Abstract: A thermostat includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs, and processing electronics configured to operate the touch-sensitive display. The housing includes a base and a display mount. The base includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, a first side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, and a second side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall. The top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define an internal volume. The display mount is cantilevered upward from the top wall and includes a mounting surface perpendicular to the top wall of the base. The housing is not opaque. The display is attached to the mounting surface and is not opaque. The processing electronics are positioned within the interior volume.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 8, 2018
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company
Inventors:
Joseph R. Ribbich, Vinosh C. Diptee, Juilio A. Abdala, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Charles J. Gaidish, Michael F. Kornacki, John P. Cipolla, Sudhi Sinha, Michael L. Ribbich
Abstract: A thermostat includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs, processing electronics configured to operate the touch-sensitive display, and a mounting plate. The housing includes a base that has walls that define an internal volume. The housing also includes a display mount cantilevered upward from the top wall. The display mount includes a mounting surface perpendicular to the top wall of the base. The housing also includes a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs. The touch-sensitive display is attached to the mounting surface of the display mount. The processing electronics are positioned within the interior volume of the base. The mounting plate is configured for attaching the housing to a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the bottom wall by a hinge so that the housing may pivot between an open position and a closed position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 2016
Date of Patent:
February 13, 2018
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company
Inventors:
Joseph R. Ribbich, Nicholas S. Van Derven
Inventors:
Joseph R. Ribbich, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M Bicudo, Vinosh C. Diptee, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Hao A. Nguyen, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Amit Verma
Inventors:
Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John Peter Cipolla, Amit Verma, Vinosh C. Diptee, Hao A. Nguyen, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro
Inventors:
Dennis Thoren, Tao Jia, Jacky Chen, Chris Bellshaw, Shawn Beus, Kelly Hearnsberger, Ryohei Hinokuma, Fred Bould, Jeremy Wolf, Byron Lee, Jamie S. Perin
Inventors:
Dennis Thoren, Tao Jia, Jacky Chen, Chris Bellshaw, Shawn Beus, Kelly Hearnsberger, Ryohei Hinokuma, Fred Bould, Jeremy Wolf, Byron Lee, Jamie S. Perin
Inventors:
Dennis Thoren, Tao Jia, Jacky Chen, Chris Bellshaw, Shawn Beus, Kelly Hearnsberger, Ryohei Hinokuma, Fred Bould, Jeremy Wolf, Byron Lee, Jamie S. Perin
Inventors:
Dennis Thoren, Tao Jia, Jacky Chen, Chris Bellshaw, Shawn Beus, Kelly Hearnsberger, Ryohei Hinokuma, Fred Bould, Jeremy Wolf, Byron Lee, Jamie S. Perin
Inventors:
Dennis Thoren, Tao Jia, Jacky Chen, Chris Bellshaw, Shawn Beus, Kelly Hearnsberger, Ryohei Hinokuma, Fred Bould, Jeremy Wolf, Byron Lee, Jamie S. Perin
Inventors:
Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John Peter Cipolla, Amit Verma, Vinosh C. Diptee, Hao A. Nguyen, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro
Inventors:
Joseph R. Ribbich, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Vinosh C. Diptee, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Hao A. Nguyen, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Amit Verma
Inventors:
Dennis Thoren, Tao Jia, Jacky Chen, Chris Bellshaw, Shawn Beus, Kelly Hearnsberger, Ryohei Hinokuma, Fred Bould, Jeremy Wolf, Byron Lee, Jamie S. Perin
Inventors:
Joseph R. Ribbich, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Vinosh C. Diptee, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Hao A. Nguyen, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Amit Verma
Inventors:
Joseph R. Ribbich, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Vinosh C. Diptee, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Hao A. Nguyen, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Amit Verma