Wallbox dimmer switch having side-by-side pushbutton and dimmer actuators
First Claim
1. An electrical load control device comprising:
- an actuator mounting frame;
a yoke having front and rear sides and an opening in which the mounting frame is received;
a pushbutton switch actuator for actuation of a switch through inward translation of the pushbutton with respect to the mounting frame; and
a clip for removably securing the pushbutton switch actuator, the clip supported adjacent the rear side of the yoke for translation with respect to the yoke that is substantially perpendicular to the translation of the pushbutton actuator, the clip translating between a first locked position in which the clip engages the pushbutton actuator to secure the actuator and a second unlocked position in which the clip is disengaged from the pushbutton actuator to provide for removal of the pushbutton switch actuator, a portion of the clip accessible through the yoke opening from the front side of the yoke.
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Abstract
A wallbox dimmer switch includes an actuator mounting frame having a platform portion that is receivable in a rectangular wallplate opening having standard toggle-type dimensions. The dimmer switch includes a pushbutton actuator for a switch and an adjacently located dimmer actuator that extend substantially parallel to a first side of the platform portion. The pushbutton actuator includes a user-engageable portion having an outer surface of which at least the end portions are defined by a portion of a substantially prolate spheroid for minimization of undesirable coupling between the adjacent actuators during actuation by a user. The switch may also include an actuator for an airgap switch extending through the platform portion and an array of indicator lights that are displayed through openings extending to an actuator-presentation surface of the platform portion.
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2 Claims
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1. An electrical load control device comprising:
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an actuator mounting frame;
a yoke having front and rear sides and an opening in which the mounting frame is received;
a pushbutton switch actuator for actuation of a switch through inward translation of the pushbutton with respect to the mounting frame; and
a clip for removably securing the pushbutton switch actuator, the clip supported adjacent the rear side of the yoke for translation with respect to the yoke that is substantially perpendicular to the translation of the pushbutton actuator, the clip translating between a first locked position in which the clip engages the pushbutton actuator to secure the actuator and a second unlocked position in which the clip is disengaged from the pushbutton actuator to provide for removal of the pushbutton switch actuator, a portion of the clip accessible through the yoke opening from the front side of the yoke. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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