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US 4,917,419 AGranted
Electromechanical door lock system
OwnerSaturnino F. Mora, Jr., Godofredo A. Jimenezinventors
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Abstract
An electrically operable garage door lock system that employs a block with a bolt to resiliently engage a latch. The block contains a bore to slidably support the bolt. The bolt is connected through a linkage to and is actuated electrically by a solenoid. The door lock has a provision for operation in case of power outages or solenoid failure.
Claims13
A garage door lock system for locking a garage door to a door frame comprising:
- a latch mountable on a garage door, said latch having a tongue with a bolt aperture opening through said tongue;
- a block of solid material fastenable to said door frame, said block having an elongate bolt bore extending into said solid material and a tongue slot, said bolt bore opening into said slot;
- a bolt slidably mounted within said bore, said bolt being movable to a first portion extending into said slot and a second position retracted from said bolt aperture and into said bolt bore;
- a solenoid mounted on said block, said solenoid including a plunger, said plunger being movable by said solenoid between a first extended position and a second energized position, said plunger being non-colinear with said bolt;
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- a coupling mechanism connected between said plunger and said bolt for causing said bolt to move between said first and second positions.
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