APPLIANCE ASSEMBLY WITH THERMAL FUSE AND TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE ASSEMBLY
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1. An appliance assembly, comprising:
- an appliance; and
a thermal assembly including;
a housing attached to said appliance;
a temperature sensing device carried by said housing and electrically coupled with said appliance; and
a thermal fuse carried by said housing and electrically coupled with said appliance, said thermal assembly being a modular assembly and thereby configured for being, as a single unit, attached to and detached from said appliance.
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Abstract
An appliance assembly includes an appliance and a thermal assembly. The thermal assembly includes a housing attached to the appliance, a temperature sensing device carried by the housing and electrically coupled with the appliance, and a thermal fuse carried by the housing and electrically coupled with the appliance, the thermal assembly being a modular assembly and thereby configured for being, as a single unit, attached to and detached from the appliance.
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19 Claims
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1. An appliance assembly, comprising:
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an appliance; and a thermal assembly including; a housing attached to said appliance; a temperature sensing device carried by said housing and electrically coupled with said appliance; and a thermal fuse carried by said housing and electrically coupled with said appliance, said thermal assembly being a modular assembly and thereby configured for being, as a single unit, attached to and detached from said appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A thermal assembly, comprising:
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a housing configured for coupling with an appliance; a temperature sensing device carried by said housing and configured for electrically coupling with said appliance; and a thermal fuse carried by said housing and configured for electrically coupling with said appliance, the thermal assembly being a modular assembly and thereby configured for being, as a single unit, attached to and detached from said appliance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monitoring heat produced by a heater of an appliance, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a thermal assembly including a housing, a temperature sensing device carried by said housing, and a thermal fuse carried by said housing; attaching said thermal assembly, as a single unit, to the appliance; electrically coupling said temperature sensing device and said thermal fuse with the appliance; cutting off the heat produced by the heater using said thermal assembly; and detaching said thermal assembly, as said single unit, from the appliance, said thermal assembly being a modular assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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