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Lock portion with solid-state actuator

  • US 8,256,254 B2
  • Filed: 12/27/2007
  • Issued: 09/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic lock, comprising:

  • an outer body having a bore and configured to be mounted to an object;

    a rotatable core comprising a plug rotatably positioned within the bore and movable relative to the bore in an unlocking direction during a normal unlocking operation; and

    a solid-state actuator positioned in the plug and configured to resist movement of a locking member during a non-normal unlocking operation, said solid-state actuator having a first position and a second position, wherein the solid-state actuator is in the first position when the electronic lock is locked and in the second position when the electronic lock is unlocked, wherein the solid-state actuator generates electrical power in response to the non-normal unlocking operation and the generated electrical power is shunted back to the solid-state actuator such that the solid-state actuator is biased toward the first position.

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