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US 12,322,232 B2Granted
Knob holding structure and smart lock
AssigneeFcl Components Limited
InventorsYuji Yada, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
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Abstract
A knob holding structure according to one aspect of the present disclosure has a holder, a pair of pinching members configured to hold a knob and arranged opposed to each other in the holder, and an elastic member configured to support the pair of pinching members so that each pinching member can be displaced relative to an inner surface of the holder, and to bias the pinching members in a direction so as to approach each other.
Claims5
A knob holding structure comprising:
- a holder;
- a pair of pinching members configured to hold a knob and arranged opposed to each other in the holder;
- and
- an elastic member configured to support the pair of pinching members so that each pinching member can be displaced relative to an inner surface of the holder, and to bias the pinching members in a direction so as to approach each other.
1 more element
A smart lock comprising:
- a knob holding structure comprising:
- a holder;
- a pair of pinching members configured to hold a knob and arranged opposed to each other in the holder;
- and
- an elastic member configured to support the pair of pinching members so that each pinching member can be displaced relative to an inner surface of the holder, and to bias the pinching members in a direction so as to approach each other;
- and
- a drive mechanism configured to rotationally drive the holder.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.