公开(公告)号：US20210051778A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17007453

申请日：2020-08-31

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. McDonald ,  Sean Tucker

IPC: H05B45/14 ,  H01H19/14 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05G1/10 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/02 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/11

Abstract: A control device for controlling power delivered to an electrical load may illuminate an area around a button of the control device, such as a gap formed between the button and an opening of a faceplate of the control device. The control device may illuminate the gap to provide a nightlight feature, to provide feedback (e.g., a status of the electrical load), and/or to indicate a selected preset. The button may have a cap portion that may be actuated by a user and a diffuser portion that may contact a rear surface of the cap portion and may conduct light emitted by an internal light source to illuminate the gap around the button.

公开(公告)号：US10424233B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15911581

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Chris Dimberg ,  Kevin J. Heimann ,  Brad M. Kreschollek ,  Matthew P. McDonald

IPC: H05G1/02 ,  H01H9/16 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09F9/00 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H01H13/02 ,  G09F13/04 ,  H01H9/18

Abstract: A control device includes at least one button, a veneer secured to an outer surface of the button, and at least one light source configured to backlight the button. The veneer includes indicia defining an open portion exposing a portion of a body of a respective button, a floating portion, and at least one rib that suspends the floating portion. The rib has an upper surface recessed relative to a front surface of the veneer, and opposed sides extending from a base of the rib to the upper surface. The opposed sides are tapered between the base and the upper surface, such that the upper surface is narrower than the base.

公开(公告)号：US20230345607A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18212910

申请日：2023-06-22

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Chris Dimberg ,  Kevin J. Heimann ,  Brad Michael Kreschollek ,  Matthew P. McDonald

IPC: H05B47/19 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H05B47/175 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09F9/00

CPC classification number: H05B47/19 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H05B47/175 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09F9/00 ,  H01H2009/187

Abstract: A veneer may be configured to be secured to a backlit button of a control device. A plate portion of the veneer may have one or more indicia machined therethrough. The indicia may define an open portion, a floating portion, and one or more ribs that suspend the floating portion. The one or more ribs may be configured to create an optical illusion that conceals the ribs from view relative to a user of the control device. The rib may define an upper surface that is recessed relative to a front surface of the veneer, and may define opposed sides that extend from a base of the rib to the upper surface. The sides may be tapered between the base and the upper surface, such that the upper surface is narrower than the base. The sides and the upper surface of the rib may be unfinished.

公开(公告)号：US20230290585A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18318809

申请日：2023-05-17

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. McDonald ,  Sean Tucker

IPC: H01H13/86 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H02G3/10 ,  H02G3/08 ,  H01H13/04 ,  H02G3/12 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: H01H13/86 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H02G3/10 ,  H02G3/081 ,  H02G3/086 ,  H01H13/04 ,  H02G3/121 ,  H05K5/0008

Abstract: A wall box may provide adjustable support for a control device, such as a keypad, to allow for level alignment of the control device when mounted to the wall box. The wall box may have an adjustable support frame to which the control device may be mounted. When the control device is mounted to the support frame of the wall box, the support frame may be rotated to adjust the alignment of the control device. In addition, the wall box may comprise one or more projections configured to be received in respective detents in notched surfaces of the control device to allow for adjustment of the alignment of the control device. Further, the wall box may have a modular assembly and may be constructed from a central portion and two side portions at the time of installation of the wall box.

公开(公告)号：US11456130B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-27

申请号：US16252025

申请日：2019-01-18

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. McDonald ,  Sean Tucker

IPC: H01H13/04 ,  H02G3/12 ,  H01H13/86 ,  H02G3/08 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H02G3/10 ,  H05K5/00

Abstract: A wall box may provide adjustable support for a control device, such as a keypad, to allow for level alignment of the control device when mounted to the wall box. The wall box may have an adjustable support frame to which the control device may be mounted. When the control device is mounted to the support frame of the wall box, the support frame may be rotated to adjust the alignment of the control device. In addition, the wall box may comprise one or more projections configured to be received in respective detents in notched surfaces of the control device to allow for adjustment of the alignment of the control device. Further, the wall box may have a modular assembly and may be constructed from a central portion and two side portions at the time of installation of the wall box.

公开(公告)号：US20220117066A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17557276

申请日：2021-12-21

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Chris Dimberg ,  Kevin J. Heimann ,  Brad Michael Kreschollek ,  Matthew P. McDonald

IPC: H05B47/19 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H05B47/175 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09F9/00

Abstract: A veneer may be configured to be secured to a backlit button of a control device. A plate portion of the veneer may have one or more indicia machined therethrough. The indicia may define an open portion, a floating portion, and one or more ribs that suspend the floating portion. The one or more ribs may be configured to create an optical illusion that conceals the ribs from view relative to a user of the control device. The rib may define an upper surface that is recessed relative to a front surface of the veneer, and may define opposed sides that extend from a base of the rib to the upper surface. The sides may be tapered between the base and the upper surface, such that the upper surface is narrower than the base. The sides and the upper surface of the rib may be unfinished.

公开(公告)号：US11234321B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16944544

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Chris Dimberg ,  Kevin J. Heimann ,  Brad Michael Kreschollek ,  Matthew P. McDonald

IPC: H01H9/18 ,  G05G1/02 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H05B47/175 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09F9/00 ,  H05B47/195 ,  G09F13/04 ,  H01H13/02

Abstract: The control device includes a button having a backlit indicium (or indicia) indicating a function of the button. The button may comprise a button body that is translucent and configured to be backlit by a lighting element. A front surface of the button body may be opaque outside of the area of the indicium (or indicia). The button body may have a post that extends from a rear surface of the button body and is aligned with an actuator. The control device may have a plurality of such buttons. Selection of a button by a user, such as by pressing the button, results in the selected button displaying a greater illumination intensity than a button that is not selected.

公开(公告)号：USD921596S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US29634284

申请日：2018-01-19

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Designer： Gregory S. Altonen ,  Jason C. Killo ,  Matthew P. McDonald ,  Sean Tucker

公开(公告)号：US10782471B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15966709

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. McDonald ,  Joseph M. Nichols ,  Andrew P. Schmalz

IPC: H01Q1/36 ,  F21V8/00 ,  H05B47/19

Abstract: A control device, such as a gateway device for a wireless load control system, has a light bar extending around a periphery of an enclosure to provide feedback to a user of the load control system, as well as to provide a pleasing aesthetic effect on the gateway device. The control device may include at least one light-emitting diode mounted to a printed circuit board inside the enclosure, a control circuit mounted to the printed circuit board and operatively coupled to the light-emitting diode for controllably illuminating the light-emitting diode, and a multi-functional mounting structure for mounting the printed circuit board inside the enclosure. The mounting structure may have at least one light-pipe structure for conducting light from the at least one light-emitting diode to the light bar. The mounting structure may have an antenna-mounting structure to which an antenna of the control device may be mounted.

公开(公告)号：US10733926B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16541400

申请日：2019-08-15

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Chris Dimberg ,  Kevin J. Heimann ,  Brad M. Kreschollek ,  Matthew P. McDonald

IPC: H05G1/02 ,  H01H9/16 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B47/175 ,  G09F9/00 ,  G09F13/04 ,  H01H9/18 ,  H01H13/02

Abstract: A control device includes a button with a body defining an outer surface; a metallic veneer coupled to the button opposite the outer surface; and a machined indicia formed in the veneer and defining an open portion, a floating portion, and one or more ribs that suspend the floating portion. The rib has an upper surface recessed relative to a front surface of the veneer, and opposed tapered sides extending from a base of the rib to the upper surface, such that the upper surface is narrower than the base.