EP4092232B1 - Verrou électrique approprié pour une fixation sur une grille de clôture - Google Patents

Verrou électrique approprié pour une fixation sur une grille de clôture Download PDF

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EP4092232B1
EP4092232B1 EP21175104.5A EP21175104A EP4092232B1 EP 4092232 B1 EP4092232 B1 EP 4092232B1 EP 21175104 A EP21175104 A EP 21175104A EP 4092232 B1 EP4092232 B1 EP 4092232B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/06—Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents
    • E05B47/0657—Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents by locking the handle, spindle, follower or the like
    • E05B47/0665—Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents by locking the handle, spindle, follower or the like radially
    • E05B47/0669—Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents by locking the handle, spindle, follower or the like radially with a pivotally moveable blocking element
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
    • E05B17/20—Means independent of the locking mechanism for preventing unauthorised opening, e.g. for securing the bolt in the fastening position
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B63/00—Locks or fastenings with special structural characteristics
    • E05B63/04—Locks or fastenings with special structural characteristics for alternative use on the right-hand or left-hand side of wings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/0007—Locks or fastenings for special use for gates
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B9/00—Lock casings or latch-mechanism casings ; Fastening locks or fasteners or parts thereof to the wing
    • E05B9/02—Casings of latch-bolt or deadbolt locks
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B15/00—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
    • E05B15/10—Bolts of locks or night latches
    • E05B15/102—Bolts having movable elements
    • E05B2015/107—Roller bolt, i.e. a slidable main latch-piece with a roller-, ball- or barrel-shaped rotating element
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B2047/0048—Circuits, feeding, monitoring
    • E05B2047/0057—Feeding
    • E05B2047/0058—Feeding by batteries

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical lock suitable for attachment to a fence gate.
  • a fence gate suitable to be attached to a fence gates hinged at its right side or at its left side, for example by providing a reversible beveled latch bolt.
  • the rotation of the lock over 180° around the door height direction would be possible with such reversible locks under the condition that the fence gate is changed from a left hinged to a right hinged fence. It might however not be desired or structurally possible to change the hinged side of the fence gate.
  • GB 2 512 875 A discloses an electromechanical locking mechanism comprising: an inner and outer escutcheons, handles, spindles and spindle interlocks and an electronic key reader housed in the outer escutcheon.
  • the outer spindle interlock is coupled to the inner spindle interlock; a notch in the periphery of the outer spindle interlock is selectively engaged by a pivotal latch which can be driven between a blocking position, in which rotation of the outer spindle and handle is prevented, to a released position, in which rotation is permitted, by means of a motor, and preferably wormscrew driven spring.
  • the inner spindle interlock and latch having camming surfaces such that rotation of the inner spindle interlock moves the blocking latch element to the released/disengaged position enabling rotation of the spindle.
  • WO 2017/075447 A1 discloses a control module for a motorized door lock assembly including a mounting bracket that is electrically connected to the door lock with wiping electrical terminals, and a housing with counterpart wiping electrical terminals that are electrically connected to a battery subassembly and an electric circuit.
  • the battery subassembly and electric circuit can be quickly connected to the door lock merely by sliding the housing over the mounting bracket. Accordingly, the need for complicated and expensive connection systems is eliminated.
  • Such an array of mutual wiping terminals also makes it possible to use the force of gravity to jettison the housing and its contents from the door lock in the event of a fire.
  • US 2018/171672 A1 discloses an electric door lock including an operating device and a latch device operably connected to the operating device.
  • An inner electronic device, an outer electronic device, and an electric driver are electrically connected by an electrical connecting module.
  • An inner fixing member and an outer fixing member are fixed to a door.
  • the inner fixing member includes an inner groove through which a first cable extends.
  • the outer fixing member includes two first grooves.
  • a second cable selectively extends through one of the two first grooves according to an assembling direction of the door.
  • US 2016/042582 A1 discloses a lock, such as a padlock or a door lock, having radio frequency identification (RFID) and/or Bluetooth capabilities.
  • the control system in the lock may obtain identifying information from a user device presented close to the lock, and operates an actuator to unlock the lock based on the identifying information.
  • the lock may include both an RFID reader and a Bluetooth system in a single device, and may automatically lock and unlock the lock by detecting a presence or an absence of a user device near the lock. At least a portion of a front face of the lock may be made of non-metallic material.
  • the lock may include an indicator for indicating a power-on state, a Bluetooth connection status, a locked or unlocked status, and/or a low-battery state.
  • the present invention aims to provide a battery powered electrical lock suitable for attachment to a turning fence gate wherein the risk of battery theft is drastically reduced.
  • the present invention therefore provides a battery powered electrical lock suitable for attachment to a turning fence gate according to the first claim.
