WO2014028332A1 - Inline motorized lock drive for solenoid replacement - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to electromechanical locks having a lock drive that switches the lock between a locked state and an unlocked state responsive to an electrical signal. More specifically, the invention relates to improving the electrical and mechanical efficiency of the lock drive. The invention further relates to improving manufacturability of such locks.
- Solenoid-type locks use a solenoid as the lock drive to move a locking element within the lock between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the locking element is moved into interfering engagement with a lock component to prevent retraction of the latchbolt. In the unlocked position, the locking element is moved to a position that allows the latchbolt to be freely retracted.
- the solenoid in a solenoid-type lock drive is typically powered by a solenoid lock control system having one of two operating voltages, 12 or 24 volts, which are standard in the industry.
- the solenoid lock control system may be a local control system mounted on or near the door to send power to its associated lock, or it may be a centralized system operating multiple doors independently or in concert to lock or unlock doors on a timed schedule, responsive to emergency conditions or for other reasons.
- the solenoid of a solenoid-type lock drive is spring biased to a default state, which may be either the locked or unlocked state, depending on the intended application of the lock.
- a default state which may be either the locked or unlocked state, depending on the intended application of the lock.
- the solenoid moves away from its default locked or unlocked state against the biasing spring force.
- the solenoid drive remains in its non-default state.
- the lock returns to its default state.
- a "fail safe" solenoid lock In the unpowered state, a "fail safe" solenoid lock is unlocked.
- a coil in the solenoid produces a magnetic field that moves a solenoid rod against the spring biasing pressure to lock the lock mechanism.
- power must be continuously applied to the solenoid.
- the biasing spring returns the solenoid rod and the lock mechanism to the unlocked or "safe" position, allowing passage through the door.
- Fail safe locks may be used, for example, in doors to public areas or building exits that are not normally used. In the event of a fire, the loss of power to the doors automatically unlocks such doors allowing safe passage therethrough during the emergency.
- a “fail secure” solenoid lock has its solenoid rod biased in the opposite way. In the unpowered state it is in the locked state. When power is applied, the solenoid coil moves the solenoid rod against the spring biasing pressure to unlock the lock mechanism. With power removed, the biasing spring returns the lock mechanism to the locked or "secure” position.
- Fail secure locks may be used, for example, in interior doors to high security rooms in the interior of the building. The locks on such interior doors are typically designed to allow egress from the locked room regardless of the locked or unlocked state of the lock mechanism on the door. The lock mechanism is designed to prevent unauthorized entry into the secured area from a hallway or public area, but does not prevent those within from exiting the secure area.
- a related problem is that the four solenoid-type lock drives often require several components and/or internal connections within the lock mechanism. There is a need for a modularized lock drive to simplify manufacturing and reduce errors and assembly time.
- solenoid locks are powered and the solenoid is held in the non-default state against the biasing force of the solenoid spring.
- a lock drive that can reduce the energy cost of holding the lock in the non-default state, while still returning the lock to the default state when power is lost, as may happen in a power failure, during a fire or when power is intentionally cut in an attempt to access a secure area.
- a related problem is that by constantly supplying power to a solenoid lock (to hold it in the non-default state), the lock is continuously dissipating power in the solenoid coil, which results in heating of the lock body.
- the lock and the solenoid coil can be designed for the heating produced in continuous duty operation, this heating is generally considered to be objectionable.
- the handle connected to such a lock may become objectionably warm and the heating may affect any nearby electronic components.
- Solenoid-type lock drives have previously been used where power is continuously available. As such, low cost has been a primary motivating factor and energy conservation has not been properly considered. There is a need for a lock mechanism having a low power lock drive that will function as a direct drop-in replacement for a solenoid-type lock without requiring replacement of its associated solenoid-type lock control system and which will have the same feature of returning to a known default state when power is removed. In particular there is a need for a low power lock drive which can be used in combination with an existing installed base of solenoid locks.
- Solenoid locks move from the default state when power is applied. As they move, they store energy in a biasing spring in the solenoid. As long as the lock is powered, it remains in the non-default state and energy remains stored in the biasing spring. As soon as power is removed, the stored energy in the biasing spring drives the lock mechanism to its locked or unlocked default state.
- One type of known low power lock drive system uses a motor to drive a locking element between locked and unlocked states. Motors have the advantage that they can sit unpowered for long periods after driving the locking element to the desired state. However low power motorized designs do not operate against a biasing spring that returns the lock to a default state. If a default spring were to be used, power would have to be supplied to hold the motor against the return spring.
- Motorized drive type locks must be operated by a motorized drive type of control system that actively moves the lock between the locked and unlocked states.
- motorized drive type locks may be mechanically very similar to the four solenoid-type locks, the motorized drive type control system is significantly different.
- the motorized drive type control system must always provide power to the lock.
- the lock control system must typically monitor the position of the motor or associated locking element. This active driving and monitoring for a motorized drive contrasts with the simplicity of a spring biased solenoid-type lock drive.
