WIRELESS LIGHT SWITCH SYSTEM AND METHOD, LOAD CONTROLLER DEVICE, AND REMOTE SWITCH DEVICE

• US 20150359075A1
• Filed: 06/04/2014
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Levven Automation Inc.
• Original Assignee: Levven Automation Inc.
• Inventors: KEIRSTEAD, James, DONG, Yi, QUALIE, Jim
• Granted Patent: US 9,743,497 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2215/008 Part of substrate or membrane
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 23/145 the actuating surface having two slightly inclined areas extending from the middle outward
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

A wireless load control system is provided including one or more wireless switch components and one or more load controller components optionally in one-to-one, many-to-many, many-to-one, and one-to-many wireless communication with each other. A wirelessly-controlled load controller assembly includes an enclosure adapted to fit within a junction box, the enclosure comprising a projecting fitting adapted to fit through an aperture of the junction box to maintain the enclosure in fixed relation to the junction box. A control circuit in the enclosure is provided with an antenna that extends through an antenna port that is disposed within the fitting so that when the load controller is mounted in a junction box, the antenna extends through the aperture of the junction box.

Claims

1. A wirelessly-controlled load controller assembly for use with a wireless switch, the load controller assembly comprising a load controller, the load controller comprising:

an enclosure adapted to fit within a junction box, the enclosure comprising a projecting fitting adapted to fit through an aperture of the junction box to maintain the enclosure in fixed relation to the junction box, the enclosure comprising an antenna port disposed within the fitting and permitting passage of an antenna therethrough; and

a control circuit comprised in the enclosure, the control circuit being configured to control mains current delivered to a load, the control circuit including a microprocessor in communication with a wireless transceiver and the antenna, the antenna extending from an interior of the enclosure through the antenna port to an exterior of the enclosure;

such that when the enclosure is mounted in a junction box such that the fitting extends through the aperture of the junction box to project to an exterior of the junction box, the antenna thus extends to an exterior of the junction box.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the antenna comprises a whip antenna.

3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the antenna comprises a wire antenna.

4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the mains current delivered to the load in response to commands received by the wireless transceiver.

5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the enclosure comprises a base and a cooperating lid, the projecting fitting being provided on an exterior surface of a wall of the base.

6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the antenna port comprises an aperture through the wall of the base.

7. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the projecting fitting comprises a threaded nipple.

8. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising the junction box.

9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein the junction box comprises a metal junction box.

10. The assembly of claim 8, further comprising the load, the load comprising a light fixture.