a plurality of temperature settings within a pair of temperature ranges and also a mode selecting lever movable between a heating position, an off position and a cooling position. Means respectively associated with the temperature setting lever and the mode selecting lever is provided to effect the movement of the mode selecting lever from one of the heating position and cooling position thereof through its off position to the other of the heating position and cooling position thereof in response to the movement of the temperature setting lever from one of its temperature settings of the plurality thereof within one of the temperature ranges toward another of its temperature settings within the other of the temperature ranges.
A method of operating a thermostat is also disclosed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3087032 (1963-04-01), Fleury
patent: 3249721 (1966-05-01), Baak
patent: 3371175 (1968-02-01), Benedik
patent: 4078601 (1978-03-01), Kolbow
Broome Harold
General Electric Company
Papin Joseph E.
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