Flexible annular protection of a remote control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9030833-B2
Application number	US-90918610-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2010
Priority date	Oct 22, 2009
Publication date	May 12, 2015
Grant date	May 12, 2015

Abstract

A remote control device ( 1, 100, 200 ) for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising a housing ( 2 ) containing an electronic circuit ( 7 ) comprising a radiofrequency transmitter ( 9 ), said housing ( 2 ) being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, wherein the device comprises a viscoelastic ring ( 6, 106, 206 ), with the same axis of revolution as that of the housing, elastically held against said housing ( 2 ) and concealing an opening ( 16 ) in said housing ( 2 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A remote control device for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising:
a housing containing an electronic circuit comprising a radiofrequency transmitter; said housing being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, and
a viscoelastic ring having the same axis of revolution as that of said housing, and being held elastically against said housing and concealing an opening in said housing,
wherein said opening gives access to the terminals of a connector connected to said electronic circuit.

2. The control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer diameter of said viscoelastic ring is greater than the outer diameter of said housing.

3. The control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said viscoelastic ring has a U-shaped section covering the area of join between said top shell and said bottom shell.

4. The control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises a top shell and a bottom shell connected along a connection plane perpendicular to the axis of revolution and control keys positioned on said top shell.

5. A remote control device for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising:
a housing containing an electronic circuit comprising a radiofrequency transmitter; said housing being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, and
a viscoelastic ring having the same axis of revolution as that of said housing, and being held elastically against said housing and concealing an opening in said housing,
wherein said viscoelastic ring is held in a groove of revolution of said housing.

6. The control device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said viscoelastic ring has a section including a protuberance complementing said groove of revolution.

7. The control device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said groove of revolution is located on either side of a connection plane.

8. A remote control device for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising:
a housing containing an electronic circuit comprising a radiofrequency transmitter; said housing being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, and
a viscoelastic ring having the same axis of revolution as that of said housing, and being held elastically against said housing and concealing an opening in said housing,
wherein said electronic circuit comprises a printed antenna, and wherein said viscoelastic ring comprises at least one conductive turn portion that constitutes a secondary antenna magnetically coupled with said printed antenna.

Assignees

• Charleux Olivier
• Somfy Sas

Inventors

• Charleux Olivier

Classifications

• H01H9/0242 Primary

  Protective enclosures; Cushioning means · CPC title

• H01H2300/03

  Application domotique, e.g. for house automation, bus connected switches, sensors, loads or intelligent wiring · CPC title

• H01H2231/032

  Remote control · CPC title

• Y04S20/14

  Protecting elements, switches, relays or circuit breakers · CPC title

• Y02B90/224

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic