EP2971415B1 - High security lock - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to locks, and more specifically, to high security locks adapted for use in safes and other security structures or areas.
- the structure typically includes a lock mechanism, and the structure is generally designed to be accessible only by a select few individuals who are entrusted with a predetermined combination code that facilitates the unlocking of the mechanism.
- Unauthorized persons will use simple lock picking tools as well as sophisticated equipment that can apply high mechanical forces or an electric or magnetic field to the lock mechanism in order to manipulate the components within the lock mechanism.
- US 6341513 discloses a two-in-one combination safe lock which includes a lock device and an electronic lock device in a box that is set on the side of a safe door with a lock device in a box that is set on the side of a safe door with a lock latch on the upper side.
- a numeric dial and a circular pushbutton plate are disposed at the front side of the safe door and the wheel is connected to the mechanical lock device and the electronic lock device in the box by a shaft. By rotating the numeric dial or inputting the access code through the circular pushbutton plate, the mechanical lock device and the electronic lock device are moved to pull back the lock latch and open the safe door.
- a locking mechanism in one embodiment, includes a lock bolt that moves between an extended position and a retracted position.
- the lock bolt is coupled to a bolt retraction gear which is movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. In the engagement position, the bolt retraction gear is engaged with a manually-driven gear.
- the locking mechanism also includes a user input device for receiving user input information and a controller for verifying user input information with stored authentication information. Upon detecting valid user input information, the controller triggers an actuator assembly having a guide element, which is operatively movable between a capturing position and a non-capturing position. In the capturing position, the guide element inhibits the movement of the bolt retraction gear. In the non-capturing position, the guide element releases the movement of the bolt retraction gear. The guide element inhibits the movement of the bolt retraction gear toward the engagement position until the controller verifies that the user input information matches the stored authorization information.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of the user input device 15 and its contents.
- the dial 24 includes a protruding portion 30 which may be manually gripped by a user, and a plate portion 32 that includes the numerical combination numbers 34 on the backside thereof (see FIG. 3 ).
- a brass insert 36 is rigidly secured to the dial 24 using screw fasteners 38.
- the brass insert 36 can provide weight for the dial 24 and serve a bearing member for rotation against a portion 40 of the dial housing 16.
- the dial housing 16 includes windows 42, 44 for allowing the numbers on the back side of the dial plate portion 40 to be viewed via a reflection in the mirror 28.
- An LED indicator light 46 is provided and may be used in various manners to provide indication of combination input.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a rear perspective view of the lock 10 and illustrates a lock bolt 54 extending from the lock casing 14.
- the shaft 52 extends through a back side 56 of the lock casing 14 and is secured with a nut 58 in such a manner as to allow rotation of the shaft 52 when the dial 24 is rotated.
- the back side of the dial plate portion 32 includes combination numbers, which, when reflected in the mirror 28 ( FIG. 2 ) will be viewable by the user.
- the actuator 70 Upon entry of the correct combination code as recognized by the encoder and controller circuitry, the actuator 70 will be activated such that its output element 76 rotates.
- the output element 76 includes a pin 76a that will rotate through a slot 86 in the pivot block 72 ( FIG. 5 ) and also move through a slot 68c in the bolt retraction gear 68. Normally this pin 76a would prevent rotation of the bolt retraction gear 68, as shown in FIG 8A , for example.
- the bolt retraction gear 68 is slightly spring-loaded, with, for example, a torsion spring of low spring force, such that the bolt retraction gear 68 is biased in the clockwise direction to the position shown in FIG. 8B upon activation of the actuator 70.
- the dial 24 may be manually rotated such that the drive gear element 80 is rotated through engagement of the first drive gear portion 80a with the spindle gear 78.
- the spindle gear 78 is coupled to the shaft 52 by a key 88.
- the bolt retraction gear 68 When the bolt retraction gear 68 is engaged with the drive gear portion 80b as shown in FIG. 8B , the bolt retraction gear 68 will rotate about its pivot axis 68a, and a pin 68b secured to the bolt retraction gear 68 will rise out of a position seated in a recess 64a of the bolt guide member 64 and the end 90a of a curved slot or pin guide 90 of the bolt guide member 64 ( FIG. 5 ).
- the pin 68b also extends through a slot 54a in the bolt 54, and as the bolt retraction gear 68 rotates, the pin 68b rides upwardly in the slot 54a as viewed in FIGS. 8B and 8C and simultaneously moves the bolt 54 into the lock casing 14 and through the bolt guide member 64. Rotating the dial 24, shaft 52, and gears 78, 80, 68 in the opposite direction will extend the bolt 54 back to its fully-extended position and the bolt retraction gear 68 will be returned to the initial position shown in FIG. 8A by the pin 76a.
- the output element 76 is spring-loaded by use of a spring 92 such that when the actuator 70 is deactivated, the spring 92 will return the pin 76a to the initial position shown in FIG. 9A , and the spring force of the output element 76 is sufficiently strong to force the bolt retraction gear 68 to the initial position shown in FIG. 8A .
- the actuator 70 is a servo motor 70 in the illustrated embodiment.
- the use of the servo motor 70 such as a micro-servo as opposed, for example, to a stepper motor, has advantages.
- the servo motor 70 includes a relatively complex gear train that involves several revolutions in order to rotate the output element 76 through just a partial rotation as discussed above.
- the servo motor 70 would be difficult to activate in some surreptitious manner.
- the pin 68b used on the bolt retraction gear 68 rests in a recess in its home position with the lock bolt 54 extended as shown in FIG.
- the circuit breaker device 96 is illustrated as a coil in FIG. 10 , the coil being wrapped around the spindle sleeve 60.
- the circuit breaker device 96 may also comprise a plurality of wires.
- FIGS. 11-14C another embodiment of a lock 110 is illustrated.
- the lock 110 includes many of the same elements as the first embodiment of the lock 10, such as the circuit board 62, bolt retraction gear 68, and actuator 70.
- reference numerals remain the same for similar elements in the various embodiments described.
- This embodiment of the lock 110 follows the same bolt retraction sequence illustrated in FIGS. 6-9C and described above, and the lock 110 includes a different lock bolt 112 and a retracting bolt shield 114.
- the lock bolt 112 includes a slot 112a adapted to receive the pin 68b of the bolt retraction gear 68.
- the bolt extension 112c can be added to the lock bolt 112 if necessary for the door 12 selected.
- the lock bolt 112 can be configured for use with any type of door.
- the mounting bolts 94 of the lock casing 14 are accessible from the back side 56 of the lock casing 14. An unauthorized person having access to this rear side 56 could remove the mounting screws 94 and replace the lock casing 14 with a lock body of a different mechanism, thereby compromising the lock 110.
- the lock 110 of the current embodiment includes the retracting bolt shield 114.
- the lock 110 includes a modified bolt guide member 118.
- the bolt guide member 118 continues to include a recess 118a and a curved slot 120 for engaging the pin 68b of the bolt retraction gear 68.
- the bolt guide member 118 also has a pair of longitudinally-directed apertures 118b formed on opposing sides of the bolt guide member 118. These longitudinally-directed apertures 118b are in communication with laterally-directed slots 118c, the slots 188c extending from an edge of the bolt guide member 118 to longitudinal receptacles 122 holding the mounting bolts 94.
- the retracting bolt shield 114 includes a blocking member 124 with a non-circular aperture 124a, a first member 126 with a non-circular aperture 126a, and a non-circular drive rod 128 operatively coupling the blocking member 124 to the first member 126 at the non-circular apertures 124a, 126a.
- the drive rod 128 is positioned within one of the longitudinally-directed apertures 118b of the bolt guide member 118 while the blocking member 124 is at least partially disposed in one of the lateral slots 118c, as most clearly shown in FIG. 13 .
- the drive rod 128 and associated apertures 124a, 126a are hexagonal in the illustrated embodiment, but one skilled in the art will appreciate that any alternative non-circular shape may be chosen for these elements.
