Universal Smart Button for Building Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The logistical effort required for installing and adapting buttons in building installations is significant, leading to electronic waste when tenants or owners change, as different embodiments of buttons are needed for various electrical devices and configurations, resulting in inefficiency and waste.
Innovation Solution
A single type of button with a predetermined size, equipped with a programmed microprocessor, wireless interface, and MOSFETs, capable of switching, dimming light sources, operating electric motors, and controlling heating valves, minimizing logistical effort and electronic waste by providing a versatile solution for various electrical devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of buttons are provided for different electrical devices and configurations, then the functionality and adaptability are improved, but the logistical effort and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The button is designed as a universal multi-functional device that can control different electrical devices (light sources, electric motors, heating valves) through a single standardized interface. The standardized button embodiment with predetermined size and integrated control capabilities eliminates the need for multiple specialized button types, thereby reducing logistical effort while maintaining full adaptability to various building installation requirements
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of buttons are provided for different electrical devices, then the adaptability to different configurations is improved, but electronic waste increases when tenants move
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized universal button can be reused across different apartments and building installations when tenants move. Since a single button type can adapt to various electrical devices and configurations through its multi-functional capabilities, the button does not need to be discarded or replaced during tenant transitions, thereby preventing electronic waste while maintaining full adaptability to new installations
3Device complexity
If a single type of button is used for all electrical devices, then the logistical effort is minimized and electronic waste is avoided, but the device complexity must be sufficient to handle multiple functions
Solution Approach 1:
The button incorporates integrated control circuitry including MOSFETs for switching and dimming light sources, motor control capabilities for operating electric motors, and thermostat functionality for controlling heating valves. This integration of multiple functions within a single standardized button embodiment achieves both logistical simplicity and comprehensive adaptability to various electrical devices
4Ease of operation
If buttons are made in predetermined sizes for standard installation sockets, then the ease of installation is improved, but the adaptability to different device configurations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The button is manufactured in a predetermined standardized size that fits conventional installation sockets, ensuring ease of installation. Simultaneously, the button incorporates multiple control functions and interfaces that can adapt to different electrical devices (light sources, motors, heating valves), thereby achieving both easy installation and broad device compatibility through its multi-functional design
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The button minimizes logistical effort and avoids electronic waste by enabling a single solution for multiple electrical devices, allowing for seamless adaptation to different configurations and reducing the need for multiple button types, thus enhancing installation efficiency and sustainability.
Implementation Method 1
the button has a total of eight MOSFETs that are set up to selectively switch on/off up to four light sources and, if necessary, to dim them and to operate up to two electric motors
Implementation Method 2
The button according to the invention is suitable for minimizing the logistical outlay for new installations and avoiding electrical scrap, since a single type of button is sufficient to enable light sources to be switched on/off or dimmed and electric motors to be operated
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AI summary
The invention relates to an intelligent push button (1) for a building installation. The push button (1) has a predetermined size suitable for building installation and electrical connections (1224) to which either an electric light source or an electric motor can be connected, wherein the push button is designed for switching on/off and optionally dimming the connectable light source and for operating the connectable electric motor.