EP0154755B1 - Key with a movable bit, cylinder and lock therefor - Google Patents

Key with a movable bit, cylinder and lock therefor Download PDF

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EP0154755B1
EP0154755B1 EP84400694A EP84400694A EP0154755B1 EP 0154755 B1 EP0154755 B1 EP 0154755B1 EP 84400694 A EP84400694 A EP 84400694A EP 84400694 A EP84400694 A EP 84400694A EP 0154755 B1 EP0154755 B1 EP 0154755B1
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Joel Girard
Norbert Gsell
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B35/00Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys ; keys therefor
    • E05B35/003Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys ; keys therefor for keys with movable bits
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B19/00Keys; Accessories therefor
    • E05B19/0017Key profiles
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B19/00Keys; Accessories therefor
    • E05B19/0017Key profiles
    • E05B19/0041Key profiles characterized by the cross-section of the key blade in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the key
    • E05B19/0047Key profiles characterized by the cross-section of the key blade in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the key with substantially circular or star-shape cross-section
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T70/00Locks
    • Y10T70/70Operating mechanism
    • Y10T70/7441Key
    • Y10T70/7486Single key
    • Y10T70/7508Tumbler type
    • Y10T70/7559Cylinder type
    • Y10T70/7565Plural tumbler sets
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T70/7791Keys
    • Y10T70/7802Multi-part structures
    • Y10T70/7819With slidable bit portion
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T70/7881Bitting
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y10T70/00Locks
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    • Y10T70/7915Tampering prevention or attack defeating
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  • the invention relates to a key for a safety barrel, usable in particular for the operation of a lock or a bolt, a key of the kind of those in which the key body which is intended to penetrate inside a housing of the barrel rotor is provided with at least one translatable movable pusher capable of moving, in a movement of limited amplitude, in a housing provided in the key, the pusher being intended to cooperate with a positioning member provided in the rotor housing, so as to protrude from its housing and to push a movable rotor pin into a position allowing rotation of the barrel rotor relative to the stator.
  • the patent application FR-A-2 521 201 shows a key of this kind in which the housing of the movable pusher is practiced in the mean plane of the key body and opens onto at least one of the two longitudinal edges of the key body.
  • the movable pusher can project transversely, relative to the maximum transverse dimension of the key; this results in a risk of the mobile pusher catching on the walls limiting the housing of the rotor, when the key enters this housing; practically, it is necessary to provide a frustoconical surface, at this entry, this surface constituting in a way a ramp sliding the movable pusher in its housing in the case where this pusher exceeds the housing.
  • European patent application EP-A-0 029 498 shows a lock comprising a key provided with a movable plunger formed by a rolling member such as a ball, which is housed in the thickness of the key so that the diameter of this ball will necessarily be small. This results in difficulties in producing the housings and limit stops which must be dimensioned precisely.
  • a rectilinear groove which, in this case, will be made on one of the two large faces plates of the key body, groove in which the housing of the movable plunger will be practiced. This groove reduces the possibilities of setting up keyways between the rotor and the barrel stator.
  • the object of the invention is, above all, to provide a key of the kind defined above which better meets the various requirements of the practice than hitherto and which no longer has, or to a lesser degree, the drawbacks mentioned above.
  • the manufacture of the key be relatively simple, and that it is not necessary to provide a conical surface at the entrance to the housing of the key, due to the presence of a movable pusher on that key. It will be recalled that the presence of such a movable plunger considerably complicates the duplication of the key which is equipped with it, which constitutes greater security for the user of a key of this type.
  • a key for a safety barrel which can be used in particular for the operation of a lock or a bolt, of the kind defined above, is characterized in that it comprises, at the head, a narrowed zone of reduced section relative to the rest of the key body and that the housing of the movable pusher is provided in this narrowed area.
  • the transverse dimensions of this narrowed zone, and the arrangement of the movable pusher and its housing, are such that, when the pusher has extended as far as possible from its housing, said pusher does not protrude transversely with respect to the contour of the cross section of the rest of the key.
  • the key may have an elongated flat shape; in this case, the narrowed area of the key has the same thickness as the rest of the key, but is reduced in width, the axis of the housing of the movable pusher extending transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the key, and being substantially parallel to the mean plane of the key body.
  • the mobile pusher housing opens at both ends, on the edges of the narrowed area.
  • the key can have a cylindrical shape; in this case, the narrowed area also has a cylindrical shape, the diameter of this narrowed area being less than that of the rest of the key; preferably, the cylindrical narrowed area is coaxial with the rest of the key.
  • the housing of the movable member has its axis oriented along a diameter of the narrowed cylindrical zone.
  • the movable pins of the rotor intended to establish a plurality of keyways, and suitable for cooperating with recesses in the recesses provided on the key, are advantageously placed in housings oriented radially, the axes of which intersect the longitudinal axis of the rotor.
  • the key housing is a bore concentric with the rotor and there is practically no forbidden zone for the housings of the movable pins of the rotor which gives many possible combinations for the installation of the housings of the pins.
  • the invention also relates to a security barrel, intended in particular for a lock or a bolt, said barrel being arranged to be operated by a movable push key as defined above.
  • Such a safety barrel comprises a stator and a rotor, the rotor comprising, towards its end remote from the entrance to the housing of the rotor, a positioning member for moving the movable plunger of the key out of its housing, and a movable pin rotor on which the movable plunger can act, this movable rotor pin being adapted to cooperate with a stator pin elastically biased towards the rotor.
  • the invention also relates to a lock or a bolt fitted with a barrel, suitable for being operated by a key as defined above.
  • a key designated by 1 as a whole which conventionally comprises an operating plate 2, intended to be taken in hand by a user, and a key body 3 whose general shape is flat.
  • the cross section of the key body 3 is substantially rectangular, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3, this body having two large flat faces, 3a, 3b.
  • the small faces 3c, 3d (FIG. 1) ensuring the connection between the large faces can be slightly curved, in particular convex towards the outside, and be projecting as visible in FIG. 1.
  • the key 1 is intended to cooperate with a barrel 4 ( Figures 2 to 4) usable, in particular, for a lock or a bolt (not shown).
  • the barrel 4 comprises a stator casing 5, a cylindrical stator 6 with a cross section in the form of a circular crown and a rotor 7 in the form of a cylinder of revolution mounted in the cylindrical bore of the stator 6 with the possibility of rotation about the axis.
  • common geometry 8 8
  • the rotor 7 has a housing 9 whose cross section is rectangular, as visible in FIG. 3 and is larger than that of the key body 3 so that the key body can penetrate inside this housing 9.
  • This housing is formed by a longitudinal groove formed in the rotor 7 and opening through a peripheral opening 10 on the cylindrical outer surface of the rotor 7.
  • the wall of the housing 9 opposite this opening 10 constitutes the bottom 11 of the housing.
  • movable pins of rotor such as 12 ( Figure 3) associated with a movable pin of stator 13 corresponding.
  • the movable rotor pin 12 is slidably mounted in a housing 14 formed in the rotor 7, this housing comprising two sections of different diameters delimiting between them an annular shoulder 15.
  • the housing 14 opens, by its section of smaller diameter, at the inside the housing 9, and, by its section of larger diameter, on the cylindrical outer surface of the rotor 7.
  • the pin 12 has two parts of different diameters, corresponding to those of the two sections of the housing 14, namely a part forming rod 12a and a part forming a head 12b.
  • This head 12b is in abutment against the stator pin 13 formed by a kind of hollow cap, slidably mounted in a housing 16 of the stator and pushed elastically by a spring 17 against the head 12b.
