Interface module device of digital door lock

Abstract

A digital door lock, and more particularly, an interface module device of a digital door lock is provided, which is capable of adjusting and aligning a position of a fastening bolt of the digital door lock so as to match fastening positions of a variety of locking devices while using a previously-installed locking device as it is. Accordingly, an interface module device for a door lock is provided, which includes a bracket, an interface bracket fastened with the bracket, and an interval alignment disposed between the bracket and the interface bracket to adjust an interval between fastening nuts inserted into fastening holes of the locking device.

Claims

1. An interface module device of a door lock, comprising: a bracket; an interface bracket fastened with the bracket and defining longitudinal nut guides; and an interval alignment disposed between the bracket and the interface bracket to adjust an interval between fastening nuts inserted into fastening holes of a locking device of the door lock, the interval alignment defining arched alignment holes; wherein the fastening nuts are inserted into the nut guides and moved along the nut guides, and wherein the interval alignment is configured to be fitted with engaging protrusions formed on the interface bracket and rotated, with head protrusions of the fastening nuts being fitted in alignment guides, so that when one of the fastening nuts is manually moved along one of the nut guides, the interval alignment is rotated and another one of the fastening nuts is moved with the rotation of the interval alignment to the opposite direction along the nut guides, so that the fastening nuts are capable of maintaining symmetry about a center of rotation of the alignment guides.

2. An interface module device of a door lock, comprising: an inner device bracket; an inner device interface bracket fastened with the inner device bracket and defining longitudinal bolt guides; and an interval alignment disposed between the inner device bracket and the inner device interface bracket to adjust an interval between fastening bolts inserted into fastening holes of a locking device of the door lock, the interval alignment defining arched alignment holes; wherein the fastening bolts are inserted into the bolt guides and moved along the bolt guides, and wherein the interval alignment is configured to be fitted with engaging protrusions formed on the inner device interface bracket and rotated, with head protrusions of the fastening bolts being fitted in alignment guides, so that when one of the fastening bolts is manually moved along one of the bolt guides, the interval alignment is rotated and another one of the fastening bolts is moved with the rotation of the interval alignment to the opposite direction along the bolt guides, so that the fastening bolts are capable of maintaining symmetry about a center of rotation of the alignment guides.

3. The interface module device of a door lock according to claim 2, wherein the fastening bolts are fastened with fastening nuts previously inserted into the fastening holes of the locking device of the door lock, so that the interval alignment is fixed to the inner device interface bracket.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a view illustrating overall configuration of a digital door lock according to an exemplary embodiment;

(3) FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of outer device and inner device interface modules according to an exemplary embodiment;

(4) FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D are, respectively, a view illustrating the components of an outer device interface module according to an exemplary embodiment;

(5) FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an outer device of a digital door lock according to an exemplary embodiment;

(6) FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C are, respectively, a view illustrating an outer device air interface module in which the interval between the fastening nuts is adjusted in according to an exemplary embodiment;

(7) FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C are, respectively, a view illustrating the components of an inner device interface module according to an exemplary embodiment;

(8) FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C and 7D are, respectively, a view illustrating an outer device interface module being installed in a locking device according to an exemplary embodiment; and

(9) FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D are, respectively, a view illustrating an inner device interface module being installed in a locking device according to an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(10) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the present disclosure and operation and effect thereof will be clearly understood from the following detailed description.

(11) Before describing the disclosure in detail, it is to be noted that the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even if they are illustrated in different drawings, and the detailed description of the known constitution will be omitted when it is considered to obscure the gist of the present disclosure.

(12) According to an exemplary embodiment, the inner device door 100 and the outer device door 200 of the digital door lock are configured with the interface modules 120, 220 of the digital door lock respectively fastened with the digital door lock levers 110, 210, as illustrated in FIG. 1.

