Hvac controller assembly

Abstract

An HVAC control mounting assembly including a housing, including at least one communication module receptacle, and a communication module disposed in at least one of the at least one communication module receptacles. An HVAC controller assembly including an HVAC control unit, and a mounting assembly operably coupled to the HVAC control unit the mounting assembly including: a housing including at least one communication module receptacle disposed therein, and a communication module disposed in at least one of the at least one communication module receptacles.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An HVAC control mounting assembly comprising:
 a housing including at least one communication module receptacle disposed therein; and   a communication module disposed in at least one of the at least one communication module receptacles.   
     
     
         2 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an antenna in communication with each of the at least one communication module receptacles. 
     
     
         3 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 2 , wherein each antenna is disposed in a location selected from the group consisting of a front side of the housing, a rear side of the housing, and a cavity formed within the housing. 
     
     
         4 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the communication module is removable from the at least one of the at least one communication module receptacles. 
     
     
         5 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is configured to engage an HVAC control unit. 
     
     
         6 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the HVAC control unit comprises a thermostat. 
     
     
         7 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the communication module is configured to exchange data with the HVAC control unit. 
     
     
         8 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the communication module operates according to the protocols selected from the group consisting of Z-WAVE® radio, ZIGBEE® radio, Wi-Fi, BLUETOOTH®, and radio frequency (RF) radio. 
     
     
         9 . The HVAC control mounting assembly of  claim 5 , further comprising a remote device operable to wirelessly exchange data with the communication module. 
     
     
         10 . An HVAC controller assembly comprising:
 an HVAC control unit; and   a mounting assembly operably coupled to the HVAC control unit, the mounting assembly comprising:
 a housing including at least one communication module receptacle disposed therein; and 
 a communication module disposed in at least one of the at least one communication module receptacles. 
   
     
     
         11 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the mounting assembly further comprises an antenna in communication with each of the at least one communication module receptacles. 
     
     
         12 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 11 , wherein each antenna is disposed in a location selected from the group consisting of a front side of the housing, a rear side of the housing, and a cavity formed within the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the communication module is removable from the at least one of the at least one communication module receptacles. 
     
     
         14 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the HVAC control unit is detachable from the mounting assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the HVAC control unit comprises a thermostat. 
     
     
         16 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the communication module is configured to exchange data with the HVAC control unit. 
     
     
         17 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the communication module operates according to the protocols selected from the group consisting of Z-WAVE® radio, ZIGBEE® radio, Wi-Fi, BLUETOOTH®, and radio frequency (RF) radio. 
     
     
         18 . The HVAC controller assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising a remote device operable to wirelessly exchange data with the communication module.