Cylinder lock--key--combination
AssigneeAbloy Security Ltd. Oy
InventorsSeija Ramo, Kyosti Nevalainen, Pekka Vehvilainen
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AssigneeAbloy Security Ltd. Oy
InventorsSeija Ramo, Kyosti Nevalainen, Pekka Vehvilainen
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A disc cylinder lock mechanism comprises a cylinder housing, an inner cylinder turnable inside the cylinder housing, and a stack of discs inside the inner cylinder. The discs define respective key openings which form a key channel for receiving a key. The stack of discs includes several locking discs, and the lock mechanism is in a releasing condition when each locking disc is in a predetermined releasing angular position. Each locking disc has a protrusion that extends toward the central part of the key opening and has first and second adjacent and substantially perpendicular edges. A guiding element extends longitudinally over the stack of discs in the key channel. The key has a combination surface for each locking disc and is formed to engage the guiding element when the key is inserted in the key channel for turning the guiding element continuously with the key when the key is turned in the lock. When the key is inserted in the key channel and is turned in one direction, the combination surfaces engage the first edges of the respective locking discs to bring each locking disc to its respective predetermined angular releasing position, and when the key is turned in the opposite direction the guiding element engages the second edges of the respective locking discs to bring each locking disc to a key removal position.
Disc cylinder lock-key-combination, comprising a cylinder housing (1) and inside thereof, a turnable inner cylinder (2) enclosing a stack of discs including a number of locking discs (3,4) provided with peripheral notches (20), a locking bar (10), which in its locking position together with the locking discs (3,4) prevents turning of the inner cylinder (2) with regard to the cylinder housing (1), whereby the locking discs (3,4) are turnable by means of the key (12) of the lock into a releasing position of the lock mechanism, and a guiding element (14) in a key channel formed jointly by key openings (6,7) of the discs (3,4) included in the stack of discs, extending longitudinally over the stack of discs and arranged to turn continuously with the key (12) when the key is turned in the lock, the improvement being therein that the stack of discs includes a number of locking discs (3,4), the key opening (6,7) of which is so formed that it comprises at least one protrusion (21) extending towards the central part of the key opening (6,7) and the adjacent sides of which being substantially perpendicular with regard to each other, whereby one side of the protrusion (21) forms a combination surface (22) arranged to cooperate with a corresponding combination surface (27) in the key (12) for determining the turning movement of the locking disc (3,4) with regard to the inner cylinder (2) when the key (12) is turned in the opening direction of the lock mechanism, and the other side of the protrusion (21) respectively forms a return surface (23) for the locking disc (3,4) on which the key (12) is arranged to act by means of the guiding element (14) for returning the locking disc (3,4) into a locking position of the lock mechanism corresponding to the initial inserting position of the key (12).
A combination of a disc cylinder lock mechanism having a releasing condition and a key for operating the lock mechanism, the lock mechanism comprising:
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