SWITCHING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A switching device, comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted within a single gang electrical box;
a paddle actuator operably coupled to a front face of the housing and adapted to control a state of a load, the paddle actuator having a pair of opposing long sides and a pair of opposing short sides, wherein the paddle actuator is biased to a neutral position and configured to pivot relative to the front face of the housing about a hinge disposed proximate to one of the short sides of the paddle actuator;
at least one component operably coupled to the housing and disposed adjacent to the short side of the paddle actuator disposed proximate to the hinge, the at least one component configured to sense at least one condition and cause the switching device to control the state of the load based on the at least one sensed condition;
a control element operably coupled to the at least one component and configured to control at least one of a sensing range and a sensitivity of the at least one component, wherein the paddle actuator occupies at least 50% of the front face of the housing and the at least one component substantially occupies a remainder of the front face.
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Abstract
A switching device includes a housing and a paddle actuator operably coupled to a front face of the housing and adapted to control a state of a load. The paddle actuator has a pair of opposing long sides and short sides and is configured to pivot about a hinge disposed proximate to one of the short sides of the paddle actuator. At least one component is disposed adjacent to the short side of the paddle actuator that is disposed proximate to the hinge and is configured to sense at least one condition. A control element is configured to control at least one of a sensing range and a sensitivity of the at least one component. The paddle actuator occupies at least 50% of the front face of the housing and the at least one component substantially occupies the remainder of the front face.
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20 Claims
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1. A switching device, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be mounted within a single gang electrical box; a paddle actuator operably coupled to a front face of the housing and adapted to control a state of a load, the paddle actuator having a pair of opposing long sides and a pair of opposing short sides, wherein the paddle actuator is biased to a neutral position and configured to pivot relative to the front face of the housing about a hinge disposed proximate to one of the short sides of the paddle actuator; at least one component operably coupled to the housing and disposed adjacent to the short side of the paddle actuator disposed proximate to the hinge, the at least one component configured to sense at least one condition and cause the switching device to control the state of the load based on the at least one sensed condition; a control element operably coupled to the at least one component and configured to control at least one of a sensing range and a sensitivity of the at least one component, wherein the paddle actuator occupies at least 50% of the front face of the housing and the at least one component substantially occupies a remainder of the front face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A switching device, comprising:
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a paddle actuator adapted to control a first state of a load and having a pair of opposing long sides and a pair of opposing short sides, the paddle actuator being operably coupled to a housing adapted to be mounted within a single gang electrical box; a rocker actuator operably coupled to the housing and disposed at least partially within an aperture at least partially defined by the paddle actuator, the rocker actuator configured to control a second state of the load; at least one component operably coupled to the housing and disposed adjacent to the paddle actuator, the at least one component configured to sense at least one condition and to cause the switching device to control at least one of the first and second states of the load based on the at least one sensed condition; and a wallplate mountable to the housing and defining an aperture that surrounds the paddle actuator and the at least one component when the wallplate is mounted to the housing such that the paddle actuator and the at least one component are exposed relative to the wallplate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A switching device, comprising:
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a paddle actuator adapted to control a first state of a load and having a pair of opposing long sides and a pair of opposing short sides, the paddle actuator being operably coupled to a housing adapted to be mounted within a single gang electrical box; a rocker actuator operably coupled to the housing and disposed at least partially within an aperture defined at least partially by the paddle actuator, the rocker actuator configured to control a second state of the load; and at least one sensor operably coupled to the housing and disposed adjacent to the paddle actuator, the at least one sensor configured to sense at least one condition, wherein the at least one sensed condition is selected from the group consisting of motion, occupancy, humidity, infrared light, ambient light, heat, barometric pressure, ultrasonic conditions, sound, imagery, and temperature, the at least one sensor being configured to cause the switching device to control at least one of the first and second states of the load based on the at least one sensed condition. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification