Lock assembly

A lock assembly including:

• a lock bolt movable between a latching position and an unlatching position;
• a first hub adapted to move the lock bolt in response to torque being applied to, or movement of, a first handle;
• a first electrically powered hub locker assembly settable to operate as fail safe or fail secure;
• a first energy storage means adapted to receive and store energy;
• and
• a first controllable, electrically powered setting mechanism adapted to set the first electrically powered hub locker assembly to operate as fail safe in response to fail safe signal or to operate as fail secure in response to a fail secure signal,
• wherein the first electrically powered hub locker assembly is drivable in the absence of power, using the energy stored in the first energy storage means, to a position preventing movement of the first hub in response to torque being applied to, or movement of, the first handle when set to operate as fail secure or to a position allowing movement of the first hub in response to torque being applied to, or movement of, the first handle when set to operate as fail safe.

A lock assembly including:

• a lock bolt movable between a latching position and an unlatching position;
• a first hub adapted to move the lock bolt in response to torque being applied to, or movement of, a first handle;
• a first electrically powered hub locker assembly settable to operate as fail safe or fail secure;
• a first controllable, electrically powered setting mechanism adapted to set the first electrically powered first hub locker assembly to operate as fail safe in response to a fail safe signal or to operate as fail secure in response to a fail secure signal;
• a first fail safe energy storage means;
• and
• a first fail secure energy storage means,
• wherein, when the first electrically powered hub locker assembly is set to operate as fail safe, the first electrically powered hub locker assembly is drivable using energy stored in the first fail safe energy storage means to a position allowing movement of the first hub in response to torque being applied to, or movement of, the first handle, and/or
• when the first electrically powered hub locker assembly is set to operate as fail secure, the first electrically powered hub locker assembly is drivable using energy stored in the first fail secure energy storage means to a position preventing movement of the first hub in response to torque being applied to, or movement of, the first handle.