  • the electrical lock therefore comprises a frame comprising a base plate and a side plate, wherein the base plate comprises a follower opening for receiving a handle shaft follower, and wherein the side plate comprises a latch bolt opening for receiving a latch bolt.
  • the frame has mounted thereon the following elements:
  • the battery box is pivotally mounted on the frame around a first pivot axis lying in a separation plane substantially perpendicular to the door thickness direction such as to enable the pivoting of the battery box between an inner angular position wherein the access opening of the battery box lies on a first side of a separation plane referred to as the inner side of the separation plane, and an outer angular position wherein the access opening of the battery box lies on the opposite side of the separation plane referred to as the outer side of the separation plane, such that in the inner angular position of the battery box, the access opening of the battery box is accessible from the inner side of the separation plane and not accessible from the outer side of the separation plane.
  • the separation plane lies within and parallel to the fence gate.
  • the inner side of the separation plane corresponds to the safe private side of the fence gate, i.e. the side of the fence gate lying within the area enclosed by the fence.
  • the outer side of the separation plane corresponds to the unsafe public side of the fence gate, i.e. the side of the fence gate lying outside of the area enclosed by the fence e.g. the side that is accessible by the public.
  • the lock further comprises an inner and an outer support plate configured for supporting a keypad, wherein the inner and outer support plate are attached to the frame in such a manner that the inner support plate is arranged as a lid for the battery box access opening in the inner angular position, and in such a manner that the outer support plate is arranged as a lid for the battery box access opening in the outer angular position.
  • the rotation of the battery box from the inner angular position to the outer angular position is prevented by the inner and/or outer support plate when they are a lid closing the access opening of the battery box as described above.
  • the electrical lock of the present invention has the advantage that the batteries can be switched from the unsafe side of the fence gate to the safe side of the fence gate without requiring to purchase a new lock or to change the hinged side of the fence gate, thereby ensuring that the batteries are easily accessible from a safe side of the fence gate whilst being difficultly accessible from an unsafe side of the fence gate.
  • the electrical lock is a reversible lock, i.e. configured to be installed on right and left turning fence gates or on fence gates hinged at the left or right side, for example by providing a reversible beveled latch bolt.
  • the channel of the handle shaft follower has a shape in a cross-section with a plane perpendicular to the door thickness direction, which shape substantially corresponds to the shape of the handle shaft taken in a cross-section with a plane perpendicular to the door thickness direction.
  • the above mentioned shape of the handle shaft follower channel is non-circular, preferably rectangular. This embodiment ensures that the rotation of the handle shaft, for example upon actuation of the handle, results in the rotation of the handle shaft follower.
  • the handle shaft is part of the electrical lock, i.e. the handle shaft is inserted in the handle shaft channel of the handle shaft follower.
  • the battery box comprises a container having a bottom wall and upstanding sidewalls.
  • the upstanding sidewalls enclose an opening, wherein said opening it the access opening of the battery box.
  • the battery box further comprises a battery box holder extending between an upper end and a lower end.
  • the battery box container is provided on the upper end of the battery box holder.
  • the battery box holder and the batter box container are integrally formed, i.e. together form a single piece.
  • the upstanding sidewalls of the battery box container are provided with springs for clamping the at least one battery.
  • the battery box holder is pivotally mounted on the frame, around the first pivot axis, at its lower end, such that the first pivot axis lies below the battery access opening along the door height direction (i.e. perpendicular to the door width direction and the door thickness direction).
  • the first pivot axis lies below the battery access opening along the door height direction (i.e. perpendicular to the door width direction and the door thickness direction).
  • the present embodiment implies that the battery box is supported on the first pivot axis such that a vector from the first pivot axis to the battery access opening points against the direction of the gravitational acceleration vector.
  • the first pivot axis extends substantially along the door width direction, i.e. as opposed to the door thickness direction and/or the door height direction.
  • the normal of the bottom plate of the battery box container does not comprise a component along the door width direction if the first pivot shaft extends substantially along the door with direction.
  • both the inner and outer support plate support a keypad, i.e. respectively an inner keypad and an outer keypad.
  • a keypad i.e. respectively an inner keypad and an outer keypad.
  • only one of the inner and outer support plate supports a keypad, respectively an inner keypad or an outer keypad.
  • the support plates are boxes wherein a keypad is receivable.
  • the keypad i.e. the inner and/or outer keypad, comprises pushbuttons.
  • the support plate supporting the keypad comprises an electronic processor for detecting the pushing of the pushbuttons of the keypad.
  • the control circuit interconnects the electronic component and the battery powered locking mechanism.
  • the outer keypad comprises pushbuttons.
  • the outer keypad preferably comprises an outer electronic processor for detecting the pushing of the pushbuttons of the outer keypad, and wherein an outer control circuit interconnects the outer electronic component and the battery powered locking mechanism, preferably such as to actuate the battery powered locking mechanism using the power provided by the battery.
