Electronically operated lock
US5857365A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/1021
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electronically operated lock has a latch mechanism which is operable by a rotatable spindle. The spindle can be rotated manually either by an inside turn lever or a key operated outside plug or rotated electronically. A pinion is secured to the spindle and a slider supported for vertical displacement has a vertical rack which cooperates with the pinion. The slider has vertically separated upper and lower control surfaces and a rotatable wheel gear has an eccentric axially extending finger located intermediate the upper and lower control surfaces. The wheel gear is driven by a single direction motor through gearing. The upper and lower control surfaces are selectively located so that when the finger is rotated in one direction from a 3:00 position to a 9:00 position, the displacement of the slider will displace the bolt to the retracted position and so that when the finger is rotated in that direction from the 9:00 position to the 3:00 position, the displacement of the slider will displace the bolt to the advanced position.
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