Toggle-style dimmer apparatus and method
US7777145B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B47/185
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch for controlling delivery of electrical current to a light. The switch may include a frame, a controller connected to the frame, and a toggle connected to the frame to pivot through a range of motion having a first extreme and a second extreme, opposite the first extreme. The toggle may toggle between a first position proximate the first extreme and a second position proximate the second extreme. The switch may further include a sensor connected to the frame and positioned to detect the toggle in the second position, and a tactile switch connected to the frame and positioned to be actuated by the toggle pivoting past the first position toward the first extreme. The switch may also include a controller connected to the sensor and tactile switch to receive inputs therefrom and to execute logic to control the delivery in accordance with the inputs.
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