Appliance having an auxiliary power input
OwnerMartin A. Urbaninventor
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Abstract
An appliance including an electrically-powered system, a primary power input, and an auxiliary power input is provided. The electrically-powered system is disposed within a housing. The primary power input is configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system. However, the housing generally hampers access to the primary power input after installation of the appliance. Therefore, the auxiliary power input, which is also configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system, is readily accessible relative to the primary power input after installation of the appliance.
Claims20
An appliance, comprising:
- an electrically-powered system supported by a housing;
- a primary power input configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system, the housing generally hampering access to the primary power input after installation of the appliance;
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- an auxiliary power input configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system, the auxiliary power input readily accessible relative to the primary power input after installation of the appliance.
An appliance, comprising:
- a housing defining a front face and a rear face;
- an access panel disposed in the front face of the housing;
- an electrically-powered system disposed within the housing;
- a primary power input accessible from the rear face of the housing and configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system;
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- an auxiliary power input disposed behind the access panel in the front face of the housing, the auxiliary power input configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system when accessed.
An appliance, comprising:
- a housing defining a front face and a rear face;
- an electrically-powered system disposed within the housing;
- a primary power input configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system, the housing generally hampering access to the primary power input after installation of the appliance;
- an auxiliary power input configured to supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered system, the auxiliary power input readily accessible relative to the primary power input after installation of the appliance;
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- an electronic control unit disposed within the housing, the electronic control unit configured to automatically disable the auxiliary power input when electrical energy is available from the primary power input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.