Patent ID: 7938336
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: F24F,G05D

Abstract:
1. An improved thermostat having opposing housing portions that mate to enclose a circuit board therein, the improved thermostat comprising: a first wall disposed within an interior space of the housing, which partitions off a portion of the interior space to form a compartment along a side wall of the housing, said compartment being separated from the rest of the interior space in the housing, a second wall disposed within the interior space of the housing, which is adjacent to and spaced from the first wall so as to define an insulating space between the compartment and the rest of the interior space in the housing, a first aperture disposed in a housing sidewall, said first aperture permitting communication of airflow in a lower portion of said compartment, a second aperture disposed in a housing sidewall above the first aperture, the second aperture permitting communication of airflow at an upper portion of the compartment; and a temperature sensing device disposed within the compartment space defined by the first wall, said temperature sensing device having electrical leads extending to a circuit, being disposed between a base portion and cover portion forming said housing, whereby the temperature sensing device is thermally insulated from heat generating devices by the insulating space disposed between the compartment and a remaining portion of the interior space in which said heat generating devices are disposed.