Retrofit remote control devices
Remote control devices may control electrical loads and/or load control devices of a load control system without accessing electrical wiring. The remote control device may be mounted over a mechanical switch that is installed in a multi-gang wallbox adjacent to a second electrical device, such as another mechanical switch or an electrical receptacle. The second electrical device may be recessed with respect to the remote control device and may be brought forward towards a front surface of the adapter by loosening a first set of screws that attach a yoke of the second electrical device to the multi-gang wallbox, and tightening a second set of screws that attach the adapter to the yoke of the second electrical device. The remote control device may comprise one or more configurable attachment members for attaching the adapter to the yoke of the mechanical switch and/or to the yoke of the second electrical device.
1. A remote control device that is configured for use in a load control system for controlling an electrical load that is electrically connected to the load control system device, the remote control device comprising: an adapter that is configured to be attached to a first yoke of a first electrical device, the adapter defining first and second openings; a control unit that is configured to be attached to the adapter, the control unit including a user interface and a wireless communication circuit, the control unit configured to transmit a control signal for controlling the electrical load via the wireless communication circuit; a faceplate that is configured to be attached to the adapter, the faceplate having an opening that is configured to receive at least a portion of the user interface; and an attachment member that is configured to be installed into the adapter in the first opening or the second opening in respective first or second orientations, and that is further configured to attach to the first yoke of the first electrical device or a second yoke of a second electrical device, wherein the attachment member comprises a yoke abutment surface that is spaced a first distance from a rear surface of the adapter when the attachment member is installed in the adapter in the first orientation, and that is spaced a second distance from the rear surface of the adapter when the attachment member is installed in the adapter in the second orientation, and wherein when the first electrical device is mounted in a multi-gang wallbox adjacent to the second electrical device, the first opening is configured to surround a bezel of the first electrical device and the second opening is configured to surround a portion of the second electrical device.
2. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member comprises a bracket that defines a plate that is elongate between opposed ends and a pair of legs that extend perpendicular from the ends of the plate.
3. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the adapter is further configured to be attached to the second yoke.
4. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the adapter is configured to enable adjustment of the first and second yokes, respectively, toward and away from the wallbox.
5. The remote control device of claim 2 , wherein the plate defines the yoke abutment surface.
6. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member is a first attachment member, the remote control device further comprising a second attachment member that is configured to be installed in the adapter in the same opening and in the same orientation as the first attachment member.
7. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein when the control unit and the faceplate are attached to the adapter: a rear surface of the faceplate is spaced from the rear surface of the adapter that abuts a structural surface through a third distance; a front surface of the faceplate is spaced from the rear surface of the faceplate through a fourth distance; and an outer surface of the control unit is spaced from the front surface of the faceplate through a fifth distance.
8. The remote control device of claim 7 , wherein the third distance, the fourth distance, and the fifth distance are equal to each other.
9. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein when the faceplate is attached to the adapter, the faceplate is spaced from a surface of a structure to which the first electrical device is mounted.
10. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is removably attachable to the adapter.
11. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit defines a recess that is configured to receive a portion of a toggle of the first electrical device when the control unit is attached to the adapter.
12. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface comprises a capacitive touch interface.