Adjustable installation of door locking system
US8491019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0993
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a drive train between a door handle having a first axis of rotation and a rotary lock part carried on a door to have a second axis of rotation, the drive train accommodating to possible misalignment of those axes, the drive train including a carrier, a rack carried by the carrier, and movable in a first lateral direction in response to door handle rotation, a gear located to rotatably drive the rotary lock part in response to rack movement in the first lateral direction, relative to the carrier, and means to adjust the position of the rack in a second lateral direction, to compensate for mis-alignment of the first and second axes.
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