  • the housings 14 and 16 have their axes aligned.
  • the axes of the housings 14 as well as the axes of the housings 16 intersect the longitudinal axis 8 of the rotor 7.
  • the movable rotor pins 12 can cooperate not only with recesses c provided on the large faces 3a, 3b, of the key 3, but also with recesses provided on the 3d edge of the key 1, even though the key body 3 is provided with a movable pusher p (FIGS. 1 and 4) translatable, or on the edges of the key.
  • the key 1 comprises, at the head, that is to say towards its end furthest from the plate 2, a narrowed zone B and a housing 18 for the movable pusher p is provided in this zone B.
  • This pusher p is intended to cooperate with a positioning member D formed, in FIGS. 2 and 4, by a plate 19, embedded in a recess provided in the opening 10 of the housing 9, and projecting radially inwards by a rib 20.
  • the outer surface of the plate 19 follows the cylindrical surface of the rotor 7 so as not to hinder the rotation of the rotor relative to the stator.
  • the plate 19 is fixed by any appropriate means to the rotor 7, in particular by force-fitting into the recess of this rotor. As can be seen in FIG.
  • the axial locking of the rotor 7 relative to the stator 6 is ensured, on the one hand, by a flange 21, provided at one end of the rotor and cooperating with the stator, and, on the other hand, by a split elastic ring 22, anchored in a groove provided on the outer surface of the rotor 6 towards its end remote from the flange 21, this ring 22 cooperating with the other end of the stator 6.
  • the narrowed area B of the key has the same thickness e ( Figure 4) as the rest of the key ( Figure 3) but the width 1 ( Figure 4) of this narrowed area is reduced relative to the width L of the rest of the key.
  • the axis of the housing 18 extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the key, and is substantially parallel to the mean plane of the key body 3.
  • the axis of the housing 18 is located in the mean plane of the body key, and is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the key.
  • the housing 18 opens, at its two ends, on the edges of the narrowed zone B.
  • the pusher p may comprise a rod 23 comprising at each end a head 24, 25, of larger diameter; a cavity 26 can be made in one of the faces, for example the face 3b of the key body so that a projecting part is formed, in the housing 18, between the heads 24, 25 to limit the amplitude of the sliding of the pusher p and to prevent this pusher from escaping from its housing 18.
  • Each head 24, 25 has a cylindrical part ending in a rounded, substantially hemispherical part.
  • the axial length h of the pusher p is preferably greater than the width 1 of the narrowed zone B by a value i which will be specified below.
  • the length h is less than the width L of the key body; in addition, the shape of the pusher p as well as the shape of the imprint 26 and the dimensions of this imprint, which limits the sliding movements of the pusher p in the housing 18, are chosen so that when the pusher p is out at the maximum of its housing 18, it does not protrude, transversely, relative to the contour of the cross section of the rest of the key.
  • the pusher p when it has extended as far as possible from its housing 18, remains entirely comprised between the two straight lines 27, 28 resting on the contour of the cross section of the body of key 3.
  • the positioning member D comes flush with the narrowed area B when the key is inserted into the rotor housing.
  • the head 24 (FIG. 24) of the pusher p When the head 24 (FIG. 24) of the pusher p is in abutment against the rib 20, the head 25 projects from the distance j out of the housing 18, on the opposite side, so as to push a movable rotor pin 29 into a position allowing the rotation of the barrel rotor 7 relative to the stator 6.
  • the value of the distance j is chosen so as to be sufficient to ensure correct control of the movement of the pin 29.
  • This pin is mounted to slide radially in a housing 30 provided in the rotor 7, diametrically opposite the plate 19.
  • the pin 29 comprises, on the side of the head 25 of the pusher p a protuberance 29a adapted to cooperate with this head and, on the other side, a cylindrical cap 29b, suitable for cooperate with a stator pin 31, pushed by a spring 32.
  • the height of the pin 29 is less than that of the housing 30 so that, when the pusher p does not act on the g oupille 29, the stator pin 31 projects into the housing 30 and prevents rotation of the rotor 7 relative to the stator 6.
  • the key 1 is symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis A (FIG. 1) so that the key can be introduced into the rotor 3 either in the position shown in FIG. 1, or in a position deduced from that of Figure 1 by rotation of 180 ° around the axis A, that is to say that there will be no particular direction of introduction of the key into the barrel.
  • asymmetry with a keying system requiring the entry of the key 1 in the rotor 7 in a predetermined position.
  • the key 101 has a cylindrical shape, that is to say that the key body 103 is formed by a cylindrical rod of revolution.
  • the elements of the key and the barrel of Figures 5 to 8 identical or playing roles similar to elements already described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 are designated by a numerical reference corresponding to the sum of the number 100 and the reference designating said element in Figures 1 to 4. The description of these elements will not be repeated or will be repeated only very succinctly.
  • the narrowed zone B of the round key 101 of FIG. 5 has a cylindrical shape of revolution coaxial with the rod body 103 and having a diameter less than that of this body 103.
  • the housing 118 of the movable member preferably has its axis oriented along a diameter of the cylindrical narrowed zone B.
  • the pusher pa a limited displacement, out of its housing, so that it remains between the lines 127, 128 extending the two diametrically opposite generatrices of the body 103, located in the plane passing through the common axis A and the axis housing 118.
  • the key housing 109 provided in the rotor 107 is formed by a bore concentric with the rotor. There is therefore no opening, comparable to the opening 10 in FIG. 3, of the bore 109 in the interface between the rotor 107 and the stator 106.
  • the cylindrical key body 103 does not have an edge also limiting the arrangement of the pins.
  • the positioning member D intended to cooperate with the movable pusher p is formed by a pin 119 mounted in a radial bore 33 provided in the wall of the rotor 107, and diametrically opposite to the movable pin of rotor 129.
  • This bore 33 is provided towards the end of the rotor 107 remote from the inlet of the housing 109.
  • the movable pusher p is formed by a rod 123, provided with two heads 124, 125, quite similar to the rod 23 and to the heads 24, 25 of FIG. 4.
  • the limitation of the transverse movement of the rod 123 is ensured by a pin 126, housed in a radial bore 34 ( Figure 8) provided in the area B of smaller diameter.
  • the axis of the bore 34 is orthogonal to the axis of the bore 118, and intersects this axis.
  • the bore 34 opens at the surface of the area B.
  • the pin 126 does not protrude from the outer surface of this area B.
  • the diameter of the narrowed zone B is designated by 1 and the diameter of the body 103 by L, the explanations provided above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 relative to the dimensions h (length of the pusher p) j. L and 1 remain valid.
  • the movable pusher p even when it projects to the maximum, is flush with the cylindrical surface enveloping the body 103, and does not risk hooking the entrance to the housing of the rotor.
  • the key 101 comprises, at the junction of the body 103 and the plate 102, two diametrically opposite flats such as 35 intended to cooperate with two other flats such as 36 (FIG. 6) provided at the entrance to the housing 109 of the rotor.
  • This cooperation of the flats ensures the correct angular position of the key 101 relative to the rotor, which allows the total introduction of the key into the rotor, and the cooperation of the rotor pins 112 with the associated imprints c provided on the key body. 103.
  • the introduction of the round key 101 into the housing 109 can be carried out without adjusting the angle of introduction.
  • the key body 103 is pressed in until the flats 35 arrive at the flats 36. It suffices then to give the key 101 the correct orientation so that the flats 35 can be introduced between the flats 36, which allows the key body 103 to be inserted into the housing 109.
  • the final phase of the insertion of the key body 103 causes the cooperation of the pin 119 and the movable pusher p (FIG. 8) which pushes the movable rotor pin 129. Simultaneously, the other movable pins of rotor cooperate with the associated imprints of the body 103. It is then possible to rotate the rotor to actuate the lock.
  • the invention makes it possible to avoid the presence of a groove over the entire length of the key body, and increases the number of possible implantation areas of the rotor pins.
  • the recesses c, or pointing can be provided in a multitude of positions both in the longitudinal and angular directions, and with varying depths.