- the first member 126 has a first end 126b configured to engage the lock bolt 112 and more specifically, one of the recesses 112b in the lock bolt.
- the recesses 112b force the first members 126 to rotate to the position shown in FIG. 14C .
- the drive rods 128 have transferred the motion of the first members 126 to the blocking members 124 to reveal the mounting bolts 94.
- the spindle gear 78 drives the bolt retraction gear 68 and lock bolt 112 back to an extended or locked position, the first members 126 again engage the lock bolt recesses 112b and rotate back to the position in FIG. 14A .
- the retracting bolt shield 114 prevents an unauthorized person attempting to tamper with the lock 110 by removing the mounting bolts 94.
- the bolt retraction gear 216 remains engaged with the second drive gear portion 214b when the lock bolt 54 is fully extended as shown in FIG. 15A .
- a two-tooth relief 218 is provided on the spindle gear 212 and a corresponding two-tooth relief 220 is provided on the first drive gear portion 214a.
- the relief 220 in the first drive gear portion 214a is oriented as shown in FIG. 15A to prevent engagement of the spindle gear 212 and the drive gear 214 while the spindle gear 212 is rotated during combination entry. Thus, no audible information from gear collisions is provided to an unauthorized person rotating the dial 24.
- FIGS. 16A-17C An additional embodiment of the lock 310 is illustrated in FIGS. 16A-17C .
- the lock 310 is similar to the lock 210 of the previous embodiment and includes a spindle gear 312, a drive gear 314 having a first drive gear portion 314a adapted to engage the spindle gear 312 and a second drive gear portion 314b, and a bolt retraction gear 316 adapted to engage the second drive gear portion 314b.
- the spindle gear 312 and first drive gear portion 314a are also provided with corresponding two-tooth reliefs 318, 320 in the same manner as explained above with respect to lock 210.
- the actuator 70 and associated output element 76 have been removed.
- the gear advance lever 578 extends to and engages a notch portion 584 of the bolt retraction gear 520. As such, when the bolt retraction gear 520 is in the disengagement position, the bolt retraction gear 520 forces against the gear advance lever 578 and winds the kicker torsion spring 574 tighter as shown in FIG. 22A . In contrast, FIG. 22B shows that as the guide element 536 moves toward the non-capturing position, the gear advance lever 578 directs the bolt retraction gear 520 into the engagement position with the drive gear element 80. Finally, the stop lever 580 engages the rear casing half 512b for halting the rotation of the drum body 572 at a position for re-engaging the bolt retraction gear 520 while moving from the engagement position to the disengagement position.
- FIGS. 24A-24C show the bolt retraction gear 520 moving respectively from the disengaged position to the engaged position as described above.
- the pivot arm 558 clears the cam arm 554 to rotate the clutch torsion spring 552 and, in turn, rotate the projection 542 of the cam 540 into the guide element 536.
- the bolt retraction member 520 also includes a beveled edge 588 that cooperates with a curved end portion 590 of the transverse portion 564. While the curved end portion 590 moves from the capturing position to the non-capturing position, the transverse portion 564 effectively releases the biased movement of the bolt retraction gear 520 as the beveled edge 588 falls off of the curved end portion 590.
- the curved end portion 590 moves to the beveled edge 588. Once reaching the beveled edge 588, the curved end portion 590 engages the beveled edge 588 to direct the bolt retraction gear 520 to the disengagement position.
- the guide element 536 will overcome the biasing force of the biasing device 524 on the bolt retraction gear 520 to return the bolt retraction gear to the initial position shown in FIG. 22A .
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- The present invention relates generally to locks, and more specifically, to high security locks adapted for use in safes and other security structures or areas.
- Documents of an extremely sensitive nature and items having a high proprietary value often need to be stored within a safe or other structure. The structure typically includes a lock mechanism, and the structure is generally designed to be accessible only by a select few individuals who are entrusted with a predetermined combination code that facilitates the unlocking of the mechanism. Unauthorized persons will use simple lock picking tools as well as sophisticated equipment that can apply high mechanical forces or an electric or magnetic field to the lock mechanism in order to manipulate the components within the lock mechanism.
- As the tools utilized in lock picking have become more sophisticated, lock mechanisms have been improved to resist these sophisticated lock picking methods. Mechanical and/or electrical elements have been used in locks to provide complicated barriers to a potential unauthorized person attempting to break into the structure. However, unauthorized persons continue to attack even these improved lock mechanisms, including drilling into the interior of the lock mechanism through lock casing openings. Locations on the lock casing that are subject to frequent attack include the mounting bolts and the spindle mount where a spindle shaft from the combination dial enters the lock casing.
- Additionally, unauthorized persons attempting to break into the structure have been known to use devices that apply high acceleration to the combination dial in order to overcome security elements of the lock mechanism. The high accelerations of the gear train can sometimes force the gears controlling a lock bolt to rotate and unlock the lock mechanism without a proper combination entry. These high acceleration devices can include so-called auto-dialers, which rapidly attempt every possible combination until the proper combination has been detected. Even if the unauthorized person is unsuccessful at opening the lock mechanism in this manner, the rapid collisions of gear teeth in a gear train caused by high acceleration can frequently damage the gear train and lead to improper operations of the lock mechanism. The collisions of the gear teeth may also provide audible information that an unauthorized person can detect and use to determine the programmed combination that actuates the unlocking of the mechanism.
- Furthermore, improved lock mechanisms must comply with highly stringent government specifications in order to be used on government-controlled structures and containment devices. For example, the stringency of relevant U.S. government specifications is readily appreciated from Federal Specification FF-L-2740, dated October 12, 1989, titled "FEDERAL SPECIFICATION: LOCKS, COMBINATION" for the use of all federal agencies. Section 3.4.7, "Combination Redial," requires that once the lock bolt has been extended to its locked position "it shall not be possible to reopen the lock without completely redialing the locked combination." Section 3.6.1.3, "Emanation Analysis," requires that the lock shall not emit any sounds or other signals which may be used to surreptitiously open the lock within a specified period. Further U.S. government requirements are included in Federal Specification FF-L-2937, dated January 31, 2005, titled "FEDERAL SPECIFICATION: COMBINATION LOCK, MECHANICAL." In that document, Section 4.7.4, "Endurance Test," requires that a sample lock be "cycled through fifty combination changes including three open and close verifications after each change" to ensure proper combination setting functionality. Section 4.7.7, "Resistance to Unauthorized Opening Test," requires that the lock cannot be opened by mechanical manipulation or autodialing of a computer-assisted device for at least a period of 20 hours.
- Consequently, it would be desirable to improve on a high security lock to address the frequently-attacked areas of the lock mechanism while remaining in full compliance with typical government specifications.
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US 6341513 discloses a two-in-one combination safe lock which includes a lock device and an electronic lock device in a box that is set on the side of a safe door with a lock device in a box that is set on the side of a safe door with a lock latch on the upper side. A numeric dial and a circular pushbutton plate are disposed at the front side of the safe door and the wheel is connected to the mechanical lock device and the electronic lock device in the box by a shaft. By rotating the numeric dial or inputting the access code through the circular pushbutton plate, the mechanical lock device and the electronic lock device are moved to pull back the lock latch and open the safe door. - In one embodiment, a locking mechanism includes a lock bolt that moves between an extended position and a retracted position. The lock bolt is coupled to a bolt retraction gear which is movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. In the engagement position, the bolt retraction gear is engaged with a manually-driven gear. The locking mechanism also includes a user input device for receiving user input information and a controller for verifying user input information with stored authentication information. Upon detecting valid user input information, the controller triggers an actuator assembly having a guide element, which is operatively movable between a capturing position and a non-capturing position. In the capturing position, the guide element inhibits the movement of the bolt retraction gear. In the non-capturing position, the guide element releases the movement of the bolt retraction gear. The guide element inhibits the movement of the bolt retraction gear toward the engagement position until the controller verifies that the user input information matches the stored authorization information.
