Wallbox dimmer switch having side-by-side pushbutton and dimmer actuators
US6727446B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H3/0213
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wallbox dimmer switch includes an actuator mounting frame having a platform portion that is receivable in a rectangular wallplate opening having standard toggle-type dimensions. The dimmer switch includes a pushbutton actuator for a switch and an adjacently located dimmer actuator that extend substantially parallel to a first side of the platform portion. The pushbutton actuator includes a user-engageable portion having an outer surface of which at least the end portions are defined by a portion of a substantially prolate spheroid for minimization of undesirable coupling between the adjacent actuators during actuation by a user. The switch may also include an actuator for an airgap switch extending through the platform portion and an array of indicator lights that are displayed through openings extending to an actuator-presentation surface of the platform portion.
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