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A key comprises a key body provided with at least one translatably movable plunger able to be displaced in a housing provided in the key, the plunger being intended to co-operate with a positioning member provided in the recess of a rotor so as to project from its recess and to push a movable pin of the rotor into a position permitting rotation of the barrel rotor relative to the stator. The key comprises in its head a constricted zone, and the recess of the movable plunger is provided in this constricted zone.

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L'invention est relative à une clé pour barillet de sûreté, utilisable notamment pour la manoeuvre d'une serrure ou d'un verrou, clé du genre de celles dans lesquelles le corps de clé qui est destiné à pénétrer à l'intérieur d'un logement du rotor de barillet est pourvu d'au moins un poussoir mobile translatable propre à se déplacer, selon un mouvement d'amplitude limité, dans un logement prévu dans la clé, le poussoir étant destiné à coopérer avec un organe de positionnement prévu dans le logement du rotor, de façon à faire saillie hors de son logement et à pousser une goupille mobile de rotor dans une position permettant la rotation du rotor de barillet par rapport au stator.The invention relates to a key for a safety barrel, usable in particular for the operation of a lock or a bolt, a key of the kind of those in which the key body which is intended to penetrate inside a housing of the barrel rotor is provided with at least one translatable movable pusher capable of moving, in a movement of limited amplitude, in a housing provided in the key, the pusher being intended to cooperate with a positioning member provided in the rotor housing, so as to protrude from its housing and to push a movable rotor pin into a position allowing rotation of the barrel rotor relative to the stator.

La demande de brevet FR-A-2 521 201 montre une clé de ce genre dans laquelle le logement du poussoir mobile est pratiqué dans le plan moyen du corps de clé et débouche sur au moins un des deux chants longitudinaux du corps de clé. Une saignée, nécessaire au passage de la goupille fixe de rotor qui fait saillie à l'intérieur du logement de clé, est ménagée sur les chants longitudinaux du corps de clé. Cette solution est intéressante et donne satisfaction. Toutefois, elle exige la présence des saignées, évoquées ci-dessus, pour le passage de la goupille fixe, ce qui complique quelque peu la fabrication de la clé, et limite les possibilités d'utilisation de ces chants. En outre, le poussoir mobile peut faire saillie transversalement, par rapport à la dimension transversale maximale de la clé ; il en résulte un risque d'accrochage du poussoir mobile sur les parois limitant le logement du rotor, lors de l'entrée de la clé dans ce logement ; pratiquement, il est nécessaire de prévoir une surface tronconique, à cette entrée, cette surface constituant en quelque sorte une rampe faisant glisser le poussoir mobile dans son logement pour le cas où ce poussoir dépasserait du logement. Une telle surface tronconique, prévue sur le barillet, à l'entrée de la clé, prend de la place suivant la direction axiale, et est en outre visible de l'extérieur de telle sorte qu'on peut en déduire que la clé destinée à actionner le barrillet est une clé comportant un poussoir mobile, ce qui constitue un inconvénient.The patent application FR-A-2 521 201 shows a key of this kind in which the housing of the movable pusher is practiced in the mean plane of the key body and opens onto at least one of the two longitudinal edges of the key body. A groove, necessary for the passage of the fixed rotor pin which projects inside the key housing, is provided on the longitudinal edges of the key body. This solution is interesting and gives satisfaction. However, it requires the presence of the grooves, mentioned above, for the passage of the fixed pin, which somewhat complicates the manufacture of the key, and limits the possibilities of using these edges. In addition, the movable pusher can project transversely, relative to the maximum transverse dimension of the key; this results in a risk of the mobile pusher catching on the walls limiting the housing of the rotor, when the key enters this housing; practically, it is necessary to provide a frustoconical surface, at this entry, this surface constituting in a way a ramp sliding the movable pusher in its housing in the case where this pusher exceeds the housing. Such a frustoconical surface, provided on the barrel, at the entry of the key, takes up space in the axial direction, and is also visible from the outside so that it can be deduced therefrom that the key intended for actuating the barrel is a key comprising a movable pusher, which constitutes a drawback.

La demande de brevet européen EP-A-0 029 498 montre une serrure comportant une clé munie d'un poussoir mobile formé par un organe roulant tel qu'une bille, qui est logé dans l'épaisseur de la clé de telle sorte que le diamètre de cette bille sera'nécessairement faible. Il en résulte des difficultés de réalisation des logements et des butées fin de course qui doivent être dimensionnés de manière précise. De plus, pour permettre le passage de la goupille fixe de rotor, qui fait saillie à l'intérieur du logement de clé, il est nécessaire de prévoir une saignée rectiligne qui, dans ce cas, sera pratiquée sur l'une des deux grandes faces plates du corps de clé, saignée dans laquelle sera pratiqué le logement du poussoir mobile. Cette saignée réduit les possibilités de mise en place des clavetages entre le rotor et le stator du barillet.European patent application EP-A-0 029 498 shows a lock comprising a key provided with a movable plunger formed by a rolling member such as a ball, which is housed in the thickness of the key so that the diameter of this ball will necessarily be small. This results in difficulties in producing the housings and limit stops which must be dimensioned precisely. In addition, to allow the passage of the fixed rotor pin, which projects inside the key housing, it is necessary to provide a rectilinear groove which, in this case, will be made on one of the two large faces plates of the key body, groove in which the housing of the movable plunger will be practiced. This groove reduces the possibilities of setting up keyways between the rotor and the barrel stator.

L'invention a pour but, surtout, de fournir une clé du genre défini précédemment qui réponde mieux que jusqu'à présent aux diverses exigences de la pratique et qui ne présente plus, ou à un degré moindre, les inconvénients rappelés ci-dessus. On souhaite, en particulier, que la fabrication de la clé soit relativement simple, et qu'il ne soit pas nécessaire de prévoir une surface conique à l'entrée du logement de la clé, du fait de la présence d'un poussoir mobile sur cette clé. On rappelle que la présence d'un tel poussoir mobile complique considérablement la duplication de la clé qui en est équipée, ce qui constitue une plus grande sécurité pour l'utilisateur d'une clé de ce type.The object of the invention is, above all, to provide a key of the kind defined above which better meets the various requirements of the practice than hitherto and which no longer has, or to a lesser degree, the drawbacks mentioned above. In particular, it is desired that the manufacture of the key be relatively simple, and that it is not necessary to provide a conical surface at the entrance to the housing of the key, due to the presence of a movable pusher on that key. It will be recalled that the presence of such a movable plunger considerably complicates the duplication of the key which is equipped with it, which constitutes greater security for the user of a key of this type.

Selon l'invention, une clé pour barillet de sûreté utilisable notamment pour la manoeuvre d'une serrure ou d'un verrou, du genre défini précédemment, est caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comporte, en tête, une zone rétrécie de section réduite par rapport au reste du corps de clé et que le logement du poussoir mobile est prévu dans cette zone rétrécie.According to the invention, a key for a safety barrel which can be used in particular for the operation of a lock or a bolt, of the kind defined above, is characterized in that it comprises, at the head, a narrowed zone of reduced section relative to the rest of the key body and that the housing of the movable pusher is provided in this narrowed area.

De préférence, les dimensions transversales de cette zone rétrécie, et l'agencement du poussoir mobile et de son logement, sont tels que, lorsque le poussoir est sorti au maximum de son logement, ledit poussoir ne fait pas saillie, transversalement, par rapport au contour de la section transversale du reste de la clé.Preferably, the transverse dimensions of this narrowed zone, and the arrangement of the movable pusher and its housing, are such that, when the pusher has extended as far as possible from its housing, said pusher does not protrude transversely with respect to the contour of the cross section of the rest of the key.

Ainsi, les risques d'accrochage à l'entrée de la clé dans le barillet sont réduits ou supprimés de telle sorte qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de prévoir une surface conique à l'entrée de clé.Thus, the risks of catching at the entry of the key into the barrel are reduced or eliminated so that it is not necessary to provide a conical surface at the entry of the key.

La clé peut avoir une forme plate allongée ; dans ce cas, la zone rétrécie de la clé a la même épaisseur que le reste de la clé, mais est réduite en largeur, l'axe du logement du poussoir mobile s'étendant transversalement par rapport à la direction longitudinale de la clé, et étant sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen du corps de clé. Généralement le logement du poussoir mobile débouche aux deux extrémités, sur les chants de la zone rétrécie.The key may have an elongated flat shape; in this case, the narrowed area of the key has the same thickness as the rest of the key, but is reduced in width, the axis of the housing of the movable pusher extending transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the key, and being substantially parallel to the mean plane of the key body. Generally the mobile pusher housing opens at both ends, on the edges of the narrowed area.

