Electronic Locking Cylinder

Abstract

An electronic cylinder that can be actuated by an electronic key, wherein said electronic cylinder includes a stator body, a rotor, a motor that can be actuated by the electronic key, a clutch mechanism configured to lock and unlock the rotation of the rotor with respect to the stator body by means of the actuation of the motor, and a system for detecting rotation of the rotor with respect to the stator body, said system being configured to deactivate the motor when the rotor rotates with respect to the stator body. To this end, the clutch mechanism includes two locking balls which are elements that move radially inside the cylinder, to lock and unlock the rotation of the rotor) with respect to the stator body, said rotation of the rotor being carried out by the electronic key.

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