Building controller with antenna
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsChao Chen, Baofeng Dong, Ke Wei Han, Eason Zhu, Hua Tang
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Abstract
A wall module for a building control system includes a back plate with one or more mounting features for mounting the backplate to a wall. A main body includes one or more attachment features for removably attaching the main body to the back plate. The main body also includes a front side and a back side, wherein at least part of the front side is formed by a front plate. A display is housed by the main body in a display cavity that is defined at least in part by the front plate, and wherein at least part of the display is viewable from the front side. An antenna is housed by the main body in an antenna cavity that is defined at least in part by the front plate.
Claims18
A wall module for a building control system, the wall module comprising:
- a back plate with one or more mounting features for mounting the backplate to a wall;
- a main body including one or more attachment features for removably attaching the main body to the back plate;
- the main body including a front side and a back side, wherein at least part of the front side is formed by a front plate;
- a display housed by the main body in a display cavity that is defined at least in part by the front plate, and wherein at least part of the display is viewable from the front side;
- an antenna housed by the main body in an antenna cavity that is defined at least in part by the front plate;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) housed by the main body, wherein the PCB is situated between the antenna cavity and the back side of the main body, and wherein the antenna is electrically coupled to the PCB via a connector cable;
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- a display holder serving as a mechanical interface between the PCB and the front plate, wherein the display holder comprises:
- a display recess in a front side of the display holder to receive at least part of the display to position the display relative to PCB;
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- an antenna recess in the front side of the display holder for receiving at least part of the antenna to position the antenna relative to the PCB and the display.
A wall module for a building control system, the wall module comprising:
- a main body including a front side and a back side, wherein at least part of the front side is formed by a front plate;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) housed by the main body;
- a display housed by the main body, wherein at least part of the display is viewable from the front side;
- an antenna housed by the main body, wherein the antenna includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) that is positioned behind the front plate and in front of the PCB;
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- a display holder serving as a mechanical interface between the PCB and the front plate, wherein the display holder comprises:
- a display recess that receives at least part of the display to position the display relative to the PCB;
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- an antenna recess for receiving at least part of the FPC of the antenna to position the FPC of the antenna behind the front plate.
A wall mountable thermostat comprising:
- a main body including a front side, a back side and one or more side walls extending between the front side and the back side;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) housed by the main body;
- a display housed by the main body, wherein at least part of the display is viewable from the front side of the main body;
- an antenna housed by the main body, wherein the antenna:
- is spaced from the PCB toward the front of the wall mountable thermostat and electrically connected to the PCB;
- is spaced inward from each of the one or more side walls of the main body;
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- is spaced laterally from the display;
- wherein at least part of the front side of the main body is formed by a front plate, and wherein the main body further includes a spacer positioned between the antenna and the PCB and serving as a mechanical interface therebetween, wherein the spacer defines at least part of an antenna recess for receiving at least part of the antenna, and wherein at least part of the antenna recess is defined by the front plate of the main body.
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