Smart door lock integrated air channel to mounting bracket for ventilation
An air channel is utilized to ventilate a door lock for the purpose of reducing the condensation of warm, humid, air within the lock. The air channel is configured to be located between a surface mounted door lock and the door panel and vent the space between the interior and exterior locks, including the door bore. In some embodiments, the air channel is formed into the mounting bracket for the interior door lock. The air channel may be implemented to reduce condensation without requiring seals or gaskets between the interior and exterior locks.
1 . A door lock assembly, comprising:
an exterior lock configured to be mounted on an exterior side of a door panel; and
an interior lock configured to be mounted on an interior side of the door panel and configured to function cooperatively with the exterior lock;
wherein one of the interior lock and the exterior lock includes a cover having a rear perimeter edge in abutment with the door panel when the one of the interior lock and the exterior lock is mounted on the corresponding side of the door panel; and
wherein the one of the interior lock and the exterior lock includes a rear mounting wall surrounded by the rear perimeter edge of the cover and including a door panel abutting surface and a recessed surface extending between portions of the door panel abutting surface and defining a flow passage disposed between the one of the interior lock and the exterior lock and the door panel when the exterior lock and the interior lock are mounted on the corresponding sides of the door panel, the flow passage configured to vent a space bounded by the door panel, the interior lock and the exterior lock; and
wherein the cover has at least one notch proximate to a distal end of at least one flow passage to allow fluid movement between the flow passage and an environment surrounding the cover.
2 . The door lock assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flow passage is disposed between the interior lock and the door panel when the exterior lock and the interior lock are mounted on the door panel.
3 . The door lock assembly of claim 2 , wherein the interior lock includes the rear mounting wall.
4 . The door lock assembly of claim 3 , wherein the interior lock includes a mounting bracket configured to mount the interior lock to the door panel, the mounting bracket defining the rear mounting wall.
5 . The door lock assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flow passage is disposed between the exterior lock and an exterior surface of the door panel.
6 . The door lock assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flow passage is configured to convey air and/or water.
7 . The door lock assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rear mounting wall includes a boss sized and shaped to be received in a bore hole in the door panel.
8 . The door lock assembly of claim 7 , wherein the boss is at least partially surrounded by the recessed surface.
9 . The door lock assembly of claim 7 , wherein the boss is at least partially surrounded by the door panel abutting surface.
10 . A mount for a door lock, the mount comprising:
a mounting bracket configured to hold the door lock to a surface of a door panel, the mounting bracket including a rear mounting wall having a door panel abutting surface, a boss extending beyond the door panel abutting surface and sized and shaped to be received in a bore hole in the door panel, and one or more depressed channels extending between portions of the door panel abutting surface and configured to allow the movement of air between the surface of door panel and the door-facing side of the door lock when the door panel abutting surface is secured in contact with the surface of the door panel, thereby reducing an infiltration of air from the door-facing side of the door lock into the door lock;
wherein the boss is at least partially surrounded by the one or more depressed channels.
11 . The mount of claim 10 , wherein the mounting bracket is configured to be installed on an interior side of a door.
12 . The mount of claim 10 , wherein the door panel includes a bore hole onto which the bracket is configured to be mounted, the depressed channels in the bracket being further configured to enable movement of a fluid between the bore hole and an environment surrounding the lock.
13 . The mount of claim 10 , wherein the boss is at least partially surrounded by the door panel abutting surface.
14 . A door, comprising:
a door panel configured to enclose a doorway of a secured space from an unsecured space;
an interior side of the door facing the secured space;
an exterior side of the door facing the unsecured space;
a bore hole in the door panel, the bore hole between the interior side of the door and the exterior side of the door;
a lock configured to mount to the door panel over the bore hole on one of the interior side of the door and the exterior side of the door;
wherein the lock includes a cover having a rear perimeter edge in abutment with the door panel and a rear mounting wall surrounded by the rear perimeter edge of the cover and including a door panel abutting surface and a recessed surface extending between portions of the door panel abutting surface and defining at least one air channel disposed between the lock and a surface of the door panel that abuts the door panel abutting surface of the rear mounting wall, the at least one air channel configured to allow air to flow between the bore hole and an environment surrounding the lock; and
wherein the cover has at least one notch disposed proximate to a distal end of the at least one air channel to allow fluid movement between the at least one air channel and an environment surrounding the cover.
15 . The door of claim 14 , wherein the rear mounting wall includes a boss received in the bore hole in the door panel.
16 . The door of claim 15 , wherein the boss is at least partially surrounded by the recessed surface.
17 . The door of claim 15 , wherein the boss is at least partially surrounded by the door panel abutting surface.
18 . The door of claim 14 , wherein the lock includes a mounting bracket mounting the lock to the door panel, the mounting bracket defining the rear mounting wall.