Selon une variante, la clé peut avoir une forme cylindrique ; dans ce cas, la zone rétrécie a également une forme cylindrique, le diamètre de cette zone rétrécie étant inférieur à celui du reste de la clé ; de préférence, la zone rétrécie cylindrique est co-axiaie au reste de la clé. Avantageusement, le logement de l'organe mobile a son axe orienté suivant un diamètre de la zone rétrécie cylindrique.According to a variant, the key can have a cylindrical shape; in this case, the narrowed area also has a cylindrical shape, the diameter of this narrowed area being less than that of the rest of the key; preferably, the cylindrical narrowed area is coaxial with the rest of the key. Advantageously, the housing of the movable member has its axis oriented along a diameter of the narrowed cylindrical zone.

Les goupilles mobiles du rotor, destinées à établir une pluralité de clavetages, et propres à coopérer avec des empreintes en creux prévues sur la clé, sont avantageusement placées dans des logements orientés radialement, dont les axes coupent l'axe longitudinal du rotor.The movable pins of the rotor, intended to establish a plurality of keyways, and suitable for cooperating with recesses in the recesses provided on the key, are advantageously placed in housings oriented radially, the axes of which intersect the longitudinal axis of the rotor.

Dans le cas d'une clé de forme cylindrique, le logement de clé est un alésage concentrique au rotor et il n'y a pratiquement pas de zone interdite pour les logements des goupilles mobiles du rotor ce qui donne de nombreuses combinaisons possibles pour la mise en place des logements des goupilles.In the case of a cylindrical key, the key housing is a bore concentric with the rotor and there is practically no forbidden zone for the housings of the movable pins of the rotor which gives many possible combinations for the installation of the housings of the pins.

L'invention concerne également un barillet de sûreté, destiné notamment à une serrure ou à un verrou, ledit barillet étant agencé pour être manoeuvré par une clé à poussoir mobile telle que définie précédemment.The invention also relates to a security barrel, intended in particular for a lock or a bolt, said barrel being arranged to be operated by a movable push key as defined above.

Un tel barillet de sûreté comprend un stator et un rotor, le rotor comportant, vers son extrémité éloignée de l'entrée du logement du rotor, un organe de positionnement pour déplacer le poussoir mobile de la clé hors de son logement, et une goupille mobile de rotor sur laquelle peut agir le poussoir mobile, cette goupille mobile de rotor étant propre à coopérer avec une goupille de stator sollicitée élastiquement vers le rotor.Such a safety barrel comprises a stator and a rotor, the rotor comprising, towards its end remote from the entrance to the housing of the rotor, a positioning member for moving the movable plunger of the key out of its housing, and a movable pin rotor on which the movable plunger can act, this movable rotor pin being adapted to cooperate with a stator pin elastically biased towards the rotor.

L'invention concerne également une serrure ou un verrou équipés d'un barillet, propre à être manoeuvré par une clé telle que définie précédemment.The invention also relates to a lock or a bolt fitted with a barrel, suitable for being operated by a key as defined above.

L'invention consiste, mises à part les dispositions exposées ci-dessus, en certaines autres dispositions dont il sera plus explicitement question ci-après à propos de modes de réalisation particuliers décrits avec référence aux dessins ci- annexés, mais qui ne sont nullement limitatifs.

  • La figure 1, de ces dessins, est une vue en plan, avec parties arrachées, d'une clé plate conforme à l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une coupe axiale, simplifiée, du barillet destiné à coopérer avec la clé de la figure 1.
  • La figure 3 est une coupe, à plus grande échelle, suivant III-III figure 2, la clé étant introduite dans le barillet.
  • La figure 4 est une coupe, semblable à la figure 3, mais selon IV-IV figure 2.
  • La figure 5 est une vue en plan, avec parties arrachées, d'une clé de forme cylindrique ou clé ronde selon l'invention.
  • La figure 6 est une coupe axiale, simplifiée, du barillet destiné à coopérer avec la clé de la figure 5.
  • La figure 7 est une coupe, à plus grande échelle, suivant VII-VII figure 6, du barillet, la clé étant introduite dans ce barillet.
  • La figure 8, enfin, est une coupe selon VIII-VIII figure 6, à plus grande échelle, du barillet dans lequel la clé a été introduite.
The invention consists, apart from the arrangements set out above, of certain other arrangements which will be more explicitly discussed below in connection with particular embodiments described with reference to the attached drawings, but which are in no way limiting. .
  • Figure 1 of these drawings is a plan view, with parts broken away, of a flat key according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified axial section of the barrel intended to cooperate with the key of FIG. 1.
  • Figure 3 is a section, on a larger scale, along III-III Figure 2, the key being inserted into the barrel.
  • Figure 4 is a section, similar to Figure 3, but according to IV-IV Figure 2.
  • Figure 5 is a plan view, with parts broken away, of a cylindrical key or round key according to the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a simplified axial section of the barrel intended to cooperate with the key of FIG. 5.
  • Figure 7 is a section, on a larger scale, along VII-VII Figure 6, of the barrel, the key being inserted into this barrel.
  • Figure 8, finally, is a section along VIII-VIII Figure 6, on a larger scale, of the barrel in which the key has been inserted.

En se reportant aux dessins, notamment à la figure 1, on peut voir une clé désignée par 1 dans son ensemble qui comprend, de manière classique une platine de manoeuvre 2, destinée à être prise en main par un utilisateur, et un corps de clé 3 dont la forme générale est plate. Autrement dit, la section transversale du corps de clé 3 est sensiblement rectangulaire, comme schématisé sur la figure 3, ce corps présentant deux grandes faces plates, 3a, 3b. Le cas échéant, les petites faces 3c, 3d (figure 1) assurant le raccordement entre les grandes faces peuvent être légèrement incurvées, notamment convexes vers l'extérieur, et être en saillie comme visible sur la figure 1.Referring to the drawings, in particular to FIG. 1, one can see a key designated by 1 as a whole which conventionally comprises an operating plate 2, intended to be taken in hand by a user, and a key body 3 whose general shape is flat. In other words, the cross section of the key body 3 is substantially rectangular, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3, this body having two large flat faces, 3a, 3b. Where appropriate, the small faces 3c, 3d (FIG. 1) ensuring the connection between the large faces can be slightly curved, in particular convex towards the outside, and be projecting as visible in FIG. 1.

La clé 1 est destinée à coopérer avec un barillet 4 (figures 2 à 4) utilisable, notamment, pour une serrure ou un verrou (non représentés). Le barillet 4 comporte une enveloppe de stator 5, un stator cylindrique 6 à section transversale en forme de couronne circulaire et un rotor 7 en forme de cylindre de révolution monté dans l'alésage cylindrique du stator 6 avec possibilité de rotation autour de l'axe géométrique commun 8. Le rotor 7 comporte un logement 9 dont la section transversale est rectangulaire, comme visible sur la figure 3 et est plus grande que celle du corps de clé 3 de telle sorte que le corps de clé puisse pénétrer à l'intérieur de ce logement 9. Ce logement est formé par une rainure longitudinale pratiquée dans le rotor 7 et débouchant par une ouverture périphérique 10 sur la surface extérieure cylindrique du rotor 7. La paroi du logement 9 opposée à cette ouverture 10 constitue le fond 11 du logement.The key 1 is intended to cooperate with a barrel 4 (Figures 2 to 4) usable, in particular, for a lock or a bolt (not shown). The barrel 4 comprises a stator casing 5, a cylindrical stator 6 with a cross section in the form of a circular crown and a rotor 7 in the form of a cylinder of revolution mounted in the cylindrical bore of the stator 6 with the possibility of rotation about the axis. common geometry 8. The rotor 7 has a housing 9 whose cross section is rectangular, as visible in FIG. 3 and is larger than that of the key body 3 so that the key body can penetrate inside this housing 9. This housing is formed by a longitudinal groove formed in the rotor 7 and opening through a peripheral opening 10 on the cylindrical outer surface of the rotor 7. The wall of the housing 9 opposite this opening 10 constitutes the bottom 11 of the housing.

