Abstract: A thermostat comprises a detachable dial control unit that may be positioned with an anchoring component. The anchoring component may assume different forms including a wall plate, a wireless recharging dock, or a headless control unit/wall mounted unit that serve different needs of a user. The detachable dial control unit may be removed while still allowing the user to change thermostatic settings of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by rotating an outer ring indicative of thermostatic information and sending the information to a headless control unit/wall mounted unit via a wireless communication channel. To facilitate alignment of the detachable dial control unit with the anchoring component, each may comprise a plurality of alignment magnets having a magnetic polarity pattern. Also, a wireless charging dock and headless control unit/wall mounted unit may recharge the detachable dial control unit via an activated electromagnetic induction path.

Abstract: A thermostat includes a detachable dial control unit that may be positioned with an anchoring component. The anchoring component may assume different forms including a wall plate, a wireless recharging dock, or a headless control unit/wall mounted unit that serve different needs of a user. The detachable dial control unit may be removed while still allowing the user to change thermostatic settings of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by rotating an outer ring indicative of thermostatic information and sending the information to a headless control unit/wall mounted unit via a wireless communication channel. To facilitate alignment of the detachable dial control unit with the anchoring component, each may include a plurality of alignment magnets having a magnetic polarity pattern. Also, a wireless charging dock and headless control unit/wall mounted unit may recharge the detachable dial control unit via an activated electromagnetic induction path.

Abstract: A thermostat comprises a detachable dial control unit that may be positioned with an anchoring component. The anchoring component may assume different forms including a wall plate, a wireless recharging dock, or a headless control unit/wall mounted unit that serve different needs of a user. The detachable dial control unit may be removed while still allowing the user to change thermostatic settings of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by rotating an outer ring indicative of thermostatic information and sending the information to a headless control unit/wall mounted unit via a wireless communication channel. To facilitate alignment of the detachable dial control unit with the anchoring component, each may comprise a plurality of alignment magnets having a magnetic polarity pattern. Also, a wireless charging dock and headless control unit/wall mounted unit may recharge the detachable dial control unit via an activated electromagnetic induction path.