Patent ID: 11942287
Assignee: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F | IPC F  H

Claim 19:
20. A control device configured for use in a load control system to control one or more electrical loads external to the control device, the control device comprising:
a base portion;
an actuation portion comprising a front surface that is parallel with a faceplate when installed, the front surface of the actuation portion biased to an idle plane along an axis that is perpendicular to the faceplate; and
a control circuit configured to generate at least first and second control data for providing different control of the one or more electrical loads based respectively on first and second distances through which the front surface of the actuation portion is pressed away from the idle plane, wherein the front surface of the actuation portion is closer to the base portion when pressed the second distance away from the idle plane than when the front surface is pressed the first distance away from the idle plane, and wherein at least one of the first control data or the second control data is for toggling the one or more electrical loads between off and on.