Room temperature sensor and thermostat control device
US5816492A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D23/1902
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermostat control having improved user controls wherein an analog version contains a binary coded switch for selectively setting a setpoint temperature. The binary coded switch is configured to have discrete positions corresponding to a plurality of setpoint temperature settings. It contains, among other things, a resistor network configured to produce a setpoint signal indicative of the binary coded switch position and a setpoint adjust switch for setting the binary coded switch position. Also, digital version having a man-machine interface port, wherein point information from a controller can be viewed and modified with the thermostat control device controls when a hardware passkey is inserted into the man-machine interface port.
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