Control device for controlling multiple operating characteristics of an electrical load
AssigneeLutron Technology Company LLC
InventorShan Shi
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Abstract
A load control device may be configured to control multiple characteristics of one or more electrical loads such as the intensity and color of a lighting load. The load control device may switch from controlling one characteristic of the electrical loads to controlling another characteristic of the electrical loads based on the position of one or more components of the load control device. Such a position may be manipulated by moving the one or more components relative to an idle position of the load control device. The load control device may be a wall-mounted device or a battery-powered remote control device.
Claims20
A control device configured for use in a load control system to control an electrical load external to the control device, the control device comprising:
- a base portion;
- an actuation portion comprising a front surface that is parallel with a faceplate when installed, the front surface of the actuation portion biased to an idle plane along an axis that is perpendicular to the faceplate;
- and
- a control circuit configured to:
- generate control data in response to an actuation of the actuation portion through a first distance along the axis perpendicular to the base portion to place the front surface of the actuation portion in a first plane that is parallel with the idle plane;
- and
- cause the control device to enter an association mode to associate the control device to the electrical load or another control device in response to an actuation of the actuation portion through a second distance along the axis perpendicular to the base portion to place the front surface of the actuation portion in a second plane that is parallel with the idle plane.
A control device configured for use in a load control system to control an electrical load external to the control device, the control device comprising:
- a base portion;
- an actuation portion comprising a front surface that is parallel with a faceplate when installed, the front surface of the actuation portion biased to an idle plane along an axis that is perpendicular to the faceplate;
- and
- a control circuit configured to:
- generate first control data in response to an actuation of the actuation portion through a first distance along the axis perpendicular to the base portion to place the front surface of the actuation portion in a first plane that is parallel with the idle plane;
- and
- generate second control data in response to an actuation of the actuation portion through a second distance along the axis perpendicular to the base portion to place the front surface of the actuation portion in a second plane that is parallel with the idle plane, wherein the second control data is configured to associate the control device with the electrical load.
A control device configured for use in a load control system to control an electrical load external to the control device, the control device comprising:
- a base portion;
- an actuation portion comprising a front surface that is parallel with a faceplate when installed, the front surface of the actuation portion biased to an idle plane along an axis that is perpendicular to the faceplate;
- and
- a control circuit configured to:
- generate first control data in response to an actuation of the actuation portion through a first distance along the axis perpendicular to the base portion to place the front surface of the actuation portion in a first plane that is parallel with the idle plane;
- generate second control data in response to an actuation of the actuation portion through a second distance along the axis perpendicular to the base portion to place the front surface of the actuation portion in a second plane that is parallel with the idle plane;
- and
- generate third control data in response to an actuation of the actuation portion through the second distance along the axis perpendicular to the base portion to place the front surface of the actuation portion in the second plane for greater than a predetermined period of time, wherein the third control data is configured to associate the control device with the electrical load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.