  • the inner keypad comprises pushbuttons.
  • the inner keypad preferably comprise an inner electronic processor for detecting the pushing of the pushbuttons of the inner keypad, and wherein an inner control circuit interconnects the inner electronic component and the battery powered locking mechanism, preferably such as to actuate the battery powered locking mechanism using the power provided by the battery.
  • the pushbuttons on the inner keypad comprises a release button, configured to actuate the battery powered locking mechanism upon merely pushing the release button.
  • the pushbuttons on the outer keypad comprises multiple numerical and/or alphanumerical buttons, configured to actuate the battery powered locking mechanism upon pushing the numerical and/or alphanumerical buttons in a sequence corresponding to a code stored in the outer controller circuit.
  • the keypad i.e. the inner and/or outer keypad
  • the keypad comprises a cover plate moveably attached to the keypad between an open position in which the keypad is accessible from the side of the separation plane on which the keypad is provided, and a closed position in which the keypad is not accessible from the side of the separation plane on which the keypad is provided.
  • the outer keypad comprises an outer cover plate moveably attached to the outer keypad between an open position in which the outer keypad is accessible from the outer side of the separation plane, and a closed position in which the outer keypad is not accessible from the outer side of the separation plane.
  • the inner keypad comprises an inner cover plate moveably attached to inner keypad between an open position in which the inner keypad is accessible from the inner side of the separation plane, and a closed position in which the inner keypad is not accessible from the inner side of the separation plane.
  • the present embodiments have the advantage that they prevent the pushbuttons of the keypads from freezing.
  • the electrical lock is a battery powered electrical lock and not an electrical lock powered by a power grid.
  • an electrical heater could be provided in the keypads such as to heat the keypad when the risk of freezing is high.
  • providing such an electrical heating in a battery powered electrical lock has the disadvantage that the batteries will be depleted too rapidly, thus more frequently requiring the cumbersome process of replacing the batteries.
  • the inner support plate is pivotally mounted on the frame around a second pivot axis, preferably extending parallel to the first pivot axis, such as to enable the pivoting of the inner support plate between on the one hand a closed angular position wherein the inner support plate covers the battery box access opening when the battery box is in the inner angular position such as to prevent access to the battery box access opening from the inner side of the separation plane and on the other hand an open angular position wherein the inner support plate enables the access to the battery box access opening from the inner side of the separation plane when the battery box is in the inner angular position.
  • the outer support plate is pivotally mounted on the frame around a third pivot axis, preferably extending parallel to the first and second pivot axis, such as to enable the pivoting of the outer support plate between on the one hand a closed angular position wherein the outer keypad covers the battery box access opening when the battery box is in the outer angular position such as to prevent access to the battery box access opening from the outer side of the separation plane and on the other hand an open angular position wherein the outer support plate enables the access to the battery box access opening from the outer side of the separation plane when the battery box is in the outer angular position.
  • the latch bolt lies in the separation plane.
  • the second pivot axis and the third pivot axis lie at opposing sides of the separation plane. This enables the respectively the inner and outer support plate to rotate between the closed and opened angular positions without being hindered for example by material that would be provided between the second and third pivot axis.
  • the frame comprises a cover box releasably attached to the base plate and side plate of the frame.
  • the cover box at least comprises opposing plates perpendicular to the door thickness direction, wherein said opposing plates are provided with openings for receiving the handle shaft.
  • one of the opposing plates is configured to lay on top of the base plate of the frame.
  • the cover box comprises a sidewall perpendicular to the door width direction, preferably arranged to be connected to the side plate of the frame.
  • the frame i.e. comprising the cover box
  • the inner support plate and the outer support plate together encapsulate the battery box, the locking mechanism and the mechanism for actuating the latch bolt.
  • the first pivot axis extends substantially along the door width direction
  • the battery box preferably the battery box holder
  • said sidewall comprises a first screw hole at a first distance from the first pivot axis, and a second screw hole at a second distance from the first pivot axis, wherein the first and second distances are equal such that upon pivoting the battery box from the inner to the outer angular position, the first and second screw holes lie on the same circular path
  • a sidewall of the electrical lock being one of the sidewall of the cover box or the side plate of the frame, comprises a screw opening for receiving a screw to be inserted in the first or second screw hole of the battery box, wherein said screw opening is provided such that the inserted screw crossed the circular path of the first and second screw holes.
  • the screw opening is provided at such a position in the side plate of the frame or the sidewall of the cover box that the battery box is held in the inner angular position by inserting the screw through the screw opening into the first screw hole and that the battery box is held in the outer angular position by inserting the screw through the same screw opening into the second screw hole.
  • the screw opening is provided at a position lying substantially in the separation plane, for example positioned between the first pivot shaft and the second pivot shaft.
