Battery-powered retrofit remote control device
First Claim
1. A remote control device configured to be mounted over an installed light switch, the light switch having a mechanical toggle actuator that extends through a faceplate of the light switch, the toggle actuator configured to control whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
- a control interface;
a base portion configured to support the control interface, the base portion configured to engage with the toggle actuator when the remote control device is mounted over the light switch;
a wireless communication circuit; and
a control circuit responsive to the control interface and communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit, the control circuit configured to, in response to actuation of the control interface, generate a control signal that causes an adjustment of an amount of power delivered to the electrical load, and transmit the control signal via the wireless communication circuit.
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Abstract
A remote control device may be configured to be mounted over the toggle actuator of a light switch and to control a load control device via wireless communication. The remote control device may include a base portion and a rotating portion supported by the base portion so as to be rotatable about the base portion. The remote control device may include a control circuit and a wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be operably coupled to the rotating portion and to the wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be configured to translate a force applied to the rotating portion of the remote control device into a control signal and to cause the communication circuit to transmit the control signal to the load control device.
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Citations
69 Claims
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1. A remote control device configured to be mounted over an installed light switch, the light switch having a mechanical toggle actuator that extends through a faceplate of the light switch, the toggle actuator configured to control whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
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a control interface; a base portion configured to support the control interface, the base portion configured to engage with the toggle actuator when the remote control device is mounted over the light switch; a wireless communication circuit; and a control circuit responsive to the control interface and communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit, the control circuit configured to, in response to actuation of the control interface, generate a control signal that causes an adjustment of an amount of power delivered to the electrical load, and transmit the control signal via the wireless communication circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A remote control device configured to be mounted over an installed light switch, the light switch having a mechanical toggle actuator that extends through a faceplate of the light switch, the toggle actuator configured to control whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
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a control actuator; and a base portion to which the control actuator is operably coupled such that the control actuator is moveable relative to the base portion, the base portion configured to engage with the toggle actuator when the remote control device is mounted over the light switch. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A load control system configured to receive power from an alternating current (AC) power source, the load control system comprising:
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a load control device configured to be coupled to the AC power source through a mechanical switch that controls whether power is delivered from the AC power source to the load control device; and a remote control device that includes a control interface and a base portion configured to support the control interface, the base portion configured to engage with a toggle actuator of the mechanical switch when the remote control device is mounted over the mechanical switch, wherein the remote control device is configured to transmit a signal to the load control device via wireless communication in response to actuation of the control interface, and the load control device is configured to adjust an amount of power delivered from the AC power source to an electrical load in response to receipt of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of retrofitting a load control system for wireless control, the load control system including an installed mechanical switch coupled in series electrical connection between an alternating current (AC) power source and a load control device, the mechanical switch having a toggle actuator that is configured to control whether power is delivered from the AC power source to the load control device, the method comprising:
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installing the load control device; mounting a remote control device over the mechanical switch such that a base portion of the remote control device engages with, and restrains movement of, the toggle actuator of the mechanical switch, wherein the remote control device includes a control interface that is supported by the base portion; and associating the load control device and the remote control device with each other, such that the load control device is responsive to a signal transmitted to the load control device by the remote control device via wireless communication in response to actuation of the control interface. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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