Apparatus for Actuating a Locking Element With an Electrical Generator
First Claim
1. An apparatus, for actuating a locking element, comprising:
- a converter for converting mechanical into electrical energy, said converter comprising a magnetic circuit (5) and an induction coil (1) through which magnetic flux from the magnetic circuit passes, whereina first one of the magnetic circuit (5) and the induction coil (1) is formed as a movable component relative to the apparatus, anda respective second one of the magnetic circuit (5) and the induction coil (1) is formed as a fixed component relative to the apparatus,the movable component is attached to the apparatus by a leaf spring (7), andthe movable component is arranged such that the movable component is deflectable so as to carry out oscillating movements in only one plane.
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Abstract
In an apparatus, for example key (25) or locking cylinder (26), for actuating a locking element (14), having a converter (13) for converting mechanical into electrical energy, comprising a magnetic circuit (5) and an induction coil (1) through which the magnetic flux from the magnetic circuit passes, wherein the magnetic circuit (5) or the induction coil (1) is in the form of a movable component and the respective other part is in the form of a fixed component, the movable component is held by a leaf spring (7) and is arranged such that it can be deflected so as to carry out oscillating movements in only one plane.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, for actuating a locking element, comprising:
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a converter for converting mechanical into electrical energy, said converter comprising a magnetic circuit (5) and an induction coil (1) through which magnetic flux from the magnetic circuit passes, wherein a first one of the magnetic circuit (5) and the induction coil (1) is formed as a movable component relative to the apparatus, and a respective second one of the magnetic circuit (5) and the induction coil (1) is formed as a fixed component relative to the apparatus, the movable component is attached to the apparatus by a leaf spring (7), and the movable component is arranged such that the movable component is deflectable so as to carry out oscillating movements in only one plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for actuating a locking element, comprising:
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a converter for converting mechanical into electrical energy, said converter comprising a magnetic circuit (5) and an induction coil (1) through which magnetic flux from the magnetic circuit passes, wherein a first one of the magnetic circuit (5) and the induction coil (1) is formed as a movable component relative to the apparatus, and a respective second one of the magnetic circuit (5) and the induction coil (1) is formed as a fixed component relative to the apparatus, the movable component is attached to the apparatus by a leaf spring (7), the movable component is arranged such that the movable component is deflectable so as to carry out oscillating movements in only one plane, the magnetic circuit (5) comprises two permanent magnets (2, 3) arranged spaced apart in parallel to each other, the induction coil (1) is arranged in a space between the two magnets (2, 3) maintaining gaps between the induction coil (1) and each of said magnets (2, 3), the leaf spring (7) has a meander shape, the meander shape has a taper positioned near an end of the leaf spring (7) towards the engaging point (10) between the leaf spring (7) and the movable component, the leaf spring (7) engages with the movable component at a position outside the oscillating plane, and the converter (13) is arranged in a cylinder core (26) of a cylinder lock, such that the oscillating plane of the movable component is parallel to an insertion direction (20) of a key (25), wherein at insertion of the key (25), the movable component cooperates with a driver (17) of the key (25) and the movable component is deflected by the driver (17) to carry out oscillating movements.
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