Interconnected lock with lock status sensor
US6584818B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/8027
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sensor for an interconnected lock assembly which can sense whether the door is in a locked or unlocked state. The interconnected lock assembly comprises a first lock assembly and a second lock assembly, both operably interconnected by a rack mounted on a carrier component. The second lock assembly is operably connected to a deadbolt latch assembly which comprises a deadbolt movable between an extended position when the carrier component is in a lowered position and a retracted position when the carrier component is in a raised position. The sensor is positioned within the interconnected lock assembly to detect when the carrier component is in a lowered position or in a raised position. The information is relayed to an electronic control module.
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