Electromagnetic door lock

• US 5,475,996 A
• Filed: 08/29/1994
• Issued: 12/19/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tsun-Hsing Chen
• Original Assignee: Tsun-Hsing Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Tsun-Hsing
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LUU, TUYET PHUONG PHAM
• Application Number:
  US08/250,839
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 70/277-279, 70/283, 70/218-220, 70/473, 70/276
• US Class Current: 70/279.1
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0004 said core being linearly movable
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0692 with a rectilinearly moveable coupling element
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/04 for alternative use on the right-hand or left-hand side of wings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/542 Manual dog-controller concentric with bolt manipulator
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5805 Freely movable when locked
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7062 Electrical type [e.g., solenoid]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7107 And alternately mechanically actuated by a key, dial, etc.

Abstract

An electromagnetic door lock comprises generally a rectangular housing, a locking mechanism, a pair of electromagnetic components enclosed therein by a front cover and a rear cover. The front cover has a keypad and a transverse slot on an upper portion connected with an identification circuit therein. The electromagnetic component include an actuation assembly and a shift assembly, each having a movable rod opposed to each other. When a code is inputted via the keypad or the transverse slot, the identification circuit therein will transmit an electric current to the actuation assembly for and creating a magnetic field therein to disengageably force the movable rod of the shift assembly to move backward to unlock a door.

Claims

1. An electromagnetic door lock comprising:

a rectangular housing, a front cover, a rear cover, a locking mechanism and a pair of electromagnetic elements slidingly enclosed therein by said cover;

said locking mechanism comprising a keyhole adjacent a rectangular passage transversely across from said mechanism and a set of latch means disposed therein;

said front cover comprising a keypad adjacent a transverse slot having an identification circuit therein on an upper portion thereof, a circular hole on a median portion thereof for receiving said keyhole therein and a handle rotatably secured to a lower portion thereof having a square recess formed at a inner end therein;

said rear cover comprising a handle rotatably secured to a position in registry with said handle of said front cover having also a square recess formed at the inner end therein;

said electromagnetic elements comprising an actuation assembly secured to a predetermined position on a interior wall of said front cover and electrically connected with said identification circuit and a shift assembly axially connected on a first end with said handle of said rear cover, via an elongate rectangular shaft and a second end of said shift assembly connected to said handle of said front cover via said square recess thereof;

said actuation assembly comprising a U-shaped casing, a rectangular cover, a tubular field coil slidingly telescoped onto a cylindrical pushing shaft which is longer than said field coil and wrapped on a first end by a cap shaped sleeve and an annular magnet and connected with a first movable rod via an axial aperture centrally formed through a transverse portion of said U-shaped, and a second end telescoped by said rectangular cover and secured by a conical coil spring and a retaining ring;

said shift assembly comprising a cap shaped seat having an encircled circumferential wall projected upward including an opening formed on a periphery and a plurality of screw holes spacedly formed around the top rim of said wall and a cylindrical neck concentrically formed and protruded downward from the bottom thereof including a square recess centrally formed therein, a rotary means having a circular body and a peripheral indenture on a circumference, said rotary means further comprising a pair of screw holes vertically formed adjacent an opposing circumference thereof and a rectangular protrusion concentrically formed and projected upward from the top thereof;

said shift assembly further comprising a circular cover having a clamping lug extended downward from a circumference thereof, a concentrical circular hole, a crescent slot and a plurality of screw holes respectively formed on the planar portion thereof and a second movable rod having a square catch at a first end and a domed head including a centrally inlaid magnet at a second end thereof;

said rotary means having been movably embedded with said cap shaped seat and covered by said circular cover thereon and secured by a plurality of screws;

said second movable rod having been slidingly restricted by said clamping lug on said square catch in said opening of said cap shaped seat and biased by a conical coil spring thereon;

whereby, said first movable rod of said actuation assembly, by means of magnetism slidingly and disengageably forces said second movable rod of said shift assembly to move inward, upon a transmission of electric power from said identification circuit to check said rotary means from rotation so as to facilitate said handle of said front cover to be engageable with said locking mechanism of said door lock for opening a door.

2. An electromagnetic door lock according to claim 1, wherein said pushing shaft has an annular groove adjacent said second end for securing said retaining ring therein and said first end a tapered head having a centrally formed screw hole for securing said first movable rod therein.

3. An electromagnetic door lock according to claim 2, wherein said first movable rod has a threaded periphery at a first end and a domed head witch a magnet centrally inlaid therein at a second end thereof.

4. An electromagnetic door lock according to claim 1, wherein said circumferential indenture of said rotary means has a length occupying about a quadrant of said rotary means.

5. An electromagnetic door lock according to claim 1, further has a smaller screw in cooperation with said other screws in said rotary means for selectively altering the rotating directions of said circumferential indenture.

6. An electromagnetic door lock according to claim 1, further has a conventional keyhole thereof reserved for optional operation.