WALL-MOUNTED CONTROLLER WITH A REMOVABLE PORTION

摘要

An example wall-mountable HVAC controller may include a controller module and a wall plate, with a hinge that allows the controller module to rotate relative to the wall plate. The hinge may provide an end stop that limits the rotation of the controller module relative to the wall plate, and/or may allow the controller module to be freely pulled away and disengaged from the wall plate if desired.

主权项

1. A wall-mountable HVAC controller comprising:
a wall plate including one or more first hinge structures, the wall plate configured to be secured to a wall; a controller module configured to be releasably securable to the wall plate, the controller module including one or more second hinge structures configured to engage the one or more first hinge structures to form a hinge between the controller module and the wall plate, wherein the hinge allows the controller module to rotate relative to the wall plate about a rotation axis and away from the wall; and a latch, wherein the one or more first hinge structures of the wall plate and the one or more second hinge structures of the controller module are configured such that the hinge provides an end stop that limits the rotation of the controller module relative to the wall plate; wherein the controller module is securable to the wall plate by both the latch and the hinge, wherein when the controller module is secured to the wall plate by the latch and the hinge, releasing the latch allows the controller module to be rotated relative to the wall plate about the rotation axis of the hinge and away from the wall; and wherein the one or more first hinge structures of the wall plate and the one or more second hinge structures of the controller module are configured such that, after the latch releases the controller module from the wall plate, the controller module can be freely pulled away by a user and disengaged from the wall plate.