Retrofit remote control device
AssigneeLutron Technology Company LLC
InventorWilliam Taylor Shivell
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Abstract
Remote control devices may control electrical loads and/or load control devices of a load control system without accessing electrical wiring. The remote control device may be mounted over a mechanical switch that is installed in a wallbox. The remote control device may include a control unit and a faceplate assembly. The faceplate assembly may include a mounting frame, an adapter plate, and a faceplate. The mounting frame may be configured to abut a bezel of the mechanical switch such that that the faceplate is spaced away from the bezel of the mechanical switch to enable the mounting ring to extend through respective openings in the adapter plate and the faceplate.
Claims20
A remote control device that is configured for use in a load control system comprising an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
- a mounting frame that defines a plate, a mounting-frame opening therethrough, and a mounting ring extending from the plate and surrounding the mounting-frame opening, the mounting frame configured to be mounted over a mechanical switch that controls whether power is delivered to the electrical load such that a portion of the mechanical switch extends through the mounting-frame opening of the mounting frame;
- a faceplate defining a faceplate opening and configured to be mounted over the mounting frame such that the mounting ring of the mounting frame is received through the faceplate opening of the faceplate;
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- a control unit configured to be attached to the mounting ring, the control unit comprising a user interface and a wireless communication circuit, the control unit configured to translate a user input received via the user interface into a control signal that control the electrical load, and to cause the wireless communication circuit to transmit the control signal;
- wherein the mounting frame is configured to abut a bezel of the mechanical switch such that the faceplate is spaced away from the bezel of the mechanical switch to enable the mounting ring to extend through the faceplate opening of the faceplate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.