Security closure for control of access

• US 5,987,945 A
• Filed: 01/20/1998
• Issued: 11/23/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Talleres De Escoriaza, S.A.
• Original Assignee: Talleres De Escoriaza, S.A.
• Inventors: Ruano Aramburu, Luis Angel
• Primary Examiner(s): JAYNE, DARNELL M
• Application Number:
  US09/009,171
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• Field of Search: 70/279.1, 70/218, 70/219, 70/220, 70/278.3, 70/278.7, 70/283, 70/283.1, 70/107, 70/110, 70/111, 70/371, 70/370, 70/451, 70/277, 70/224
• US Class Current: 70/277
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0031 of the elastic type
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0086 Emergency release, e.g. key or electromagnet E05B63/0073 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0692 with a rectilinearly moveable coupling element
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/1086 Locks with panic function, e.g. allowing opening from the inside without a ley even when locked from the outside
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00722 with magnetic components, e.g. magnets, magnetic strips, metallic inserts mechanical locks operated by permanent magnets E05B47/0038
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5226 Combined dead bolt and latching bolt
• 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 70/7068 Actuated after correct combination recognized [e.g., numerical, alphabetical, or magnet[s] pattern]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7107 And alternately mechanically actuated by a key, dial, etc.

Abstract

A safety closure for controlled access, that includes an inner and outer unit mounted on a door to drive a main bolt and a privacy bolt. The outer unit has an armored chassis with a primary tube of the actuating handle and carrying a secondary tube having a square axis that drives the main latch. A retractable tenon provides the connection between the primary and secondary tubes and a retractor treadle is in permanent contact with the retractable tenon and a rocker having elastic arms that drives the retractor treadle. A motorize actuator is activated by an electronic card reader. The motorized actuator or an emergency handle may actuate the rocker in opposite directions. The inner tube has first and second pushing tabs symmetrically arranged in mutual opposition whereby the pushing tabs act independently of each other in response to the direct or opposite turning of the inner actuating handle to actuate the privacy bolt. An emergency lock cylinder drives the emergency handle.

Claims

1. A security closure locking assembly for controlling access, comprising an outer unit (1) and an inner unit (2) for installation on the respective outside and inside of a door (3) for mechanical actuation of the opening turning of a lock mechanism (4) and having a main bolt (4a) and a privacy bolt (4b);

said outer unit (1) having an armored body assembly (5), a primary tube (6) carrying an outer actuating handle (7), a secondary tube (8) having an inner wall, an outer wall and an opening (27) and carrying a square axle (9) which produces the opening of said main bolt (4a), said primary tube (6) having a fitted periphery within said secondary tube (8), an elastically retractable tenon (10) for rotary coupling between said primary tube (6) and said secondary tube (8) and which acts radially and vertically from the inside of said primary tube (6) to the outside of said primary tube (6), a retractor treadle (11) which is guided in said body assembly (5) and aligned in permanent contact with said retractable tenon (10) through said opening (27) in said secondary tube (8), a rocker (12) having elastic arms for biasing said retractor treadle (11), said rocker (12) being adapted to be actuated in opposite directions by a motorized actuator (13) and by an emergency lever (14), an electronic reader (15) of cards having a magnetic or optical code (16) for activating said motorized actuator (13) upon validating said card (16), and an emergency lock cylinder (17) for an encoded security key adapted to push said emergency lever (14);

said inner unit (2) having a housing (18) for batteries and an inner tube (20) having an inner actuating handle (19) mounted therein and which is directly coupled to said square axle (9), said inner tube (20) having first and second pushing tabs (21) symmetrically arranged in mutual opposition, said pushing tabs (21) acting independently of each other in response to the direct or opposite turning of said inner actuating handle (19) to actuate said privacy bolt (4b).

2. A security closure locking assemble in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that said retractable tenon (10) is supported against a pushing spring (26) and radially guided with respect to said primary tube (6) between an extended position and a retracted position, which are mechanically limited and such that, in said extended position, said retractable tenon (10) properly occupies said opening (27) in said secondary tube (8) and establishes the rotary coupling between said primary tube (6) and said secondary tube (8), and in said retracted position, said retractable tenon (10) is flush with said fitted periphery of said primary tube (6) such that said primary tube is rotationally uncoupled from said secondary tube (8), and in this retracted position said retractor treadle (11) remains in a lower stop position in which it is flush with said inner wall of said secondary tube (8) and remains in the center between two radial lugs (28) of said primary tube (6) with respect to the rotation of said primary tube (6) in both directions.