  • the side plate of the frame is arranged to lie against a pole of the fenced gate such that the side plate of the frame is not accessible by a person when the electric lock is attached to the fenced gate.
  • This has the advantage that the screw in the screw hole cannot be easily removed when the electrical lock is attached to the fenced gate. This makes the theft of the batteries by vandals even more difficult.
  • the locking mechanism comprises:
  • the frame has mounted thereon a key actuator arranged to be actuated upon rotation of a pin of a key cylinder, and has mounted thereon a sensor assembly arranged to detect the actuation of the key actuator, and has mounted thereon a controller arranged to receive from the sensor assembly a signal indicating that the key actuator is being actuated, wherein the controller is arranged to enable the setting of a new password, which is to be entered in the at least one keypad for unlocking the electrical lock, upon having received the signal from the sensor assembly for a predetermined amount of time.
  • the key actuator is actuated by being moved up by the rotation of the key pin in the key cylinder, i.e. by turning the key in the key cylinder.
  • the upward movement of the key actuator further actuates a key lever, by rotating the key lever such that the latch bolt moves from the locking to the unlocking position independent of the state of the locking mechanism.
  • the sensor assembly comprises a Hall sensor arranged to detect the position of the key actuator, thereby providing a signal to the controller upon sensing the upward position of the key actuator.
  • the sensor assembly comprises two Hall sensors such as to perform a differential measurement, thereby alleviating the risk of tempering of the sensors by vandals for example by using an external magnet.
  • the differential sensor emits a signal to the controller if one of the two sensors, i.e. the one sensor that is placed adjacent to the position of the key actuator when the key actuator is in the upward position, measures the presence of the key actuator, whilst the other sensor does not sense such presence.
  • the present invention provides a battery powered electrical lock 1 suitable for attachment to a turning fence gate (not shown).
  • the attachment of the electrical lock 1 to the fence gate is done by providing two attachment bolts 30 which are connectable to a post of the fence gate.
  • the electrical lock 1 comprises a frame comprising a base plate 2 and a side plate 3.
  • the side plate 3 is substantially perpendicular to the base plate 2.
  • the side plate 3 is arranged to lie adjacent to the post of the fence gate on which the electrical lock is attached.
  • the side plate 3 lies perpendicular to the door width direction, i.e. the direction along the width of the fence gate.
  • the base plate 2 lies perpendicular to the door thickness direction, i.e. the direction along the thickness of the fence gate.
  • the base plate 2 comprises a follower opening for receiving a handle shaft follower 4, as well as a keyhole opening 41.
  • the side plate 3 comprises a latch bolt opening 40 for receiving a latch bolt 5.
  • the frame has mounted thereon the following elements:
  • the structure and function of the electrical lock as described above, i.e. comprising a frame, a handle shaft, a mechanism for actuating the latch bolt and a mechanism for locking the handle shaft follower 4 is known from the patent publication EP1526235 .
  • the electrical lock 1 shown in figures 1 and 2 is different from the lock described in the patent publication EP1526235 at least because the depicted lock is a battery powered electrical lock comprising a battery powered locking mechanism 7, wherein the actuating assembly 39 comprising an electromagnet powered by batteries 9 through a powering circuit 11, the electromagnet being arranged for moving the rocker 38 between its first and second positions by magnetic attraction of at least a portion of the rocker 38.
  • the lock depicted in figures 1 and 2 further comprises a key actuator 44 arranged to be moved up and down upon rotation of a pin extending from a key cylinder as in known in the art.
  • the key cylinder (not shown) is arranged to be inserted into the keyhole 41.
  • the key actuator 44 is connected to a key lever 42 rotationally arranged around the axis of the handle shaft follower channel 6 in such a manner as to enable independent rotation of the key lever 42 with respect to the handle shaft follower 4.
  • the upward movement of the key actuator 44 rotates the key lever 42.
  • the rotation of the key lever 42 pulls the latch bolt 5 into its unlocking position against the pushing action of the spring 43.
  • the latch bolt 5 can thus be moved between the locking and unlocking position independently from the rotation of the handle shaft follower 4, and thus irrespective if the handle shaft follower 4 is in an unlocking state or if the handle shaft follower 4 is in a locking state, i.e. thus independently of the activation of the mechanism 7 for locking the handle shaft follower 4.
  • the lock further comprises a sensor assembly arranged to detect the position of the key actuator 44, i.e. arranged to detect if the key actuator has been moved up by the rotation of the key, and for how long it has been moved up.
  • the sensor assembly for example comprises a Hall sensor enabling to detect the presence of a tracer component on the key actuator 44.
  • the sensor assembly comprises two Hall sensors such as to enable a differential sensing.