- In one aspect, the guide element engages the bolt retraction gear while moving from the non-capturing position to the capturing position for directing the bolt retraction gear to the disengagement position. The actuator assembly further includes a cam movable between a first position and a second position, an actuator, and a clutch mechanism. The actuator engages the cam via the clutch mechanism. The cam is positioned adjacent to the guide element in the first position and engaged with the guide element in the second position. As such, the cam engages the guide element for moving the guide element between the capturing and non-capturing positions.
- The invention also provides a method of operating a lock which includes capturing the bolt retraction gear with the guide element in the capturing position to inhibit the movement of the bolt retraction gear toward engagement with the manually-driven gear. The method also includes recording user input information from the user input device, and verifying that the user input information matches authorization information stored in the controller. Furthermore, the method includes moving the guide element to the non-capturing position. In addition, the method includes disengaging the guide element from the bolt retraction gear to permit engagement of the bolt retraction gear with the manually-driven gear after the user input information has been verified. The method also includes driving the lock bolt to the retracted position by manually driving the gear with the bolt retraction gear.
- Various additional objectives, advantages, and features of the invention will be appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the illustrative embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
- The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with a general description of the invention given above, and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a high-security lock constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the lock illustrated inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an exploded rear perspective view of the lock; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the lock taken along the longitudinal central axis thereof; -
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the lock casing and bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view, partially exploded to illustrate various bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the bolt retraction assembly; -
FIG. 8A is an elevational view partially broken away illustrating the bolt retraction hardware with the bolt in an extended or locked position; -
FIG. 8B is an elevational view similar toFIG. 8A , illustrating an initial portion of the bolt retraction sequence; -
FIG. 8C is an elevational view similar toFIG. 8B , illustrating the fully retracted position of the bolt and associated bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 9A-9A ofFIG. 8A ; -
FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken alongline 9B-9B ofFIG. 8B ; -
FIG. 9C is a cross-sectional view taken alongline 9C-9C ofFIG. 8C ; -
FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view of the lock ofFIG. 1 with the lock casing partially exploded to illustrate a circuit breaker boil; -
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the lock casing and bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 12 is an exploded view of the bolt retraction hardware and retracting mounting screw shield ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the bolt retraction hardware and retracting mounting screw shield ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 14A is an elevational view illustrating the retracting mounting screw shield ofFIG. 11 in a locked position of the bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 14B is an elevational view similar toFIG. 14A , illustrating an initial portion of the bolt retraction sequence; -
FIG. 14C is an elevational view similar toFIG. 14A , illustrating the fully retracted position of the bolt and associated rotation of the retracting mounting screw shield; -
FIG. 15A is an elevational view partially broken away of another alternative embodiment of the lock, illustrating the bolt retraction hardware with the bolt in an extended or locked position; -
FIG. 15B is an elevational view similar toFIG. 15A , illustrating an initial portion of the bolt retraction sequence; -
FIG. 15C is an elevational view similar toFIG. 15A , illustrating the fully retracted position of the bolt and associated bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 16A is an elevational view partially broken away of an alternative embodiment of the lock, illustrating the bolt retraction hardware with the bolt in an extended or locked position; -
FIG. 16B is an elevational view similar toFIG. 16A , illustrating an initial portion of the bolt retraction sequence; -
FIG. 16C is an elevational view similar toFIG. 16A , illustrating the fully retracted position of the bolt and associated bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 17A is a reverse elevational view partially broken away of the lock ofFIG. 16A , illustrating the bolt retraction hardware with the bolt in an extended or locked position; -
FIG. 17B is a reverse elevational view similar toFIG. 16A , illustrating an initial portion of the bolt retraction sequence; -
FIG. 17C is a reverse elevational view similar toFIG. 16A , illustrating the fully retracted position of the bolt and associated bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 18 is a rear perspective view of another alternative embodiment of the lock, illustrating visible damage from unauthorized tampering with the lock case; -
FIG. 19A is a perspective view of a high-security lock constructed in accordance with yet another alternative embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 19B is a is an exploded perspective view of the lock casing and bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 20 is a is exploded perspective view of a portion of the lock casing and bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 21 is a is a perspective view, partially exploded of the bolt retraction assembly; -
FIG. 22A is an elevational view partially broken away illustrating the bolt retraction hardware with the bolt in an extended or locked position; -
FIG. 22B is an elevational view similar toFIG. 8A , illustrating an initial portion of the bolt retraction sequence; -
FIG. 22C is an elevational view similar toFIG. 8B , illustrating the fully retracted position of the bolt and associated bolt retraction hardware; -
FIG. 23A is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 23A-23A ofFIG. 22A ; -
FIG. 23B is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 23B-23B ofFIG. 22C ; -
FIG. 24A is an enlarged view showing a portion ofFIG. 23A ; -
FIG. 24B is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken generally along theline 24B-24B ofFIG. 22B ; -
FIG. 24C is an enlarged view showing a portion ofFIG. 23B ; -
FIG. 25A is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 25A-25A ofFIG. 22A illustrating a thermal relocker in an operational position; -
FIG. 25B is a cross-sectional view similar toFIG. 25A illustrating the thermal relocker in a tampered position; -
FIGS. 26A and26B are a flowchart illustrating the control logic of the operational mode for one embodiment of the lock; and -
FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating the control logic of the configuration mode for one embodiment of the lock. -
FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of ahigh security lock 10 coupled, for example, to astructure door 12, and including alock casing 14 and auser input device 15. Theuser input device 15 of this embodiment of thelock 10 is amechanical lock dial 24 disposed within adial housing 16. Adust cover 18 may be coupled to thedial housing 16 in a removable manner using suitable snap-fit connectors 20, for example, and includes anaperture 22 through which thelock dial 24 extends. Thedial 24 may be rotated to input a numerical combination and, as will be explained below, the numbers of the combination are viewable through awindow 26 in thedial housing 16 via a reflection in amirror 28. -
FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of theuser input device 15 and its contents. Thedial 24 includes a protrudingportion 30 which may be manually gripped by a user, and aplate portion 32 that includes thenumerical combination numbers 34 on the backside thereof (seeFIG. 3 ). Abrass insert 36 is rigidly secured to thedial 24 usingscrew fasteners 38. Thebrass insert 36 can provide weight for thedial 24 and serve a bearing member for rotation against aportion 40 of thedial housing 16. Thedial housing 16 includeswindows dial plate portion 40 to be viewed via a reflection in themirror 28. AnLED indicator light 46 is provided and may be used in various manners to provide indication of combination input. Abattery 48, such as a standard 9-volt battery, is removably placed in thedial housing 16 through abattery door 50, and provides power for the electronic circuit and servo motor to be discussed below. Arotatable spindle shaft 52 is provided for transferring rotation of thedial 24 to the bolt retraction hardware upon input of a correct combination code. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a rear perspective view of thelock 10 and illustrates alock bolt 54 extending from thelock casing 14. Theshaft 52 extends through aback side 56 of thelock casing 14 and is secured with anut 58 in such a manner as to allow rotation of theshaft 52 when thedial 24 is rotated. As further shown inFIG. 3 , the back side of thedial plate portion 32 includes combination numbers, which, when reflected in the mirror 28 (FIG. 2 ) will be viewable by the user. -
