# US 10,480,217 B2 · Universal lock with sliding blocking mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,480,217 B2 - Document ID: US10480217B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/931,336 - Filed: 2015-11-03 - Published: 2016-08-25 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-23 - Assignees: Mg Tech Center BV H.O.D.N. Lock Technology - Applicants: Klaus W. Gartner - Inventors: Klaus W. Gartner - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480217B2 ## CPC - E05B 47/0005: {said core being rotary movable} - E05B 49/00: Electric permutation locks; Circuits therefor {; Mechanical aspects of electronic locks; Mechanical keys therefor (arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; mechanisms including electronic locks actuated by nonmechanical keys such as passive and active electrical keys and other data carriers G07C9/00, G07F7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00)} - E05B 17/2084: {Means to prevent forced opening by attack, tampering or jimmying (E05B15/1614 takes precedence; for ignition or steering locks B60R25/023)} - E05B 37/00: Permutation {or combination} locks ({handles with combination locks E05B13/103; keyhole guards with combination locks E05B17/145;} electric permutation locks E05B49/00); Puzzle locks - E05B 47/0012: {with rotary electromotors (actuators with rotary electromotors per se H02K7/06, H02K23/68)} - E05B 65/0075: {for safes, strongrooms, vaults, fire-resisting cabinets or the like (safes, closures and fastenings therefor E05G)} - E05C 3/12: with latching action (devices in which the securing part is formed or merely carried by a spring and moves only by distortion of the spring, e.g. snaps, E05C19/06; tilt-plate latches E05C19/007) - E05B 2047/0024: {Cams} - Y10T 292/1021: Motor - Y10T 292/1028: Sliding catch - Y10T 292/1089: Sliding catch - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A lock having a housing defining a cavity with first and second opposing side walls and an opening for receiving a locking bolt, the locking bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position is provided. The lock includes a rotary actuator having a rotary output and responsive to entry of an electronic combination input by a user; and a sliding blocking mechanism responsive to said rotary output and moveable between a blocking position for blocking the locking bolt in the locked position and an unblocking position for allowing the locking bolt to move into the unlocked position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lock comprising: a housing having an opening for receiving a locking bolt movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a rotary actuator positioned within the housing and energizable between a locked condition for maintaining the locking bolt in the locked position and an unlocked condition that allows the locking bolt to move to the unlocked position; a sliding blocking mechanism received in said housing, said sliding blocking mechanism including a slider, a rotatable member having a camming surface engaged by a surface of the slider and a biasing member, the rotatable member rotatably responsive to an output of the rotary actuator, the rotatable member including a stop portion coupled to at least a surface of the rotatable member, said housing comprising a pocket to receive the stop portion so that when the rotatable member rotates, the stop portion will contact a respective surface of the pocket preventing said rotatable member from further rotation in either direction, said sliding blocking mechanism normally biased in a blocking position by the biasing member and configured to engage and block said locking bolt from being moved to the unlocked position, wherein upon actuation, the rotary actuator causes said rotatable member to rotate on the surface of the slider by a predetermined amount causing translational linear movement of said slider to an unblocking position allowing said locking bolt to move into said unlocked position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1 wherein said locking bolt is a rotary locking bolt. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1 wherein said rotary actuator is a rotary electromagnetic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lock of claim 3 wherein said rotary electromagnetic device is a rotary solenoid. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1 further comprising a first spring coupled to said housing and said locking bolt for biasing said locking bolt in said locked condition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1 wherein the biasing member is a spring positioned between the rotary actuator and the rotatable member for biasing the rotatable member in a position corresponding to the blocking position of the sliding blocking mechanism. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The lock of claim 6 wherein said spring is a compression spring. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1 wherein said slider is U-shaped in cross section and the surface of the slider includes a channel configured to engage the camming surface of the rotatable member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The lock of claim 8 wherein said slider includes a first blocking arm and a second arm, said first blocking arm configured to block said locking bolt from being moved to the unlocked position. ### Claim 10 A lock comprising: a housing having a cavity with first and second opposing side walls and an opening for receiving a locking bolt, the locking bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a rotary actuator having a rotary output; and a sliding blocking mechanism including a substantially C-shaped in cross section rotatable member, a substantially U-shaped in cross section slider and a biasing member that biases the sliding blocking member in a blocking position, the rotatable member responsive to said rotary output and moveable between the blocking position for blocking said locking bolt in the locked position and an unblocking position for allowing said locking bolt to move into said unlocked position, said rotatable member having a camming surface and the substantially U-shaped in