Thermostat assembly
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1. An adapter for converting a conventional thermostat to a time-controlled setback thermostat, said thermostat including a tilt responsive switch which is tilted in response to temperature changes, said adapter comprising:
- a housing body member,means for mounting said body member on a fixed supporting structure;
a clock-controller means,support means for supporting said clock-controller on said body member;
a driving means mounted on said support means and electrically connected to an output from said clock-controller to be actuated by said clock-controller means between a first and a second position;
a movable mounting plate supported for limited rotational motion between a first and a second direction on said support means;
coupling means connected between said driving means and said movable mounting plate for moving said mounting plate whenever said driving means is actuated; and
means for mounting said conventional thermostat on said movable mounting plate.
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Abstract
An adapter converts a conventional thermostat to effectively approximate a setback thermostat. A conventional thermostat includes a mercury switch which is actuated by a bi-metallic coil. The attachment is interposed between the thermostat and its standard base plate and operates to tilt the entire thermostat under control of the timing mechanism to thereby effectively change the setpoint of the thermostat.
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1. An adapter for converting a conventional thermostat to a time-controlled setback thermostat, said thermostat including a tilt responsive switch which is tilted in response to temperature changes, said adapter comprising:
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a housing body member, means for mounting said body member on a fixed supporting structure; a clock-controller means, support means for supporting said clock-controller on said body member; a driving means mounted on said support means and electrically connected to an output from said clock-controller to be actuated by said clock-controller means between a first and a second position; a movable mounting plate supported for limited rotational motion between a first and a second direction on said support means; coupling means connected between said driving means and said movable mounting plate for moving said mounting plate whenever said driving means is actuated; and means for mounting said conventional thermostat on said movable mounting plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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