- Motorized drive type locks are typically used in more expensive applications, such as in low power battery operated lock applications which use an electronic key.
- the electronic key may be a key card of the type used in many hotels, a keypad mounted on or near the door, an RFID or similar secure proximity detection system, a biometric-type identification system that matches fingerprints, iris patterns, voice or faces, etc.
- the electronics for deciding when the lock should be opened are located in a control lock housing that is separate from the housing for the mechanical components of the lock mechanism with its motorized lock.
- the motor in the motorized drive is located in the mechanical lock housing and installed with the lock. All other control electronics are typically located in a control housing mounted separately outside the mechanical lock housing and connected thereto by a control cable accessible only from inside the secure3 area.
- wires connect the motor within the body of the lock mechanism to the housing for the control electronics.
- a battery is located in the control system housing, not the lock housing and the motorized control system provides all control signals to the motor inside the lock housing whenever it is necessary to drive the motor in the lock from one position to the other.
- motorized lock drives for use in sophisticated battery operated systems are known, there is a need for a motorized lock drive with integrated control electronics located within the lock housing for direct replacement of solenoid locks.
- a suitable solenoid replacement lock drive must have the lock drive electronics within the lock housing or directly associated with the lock to allow for direct replacement of a solenoid lock.
- the control electronics for the motor must emulate the functionality of a solenoid lock by returning to a known default state in the absence of power.
- the motor axis of conventional motor drive systems is not axially aligned with the motion of the locking element or the axis of rotation of the lock hub.
- the motor of such conventional designs is offset from the line of motion of the locking element.
- the motor To move the locking element, the motor must drive a lever, offset spring or other mechanical interconnect instead of driving the locking slide directly.
- the force produced by the motor in known motorized lock drives is offset from the desired direction of motion of the locking element.
- This offset requires some type of interconnecting element between the lock drive motor and the locking element. It has not heretofore been recognized that this offset and the interconnecting element produce significant friction that must be overcome and decreased performance.
- a motorized lock drives with improved mechanical efficiency in both battery operated and solenoid replacement applications. More specifically, there is a need for a low power, motorized lock drive and/or a motorized lock drive that emulates a solenoid-type lock drive in which the motor is positioned in a direct line with motion of the locking element and/or the rotation of the lock hub to reduce mechanical inefficiency of the lock drive.
- the prior art offset axis motorized lock drive system for battery operated applications represents a fifth type of lock mechanism that must be manufactured and held in inventory in addition to the four solenoid-type lock mechanisms. None are interchangeable with the other as each is designed for a different application or a different type of lock control system. All of the five types may have substantially the same type of mechanical lock components and hardware with only the electronic drive system being different, but all five types must be held in inventory. There is a need for a lock drive that can easily be switched between each of the four solenoid types, and preferably, also to the motor drive type in order to reduce inventory costs.
- motorized drive control systems must send specific signals whenever it is necessary to lock or unlock the mechanism. This operation has the advantage of reduced power usage because no power is used except when the lock drive is changing state.
- motorized lock drives do not rely upon the lock to return to a default state and cannot be used to replace a solenoid lock controlled by a solenoid-type lock control system.
- the solenoid-type lock control system has only two states - power on and power off.
- a solenoid-type lock control system is significantly different from a motorized drive lock control system and a lock mechanism with a motorized lock drive is not suitable for use with the control system for a lock mechanism having a solenoid-type lock drive. It would be desirable to be able to remove a solenoid lock that spends much of its time powered on and replace it with a drive having a motorized drive system that spends substantially all of its time in the unpowered state.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a lock drive capable of emulating multiple different solenoid lock drives operable on different voltages and switchable between fail safe and fail secure default states.
- a lock drive for mounting within a lock housing that includes a reversible motor having a shaft defining a motor axis, an augur driven by the motor, a lock spring engageable by the augur and a sliding locking element moveable from a locked position to an unlocked position, the locking element being connected to the lock spring, the sliding motion of the locking element defining a slide axis in axial alignment with the motor axis.
- the lock spring moves the locking element to the locked position when the motor rotates the augur in a first direction.
- the lock spring drives the locking element to the unlocked position when the motor rotates in the opposite direction.
- the lock spring is compressed and stores energy when the locking element is blocked from motion to the locked position, such as when the handle of the lock is partially turned and is being held in that position. This allows the locking element to subsequently move into locking engagement in the locked position when the handle is released.
- a control circuit is preferably mounted to the lock housing and connected to a solenoid type combined power and control input to control the motor and emulate a solenoid lock by driving the locking element to a non-default locked or unlocked state when power is applied and to a default locked or unlocked state when power is removed.
- the control circuit includes a microcontroller, an energy storage mechanism and a switch connected to the microcontroller for selecting the default locked or unlocked state of the lock.
- the lock drive is modular and is intended for installation in lock housing having a rotatable lock hub.
- the modular lock drive includes a lock drive housing mountable within the lock housing.
- a reversible motor is mounted within the lock drive housing.
- the motor has a shaft defining the motor axis and an augur is mounted on that shaft.