Plusieurs clavetages sont prévus entre le rotor 7 et le stator 6 de manière à former une combinaison qui n'autorisera la rotation du rotor 7 que lorsque la clé 1 appropriée aura été introduite dans le logement 9. Ces clavetages sont assurés par des goupilles mobiles de rotor telles que 12 (figure 3) associées à une goupille mobile de stator 13 correspondante. La goupille mobile de rotor 12 est montée coulissante dans un logement 14 ménagé dans le rotor 7, ce logement comprenant deux tronçons de diamètres différents délimitant entre eux un épaulement annulaire 15. Le logement 14 débouche, par son tronçon de plus petit diamètre, à l'intérieur du logement 9, et, par son tronçon de plus grand diamètre, sur la surface extérieure cylindrique du rotor 7. La goupille 12 comporte deux parties de diamètres différents, correspondant à ceux des deux tronçons du logement 14, à savoir une partie formant tige 12a et une partie formant tête 12b. Cette tête 12b est en appui contre la goupille de stator 13 formée par une sorte de capuchon creux, montée coulissante dans un logement 16 du stator et poussée élastiquement par un ressort 17 contre la tête 12b. Pour une position angulaire déterminée du rotor 7 par rapport au stator 6, position représentée sur la figure 3, les logements 14 et 16 ont leurs axes alignés. Avantageusement, les axes des logements 14 ainsi que les axes des logements 16 coupent l'axe longitudinal 8 du rotor 7.Several keyways are provided between the rotor 7 and the stator 6 so as to form a combination which will only allow rotation of the rotor 7 when the appropriate key 1 has been introduced into the housing 9. These keyways are provided by movable pins of rotor such as 12 (Figure 3) associated with a movable pin of stator 13 corresponding. The movable rotor pin 12 is slidably mounted in a housing 14 formed in the rotor 7, this housing comprising two sections of different diameters delimiting between them an annular shoulder 15. The housing 14 opens, by its section of smaller diameter, at the inside the housing 9, and, by its section of larger diameter, on the cylindrical outer surface of the rotor 7. The pin 12 has two parts of different diameters, corresponding to those of the two sections of the housing 14, namely a part forming rod 12a and a part forming a head 12b. This head 12b is in abutment against the stator pin 13 formed by a kind of hollow cap, slidably mounted in a housing 16 of the stator and pushed elastically by a spring 17 against the head 12b. For a determined angular position of the rotor 7 relative to the stator 6, position shown in FIG. 3, the housings 14 and 16 have their axes aligned. Advantageously, the axes of the housings 14 as well as the axes of the housings 16 intersect the longitudinal axis 8 of the rotor 7.

Lorsque le corps de clé 3 n'est pas introduit dans le logement 9, la tête 12b de chaque goupille mobile de rotor est poussée par la goupille de stator 13, contre l'épaulement 15. La profondeur du tronçon de grand diamètre du logement 14 est supérieure à l'épaisseur de la tête 12b de telle sorte que la goupille de stator 13 pénètre dans le tronçon de grand diamètre du logement 14, le diamètre du logement 16 étant le même que celui de ce tronçon. Il en résulte que toute rotation du barillet 7 par rapport au stator 6 est empêché par la goupille de stator 13.When the key body 3 is not introduced into the housing 9, the head 12b of each movable rotor pin is pushed by the stator pin 13, against the shoulder 15. The depth of the large diameter section of the housing 14 is greater than the thickness of the head 12b so that the stator pin 13 enters the section of large diameter of the housing 14, the diameter of the housing 16 being the same as that of this section. As a result, any rotation of the barrel 7 relative to the stator 6 is prevented by the stator pin 13.

Lorsque le corps de clé est introduit dans le logement 9, les goupilles mobiles de rotor 12 sont repoussées, à l'encontre des ressorts 17, et, si elles ne coopèrent pas avec le creux c (fig. 1 et 3) spécialement prévu pour être associé à la goupille 12 en question, la tête 12b de ladite goupille fera saillie dans le logement 16 de stator et empêchera la rotation relative du rotor 7 et du stator 6.When the key body is inserted into the housing 9, the movable rotor pins 12 are pushed back, against the springs 17, and, if they do not cooperate with the hollow c (FIGS. 1 and 3) specially designed to be associated with the pin 12 in question, the head 12b of said pin will protrude into the housing 16 of the stator and will prevent the relative rotation of the rotor 7 and the stator 6.

Ce n'est que lorsque la clé 1 occupera la position appropriée et que toutes les goupilles 12 coopéreront avec les creux associés c (figure 1), que la surface d'appui entre les têtes 12b et les goupilles de stator 13 se situera sur la surface cylindrique du rotor 7 ; il sera alors possible de faire tourner le rotor 7 par rapport au stator 6 en agissant sur la platine 2. Il est à noter que, comme représenté sur la figure 3, les goupilles mobiles de rotor 12 peuvent coopérer non seulement avec des creux c prévus sur les grandes faces 3a, 3b, de la clé 3, mais également avec des creux prévus sur le chant 3d de la clé 1 et cela bien que le corps de clé 3 soit muni d'un poussoir mobile p (figures 1 et 4) translatable, ou sur les arêtes de la clé.It is only when the key 1 occupies the appropriate position and that all the pins 12 cooperate with the associated recesses c (FIG. 1), that the bearing surface between the heads 12b and the stator pins 13 will be located on the cylindrical surface of the rotor 7; it will then be possible to rotate the rotor 7 relative to the stator 6 by acting on the plate 2. It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 3, the movable rotor pins 12 can cooperate not only with recesses c provided on the large faces 3a, 3b, of the key 3, but also with recesses provided on the 3d edge of the key 1, even though the key body 3 is provided with a movable pusher p (FIGS. 1 and 4) translatable, or on the edges of the key.

Cela est possible car la clé 1 comporte, en tête, c'est-à-dire vers son extrémité la plus éloignée de la platine 2, une zone rétrécie B et un logement 18 pour le poussoir mobile p est prévu dans cette zone B. Ce poussoir p est destiné à coopérer avec un organe de positionnement D formé, sur les figures 2 et 4, par une plaquette 19, encastrée dans un évidement prévu dans l'ouverture 10 du logement 9, et faisant saillie radialement vers l'intérieur par une nervure 20. La surface extérieure de la plaquette 19 épouse la surface cylindrique du rotor 7 de manière à ne pas gêner la rotation du rotor par rapport au stator. La plaquette 19 est fixée par tout moyen approprié sur le rotor 7, notamment par engagement à force dans l'évidement de ce rotor. Comme visible sur la figure 2, le blocage axial du rotor 7 par rapport au stator 6 est assuré, d'une part, par une collerette 21, prévue à une extrémité du rotor et coopérant avec le stator, et, d'autre part, par une bague élastique fendue 22, ancrée dans une gorge prévue sur la surface extérieure du rotor 6 vers son extrémité éloignée de la collerette 21, cette bague 22 coopérant avec l'autre extrémité du stator 6.This is possible because the key 1 comprises, at the head, that is to say towards its end furthest from the plate 2, a narrowed zone B and a housing 18 for the movable pusher p is provided in this zone B. This pusher p is intended to cooperate with a positioning member D formed, in FIGS. 2 and 4, by a plate 19, embedded in a recess provided in the opening 10 of the housing 9, and projecting radially inwards by a rib 20. The outer surface of the plate 19 follows the cylindrical surface of the rotor 7 so as not to hinder the rotation of the rotor relative to the stator. The plate 19 is fixed by any appropriate means to the rotor 7, in particular by force-fitting into the recess of this rotor. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the axial locking of the rotor 7 relative to the stator 6 is ensured, on the one hand, by a flange 21, provided at one end of the rotor and cooperating with the stator, and, on the other hand, by a split elastic ring 22, anchored in a groove provided on the outer surface of the rotor 6 towards its end remote from the flange 21, this ring 22 cooperating with the other end of the stator 6.

Comme visible en comparant les figures 3 et 4, la zone rétrécie B de la clé a la même épaisseur e (figure 4) que le reste de la clé (figure 3) mais la largeur 1 (figure 4) de cette zone rétrécie est réduite par rapport à la largeur L du reste de la clé. L'axe du logement 18 s'étend transversalement par rapport à la direction longitudinale de la clé, et est sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen du corps de clé 3. De préférence, l'axe du logement 18 est situé dans le plan moyen du corps de clé, et est orthogonal à la direction longitudinale de la clé. Le logement 18 débouche, à ses deux extrémités, sur les chants de la zone rétrécie B.As visible by comparing Figures 3 and 4, the narrowed area B of the key has the same thickness e (Figure 4) as the rest of the key (Figure 3) but the width 1 (Figure 4) of this narrowed area is reduced relative to the width L of the rest of the key. The axis of the housing 18 extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the key, and is substantially parallel to the mean plane of the key body 3. Preferably, the axis of the housing 18 is located in the mean plane of the body key, and is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the key. The housing 18 opens, at its two ends, on the edges of the narrowed zone B.

