CA2613164A1 - Multi-point lock assembly - Google Patents

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CA2613164A1
CA2613164A1 CA 2613164 CA2613164A CA2613164A1 CA 2613164 A1 CA2613164 A1 CA 2613164A1 CA 2613164 CA2613164 CA 2613164 CA 2613164 A CA2613164 A CA 2613164A CA 2613164 A1 CA2613164 A1 CA 2613164A1
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Joseph Chaung
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/08Locks or fastenings for special use for sliding wings
    • E05B65/0858Locks or fastenings for special use for sliding wings comprising simultaneously pivoting double hook-like locking members

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Abstract

The present invention is an improved multi-point door latch. The door latch is for mounting in a stile of a door and for latching to a corresponding keeper mounted in a corresponding door jamb.
The multi-point door latch includes a housing containing first and second gears, each gear being rotatably mounted to the housing, the gears intermeshing to rotate in opposite directions between first and second positions. One of the gears is mountable to a door lock lever to rotate in response to movement of the door lock lever. The door latch also includes a first and second hook pivotally mounted to the housing, each hook being movable between a latching position for engaging the keeper and a non-latching position. The door latch also includes an actuator coupling the first and second hooks to the first and second gears, respectively. The actuator permits the hooks to move between their latching and non-latching positions in response to the rotation of the gears between their first and second positions, respectively.

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TITLE: MULTI-POINT LOCK ASSEMBLY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates generally to multi-point lock assemblies for sliding doors and windows.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In a typical sliding door installation, a door latch unit having one or more hooked locking members is mounted into stile of a movable door. A keeper unit is mounted into a stationary doorjamb. The door is closed by bringing the stile into contact with the jamb and then locked by rotating a door lock lever to cause the locking hooks to extend and engage the corresponding slots in the keeper. To ensure a strong locking relationship between the door jam and the stile of the door, multiple hooks are preferred, hence the term multi-point lock.
However, while multi-point lock mechanisms do provide increased security, it is often difficult to lock and unlock these types of locks because only one door lock lever must operate several locking hooks simultaneously. A multi-point door lock assembly having a reduced amount of force required to engage the locking hooks is therefore desirable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an improved multi-point door latch for use with a door lock lever and for mounting in a stile of a door and for latching to a corresponding keeper mounted in a corresponding doorjamb, the door latch having improved performance. The multi-point door latch includes a housing containing first and second gears, each gear being rotatably mounted to the housing, the gears intermeshing to rotate in opposite directions between first and second positions. One of the gears is mountable to the door lock lever to rotate in response to movement of the door lock lever. The door latch also includes a pair of first and second hooks pivotally mounted to the housing, each hook being movable between a latching position for engaging the keeper and a non-latching position. The door latch also includes an actuator coupling the first and second hooks to the first and second gears, respectively, and for moving the hooks between their latching and non-latching positions in response to the rotation of the gears between their first and second positions.

With the foregoing in view, and other advantages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, the invention is herein described by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, which includes a description of the preferred typical embodiment of the principles of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a multi-point lock assembly made in accordance with the present invention showing the locking cams de-energized and in their fully up position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the lock assembly shown in figure 1 showing the locking cams energized and in their fully up position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lock assembly shown in figure 1 showing the opposite side of the lock assembly and showing the locking cams de-energized and in their fully up position.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the lock assembly shown in figure 1 showing the opposite side of the lock assembly and showing the locking cams energized and in their fully up position.

Figure 5 is an exploded view of the lock assembly shown in figure 1.

Figure 6 is a front plan view of the lock assembly of figure 1 with the front panel removed and showing the locking cams de-energized and in the fully up position.

Figure 7 is a front plan view of the lock assembly as shown in figure 6 with the lock cam guide plates removed and showing the locking cams de-energized and in the fully up position.

Figure 8 is a front plan view of the lock assembly as shown in figure 7 partly disassembled to show the spring in a de-energized state and showing the locking cams in the fully up position.
Figure 9 is a front plan view of the lock assembly of figure 1 with the front panel removed and showing the locking cams energized and in the fully up position.

Figure 10 is a front plan view of the lock assembly as shown in figure 6 with the lock cam guide plates removed and showing the locking cams energized and in the fully up position.
Figure 11 is a front plan view of the lock assembly as shown in figure 7 partly disassembled to show the spring in an energized state and showing the locking cams in the fully up position.
Figure 12 is a perspective view of the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cams de-energized and in the fully up position.

Figure 13 is a front plan view of the lock assembly shown in figure 12.

