Electronic lock assembly and method of installing the same

An interior assembly for an electronic lock assembly comprising:

• a housing having a surface configured to face a door when the housing is mounted to the door, wherein a recess is defined within the surface;
• a gearbox housing disposed at least partially within the housing;
• a shaft at least partially extending from the gearbox housing and defining a first axis, the shaft drivingly coupled to the gearbox housing such that the shaft is selectively rotatable around the first axis;
• at least one printed circuit board disposed within the housing, wherein an interior connector is coupled in communication with the at least one printed circuit board and configured to receive an exterior connector extending from an exterior assembly of the electronic lock assembly;
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• a connector holder clip disposed at least partially within the recess and pivotably supporting the interior connector, wherein the connector holder clip is pivotable around a second axis, the second axis being parallel to a plane defined by the surface of the housing and orthogonal to the first axis, wherein one or more wires extend between the at least one printed circuit board and the interior connector, and wherein the interior connector via the connector holder clip is pivotable around the second axis between at least two positions.

A method of installing an electronic lock assembly on a door, the method comprising:

• mounting an exterior assembly on an exterior surface of the door, wherein a wiring harness having an exterior connector extends from the exterior assembly and extends through a bore on the door;
• attaching a mounting plate to an interior surface of the door opposite at least a portion of the exterior assembly;
• extending at least a portion of the wiring harness through the mounting plate;
• connecting the exterior connector to a corresponding interior connector accessible from a rear of an interior assembly, wherein the interior connector is pivotably supported by a connector holder clip and is in a first position relative to the interior assembly, and wherein the connector holder clip defines a through opening that receives at least a portion of the interior connector such that one end of the interior connector is free to connect to the exterior connector and an opposite end of the interior connector has wires extending to a printed circuit board disposed within the interior assembly;
• pivoting the interior connector via the connector holder clip to a different second position within the interior assembly such that at least a portion of the wiring harness is tucked within a recess defined in the rear of the interior assembly;
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• mounting the interior assembly to the mounting plate.