(13) The fastening bolts 124 of the inner device 100 and the fastening nuts 224 of the outer device 200 are fastened through fastening holes 11 of the previously-installed locking device 10 in the door 1, and a rotation key 111 of the inner device and a rotation key 211 of the outer device are inserted into a rotation cam hole 12 of the locking device 10 and engaged with a driving part of the locking device 10. At this time, the centers of the rotation keys 111, 211 coincide with the center of the rotation cam hole 12 of the locking device. The locking device 10 includes both a tubular type locking device 11 and a box type locking device 20.

(14) The interface modules 120, 220 according to an exemplary embodiment are configured as illustrated in FIG. 2.

(15) The inner device interface module 120 includes a bracket cover 121, an inner device bracket 122, an interval alignment 123, a fastening bolt 124, an inner device interface bracket 125, and a bracket fixture 126, and the outer device interface module 220 includes a bracket cover 221, an outer device bracket 222, an interval alignment 223, a fastening nut 224, an outer device interface bracket 225, and a bracket fixing bolt 226.

(16) FIG. 3 illustrates the interface module 220 of the outer device 200 in the fastened state.

(17) As illustrated in FIG. 2, the fastening nuts 224 are inserted into nut guides 225d of the interface bracket 225, and the interval between the fastening nuts 224 is adjusted as the fastening nuts 224 are moved along the nut guides 225d.

(18) The interval alignment 223 is configured such that it is inserted between the first and second engaging protrusions 225a, 225b at the center of the interface bracket 225 and rotated therein, with a protrusion 224a of the head of the fastening nut 224 being inserted in the alignment guide 223a. Accordingly, the interval alignment 223 is rotated as the fastening nut 224 is moved.

(19) As illustrated in FIG. 3B, after the interface bracket 225 fastened with the interval alignment 223 is fitted in the bracket 222 and a retaining ring 227 is fastened with a bracket retaining groove 222b, the interface bracket 225 can be rotated 360 degrees while remaining fastened with the bracket 222.

(20) The fastening holes 225c of the interface bracket 225 are arranged at intervals of 90 degrees as illustrated in FIG. 3D, and the fastening holes 222a of the bracket 222 are arranged at intervals of 45 degrees as illustrated in FIG. 3C.

(21) Therefore, rotating the interface bracket 225 at intervals of 45 degrees may always allow the fastening holes of the interface bracket 225 and the fastening holes of the bracket 222 to coincide with each other.

(22) After the interface bracket 225 is rotated at intervals of 45 degrees to be aligned with the fastening holes 11, 21 of the locking devices 10, 20 as illustrated in FIG. 4, the bracket fixing bolt 226 is fastened with the bracket 222 through the interface bracket 225 as illustrated in FIG. 2, and the interface bracket 225 is fixed to the bracket 222.

(23) FIG. 5A illustrates the interface bracket 225 and the bracket 222 fastened after the interface bracket 225 is rotated to be aligned with the fastening direction of the locking devices 10, 20.

(24) As illustrated in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the interval between the fastening nuts 224 is adjusted to align the fastening holes 11, 21 of the locking devices 10, 20 with the fastening nuts 224. In one example, when one of the fastening nuts 224 is moved, the other fastening nut 224 is also moved in the same manner to the opposite direction by the alignment guide 223a, and the fastening nuts 224 are always maintained symmetrical about the center of rotation by the alignment guide 223a.

(25) Accordingly, the user may simply align the interval between the fastening nuts 224 to coincide with the fastening holes of the locking devices 10, 20 by using the alignment guide 223a, and it is not necessary to separately align the center of rotation of the locking devices 10, 20 with the center of rotation of the lever 210.

(26) The interface bracket 125 is a component of the inner device interface module 120 of the inner device 100 and includes studs 125c at intervals of 90 degrees as illustrated in FIG. 6A, and a fixing thread 125e is formed around the interface bracket 125.

(27) The inner device bracket 122 includes stud grooves 122a at intervals of 45 degrees to receive the studs 125c to be fitted therein, as illustrated in FIG. 6B. Accordingly, likewise the outer device 200, when the interface bracket 125 is rotated at intervals of 45 degrees and fastened, the studs 125c always coincide with the stud groove 122a.

