IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0772502
(2010-05-03)
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등록번호 |
US-8389857
(2013-03-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
17 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A mounting structure enables a portable remote control device, that operates a load control device of a wirelessly controlled lighting system, to be mounted to a vertical surface (e.g., to an opening of an electrical wallbox). The mounting structure comprises a mounting fixture for attaching to the
A mounting structure enables a portable remote control device, that operates a load control device of a wirelessly controlled lighting system, to be mounted to a vertical surface (e.g., to an opening of an electrical wallbox). The mounting structure comprises a mounting fixture for attaching to the vertical surface, an opening sized to receive the remote control device, and a flexible leaf in the opening that receives the remote control device. The flexible leaf may project upwardly in the opening for receiving a flanged recess of the remote control device disposed on a rear surface of the remote control device, whereby the remote control device can be slidably received on the flexible leaf and when fully received on the leaf is retained in position on the mounting structure such that the remote control device is framed by the opening in the mounting structure.
대표청구항
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1. A mounting structure for mounting a remote control device to a vertical surface, the remote control device operating a load control device of a wirelessly controlled lighting control system, the mounting structure comprising: a mounting fixture for attaching to the vertical surface;an opening in
1. A mounting structure for mounting a remote control device to a vertical surface, the remote control device operating a load control device of a wirelessly controlled lighting control system, the mounting structure comprising: a mounting fixture for attaching to the vertical surface;an opening in the mounting fixture sized to receive the remote control device; anda flexible leaf in the opening that receives the remote control device whereby the remote control device is retained in position on the mounting structure such that the remote control device is framed by the opening in the mounting structure;wherein the flexible leaf projects upwardly in the opening for receiving a flanged recess of the remote control device disposed on a rear surface of the remote control device, whereby the remote control device is slidably received on the flexible leaf and when fully received on the leaf is retained in position on the mounting structure such that the remote control device is framed by the opening in the mounting fixture. 2. The mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the remote control device has a recess in a rear portion thereof that opens to the bottom of the remote control device, the recess having flanges on two sides thereof that form channels opening toward the bottom of the recess for slidably receiving two vertical edges of the flexible leaf of the mounting structure. 3. The mounting structure of claim 2, further wherein the mounting structure has flanges at the rear of the opening bordering the opening and projecting into the opening and having recesses in the flanges in the areas of the most upwardly disposed portion of the flexible leaf, whereby the remote control device can be inserted at an angle to the mounting structure into the opening and such that the mounting structure is disposed in the recesses whereby the channels can slidably receive the vertical edges of the flexible leaf. 4. The mounting structure of claim 3, wherein the flanges bordering the opening are disposed so as to abut against the remote control device to seat the remote control device in the opening in the mounting structure. 5. The mounting structure of claim 4, wherein the flanges are beveled to receive a beveled rear edge of a housing of the remote control device. 6. The mounting structure of claim 3, wherein the flexible leaf is reduced in thickness at the vertical edges to receive the channels of the remote control device. 7. The mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the flexible leaf has a reverse-oriented slant toward a rear surface of the mounting structure. 8. The mounting structure of claim 7, wherein the reverse-oriented slant comprises a gentle curve of the flexible leaf toward the rear surface of the mounting structure. 9. The mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the vertical surface is adapted to have an electrical wallbox mounted thereto, the mounting structure adapted to be mounted across an opening of the electrical wallbox, the mounting fixture comprising openings for receiving mounting screws, such that the mounting structure mounts to the electrical wallbox with the screws. 10. The mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the flexible leaf provides a bias to the remote control device such that the remote control device is retained in the opening with a bias that provides a rearward force to the remote control device. 11. A control structure comprising: a remote control device adapted to operate a load control device of a wirelessly controlled lighting control system;a mounting fixture adapted to be attached to a vertical surface;an opening in the mounting fixture sized to receive the remote control device; anda flexible leaf in the opening that receives the remote control device whereby the remote control device is retained in position such that the remote control device is framed by the opening in the mounting fixture;wherein the flexible leaf projects upwardly in the opening for receiving a flanged recess of the remote control device disposed on a rear surface of the remote control device, whereby the remote control device is slidably received on the flexible leaf and when fully received on the leaf is retained in position on the control structure such that the remote control device is framed by the opening in the mounting fixture. 12. The control structure of claim 11, further comprising: a faceplate mounted to the mounting fixture. 13. The control structure of claim 12, further comprising: a faceplate adaptor plate mounted to the mounting fixture and wherein the faceplate mounts to the faceplate adaptor plate. 14. The control structure of claim 13, wherein the faceplate mounts to the faceplate adaptor plate with a snap fit, and the faceplate adaptor mounts to the mounting fixture with screws. 15. The control structure of claim 11, wherein the remote control device comprises a recess in a rear portion thereof that opens to the bottom of the remote control device, the recess having flanges on two sides thereof that form channels opening toward the bottom of the recess for slidably receiving two vertical edges of the flexible leaf of the control structure. 16. The control structure of claim 11, further comprising: an electrical wallbox mounted to the vertical surface, the control structure being adapted to be mounted across an opening of the electrical wallbox. 17. The control structure of claim 16, wherein the mounting fixture comprises openings for receiving mounting screws, such that the control structure mounts to the electrical wallbox with the screws. 18. The control structure of claim 11, wherein the flexible leaf is biased towards a rear surface of the mounting fixture.
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