3. A security closure locking assembly in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that said retractor treadle (11) is adapted to move vertically and is guided in said body assembly (5) between a lower position and an upper position in which it is flush with said outer wall of said secondary tube (8);

said lower position of said retractor treadle (11) producing a retracted position of said retractable tenon (10), responsible for the rotational uncoupling between said primary tube (6) and secondary tube (8), and said lower position corresponding to a normal position of said rocker (12), which is contingent upon an inactivated state of said motorized actuator (13) when there is no said card (16) with valid code for opening the controlled access in said reader (15);

said upper position of said retractor treadle (11) enabling an extended position of said retractable tenon (10) in which said rotational coupling occurs between said primary tube (6) and secondary tube (8), and said upper position corresponding to a momentary position of said rocker (12) which is contingent upon a time-activated state of said motorized actuator (13), when said reader (15) recognizes the valid code on said card (16).

4. A security closure locking assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lock cylinder (17) has a cam (17a) having a rotary working segment having a beginning position and an end position, and wherein said rocker has a normal position and an emergency position, said security closure locking assembly being characterized in that said emergency lever (14) has pushing (14a) and pushed (14b) parts and is capable of movement between a position of rest and an emergency position;

said pushing part (14a) being applied to said rocker (12) opposite said motorized actuator (13);

said pushed part (14b) being in interference with said rotary working segment of said cam (17a) of said lock cylinder (17);

said position of rest being such that said pushing part (14a) is applied against said rocker (12), situated in its said normal position, and said pushed part (14b) is at said beginning position of said working segment of said cam (17a); and

said emergency position being such that said pushing part (14a) is applied against said rocker (12), situated in its said momentary position, and said pushed part (14b) is at said end position of said working segment of said cam (17a).

5. A security closure locking assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said body assembly has a front, and wherein said locking assembly further comprises a captive screw (31) having a conical tip, and a detent (30) in said body assembly (5), said detent (3) having a tip and a wedge-shaped tail (30b) defining an inclined plane adapted to be engaged by said conical tip of said captive screw (31), thereby causing said detent (30) to slide between a retracted position when said inclined plane is not engaged by said conical tip and an extended position when said inclined plane is engaged by said conical tip, said captive screw (31) threading in said body assembly (5) transversely to said detent (30), characterized in that said lock cylinder (17) is threaded into said front of said body assembly (5) and, at its periphery, said lock cylinder (17) has at least one lengthwise chamfer (29) at least a portion of which radially opposite said tip (30a) of said detent (30), whereby when said detent (30) is in said extended position, said tip (30a) of said detent (30) is inserted in said lengthwise chamfer (29).

6. Security closure for control of access, in accordance with claim 2, characterized in that said retractor treadle (11) can move vertically and is guided in said body assembly (5) between a said lower position and an upper position in which it is flush at the bottom with the periphery of said secondary tube (8);

whose lower position of the retractor treadle (11) produces said retracted position of the retractable tenon (10), responsible for the rotational uncoupling between said primary tube (6) and secondary tube (8), and this lower position corresponds to a normal position of said rocker (12), which is contingent upon an inactivated state of said motorized actuator (13) when there is no said card (16) with valid code for opening the controlled access in said electronic reader (15);

whose upper position of the retractor treadle (11) enables said extended position of the retractable tenon (10) in which said rotational coupling occurs between said primary tube (6) and secondary tube (8), and this upper position corresponds to a momentary position of said rocker (12) which is contingent upon a time-activated state of said motorized actuator (13), when said electronic reader (15) recognizes the valid code on a said card (16).

7. Security closure for control of access in accordance with claim 2, characterized in that said emergency lever (14) has certain pushing (14a) and pushed (14b) parts and is capable of movement between a position of rest and an emergency position;

said pushing part (14a) being applied to said rocker (12) opposite said motorized actuator (13);

said pushed part (14b) being in interference with a rotary working segment of a cam (17a) belonging to said lock cylinder (17);

said position of rest being such that said pushing part (14a) is applied against a said rocker (12), situated in its said normal position, and said pushed part (14b) is at the beginning of said working segment of said cam (17a); and

said emergency position being such that said pushing part (14a) is applied against a said rocker (12), situated in its momentary position, and said pushed part (14b) is at the end of said working segment of said cam (17a).

8. Security closure for control of access in accordance with claim 3, characterized in that said emergency lever (14) has certain pushing (14a) and pushed (14b) parts and is capable of movement between a position of rest and an emergency position;

said pushing part (14a) being applied to said rocker (12) opposite said motorized actuator (13);

said pushed part (14b) being in interference with a rotary working segment of a cam (17a) belonging to said lock cylinder (17);

said position of rest being such that said pushing part (14a) is applied against a said rocker (12), situated in its said normal position, and said pushed part (14b) is at the beginning of said working segment of said cam (17a); and

said emergency position being such that said pushing part (14a) is applied against a said rocker (12), situated in its momentary position, and said pushed part (14b) is at the end of said working segment of said cam (17a).

9. A security closure locking assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said direct or opposite turning of said inner actuating handle (19) turns a spindle shaft (25) which actuates said privacy bolt (4b), said opposite turning of said inner actuating handle (19) causing said spindle shaft (25) to actuate a microswitch (24).