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US 8,695,387 B2Granted
Closing device
AssigneeASSA ABLOY (Schweiz) AG
InventorErnst Keller
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Abstract
The invention relates to a closing device which includes a stationary part and a part which is displaceably mounted thereon. Tumblers are arranged by means of a key in order to release the displaceable part. These tumblers are maintained in a locking position by means of the locking element. The locking element can be adjusted by means of a drive in order to release the tumblers, which can be controlled via an electronic control device.
Claims11
A closing device comprising:
- a fixed part;
- and
- a moving part mounted on the fixed part, the moving part having tumblers, which, for the release of the moving part, have to be aligned by the use of a key,
- a blocking element holding the tumblers in a blocking position,
- a drive mechanism for adjusting the blocking element, for the release of the tumblers,
- an electronic control device for activating the drive mechanism,
- wherein the moving part comprises a rotor rotatably arranged inside the fixed part,
- wherein the rotor comprises a key channel into which the blocking element is inserted to block more than one tumbler inside the key channel,
- wherein the blocking element is configured to be displaced to unlock the tumblers by insertion of the key into the key channel of the rotor,
- wherein the blocking element is of U-shaped cross section and possesses a recess for the reception of key shank of the key, which has to be inserted into the key channel for the release of the rotor, and
- wherein said tumblers are arranged on both sides of said key channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.