FIG. 4 illustrates a longitudinal cross-sectional view, in perspective, of thelock 10, including the various components described above. In particular, thespindle shaft 52 is shown extending completely through thedial housing 16 and thelock casing 14. One ormore spindle sleeves 60 receive thespindle shaft 52 along its length.Such sleeves 60 will help prevent undesired entry into thelock casing 14 and access of the various bolt retraction hardware if theshaft 52 were to be removed. - Turning to
FIG. 5 , thelock casing 14 is shown in exploded form to illustrate thecircuit board 62 and various lock bolt retraction hardware, including abolt guide member 64, thebolt 54, abolt retraction gear 68, anactuator 70, apivot block 72, and acover 74 for fastening to thepivot block 72 and covering arotating output element 76 of theactuator 70. Thelock casing 14 includes afront casing half 14a and arear casing half 14b. Thecircuit board 62 is placed on a front inner side of thefront casing half 14a. Therefore, if a drill is used to drill into the lock casing 14 from outside of thedoor 12, the drill bit will first contact thecircuit board 62 and likely disable thelock 10, thereby making entry more difficult. Aspindle gear 78 is coupled for rotation with thespindle shaft 52 and the connected dial 24 (FIG. 4 ). Thespindle gear 78 meshes with afirst gear portion 80a of adrive gear element 80. An opposite orsecond gear portion 80b of thedrive gear element 80 extends through anaperture 82 in therear casing half 14b, such that it may mesh with thebolt retraction gear 68 upon input of a correct combination code as shown inFIGS. 6 and7 . Anencoder 84 is used to detect input of combination codes via rotation of theshaft 52 and is used in conjunction with suitable controller circuitry on thecircuit board 62. - Turning to
FIGS. 6 and7 , taken in conjunction withFIGS. 8A-8C and9A-9C , the bolt retraction sequence will now be discussed. Upon entry of the correct combination code as recognized by the encoder and controller circuitry, theactuator 70 will be activated such that itsoutput element 76 rotates. Theoutput element 76 includes apin 76a that will rotate through aslot 86 in the pivot block 72 (FIG. 5 ) and also move through aslot 68c in thebolt retraction gear 68. Normally thispin 76a would prevent rotation of thebolt retraction gear 68, as shown inFIG 8A , for example. However, when theoutput element 76 of theactuator 70 rotates and moves thepin 76a in a downward direction, as viewed inFIGS. 8A-8C , this allows thebolt retraction gear 68 to move or rotate clockwise as viewed inFIGS. 8A-8C , such that it may engage with thesecond portion 80b of thedrive gear element 80. Although not shown in the drawings, thebolt retraction gear 68 is slightly spring-loaded, with, for example, a torsion spring of low spring force, such that thebolt retraction gear 68 is biased in the clockwise direction to the position shown inFIG. 8B upon activation of theactuator 70. Once thegears FIG. 8B , thedial 24 may be manually rotated such that thedrive gear element 80 is rotated through engagement of the firstdrive gear portion 80a with thespindle gear 78. As shown inFIGS. 8A-8C , thespindle gear 78 is coupled to theshaft 52 by a key 88. When thebolt retraction gear 68 is engaged with thedrive gear portion 80b as shown inFIG. 8B , thebolt retraction gear 68 will rotate about itspivot axis 68a, and apin 68b secured to thebolt retraction gear 68 will rise out of a position seated in arecess 64a of thebolt guide member 64 and theend 90a of a curved slot or pinguide 90 of the bolt guide member 64 (FIG. 5 ). Thepin 68b also extends through aslot 54a in thebolt 54, and as thebolt retraction gear 68 rotates, thepin 68b rides upwardly in theslot 54a as viewed inFIGS. 8B and8C and simultaneously moves thebolt 54 into thelock casing 14 and through thebolt guide member 64. Rotating thedial 24,shaft 52, and gears 78, 80, 68 in the opposite direction will extend thebolt 54 back to its fully-extended position and thebolt retraction gear 68 will be returned to the initial position shown inFIG. 8A by thepin 76a. In this regard, theoutput element 76 is spring-loaded by use of aspring 92 such that when theactuator 70 is deactivated, thespring 92 will return thepin 76a to the initial position shown inFIG. 9A , and the spring force of theoutput element 76 is sufficiently strong to force thebolt retraction gear 68 to the initial position shown inFIG. 8A . - The use of a
dial plate portion 32 andmirror 28 allows for placement of thebattery 48 in thedial housing 16 in a space efficient manner. Thelock casing portions lock casing 14 together will break. It will be appreciated that thebolts 94 extending through thelock casing 14 do not fasten thelock casing portions lock casing 14 to, for example, adoor 12. Another manner of surreptitious entry into locks may involve using a hammer from the outside to force thespindle shaft 52 through thelock 10. In the present lock, however, this does not move thecasing 14, and, therefore, there would be no need for a "relock" feature as used in other high-security locks. Theactuator 70 is aservo motor 70 in the illustrated embodiment. The use of theservo motor 70, such as a micro-servo as opposed, for example, to a stepper motor, has advantages. For example, theservo motor 70 includes a relatively complex gear train that involves several revolutions in order to rotate theoutput element 76 through just a partial rotation as discussed above. Thus, theservo motor 70 would be difficult to activate in some surreptitious manner. Thepin 68b used on thebolt retraction gear 68 rests in a recess in its home position with thelock bolt 54 extended as shown inFIG. 8A . Thus, if thelock bolt 54 is forced inwardly in a surreptitious attempt to compromise thelock 10, the force will not be exerted against the gear train, but rather against thebolt guide member 64, which may be designed and configured to withstand high forces. - With reference to
FIG. 10 , thelock 10 further includes acircuit breaker device 96. Thecircuit breaker device 96 of the illustrated embodiment consists of a continuous conductive wire having afirst end 96a and a second end 96b, eachend 96a, 96b electrically connected to thecircuit board 62. Thecircuit breaker device 96 is connected integrally into the primary controller circuits for thelock 10 such that if thecircuit breaker device 96 is broken, thelock 10 will become inoperable. As seen inFIG. 10 , thecircuit breaker device 96 is disposed adjacent to thespindle sleeve 60 that carries thespindle shaft 52 as theshaft 52 enters thelock casing 14. An unauthorized person trying to circumvent thelock 10 may remove theuser input device 15 and then attempt to drill into thespindle sleeve 60 at the front opening of thelock casing 14. However, any attempt to surreptitiously enter thelock casing 14 through thespindle sleeve 60 will cause thecircuit break device 96 to break, thereby thwarting this method of attack on thelock 10. Thecircuit breaker device 96 is illustrated as a coil inFIG. 10 , the coil being wrapped around thespindle sleeve 60. One skilled in the art will recognize that thecircuit breaker device 96 may also comprise a plurality of wires. - With reference to
FIGS. 11-14C , another embodiment of alock 110 is illustrated. As most clearly shown in the exploded view of thelock casing 14 and inner lock hardware ofFIG. 11 , thelock 110 includes many of the same elements as the first embodiment of thelock 10, such as thecircuit board 62,bolt retraction gear 68, andactuator 70. In this application, reference numerals remain the same for similar elements in the various embodiments described. This embodiment of thelock 110 follows the same bolt retraction sequence illustrated inFIGS. 6-9C and described above, and thelock 110 includes adifferent lock bolt 112 and aretracting bolt shield 114. Thelock bolt 112 includes aslot 112a adapted to receive thepin 68b of thebolt retraction gear 68. Thelock bolt 112 further includes a pair of opposingrecesses 112b used in the retractingbolt shield 114 as described in detail below, and also abolt extension 112c. Thebolt extension 112c is coupled to thelock bolt 112 with threadedfasteners 116 that are disposed flush with thebolt extension 112c outer surface when thebolt extension 112c is placed on thelock bolt 112. In the embodiment ofFIG. 11 , thebolt extension 112c has a thickness of about 2.5 mm (0.100 inch) to 4.7 mm (0.1875 inch). Various government contractors have manufactured locks for the United States government, and one of the primary lock manufacturers designed lock bolts that were flush with the lock casing when retracted, while another primary lock manufacturer designed lock bolts that extended about three-sixteenths (0.1875) of an inch beyond the lock casing when retracted. Thebolt extension 112c can be added to thelock bolt 112 if necessary for thedoor 12 selected. Thus, thelock bolt 112 can be configured for use with any type of door. - As shown in the previous embodiment, the mounting
