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US 4,450,691 AGranted
Frost detecting device
AssigneeDectron Inc.
InventorJohn H. Taylor
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Abstract
A frost detecting device for a refrigeration unit of the type having refrigeration coils and fins. The device is adapted to be mounted on the side of the unit with frost accumulating means projecting from the unit to contact at least one fin in a manner to accumulate frost thereon at about the same rate as the fin. The device carries means for detecting a predetermined amount of frost on the accumulating means, in order to activate a defrosting cycle.
Claims7
A frost detecting device having:
- a mounting block, the mounting block having one side face which is meant to be mounted against the edges of a plurality of refrigeration fins;
- a recess in the mounting block between its ends, the recess extending inwardly into the mounting block from the one side face and located below the top face of the mounting block;
- frost accumulating means fixed to the mounting block within the recess and projecting transversely outwardly from the recess past the one side face of the mounting block for surface contact with one of the refrigerator fins;
- a radiation emitting means mounted in the mounting block on one side of the recess;
- radiation detecting means mounted in the mounting block on the other side of the recess opposite the radiation emitting means;
- and passage means in that portion of the frost accumulating means within the recess for normally passing radiation between the radiation emitting and detecting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.