Thermostat with mechanical user interface
US7159789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D23/1904
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermostat having a thermostat housing and a rotatable selector disposed on the thermostat housing. The rotatable selector adapted to have a range of rotatable positions, where a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector along the range of rotatable positions. The rotatable selector rotates about a rotation axis. A non-rotating member or element, which may at least partially overlap the rotatable selector, may be fixed relative to the thermostat housing via one or more support member(s). The one or more support member(s) may be laterally displaced relative to the rotation axis of the rotatable selector. The non-rotatable member or element may include, for example, a display, a button, an indicator light, a noise making device, a logo, a temperature indicator, and/or any other suitable device or component, as desired.
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