Comme visible sur la figure 4, le poussoir p peut comprendre une tige 23 comportant à chaque extrémité une tête 24, 25, de plus fort diamètre ; une empreinte 26 peut être effectuée dans une des faces, par exemple la face 3b du corps de clé de telle sorte qu'une partie en saillie soit formée, dans le logement 18, entre les têtes 24, 25 pour limiter l'amplitude du coulissement du poussoir p et pour empêcher ce poussoir de s'échapper de son logement 18. Chaque tête 24, 25 comporte une partie cylindrique se terminant par une partie arrondie, sensiblement hémisphérique.As can be seen in FIG. 4, the pusher p may comprise a rod 23 comprising at each end a head 24, 25, of larger diameter; a cavity 26 can be made in one of the faces, for example the face 3b of the key body so that a projecting part is formed, in the housing 18, between the heads 24, 25 to limit the amplitude of the sliding of the pusher p and to prevent this pusher from escaping from its housing 18. Each head 24, 25 has a cylindrical part ending in a rounded, substantially hemispherical part.

La longueur axiale h du poussoir p est de préférence supérieure à la largeur 1 de la zone rétrécie B d'une valeur i qui sera précisée plus loin. La longueur h est inférieure à la largeur L du corps de clé ; en outre, la forme du poussoir p ainsi que la forme de l'empreinte 26 et les dimensions de cette empreinte, qui limite les déplacements en coulissement du poussoir p dans le logement 18, sont choisies de telle sorte que lorsque le poussoir p est sorti au maximum de son logement 18, il ne fait pas saillie, transversalement, par rapport au contour de la section transversale du reste de la clé. Autrement dit, selon la représentation de la figure 1, le poussoir p, lorsqu'il est sorti au maximum de son logement 18, reste entièrement compris entre les deux droites 27, 28 s'appuyant sur le contour de la section transversale du corps de clé 3.The axial length h of the pusher p is preferably greater than the width 1 of the narrowed zone B by a value i which will be specified below. The length h is less than the width L of the key body; in addition, the shape of the pusher p as well as the shape of the imprint 26 and the dimensions of this imprint, which limits the sliding movements of the pusher p in the housing 18, are chosen so that when the pusher p is out at the maximum of its housing 18, it does not protrude, transversely, relative to the contour of the cross section of the rest of the key. In other words, according to the representation of FIG. 1, the pusher p, when it has extended as far as possible from its housing 18, remains entirely comprised between the two straight lines 27, 28 resting on the contour of the cross section of the body of key 3.

De préférence, l'organe de positionnement D, vient affleurer la zone rétrécie B lorsque la clé est introduite dans le logement de rotor. Lorsque la tête 24 (figure 24) du poussoir p est en appui contre la nervure 20, la tête 25 fait saillie de la distance j hors du logement 18, du côté opposé, de manière à pousser une goupille mobile de rotor 29 dans une position permettant la rotation du rotor de barillet 7 par rapport au stator 6. La valeur de la distance j est choisie de manière à être suffisante pour assurer une commande correcte du déplacement de la goupille 29. Cette goupille est montée coulissante radialement dans un logement 30 prévu dans le rotor 7, diamétralement opposé à la plaquette 19. La goupille 29 comporte, du côté de la tête 25 du poussoir p une protubérance 29a propre à coopérer avec cette tête et, de l'autre côté, une calotte cylindrique 29b, propre à coopérer avec une goupille de stator 31, poussée par un ressort 32. Comme dans le cas des goupilles 12 décrites précédemment, la hauteur de la goupille 29 est inférieure à celle du logement 30 de telle sorte que, lorsque le poussoir p n'agit pas sur la goupille 29, la goupille de stator 31 fait saillie dans le logement 30 et empêche la rotation du rotor 7 par rapport au stator 6.Preferably, the positioning member D comes flush with the narrowed area B when the key is inserted into the rotor housing. When the head 24 (FIG. 24) of the pusher p is in abutment against the rib 20, the head 25 projects from the distance j out of the housing 18, on the opposite side, so as to push a movable rotor pin 29 into a position allowing the rotation of the barrel rotor 7 relative to the stator 6. The value of the distance j is chosen so as to be sufficient to ensure correct control of the movement of the pin 29. This pin is mounted to slide radially in a housing 30 provided in the rotor 7, diametrically opposite the plate 19. The pin 29 comprises, on the side of the head 25 of the pusher p a protuberance 29a adapted to cooperate with this head and, on the other side, a cylindrical cap 29b, suitable for cooperate with a stator pin 31, pushed by a spring 32. As in the case of the pins 12 described above, the height of the pin 29 is less than that of the housing 30 so that, when the pusher p does not act on the g oupille 29, the stator pin 31 projects into the housing 30 and prevents rotation of the rotor 7 relative to the stator 6.

Il est à noter qu'au lieu de prévoir un affleurement de la nervure 20 avec le chant associé de la zone B, on pourrait prévoir l'entrée de la nervure 20 dans le logement 18 grâce à une fraction de rainure longitudinale prévue uniquement au niveau de la zone B ; dans ce cas, la longueur h du poussoir p pourait être égale ou même inférieure à la largeur 1 de la zone rétrécie.It should be noted that instead of providing for a outcrop of the rib 20 with the associated edge of the zone B, one could provide for the entry of the rib 20 into the housing 18 by virtue of a fraction of longitudinal groove provided only at the level Zone B; in this case, the length h of the pusher p could be equal to or even less than the width 1 of the narrowed area.

De préférence, la clé 1 est symétrique par rapport à un axe longitudinal A (figure 1) de telle sorte que la clé puisse être introduite dans le rotor 3 soit dans la position représentée sur la figure 1, soit dans une position déduite de celle de la figure 1 par rotation de 180° autour de l'axe A, c'est-à-dire qu'il n'y aura pas de sens d'introduction particulier de la clé dans le barillet. On peut également prévoir une dissymétrie avec un système de détrompage imposant l'entrée de la clé 1 dans le rotor 7 suivant une position prédéterminée.Preferably, the key 1 is symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis A (FIG. 1) so that the key can be introduced into the rotor 3 either in the position shown in FIG. 1, or in a position deduced from that of Figure 1 by rotation of 180 ° around the axis A, that is to say that there will be no particular direction of introduction of the key into the barrel. One can also provide an asymmetry with a keying system requiring the entry of the key 1 in the rotor 7 in a predetermined position.

Ceci étant, le fonctionnement d'une serrure équipée d'un barillet destiné à être commandé par une clé telle que décrite précédemment, est le suivant.That said, the operation of a lock equipped with a barrel intended to be controlled by a key as described above is as follows.

Lorsque le corps de clé 3 est retiré du logement 9 du rotor 7, ce dernier est immobilisé en rotation, autour de son axe, par rapport au stator, du fait que les goupilles de stator 13, comme expliqué précédemment, font partiellement saillie dans les logements des goupilles de rotor associées. Les extrémités intérieures de ces goupilles de rotor, de préférence tronconiques, comme visible sur la figure 3, font saillie à l'intérieur du logement 9.When the key body 3 is removed from the housing 9 of the rotor 7, the latter is immobilized in rotation, about its axis, relative to the stator, because the stator pins 13, as explained above, partially protrude in the associated rotor pin housings. The interior ends of these rotor pins, preferably frustoconical, as visible in FIG. 3, protrude inside the housing 9.

L'introduction du corps 3 de clé dans le logement 9, en vue de faire tourner le rotor 7 et d'actionner la serrure, va provoquer le recul des goupilles de rotor 12 dans leur logement.The introduction of the key body 3 into the housing 9, in order to rotate the rotor 7 and actuate the lock, will cause the rotor pins 12 to retreat into their housing.

