Patent ID: 6849968

Claim:
A switch unit comprising: a main control switch for performing a switching control of loads which is installed in other places and monitoring the switching control state in each one place; and a sub-control switch for performing a switching control of only the loads installed in each one place, wherein said main control switch comprises a local switching unit having a plurality of buttons each corresponding to each load which is installed in a current place, for directly selecting a load to be switching-controlled by pressing one of the plurality of buttons; an overall switching unit fabricated in the form of a dial, for selecting a load to be switching-controlled by turning the dial in left and right directions and then pressing the dial at a selected position, in order to perform a switching control; an overall display unit for displaying the switching control state of each load which is switching-controlled by the overall switching unit; a FND display for displaying representation of the load corresponding to the position of the current dial in the overall switching unit with a numerical figure; an all-off switch which is slightly sunk from the surface of the switch unit, for switching all the loads entirely; and a remote controller signal receiver for receiving a remote controller signal for remote control, wherein said sub-control switch comprises a local switching unit having a plurality of buttons each corresponding to each load which is installed in a current place, for directly selecting a load to be switching-controlled by pressing one of the plurality of buttons; and a remote controller signal receiver for receiving a remote controller signal for remote control, wherein said elements form the external appearance of the switch unit.