THERMOSTAT WITH DISPLAY SCREEN AND CONTROL DIAL HAVING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MOUNTING CONFIGURATIONS

• US 20170082313A1
• Filed: 09/17/2015
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Johnson Controls, Inc. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Lux Products Corporation (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Benichou, Fabrice, Py, Fabrice, McAuley, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US14/857,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20170082313A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/523 for displaying temperature data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1904 variable in time

Abstract

A temperature control apparatus for controlling operation of at least one temperature-modifying device includes a housing, a rotationally symmetrical display disposed within or on the housing, a rotary dial disposed on or partially in the housing and being rotatable with respect to the housing, and a controller configured to control operation of the at least one temperature modifying device in response to a comparison of a measured ambient temperature with a user-selected setpoint temperature, and present a menu on the display, from which the user is able to select, using the rotary dial, one of a plurality of orientations of the display with respect to the housing.

Claims

1. A temperature control apparatus for controlling operation of at least one temperature-modifying device, the apparatus comprising:

(a) a housing;

(b) a rotationally symmetrical display disposed within or on the housing;

(c) a rotary dial disposed on or partially in the housing and being rotatable with respect to the housing; and

(d) a controller configured to;

(i) control operation of the at least one temperature modifying device in response to a comparison of a measured ambient temperature with a user-selected setpoint temperature, and

(ii) present a menu on the display, from which the user is able to select, using the rotary dial, one of a plurality of orientations of the display with respect to the housing.

2. The temperature control apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the rotary dial is axially movable with respect to the housing.

3. The temperature control apparatus of claim 2, wherein the rotary dial includes at least two depressible switch portions.

4. The temperature control apparatus of claim 3, wherein the housing includes a button label proximate each of the at least two depressible switch portions.

5. The temperature control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the menu provided by the controller further allows the user to select, using the rotary dial, at least one of the setpoint temperature, a date, a time, or a time duration.

6. The temperature control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is in the shape of a square.

7. The temperature control apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor in communication with the controller for detecting the ambient temperature.

8. The temperature control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing includes at least one mounting slot configured to allow the housing to be coupled to a surface in one of a plurality of orientations with respect to the surface.

9. The temperature control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of orientations includes a first orientation and a second orientation, the second orientation being rotated ninety degrees from the first orientation.

10. The temperature control apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication module connected to the controller.

11. A temperature control apparatus for controlling operation of at least one temperature-modifying device, the apparatus comprising:

(a) a housing selectively orientable on a support surface in a horizontal configuration or a vertical configuration;

(b) a rotationally symmetrical display disposed within or on the housing;

(c) a rotary dial disposed on or partially in the housing and being rotatable with respect to the housing, a center of the rotary dial and a center of the display being vertically aligned when the housing is in the vertical configuration and being horizontally aligned when the housing is in the horizontal configuration; and

(d) a controller configured to;

(i) control operation of the at least one temperature modifying device in response to a comparison of a measured ambient temperature with a user-selected setpoint temperature,

(ii) present a menu on the display, from which the user is able to select, using the rotary dial, one of a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation of the display with respect to the housing.