Deadbolt performance detecting system
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Residential Group, Inc.
InventorsGarrett Lovejoy, Mark Caterino, Kevin C. Kraus
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Abstract
A deadbolt system securing an access point includes a deadbolt and a deadbolt sensor configured to characterize the performance of the deadbolt. The deadbolt system generates a resistance signature when the deadbolt is moved between a retracted and extended position which is comparable to a threshold or a previously recorded resistance signature. The comparison may determine the presence of one or more performance inhibitors which may be conveyed to an operator through a local or remote indicator.
Claims17
A method for operating a deadbolt system, the method comprising:
- extending a deadbolt from a retracted position to an extended position at a first time;
- recording a first resistance signature that is at least partially indicative of a performance of a deadbolt;
- extending the deadbolt from the retracted position to the extended position at a second time;
- recording a second resistance signature that is at least partially indicative of the performance of the deadbolt;
- extending the deadbolt from the retracted position to the extended position at a third time and recording a third resistance signature at least partially indicative of the performance of the deadbolt;
- averaging the second resistance signature and the third resistance signature to create an average signature;
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- comparing the first resistance signature to the average signature.
A method for operating a deadbolt system, the method comprising:
- extending a deadbolt from a retracted position to an extended position a plurality of times;
- recording a corresponding plurality of resistance signature that are each at least partially indicative of a performance of the deadbolt at the corresponding one of the plurality of times;
- averaging the plurality of resistance signatures to create an average resistance signature;
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- comparing the average resistance signature to a nominal resistance signature stored in a memory of the deadbolt system, the nominal resistance signature being at least partially indicative of a nominal performance of the deadbolt being extended from the retracted position to the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.