bolts 94 of thelock casing 14 are accessible from theback side 56 of thelock casing 14. An unauthorized person having access to thisrear side 56 could remove the mountingscrews 94 and replace thelock casing 14 with a lock body of a different mechanism, thereby compromising thelock 110. To address this problem, thelock 110 of the current embodiment includes the retractingbolt shield 114. As shown inFIGS. 11 and12 , thelock 110 includes a modifiedbolt guide member 118. Thebolt guide member 118 continues to include arecess 118a and acurved slot 120 for engaging thepin 68b of thebolt retraction gear 68. Thebolt guide member 118 also has a pair of longitudinally-directedapertures 118b formed on opposing sides of thebolt guide member 118. These longitudinally-directedapertures 118b are in communication with laterally-directed slots 118c, the slots 188c extending from an edge of thebolt guide member 118 tolongitudinal receptacles 122 holding the mountingbolts 94. The retractingbolt shield 114 includes a blockingmember 124 with anon-circular aperture 124a, afirst member 126 with a non-circular aperture 126a, and anon-circular drive rod 128 operatively coupling the blockingmember 124 to thefirst member 126 at thenon-circular apertures 124a, 126a. Thedrive rod 128 is positioned within one of the longitudinally-directedapertures 118b of thebolt guide member 118 while the blockingmember 124 is at least partially disposed in one of the lateral slots 118c, as most clearly shown inFIG. 13 . Thedrive rod 128 and associatedapertures 124a, 126a are hexagonal in the illustrated embodiment, but one skilled in the art will appreciate that any alternative non-circular shape may be chosen for these elements. Thefirst member 126 has afirst end 126b configured to engage thelock bolt 112 and more specifically, one of therecesses 112b in the lock bolt. - The operation of the retracting
bolt shield 114 is illustrated in a sequence of illustrations atFIGS. 14A-14C . InFIG. 14A thebolt retraction gear 68 has just been engaged with thegear train lock bolt 112. When thelock bolt 112 is in the extended position, the blockingmembers 124 completely conceal the mountingbolts 94 on the bolt-side of thelock 110. InFIG. 14B , thebolt retraction gear 68 has moved to partially retract thelock bolt 112. In this operational state, the blockingmembers 124 continue to conceal the mountingbolts 94 because the first memberfirst end 126b has moved within thelock bolt recess 112b but has not been rotated. As thebolt retraction gear 68 continues to retract thelock bolt 112, therecesses 112b force thefirst members 126 to rotate to the position shown inFIG. 14C . Once thelock bolt 112 has been fully retracted in that position, thedrive rods 128 have transferred the motion of thefirst members 126 to the blockingmembers 124 to reveal the mountingbolts 94. As thespindle gear 78 drives thebolt retraction gear 68 andlock bolt 112 back to an extended or locked position, thefirst members 126 again engage the lock bolt recesses 112b and rotate back to the position inFIG. 14A . Thus, the retractingbolt shield 114 prevents an unauthorized person attempting to tamper with thelock 110 by removing the mountingbolts 94. - In a similar non-illustrated embodiment, the retracting
bolt shield 114 could include a second pair of blocking members coupled for rotation with the bolt-side blocking members 124 through a simple linkage. In that embodiment, the bolt-side blocking members 124 would conceal the mountingbolts 94 on one side of thelock 110 when thelock bolt 112 is extended and the second pair of blocking members would conceal the mountingbolts 94 on the opposite side of thelock 110 when the lock bolt is retracted. Thus, an unauthorized person would need to be able to operate thelock 110 using the combination in order to have access to all four mountingbolts 94. - With reference to
FIGS. 15A-15C , an additional embodiment of thelock 210 is illustrated. Thelock 210 operates a bolt retraction sequence substantially similar to the above described bolt retraction sequence shown inFIGS. 8A-9C , with some modifications. Thelock 210 includes aspindle gear 212, adrive gear 214 having a firstdrive gear portion 214a adapted to engage thespindle gear 212 and a seconddrive gear portion 214b, and abolt retraction gear 216 adapted to engage the seconddrive gear portion 214b. Like the previous embodiments, thebolt retraction gear 216 includes a pivot axis 216a and apin 216b which rides in correspondingslots lock bolt 54 and thebolt guide member 64. Unlike the previous embodiments, thebolt retraction gear 216 remains engaged with the seconddrive gear portion 214b when thelock bolt 54 is fully extended as shown inFIG. 15A . A two-tooth relief 218 is provided on thespindle gear 212 and a corresponding two-tooth relief 220 is provided on the firstdrive gear portion 214a. Therelief 220 in the firstdrive gear portion 214a is oriented as shown inFIG. 15A to prevent engagement of thespindle gear 212 and thedrive gear 214 while thespindle gear 212 is rotated during combination entry. Thus, no audible information from gear collisions is provided to an unauthorized person rotating thedial 24. - Once a correct combination has been entered, the
actuator 70 does not immediately rotate theoutput pin 76a out of the path of thebolt retraction gear 216. Instead, the controller waits until thespindle gear 212 has been rotated to the position shown inFIG. 15B , wherein therelief 218 on thespindle gear 212 is positioned facing towards thedrive gear 214. At this position, the controller sends the signal to theactuator 70 to rotateoutput element 76 andpin 76a out of the path ofbolt retraction gear 216 as previously illustrated inFIGS. 9A-9C . Thebolt retraction gear 216 then rotates slightly downwards as shown inFIG. 15B , thereby rotating thedrive gear 214 and moving the teeth of the firstdrive gear portion 214a into position for meshing with thespindle gear 212. As thespindle gear 212 continues to rotate with thedial 24, the firstdrive gear portion 214a is driven to the location shown inFIG. 15C , which also translates through the seconddrive gear portion 214b into downward rotation of thebolt retraction gear 216. Furthermore, thepin 216b forces thelock bolt 54 to retract in the position shown inFIG. 15C , thus completing the bolt retraction sequence of thelock 210. - An additional embodiment of the
lock 310 is illustrated inFIGS. 16A-17C . Thelock 310 is similar to thelock 210 of the previous embodiment and includes aspindle gear 312, adrive gear 314 having a firstdrive gear portion 314a adapted to engage thespindle gear 312 and a seconddrive gear portion 314b, and abolt retraction gear 316 adapted to engage the seconddrive gear portion 314b. Thespindle gear 312 and firstdrive gear portion 314a are also provided with corresponding two-tooth reliefs lock 310, theactuator 70 and associatedoutput element 76 have been removed. The seconddrive gear portion 314b includes a two-tooth relief 322 that is adapted to prevent engagement of thebolt retraction gear 316 and the seconddrive gear portion 314a when thelock bolt 54 is fully extended as shown inFIGS. 16A and17A . Thebolt retraction gear 316 is initially positioned in a similar location as the previous embodiment, with gear teeth facing the seconddrive gear portion 314b for engagement. - When the
lock bolt 54 is fully extended, the orientation of thereliefs drive gear portions drive gear 314 from both thespindle gear 312 and thebolt retraction gear 316. Thedrive gear 314 of the current embodiment is mounted on aninput shaft 324, and anactuator 326 is operatively coupled to thedrive gear 314 at the opposing end of theshaft 324. Theactuator 326 is located proximate to thecircuit board 62 and is adapted to rotate theshaft 324 and thedrive gear 314. Theactuator 326 is a low-powered driving device such as a geared servo motor, a non-geared servo motor, or an air core rotary solenoid. When a proper combination has been entered into thelock 310, thecircuit board 62 waits until thedial 24 is rotated such that therelief 318 in thespindle gear 312 faces the firstdrive gear portion 314a as shown inFIGS. 16B and17B . Then thecircuit board 62 sends a signal to theactuator 326, causing theshaft 324 and thedrive gear 314 to rotate into engagement with both thespindle gear 312 and thebolt retraction gear 316 simultaneously as shown inFIGS. 16B and17B . As the user continues to rotate thedial 24, thespindle gear 312 drives thedrive gear 314 and thebolt retraction gear 316 to the position shown inFIGS. 16C and17C , wherein thelock bolt 54 has been fully retracted. This embodiment of thelock 310 also removes all audible noise from gear engagement or collisions during combination entry, and theactuator 326 requires as little as 10% of the operating energy as theservo motor 70 of previous embodiments. Therefore, this embodiment of thelock 310 further thwarts unauthorized entry through the door. - Referring to