- a lock spring is engaged by the augur and a locking element is slidably mounted in the lock drive housing to move from a locked position that prevents rotation of the lock hub to an unlocked position in which the lock hub is free to rotate.
- the locking element is connected to the lock spring.
- the sliding motion of the locking element defines a slide axis in axial alignment with the motor axis.
- This "inline" positioning alignment ensures low friction and allows a relatively small motor to be used, which, in turn, allows the motor to fit within the limited space available in the lock housing for an inline aligned positioning where in the motor axis is aligned with the slide axis and the rotational axis of the locking hubs.
- the lock spring drives the locking element to the locked position when the motor rotates in a first direction. It drives the locking element to the unlocked position when the motor rotates in the opposite direction and the lock spring stores energy to subsequently move the locking element when the locking element is blocked from motion to the locked position;
- the lock motor, augur, lock spring and locking element are mounted within the lock drive housing and installable during manufacture as a modular lock drive.
- control circuit is operable on 12 volts and 24 volts so that it can be used to replace locks and/or lock drives controlled by 12 volt and 24 volt solenoid control systems by replacing the lock without any change tot eh lock control system.
- the motor, augur, lock spring, locking element and control circuit are mounted within a lock housing and the lock slide axis and motor axis are perpendicular to a lock hub axis of rotation within the lock housing.
- the lock drive has a horizontal length (measured from the motor to the locking element with the locking element in the retracted/unlocked position) of less than 2.0 inches (50.8 millimeters) to fit horizontally into the lock housing between the lock hub and a vertical wall of the lock housing.
- the lock drive has a horizontal length (as measured above and not including the control circuit) of less than 1.25 inches (31.75 millimeters).
- the motor is a DC motor operable on less than five volts.
- the DC voltage of the motor is 2 volts. This low voltage is very efficient, and the inline aspect of the invention allows the reduced torque and power of the motor to reliably operate the drive, while also allowing an extremely small size, as needed to fit within the limited space available inside the lock housing when the motor is oriented with its axis inline with the slide axis of the locking element.
- control circuit is designed to allow the lock drive to emulate five different lock drives including: four solenoid lock drives and a motorized lock drive.
- Fig. 1 is a right side elevational view of a mortise lock incorporating an inline motorized lock drive according to the present invention.
- the mortise lock side cover plate, on the right side of the lock, has been removed to show internal components of the lock, including the motorized lock drive of the present invention.
- Some conventional internal lock components not relevant to operation of the invention have also been removed to simplify the drawing.
- An electronic control circuit board located within the mortise lock housing for simulating operation of a solenoid drive and connections between the motor of the lock drive and the control circuit have also been omitted, but may be seen in Figs. 16 and 17.
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the upper right of the inline motorized lock drive module seen in Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a right side view of the inline motorized lock drive module seen in Fig. 2.
- Fig. 4 is a right side view of the inline motorized lock drive seen in Figs. 2 and 3 with the modular lock drive housing removed.
- Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the inline motorized lock drive module seen in Fig. 2.
- the lock spring 82 and augur 80 are shown in generic block outline form in this view. Details of these items can be seen in Figs 6 and 7 respectively.
- Fig. 6 is a right side elevational view, shown at an increased scale, of the lock spring used in the inline motorized lock drive module seen in Figs. 2 and 5.
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view, shown at an increased scale, of the augur used in the inline motorized lock drive module seen in Figs. 2 and 5. The augur engages the spring seen in Fig. 6.
- Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of the augur in Fig. 7.
- the augur is shown looking along the rotational axis of the augur to show the lead-in angle of the augur threads.
- Figs. 9-11 show the interaction between the inline motorized lock drive of the present invention and at least one of the lock hubs in the mortise lock.
- the Figs, show different locked and unlocked states.
- the lock module housing seen in Figs 2, 3 and 5 has been removed to better illustrate this operation.
- Fig. 9 is a side elevational view showing the inline lock drive in the locked state.
- the locking element of the inline lock drive is engaged with a slot in the mortise lock hub to prevent rotation of the lock hub.
- Fig. 10 is a side elevational view showing the inline lock drive in the unlocked state.
- the locking element of the inline lock drive is disengaged from the slot in the mortise lock hub.
- Fig. 11 is a side elevational view showing the inline lock drive in the blocked motion state.
- the motor and augur have rotated to compress the spring, but the motion of the locking element has been blocked by a partial rotation of a handle connected to the lock hub.
- the partial rotation of the lock hub has moved the locking slot in the lock hub out of alignment with the locking element.
- the spring of the lock drive has been compressed by the augur and will drive the locking element into locking engagement with the locking slot in the hub when the handle is released to return the hub to the default aligned position without any further action by the lock drive.
- Figs. 12 and 13 show the relative positions of the motor, augur, spring and lock drive of the invention in different states.
- the position of the augur 80 is shown as a block and details of the augur design are not shown, but may be seen in Figs. 7 and 8.
- Fig. 12 shows the lock drive in the locked state.
- Fig. 13 shows the lock drive in the unlocked state.
