Intelligent wall switch

• US 8,053,994 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2009
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yen-Wen Chen, Yuan-Sheng Liu
• Original Assignee: Yen-Wen Chen, Yuan-Sheng Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Yuan-Sheng, Chen, Yen-Wen
• Primary Examiner(s): Owens; Douglas W
• Assistant Examiner(s): COOPER, JONATHAN G
• Application Number:
  US12/477,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20100308735A1
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• Field of Search: 315/149, 315/155, 315/159, 307/119, 307/125, 307/126, 307/128, 307/139, 307/140, 345/173, 345/174
• US Class Current: 315/159
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

An intelligent wall switch comprises an extend operation panel including sensor areas with a first conducting film; a glass on the back sides of the sensor areas including second conducting films; a first circuit board including a backlight LED and an infrared emitter and connected to a flexible cable connected to the second conducting film; a frame on a back side of the glass; a controller system including a second circuit board having an AC-DC power module, relays, AC output connectors, an AC input connector all on a back side thereof, and having a flat cable connector, an infrared receiver, and multiple indicating LEDs all on a front side thereof; a connecting piece and a housing being used to receive the AC-DC power module, the connecting piece being disposed on a back side of the frame, the AC-DC power module being connected to the cable by the flat cable connector.

Claims

1. An intelligent wall switch comprising:

an extended operation panel including at least one sensor area, the sensor area including a first conducting film disposed on a back side thereof;

a glass disposed on the back side of the sensor area of the extend operation panel and including at least one second conducting film plated onto the back side thereof;

a first circuit board including a backlight LED and an infrared emitter and being connected to a flexible cable, and the flexible cable being connected to the second conducting film of the glass;

a plastic frame disposed on the back side of the glass;

a controller system including a second circuit board having an AC-DC power module, a plurality of relays and AC output connectors, and an AC input connector which are all mounted on a back side of the second circuit board, the second circuit board further has a micro controller, a flat cable connector, an infrared receiver, a buzzer, and a number of indicating LEDs which are all fixed on the front side thereof;

a connecting piece and a housing being used to receive the AC-DC power module, the connecting piece being disposed on a back side of the frame, and the AC-DC power module being connected to the flexible cable by using the flat cable connector.

2. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extend operation panel is made of transparent plastic materials.

3. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second conducting films are made of transparent indium oxide materials.

4. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a name plate mounted on the back side of the glass.

5. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller system further includes a buzzer fixed on the front side of the second circuit board.

6. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller system further includes an engaging member fixed on the front side of the second circuit board.

7. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein a light guiding member is arranged at a predetermined position on a front side of the connecting piece in response to the indicating LEDs.

8. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame includes a number of bolts secured thereon.

9. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the micro controller memorizes various types of infrared codes to cooperate with a variety of infrared remote controllers.

10. The intelligent wall switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the infrared emitter controls the backlight LED to power on/off as detecting object is close to or leaves away.