E05B47/068

Electronic cylinder lock
11536051 · 2022-12-27 · ·

An electronic cylinder lock has a main body. The main body is provided with a rotary cam. A first shaft is connected to the rotary cam. The first shaft has a first engaging portion. The main body is provided with a second shaft. The second shaft has a second engaging portion. A control lever is connected to the second shaft. A driving source is connected to the control lever. The driving source can drive the control lever to pull the second shaft to approach the first shaft, so that the second engaging portion is engaged with the first engaging portion, thereby improving the joint stability between the second engaging portion and the first engaging portion.

Smart Lock
20220403680 · 2022-12-22 ·

A smart lock for securing a door comprising: a housing mountable to the door; an actuator within the housing configured to actuate a lock mechanism between a locked position and an unlocked position, the lock mechanism including a latch bolt with an angled front face, the latch bolt configured to be retractable against a biasing force provided by a biasing means such that the door is closeable when the lock mechanism is in the locked position; and a receiver within the housing configured to wirelessly receive a signal to control operation of the actuator; a sensor mountable exclusively to the door so as to generate a signal indicative of the door beginning to move; a controller arranged to receive the signal indicative of the door beginning to move, the controller configured to control the actuator to actuate the lock mechanism in response to the signal indicative of the door beginning to move.

HANDLE AND LOCK STRUCTURE WITH THE HANDLE
20220372789 · 2022-11-24 ·

This present application discloses a handle and a lock structure applying to the handle, the handle including a handle portion and a rotating shaft portion for use with the handle portion, the handle portion and the rotating shaft portion are slidably and rotatably fitted to form a snap-fit mounting structure, and the handle portion is provided with a press-on member for locking the rotating shaft portion after the snap-fit is formed; the snap-fit mounting structure includes a first snap-fit portion and a second snap-fit portion, at least two snap-fit positions are formed on the first snap-fit portion, different snap-fit positions of the snap-fit mounting structure are selected to determine a mating use state of the handle portion and the rotating shaft portion, and the rotating shaft portion is rotated, so that the second snap-fit portion is snap-fitted to a corresponding snap-fit position of the first snap-fit portion.

ACTUATING DEVICE AND LOCK DEVICE
20230058299 · 2023-02-23 ·

An actuating device (12) comprising an actuating element (14); an electric generator (16); and an electromechanical coupling device (18) configured to adopt a decoupled state, for decoupling the actuating element (14) from a locking member (22), and a coupled state, for coupling the actuating element (14) to the locking member (22); wherein the coupling device (18) comprises a blocker (26), a holder (38) and a release mechanism (40); wherein the holder (38) is arranged to adopt a holding position, in which the holder (38) holds the blocker (26), when the coupling device (18) adopts the coupled state; wherein the holder (38) is arranged to adopt a released position, in which the holder (38) does not hold the blocker (26), when the coupling device (18) adopts the decoupled state; and wherein the release mechanism (40) is arranged to mechanically force the holder (38) from the holding position to the released position by manual rotation of the actuating element (14) about the actuating axis (20).

DRIVE MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEADBOLT
20230125130 · 2023-04-27 · ·

An electronically-controlled manually-actuated deadbolt lock is provided. The electronically-controlled manually-actuated deadbolt lock includes an internal spring-actuated coupling mechanism that, when a user is authenticated, the coupling mechanism is placed in an engaged position that allows a deadbolt latch to be moved into a locked or unlocked position responsive to a manual rotation of a turn piece. Because the deadbolt latch is manually driven, a warped door condition can be overcome. Additionally, because the deadbolt latch is manually actuated, operation of the electronic motor may be decreased, which may increase battery life.

Door lock adapter
11624219 · 2023-04-11 · ·

An adapter configured to convert a rotary motion of a drive shaft for a door lock actuating mechanism into a translational motion for actuating a door latch. The adapter includes a housing with a compartment and a first lever inside the compartment, enables retrofitting of US-style doors with a European style door handle by providing a first bearing that rotatably supports the first lever relative to the housing, wherein the first bearing has a first axis of rotation, wherein the housing has a channel, the channel has a first opening facing the lever and a second opening facing away from the lever, wherein a first channel axis extends through the centers of the first and second openings. The first lever has a hole, configured for receiving the drive shaft, wherein the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft correlates with the first axis of rotation. The first lever further has first coupling means for providing a torque proof coupling with the drive shaft. A second bearing pivotably attaches the lever to a connecting rod, where-in the second bearing has a second axis of rotation, wherein the connecting rod has a first connecting element at the end of the connecting rod opposite to the lever. The first connecting element is moveably supported inside the first channel, wherein the channel walls limit a translation of the first connecting element in directions perpendicular to the first channel axis and enable a translation along the first channel axis.

