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US 2021/0372164 A1Published application
Electromechanical lock
OwnerKlaus W. Gartnerinventor
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Abstract
An electromechanical lock having a locking mechanism that includes a feature that automatically returns the lock to secure position is provided. The locking mechanism ensures that the locking bolt cannot move back into the unlocked position without an authorized code being reentered.
Claims6
An electromechanical lock comprising:
- a housing including a drive cam having at least one receiving slot thereon, a shaft engaged with the drive cam and a dial rotatably coupled to the shaft;
- a locking bolt received within the housing and moveable between a locked and an unlocked position;
- a locking mechanism including a lower lever portion and a pivotal upper lever portion, the lower lever portion including a nose portion engageable with the at least one receiving slot and an arm portion including a cavity for housing a motor, the motor rotatably engageable with the upper lever portion such that upon actuation, the motor causes the upper lever portion to pivot from a first locked position to a second open position,
- wherein in the open position the nose portion is configured to engage the at least one receiving slot and the locking bolt retracts from the locked position to the unlocked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.