The present invention relates to a tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders.
The invention is applicable to the industry of electronic locks, and to closures using tab locks.
Tab locks, used in mailboxes, lockers, or closets, are usually mechanical, that is to say, they require the use of a key for its opening and closing.
Electronic cylinders that open the door in electronic locks are not used in this type of mechanical locks, given that the operation of these electronic cylinders is based on a rotor that rotates freely until its activation, when the rotor engages a drive cam which, after being engaged, rotates together with the rotor and opens the door. Said cam is free until the drive cam is engaged, which in those door locks where the cam is inside the door presents no problems, given that it cannot be easily manipulated from the outside.
The reason for not using electronic cylinder mechanisms in tab locks is that, in these locks, the cam is the tab itself, and this tab is easily accessible for its manipulation (by means of x-rays, for example); therefore, given that the tab is unlocked, manipulating the tab and opening the lock without a key would be very simple.
The invention discloses a tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders.
The tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders comprises at least a main rotor, a cylinder body, through which interior the main rotor passes, a rotor supplement, a transmission cam, a tab with an internal face and an external face, and a nut.
In the mechanism, the main rotor connects to the rotor supplement through the interior of the cylinder body, the transmission cam being placed coaxially to the rotor supplement, and the tab to the transmission cam, transferring its rotation to the tab by means of a transmitting pin.
In the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the cylinder body comprises a housing, into which a spring and a dead bolt are introduced.
In the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the rotor supplement comprises three parts:
In the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the transmission cam comprises an internal section and an external section.
The internal section has two parallel sides, which are placed in correspondence with the two parallel walls of the central part of the rotor supplement.
The external section is a doubly symmetric section (with respect to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis), which comprises two opposite circular sides that are part of a first circle with a first radius, and two lugs, which also oppose each other and are also circular, that are part of a second circle with a radius greater than radius of the first circle and are located between the two opposite circular sides.
The two lugs of the external section of the transmission cam are located in correspondence with two parallel sides of the internal section, and due to the shape of the internal section, the rotation of the rotor supplement makes the transmission cam to rotate.
In the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the dead bolt comprises a body and a head.
In the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the body has a cylindrical shape and the head in turn comprises a cylindrical interlocking tip, which has a diameter smaller than the body, and an unlocking ramp, the body and the head being a single piece.
In the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the interlocking tip moves through the interior of the unlocking ramp.
In the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the tab comprises the transmitting pin as an integral part of the tab itself, a single hole and at least two lateral indents.
In the mechanism object of the invention, the dead bolt fits in the single hole with the tab in a first position, or in one of the lateral indents with the tab in a position rotated by 90° with respect to the first position.
The transmitting pin of the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders protrudes through the tab, both through the internal face and through the external face, in a perpendicular manner with respect to the two faces, such that installing the tab so it turns left or right by means of a 180° rotation with respect to a vertical axis of the tab itself is possible.
The procedure of operation of the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders comprises the following steps:
In the procedure of operation of the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the rotor rotates freely at the initial and final point, given that it disengaged the rotor supplement and the tab is blocked to any manipulation attempt.
In a second embodiment, the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders comprises a drag cam, located between the transmission cam and the tab.
The drag cam of this second embodiment comprises a transmitting pin, a hole, at least two lateral indents, an external face, and an internal face.
In the second embodiment of the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the drag cam is placed on the central part of the rotor supplement between the transmission cam and the tab, the drag cam is connected to the tab by means of the transmitting pin and receives the dead bolt in the hole.
In the second embodiment of the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the tab comprises two holes and a hollow circular section, being the tab placed on the central part of the rotor supplement by means of said hollow circular section.
In the second embodiment of the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders, the drag cam modifies the rotation of the tab to the left or to the right by means of a 180° rotation of said drag cam around a vertical axis, thereby inserting the transmitting pin in one of the holes of the tab.
A procedure of operation of the tab lock opening mechanism by means of electronic clutch cylinders according to the second embodiment comprises the following steps:
In order to complete the description and with the purpose of aiding a better comprehension of the characteristics of the invention, a set of figures representing the following in an illustrative rather than limitative manner accompany this specification as an integral part thereof:
The numerical references reflected in the figures correspond to the following elements:
As indicated above, and as shown in the figures described above, the object of the invention is a tab (14, 14′) lock opening mechanism (100) by means of electronic clutch cylinders.
