Bronze Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design · 2023
Black Gold 8 Knob-type Needle Thermostat
by Robin Wu, Lei Shen and Kim Wang
- A' Design Award 2023 Bronze Winner in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Jiangxi Avonflow Hvac Tech Co., Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 30,634
- Verification code 665D1929C6 · Verify this award
About Black Gold 8 Knob-type Needle Thermostat
Black Gold 8 is a knob-type thermostat for heated towel racks. Black Gold 8 works with a range of heating wires and heating rods. The interface shows numbers and four icons for temperature, duration, eco mode and power supply, indicated by needles that move left and right. A single knob is pressed to choose a mode and then turned to set the temperature and the time. A child lock is activated by holding the knob for three seconds. Protection systems detect leakage and overheating, sound a warning and cut off the power.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This intelligent temperature controller can be used with a variety of heating wires and heating rods towel racks. The interface functions of the Black gold 8 are clearly distributed, and simple to use, with theinteresting knob-typecontrol, taking into account the needs and abilities of all users, including children and the elderly, allowing smart technology to serve life and provide a safer and healthier home experience.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 100mm*70mm*60mm
- Tags
- Knob-type, Remote control, Digitalization
- Production Technology
- With built-in Wi-Fi module, remote operation of APP and remote control can be realized, and settings can be made in advance without waiting. Simultaneously, Black gold 8 features an integrated knob. Users only need to gently press the knob to select the appropriate mode, then turn the knob to adjust the required specific temperature and time, increasing the comfort and interest of the operation and creating a more diverse interactive experience.
- Design Challenge
- The product has the function of preventing children from accidentally touching it. Just press and hold for three seconds to turn on the child lock function, and press and hold for another 3 seconds to unlock it, effectively avoiding the risk of children being scalded by the towel rack due to curiosity and misoperation. Furthermore, the internal components are outfitted with multiple intelligent protection systems for electric leakage and overheating. In the event of an anomaly, the product will emit a warning tone and automatically cut off the power to protect the user's life and property.
- Project Duration
- The project will start in 2022 and is expected to be listed in the next year.
- Operation Flow
- The needle will change from blue to orange to red as the user rotates to the right. The upper needle represents a temperature change from 30 degrees to 70 degrees from left to right, and the lower needle represents a timing change from 2 to 9 hours. To the left is a corresponding reduction.
- Research
- As the innovative knob-type needle thermostat, itcan be used with a variety of heating wires and heating rods towel racks. The interface functions of the Black gold 8 are clearly distributed, and simple to use, with theinteresting knob-typecontrol, taking into account the needs and abilities of all users, including children and the elderly, allowing smart technology to serve life and provide a safer and healthier home experience.
- Inspiration
- The interface design is "business-oriented" and clear, making it easier for users to understand business functions. It consists of numbers and four icons displayed dynamically in the form of needlejumping left and right. The four icons represent temperature, duration, ECO mode, and power supply, and are easily accessible to the elderly.