Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Actuator assembly for a wallbox dimmer
- Patent Title (中): 一个墙壁调光器的执行器组件
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Application No.: US13782569Application Date: 2013-03-01
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Publication No.: US09414471B2Publication Date: 2016-08-09
- Inventor: Matthew Philip McDonald , Lawrence R. Carmen, Jr.
- Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Assignee: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
- Current Assignee: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Agency: Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP
- Main IPC: H05B37/02
- IPC: H05B37/02 ; H05B39/08 ; H03K17/96

Abstract:
A wall-mounted dimmer may include an actuator assembly configured to translate a touch interaction with the dimmer into a desired dimming level. The actuator assembly may include a control interface having a resilient, deflectable membrane, a plurality of force-sensitive impedance members supported by the membrane, and an actuator configured to transfer a touch along the actuator to the membrane, causing the membrane to actuate one or more corresponding force-sensitive impedance members. The force-sensitive impedance members may be configured to make contact with corresponding ones of a plurality of open circuit pads supported by a printed circuit board. Each of the plurality of open circuit pads may correspond to a predetermined dimming level applied to a lighting load electrically connected to the dimmer. The control interface may be configured such that contact between the force-sensitive impedance members and corresponding ones of the open circuit pads is pressure sensitive.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140246981A1 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A WALLBOX DIMMER Public/Granted day:2014-09-04
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