Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Smart electrical switch with audio capability
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Application No.: US14918586Application Date: 2015-10-21
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Publication No.: US09406456B2Publication Date: 2016-08-02
- Inventor: James Thomas O'Keeffe
- Applicant: James Thomas O'Keeffe
- Main IPC: H04R27/00
- IPC: H04R27/00 ; H04R1/02 ; H01H9/02 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/20

Abstract:
In one embodiment the present disclosure relates to providing wireless speaker functionality in an electrical switch assembly, such as a light switch located in the wall of a building. The switch assembly includes a faceplate with a touch-sensitive speaker grille covering a sizeable portion of the faceplate. The disclosed designs enables the grille portion of the faceplate to provide sound transmission and electrical switch control, thereby allows for a larger speaker to be placed centrally in the junction box, while maintaining full electrical switch functionality. In some embodiments illumination components (e.g. electroluminescent regions) are arranged on a circuit board with a plurality of openings designed to align with the grille. The illumination components can illuminate regions of the faceplate, indicating the current state of one or more electrical switches.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160155581A1 SMART ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH AUDIO CAPABILITY Public/Granted day:2016-06-02
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