The present invention relates to a lock component and, in particular, a drive mechanism for a lock.
An object of the present invention is to provide a new type of drive mechanism for a lock which converts a rotational movement of a spring to an axial and linear movement to drive the lock. The mechanism has a simple and reasonable structure and is easy to operate and cheap to produce.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a type of drive mechanism for a lock comprising a linear-moving sleeve (1), a conversion spring (2) and a rotating component (3). The rotating component (3) is inserted in the linear-moving sleeve (1) that moves along the rotating component (3) in an axial motion. The conversion spring (2) is fitted onto the rotating component (3). The linear-moving sleeve (1) has symmetric protrusions (11).
The rotating component (3) can be of an integrated or a split structure. An embodiment of the present invention adopts the split structure for the rotating component (3) that comprises a clipping end (4) and a rotating bolt (5) with the rotating bolt (5) partially plugged into the clipping end (4).
Curved ends (21) of the conversion spring (2) are inserted into a groove (51) of the rotating bolt (5).
The adoption of the above structure enables the conversion spring (2) to rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating bolt (5), and the rotating movement is then converted to linear movement along the rotating bolt (5). Thus, the sleeve (1) is made to move linearly in an axial motion to achieve the drive function.
With reference to the drawings and operation examples, the present invention is further described in detail as follows. The present invention provides a drive mechanism for a lock comprising a linear-moving sleeve (1), a conversion spring (2) and a rotating component (3). The rotating component (3) is inserted into the linear-moving sleeve (1) that moves along the rotating component (3) in an axial direction. The conversion spring (2) is fitted onto the rotating component (3). The linear-moving sleeve (1) has symmetric protrusions (11).
The rotating component (3) can be of an integrated or a split structure. One embodiment of the present invention adopts the split structure for the rotating component (3) that comprises a clipping end (4) and a rotating bolt (5) with the rotating bolt (5) partially plugged into the clipping end (4). The clipping end (4) rotates together with the rotating bolt (5).
Curved ends (21) of the conversion spring (2) are inserted into a groove (51) of the rotating bolt (5) to enable the conversion spring (2) to rotate together with the rotating bolt (5).
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