- Fig. 14 shows the lower half of a lock housing illustrating an alternative angled mounting for the inline motorized lock drive module of the present invention.
- the angled mounting provides additional axial room to mount the lock drive of the invention within the lock housing while still providing the increased mechanical efficiency and other advantages of inline mounting.
- Fig. 15 is a block diagram of a lock drive control circuit for the inline motorized lock drive of the present invention.
- Fig. 16 is a cross section taken along the line 16-16 of Fig. 1 showing a preferred mounting for a circuit board within the lock mechanism housing of Fig. 1.
- the circuit board includes electronics simulating operation of a solenoid corresponding to the lock drive control circuit block diagram of Fig. 15.
- the cross section of Fig. 16 is taken with the lock mechanism cover installed whereas in Fig. 1, the cover has been removed to show the interior of the lock.
- Figs. 17 and 18 show an alternative non-modular embodiment of the inline motorized lock drive of the present invention.
- the motor and sliding locking element are separately mounted rather than being integrated into a single installable module.
- Fig 17 shows the motor connected directly to a circuit board implementing electronics simulating operation of a solenoid corresponding to the lock drive control circuit block diagram of Fig. 15.
- Fig. 18 shows the motor of the inline motorized lock drive provided with a connector for connection to a circuit board mounted elsewhere inside or on the exterior of the lock housing so that the lock may directly replace a solenoid lock with the lock housing fitting within the same mounting space of a removed solenoid lock.
- a mortise lock 10 includes a front wall 12, preferably covered by a decorative face plate 14, a top wall 16, a bottom wall 18, a back wall 20 and a left side wall 22.
- the five walls and plates 12, 16, 18, 20 and 22 are preferably formed from a single sheet with the surrounding walls being bent upwards to form an open rectangular body for the lock housing.
- the lock body holds the internal lock components within it and the body is then enclosed with a removable cover plate 24 on the right side to form the final wall of the complete lock housing.
- the cover plate 24 forming the right side of the lock housing has been removed in fig. 1 to show various internal components of the lock, including the location of the inline motorized lock drive 26 of the present invention.
- Various other conventional internal lock components not relevant to operation of the invention, have also been removed to simplify the drawing. These include the deadbolt, guard bolt, levers for operating the deadbolt and guard bolt, the key cylinder etc.
- the lock 10 is provided with a conventional latch bolt 28, which is retracted by an arm 30 extending outward from lock hub 32 when the hub 32 is rotated by its corresponding handle.
- a conventional latch bolt 28 which is retracted by an arm 30 extending outward from lock hub 32 when the hub 32 is rotated by its corresponding handle.
- the lock is conventionally provided with both the right side lock hub 32 and a left side lock hub 34.
- the two lock hubs are independently rotated by their corresponding handles.
- One hub and handle will be located on the secure side of the door, and the other will be located on the opposite side.
- Arm 30 of lock hub 32 bears against the tail 36 of the latch bolt 28 when lock hub 32 is rotated clockwise. This hub rotation acts to retract the latch bolt 28.
- Lock hub 32 can be rotated by a spindle 38 located in the center of the lock hub 32.
- Spindle 38 on the right side of the lock, has a conventional square cross section and engages its corresponding handle on the exterior of the door to allow the handle to directly drive its associated lock hub and retract the latch bolt 28.
- Lock hub 34 on the left side of the lock has a separate corresponding square spindle extending into the handle on the left side of the door.
- the two lock hubs 32 and 34 rotate about the same axis of rotation, they are connected to separate spindles and rotate independently to independently operate the two lock hubs. This allows each hub to be separately locked and unlocked as will be further described below.
- Each lock hub has a corresponding locking slot to provide for independent locking.
- Lock hub 32 has locking slot 40 formed on its perimeter and the hub rotates about a central bearing 44 as its corresponding spindle 38 is rotated by the handle connected thereto.
- lock hub 34 also has a corresponding locking slot and bearing.
- lock hub 32 When lock 10 is unlocked, lock hub 32 can be rotated clockwise by its corresponding handle. As the lock hub rotates, it compresses return spring 46 and arm 30 bears on the latchbolt tail 36 to retract the latchbolt 28. When the corresponding handle is released, the hub and latchbolt return to the position seen in Fig. 1.
- the '870 patent discloses a mechanically operated lock (non-electrified) in which the locking mechanism that controls the blocking or interfering engagement between the locking slots and the locking element is moved entirely by hand to lock and unlock the lock mechanism.
- the locking element in the locking mechanism is driven by hand into and out of engagement with either one or both of the locking slots in the two lock hubs to prevent or allow rotary motion and thereby prevent or allow the latchbolt to be retracted to open the door.
- either side of the lock can be the secure side of the lock and either one of the lock hubs can be the lock hub that is affected by the locking mechanism.
- the locking piece can be rotated from outside the housing, without disassembling the lock to gain access to the internal lock components and without removing any associated screws or components that might be lost.
