Remote control for combined ceiling fan and light fixture
First Claim
1. A remote control system for a combined ceiling fan and light fixture for use with existing AC current house wiring between a wall switch and a ceiling fixture includinga wall control for electrical substitution of the wall switch in series with the AC current house wiring and with the wall control including at least two separate control members for producing separate signals at a particular area of the AC wave on the existing AC current house wiring representing a separate control for the speed of the fan and the light intensity of the light,a control unit mounted on and electrically interconnected with the combined ceiling fan and light fixture and with the control unit electrically connected in series with the AC current house wiring at the ceiling fixture when the combined ceiling fan and light fixture is mounted on the ceiling fixture,the control unit including means for detecting the separate signals on the existing AC current house wiring in accordance with the actuation of the separate control members at the wall control, andthe control unit additionally including fan speed control means and light intensity control means each responsive to one of the detected separate signals to produce an individual control of the speed of the motor to a number of different speeds other than zero and the intensity of the light to a number of different light intensities other than zero in accordance with the individual actuation of the separate control members at the wall control.
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Abstract
A remote control system for a combined ceiling fan and light fixture for use with existing AC current house wiring between a wall switch and a ceiling fixture including a wall control for electrical substitution of the wall switch and with the wall control including at least two separate control members for producing separate signals on the existing AC current house wiring representing a separate control for the speed of the fan and the light intensity of the light, a control unit mounted on and electrically interconnected with the combined ceiling fan and light fixture and with the control unit electrically connected to AC current house wiring at the ceiling fixture when the combined ceiling fan and light fixture is mounted on the ceiling fixture, the control unit detecting the separate signals on the existing AC current house wiring in accordance with the activation of the separate control members at the wall control, the control unit additionally including a fan speed control and a light intensity control each responsive to one of the detected separate signals to produce an individual control of the speed of the motor and the intensity of the light in accordance with the individual actuation of the separate control members at the wall control.
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27 Claims
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1. A remote control system for a combined ceiling fan and light fixture for use with existing AC current house wiring between a wall switch and a ceiling fixture including
a wall control for electrical substitution of the wall switch in series with the AC current house wiring and with the wall control including at least two separate control members for producing separate signals at a particular area of the AC wave on the existing AC current house wiring representing a separate control for the speed of the fan and the light intensity of the light, a control unit mounted on and electrically interconnected with the combined ceiling fan and light fixture and with the control unit electrically connected in series with the AC current house wiring at the ceiling fixture when the combined ceiling fan and light fixture is mounted on the ceiling fixture, the control unit including means for detecting the separate signals on the existing AC current house wiring in accordance with the actuation of the separate control members at the wall control, and the control unit additionally including fan speed control means and light intensity control means each responsive to one of the detected separate signals to produce an individual control of the speed of the motor to a number of different speeds other than zero and the intensity of the light to a number of different light intensities other than zero in accordance with the individual actuation of the separate control members at the wall control.
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16. A remote control system for controlling the operation of a combined ceiling fan and light fixture and using existing AC current house wiring located between a wall switch position and a ceiling fixture position including
a wall control for mounting at the wall switch position and for electrical interconnection in series with the existing AC house wiring and with the wall control including at least two separate switches each producing a delay of the AC current a fixed time period at a particular area of the AC wave to provide a different fixed phase firing delay of the AC current for each switch to produce separate signals on the existing AC current house wiring representing a separate control for the speed of the fan and the light intensity of the light, a control unit mounted on and electrically interconnected with the combined ceiling fan and light fixture and with the control unit electrically interconnected in series with the existing AC current house wiring at the ceiling fixture position when the combined ceiling fan and light fixture is mounted at the ceiling fixture position, the control unit including a detector for sensing the separate signals on the existing AC current house wiring in accordance with the actuation of the separate switches in the wall control, the control unit additionally including fan speed control means and light intensity control means for producing an individual control of the speed of the motor to a number of different speeds other than zero and the intensity of the light to a number of different light intensities other than zero, and the control unit further including a microprocessor responsive to the detected separate signals and operatively coupled to the fan speed control means and the light intensity control means for fan speed control and light intensity control in accordance with the individual actuation of the separate switches at the wall control.
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