  • the lock further comprises a controller arranged to receive information from the sensor assembly. Upon receiving information from the sensor assembly that the key actuator 44 has been moved up for a predetermined amount of time, i.e. longer than a predetermined threshold, the controller will activate a program enabling the reconfiguration of the code required to be entered in to the keypad for unlocking the lock.
  • the lock depicted in figures 1 and 2 comprises a battery box 8 arranged for receiving at least one battery 9 through a battery box access opening 10 and for interconnecting the opposite poles of the at least one battery 9 to a powering circuit 11, which powering circuit 11 interconnects the battery box 8 and the battery powered locking mechanism 7.
  • the lock 1 comprises a first pivot shaft 12 mounted on the frame such as to extend along a first pivot axis 51 lying in a separation plane substantially perpendicular to the door thickness direction.
  • the separation plane is thus defined as the plane perpendicular to the door thickness direction wherein the first pivot axis 51 lies.
  • the first pivot shaft 12 as the latch bolt 5 as the attachment bolts 30 lie in the separation plane.
  • the first pivot shaft 12 in particular extends along the door width direction and is anchored on one side in the side plate 3 of the frame.
  • the battery box 8 is pivotally supported by the first pivot shaft 12 such as to enable the pivoting of the battery box 8 between an inner angular position wherein the access opening 10 of the battery box 8 lies on a first side of a separation plane, referred to as the inner side of the separation plane, and an outer angular position wherein the access opening 10 of the battery box 8 lies on the opposite side of the separation plane referred to as the outer side of the separation plane, such that in the inner angular position of the battery box 8, the access opening 10 of the battery box 8 is accessible from the inner side of the separation plane and not accessible from the outer side of the separation plane.
  • the separation plane lies within and parallel to the fence gate.
  • the inner side of the separation plane corresponds to the safe private side of the fence gate, i.e. the side of the fence gate lying within the area enclosed by the fence.
  • the outer side of the separation plane corresponds to the unsafe public side of the fence gate, i.e. the side of the fence gate lying outside of the area enclosed by the fence e.g. the side that is accessible by the public.
  • the battery box 8 comprises a container 20 having a bottom wall 15 and upstanding sidewalls 16, 17, 18, 19.
  • the upstanding sidewalls 16, 17, 18, 18 enclose an opening, wherein said opening it the access opening 10 of the battery box 8.
  • the battery box 8 further comprises a battery box holder 14 extending between an upper end and a lower end.
  • the battery box container 20 is provided on the upper end of the battery box holder 14.
  • the battery box holder 14 and the batter box container 20 are integrally formed, i.e. together form a single piece.
  • the upstanding sidewalls 16, 17, 18, 19 of the battery box container 20 are provided with springs (not shown) for clamping the at least one battery 9.
  • the battery box holder 14 is pivotally supported by the first pivot shaft 12 at its lower end.
  • the battery box holder 14 is at least delimited by a sidewall 13 perpendicular to the door width direction.
  • Said sidewall 13 comprises a first screw hole 22 at a first distance from the first pivot shaft 12, and a second screw hole 23 at a second distance from the first pivot shaft 12, wherein the first and second distances are equal such that upon pivoting the battery box 8 from the inner to the outer angular position, the first and second screw holes 22, 23 lie on the same circular path.
  • the lock further comprises an outer and an inner keypad respectively supported by an inner and outer support plate 24, 25, wherein inner and outer support plates 24, 25 are attached to the frame in such a manner that the inner support plate 25 is arranged as a lid for the battery box access opening 10 in the inner angular position, and in such a manner that the outer support plate 24 is arranged as a lid for the battery box access opening 10 in the outer angular position.
  • the rotation of the battery box 8 from the inner angular position to the outer angular position is prevented by the inner and/or outer support plates 24, 25 when they are a lid closing the access opening 10 of the battery box 8 as described above.
  • the lock 1 comprises a second pivot shaft 36 coupled to the frame, in particular mounted on the sidewall 29 of the cover box as shown in figures 4 and 5 , parallel to the first pivot shaft 12.
  • the second pivot shaft 36 extends along a second pivot axis 52 parallel to the first pivot axis 51.
  • the inner support plate 25 is pivotally supported by the second pivot shaft 36 such as to enable the pivoting of the inner support plate 25 between on the one hand a closed angular position wherein the inner keypad 25 covers the battery box access opening 10 when the battery box 8 is in the inner angular position such as to prevent access to the battery box access opening 10 from the inner side of the separation plane and on the other hand an open angular position wherein the inner support plate 25 enables the access to the battery box access opening 10 from the inner side of the separation plane when the battery box 8 is in the inner angular position.
  • the lock 1 comprises a third pivot shaft 60 coupled to the frame, in particular mounted on the sidewall 29 of the cover box as shown in figures 4 and 5 , parallel to the first pivot shaft 12 and the second pivot shaft 36.