- the locking piece in the '870 design can also be rotated so that both hubs are locked (the locking piece engages both lock hub slots) when the lock mechanism slides the locking piece into locking engagement.
- Fig. 1 shows the relative location of the lock drive 48 to the lock hubs.
- the mechanically operated locking mechanism in the '870 patent is approximately located at or below where the lock drive 48 of the present invention is shown in Fig. 1 and in the space below the lock drive 48 in Fig. 1. Solenoid operated versions of that lock also position the solenoid approximately at or below where the lock drive 48 is shown in Fig. 1
- the motor has heretofore been located below the position indicated in Fig. 1 for the lock drive 48. More specifically, the axis of the motor used in motorized versions has heretofore not been aligned with the sliding motion of the lock mechanism (described below) and has not been pointed towards or aligned with the axis of rotation of the handles and spindle 38.
- Locking element 50 is preferably planar and has a central locking element bearing 52 so that it can be rotated around a vertical axis formed by locking element pivot pin 54.
- Locking element 50 is rotated to one orientation, one arm of the "T" will slide into and out of locking engagement with the locking slot for its corresponding hub as the mechanical locking mechanism is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position.
- arm 56 is oriented to slide into and out of engagement with the locking slot in lock hub 34. The sliding motion of the locking element into and out of locking engagement is along a line that is directly inline with the axis of rotation of the lock hubs 32, 34.
- Locking element 50 is held within shuttle 60.
- Shuttle 60 is slidingly held within the lock drive 48 so that it can move towards and away from the locking hubs.
- the lock drive includes a lock drive housing 62 having a lock drive cover 64.
- the lock drive 48 is an integrated modular component that slidingly holds the shuttle in a track having a left side 66 located inside lock drive housing 62 and a right side 68 of the shuttle track inside lock drive housing cover 64.
- the locking element 50 is wider than the shuttle 60 and also slides in slots formed in the lock housing side walls 22, 24.
- the locking element 50 is sized so that in any of the three possible orientations, it is approximately as wide as the outer width dimension of the lock housing and when partially rotated, it is wider that the lock housing.
- the slots in the lock housing side walls 22, 24 that the locking element slides within also function to provide external access to the locking element 50 before the lock 10 is installed so that the lock may be easily converted from a right-handed lock to a left-handed lock mechanism.
- the locking element 50 can be pushed upon where it is accessible in the exterior slots of the lock housing side walls 22, 24. This acts to rotate the locking element 50 around pin 54. As the locking element begins to rotate, it will be slightly wider than the lock housing, making it easier to complete the turn.
- the shuttle 60 is provided with at least one protrusion 70 on its interior that engages a corresponding indentation on the underside of the locking element 50. This engagement occurs only when the locking element is in a desired orientation, such as in the orientation shown in Fig. 5 or in the 180° opposite orientation.
- the shuttle 60 is preferably made of a resilient plastic and has a "U" shaped cross section.
- the upper half 72 of the shuttle and the lower half 74 are substantially parallel.
- the bottom surface of the upper half 72 is approximately in contact with the upper surface of the locking element 50.
- the top surface of the lower half 74 is provided with protrusion 70 so that the top surface of the lower half 74 is in contact with the lower surface of the locking element 50 when the locking element is in a desired alignment and protrusion 70 is engaged with the corresponding locking element indentation on the underside of the locking element 50.
- the protrusion 70 moves out of the matching indentation on the underside of the locking element 50.
- This causes the legs 72 and 74 of the "U" shaped shuttle to resiliently spread apart with a spring-like action.
- protrusion 70 will approach a corresponding indentation on the underside of the locking element.
- the spring-like action of the spread-apart legs 72 and 74 of the shuttle will cause the protrusion 70 to snap into the approaching indentation on the underside of the locking element 50.
- the protrusion 70 With the protrusion 70 engaged with an indentation, the upper 72 and lower 74 halves of the shuttle will again be substantially parallel and aligned. Thus, the protrusion 70 and the spring action of the shuttle act to hold the locking element 50 continuously in the desired orientation.
- multiple protrusions may be formed on either side of the shuttle and the locking element 50 may be provided with various indentations for any desired preset orientation.
- the protrusions may alternatively be formed on the locking element on either side thereof with the indentation being formed on the shuttle inner surfaces.
- the sliding motion of the shuttle causes the locking element 50 to move into and out of blocking engagement with a selected one or both of the lock hubs, depending on the orientation of the locking element 50.
- the shuttle In order to lock the lock hub 32, the shuttle must be driven towards the lock hub to move the arm 58 of the "T" shaped locking element into slot 40 in the locking element 50.
- Fig. 9 shows the locking element 50 inserted into slot 40 in the lock hub 32. To disengage the locking element 50 from lock hub 32, the sliding shuttle 60 and the locking element 50 must be driven in the opposite direction. This is shown in Fig. 10.
- the shuttle 60 is driven forward (locked) and back (unlocked) with motor 76.
- the motor 76 drives motor shaft 78 in rotary motion in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
- the motor is preferably a DC motor and the polarity of the DC signal controls the rotary direction of the motor.