FIG. 18 , an alternative embodiment of thelock 410 is illustrated. Thelock 410 includes alock casing 414 formed of substantially translucent material such that the interior components of thelock 410 are visible from the outside of thelock casing 414. In the event of an unauthorized entry into thelock casing 414 or an attempt to break thelock 410, thetranslucent lock casing 414 will clearly show evidence of the attempted entry as shown inFIG. 18 . A drilledhole 412 through thecasing 414 is visible proximate to thelock bolt 54. Unlike an opaque lock casing, the drilledhole 412 in thetranslucent lock casing 414 cannot be patched or filled with material to conceal the attempted entry without detection by a person inspecting therear side 56 of thelock casing 414. Furthermore, an inspection of thelock 410 through thetranslucent lock casing 414 will reveal any internal tampering or problems with the components of thelock 410. One having skill in the art will appreciate that thetranslucent casing 414 of the current embodiment can be used with any of the previous embodiments described to further discourage unauthorized tampering with the lock. - With respect to
FIG. 19A andFIG. 19B , a further alternative of alock 510 shows alock casing 512 in exploded form to illustrate acircuit board 514 and various lock bolt retraction hardware, including abolt guide member 516, alock bolt 518, abolt retraction gear 520, anactuator assembly 522, and abiasing device 524. Thelock casing 512 includes afront casing half 512a and arear casing half 512b. The front andrear casing halves rear casing halves lock 510. As such, any attempt to separate the front andrear casing halves lock casing 512 and indicate unauthorized entry into thelock 510. - The
circuit board 514 is placed on a front inner side of thefront casing half 512a. Therefore, if a drill is used to drill into thelock casing 512, the drill bit will first contact thecircuit board 514 and likely disable thelock 510, thereby making entry more difficult. Thespindle gear 78 is coupled for rotation with thespindle shaft 52 and the connectedlock dial 24. Accordingly, like numbers with respect to thelock 510 indicate like features described above. Thespindle gear 78 meshes with afirst gear portion 80a of adrive gear element 80. An opposite orsecond gear portion 80b of thedrive gear element 80 extends through anaperture 82 in therear casing half 512b, such that it may mesh with thebolt retraction gear 520 upon input of a correct combination code as shown inFIGS. 20 and21 . - The
lock 510 also includes asensor 526 configured to sense the rotation of thelock dial 24. More particularly, thesensor 526 includes anencoder 528 and arotary sensor 530. Theencoder 528 is directly mounted to thedrive gear element 80, which is manually and mechanically driven by thelock dial 24. Therotary sensor 530 is electrically connected to suitable controller circuitry on thecircuit board 514. Therotary sensor 530 is positioned adjacent to theencoder 528, which is a magnet. Because therotary sensor 530 is close enough to theencoder 528 to sense the magnetic field of the magnet, therotary sensor 530 detects the rotation of thedrive gear element 80. In this respect, the position of thedrive gear element 80 may directly or indirectly correlate to the position of thelock dial 24. The exemplary embodiment of thecircuit board 514 operates an algorithm based on the rotation of thedrive gear element 80 for converting the rotation of thelock dial 24 to user input information. Furthermore, adisplay 532 visualizes the user input information converted from the rotation of thelock dial 24 via the algorithm. Thedisplay 532 is an LED display recessed within thelock 510 to limit the viewing angle of the visualized user input information. Thedisplay 532 also includes afiltering device 534 covering at least a portion of thedisplay 532 for further prevention of viewing the user input information from a plurality of viewing angles. - According to an exemplary embodiment, the algorithm converts the rate of rotation of the
lock dial 24 into the user input information visualized on thedisplay 532. Accordingly, the user input information is separable and generally random from the rotational position of thelock dial 24 for further inhibiting unauthorized access with thelock 510. While the exemplary embodiment of the algorithm converts the rate oflock dial 24 rotation to the user input information, it will be appreciated that other properties of movement of thelock dial 24 may be used singularly or in combination with each other for use in the algorithm. For example, such properties may include, but are not necessarily limited to position, direction, speed, acceleration, and/or time of rotation of thelock dial 24. - Turning to
FIGS. 20 and21 , taken in conjunction withFIGS. 22A-22C and23A-24C , the bolt retraction sequence will now be discussed. Upon entry of the correct combination code as recognized by the controller circuitry visualized on thedisplay 532, theactuator assembly 522 will be activated for enabling movement of thebolt retraction gear 520, which is biased toward thedrive gear element 80. Theactuator assembly 522 includes aguide element 536. Theguide element 536 is operatively movable between a capturing position and a non-capturing position. In the capturing position, theguide element 536 inhibits the movement of thebolt retraction gear 520, but, in the non-capturing position, theguide element 536 releases the movement of thebolt retraction gear 520. Furthermore, therear casing half 512b also includes aguide recess 537 adapted to receive theguide element 536 while moving to the non-capturing position. - The
bolt retraction gear 520 is slightly spring-loaded with thebiasing device 524 such that thebolt retraction gear 520 is biased in the clockwise direction to the position shown inFIG. 22B upon activation of theactuator assembly 522. Once thegears FIG. 22B , thelock dial 24 may be manually rotated such that thedrive gear element 80 is rotated through engagement of the firstdrive gear portion 80a with the spindle gear 78 (seeFIG. 19 ). - The
actuator assembly 522 also includes anactuator 538 operatively connected to arotatable cam 540 for moving theguide element 536 as shown inFIGS. 20 and21 . Thecam 540 includes aprojection 542 that, in a first position, is adjacent to theguide element 536. However, as thecam 540 rotates to a second position, theprojection 542 engages theguide element 536 and moves theguide element 536 from the capturing position to the non-capturing position. Normally theguide element 536 would prevent rotation of thebolt retraction gear 520, as shown inFIG. 22A , for example. However, when theprojection 542 of thecam 540 rotates and moves theguide element 536 toward therear casing half 512b and slightly downward, as viewed inFIGS. 23A-23B , this allows thebolt retraction gear 520 to move or rotate clockwise as viewed inFIGS. 22A-22C , such that it may engage with thesecond portion 80b of thedrive gear element 80. - The
actuator assembly 522 also includes aclutch mechanism 544 for rotatably and resiliently coupling thecam 540 operatively to theactuator 538, as seen inFIG. 20 andFIG. 21 . Theclutch mechanism 544 includes ahub 546 having aproximal wall 548 coupled to theactuator 538. According to the exemplary embodiment, theactuator 538 is an electric motor. Theclutch mechanism 544 also includes apivot stop 550 and aclutch torsion spring 552 for transferring the rotation of thehub 546 to thecam 540. Specifically, thecam 540 is positioned on thehub 546 against theproximal wall 548. Similarly, theclutch torsion spring 552 is also positioned on thehub 546 and engages acam arm 554 of thecam 540. In this respect, thecam 540 and theclutch torsion spring 552 would rotate freely together on thehub 546, except that theclutch torsion spring 552 also engages apivot arm 558 of thepivot stop 550. Thepivot stop 550 is rigidly affixed at adistal end 556 of thehub 546 such that thepivot arm 558 engages theclutch torsion spring 552 as thehub 546 is rotatably driven by theactuator 538. In turn, theclutch torsion spring 552 rotatably engages thecam arm 554 to resiliently rotate thecam 540. - Furthermore, the
guide element 536 is resiliently mounted to therear casing half 512b in the capturing position adjacent to thecam 540 and adjacent to aplatform 560. Theguide element 536 includes alateral portion 562 extending to atransverse portion 564 that forms generally a right angle along theguide element 536. More particularly, theguide element 536 is a wire guide bent at the generally right angle to form the lateral andtransverse portion - The
lateral portion 562 is generally resilient for moving thetransverse portion 564 between the capturing and non-capturing positions. Thelateral portion 562 rests generally between acatch member 566 and aguide stop 568 of theplatform 560. With respect to the capturing position,FIG. 20 andFIG. 23A show thelateral portion 562 adjacent to thecatch member 566 so that thetransverse portion 564 extends to and against thebolt retraction gear 520 in order to inhibit the movement thereof. In contrast,FIG. 23B shows theguide element 536 in the non-capturing position. Theprojection 542 of thecam 540 moves thelateral portion 562 toward therear casing half 512b and away from thebolt retraction gear 520 until thelateral portion 562 contacts theguide stop 568. Notably, thecam 540 and theguide element 536 seize against theguide stop 568, while thepivot stop 550 may continue rotating and winding theclutch torsion spring 552. According to an exemplary embodiment, theactuator 538 is configured to operatively rotate thehub 546 and pivot stop 550 a predetermined period of time. More particularly, theactuator 538 rotates thehub 546 and pivot stop 550 for more time than necessary to move theguide element 536 to seizure against theguide stop 568. Thus, thepivot stop 550 continues to rotate theclutch torsion spring 552 against thestationary cam 540, causing theclutch torsion spring 552 to wind tighter therebetween. - As described briefly above and shown in
