Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical switch and dimmer control device
- Patent Title (中): 电气开关和调光器控制装置
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Application No.: US40423Application Date: 1993-03-31
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Publication No.: US6005308APublication Date: 1999-12-21
- Inventor: Gary William Bryde , James Edgar Swain , John Roderick Woodman , Mark Andrew Cieri
- Applicant: Gary William Bryde , James Edgar Swain , John Roderick Woodman , Mark Andrew Cieri
- Applicant Address: PA Coopersburg
- Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
- Current Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: PA Coopersburg
- Main IPC: H01H3/02
- IPC: H01H3/02 ; H01H23/08 ; H01H23/14 ; H01H23/20 ; H05B39/00 ; H05B39/08 ; H01H9/06
Abstract:
An electrical switch and dimmer device for controlling current applied to a load comprises a bezel assembly (16) which includes a bezel housing (17), a switch actuator (18) and a dimmer actuator (19). The bezel housing supports both switch and dimmer actuators for respective movement between first and second positions, whereby the on/off state of an electrical switch adapted to apply power to an electrical load (e.g. an electric light or fan) is controllable, as is the level of power applied to the load by the switch. The bezel housing and the switch/dimmer actuators which it supports comprise a self-contained assembly which can be releasably connected to a yoke member (20) on which an electrical switch and dimmer circuitry are mounted. Preferably, the switch actuator comprises a paddle-type actuator (18) which is pivotally mounted between a pair of opposing side walls (48A, 48B) of the bezel housing, and the dimmer actuator comprises a slidably mounted member (21) which is guided by a rectilinear slot (23) formed in one of the bezel walls adjacent an edge of the paddle actuator.
Public/Granted literature
- USD371714S Pot Public/Granted day:1996-07-16
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