In this description, the area of the mechanism (100) that may be manipulated by a user (right area of
The invention has two different embodiments: a first simplified embodiment applicable to flat tabs (14), which may be adapted to close a door that opens to the left or to the right by means of the rotation of the tab (14) around itself, and a second embodiment, applicable to locks in which the mechanism cannot be adapted to the different rotations of doors by means of the rotation of the tab (14′). The foregoing usually takes place because the tab (14′) in this second embodiment has a stepped shape, such that the step of the tab (14′) prevents the free 180° rotation of the tab (14′), given that it cannot be inverted 180° to change the direction of the rotation.
Hereinafter the first embodiment of the invention (shown in
The lock opening mechanism (100) comprises a main rotor (1) of the mechanism (100) and a cylinder body (2), through which the main rotor (1) passes through the external area.
The cylinder body (2) comprises:
The dead bolt (6) has two embodiments (shown in
Next, continuing with the description from the external area to the internal area, the tab (14) lock opening mechanism (100) by means of electronic clutch cylinders comprises a rotor supplement (4) (shown in
The rotor supplement (4) comprises three parts: a first external part (4e), comprising two recesses (19) with which the rotor engages (1), a central part (4c) with two parallel walls (4p) and an internal part (4i), with an elongated cylindrical shape.
The mechanism (100) comprises a transmission cam (8) (shown in
The external section (8e) of the transmission cam (8) is a doubly symmetric section (with respect to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis), which comprises two opposite circular sides that are part of a first circle with a first radius, and two lugs (21), which also oppose each other and are also circular, that are part of a second circle with a radius greater than the radius of the first circle and are located between the two opposite circular sides. The two lugs (21) of the external section (8e) of the transmission cam (8) correspond with the two parallel sides (8p) of the internal section (8i).
Next, the tab (14) is placed on the central part (4c) of the rotor supplement (4) (shown in
In this first embodiment, the tab (14) comprises a through hole (18c), into which the head (6b) of the dead bolt (6) fits, when said dead bolt (6) is blocking the tab (14). The tab (14) comprises two lateral indents (17), located in the perimeter of the tab (14) at the height of the hollow circular section (20a). The tab (14) comprises an external face (14e) and an internal face (14i), opposed to each another.
Likewise, in this first embodiment, the tab (14) comprises a transmitting pin (11), which is a cylindrical protrusion perpendicular to the tab (14), said transmitting pin (11) protruding through the two faces (14e, 14i) of the tab (14).
The transmitting pin (11) protruding through the two faces (14e, 14i) of the tab (14), along with the through hole (18c), and the shape of the external section (8e) of the transmission cam (8), allow adapting the mechanism (100) to close a door to the right or to the left by means of a 180° rotation with respect to a vertical axis of the tab.
The operation of the mechanism (100) according to the first embodiment is exposed below, based on
The second embodiment of the mechanism (100) (shown in
In the second embodiment, the tab (14′) (shown in
The second embodiment also comprises, in addition to all of the components of the first embodiment, a drag cam (10) (shown in
A second fastening washer (9) is placed between the drag cam (10) and the transmission cam (8).
The drag cam (10) comprises the following:
Likewise, the mechanism (100) comprises a decorative washer (3), located around the cylinder body (2).
The transmitting pin (11′) protrudes beyond one side of the drag cam (10) or beyond the opposite side, such that by means of the 180° rotation of the drag cam (10) with respect to a vertical axis, the mechanism (100) can be adapted to doors that open to the right or to the left.
In the second embodiment, regulating discs (12) and a fitting (13) located between the tab (14′) and the regulating discs (12) are provided after the drag cam (10) (these elements can all be observed in
The regulating discs (12) are used to regulate the tab (14′) according to the necessary depth, such that the tab (14′) rotates and enters into contact against the wall of the mailbox/closet after the mechanism (100) has been installed. The fitting (13) facilitates the rotation of the tab (14′).
Finally, the second embodiment of the mechanism (100) comprises at least a nut (15), affixed to the internal part (4i) of the rotor supplement (4), thereby affixing all of the elements that are part of the tab (14′) lock opening mechanism (100) by means of electronic clutch cylinders.
The operation of the mechanism (100) according to the second embodiment is exposed below:
The invention should not be limited to the particular embodiment described in this document. Experts in the art may develop other embodiments based on the description made herein. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the following claims.
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