Retrofit switch
AssigneeLeedarson America Inc.
InventorYongchuan Li
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Abstract
A retrofit switch apparatus is attached to a traditional switch device. The traditional switch device has a traditional switch for accepting a first user manual operation to control a target. The retrofit switch apparatus includes an attaching device, a retrofit housing and a touch module. The attaching device is attached to the traditional switch device. The retrofit housing provides a containing space for covering the traditional switch. The touch module has a touch surface and a driver circuit. The touch surface receives a second user manual operation processed by the driver circuit.
Claims20
A retrofit switch apparatus for being attached to a traditional switch device, the traditional switch device being fixed to an environment surface and having a traditional switch mounted on a traditional switch cover surface of the traditional switch device used for accepting a first user manual operation to control a target device connected to the traditional switch device with an electrical wire, the retrofit switch apparatus comprising:
- an attaching device for attaching to the traditional switch cover surface;
- a retrofit housing connected to the attaching device for providing a containing space for covering the traditional switch so as to keep the traditional switch remaining a predetermined operation status when the attaching device being attached to the traditional switch cover surface;
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- a touch module supported by the retrofit housing, the touch module having a touch surface and a driver circuit, the touch surface being for receiving a second user manual operation processed by the driver circuit, wherein the second user manual operation is associated with the function of the first user manual operation, wherein
- the touch surface of the touch module has a movable connection and the retrofit housing having a detachable connection and the driver circuit providing a wireless control to the target device, wherein the attaching device has a first mode and a second mode, the traditional switch is covered by the retrofit housing and kept untouchable from a user in the first mode, and a part of the retrofit housing is moved for exposing the traditional switch to the user in the second mode for the user to operate the traditional switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.