WIRELESS CONTROL DEVICE

摘要

A wall-mountable wireless control device may include an antenna (e.g., a slot antenna or a hybrid slot-patch antenna) for transmitting and/or receiving radio-frequency signals, and may have a conductive material on a large amount (e.g., greater than or equal to approximately 85%) of a front surface of the wireless control device. The wireless control device may operate consistently when installed with different types of faceplate assemblies (e.g., faceplate assemblies having metal and/or plastic components) and when installed with different types of electrical wallboxes (e.g., metal and plastic wallboxes). The antenna of the wireless control device may comprise a driven element and a conductive component. The wireless control device may comprise a conductive member (e.g., a conductive label or a conductive strap) extending around a rear enclosure of the wireless control device between opposite sides of a conductive yoke.

主权项

1. A wall-mountable wireless control device comprising:
a user interface configured to receive a user input; an antenna configured to transmit or receive radio frequency signals, wherein the antenna comprises a driven element and a conductive component, the driven element defining an elongated slot, the conductive component defining an elongated slot, the elongated slot of the driven element substantially the same size as and substantially aligned with the elongated slot of the conductive component when the driven element and the conductive component are installed in the wireless control device; a radio-frequency communication circuit configured to transmit or receive the radio-frequency signals via the antenna; and a control circuit responsive to the user input and the radio-frequency communication circuit.