  • the third pivot shaft 36 extends along a third pivot axis 53 parallel to the first pivot axis 51 and second pivot axis 52.
  • the outer support plate 24 is pivotally supported by the third pivot shaft 60 such as to enable the pivoting of the outer support plate 24 between on the one hand a closed angular position wherein the outer support plate 24 covers the battery box access opening 10 when the battery box 8 is in the outer angular position such as to prevent access to the battery box access opening 10 from the outer side of the separation plane and on the other hand an open angular position wherein the outer keypad 24 enables the access to the battery box access opening 10 from the outer side of the separation plane when the battery box 8 is in the outer angular position.
  • the first pivot shaft 12 lies between the second pivot shaft 36 and the latch bolt 5 along the door thickness direction.
  • FIG 3 shows the battery powered electrical lock 1 from figure 2 wherein the battery box 8 has been rotated from the inner side of the separation plane to the outer side of the separation plane.
  • the frame comprises a cover box releasably attached to the base plate 2 and side plate 3 of the frame.
  • the cover box is thus part of the frame.
  • the cover box comprises opposing plates 26, 27 perpendicular to the door thickness direction, wherein said opposing plates 26, 27 are provided with openings 28 for receiving the handle shaft and openings 45 for receiving the lock cylinder.
  • One of the opposing plates 27 is configured to lay on top of the base plate 2 of the frame.
  • the cover box further comprises a sidewall 29 perpendicular to the door width direction, arranged to be connected to the side plate 3 of the frame.
  • the sidewall 29 of the cover box comprises a screw opening 31 for receiving a screw to be inserted in the first or second screw hole 22, 23 of the battery box 8, wherein said screw opening 31 is provided such that the inserted screw crossed the circular path of the first and second screw holes 22, 23.
  • the screw opening 31 is provided at such a position in the sidewall 29 of the cover box that the battery box 8 is held in the inner angular position by inserting the screw through the screw opening 31 into the first screw hole 22 and that the battery box 8 is held in the outer angular position by inserting the screw through the same opening 31 into the second screw hole 23.
  • the screw opening 31 is provided at a position lying substantially in the separation plane.
  • the outer keypad 24 comprises pushbuttons 33.
  • the outer keypad comprises an outer electronic processor for detecting the pushing of the pushbuttons 33 of the outer keypad 24, and wherein an outer control circuit interconnects the outer electronic component and the battery powered locking mechanism 7, such as to actuate the battery powered locking mechanism using the power provided by the battery 9.
  • the inner keypad 25 comprises pushbuttons.
  • the inner keypad comprise an inner electronic processor for detecting the pushing of the pushbuttons of the inner keypad 25, and wherein an inner control circuit interconnects the inner electronic component and the battery powered locking mechanism 7, such as to actuate the battery powered locking mechanism 7 using the power provided by the battery 9.
  • the outer keypad 24 comprises an outer cover plate 34 moveably attached to the outer keypad 24 between an open position in which the outer keypad 24 is accessible from the outer side of the separation plane, and a closed position in which the outer keypad 24 is not accessible from the outer side of the separation plane.
  • the outer cover plate 34 is shown in the open position.
  • the inner keypad 25 comprises an inner cover plate 35 moveably attached to inner keypad between an open position in which the inner keypad 25 is accessible from the inner side of the separation plane, and a closed position in which the inner keypad 25 is not accessible from the inner side of the separation plane.
  • the inner cover plate 35 is shown in the closed position.

