Flexible annular protection of a remote control

• US 9,030,833 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2010
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Somfy Activites SA (Somfy SA)
• Original Assignee: Somfy Sas (Somfy SA)
• Inventors: Charleux, Olivier
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Hung S
• Application Number:
  US12/909,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20110122010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,664 Days
• Field of Search: 361728-730, 361/752, 361/796, 361/800
• US Class Current: 361/752
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2231/032 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2300/03 Application domotique, e.g. for house automation, bus connected switches, sensors, loads or intelligent wiring
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/0242 Protective enclosures; Cushioning means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/14 Protecting elements, switches, relays or circuit breakers

Abstract

A remote control device (1, 100, 200) for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising a housing (2) containing an electronic circuit (7) comprising a radiofrequency transmitter (9), said housing (2) being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, wherein the device comprises a viscoelastic ring (6, 106, 206), with the same axis of revolution as that of the housing, elastically held against said housing (2) and concealing an opening (16) in said housing (2).

Claims

1. A remote control device for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising:

a housing containing an electronic circuit comprising a radiofrequency transmitter;

said housing being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, and

a viscoelastic ring having the same axis of revolution as that of said housing, and being held elastically against said housing and concealing an opening in said housing,

wherein said opening gives access to the terminals of a connector connected to said electronic circuit.

2. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer diameter of said viscoelastic ring is greater than the outer diameter of said housing.

3. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said viscoelastic ring has a U-shaped section covering the area of join between said top shell and said bottom shell.

4. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a top shell and a bottom shell connected along a connection plane perpendicular to the axis of revolution and control keys positioned on said top shell.

5. A remote control device for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising:

a housing containing an electronic circuit comprising a radiofrequency transmitter;

said housing being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, and

a viscoelastic ring having the same axis of revolution as that of said housing, and being held elastically against said housing and concealing an opening in said housing,

wherein said viscoelastic ring is held in a groove of revolution of said housing.

6. The control device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said viscoelastic ring has a section including a protuberance complementing said groove of revolution.

7. The control device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said groove of revolution is located on either side of a connection plane.

8. A remote control device for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising:

a housing containing an electronic circuit comprising a radiofrequency transmitter;

said housing being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, and

a viscoelastic ring having the same axis of revolution as that of said housing, and being held elastically against said housing and concealing an opening in said housing,

wherein said electronic circuit comprises a printed antenna, and wherein said viscoelastic ring comprises at least one conductive turn portion that constitutes a secondary antenna magnetically coupled with said printed antenna.