Figure 14 is a perspective view of the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cams de-energized and in a level position.

Figure 15 is a front plan view of the lock assembly shown in figure 14.

Figure 16 is a perspective view of the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cams de-energized and in the fully down position.

Figure 17 is a front plan view of the lock assembly shown in figure 16.

Figure 18 is a perspective view of the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cams energized and in the fully up position.

Figure 19 is a front plan view of the lock assembly shown in figure 18.
Figure 20 is a perspective view of the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cams energized and in the level position.

Figure 21 is a front plan view of the lock assembly shown in figure 21.

Figure 22 is a perspective view of the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cams energized and in the fully down position.

Figure 23 is a front plan view of the lock assembly shown in figure 22.

Figure 24 is a front plan view of a the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cam in a de-energized state and in a fully up position.

Figure 25 is a front plan view of the lock assembly of figure 1 partly disassembled and showing the locking cam in an energized state and in a fully up position.

Figure 26 is a perspective view showing the lock assembly mounted in the stile of the door and showing the locking hooks in a fully retracted non-latching position.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring firstly to figures 1 thorough 4, the present invention, shown generally as item 10, consists of a housing 12 having hooks 14 and 16 pivotally attached therein. Hooks 14 and 16 are movable between a latching position, as shown in figures 2 and 4 and a non-latching position as shown in figures 1 and 3. Housing 12 is preferably made from two stamped steel lock plates namely front plate 6 and rear plate 7. Apertures 18 and 20 are formed on the housing 12 to permit hooks 14 and 16 to extend there through when the hooks are in their latched position.

Referring now to figures 6 through 11, intermeshing gears 22 and 24 are rotatably mounted to housing 12 and coupled to hooks 14 and 16, respectively, via actuator 30.

Intermeshing gears 22 and 24 are rotatably movable between a first position, as shown in figures 9 through I 1 and a second position as shown in figures 6 through 8. Since gears 22 and 24 are intermeshed, they rotate simultaneously in opposite directions between their first and second positions. Gears 22 and 24 are provided with ports 48 and 50, respectively, which are configured to mount to one end of a lock lever 3 (figure 26 shows lock lever 3). Gears 22 and 24 can be rotated between their first and second positions simply by turning the lock lever. Gears 22 and 24 have cam portions 52 and 54, respectively, for engaging actuator 30.
Actuator 30 is configured to simultaneously move hooks 14 and 16 in opposite directions between their latching and non-latching positions as gears 22 and 24 are moved between their first and second positions, respectively.

Actuator 30 preferably consists of articulated link arms 26 and 28, each of which has opposite ends, one end being attached to the cam portion of a gear and the opposite end being attached to a hook. Link arm 26 consists of push rods 32 and 34 pivotally connected to one another while link arm 28 consists of push rods 36 and 38 pivotally coupled to each other. Push arm 32 is pivotally coupled to cam portion 52 of gear 22 while push rod 34 is pivotally attached to hook 14. Likewise, push rod 36 is pivotally coupled to cam portion 54 of gear 24 and push rod 38 is pivotally coupled to hook 16. Link pin 64 couples push rods 34 and 32 together and also engages elongated groove 56 formed in back plate 7 of housing 12 in a sliding fashion to permit the smooth operation of link arm 26. Likewise, link pin 66 couples push rods 36 and 38 together and also engages elongated groove 56 formed in back plate 7 of housing 12, also in a sliding fashion to permit the smooth operation of link arm 26.

Hooks 14 and 16 are pivotally coupled to housing 12 via support plates 44 and 46, respectively. Support plate 44 consists of a substantially flat member made of stamped steel having opposite ends 44a and 44b. End 44a is pivotally coupled to housing 12 while end 44b is coupled to screw 68 via first nut 72 which is threaded onto screw 68. Screw 68 is mounted to housing 12. Rotating screw 68 is in turn rotatably mounted to housing 12. Nut 72 is threaded to screw 68 such that rotating the screw causes support plate 44 and hook 14 to be moved between an extended position, as shown in figures 6 to 13 and figures 18 to 19 to a retracted position, as shown in figures 16 to 17 and figures 22 to 23. Likewise, support plate 46 consists of a substantially flat member made of stamped steel having opposite ends 46a and 46b. End 46a is pivotally coupled to housing 12 while end 46b is coupled to screw 70 via second nut 74 which is threaded onto screw 70. Screw 70 is mounted to housing 12. Screw 70 is in turn rotatably mounted to housing 12. Nut 74 is threaded to screw 70 such that rotating the screw causes support plate 46 and hook 16 to be moved between an extended position, as shown in figures 6 to 13 and figures 18 to 19 to a retracted position, as shown in figures 16 to 17 and figures 22 to 23.
By adjusting screws 68 and 70, the exact placement of hooks 14 and 16, respectively, can be adjusted.

