Door lock mechanism
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorShaun Astarabadi
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Abstract
A lock mechanism for a door including a deadbolt configured to be positioned in an extended first position and a retracted second position. The lock mechanism further includes an actuator for moving the deadbolt between the first and second positions, and a rechargeable battery for powering the actuator. A receiving coil of the lock mechanism generates an induced current for charging the rechargeable battery. The receiving coil is configured to generate the induced current from an electromagnetic field generated by a transmitting coil facing the receiving coil and located on an interior surface of a door frame for the door.
Claims20
A lock mechanism for a door, comprising:
- a deadbolt configured to be positioned in an extended first position and a retracted second position;
- an actuator for moving the deadbolt between the first and second positions;
- a rechargeable battery for powering the actuator;
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- a receiving coil for generating an induced current for charging the rechargeable battery from an electromagnetic field generated by a transmitting coil facing the receiving coil and located on an interior surface of a door frame for the door.
A charging system for a device configured to be located on a window or a door, the charging system comprising:
- a transmitting coil configured to be located on an interior surface of a frame for the window or the door and to generate an electromagnetic field;
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- a receiving coil configured to be located on an edge surface of the window or the door and to generate an induced current from the electromagnetic field generated by the transmitting coil, wherein the generated induced current charges a rechargeable battery of the device.
A door, comprising:
- a deadbolt configured to be positioned in a first extended position and in a second retracted position;
- an actuator for moving the deadbolt between the first and second positions;
- a rechargeable battery for powering the actuator;
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- a receiving coil located on an edge surface of the door, wherein the receiving coil is configured to generate an induced current for charging the rechargeable battery from an electromagnetic field generated by a transmitting coil facing the receiving coil when the door is closed and located on an interior surface of a door frame for the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.