Integrated tilt/sash lock assembly

An integrated tilt-latch/sash lock assembly for a sash window assembly, the sash window assembly having an upper sash window and a lower sash window slideable within a master frame, and a keeper connected to the upper sash window, the tilt-latch/sash lock assembly comprising:

• a rotor assembly configured to be supported by the lower sash window having a rotor configured to engage the keeper;
• a spool configured to be supported by the lower sash window and operably connected with the rotor, the spool having a channel, the channel having a pair of generally opposed recesses therein;
• a pair of latch bolts configured to be supported by the lower sash window and each latch bolt adapted to engage the master frame;
• a connector disposed within the channel and having a first end connected to one of the pair of latch bolts and a second end connected to the other of the pair of latch bolts, wherein the connector further comprises an enlarged region received by the pair of generally opposed recesses;
• an actuator operably connected to the rotor, the actuator having a locked position wherein the rotor is adapted to engage the keeper, the actuator being moveable to an unlocked position wherein the rotor is adapted to disengage from the keeper, and being further moveable to a tiltable position wherein the rotor rotates to wind the connector thereby retracting the latch bolts from the master frame.

An integrated tilt-latch/sash lock assembly for a sash window assembly, the sash window assembly having an upper sash window and a lower sash window slideable within a master frame, the tilt-latch/sash lock assembly comprising:

• a keeper configured to be connected to the upper sash window;
• a rotor assembly configured to be supported by the lower sash window having a rotor for engaging the keeper;
• a spool configured to be supported by the lower sash window and operably connected with the rotor, the spool having a channel having a base;
• a protrusion extending into the channel defining a bottom wall in spaced relation to the channel base;
• a pair of latch bolts configured to be supported by the lower sash window and each latch bolt adapted to engage the master frame;
• a connector disposed within the channel and having a first end connected to one of the pair of latch bolts and a second end connected to the other of the pair of latch bolts, wherein a portion of the connector is received between the bottom wall and the base;
• an actuator operably connected to the rotor, the actuator having a locked position wherein the rotor engages the keeper, the actuator being moveable to an unlocked position wherein the rotor is disengaged from the keeper, and being further moveable to a tiltable position wherein the rotor rotates to wind the connector thereby retracting each latch bolts from the master frame.

An integrated tilt-latch/sash lock assembly for a sash window assembly, the sash window assembly having an upper sash window and a lower sash window slideable within a master frame, the tilt-latch/sash lock assembly comprising:

• a rotor assembly configured to be supported by the lower sash window having a rotor configured for engaging the master frame;
• a spool housing configured to be fixedly supported by the lower sash, having a spool housing channel defined by a base and a pair of opposed side walls;
• a spool rotatably supported by the spool housing and operably connected with the rotor to effect rotation of the spool;
• a pair of latch bolts configured to be supported by the lower sash window and each latch bolt configured to engage the master frame;
• a connector connected to the spool and having a first end connected to one of the pair of latch bolts and a second end connected to the other of the pair of latch bolts, wherein a portion of the connector, located between the spool and one of the pair of latch bolts, extends between the opposed side walls of the spool housing channel;
• an actuator operably connected to the rotor, the actuator having a locked position wherein the rotor engages the master frame, the actuator being moveable to an unlocked position wherein the rotor is disengaged from the master frame, and being further moveable to a tiltable position wherein the rotor rotates to wind the connector thereby retracting each latch bolt from the master frame.