Rebound locking mechanism
OwnerAaron M. Bakerinventor
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Abstract
A rebound locking mechanism (10) is taught that consists of a spring loaded shaft (28) having an activating flat (34) thereon, a spring loaded latch (78) interfacing with the shaft activating flat and a rebound plate (40) attached to the shaft. An inertia flywheel (56) having an offset protruding striker (58) is in alignment beneath said rebound plate, with an electric motor (60) rotating the flywheel. In operation when the motor rotates the flywheel in a counter clockwise direction, the striker hits a top surface of the rebound plate and bounces the flywheel clockwise until the striker hits beneath the rebound plate causing the shaft to rotate realigning the flat permitting the latch to rotate under spring urging and thereby repositioning the catch from a locked position into an unlocked position.
Claims19
A rebound locking mechanism which comprises:
- a spring loaded shaft having an activating flat thereon, a spring loaded latch interfacing with the shaft activating flat and a rebound plate attached to the shaft, and
- an inertia flywheel having an offset protruding striker in alignment beneath said rebound plate, with an electric motor rotating the flywheel, such that when the motor rotates the flywheel in a counter clockwise direction, the striker hits a top surface of the rebound plate and bounces the flywheel clockwise until the striker hits beneath the rebound plate causing the shaft to rotate realigning the flat permitting the latch to rotate, under spring urging, therefore repositioning the catch from a locked position into an unlocked position.
A rebound locking mechanism which comprises;
- a shaft having an activating flat contained thereon,
- a shaft rebound plate attached to said shaft on a front end of the shaft,
- an inertia flywheel having an offset protruding striker, with the striker in alignment beneath said rebound plate,
- an electric motor attached to said flywheel for rotation thereof, and
- a rotation limited spring loaded latch having a U-profile notched catch therein, engaging said shaft adjacent to said activating flat, such that when the electric motor momentarily rotates the flywheel in a counter clockwise direction, the striker hits a top surface of the rebound plate and bounces the flywheel clockwise until the striker hits beneath the rebound plate causing the shaft to rotate realigning the shaft activating flat therefore permitting the latch to rotate under spring urging, repositioning the catch into an unlocked position, manual opening of an article utilizing the locking mechanism resets the latch to a locked position.
A rebound locking mechanism which comprises;
- a support housing having a top and juxtaposed sides,
- a shear shaft having a front end, a distal end, and an activating flat positioned therebetween, wherein the shear shaft penetrates completely through said housing and projects outwardly from each support housing side,
- a shaft rebound plate attached to said shaft front end,
- an extension spring having a first loop and a second loop, the first loop attached on a top surface of said shaft distal end and the second loop attached to a supported extension spring retainer,
- an inertia flywheel having an offset protruding striker, with the striker at rest in alignment beneath said rebound plate, and an electric motor attached to the flywheel for rotation thereof,
- a latch axle penetrating said housing juxtaposed sides, and
- a disc shaped spring loaded latch, having a U-profile notched catch, a shaft peripheral recess terminating with a stop corresponding in opposed shape to a radius of said shaft and the latch having a peripheral rotational limit recess thereon, wherein the axle positions the latch in between the housing juxtaposed sides, such that when the electric motor momentarily rotates the flywheel in a counter clockwise direction, the striker hits a top surface of the rebound plate and bounces the flywheel clockwise until the striker hits beneath the rebound plate causing the shaft to rotate realigning the shaft activating flat in relation to the latch peripheral recess stop therefore permitting the latch to rotate, under torsion spring urging, therefore repositioning the catch into an unlocked position, manual opening of an article utilizing the locking mechanism resets the latch to a locked position.
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