Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
070278700 | And details of blocking system (e.g., linkage, latch, pawl, spring) | 24 |
20090007613 | Electromechanical Rotary Lock Cylinder - Disclosed is a rotary lock cylinder comprising a blocking element ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090165513 | LOCK PORTION WITH PIEZO-ELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND ANTI-TAMPER CIRCUIT - An electronic lock includes a rotatable core movable within an outer body. The rotatable core includes a piezo-electric actuator configured to move a tumbler blocking member into or out of interfering engagement with one or more tumblers. Tamper circuitry coupled with the piezo-electric actuator is configured to resist an externally induced acceleration of the electronic lock by shunting electrical power produced by an externally induced motion of the piezo-electric actuator back to the piezo-electric actuator. | 07-02-2009 |
20090260409 | Door Lock Device - Provided is a door lock device. The device includes a fixing rack, an operation rack, a solenoid device, an engaged fragment, and a locking pin. The fixing rack is installed in a receptacle and has a hinge shaft. The operation rack is coupled with the hinge shaft. The solenoid device is installed in the receptacle and has a rod. The engaged fragment is assembled to the rod and ascends or descends. The locking pin is installed in the operation rack and performs a locking or unlocking function. | 10-22-2009 |
20090277232 | Electronic Lock Actuator With Helical Drive Member - An actuator assembly is for a lock including a handle, a latch, a retractor for retracting the latch when the handle rotates, and a lock member displaceable between locked and unlocked positions, which either releasably couples the handle with the retractor or releasably prevents handle rotation. The actuator includes a motor having a shaft rotatable about an axis and a coupler spring disposed about the axis and having a first end coupled with the lock member and a second end. A drive member is coupled or integrally formed with the motor shaft and has a helical drive surface threadably engaged with the coupler spring second end, such that rotation of the shaft displaces the coupler spring along the axis to move the lock member between the locked and unlocked positions. Preferably, the drive member includes a spring coupled with the motor shaft and threadably engaged with the coupler spring. | 11-12-2009 |
20090293562 | ELECTRONIC LOCK BOX WITH MECHANISM IMMOBILIZER FEATURES - An electronic lock box contains a mechanical structure that allows the lock box to work in several different mechanical states. A first state is a key compartment door unlocking state, while a second state is a shackle release state. A third state is a “soft lock” state, which allows the key compartment door to be closed, or the shackle to be re-installed, and once this has occurred, the door will not fall open, and the shackle will not fall out. A fourth state is a “hard lock” state in which the key compartment door and the shackle are not easily disturbed by vibration or intentional impact by a would-be thief, who is attempting to unlawfully open the door or remove the shackle. | 12-03-2009 |
20100000274 | ELECTRONIC BLOCKING MODULE FOR CLOSING SYSTEMS - The invention relates to an electronic blocking module for closing systems with a casing ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100011822 | ELECTROMECHANICAL CYLINDER FOR LOCK - The electromechanical cylinder is of the kind consisting of a knob ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100089108 | LOCK APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - Embodiments of a lock apparatus for securing an article, such as a cycle frame, and methods of use of a lock apparatus are presented. | 04-15-2010 |
20110067464 | ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK - An electric door lock includes a transmission wheel driven by a motor and incorporating a spring with a driving end to drive a driven wheel. The transmission wheel and the driven wheel are rotatably sleeved around an inner drive tube connected to an inner handle. A spindle is inserted into the inner drive tube and has an operating end exposed from the inner handle. The driven wheel is connected integrally to the spindle for rotation. Preferably, a coupling piece extends through an arc-shaped slot in the inner drive tube and interconnects the driven wheel and the spindle. | 03-24-2011 |
