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 switch actuator that is operable to control whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
- a control unit that includes an attachment portion and a rotating portion that is configured to rotate relative to the attachment portion;
a mounting assembly to which the control unit is attachable, the mounting assembly configured to releasably retain the control unit when the control unit is attached thereto, the mounting assembly including;
a base that is configured to be mounted over the switch actuator; and
a release tab that is operable to cause the control unit to release from the mounting assembly;
a wireless communication circuit; and
a control circuit that is communicatively coupled to the rotating portion and the wireless communication circuit, the control circuit configured to cause the wireless communication circuit to transmit a control signal in response to an actuation of the rotating portion.
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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. The remote control device may include a mounting assembly and a control unit that is removably attachable to the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly may include a release tab that is configured to be operated from a locking position in which the control unit is secured to the mounting assembly, to a release position in which the control unit may be detached from the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly may include a clamp that is configured to engage with the toggle actuator of a mechanical switch to which the remote control device is mounted.
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27 Claims
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1. A remote control device configured to be mounted over an installed light switch, the light switch having a switch actuator that is operable to control whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
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a control unit that includes an attachment portion and a rotating portion that is configured to rotate relative to the attachment portion; a mounting assembly to which the control unit is attachable, the mounting assembly configured to releasably retain the control unit when the control unit is attached thereto, the mounting assembly including; a base that is configured to be mounted over the switch actuator; and a release tab that is operable to cause the control unit to release from the mounting assembly; a wireless communication circuit; and a control circuit that is communicatively coupled to the rotating portion and the wireless communication circuit, the control circuit configured to cause the wireless communication circuit to transmit a control signal in response to an actuation of the rotating portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mounting assembly that is configured to be mounted over an installed light switch, and that is further configured such that a control unit that controls an amount of power delivered to an electrical load is attachable to the mounting assembly, the mounting assembly comprising:
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a base that is configured to be mounted over a switch actuator of the light switch such that a portion of the switch actuator is received in the base; and a release tab that is configured to retain the control unit in the attached position relative to the mounting assembly, and that is operable to release the control unit from the mounting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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