Patent ID: 8872074

Claim:
A centrifugal switch bypass circuit for a dryer configured for bi-directional tumbling action, the dryer comprising a drying compartment, a motor, a centrifugal switch, and a heating element, the centrifugal switch bypass circuit comprising: a bypass device operatively connected to the heating element and configured to: bypass the centrifugal switch for a defined period of time upon receiving a signal from a controller prior to the controller causing a direction of the drying compartment to reverse rotational direction, wherein bypassing the centrifugal switch prevents the centrifugal switch from causing a deactivation of the heating element upon reversal of the rotational direction of the drying compartment, and deactivate, upon expiration of the defined period of time, the bypass device, wherein deactivating the bypass device comprises powering the centrifugal switch so long as a rotational speed associated with the drying compartment is maintained above a threshold speed; and a device hold circuit operatively connected to the bypass device, wherein during the period of time the centrifugal switch is being bypassed, the device hold circuit maintains activation of the heating element.