20110067465 | MICROPOWER PASSIVE ELECTRONIC LOCK CYLINDER - A micropower passive electronic lock cylinder including an immovable cylinder body ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110088438 | LOW-POWER-CONSUMPTION ACTUATOR FOR BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRONIC LOCK - A low-power-consumption actuator for battery-powered electronic lock includes assembled first and second cases, the second case being provided at a top with a through bore; a piezoceramic/steel sheet assembly consisting of superposed first and second piezoceramic/steel sheet sets, a first end portion of the second piezoceramic/steel sheet set being in a free state; a circuit board electrically connected to the piezoceramic/steel sheet assembly; and a pin unit being located between a top of the first end portion of the second piezoceramic/steel sheet set and the through bore. When the circuit board applies a voltage across the piezoceramic/steel sheet assembly, the first end portion of the second piezoceramic/steel sheet set upward flexes and thereby displaces to push against the pin unit for a pin thereof to protrude from the through bore and interfere with a latch bolt of the electronic lock, so as to actuate the latch bolt. | 04-21-2011 |
20110259062 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ROTARY LOCK CYLINDER - Disclosed is a rotary lock cylinder including a blocking element that engages into the rotor in a closed position while releasing the rotor in an open position. An actuator can be controlled in accordance with data located on the key. In order to displace the blocking element from the closed position into the open position, a latch element is provided which can be moved along with the key. The blocking element can be attached by means of the actuator. The energy required for moving the blocking element is supplied by the user when introducing the key into the key duct such that the load on the power source used for actuating the actuator is minimal. | 10-27-2011 |
20120167645 | LOCK-BOX - The invention relates to a lock box for an electronic lock with lock box for an electromechanical lock comprising a housing ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120204610 | SECURITY LOCK - A security lock has a lock bolt that can be moved from an open position into a closed position and vice versa. A manually operated drive is provided to operate the lock bolt. Movement of the lock bolt is blocked in a blocked position by a bolt block. A gearing mechanism is arranged between the bolt block and an electric drive for moving the bolt block from a release position into a block position, and for blocking the bolt block against pivoting in the block position. The gearing mechanism ensures that, starting from a release position, the bolt block is first moved into a block position, and then the bolt block is blocked against pivoting in the opposite direction by continued running of the electric drive. The electric drive can be reversed to remove the block against the bolt block and to move the bolt block into the release position. | 08-16-2012 |
20120255332 | SECURITY DEVICE - A security device for hindering the unauthorized opening of safes includes first and second, retractably cooperable longitudinal members. First and second lateral members are provided at respective outer ends of the longitudinal members. A locking mechanism locks the first longitudinal member to the second longitudinal member. A tension spring retractably biases the second longitudinal member into the first longitudinal member. The locking mechanism can include a clamping member swivellably attached to the first longitudinal member and containing a pawl member, while the second longitudinal member includes a sawtoothed element. The clamping member can then be swiveled, so as to push the second longitudinal member further into the first longitudinal member. A vernier arrangement may be included to further tighten the lateral members against the walls of the safe. The device provides, firstly, a visible deterrent and, secondly, a physical barrier to would-be intruders. | 10-11-2012 |
20120285207 | INTEGRATED SECURITY AND EMERGENCY LOCK - A door locking device for a door cooperating with a door frame includes a cylinder lock and at least one elongated bolt for moving linearly to engage to and disengage from the door frame. A transmission includes an operating wheel for translating circular motion of a rotor of the cylinder lock to a linear motion of the elongated bolt. The transmission includes at least one electromechanical clutch gear that is engagable in response to a trigger signal to enable the circular motion to rotate the operating wheel, and that is disengagable to disable the circular motion from rotating the operating wheel. An emergency unlocking mechanism includes a gear arm that is connected to a handle for turning the operating wheel when the handle is turned, disengaging the elongated bolt from the door frame. | 11-15-2012 |
20130014552 | Electronically-Controlled Removable Core Lock - An electronic small format interchangeable core (“SFIC”) lock is configured so that core locking features are electronically controlled, and keys can be electronically programmed to operate either as a normal user key able to open the lock or as a control key able to open the lock and to remove the SFIC cores. The same key will operate as a normal access key or as a control key, depending on how the key is programmed. | 01-17-2013 |
