Drawer slide and electronically actuated locking mechanism
US11788321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/7062
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electrically actuated locking mechanism may include a microprocessor for control of the locking mechanism, and the locking mechanism may be used to lock a drawer slide in a closed position. The microprocessor may be in a housing of the locking mechanism, and the microprocessor may command a motor to operate in a first direction to drive lock components to a locked status and command the motor to operate in a second direction to drive the lock components to an unlocked state.
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