FIGS. 19A-21 , thebolt retraction gear 520 is biased toward thedrive gear element 80 by thebiasing device 524. Thebiasing device 524 generally includes ahollowed drum body 572 rotatably mounted to therear casing half 512b and akicker torsion spring 574 positioned about thedrum body 572. In addition, afront portion 576 of thedrum body 572 includes agear advance lever 578, astop lever 580, and akicker arm 582. Thekicker torsion spring 574 winds against thestop lever 580 and therear casing half 512b for rotatably biasing thedrum body 572. Thegear advance lever 578 extends to and engages anotch portion 584 of thebolt retraction gear 520. As such, when thebolt retraction gear 520 is in the disengagement position, thebolt retraction gear 520 forces against thegear advance lever 578 and winds thekicker torsion spring 574 tighter as shown inFIG. 22A . In contrast,FIG. 22B shows that as theguide element 536 moves toward the non-capturing position, thegear advance lever 578 directs thebolt retraction gear 520 into the engagement position with thedrive gear element 80. Finally, thestop lever 580 engages therear casing half 512b for halting the rotation of thedrum body 572 at a position for re-engaging thebolt retraction gear 520 while moving from the engagement position to the disengagement position. - When the
bolt retraction gear 520 is engaged with thedrive gear portion 80b as shown inFIG. 22B , thebolt retraction gear 520 will rotate about itspivot axis 68a, and apin 68b secured to thebolt retraction gear 520 will rise out of a position seated in arecess 64a of thebolt guide member 516 and theend 90a of a curved slot or pinguide 90 of the bolt guide member 516 (FIG. 19 ). Thepin 68b also extends through aslot 586 in thelock bolt 518, and as thebolt retraction gear 520 rotates, thepin 68b rides upwardly in theslot 586 as viewed inFIGS. 22B and22C and simultaneously moves thelock bolt 518 into thelock casing 512 and through thebolt guide member 516. Rotating thedial 24,shaft 52, and gears 78, 80, 520 in the opposite direction will extend thelock bolt 518 back to its fully-extended position and thebolt retraction gear 520 will be returned to the initial position shown inFIG. 22A by thetransverse portion 564 of theguide element 536. -
FIGS. 24A-24C show thebolt retraction gear 520 moving respectively from the disengaged position to the engaged position as described above. In this regard, thepivot arm 558 clears thecam arm 554 to rotate theclutch torsion spring 552 and, in turn, rotate theprojection 542 of thecam 540 into theguide element 536. Thebolt retraction member 520 also includes abeveled edge 588 that cooperates with acurved end portion 590 of thetransverse portion 564. While thecurved end portion 590 moves from the capturing position to the non-capturing position, thetransverse portion 564 effectively releases the biased movement of thebolt retraction gear 520 as thebeveled edge 588 falls off of thecurved end portion 590. However, to return theguide element 536 from the non-capturing position to the capturing position, thecurved end portion 590 moves to thebeveled edge 588. Once reaching thebeveled edge 588, thecurved end portion 590 engages thebeveled edge 588 to direct thebolt retraction gear 520 to the disengagement position. Thus, theguide element 536 will overcome the biasing force of thebiasing device 524 on thebolt retraction gear 520 to return the bolt retraction gear to the initial position shown inFIG. 22A . - The
lock bolt 518 includes anindentation 592 that cooperates with adetent ball 594 for positively registering thelock bolt 518 in the extended position as shown inFIG. 20 andFIGS. 25A-25B . Specifically, aball spring 596 resiliently supports thedetent ball 594 within thebolt guide member 516 and against thelock bolt 518. Theindentation 592 is positioned on thelock bolt 518 so that when thelock bolt 518 is in the extended position, thebiased detent ball 594 lightly engages theindentation 592. Finally, theslot 586 in thelock bolt 518 has awider portion 598 so that thedetent ball 594 effectively centers in theindentation 592 and encourages final advancement of thelock bolt 518 to the extended position. In this respect, theball spring 596, thedetent ball 594, and theindentation 592 are each selected to have a nominal holding force on thelock bolt 518 in the extended position. -
FIGS. 25A-25B show athermal relocker 600 positioned within acavity 602 of thebolt guide member 516 for preventing movement of thelock bolt 518 to the retraction position. Thethermal relocker 600 includes athermal disc 604, arelocker pin 606, and apin spring 608. Generally, thepin spring 608 biases therelocker pin 606 against thethermal disc 604 within thecavity 602 adjacent to thelock bolt 518. Thethermal disc 604 covers anopening 610 for preventing thepin spring 608 from forcing therelocking pin 606 at least partially through theopening 610. Under normal operating conditions, thethermal disc 604 is sufficiently strong for holding therelocker pin 606 in an operational position. However, under the influence of time and a threshold temperature, thethermal disc 604 will weaken enough that thepin spring 608 will force therelocker pin 606 through theopening 610 to engage thelock bolt 518 within alock channel 612 into a tampered position. For example,FIG. 25B shows thelock 510 being tampered with by applying atorch 614 to thelock casing 512. Once the torch raises the temperature of thethermal disc 604 to the threshold temperature for a sufficient amount of time, therelocker pin 606 engages thelock bolt 518 while in the extended position. As such, thelock bolt 518 is held in the extended position to prevent thelock 510 from opening. - For each of the embodiments of the
lock lock dial 24 for theuser input device 15 as described above, thecircuit board 62 andencoder 84 are programmed to control thelock 10 by a specific set of operating instructions diagrammed inFIGS. 26A-27 . In the operational mode ofFIGS. 26A and26B , once a counterclockwise rotation of thelock dial 24 is detected, the lock power activates and obtains authentication information or the proper combination values X, Y, Z from memory along with a value P that represents the number of incorrect combination entries attempted since the last unlocking of the lock. TheLED 46 will blink red P times to allow the authorized users of the lock to know when other persons have unsuccessfully attempted to break through thedoor 12. After these penalty blinks, theLED 46 will blink red and green for one dial revolution and then turn solid green. Once the controller detects that counterclockwise rotation has stopped and clockwise rotation has begun, then the controller stores the entered dial value at the stop as X1 and repeats the process to obtain Y1 and Z1 values. Then the controller verifies if the entered dial values X1, Y1, Z1 match the proper combination values X, Y, Z. If the values do not match, theLED 46 blinks red for 10 seconds and the P value is increased by 1 before thelock 10 power deactivates. If the values do match, then theservo motor 70 oractuator 326 is engaged to allow thebolt 54 to be retracted, and the P value is set to zero. As long as thelock bolt 54 remains in the opened or retracted position, theLED 46 will blink red once every ten seconds to indicate that thelock 10 is in the open position. Once thelock bolt 54 is moved back to the extended position, the lock power is deactivated. - Referring to
FIG. 27 , a configuration mode is activated when a change key is inserted into thelock 10. The lock power activates and obtains the proper combination values X, Y, Z from memory. Once a counterclockwise rotation of the dial is detected, the lock follows the procedure described above inFIGS. 26A and26B to obtain user input values X1, Y1, Z1. After a five second pause, the process of obtaining user input repeats and values X2, Y2, Z2 are stored. Then the controller sets the proper combination values X, Y, Z equal to the average of the two sets of user input values. Consequently, the configuration mode verifies that the desired new combination is set correctly. - A person having skill in the art will recognize that the various embodiments of the
lock user input devices 15 instead of themechanical lock dial 24. For example, an electronic keypad could be positioned on the outside of thedoor 12 for electronic entry of combination values. Alternatively, theuser input device 15 could include a fingerprint or retinal scan verification device. The internal components of thelock 10 positioned within thelock casing 14 operate as described above regardless of the chosenuser input device 15. - While the present invention has been illustrated by a description of several embodiments, and while such embodiments have been described in considerable detail, additional advantages and
modifications will readily appear to those skilled in the art. For example, the configuration mode detailed inFIG. 27 may be modified to require three sets of user input values to average together in order to set a new combination. The various features disclosed herein may be used in any combination necessary or desired for a particular application.
