Lock clutches and methods of making and using thereof
AssigneeScyan Electronics LLC
InventorYan Guo
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Abstract
A clutch mechanism, comprising a first clutch shaft, a second clutch shaft, a clutch driver shaft, and a follower, wherein the first clutch shaft and the second clutch shaft are configured to rotate concentrically, wherein the first clutch shaft and the second clutch shaft are configured to be operably coupled by the follower, wherein the clutch driver shaft is configured to be coupled to the follower in such a way that the rotation of the clutch driver shaft is configured to produce a linear reciprocating motion on the follower.
Claims18
A clutch for a lock, comprising a first clutch shaft, a second clutch shaft, a clutch driver shaft, and a follower, wherein the first clutch shaft and the second clutch shaft are configured to rotate concentrically, wherein the first clutch shaft and the second clutch shaft are configured to be operably coupled by the follower, wherein the clutch driver shaft is configured to be coupled to the follower in such a way that the rotation of the clutch driver shaft is configured to produce a linear reciprocating motion on the follower.
A lock, comprising,
- a first clutch shaft (20), wherein the first clutch shaft (20) has a first opening (22);
- a second clutch shaft (1), wherein the first clutch shaft (20) is configured to receive at least a portion of the second clutch shaft (1), wherein the first clutch shaft (20) and the second clutch shaft (1) are configured to rotate concentrically, wherein the second clutch shaft (1) has a slot (25), and wherein the first opening (22) and the slot (25) are configured to align when rotating the first clutch shaft (20), the second clutch shaft (1), or both;
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- a clutch driver shaft (2) having a first end and a second end, wherein the clutch driver shaft (2) is configured to couple to a follower (23) at the first end and is configured to rotationally coupled to a lock cylinder (7) at the second end, wherein the follower (23) is configured to be slidably received in the first opening (22) and the slot (25), wherein rotation of a lock cylinder (7) is configured to cause the rotation of the clutch driver shaft (2), which is configured to produce a linear motion on the follower (23) sliding the follower (23) partially into or retracting the follower (23) out of the first opening (22) through the slot (25) when the first opening (22) and the slot (25) are aligned.
A door, comprising a lock, wherein the lock comprises a clutch mechanism, wherein the clutch mechanism comprises a first clutch shaft, a second clutch shaft, a clutch driver shaft, and a follower, wherein the first clutch shaft and the second clutch shaft are configured to rotate concentrically, wherein the first clutch shaft and the second clutch shaft are configured to be operably coupled by the follower, wherein the clutch driver shaft is configured to be coupled to the follower in such a way that the rotation of the clutch driver shaft is configured to produce a linear reciprocating motion on the follower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.