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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
John B. Filson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Eric B. Daniels, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Matthew Lee Rogers, Los Gatos, CA (US);
John B. Filson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Eric B. Daniels, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Matthew Lee Rogers, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide thermostat controls having improved tactile feedback. According to one embodiment, a thermostat includes a bottom member, a switch, a top member, and a motion guiding member or assembly that operationally couples the top member with the bottom member so that the top member is inwardly pressable by a user relative to the bottom member to allow the thermostat to receive input from the user by contacting the switch with a component of the top member or the bottom member. The motion guiding member or assembly contacts the top member near its outer periphery to control the inward motion of the top member relative to the bottom member to provide the improved tactile feedback.