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  1. Verrou électrique (1) pouvant être fixé à une grille de clôture, le verrou comprenant un cadre composé d'une plaque de base (2) et d'une plaque latérale (3), dans lequel la plaque de base comprend une ouverture (28) de suiveur pour recevoir un suiveur d'arbre de poignée, et dans lequel la plaque latérale comprend une ouverture de pêne demi-tour (40) pour recevoir un pêne demi-tour, le cadre ayant les éléments suivants montés sur lui :
    • le pêne demi-tour (5) s'étendant dans la direction de la largeur de porte à travers l'ouverture de pêne demi-tour, le pêne demi-tour étant monté de façon mobile sur le cadre entre une position de verrouillage et une position de déverrouillage, au moins au moyen d'une poignée,
    • le suiveur d'arbre de poignée (4) pourvu dans l'ouverture de suiveur, le suiveur d'arbre de poignée comprenant un canal d'arbre de poignée (6) s'étendant le long d'un axe dans la direction de l'épaisseur de porte pour recevoir un arbre de poignée pour ladite poignée, le suiveur d'arbre de poignée étant monté de façon pivotante autour de son axe dans la direction de l'épaisseur de porte sur le cadre entre une première et une seconde position angulaire, de telle sorte qu'en utilisation le suiveur d'arbre de poignée tourne entre la première et la seconde position angulaire lors de la rotation de l'arbre de poignée entre la première et la seconde position angulaire,
    • un mécanisme permettant d'actionner le pêne demi-tour lors de la rotation du suiveur d'arbre de poignée pour déplacer le pêne demi-tour de sa position de verrouillage à sa position de déverrouillage lorsque le suiveur d'arbre de poignée est tourné de sa première position angulaire à sa seconde position angulaire et pour déplacer le pêne demi-tour de sa position de déverrouillage à sa position de verrouillage lorsque le suiveur d'arbre de poignée est tourné de sa seconde position angulaire à sa première position angulaire, et
    • un mécanisme de verrouillage (7) alimenté électriquement pour verrouiller le suiveur d'arbre de poignée, lequel mécanisme de verrouillage est disposé pour être amené dans deux états, à savoir dans un état de verrouillage dans lequel le suiveur d'arbre de poignée est verrouillé dans sa première position angulaire et dans un état de déverrouillage dans lequel le suiveur d'arbre de poignée est déverrouillé,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le mécanisme de verrouillage électrique est un mécanisme de verrouillage alimenté par batterie, et en ce que le cadre a monté sur lui un boîtier de batterie (8) disposé pour recevoir au moins une batterie (9) à travers une ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie (10) et pour interconnecter les pôles opposés de ladite au moins une batterie à un circuit d'alimentation (11), lequel circuit d'alimentation interconnecte le boîtier de batterie et le mécanisme de verrouillage alimenté par batterie,
    dans lequel le boîtier de batterie est monté de façon pivotante sur le cadre autour d'un premier axe de pivotement (51) se trouvant dans un plan de séparation sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction de l'épaisseur de porte de manière à permettre le pivotement du boîtier de batterie entre une position angulaire intérieure dans lequel l'ouverture d'accès du boîtier de batterie se trouve sur un premier côté du plan de séparation appelé le côté intérieur du plan de séparation, et une position angulaire extérieure dans lequel l'ouverture d'accès du boîtier de batterie se trouve du côté opposé du plan de séparation désigné comme le côté extérieur du plan de séparation, de sorte que dans la position angulaire intérieure du boîtier de batterie, l'ouverture d'accès du boîtier de batterie est accessible depuis le côté intérieur du plan de séparation et non depuis le côté extérieur du plan de séparation, et dans lequel la serrure comprend une plaque de support intérieure et une plaque de support extérieure configurée pour supporter un clavier, dans lequel les plaques de support intérieure et extérieure sont fixées au cadre de manière à ce que la plaque de support intérieure (25) soit disposée comme un couvercle pour l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie en position angulaire intérieure et de manière à ce que la plaque de support extérieure (24) est disposé comme un couvercle pour l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie dans la position angulaire extérieure, et dans lequel au moins une des plaques de support intérieures et extérieures supporte un clavier.
  2. Verrou électrique selon la première revendication, dans lequel la plaque de support intérieure est montée de façon pivotante sur le cadre autour d'un second axe de pivotement (52) de manière à permettre le pivotement de la plaque de support intérieure entre une position angulaire fermée dans lequel la plaque de support intérieure couvre l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie lorsque le boîtier de batterie est en position angulaire intérieure, de manière à empêcher l'accès à l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie du côté intérieur du plan de séparation et, d'autre part, une position angulaire ouverte dans lequel la plaque de support intérieure permet l'accès à l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie du côté intérieur du plan de séparation lorsque le boîtier de batterie est en position angulaire intérieure, et dans lequel la plaque de support extérieure est pivotante sur le cadre autour d'un troisième axe de pivotement (53) de manière à permettre le pivotement de la plaque de support externe entre d'une part une position angulaire fermée dans laquelle la plaque de support externe couvre l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie lorsque le boîtier de batterie est en position angulaire extérieure, de manière à empêcher l'accès à l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie du côté extérieur du plan de séparation et, d'autre part, une position angulaire ouverte dans laquelle la plaque de support extérieure permet l'accès à l'ouverture d'accès au boîtier de batterie du côté extérieur du plan de séparation lorsque le boîtier de batterie est en position angulaire extérieure.
  3. Verrou électrique selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel le second axe de pivotement et le troisième axe de pivotement se trouvent sur des côtés opposés du plan de séparation.
  4. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier axe de pivotement se trouve sous l'ouverture d'accès à la batterie.
  5. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la plaque de support intérieure et extérieure supporte un clavier.
  6. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le clavier comprend de préférence des boutons-poussoirs (33), et dans lequel la plaque de support soutenant le clavier comprend de préférence un processeur électronique pour détecter la pression des boutons-poussoirs du clavier, et dans lequel un circuit de commande interconnecte le composant électronique et le mécanisme de verrouillage alimenté par batterie.