Peu avant la fin d'introduction du corps de clé 3 dans le logement 9, fin d'introduction qui est déterminée par la venue en butée d'un épaulement tel que g (figure 1) de la clé contre un épaulement correspondant k du rotor, le poussoir mobile p va entrer en contact, par son extrémité 24 ou 25, avec la nervure 20 formant rampe, de la plaquette 19 (figures 2 et 4). Le poussoir p va alors prendre la position représentée sur la figure 4 et sa tête 25 ou 24 va faire saillie hors du logement 18 en repoussant la goupille mobile de rotor 29 d'une distance juste suffisante pour que la surface d'appui entre la goupille de stator 31 et la tête arrondie de la goupille de rotor 29 se trouve à l'interface du rotor 7 et du stator 6. Simultanément, pour cette position de fin d'introduction de la clé, toutes les autres goupilles de rotor 12 coopéreront avec les empreintes associées c du corps de clé 2 et occuperont des positions telles que celles représentées sur la figure 3. Il sera alors possible, en exerçant un couple de rotation sur la platine 2 de clé d'entraîner en rotation le rotor 7 par rapport au stator 6, et d'actionner ainsi la serrure.Shortly before the end of introduction of the key body 3 into the housing 9, end of introduction which is determined by the abutment of a shoulder such as g (FIG. 1) of the key against a corresponding shoulder k of the rotor , the movable pusher p will come into contact, through its end 24 or 25, with the rib 20 forming a ramp, of the plate 19 (Figures 2 and 4). The pusher p will then take the position shown in Figure 4 and its head 25 or 24 will protrude from the housing 18 by pushing the movable rotor pin 29 by a distance just sufficient for the bearing surface between the pin stator 31 and the rounded head of the rotor pin 29 is located at the interface of the rotor 7 and the stator 6. Simultaneously, for this position of end of insertion of the key, all the other rotor pins 12 will cooperate with the associated fingerprints c of the key body 2 and will occupy positions such as those shown in FIG. 3. It will then be possible, by exerting a torque on the plate 2 of the key, to rotate the rotor 7 relative to the stator 6, and thus actuate the lock.

Il est à noter que lors de l'introduction de la clé dans le logement 9, du fait que le poussoir p ne fait pas saillie au-delà des lignes 27, 28 (figure 1), il n'y a pratiquement aucun risque d'accrochage de ce poussoir dans l'entrée du logement 9, entrée qui n'a pas besoin d'avoir une forme évasée munie de surfaces servant de rampes.It should be noted that during the introduction of the key into the housing 9, since the pusher p does not protrude beyond the lines 27, 28 (FIG. 1), there is practically no risk of 'hooking of this pusher in the entrance of the housing 9, entry which does not need to have a flared shape provided with surfaces serving as ramps.

En se reportant aux figures 5 à 8, on peut voir une variante de réalisation selon laquelle la clé 101 a une forme cylindrique, c'est-à-dire que le corps de clé 103 est formé par une tige cylindrique de révolution. Les éléments de la clé et du barillet des figures 5 à 8 identiques ou jouant des rôles analogues à des éléments déjà décrits avec référence aux figures 1 à 4 sont désignés par une référence numérique correspondant à la somme du nombre 100 et de la référence désignant ledit élément sur les figures 1 à 4. La description de ces éléments ne sera pas reprise ou ne sera reprise que très succinctement.Referring to Figures 5 to 8, we can see an alternative embodiment according to which the key 101 has a cylindrical shape, that is to say that the key body 103 is formed by a cylindrical rod of revolution. The elements of the key and the barrel of Figures 5 to 8 identical or playing roles similar to elements already described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 are designated by a numerical reference corresponding to the sum of the number 100 and the reference designating said element in Figures 1 to 4. The description of these elements will not be repeated or will be repeated only very succinctly.

La zone rétrécie B de la clé ronde 101 de la figure 5 a une forme cylindrique de révolution coaxiale au corps de tige 103 et ayant un diamètre inférieur à celui de ce corps 103. Le logement 118 de l'organe mobile p a de préférence son axe orienté suivant un diamètre de la zone rétrécie cylindrique B. Comme expliqué précédemment. le poussoir p a un déplacement limité, hors de son logement, de telle sorte qu'il reste entre les lignes 127, 128 prolongeant les deux génératrices diamétralement opposées du corps 103, situées dans le plan passant par l'axe commun A et l'axe du logement 118.The narrowed zone B of the round key 101 of FIG. 5 has a cylindrical shape of revolution coaxial with the rod body 103 and having a diameter less than that of this body 103. The housing 118 of the movable member preferably has its axis oriented along a diameter of the cylindrical narrowed zone B. As explained above. the pusher pa a limited displacement, out of its housing, so that it remains between the lines 127, 128 extending the two diametrically opposite generatrices of the body 103, located in the plane passing through the common axis A and the axis housing 118.

Comme visible sur les figures 6 à 8, le logement 109 de clé, prévu dans le rotor 107 est formé par un alésage concentrique au rotor. Il n'y a donc pas d'ouverture, comparable à l'ouverture 10 de la figure 3, de l'alésage 109 dans l'interface entre le rotor 107 et le stator 106. Il en résulte l'avantage, dans le cas de la clé ronde par rapport à la clé plate, qu'il n'y a pas de zone interdite pour disposer, angulairement, une goupille de rotor. Le corps de clé cylindrique 103 ne présente pas d'arête limitant également la disposition des goupilles.As shown in Figures 6 to 8, the key housing 109, provided in the rotor 107 is formed by a bore concentric with the rotor. There is therefore no opening, comparable to the opening 10 in FIG. 3, of the bore 109 in the interface between the rotor 107 and the stator 106. This results in the advantage, in the case of the round key compared to the flat key, that there is no prohibited area to arrange, angularly, a rotor pin. The cylindrical key body 103 does not have an edge also limiting the arrangement of the pins.

De ce fait, avec une clé à corps cylindrique 103, les possibilités pour le placement des goupilles sont accrues, et donc les variations possibles des combinaisons de clés sont donc augmentées.Therefore, with a cylindrical body key 103, the possibilities for the placement of the pins are increased, and therefore the possible variations of key combinations are therefore increased.

Comme visible sur la figure 6, l'organe de positonnement D, destiné à coopérer avec le poussoir mobile p est formé par un pion 119 monté dans un alésage radial 33 prévu dans la paroi du rotor 107, et diamétralement opposé à la goupille mobile de rotor 129. Cet alésage 33 est prévu vers l'extrémité du rotor 107 éloignée de l'entrée du logement 109.As visible in FIG. 6, the positioning member D, intended to cooperate with the movable pusher p is formed by a pin 119 mounted in a radial bore 33 provided in the wall of the rotor 107, and diametrically opposite to the movable pin of rotor 129. This bore 33 is provided towards the end of the rotor 107 remote from the inlet of the housing 109.

Le poussoir mobile p est formé par une tige 123, munie de deux têtes 124, 125, tout à fait semblables à la tige 23 et aux têtes 24, 25 de la figure 4. La limitation du mouvement transversal de la tige 123 est assurée par un pion 126, logé dans un alésage radial 34 (figure 8) prévu dans la zone B de plus petit diamètre. L'axe de l'alésage 34 est orthogonal à l'axe de l'alésage 118, et coupe cet axe. L'alésage 34 débouche à la surface de la zone B. Le pion 126 ne fait pas saillie sur la surface extérieure de cette zone B.The movable pusher p is formed by a rod 123, provided with two heads 124, 125, quite similar to the rod 23 and to the heads 24, 25 of FIG. 4. The limitation of the transverse movement of the rod 123 is ensured by a pin 126, housed in a radial bore 34 (Figure 8) provided in the area B of smaller diameter. The axis of the bore 34 is orthogonal to the axis of the bore 118, and intersects this axis. The bore 34 opens at the surface of the area B. The pin 126 does not protrude from the outer surface of this area B.

A condition de désigner par 1 le diamètre de la zone rétrécie B et par L le diamètre du corps 103, les explications fournies précédemment avec référence aux figures 3 et 4 relativement aux dimensions h (longueur du poussoir p) j. L et 1 restent valables.Provided that the diameter of the narrowed zone B is designated by 1 and the diameter of the body 103 by L, the explanations provided above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 relative to the dimensions h (length of the pusher p) j. L and 1 remain valid.