20130061644 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RETURNING A LOCK TO A DESIRED ORIENTATION - An electromechanical lock includes a spring-biased cylinder plug return mechanism for automatically rotating the rotatable plug to a home position after the plug has been rotated from the home position and thereafter released. In one embodiment, the cylinder plug return mechanism comprises a torsional spring coupled to the plug, In a second embodiment, the cylinder plug return mechanism comprises a slider that is coupled to the plug so that rotation of the plug moves the slider, thereby increasing the potential energy in a return spring, and when the plug is released, the increase potential energy is released by moving the slider, and the coupling between the slider and the plug causes the plug to rotate back to a home position. | 03-14-2013 |
20130139561 | WIRELESS CONTROLLED ELECTROMECHANICAL CYLINDER - A mechanical lock device including an electromechanical cylinder, which is retrofittable to a lock device. The electromechanical cylinder is controlled by a wireless enabled communication device transmitting a signal including identifying details of entities authorized to open or close the lock. | 06-06-2013 |
20130269403 | LOCKING ARRANGEMENT - This invention relates to a locking arrangement | 10-17-2013 |
20130305792 | ACTUATING MOTOR SET OF ELECTRONIC - An actuating motor set includes a mounting base; a motor; a transmission set including a worm gear formed with a tooth, wherein two opposite ends of the worm gear respectively defining are a pushing end and a restoring end; and a spring including an engagement part and an abutment part. The engagement part is engaged with the tooth, and an inner diameter of the abutment part is larger than an outer diameter of the tooth. The spring is pushed spirally by the tooth upon rotation of worm gear, and thus moving back and forth on an axial direction of the worm gear. The spring idles when it is moved to the pushing end due to lack of engagement therewith, and the spring also idles when it is moved the restoring end due to lack of engagement therewith. | 11-21-2013 |
20150089982 | ELECTRONIC LOCK - This invention discloses an electronic lock, including cam lock assembly, electronic control assembly, lock latch assembly and latch bolt assembly. The latch bolt assembly includes latch bolt, latch bolt bracket and latch shaft. The latch bolt mentioned is pivoted at the latch bolt bracket, while latch shaft is translational positioned at it. By the latch shaft, cam bolt and electronic control assembly can connect with latch bolt and latch component in sequence. The latch shaft is configured with reset and compression spring, while latch bolt is with torsion spring and latch mounting parts, then the latch is able to linkage connect through latch mounting parts. From stated above, we can know the invention is ingeniously designed to lock/unlock latch parts, having lock assembly and electronic control assembly sharing one set of lock bolt (latch bolt). It can be seen that the invention effectively simplifies the existing lock structure. | 04-02-2015 |
20160097220 | Cabinet Locking Device Using an Electromagnetic Switch Actuated System with Fingerprint Identification, Combination Code and Bluetooth System - A keyless lock system includes not only an electromagnetic switch system, a fingerprint identification system, but also included a combination code system though a Bluetooth wireless connection to a smart phone or external device. The electromagnetic switch system can secure a cabinet or any lock. The system can mainly be secured by the force and vibration from outside of cabinet. The fingerprint identification provides the lock device an easy operation without a key. The combination code can be used on the device of the keypad and used on the smartphone though a wireless Bluetooth connection. The combination code can be reset by smart phone or external device. A changeable battery and power supply system will keep the system information at date without losing the memory if the system lost power. | 04-07-2016 |
20220139140 | EXIT DEVICE WITH INDICATOR - A door exit device may include a light source for indicating a status of the exit device. The light source may be capable of providing a first indication denoting that the exit device is in a first state (e.g., a dogged state) and a second indication denoting that the exit device is in a second state (e.g., an undogged state). Further, the exit device may include first and second parallel control systems capable of electronically controlling that status of the exit device. In some instances, a first parallel control system may supersede a second parallel control system. | 05-05-2022 |