- An augur 80 is mounted on the motor shaft 78.
- the augur 80 has a thread pitch and diameter that allows it to engage at least a portion of a lock spring 82.
- the right end 84 of the lock spring 82 is securely attached to the shuttle 60.
- the left end 86 of the spring 82 is threaded onto the augur 80.
- the motor 76 is fixed inside the motor mounts 88, 90 in the housing 62 and housing cover 64 respectively so that the motor does not move with respect to the lock housing.
- the motor is driven clockwise (as seen looking along the motor shaft from the left of Fig. 5), it threads the augur into the spring, which pulls the spring and shuttle 60 towards the motor to unlock the lock mechanism. This is shown in Fig. 10.
- the locking slot 40 will be aligned with the locking element 50 if the handle is not partially rotated, i.e. if it is not being held with return spring 46 compressed and the latchbolt partially retracted. If the handle is being held open against the return spring pressure when the motor is driven counterclockwise, the locking slot 40 will not be aligned with the locking element 50. In that case, the augur will compress the spring, storing energy therein and hold the locking element 50 against the perimeter of the lock hub 32 until the handle is released.
- the lock spring 82 is provided with the shape illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13. At the left end 86, the diameter of the spring is reduced as compared to the enlarged diameter of the right end 84. When the augur is in spring region 86, the diameter of the spring is such that the spring coils engage the threads of the augur. See Figs. 7 and 8 for reference to the threads on the augur 80 which engage the spiral coils of the spring 82.
- the augur is shown only generically as a block in Figs. 12 and 13 to illustrate its position with respect to the spring.
- spring portion 86 will be driven along the threads of the augur to move the entire spring 82.
- Spring 82 is prevented from rotating by its connection to the shuttle 60 and/or the extended spring end 92, which slides in a corresponding slot in the lock drive housing 62, 64.
- the increased diameter of the lock spring 82 is such that the augur can spin inside the spring without driving the spring left or right.
- This disengagement between the augur and lock spring is a first aspect of the improved efficiency of the present invention.
- This disengaging action allows the motor and augur to spin.
- a freely spinning motor draws less current and uses less power than a motor that is stalled and/or prevented from turning.
- the motor 76 is driven by the control system for a slight excess of the time required to ensure that the locking element has reached the desired locked position, seen in Fig. 12.
- the excess drive time after the locking element has reached the locked position, requires very little excess power due to the disengagement of augur threads from the spring coils.
- the disengaging action described above also minimizes the risk that the motor will jam or become stuck at the end of the spring. This is important when the motor used is an extremely low power motor, which is preferred in this invention to maximize efficiency.
- a second aspect of the improved efficiency of the present invention can be seen in the design of the spring 82 at its enlarged diameter end 84.
- the augur 80 will thread into the enlarged diameter region 84 at the right side of spring 82 and the augur will again disengage from the spring by spinning freely within the enlarged diameter region 84 of the spring. Again, this disengagement reduces energy consumption and increases efficiency. It also functions to prevent the motor and augur from jamming at the end of the spring nearest the shuttle 60.
- Fig. 6 shows the spring 82 with its enlarged diameter end 84 and smaller diameter end 86.
- the smaller diameter end 86 loosely engages the augur, allowing the augur threads to move the spring and shuttle towards and away from the lock hubs.
- This design allows the augur to disengage from the spring in both directions. In one direction, disengagement is achieved by driving the augur until it threads off the spring coil end and in the other direction, disengagement is achieved by enlarging the diameter of the spring so that the augur spins freely within the coils of the spring.
- This double disengagement design improves efficiency by preventing the motor from stalling and improves reliability by decreasing the risk of jamming.
- Augur 80 includes a body 94 and a central, axially oriented shaft bore 96 that receives the shaft 78 of motor 76 for mounting the augur thereon.
- the augur threads 98 extend in a spiral around the body of the augur 80 and have a pitch that matches the pitch of the coils of spring 82 in spring region 86 so that the augur can drive the spring as the motor turns.
- Improved performance of the augur 80 is achieved by providing the threads of the augur 80 with a relatively "shallow" lead-in angle 100 that is less than ninety degrees.
- the augur threads start at surface 102.
- the lead-in surface 102 has a lead-in angle 100 that is significantly less than ninety degrees.
- the spring and augur will re-engage more reliably.
- the preferred lead-in angle is 45 °, however other angles will also work to improve reliability of re-engagement, provided that they are less than ninety degrees as defined above.
- augur shown in the drawings is the preferred design for this invention
- alternative types of augurs such as a single pin that engages the spring coils, or a flat plate to engage the coils may also be used.
- the component driving the spring whether it be an augur as shown, a single pin augur or other type of augur, will disengage from the spring at each end to allow the motor to freewheel and thereby reduce energy use and minimize the chance of the driving component (auger, etc.) becoming stuck in the spring and unable to extract itself due to the low power of the efficient motor used to achieve energy efficiency.
- the motorized lock drive When fully assembled, the motorized lock drive is a modular unit that can simply be placed into the lock body as a unit instead of requiring individual components to be separately installed.