Dans ces conditions, le poussoir mobile p, même lorsqu'il fait saillie au maximum, affleure la surface cylindrique enveloppant le corps 103, et ne risque pas d'accrocher l'entrée du logement du rotor.Under these conditions, the movable pusher p, even when it projects to the maximum, is flush with the cylindrical surface enveloping the body 103, and does not risk hooking the entrance to the housing of the rotor.

La clé 101 comporte, à la jonction du corps 103 et de la platine 102, deux méplats diamétralement opposés tels que 35 destinés à coopérer avec deux autres méplats tels que 36 (figure 6) prévus à l'entrée du logement 109 du rotor. Cette coopération des méplats assure la position angulaire correcte de la clé 101 par rapport au rotor, qui permet l'introduction totale de la clé dans le rotor, et la coopération des goupilles de rotor 112 avec les empreintes associées c prévues sur le corps de clé 103.The key 101 comprises, at the junction of the body 103 and the plate 102, two diametrically opposite flats such as 35 intended to cooperate with two other flats such as 36 (FIG. 6) provided at the entrance to the housing 109 of the rotor. This cooperation of the flats ensures the correct angular position of the key 101 relative to the rotor, which allows the total introduction of the key into the rotor, and the cooperation of the rotor pins 112 with the associated imprints c provided on the key body. 103.

Le fonctionnement et la manoeuvre du barillet et de la serrure à l'aide de la clé ronde 101 sont semblables à ceux décrits précédemment pour la clé plate 1.The operation and operation of the barrel and the lock using the round key 101 are similar to those described above for the flat key 1.

On remarquera que l'introduction de la clé ronde 101 dans le logement 109 peut s'effectuer sans ajuster l'angle d'introduction. On enfonce le corps de clé 103 jusqu'à ce que les méplats 35 arrivent au niveau des méplats 36. Il suffit alors de donner à la clé 101 l'orientation correcte pour que les méplats 35 puissent s'introduire entre les méplats 36, ce qui permet de finir l'enfoncement du corps de clé 103 dans le logement 109.It will be noted that the introduction of the round key 101 into the housing 109 can be carried out without adjusting the angle of introduction. The key body 103 is pressed in until the flats 35 arrive at the flats 36. It suffices then to give the key 101 the correct orientation so that the flats 35 can be introduced between the flats 36, which allows the key body 103 to be inserted into the housing 109.

La phase finale de l'enfoncement du corps de clé 103, dans la position angulaire appropriée, provoque la coopération du pion 119 et du poussoir mobile p (figure 8) qui repousse la goupille mobile de rotor 129. Simultanément, les autres goupilles mobiles de rotor coopèrent avec les empreintes associées du corps 103. Il est alors possible de faire tourner le rotor pour actionner la serrure.The final phase of the insertion of the key body 103, in the appropriate angular position, causes the cooperation of the pin 119 and the movable pusher p (FIG. 8) which pushes the movable rotor pin 129. Simultaneously, the other movable pins of rotor cooperate with the associated imprints of the body 103. It is then possible to rotate the rotor to actuate the lock.

Il est à noter que pour la fabrication d'une clé ronde selon l'invention et du rotor correspondant, on utilise le même matériel de perçage que celui utilisé pour la clé plate.It should be noted that for the manufacture of a round key according to the invention and of the corresponding rotor, the same drilling material is used as that used for the flat key.

Il résulte des explications précédentes, que l'invention permet d'éviter la présence d'une rainure sur toute la longueur du corps de clé, et augmente le nombre des zones d'implantation possibles des goupilles de rotor. Les risques d'accrochage du poussoir mobile, à l'entrée du logement de rotor, étant pratiquemnt supprimés, il n'est pas nécessaire de prévoir, à cette entrée, une surface tronconique ou évasée destinée à servir de rampe pour le poussoir.It follows from the foregoing explanations that the invention makes it possible to avoid the presence of a groove over the entire length of the key body, and increases the number of possible implantation areas of the rotor pins. The risks of catching the movable pusher, at the entrance to the rotor housing, being practically eliminated, it is not necessary to provide, at this entrance, a frustoconical or flared surface intended to serve as a ramp for the pusher.

Le crochetage d'une serrure équipée d'un tel barillet selon l'invention est rendu très difficile en raison des nombreuses goupilles dans toutes les directions et du système mobile en bout de barillet.The picking of a lock equipped with such a barrel according to the invention is made very difficult because of the numerous pins in all directions and of the mobile system at the end of the barrel.

Les creux c, ou pointages, peuvent être prévus dans une multitude de positions à la fois dans les sens longitudinaux et angulaires, et avec des profondeurs variables.The recesses c, or pointing, can be provided in a multitude of positions both in the longitudinal and angular directions, and with varying depths.

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1. Key for lock cylinder, usable in particular for operation of a lock or bolt, and in which the key shank (3, 103), which is intended to enter inside a recess (9, 109) of the rotor (7, 107) of the cylinder (4, 104), is provided with at least one translationally movable pusher (p) adapted to be displaced in a movement of limited amplitude in a recess (18, 118) provided in the key (1, 101), the pusher being intended to cooperate with a locating member (D) provided in the rotor recess, so as to protrude out of its recess, and to push a movable rotor pin (29, 129) into a position allowing rotation of the cylinder rotor relative to the stator (6, 106), characterised in that it comprises, at the tip, a narrow region (B) of smaller section than the remainder of the key shank, and the recess (18, 118) of the movable pusher (p) is provided in this narrow region (B).
2. Key according to claim 1, characterised in that the transverse dimensions of the narrow region (B) and the arrangement of the movable pusher (p) and its recess (18, 118) are such that, when the pusher (p) has emerged as far as possible from its recess, said pusher (p) does not protrude transversely relative to the contour of the transverse section of the remainder (3) of the key.
3. Key according to claim 1 or 2, having an elongate flat shape, characterised in that the narrow region (B) of the key has the same thickness (e) as the remainder (3) of the key, but is reduced in width (1), the axis of the recess (18) of the movable pusher (p) extending transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the key and being approximately parallel to the median plane of the key shank, this recess (18) generally opening out at the two ends onto the edges of the narrow region (B).
4. Key according to claim 1 or 2, of cylindrical shape, characterised in that the narrow region (B) also has a cylindrical shape, the diameter of this narrow region being smaller than that of the remainder of the key (103), the cylindrical narrow region (B) being preferably coaxial with the remainder (103) of the key.
5. Key according to claim 4, characterised in that the recess (118) of the movable member has its axis oriented along a diameter of the cylindrical narrow region (B).
6. Key according to claim 4 or 5, in which the movable pusher is formed by a rod (123) provided with two heads (124, 125), characterised in that transverse movement of the rod (123) is limited by a pin (126) accommodated in a radial bore (34) provided in the region (B) of smaller diameter.
7. Key according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the axial length (h) of the movable pusher (p) is greater than the width (1) of the narrow region (B) by a value (j), this length (h) being less than the width (L) of the key shank (3, 103).
8. Lock cylinder including a stator (6, 106) and a rotor (7, 107), the rotor comprising a recess (9, 109) for receiving a key, this cylinder being arranged to be operated by a key with a movable pusher according to any of the preceding claims, said cylinder comprising a locating member (D) for displacing the movable pusher (p) of the key out of its recess (18,118), and a movable rotor pin (29, 129) on which can act the movable pusher, characterised in that said locating member (D) is situated towards the end of the recess (9, 109) of the rotor remote from the entrance of this recess.
9. Cylinder according to claim 8, characterised in that the locating member (D) is level with the narrow region (B) of the key when the latter is introduced into the rotor recess (9, 109).
10. Cylinder according to claim 9, characterised in that the locating member (D) is formed by a plate (19) seated in a groove provided in the opening (10) of the rotor recess (9) in the case of a flat key (1), or by a pin (119) mounted in a radial bore (33) provided in the wall of the rotor (107) in the case of a cylindrical key (101).
11. Cylinder according to any of claims 8 to 10, characterised in that the movable rotor pins (12, 112) are placed in radially oriented recesses (14, 114) whose axes intersect with the longitudinal axis of the rotor.
12. Lock or bolt provided with a cylinder according to any of claims 8 to 11, adapted to be operated by a key according to any of claims 1 to 7.
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