E-11 switch assembly
US10473507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24D2220/048
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A switch assembly includes an automatic type 11 switch having 1 and 2 contacts and 3 and 4 contacts with the 2 and 3 contacts being shorted together, configured to respond to a water level of a boiler, short the 1 and 2 contacts when the water level is high, short the 3 and 4 contacts when the water level is low; and an electronic circuit board having a processor configured to sense signaling containing information about the 1, 2/3 and 4 contacts, and provide control signaling containing information about the water level of the boiler. The electronic circuit board also includes a relay configured to respond to the control signaling, and turn the relay on/off.
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