CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A control unit for controlling an electrical apparatus, the control unit comprising:
- a control device adapted to be wall-mounted;
an actuation plate secured to the control device and including a cover surface which is at least partially transparent, the cover surface being disposed, in use, to cover the control unit and a portion of a wall on which the control device is mounted;
a sensor member for detecting when a user'"'"'s finger or another body comes into contact with a touch zone; and
a control for controlling the electrical apparatus according to a specific function following detection of the contact action,wherein the control device has a switching device associated with the touch zone through the control in such a way that the actuation of the switching device controls the electrical apparatus according to the same function associated with the touch zone, the switching device being covered by the actuation plate when itthe actuation plate is secured to the control device.
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Abstract
A control unit for controlling electrical apparatus. The control unit has (i) a control device which may be wall-mounted; (ii) an actuation plate which may be secured to the control device and comprises a cover surface which is at least partially transparent; (iii) a sensor member for detecting when a user'"'"'s finger or another body comes into contact with a touch zone; and (iv) a control designed to control the electrical apparatus according to a specific function following detection of the contact action. The control device comprises a switching device associated with the touch zone through the control in such a way that the actuation of the switching device controls the electrical apparatus according to the same function associated with the touch zone.
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14 Claims
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1. A control unit for controlling an electrical apparatus, the control unit comprising:
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a control device adapted to be wall-mounted; an actuation plate secured to the control device and including a cover surface which is at least partially transparent, the cover surface being disposed, in use, to cover the control unit and a portion of a wall on which the control device is mounted; a sensor member for detecting when a user'"'"'s finger or another body comes into contact with a touch zone; and a control for controlling the electrical apparatus according to a specific function following detection of the contact action, wherein the control device has a switching device associated with the touch zone through the control in such a way that the actuation of the switching device controls the electrical apparatus according to the same function associated with the touch zone, the switching device being covered by the actuation plate when itthe actuation plate is secured to the control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control unit for controlling an electrical apparatus, the control unit comprising:
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a control device adapted to be wall-mounted; an actuation plate secured to the control device and including a cover surface which is at least partially transparent, the cover surface being disposed, in use, to cover the control unit and a portion of a wall on which the control device is mounted; a sensor member for detecting when a user'"'"'s finger or another body comes into contact with a touch zone; a control for controlling the electrical apparatus according to a specific function following detection of the contact action; and a spring, wherein the control device has (i) a switching device associated with the touch zone through the control in such a way that the actuation of the switching device controls the electrical apparatus according to the same function associated with the touch zone, the switching device being covered by the actuation plate when the actuation plate is secured to the control device and including a switch, (ii) a base structure, (iii) an abutment member including elongate extensions which extend in a fastening direction of the actuation plate on the control device and an edge adapted to abut on an inner surface of the actuation plate opposite the cover surface, the abutment member being connected to the base structure in such a way as to enable the edge at least to move in translation in the fastening direction, the switch being adapted to be actuated by the elongate extensions upon moving the abutment member beyond a predetermined distance in the fastening direction, and the spring being adapted to counter the displacement of the abutment member in the fastening direction, and (iv) a front body to which the abutment member is secured in a sliding manner, the elongate extensions being housed with play in respective through cavities formed in the front body in such a way as to enable at least limited rotations about an axis perpendicular to the fastening direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A control unit for controlling an electrical apparatus, the control unit comprising:
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a control device adapted to be wall-mounted and including a base structure and a terminal block; an actuation plate removably secured to the control device and including a support frame and a cover surface which is at least partially transparent, the cover surface being disposed, in use, to cover the control unit and a portion of a wall on which the control device is mounted; a sensor member for detecting when a user'"'"'s finger or another body comes into contact with a touch zone; a control for controlling the electrical apparatus according to a specific function following detection of the contact action; an electrical connection between the actuation plate and the control device, the electrical connection being connected to the terminal block and including at least one electrical connector adapted to move with respect to the support frame and/or with respect to the base structure in a fastening direction of the actuation plate on the control device; and a spring, wherein the control device has (i) a switching device associated with the touch zone through the control in such a way that the actuation of the switching device controls the electrical apparatus according to the same function associated with the touch zone, the switching device being covered by the actuation plate when the actuation plate is secured to the control device and including a switch, (ii) an abutment member including elongate extensions which extend in the fastening direction and an edge adapted to abut on an inner surface of the actuation plate opposite the cover surface, the abutment member being connected to the base structure in such a way as to enable the edge at least to move in translation in the fastening direction, the switch being adapted to be actuated by the elongate extensions upon moving the abutment member beyond a predetermined distance in the fastening direction, and the spring being adapted to counter the displacement of the abutment member in the fastening direction, and (iii) a front body to which the abutment member is secured in a sliding manner, the elongate extensions being housed with play in respective through cavities formed in the front body in such a way as to enable at least limited rotations about an axis perpendicular to the fastening direction which axis is, in use, substantially horizontal.
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