- the lock drive housing is provided with a spacer 106 at the right end of the modular unit and a lock hub bearing 108.
- the lock hubs 32, 34 are positioned on opposite sides of the spacer 106.
- Each lock hub is provided with an inward recess forming a central bearing 44 that engages the outwardly projecting lock hub bearing 108.
- the housing and its lock hub bearing are preferably made of plastic to provide a rugged and quiet bearing surface around the perimeter of the bearing 108 where the lock hubs rotate.
- the modular design also ensures that the motor axis is aligned with the sliding motion of the locking element 50.
- By aligning the motor axis with the sliding motion of the locking piece friction is significantly reduced as compared to prior art designs in which the motor axis is offset from the axis of motion of the locking piece.
- This alignment ensures that all the force produced by the motor is used to achieve the desired motion of the locking piece, instead of being partially wasted by moving through a linkage, an offset spring arm, or other mechanism for transferring the force of the motor to the locking element.
- the motor has been reduced from five volts to two volts.
- the present invention is usable as both a solenoid replacement design with control electronics embodied within the lock housing 10 and as a replacement for motorized designs.
- the control board mounted within the lock housing 10 simulates the performance of a solenoid by storing electrical energy, instead of spring energy, to return the lock to a default position when power is removed, in the same way that a solenoid returns to its default position when power is removed.
- the reduction in power requirements from the inline design results in a reduction in the required energy storage, which reduces costs and typically allows a smaller energy storage component, such as a capacitor, to be used. This is advantageous as the space within the lock housing 10 is extremely limited.
- the inline lock drive module described above may also be used to replace less efficient existing motorized lock drives where the motor is not "inline” and is offset from the line of motion of the locking element.
- Motorized locks are conventionally used in battery powered applications. The increased efficiency of the inline design described above allows a significant increase in battery life in such applications.
- the lock hub 32 has a radius 112 of approximately 0.6 inches (15.24 mm).
- the locking element 50 requires space 114 that is approximately equal to the width of the lock at 0.9 inches (22.86 mm). This places severe limitations on the space available 116 for an inline motorized lock drive.
- the lock drive including the motor 76, motor shaft 78, augur 80, lock spring 82 and the portion of the shuttle prior to the locking element must fit within the lock drive space 116.
- the lock drive space 116 is less than 1.25 inches (31.75 mm), and will be less than 2 inches (50.8 mm) even if the alternative design seen in Fig. 14 is employed, in which the inline motorized lock drive is shifted from horizontal down into the space marked "A" in Fig. 1. It will be noted that even in the angled design of Fig. 14, the motor axis is directly inline with the sliding motion of the locking element. This produces a very balanced force on the sliding locking element 50. The locking element slides within the track defined by the modular housing around it, but the track provides almost no force on the locking element due to the balanced design.
- the locking element 50 is aligned with the driving force, it may be said to float within the limits of the track in contrast to offset motor designs where the track is required to constrain the locking element which is moved with an offset force derived from the offset motor.
- This floating action produces the efficiency of the present design, allowing reduced motor power as friction is reduced., This, in turn, allows the motor to be smaller and less powerful than previous motor designs, which then allows the motor to fit within the very limited space available.
- the inline lock drive invention may also be implemented with individually mounted components as shown in Figs. 17 and 18.
- the motor is directly mounted to a circuit board 118 mounted within the lock housing 10 with leads 120 that may be directly soldered to the board 118 or inserted into a connector mounted thereon.
- Fig. 18 the motor 76 is provided with flexible wires 122, 124 that run to a connector 126.
- Figs. 17 and 18 are intended to illustrate a non-modular design, they may also viewed as showing possible electrical interconnections for the modular design, except that the lock drive housing 62 and lock drive housing cover 64 have been omitted for clarity. The possible electrical interconnections are substantially the same.
- a conventional constant diameter spring 82' is shown instead of the two diameter spring 82 previously described. It can be seen that the augur engages the spring 82' at both ends of the spring. When the augur is driven counterclockwise, it freewheels off the left end of the spring 82'. However, when the augur is driven clockwise, it will drive to the right and stop against the shuttle 60.
- the spring 82' will work, it does not provide the reduced power advantages of the preferred design in which the augur freewheels at both ends due to the enlarged diameter of the spring 82 at end 84. Moreover the spring 82' present some risk that the augur will drive so tightly into the spring coils at the right side that it will have insufficient power to extract itself when reversed, leading to a malfunction.
- the connector 126 in Fig. 18 is intended in the present invention to run to a circuit board mounted within the lock housing 10 when the present invention is in its solenoid replacement aspect to simulate solenoid operation.
- wires 122 and 124 may be made much longer to be connected externally to a battery powered motorized control system if the lock is to be used with a conventional motorized lock drive controller.
- the circuit board 118 will provide control signals to emulate the operation of a solenoid. More specifically, it will have an electrical energy storage component, such as a capacitor, supercapacitor, battery or the like that stores sufficient energy to drive the high efficiency motor drive system to a default state when it senses that power is removed form the lock.
