Exterior mounted remote control television channel selector
AssigneeComplete Control Co., Ltd.
InventorRichard F. Romeo
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Abstract
An exterior mounted remote control television channel selector for use with a television receiver having a conventional manual channel selector knob is provided. A receiver mechanism is provided with a motor that is rotated in response to a remote control signal received thereby. A U-shaped linkage member is coupled to the motor and is rotated thereby. The U-shaped linkage member is adapted to be selectively coupled directly to the channel selector knob of a television receiver to thereby impart rotary motion of the channel selector knob and permit channel selection to be affected.
Claims8
A channel selector mechanism for television receivers each of which includes a channel selector knob having an elongated rib of various width for selecting a predetermined channel corresponding to the rotary position of said knob, comprising manually actuatable control means for selectively generating a remote control signal, receiving means positioned remotely from said control means for receiving said remote control signal generated by said control means and for being actuated in response thereto, a coupling member for mechanically releasably securing said receiving means to said television receiver, said receiving means including a motor for imparting a rotary drive in response to the actuation of said receiving means, said receiving means including a housing for supporting said motor, said housing being adapted to be mechanically releasably secured to said coupling member, operative means for releasably coupling said motor means to the elongated rib of said channel selector knob and for imparting a rotary drive to the channel selector knob in response to said remote control signal being received by said receiving means, said operative means including a linkage member having at least two spaced apart upright members that define a U-shaped profile and that are mechanically coupled to the motor, said upright members being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit said channel selector knobs having an elongated rib of various widths to be positioned therebetween so that said linkage member is releasably engageable with said elongated rib to affect rotation thereof, said coupling member including a supporting element that is adapted to releasably support said housing, and an attachment element joined to said supporting element and adapted to be adhesively secured to said television receiver, said supporting element being normally positioned with respect to said attachment element so that said linkage member is positioned in releasable engagement with the elongated rib of the channel selector knob.
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