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- A locking mechanism, comprising;
a lock bolt (54, 112, 518) movable between extended and retracted positions;
a bolt retraction element (68, 216, 316, 520) operatively coupled to the lock bolt (54, 112, 518) and movable between engagement and disengagement positions, the bolt retraction element (68, 216, 316, 520) being biased toward the engagement position;
a manually-driven element (80, 214, 314) adapted to engage the bolt retraction element (68, 216, 316, 520) in the engagement position and drive the lock bolt (54, 112, 518) between the extended and retracted positions;
a user input device (15) adapted to receive user input information;
a controller adapted to store authorization information and verify user input information; and
an actuator assembly (70, 522) having a guide element (76, 536), the guide element (76, 536) operatively movable between a capturing position and a non-capturing position, the guide element (76, 536) in the capturing position inhibiting the movement of the bolt retraction element (68, 216, 316, 520), and the guide element (76, 536) in the non-capturing position releasing the movement of the bolt retraction element (68, 216, 316, 520),
wherein the guide element (76, 536) inhibits the movement of the bolt retraction element (68, 216, 316, 520) toward the engagement position until the controller verifies that the user input information matches the stored authorization information, characterized in that the bolt retraction element is a bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) and the manually-driven element is a manually-driven gear (80, 214, 314). - The locking mechanism of claim 1 wherein the guide element (76, 536) engages the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) while moving from the non-capturing position to the capturing position for directing the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) to the disengagement position.
- The locking mechanism of claims 1 or 2 wherein the actuator assembly (522) further comprises a cam (540) movable between a first and second position, the cam (540) adjacent to the guide element (536) in the first position and engaged with the guide element (536) in the second position, wherein the cam (540) engages the guide element (536) for moving the guide element (536) between the capturing and non-capturing positions.
- The locking mechanism of any previous claim further comprising a biasing device having a gear advance lever (578), the gear advance lever (578) engaging the bolt retraction gear (520) and biasing the bolt retraction gear (520) toward the engagement position.
- The locking mechanism of any previous claim further comprising a display (532) for visualizing the user input information and a filtering device (534) covering at least a portion of the display (532), the filtering device (534) adapted to prevent a viewing of the display (532) from a plurality of angles.
- The locking mechanism of any previous claim further comprising:
a thermal relocker (600) including a relocker pin (606), the relocker pin (606) movable under the influence of time and temperature for engaging the lock bolt (518) in the extended position such that the relocker pin (606) prevents movement of the lock bolt (518) to the retraction position. - The locking mechanism of any previous claim further comprising a lock casing (14, 512) surrounding the actuator assembly, the controller, the manually-driven gear, and the bolt retraction gear, the lock casing (14, 512) having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions permanently sealed together such that separating the first and second portion damages at least a portion of the lock casing (14, 512).
- The locking mechanism of any previous claim further comprising:a rotatable lock (24) dial adapted to receive user information;a display (532) for visualizing user input information; anda sensor (530) configured to sense the rotation of the lock dial,wherein the controller converts the rotation of the lock dial into the user input information visualized on the display (532) via an algorithm.
- The locking mechanism of any previous claim further comprising a lock casing (414) surrounding the actuator assembly, the controller, the manually-driven gear, and the bolt retraction gear, the lock casing (414) at least partially formed of a substantially translucent material for showing evidence of lock tampering.
- A method of operating a lock including a user input device (15), a manually-driven gear (80, 214, 314), a bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) biased toward engagement with the manually-driven gear (80, 214, 314), a lock bolt (54, 112, 518) engaged with the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520), an actuator assembly (70, 522) having a guide element (76, 536), and a controller, the method comprising:capturing the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) with the guide element (76, 536) in a capturing position to inhibit the movement of the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) toward engagement with the manually-driven gear (80, 214, 314);recording user input information from the user input device (15);verifying that the user input information matches authorization information stored in the controller;moving the guide element (76, 536) to a non-capturing position;disengaging the guide element (76, 536) from the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) to permit engagement of the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520) with the manually-driven gear (80, 214, 314) after the user input information has been verified; anddriving the lock bolt (54, 112, 518) to a retracted position by manually driving the gear (80, 214, 314) with the bolt retraction gear (68, 216, 316, 520).
- The method of claim 10 wherein the actuator assembly (522) includes an actuator (538) and a clutch mechanism (544), the method further comprising:operating the actuator (538) for a predetermined period of time in order to rotate the clutch mechanism (544) for the predetermined period of time;engaging the clutch mechanism (544) with a cam (540); andseizing the movement of the cam (540) while the actuator (538) continues to operatively rotate the clutch mechanism (544).
- The method of claim 10 or 11 wherein the user input device is a lock dial (24) and the lock further includes a sensor (530) and a display (530) operatively connected to the controller, the method further comprising:sensing the rotation of the lock dial (24);converting the rotation of the lock dial (24) to user input information via an algorithm; andvisualizing the user input information on the display (532).
- The method of claim 12 further comprising:
using the rate of rotation of the lock dial (24) in the algorithm in order to convert the rotation of the lock dial (24) to user input information. - The method of claim 12 further comprising:
randomizing the position of the lock dial (24) from the visualized user input information. - The method of any of claims 12, 13 or 14 further comprising filtering at least a portion of the display (532) to prevent a viewing of the display (532) from a plurality of angles.
- The method of any of claims 10 through 15 further comprising inspecting a portion of the lock through a translucent lock casing (414) in order to reveal any internal tampering or problems with the lock.
- The method of any of claims 10 through 15 further comprising permanently sealing a first portion of a lock casing to a second portion of a lock casing such that separating the first and second portions damages at least a portion of the lock casing (14, 512).
- The method of any of claims 10 through 17 wherein moving the guide element (536) to a non-capturing position comprises rotating a cam (540) of the actuator assembly (522) to engage the guide element (536).
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