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US 8,505,345 B2Granted
Door lock assembly having a press button in an inner handle
AssigneeSpectrum Brands Taiwan, Inc.
InventorsChia-Min Sun, Sheen-Youl Gao, Song-Gen Shyu
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Abstract
A door lock assembly includes a press button disposed within an inner drive tube and an inner handle. A cam mechanism is provided to associate with the press button and the inner drive tube to rotate the press button when the press button is pressed axially. The cam mechanism includes an inclined cam groove/slot which is formed in one of the inner drive tube and the press button and which extends substantially in a helical direction, and a cam protrusion formed on the other one of the inner drive tube and the press button and extending into the cam groove/slot. A press button rod is connected to the press button for simultaneous rotation with the press button.
Claims16
A door lock assembly comprising:
- an inner disc adapted to be fixed to a door;
- an inner handle;
- a single piece inner drive tube inserted into said inner handle and engaging said inner handle for simultaneous rotation therewith, said inner drive tube extending into said inner disc, and having an outer surface in direct contact with said inner handle;
- an inner rotary plate engaging said inner drive tube, and having a central hole;
- an outer handle;
- an outer drive tube connected to said outer handle;
- a latch-operating tube adapted to operate a latch and engaging and passing through said central hole so that rotation of said inner handle can be transmitted to said latch-operating tube through said inner drive tube and said inner rotary plate;
- a press button disposed within said inner drive tube and said inner handle;
- a press button rod extending into said inner drive tube and having one end portion connected to said press button, said press button rod extending through said latch-operating tube and into said outer drive tube;
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- a cam mechanism associated with said press button and said inner drive tube to cause said press button rod to rotate when said press button is pressed axially, said cam mechanism including an inclined cam groove/slot which is formed in said inner drive tube and which extends substantially in a helical direction, and a cam protrusion formed on said press button and extending into said cam groove/slot so that when said press button is pressed axially, the cam protrusion is always located within the cam groove/slot,
- wherein said press button includes a first tubular section and a second tubular section, the cam protrusion is formed in said first tubular section of said press button.
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A door lock assembly comprising:
- an inner disc adapted to be fixed to a door;
- an inner handle;
- a single piece inner drive tube inserted into said inner handle and engaging said inner handle for simultaneous rotation therewith, said inner drive tube extending into said inner disc, and having an outer surface in direct contact with said inner handle;
- an inner rotary plate engaging said inner drive tube, and having a central hole;
- an outer handle;
- an outer drive tube connected to said outer handle;
- a latch-operating tube adapted to operate a latch and engaging and passing through said central hole so that rotation of said inner handle can be transmitted to said latch-operating tube through said inner drive tube and said inner rotary plate;
- a press button disposed within said inner drive tube and including an outer press end exposed from said inner drive tube;
- a cross plate disposed transversely within said inner drive tube and protruding outwardly of said inner drive tube to engage said inner handle;
- a cam mechanism associated with said press button and said inner drive tube to rotate said press button when said outer press end is pressed axially, said cam mechanism including an inclined cam groove/slot formed in one of said push button and said inner drive tube and extending in a helical direction, and a cam protrusion formed on the other one of said inner drive tube and said press button and extending into said cam groove/slot so that when said press button is pressed axially, the cam protrusion is always located within the cam groove/slot;
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- a press button rod extending into said inner drive tube and having one end portion connected to said press button for simultaneous rotation with said press button, said press button rod further extending into said outer drive tube and said latch-operating tube,
- wherein said press button includes a first tubular section and a second tubular section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.