Patent ID: 8690074
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: F24F,G05D

Abstract:
1. A thermostat including a microprocessor for controlling an air handler using multiple modes of operation, the thermostat comprising: a housing having a circuit board and a display screen; the display screen having a first and second alpha-numeric icon and a group of touch sensitive areas; a rocker switch mounted in the housing adjacent the display screen, the rocker switch having a bar having a unitary body extending between a first end and a second end and the bar is pivotally mounted so that the bar may rock between a first position where the first end is depressed and a second position where the second end is depressed; a first receptor mounted on the circuit board adjacent the first end and a second receptor mounted on the circuit board adjacent the second end; the first and second receptors for signaling the microprocessor in order to adjust the first and second alpha-numeric icon on the display screen during at least a first and a second mode of operation of the thermostat; during the first mode of operation moving the rocker switch to the first or second position to cause an adjustment of the first alpha-numeric icon in relation to the first mode of operation; and during the second mode of operation moving the rocker switch to the first or second position in order to adjust the first or second alpha-numeric icon in relation to the second mode of operation and the rocker switch being a sole mechanical button so that the combination of inputs received by the microprocessor from the group of touch sensitive areas and sole mechanical button provide for each and every adjustment required for all of the operational functions of the thermostat.