Patent ID: 8022657
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: H02P

Abstract:
1. A control wiring system for a top loading clothes washing machine, comprising: a single phase, split phase induction motor having a starting winding; a centrifugal switch mechanically coupled to an output shaft of the motor, the centrifugal switch having a switching contact electrically coupled in series with the starting winding; a switching assembly having a first contact for receiving an L1 input from an external source of power, a second contact for receiving a N input from the external source of power, and a third contact for supplying one of the L1 input or the N input to one side of the starting winding of the motor, and a fourth contact for supplying one of the N input or the L1 input to another side of the starting winding based on a position of poles of the switching assembly; and electrical wiring coupling in series the L1 input through the switching contact of the centrifugal switch prior to coupling the L1 input to the first contact of the switching assembly.