Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control devices having independently suspended buttons for controlled actuation
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Application No.: US17403509Application Date: 2021-08-16
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Publication No.: US11495422B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Nikhil Vithal Bhate , Rich Destremps , James Harrison , Jason Edward Jennings , Eric Jonathan Mace , Stephen Phillips
- Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Current Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Agent Michael Czarnecki; Glen Farbanish; Philip Smith
- Main IPC: H01H13/83
- IPC: H01H13/83 ; H01H13/70 ; H01H13/84

Abstract:
A control device includes a button assembly having one or more buttons and a button carrier that includes a plurality of resilient, independently deflectable spring arms. The control device may be configured as a wall-mounted keypad to control a load control device, or as a thermostat to control a temperature regulation appliance. The button carrier may be configured to prevent interference between the buttons during operation of the control device. The button assembly may be captured between a faceplate of the control device and a housing that is attached to a rear side of the faceplate. The control device may include one or more button retainers that are attached to the buttons and that are configured to align respective outer surfaces of the buttons relative to each other, and relative to the faceplate of the control device, when the buttons are in respective rest positions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210375563A1 CONTROL DEVICES HAVING INDEPENDENTLY SUSPENDED BUTTONS FOR CONTROLLED ACTUATION Public/Granted day:2021-12-02
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