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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Michael A. Roher, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Tim Comerford, Indianapolis, IN (US);
William F. Van Ostrand, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Shannie Van Ostrand, Legal Representative, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jerry Dean Ryan, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael A. Roher, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Tim Comerford, Indianapolis, IN (US);
William F. Van Ostrand, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Shannie Van Ostrand, legal representative, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jerry Dean Ryan, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a thermostat including a user interface module. The user interface module has a display, a plurality of user interface buttons, and a first power and communications interface. The thermostat also includes an I/O module, the I/O module electrically coupled to a HVAC plant and the I/O module having a plurality of switches to control the HVAC plant, and a second power and communications interface. The user interface module and the I/O module are communicatively coupled and exchange power via the power and communications interfaces and the thermostat can be mounted and operated in one of two user selectable installations: a stacked configuration comprising a thermostat having the user interface module directly mounted to the I/O module, or a remote configuration comprising a thermostat having the user interface module remotely mounted from the I/O module.