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Remote Control for a Wireless Load Control System

  • US 20170181256A1
  • Filed: 03/03/2017
  • Published: 06/22/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control device comprising:

  • a housing comprising a front surface, a rear surface, and sidewalls,wherein the sidewalls spatially separate the front surface and the rear surface and define a hollow volume between the front surface and the rear surface,wherein the front surface comprises a planar surface, and wherein the sidewalls are in perpendicular relation to the planar surface of the front surface, andwherein the sidewalls comprise a first pair of sidewalls and a second pair of sidewalls,the first pair of sidewalls comprising respective planar surfaces that are in parallel relation to each other, andthe second pair of sidewalls comprising respective planar surfaces that are in parallel relation to each other and are in perpendicular relation to the first pair of sidewalls;

    a first button at the front surface of the housing, wherein the first button is associated with a first command for controlling a load device, wherein the first button comprises a surface configured to be pressed;

    a second button at the front surface of the housing, wherein the second button is associated with a second command, and wherein the second button comprises a surface configured to be pressed;

    a battery enclosure configured to hold at least one battery;

    a transmitter;

    an antenna; and

    a printed circuit board comprising a battery-powered controller, a first sensor positioned relative to the first button, and a second sensor positioned relative to the second button;

    wherein the battery enclosure, the transmitter, the antenna, and the printed circuit board are contained within the volume between the front surface and the rear surface of the housing;

    wherein the controller is configured to detect via the first sensor an actuation of the first button and to cause the transmitter to transmit via the antenna the first command in response to the actuation of the first button, and wherein the controller is further configured to detect via the second sensor an actuation of the second button and to cause the transmitter to transmit via the antenna the second command in response to the actuation of the second button;

    wherein the control device is configured to be mounted to a surface in combination with a faceplate with the control device positioned within an opening in a front planar surface of the faceplate;

    wherein a size and a shape of the control device as defined at least in part by the sidewalls and the front surface of the housing are configured to match a size and a shape of the opening in the front planar surface of the faceplate; and

    wherein the opening in the front planar surface of the faceplate is defined at least in part by a first pair of edges and a second pair of edges, wherein the first pair of edges are in parallel relation to each other, and wherein the second pair of edges are in parallel relation to each other and are in perpendicular relation to the first pair of edges.

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