Electronic lock
AssigneeOjmar, S.A.
InventorMiguel Sotes Delgado
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Abstract
An electronic lock defines an open position and a closed position and includes a mobile carriage moveable in a linear manner. The mobile carriage is coupled to a closure element and to an actuation mechanism. A first spring is provided between the mobile carriage and the closure element and is configured to move in relation to the mobile carriage. A lock sensor is provided for controlling the position of the closure element. An electronic control module is connected to the sensor for identifying non-authorized manipulations of the lock when it should be closed. The lock sensor detects when the closure element is in the open position or, if it should be open, the lock sensor does not detect when the closure element is in the open position.
Claims12
An electronic lock comprising a closure element moveable by an actuation mechanism, the electronic lock defining at least an open position and a closed position and comprising:
- a mobile carriage defining an open position and a closed position, wherein the mobile carriage is coupled on one end to the closure element and to the actuation mechanism on an opposite end;
- a first elastic element located between the mobile carriage and the closure element, the first elastic element configured to move in relation to the mobile carriage and in the same direction the mobile carriage is moving;
- a lock sensor connected to an electronic control module for controlling the position of the closure element and detecting when the closure element is at least partially in the open position;
- a male element coupled to the mobile carriage by a second elastic element, the male element configured to move in relation to the mobile carriage and in the same direction as the mobile carriage;
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- a locking latch that turns about an axis defining a locked position and an unlocked position;
- so that when the closure element is in the open position, the locking latch goes into the unlocked position, while when the closure element is in the closed position, the locking latch is located between the closure element and the male element, blocking the locking latch and the movement of the closure element, with the male element acting as a stop for the locking latch,
- wherein the electronic control module controls the actuation mechanism and is configured to identify, by the lock sensor, situations in which after the closure element has been given an order to close the lock, the lock sensor detects that the closure element is in the open position, or situations in which after the closure element has been given an order to open the lock, the lock sensor does not detect that the closure element is in the open position.
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