Silver Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design · 2025
Sliding Remote Control
by Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd.
- A' Design Award 2025 Silver Winner in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: Outes
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 24,978
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About Sliding Remote Control
Sliding is an air conditioner remote control designed for blind people. A braille display shows the current set temperature. A sliding button allows quick temperature changes, while an arrow shaped button allows precise adjustment. Mode and airflow buttons are placed on both sides of a large button, and a voice system announces each selection. A voice control button on the side allows the air conditioner to be operated by spoken commands. A magnetic panel charges the remote control and holds it in a fixed place, reducing the use of disposable batteries.
Situated within the evolving landscape of contemporary domestic technology design, ZHEJIANG ZHONGGUANG ELECTRICAL CO.,LTD.'s Sliding Remote Control exemplifies the sophisticated visual language increasingly defining premium climate control interfaces. The design team appears to draw upon established traditions of user-centered industrial design, where form serves function while simultaneously communicating quality and consideration through every surface treatment and proportional decision. The handheld controller's stadium silhouette suggests comfortable palm accommodation, while its vertical organization of interface elements follows natural visual scanning patterns, placing frequently accessed controls at ergonomically optimal positions. Particularly noteworthy proves the strategic deployment of vermillion accents, which function simultaneously as brand identifiers and wayfinding elements, guiding user attention toward primary interactive zones without overwhelming the composition's essential serenity. The accompanying wall panel demonstrates admirable restraint, reducing the interface to its conceptual essence while maintaining unmistakable family resemblance through shared chromatic and iconographic vocabulary. This systematic approach to design language development reflects contemporary best practices in product ecosystem thinking, where individual components achieve identity through relationship rather than isolation. The perforated speaker grille introduces controlled visual complexity within the predominantly smooth surface topology, suggesting auditory feedback capability while contributing textural interest. Material choices appear deliberate, with matte finishes reducing visual noise and fingerprint visibility while satin edge treatments catch light to articulate form. Viewers might contemplate how such considered design choices transform utilitarian objects into welcome participants in domestic environments, contributing to rather than detracting from interior harmony.
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- Unique Properties
- Sliding is an air conditioner remote control designed for the blind. It has a braille display that is convenient for the blind to perceive, a sliding button for quick temperature adjustment, and an arrow-shaped button for precise adjustment. In addition, this blind remote control is also equipped with a magnetic charging panel, which not only solves the inconvenience of the blind to replace the battery but also helps the blind fix the position of the remote control.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 130mmx35mmx10mm
- Tags
- Remote control, Products for the blind, air conditioner, Sliding button, Braille display
- Production Technology
- Sliding uses magnetic panel charging, which effectively reduces the use of disposable batteries and is more environmentally friendly.
- Design Challenge
- Firstly, it is necessary to design a tactile interface that can effectively convey information to the blind while being intuitive and easy to use. Secondly, how to output information through the button operation interface so that the blind can quickly identify and operate. Thirdly, how to ensure that the remote control can have an ultra-long standby time to solve the problem of battery replacement for the blind.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2024 in Ningbo China.
- Operation Flow
- The braille display helps the blind people to confirm the current set temperature of the air conditioner. The slide button allows you to quickly adjust the temperature. And the arrow-shaped button allows precise temperature adjustment. The mode and airflow buttons are integrated on both sides of a large button, which helps the blind to switch quickly and easily by matching the voice announcement. The remote control has a voice control button on the side, which enables the blind to control the air conditioner directly by voice. Sliding is equipped with a magnetic panel, which can fix anywhere and charge the remote control.
- Research
- This research investigated the blind products in the market and the existing air conditioner remote controls. It was found that the existing remote controls are extremely unfriendly to the blind. The blind have difficulty in operating them easily and cannot conveniently obtain the information output by them. This situation highlights the gap in the market, which has thus become the opportunity for this project to develop an air conditioner remote control specifically for the blind. The aim is to create an easy-to-use remote control for the blind to help them regain a sense of control and comfortable experience in life.
- Inspiration
- The current air conditioning remote control on the market is not friendly to the blind and is not sustainable enough. Sliding uses a blind-friendly design. It has a braille display designed for blind people, making these buttons easy to read for the blind. In addition, this remote control is also equipped with a voice system to assist the blind to operate, which is more convenient for the blind to use.
- Image Credits
- Zhejiang Zhongguang Elec
- Patents
- Zhejiang Zhongguang Elec
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