Compact Push Button with Integrated Timed Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing push button devices for controlling openings are aesthetically detrimental due to their large size and require complex installation processes, especially when external electronic components are connected via wires, and they often necessitate additional masonry reservations.
Innovation Solution
A compact push button device with integrated timed and impulse control means, visual, and audible signaling within a tubular casing, allowing for a single, easy installation orifice in the carpentry frame, and facilitating rapid replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If control devices are fixed on a recessed box in masonry, then the device can be securely installed, but it requires making a reservation in the masonry and has substantial dimensions which are detrimental to aesthetics
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the flush-mounting plate and the push button device into a single compact unit. The tubular casing is directly mounted on the flush-mounting plate, eliminating the need for a separate recessed box in masonry. This merging of components reduces the overall installation footprint while maintaining secure installation through the plate's fixing means.
2Adaptability or versatility
If external electronic card is connected to the push button by wire, then timed control functionality is provided, but the installation is substantially complicated at the carpentry or masonry level
Solution Approach 1:
The timed control means are extracted from an external electronic card and integrated directly into the push button device housing. This extraction eliminates the need for external wiring connections, as the timed control functionality is now内置 (built-in) to the device itself, greatly simplifying installation while maintaining all control functionalities.
3Loss of information
If visual signaling means is positioned remotely from the push button, then the device can provide visual feedback, but the device requires substantial dimensions which are detrimental to aesthetics
Solution Approach 1:
The visual signaling means (LED) are nested within the tubular casing structure, positioned to provide visual feedback about the device's operational state. The LED is integrated into the casing wall, allowing it to emit light outward while occupying minimal space within the compact device housing, thus maintaining aesthetic appearance while providing necessary visual information.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a push-button device (1) for controlling an opening, this push-button device (1) comprising a time-delay control means for controlling the opening in a timed manner, a pulse control means for controlling the opening in a pulsed manner, and an actuating means (5) configured to be manually activated and to actuate the time-delay control means and the pulse control means. This push-button device (1) is characterized in that it comprises a tubular housing (2) within which are located at least a portion of the actuating means (5), the time-delay control means, and the pulse control means.