Referring back to figures 6 through 11, hooks 14 and 16 are biased towards their retracted position by springs 40 and 42, respectively. Groove 56 has a stop end 60 which is configured to receive link pin 64 and hold the pin at stop 60 when gears 22 and 24 are in their fist position and hook 14 is in its fully latched position. Likewise, groove 58 has a stop end 62 which is configured to receive link pin 66 and hold the link pin at stop 62 when the gears are in their first position and hook 16 is in its fully latched position. The lengths of push rods 34, 32, 36 and 38 are selected such that when gears 22 and 24 are moved back towards their second position, link arms 26 and 28 pull link pins 64 and 66 out of stops 60 and 62, respectively.

The present invention has several advantages over the prior art. Firstly, by using a pair of intermeshing gears in combination with a pair of articulated link arms to move the hooks between their latching and non-latching positions, the user requires relatively little torque to be applied to the lock lever in order lock or unlock the door. Furthermore, by using biasing springs to bias hooks towards their unlatching positions, it is possible to ensure that the door will be fully unlocked when the user engages the door lock lever to unlock the door.

A specific embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed; however, several variations of the disclosed embodiment could be envisioned as within the scope of this invention.
It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (9)

1. A multi-point door latch for mounting in a stile of a door and for latching to a corresponding keeper mounted in a corresponding door jamb, the door latch being mountable to a door lock lever, the multi-point door latch comprising:

a housing containing first and second gears, each gear being rotatably mounted to the housing, the gears intermeshing to rotate in opposite directions between first and second positions, at least one of said gears being mountable to the door lock lever to rotate in response to movement of the door lock lever;

a pair of first and second hooks pivotally mounted to the housing, each hook being movable between a latching position for engaging the keeper and a non-latching position;
an actuator coupling the first and second hooks to the first and second gears, respectively, and for moving the hooks between their latching and non-latching positions in response to the rotation of the gears between their first and second positions.
2. The multi-point door latch of claim 1 wherein the actuator comprises at least one link arm coupling each gear to its corresponding hook.
3. The multi-point door latch of claim 2 wherein each link arm comprises a pair of push rods pivotally connected to each other to form an articulated link arm having opposite ends, one end of each articulated link arm being coupled to one of the gears and the other end of each articulated link arm being coupled to one of the hooks.
4. The multi-point door latch of claim 3 further comprising first and second guide members movably mounted to the housing, the first and second hooks being pivotally mounted to the first and second guide members, respectively, each of the guide members being selectively movable between a extended and a retracted position wherein the guide members extend and retract the hooks relative to the housing, respectively.
5. The multi-point door latch of claim 4 further comprising a first and second adjustment screw mounted to the housing adjacent the first and second guide members, respectively, the first and second guide members each have opposite first and second ends, the hooks being mounted to the guide members between the first and second ends of the guide members, the first end of each of the guide members being pivotally mounted to the housing, the second end of the first guide member being mounted to a first nut threaded onto the first screw, the second end of the second guide member being mounted to a second nut threaded onto the second screw, each of the guide members being movable between its extended and retracted position by turning the corresponding screw.
6. The multi-point door latch of claim 2 wherein each gear has a cam portion, the cam portion of each gear being coupled to one of the link arms.
7. The multi-point door latch of claim 3 wherein the housing has first and second elongated grooves, the first and second grooves engaging a corresponding first and second link member in the first and second articulated link arms, respectively, the link members being dimensioned and configured to be slidingly engaged in the grooves, each of the grooves configured to guide the movement of the link arms as the gears move between their first and second positions.
8. The multi-point door latch of claim 1 further comprising biasing springs for biasing the hooks towards their unlatched positions.
9. The multi-point door latch of claim 7 further comprising biasing springs for biasing the hooks towards their unlatched positions and wherein the housing has a first and second stop formed on the first and second grooves, respectively, the first and second stops being positioned on the grooves at a point on the grooves corresponding to the position of the link members when the hooks are in their latched position, the stops being dimensioned and configured to retain the link members withing the stops, the link arms being dimensioned and configured such that when the gears are moved from their fist position towards their second position the link members are pulled out of the stops.
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