Self-diagnostic switch
First Claim
1. A self-diagnostic acoustic wave touch actuated switch assembly comprising:
- a substrate including an acoustic wave cavity having a touch surface;
a housing integrally connected to said substrate, wherein said housing extends over, under, or around said acoustic wave cavity to define a perimeter, said housing configured to be inserted into a panel such that said perimeter defined by said housing is disposed in said panel while said touch surface of said substrate is disposed outside said panel;
a transducer operatively connected to said acoustic wave cavity and disposed within said perimeter that is defined by said housing, said transducer configured to generate a trapped acoustic wave within said acoustic wave cavity;
a processing unit operatively connected to at least one of said acoustic wave cavity or said transducer, said processing unit being secured within said perimeter that is defined by said housing; and
at least one light emitting member operatively connected to said processing unit, said at least one light emitting member being directly fixed to said substrate proximate to said transducer within said perimeter that is defined by said housing, wherein said processing unit activates or deactivates said at least one light emitting member depending on an operating condition of the switch assembly.
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Abstract
A self-diagnostic acoustic wave touch actuated switch assembly includes a substrate having an acoustic wave cavity, a transducer operatively connected to the acoustic wave cavity, a processing unit, and at least one light emitting member operatively connected to the processing unit. The transducer is configured to generate a trapped acoustic wave within the acoustic wave cavity. The processing unit is operatively connected to one or both of the acoustic wave cavity and/or the transducer. The processing unit may be configured to activate the at least one light emitting member when the processing unit detects one or both of a switch malfunction and/or a potential switch malfunction.
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27 Claims
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1. A self-diagnostic acoustic wave touch actuated switch assembly comprising:
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a substrate including an acoustic wave cavity having a touch surface; a housing integrally connected to said substrate, wherein said housing extends over, under, or around said acoustic wave cavity to define a perimeter, said housing configured to be inserted into a panel such that said perimeter defined by said housing is disposed in said panel while said touch surface of said substrate is disposed outside said panel; a transducer operatively connected to said acoustic wave cavity and disposed within said perimeter that is defined by said housing, said transducer configured to generate a trapped acoustic wave within said acoustic wave cavity; a processing unit operatively connected to at least one of said acoustic wave cavity or said transducer, said processing unit being secured within said perimeter that is defined by said housing; and at least one light emitting member operatively connected to said processing unit, said at least one light emitting member being directly fixed to said substrate proximate to said transducer within said perimeter that is defined by said housing, wherein said processing unit activates or deactivates said at least one light emitting member depending on an operating condition of the switch assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 25)
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14. A self-diagnostic acoustic wave touch actuated switch assembly comprising:
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a substrate including an acoustic wave cavity having a touch surface; a transducer operatively connected to said acoustic wave cavity, said transducer configured to generate a trapped acoustic wave within said acoustic wave cavity; a housing integrally connected to said substrate, wherein said housing extends over, under, or around said acoustic wave cavity to define a perimeter, said housing configured to be inserted into a panel such that said perimeter defined by said housing is disposed within said panel with said touch surface of said substrate disposed outside of said panel; a printed circuit board secured within said perimeter that is defined by said housing; a processing unit operatively connected to at least one of said acoustic wave cavity or said transducer, said processing unit being connected to said printed circuit board, said processing unit and said printed circuit board being secured within said perimeter that is defined by said housing; at least one light emitting member operatively connected to said processing unit, said at least one light emitting member being secured within said perimeter that is defined by said housing, wherein said at least one light emitting member is directly fixed to said substrate proximate to said transducer; at least one light pipe disposed in said perimeter defined by said housing and secured to said at least one light emitting member, said at least one light emitting member configured to emit light through said at least one light pipe; and at least one input/output connector disposed within said perimeter defined by said housing and connected to said processing unit, wherein said processing unit activates or deactivates said at least one light emitting member depending on an operating condition of the switch assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 26)
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19. A self-diagnostic acoustic wave touch actuated switch assembly comprising:
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a housing configured to be inserted into a panel; a substrate integrally connected to said housing, said substrate including an acoustic wave cavity having a touch surface configured to be engaged to actuate the switch assembly, wherein said housing extends over, under, or around said acoustic wave cavity to define a perimeter and such that said touch surface of said substrate is disposed outside of said panel; a processing unit disposed within said perimeter defined by said housing, said processing unit monitoring operation of the switch assembly; and at least one light emitting member disposed within said perimeter defined by said housing and operatively connected to said processing unit, wherein said at least one light emitting member is directly fixed to said substrate proximate a transducer, said processing unit activating or deactivating said at least one light emitting member depending on an operating condition of the switch assembly. - View Dependent Claims (21, 24, 27)
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