Electronically operated lock cylinder
11655653 · 2023-05-23 · ·

An electronic lock cylinder that may be a direct replacement for a European-style standard cylinder is disclosed. The lock cylinder may include a core, a first shaft rotatably mounted in the core, and a second shaft rotatably mounted in the core and coaxial with the first shaft. A first cam and a second cam may be each rotatably mounted in the core and coaxial with the first shaft. The first cam may include a first lug and the second cam may include a second lug, where the first lug and the second lug may each be coupled to a deadbolt. A clutch may be disposed on the first shaft and shiftable from a first position to a second position, and a motor may be disposed in the core and operatively coupled to the clutch and configured to shift the clutch from the first position to the second position. When the clutch is in the first position, the first shaft is operatively coupled to the first cam, and the second shaft is decoupled from both the first cam and the second cam, when the clutch is in the second position, both the first shaft and the second shaft are operatively coupled to the second cam. The lock includes a first shaft rotatably mounted in the core and a second shaft rotatably mounted in the core and coaxial with the first shaft. A clutch is disposed on the first shaft and rotationally fixed to the first shaft but axially shiftable. The lock also includes a slider with a finger, where the finger is engaged with the clutch, and a motor is configured to shift the slider axially between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the clutch is disengaged from the second shaft, and in the second position, the clutch is engaged with the second shaft, such that rotation of the first shaft causes rotation of the second shaft.

Handle device
09850686 · 2017-12-26 · ·

Handle device for operating doors, windows and the like, comprising a first element (3), which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, a second element (8, 108, 208, 308), and a coupling device which is designed to selectively allow and prevent relative rotation about the axis of rotation between the first and the second element. The coupling device comprises; a first coupling member (15, 115, 215, 315, 515, 615) being connected to the first element; a second coupling member (8, 150, 208, 350) being connected to constituting the second element and at least one engaging member (19, 119, 219, 319, 519) which is displaceable between an engagement position in which it simultaneously engages the first and the second coupling members to thereby prevent relative rotation between the first and second element and a release position in which it is disengaged from at least one of the first and second coupling members to thereby allow relative rotation between the first and second element. A drive member (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621) is arranged axially displaceable, concentrically with said axis of rotation, by means of an electrical motor (6, 106, 206, 306, 406, 506) having a rotational output shaft (36, 136, 236, 336, 436, 536, 636). The engaging member and drive member comprise interacting contact surfaces arranged, during axial displacement of the drive member, to displace the engagement member from the release position to the engagement position. The drive member exhibits an interior recess (27, 127, 227, 327, 427, 527). A portion (36, 136, 236, 336, 436a, 536, 636) of the output shaft extends axially through the recess. A helical coil spring (38, 138, 238, 338, 538, 638) is arranged in the recess, concentrically about the output shaft, limitedly axially displaceable relative to the drive member and the output shaft and prevented from free rotation relative to the drive member or the output shaft. The output shaft or the drive member is provided with a radially extending spring engagement member (37, 137, 237, 337, 537, 637) which is arranged to engage the helical coil spring for axial displacement of the drive member relative to the output shaft upon rotation of the output shaft.

Electronic lock with movable in-line locking lug

A lock assembly is disclosed to lock a moveable structure to a fixed structure. The lock assembly includes an electric actuator operable to move a locking lug between first and second axial positions to correspond with a locked and unlocked configuration of the lock assembly. A resilient member can couple the locking lug to the electric actuator and drive the locking lug between the first and second positions.

Axial clutch mechanism

An exemplary trim assembly comprises an escutcheon, a drive spindle, a lock mechanism, a cam mechanism, and a driver. The drive spindle is mounted to the escutcheon for rotation about a longitudinal axis. The lock mechanism includes a lock gear movably mounted in the escutcheon. The cam mechanism includes a first cam defined by the escutcheon and a second cam defined by the lock gear. The driver is operable to rotate the lock gear between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. The cam mechanism is configured to longitudinally drive the lock gear from a first longitudinal position to a second longitudinal position as the lock gear rotates from the first rotational position to the second rotational position. Movement of the lock gear between the first longitudinal position and the second longitudinal position transitions the lock mechanism between a locked state and an unlocked state.