Electronic Key

US6216501A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• MARQUARDT GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Jakob Marquardt · Spaichingen, DE
• Karl Mueller · Gammertingen, DE
• Ekkehard Sachs · Spaichingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 12, 1997
• Grant date: Apr 17, 2001
• Expiry date: Aug 12, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T70/8757
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electronic key for actuating a lock, in particular for use in locking systems in automobiles, is described. The housing of the electronic key has the shape of a thin wedge, the narrow end of the wedge being designed for insertion into the lock. The parts active for the actuation of the lock are also accommodated here. Moreover, the housing has a receptacle for a key bit for a mechanical lock.