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US 10,378,245 B2Granted
Electro-mechanical latching/locking with integrated touch/push activation
AssigneeAccuride International, Inc.
InventorsScott Jordan, Bruk Sahilu, Charles Milligan
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Abstract
An electro-mechanical locking device, particularly for cabinetry, with some embodiments used in connection with a drawer slide.
Claims31
An electro-mechanical locking device for cabinetry, comprising:
- a rotatable latch receiver for receiving a latch striker;
- a lever arm for maintaining the latch receiver in a locking position;
- an actuator for driving the lever arm to an unlocking position;
- a first sensor for detecting an indication of inward movement, relative to the cabinetry, of the latch striker;
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- a controller configured to command the actuator to drive the lever arm to the unlocking position based on detection by the first sensor of the indication of inward movement of the latch striker.
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A method of operating a lock for a cabinet, the lock including a latch receiver for receiving a latch striker and an actuator for unlocking the latch receiver, and a controller for commanding operation of the actuator, the method comprising:
- receiving a first indication that the latch striker has moved to a position inward in the cabinet;
- commanding, by the controller, the actuator to provide for unlocking of the latch receiver in response to the first indication.
A locking system for cabinetry, comprising:
- at least one locking device, each including a receiver for receiving a striker and means for maintaining the receiver in a locked position;
- and
- a controller configured to command unlocking of the receiver by the means for maintaining the receiver in the locked position based on an indication that a striker associated with at least one of the at least one of the locking devices has been moved inward into the cabinetry.
A locking system for cabinetry, comprising:
- a locking device including a receiver for receiving a striker, means for maintaining the receiver in a locked position, and an actuator for actuating the means for maintaining the receiver in the locked position;
- a first sensor for determining whether the receiver is in a locked position;
- a second sensor for determining if the means for maintaining the receiver in the locked position is in a locking position;
- a third sensor for determining an indication of whether the actuator is in a state to allow the means for maintaining the receiver in the locked position to be in a locking position;
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- a controller configured to command the actuator to allow the means for maintaining the receiver in the locked position to be in an unlocking position and to determine an indication of whether the receiver is securely maintained in the locked position based upon data received from at least one of the first, second, and third sensors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.