- an electrical energy storage component such as a capacitor, supercapacitor, battery or the like that stores sufficient energy to drive the high efficiency motor drive system to a default state when it senses that power is removed form the lock.
- This design allows the lock 10 to perfectly emulate a solenoid lock and to function as a drop- in replacement for a solenoid lock, without any change to the solenoid type electrical control system for the lock.
- the solenoid emulating circuit within the lock housing 10 is designed to be easily switchable between “fail safe” and “fail secure” by throwing a switch or jumper or software setting on the control circuit within the lock housing 10.
- the power system is designed to accept both 12 and 24 volts. In this way, a single lock according to the present invention is able to be used in any one of the four conventional solenoid lock systems. It can function as either "fail safe” or “fail secure” at either 12 or 24 volts. This immediately reduces inventory requirements and errors in supplying the wrong lock to a customer while simplifying manufacturing and allowing easy changes in the field to accommodate different applications for a solenoid lock.
- the lock appears to an external solenoid lock control system exactly like a solenoid lock, it may be interchanged with a solenoid lock and used with other solenoid locks. In particular, it may be used to replace solenoid locks that are continuously held in the solenoid "on" state, while the solenoid locks that are normally in their default off state may be retained. This significantly reduces the energy consumption of the entire lock system without needing to replace the solenoid control system or those solenoid locks that operate most efficiently in their default "off state.
- Fig. 16 provides a cross section through the lock in Fig. 1 looking upward towards the inline motorized lock drive of the present invention.
- the lock housing 10 includes a control circuit board 128 recessed into the cover plate 24.
- Components, such as components 130 and 132, are preferably surface mounted on only one side of the circuit board 128 so that the back side is substantially flat and fits into a correspondingly shaped recess in the lock housing cover 24.
- the circuit board preferably used with this invention is of the type recessed in the lock cover plate 24 as disclosed in pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/712,643, filed February 25, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the circuit board may also be provided with one or more sensors mounted thereon, which may extend upwards into the lock to sense the position of lock components.
- sensors such as sensors 136 and 138
- the second circuit board is connected along an edge to the primary control circuit board 128.
- the sensors 136 and 138 are then positioned adjacent to the lock hubs 34 and 32.
- the lock hubs are preferably provided with magnets and the sensors are magnetically sensitive reed switches or Hall Effect sensors which detect when the hubs have turned.
- a capacitor or other energy storage mechanism 140 such as a battery or the like.
- the energy storage mechanism 140 is used to emulate the operation of a solenoid lock by storing energy needed to drive the motor and operate the control circuit on the circuit boards. When incoming power is removed from the lock, the control circuit senses this change and uses remaining power from the energy storage component 140 to drive the motor lock mechanism to the desired default state.
- Fig. 15 shows how the lock mechanism control circuit emulates a solenoid lock.
- Power is provided to the lock in a conventional way at solenoid type combined power and control input 142.
- Power and control are combined in a solenoid type control system because power is applied only when the solenoid lock is to move to its non-default state.
- the applied power will be either 12 or 24 volts and will move the lock to the non-default state when power is applied and to the default state when power is removed ("fail safe” or “fail secure”).
- power is stored so that the lock can return to the default state when power is removed.
- the power from input point 142 is applied to a power conditioning and distribution circuit 144.
- the power conditioning and distribution circuit 144 sends power to the energy storage mechanism 140, to a microcontroller 148 and through an H-bridge 150 (under the control of microcontroller 148) to the motor 76.
- the power conditioning and distribution circuit 144 ensures that power spikes do not harm the circuit. It accepts both 12 and 24 volts and converts the same to a lower voltage for driving the microcontroller 148 and the motor 76, which is preferably a 2 volt DC motor, and performs other typical power control tasks.
- the input point 142 When emulating a solenoid lock, the input point 142 will only be provided with power when the solenoid control system connected thereto wishes the lock to drive to the non-default state.
- the default state is determined by a switch 146 mounted on the circuit board 128, which is accessible from the exterior of the lock to set the type of solenoid lock ("fail safe" or "fail secure") that the lock is to emulate.
- the switch shown in the drawings may be mounted at any desired convenient location. It may protrude through an opening in the lock case to allow it to be easily switched. It may be operated by inserting a wire through an opening, by moving a jumper on the circuit board, by changing a software setting or by any other known type of switching method.
- the microcontroller 150 will wait until enough power has been stored in the energy storage mechanism 140 to ensure that the lock can return to its preset default "fail safe” or “fail secure” state before the motor 76 is driven. Once the microcontroller determines that the energy storage mechanism 140 has sufficient power to return the lock to its default state, it will drive motor 76 through H-bridge 150 to the non-default state (determined by the selectable switch 146 monitored by the microcontroller 148). The H-bridge 150 allows the highly efficient DC motor 76 to be driven in either direction.
- a single lock mechanism can function as any one of the four conventional solenoid type locks currently manufactured and held in inventory.
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