cross-section slider having a surface for engaging the camming surface and a blocking arm for blocking engagement with said rotary bolt, the rotatable member including a stop portion coupled to at least a surface of the rotatable member, said housing comprising a pocket to receive the stop portion so that when the rotatable member rotates, the stop portion will contact a respective surface of the pocket preventing said rotatable member from further rotation in either direction, wherein actuation of said rotary actuator causes said rotatable member to rotate on the surface of the substantially U-shaped in cross-section slider to cause linear movement of said substantially U-shaped in cross-section slider to the unblocking position allowing said locking bolt to move into said unlocked position. ### Claim 11 A lock comprising: a housing having a cavity with first and second opposing side walls and an opening for receiving a locking bolt, the locking bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a rotary actuator having a rotary output; and a sliding blocking mechanism including a rotatable member, a sliding blocking member and a biasing member that biases the sliding blocking member in a blocking position, the rotatable member responsive to said rotary output and moveable between a position corresponding to a blocking position of the sliding blocking member for blocking said locking bolt in the locked position and a position corresponding to an unblocking position of the sliding blocking member for allowing said locking bolt to move into said unlocked position, the rotatable member having a camming surface, the rotatable member including a stop portion coupled to at least a surface of the rotatable member, said housing comprising a pocket to receive the stop portion so that when the rotatable member rotates, the stop portion will contact a respective surface of the pocket preventing said rotatable member from further rotation in either direction, the sliding blocking member being substantially U-shaped in cross-section having a lower surface for engaging the camming surface of the rotatable member and a blocking arm for blocking engagement with said rotary bolt, wherein actuation of said rotary actuator causes said rotatable member to rotate on the lower surface of the U-shaped in cross-section sliding blocking member to cause said U-shaped in cross-section sliding blocking member to move linearly to an unblocking position in which the blocking arm disengages from the locking bolt allowing said locking bolt to move into said unlocked position. ### Claim 12 A lock comprising: a housing having a cavity with first and second opposing side walls and an opening for receiving a locking bolt, the locking bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a rotary actuator having a rotary output; and a sliding blocking mechanism including a substantially C-shaped in cross section cam having a camming surface on an outer periphery thereof and a substantially U-shaped in cross-section slider having an inner surface defining a channel for engaging said camming surface and a blocking arm for blocking engagement with said locking bolt, the C-shaped in cross section cam including a stop portion positioned on at least a surface thereof, said housing comprising a pocket to receive the stop portion so that when the rotatable member rotates, the stop portion contacts a respective surface of the pocket preventing said C-shaped cam from further rotation in either direction; and a biasing member for biasing the sliding blocking mechanism in a blocking position, wherein actuation of said rotary actuator causes said rotatable member to rotate in said channel thereby causing linear movement of said U-shaped slider to an unblocking position in which the blocking arm no longer blockingly engages the locking bolt allowing said locking bolt to move into said unlocked position. ### Claim 13 A lock comprising: a housing having a cavity with first and second opposing side walls and an opening for receiving a locking bolt, the locking bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a rotary actuator having a rotary output; and a sliding blocking mechanism including a closed, substantially rectangular-shaped in cross-section sliding blocking member having an inner portion and an outer perimeter, a biasing member that biases the sliding blocking mechanism in a blocking position and a D-shaped in cross section rotatable member positioned, within the inner portion of the sliding blocking member, the sliding blocking member having a bottom surface on an inner portion thereof that includes a lower portion, a ramp and an elevated portion, the rotatable member having a flat portion and a rounded portion, the rounded portion initially positioned in the lower portion of the sliding blocking member and corresponding to the blocking position for blocking said sliding blocking mechanism from moving, the rotatable member responsive to said rotary output and moveable between the blocking position for blocking said sliding blocking mechanism in the blocking position to prevent said locking bolt from moving into an unlocked position and an unblocking position in which the flat portion of the rotatable member is substantially parallel to the bottom portion thereby allowing the ramp and elevated portion of the sliding blocking member to by-pass the rotatable member to allow said locking bolt to move into said unlocked position, wherein the sliding blocking member further includes an outer perimeter including a first wall that acts as a stop member so that when the rotatable member rotates to allow the sliding blocking member to by-pass the rotatable member, the stop member contacts a surface of the housing side wall preventing the sliding blocking member from further movement. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The lock of claim 13 wherein the outer perimeter of the sliding blocking member including a second wall having, a chamfered edge configured to engage said locking bolt to maintain the locking bolt in the locked position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The lock of claim 13 wherein the biasing member is a compression spring.