Electronic locking apparatus for a swing door
AssigneeJanus International Group, LLC
InventorsCurtis Leon Schroeder, Yannick Funk
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Abstract
An electronic locking apparatus for an entryway, having a linkage coupled to an entryway frame case, and a solenoid associated with the case, the solenoid is configured to selectively engage with the linkage. The linkage is movable between a locked position blocking movement of a latch bolt from the latched position to the unlatched position and an unlocked position allowing movement of the bolt to the unlatched position.
Claims20
An electronic locking apparatus for an entryway, the entryway including a frame, a swing door adapted for swinging movement relative to the frame between an opened position extending away from an opening of the frame and a closed position covering the opening, and a latch coupled to the door, a bolt of the latch operated to move from the door between a latched position extending across the door and the frame to engage with the frame and block movement of the swing door relative to the frame from the closed position to the opened position and an unlatched position spaced apart from the frame and moved back towards the door to allow the swing door to move to the opened position, the electronic locking apparatus comprising:
- a case coupled to the frame;
- a linkage coupled to the case and movable between a locked position blocking movement of the bolt out from the latched position to the unlatched position and an unlocked position allowing movement of the bolt to the unlatched position;
- and, a solenoid coupled to the case, wherein the solenoid is configured to engage with the linkage at the selection of an authorized user to allow the linkage to move from the locked position to the unlocked position,
- wherein the linkage includes a catch rotatable relative to the frame about a first axis, a cam rotatable relative to the frame about a second axis, and a release lever rotatable relative to the frame about a third axis, wherein each of the first, second, and third axes are parallel with and spaced apart from each other, and wherein a swing axis about which the swing door swings is parallel with the first, second, and third axes.
An entryway providing electronically controlled access, the entryway comprising:
- a frame having an opening defined therein;
- a swing door adapted for swinging movement relative to the frame between an opened position extending away from the opening of the frame and a closed position covering the opening;
- a latch coupled to the door, a bolt of the latch operated to move from the door between a latched position extending across the door and the frame to engage with the frame and block movement of the swing door relative to the frame from the closed position to the opened position and an unlatched position spaced apart from the frame and moved back towards the door to allow the swing door to move to the opened position;
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- an electronic locking apparatus comprising
- a case coupled to the frame;
- a linkage coupled to the case and movable between a locked position blocking movement of the bolt from the latched position to the unlatched position and an unlocked position allowing movement of the bolt to the unlatched position;
- and,
- a solenoid coupled to the case, wherein the solenoid is configured to engage with the linkage at the selection of an authorized user to allow the linkage to move from the locked position to the unlocked position,
- wherein the linkage includes a catch rotatable relative to the frame about a first axis, a cam rotatable relative to the frame about a second axis, and a release lever rotatable relative to the frame about a third axis, wherein each of the first, second, and third axes are parallel with and spaced apart from each other, and wherein a swing axis about which the swing door swings is parallel with the first, second, and third axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.