  7. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le clavier comprend une plaque de recouvrement (34) fixée de manière mobile au clavier entre une position ouverte dans laquelle le clavier est accessible depuis le côté du plan de séparation sur lequel le clavier est pourvu, et une position fermée dans laquelle le clavier n'est pas accessible depuis le côté du plan de séparation sur lequel le clavier est pourvu.
  8. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le cadre comprend un boîtier de recouvrement fixé de manière amovible à la plaque de base et à la plaque latérale du cadre, et dans lequel le cadre, la plaque de support intérieure et la plaque de support extérieure encapsulent ensemble le boîtier de batterie, le mécanisme de verrouillage et le mécanisme d'actionnement du pêne demi-tour.
  9. Verrou électrique selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel le boîtier de recouvrement comprend au moins des plaques opposées (26, 27) perpendiculaires à la direction de l'épaisseur de porte, dans lequel lesdites plaques opposées sont pourvues d'ouvertures pour recevoir l'arbre de poignée, et dans lequel le boîtier de recouvrement comprend une paroi latérale (29) perpendiculaire à la direction de la largeur de porte.
  10. Verrou électrique selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel le premier axe de pivotement s'étend sensiblement le long de la direction de la largeur de porte, et dans lequel le boîtier de batterie est au moins délimité par une paroi latérale (13) perpendiculaire à la direction de la largeur de porte, dans lequel la paroi latérale comprend un premier trou de vis (22) à une première distance du premier axe de pivotement, et un second trou de vis (23) à une seconde distance du premier axe de pivotement, dans lequel les première et seconde distances sont égales de sorte que, lors du pivotement du boîtier de batterie de la position angulaire intérieure à la position angulaire extérieure, les premier et second trous de vis se trouvent sur la même trajectoire circulaire, et dans lequel la paroi latérale du boîtier de recouvrement ou la plaque latérale du cadre comprend une ouverture de vis pour recevoir une vis à insérer dans le premier ou le second trou de vis du boîtier de batterie, dans lequel ladite ouverture de vis est pourvue de sorte que la vis insérée traverse la trajectoire circulaire des premier et second trous de vis.
  11. Verrou électrique selon la revendication précédente dans lequel l'ouverture de vis est pourvue à une position telle dans la plaque latérale du cadre ou la paroi latérale du boîtier de recouvrement que le boîtier de batterie est maintenu dans la position angulaire intérieure en insérant la vis à travers l'ouverture de vis dans le premier trou de vis et que le boîtier de batterie est maintenu dans la position angulaire extérieure en insérant la vis à travers la même ouverture de vis dans le second trou de vis.
  12. Verrou électrique selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel l'ouverture de vis est pourvue à une position située sensiblement dans le plan de séparation.
  13. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le boîtier de batterie comprend un récipient (20) comportant une paroi de fond et des parois latérales verticales pourvues de ressorts pour serrer au moins une batterie.
  14. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le mécanisme de verrouillage comprend :
    • un arbre de pivot (37) monté sur le cadre et s'étendant dans la direction d'un quatrième axe de pivotement (54) de préférence parallèle à la direction de l'épaisseur de porte,
    • une bascule (38) constituée essentiellement d'un matériau magnétiquement doux s'étendant entre une première extrémité et une seconde extrémité et pourvue d'un élément de blocage à sa première extrémité, dans lequel la bascule est supportée de manière pivotante par l'arbre de pivot de manière à permettre, dans la première position angulaire du suiveur d'arbre de poignée, une rotation de la bascule autour du quatrième axe de pivotement entre, d'une part, une première position dans lequel l'élément de blocage bloque la rotation du suiveur d'arbre de poignée autour de son axe dans la direction de l'épaisseur de porte de manière à verrouiller le suiveur d'arbre de poignée dans sa première position angulaire et, d'autre part, une seconde position dans laquelle le suiveur d'arbre de poignée est déverrouillé ; et
    • un ensemble d'actionnement (39) monté sur le cadre pour déplacer ladite bascule entre sa première et sa seconde position, l'ensemble d'actionnement comprenant un électro-aimant alimenté par les batteries à travers le circuit d'alimentation, l'électro-aimant étant disposé pour déplacer la bascule entre sa première et sa seconde position par attraction magnétique d'au moins une partie de la bascule.
  15. Verrou électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le cadre a monté sur lui un actionneur à clé (44) disposé pour être actionné par la rotation d'une goupille d'un cylindre de clé, et a monté sur lui un ensemble capteur disposé pour détecter l'actionnement de l'actionneur à clé (44), et a monté sur lui un contrôleur disposé pour recevoir de l'ensemble capteur un signal indiquant que l'actionneur à clé est actionné, dans lequel le contrôleur étant est disposé pour permettre la définition d'un nouveau mot de passe après avoir reçu le signal de l'ensemble capteur pendant un laps de temps prédéfini.
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