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US 9,945,152 B2Granted
Clutch driving module of a lock
AssigneeTaiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsChao-Ming Huang, Wen-Chieh Lee
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Abstract
A clutch driving module is disposed in a lock which is able to drive the clutch driving module selectively to control an exterior handle assembly whether be able to drive a latch assembly in lock or unlock or not. And the clutch driving module is able to respectively make an interior handle assembly and the exterior handle assembly controlling the lock in lock or unlock independently.
Claims12
A clutch driving module of a lock includes:
- a first driving tube having a first ring wall, a first accommodating space, a longitudinal slot and a first lateral constraining hole communicating with the longitudinal slot, wherein the longitudinal slot and the first lateral constraining hole pass through the first ring wall and communicate with the first accommodating space;
- a driving member rotatably disposed in the first accommodating space of the first driving tube;
- a second driving tube rotatably disposed in the first accommodating space of the first driving tube and having a second ring wall, a second accommodating space and a second lateral constraining hole, wherein the second lateral constraining hole passes through the second ring wall and communicates with the second accommodating space;
- a sleeve rotatably disposed in the second accommodating space of the second driving tube and having a third ring wall, a third accommodating space and a triangle-shaped through hole disposed in the third ring wall, wherein the triangle-shaped through hole communicates with the third accommodating space, and the second lateral constraining hole of the second driving tube reveals the triangle-shaped through hole;
- a sliding member disposed in the third accommodating space of the sleeve and being able to move laterally in the third accommodating space, wherein the triangle-shaped through hole reveals the sliding member;
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- a driving rod having a coupling portion and a bearing portion, wherein the coupling portion is coupled with the sliding member, and the bearing portion penetrates through the triangle-shaped through hole of the sleeve, the second lateral constraining hole of the second driving tube and the first lateral constraining hole of the first driving tube.
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