CONTROL DEVICES HAVING INDEPENDENTLY SUSPENDED BUTTONS FOR CONTROLLED ACTUATION

摘要

A control device includes a button assembly (110, 610) having one or more buttons (112, 612) and a button carrier (116, 516, 616) that includes a plurality of resilient, independently deflectable spring arms (128, 528, 626). The control device may be configured as a wall-mounted keypad (100) to control a load control device, or as a thermostat (600) to control a temperature regulation appliance. The button carrier may be configured to prevent interference between the buttons during operation of the control device. The button assembly may be captured between a faceplate (102, 602) of the control device and a housing (186, 690) that is attached to a rear side of the faceplate. The control device may include one or more button retainers (634) that are attached to the buttons and that are configured to align respective outer surfaces of the buttons relative to each other, and relative to the faceplate of the control device, when the buttons are in respective rest positions.