| US 7,489,499 B2 | ||
| Lighting control having a captured offset linear guide system | ||
| Ryan L Abel, Easton, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Lutron Electronics Co., Ltd., Coopersburg, Pa. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/429,755. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/680218, filed on May 12, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0255662 A1, Nov. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H01C 10/30 (2006.01); H01H 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—679 [338/160; 323/905; 315/DIG. 4] | 18 Claims |
| 1. An offset linear guide system for a lighting control device, comprising:
a faceplate having an elongated slot extending in a longitudinal direction;
a knob having a post that extends through the elongated slot of the faceplate, the post operable to move along the elongated
slot;
a potentiometer having an adjustment member and positioned along a first axis parallel to and offset in a lateral direction
from the elongated slot; and
an offset member coupled between the post of the knob and the adjustment member of the potentiometer, the offset member having
a length in the longitudinal direction, the length of the offset member substantially less than the length of the elongated
slot;
wherein the adjustment member of the potentiometer moves in response to a movement of the knob.
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