(28) The inner device bracket fixture 126 fitted into the bracket cover 121 and the engaging protrusion 122b of the bracket 122 is freely rotatable therein so that upon fastening of the inner device 100, the positions of the interface bracket 125 and the bracket 122 are adjusted by the studs 125c, and then the bracket fixture 126 is rotated to fix the interface bracket 125 and the bracket 122 by the respective threads 126a, 125e.

(29) The interval alignment 123 of the inner device 100 is mounted and operated in the same manner as the outer device 200, and as illustrated in FIG. 2, a fastening bolt 124, which can be fastened with the fastening nut 224, is mounted on the inner device alignment guide 123a.

(30) FIG. 7 illustrates a process in which the outer device 200 is fastened with the previously-installed box type locking device 20.

(31) In FIG. 7, the illustration of the door 1 is omitted. In the locking device 20 illustrated in FIG. 7A according to one of various examples of the locking device, a fastening hole 21 is tilted at an angle of 45 degrees.

(32) In this example, to align fastening holes, the interface bracket 225 is rotated so that the fastening parts are correspondingly inclined, as illustrated in FIG. 7B. When the user moves the fastening nuts as illustrated in FIG. 7C so that the interval between the fastening nuts 224 of the outer device 200 coincides with the interval between the locking device fastening holes 21 of the outer device 200, the two fastening nuts 224 are moved symmetrically about the center of rotation according to the mechanism as illustrated in FIG. 5.

(33) FIG. 7D illustrates the outer device fastened by aligning the fastening holes 21 of the locking device with the fastening nuts 224 of the outer device 200.

(34) To fasten the inner device 100, the inner device interface bracket 125 is first fastened with the locking device 20 as illustrated in FIG. 7D.

(35) FIG. 8 illustrates a process of fastening the inner device 100 to the outer device 200.

(36) As described above, the inner device interface bracket 125 is intuitively rotated until the slopes of the locking device fastening hole 21 and the fastening nuts 224 are aligned with that of the fastening bolt 124, and then the interval between the fastening bolts 124 is adjusted according to the mechanism of FIG. 5, as illustrated in FIG. 8B.

(37) When the fastening bolts 124 and the fastening nuts 224 are fastened as illustrated FIG. 8C, the center of rotation of the outer device lever 210 and the center of rotation of the inner device interface bracket 125 are aligned to coincide with each other by the interval alignments 123, 223. Without the mechanism of the interval alignments 123, 223 described above, the center of rotation of the inner device 100 and that of the outer device 200 would not coincide with each other, and this may cause problem such as malfunction, failure and durability reduction.

(38) Referring to FIG. 8C, the stud 125c of the interface bracket 125 rotating at intervals of 45 degrees coincides with the stud groove 122a arranged as illustrated in FIG. 6 and the stud 125c is fitted in the stud groove 122a so that the alignment as illustrated in FIG. 8D is achieved.

(39) When the bracket fixture 126 is rotated with respect to the interface bracket thread 125e to fix inner device 100 and the outer device 200 in this alignment state, the installation is completed.

(40) Thereafter, the levers 110, 210 are rotated 90 degrees to the left or right depending on whether the door is left- or right-handed door, and the setting is completed.

(41) The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the present disclosure, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

(42) Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure should be construed by following claims, and every technical art within a same scope of the following claims should be construed to be included in a scope of a right of the present disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

(43) 1: Door 10, 20: Locking device

(44) 11, 21: Fastening hole 12: Rotation cam hole

(45) 100: Inner device 110: Inner device lever

(46) 111, 211: Rotation key 200: Outer device

(47) 210: Outer lever

(48) 120: Inner device interface module

(49) 121: Bracket cover 122: Inner device bracket

(50) 123: Interval alignment 124: fastening bolt

(51) 125: Inner device interface bracket

(52) 220: Outer interface module

(53) 221: Bracket cover 222: Outer bracket

(54) 223: Interval alignment 224: fastening nut

(55) 225: Outer interface bracket