Invention Grant
- Patent Title: HVAC actuator with contactless adjustable settings
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Application No.: US15913305Application Date: 2018-03-06
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Publication No.: US10648691B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Russell T. Jenks
- Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F24F11/50
- IPC: F24F11/50 ; F24F11/62 ; F24F11/56 ; G01D5/14 ; G05B6/02

Abstract:
An actuator in a HVAC system includes a housing having an interior-facing surface and an exterior-facing surface. The actuator includes magnetic field sensor(s) located within the housing and arranged adjacent to the interior-facing surface. The actuator includes a user input device retaining magnet(s) that are movable into multiple different positions along the exterior-facing surface of the housing. An actuator controller includes a magnet locator that determines a location of the magnet(s) with respect to the magnetic field sensor(s) based on data generated by the magnetic field sensor(s). The actuator controller also includes a settings generator that generates settings for the actuator based on the location of the magnet(s) determined via the magnet locator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190277532A1 HVAC ACTUATOR WITH CONTACTLESS ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS Public/Granted day:2019-09-12
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