Patent · US Expired

Control device

US4573110A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 1984
Grant dateFeb 25, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 28, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/7076
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reflective screen with a gradient of reflectivity is moved by a control handle outside a cabinet to display different parts of the screen through a window to a LED and a phototransistor. The changing of the light reflected by the screen from the LED to the phototransistor is used to control an electrical parameter, providing a low cost control device.

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