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Granted Patent B2
US 10,745,935 · App. 15/774,054 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Assembly for an electronic locking system and electronic locking system comprising the assembly

Inventors: Anders Coster (Stockholm, SE); Daniel Skarp (Sundbyberg, SE); Robin McGougan (Bollnas, SE)
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
E05B1/003E05B1/0092E05B7/00H02K7/1853E05B2001/0076E05B2047/0062
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,745,935
App. No.
15/774,054
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Assembly ( 10 ) for an electronic locking system ( 84 ), the assembly ( 10 ) comprising an actuating element ( 12 ) rotatably arrangable with respect to a base member ( 16 ) for rotation about a first axis ( 18 ) and rotatably arranged about a second axis ( 24 ) substantially perpendicular to the first axis ( 18 ), an electric generator ( 74 ) comprising a rotor ( 76 ), and a transmission arrangement ( 82 ) configured to transmit a rotational actuation of the actuating element ( 12 ) about the second axis ( 24 ) into a rotation of the rotor ( 76 ) of the electric generator ( 74 ) to generate electric energy.

Claims (23)

1. An assembly for an electronic locking system, the assembly comprising:

an actuating element constituted by a handle rotatably arrangable with respect to a base member for rotation about a first axis to open or close a movable access member and rotatably arranged about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis;

an electric generator comprising a rotor; and

a transmission arrangement configured to transmit a rotational actuation of the actuating element about the second axis into a rotation of the rotor of the electric generator to generate electric energy.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission arrangement is configured to transmit a rotational actuation of the actuating element about the first axis into a rotation of the rotor of the electric generator to generate electric energy.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing rotationally coupleable to the base member for rotation about the first axis.

4. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the actuating element is rotationally locked to the housing about the first axis.

5. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the actuating element is rotationally coupled to the housing for rotation about the second axis.

6. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission arrangement comprises an input shaft comprising an engageable structure and the actuating element comprises at least one engaging member for engaging the engageable structure to translate an actuation of the actuating element about the second axis into a rotation of the input shaft about the first axis.

7. The assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the engageable structure is constituted by at least one guide groove.

8. The assembly according to claim 6 , wherein each of the at least one engaging member comprises a pin.

9. The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the assembly comprises two engaging members and wherein each pin is arranged substantially in a plane comprising the second axis and having the first axis as a normal.

10. The assembly according to claim 6 , wherein each of the at least one engaging member comprises a bearing for engaging the engageable structure.

11. The assembly according to claim 6 , further comprising an output shaft and a gearing arrangement between the input shaft and the output shaft configured to increase the rotational speed of the output shaft with respect to the rotational speed of the input shaft.

12. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission arrangement comprises a flywheel for driving the rotor of the electric generator and a freewheel arranged to engage the flywheel.

13. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating element is constituted by a handle.

14. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a base member, wherein the actuating element is rotatably arranged with respect to the base member for rotation about the first axis.

15. An electronic locking system comprising an assembly according to claim 1 and an electronic access control device powerable by the electric generator.

16. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electric generator is arranged within the assembly such that a rotational axis of the rotor is substantially coincident with the first axis.

17. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electric generator is bidirectional.

18. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing rotationally coupleable to the base member for rotation about the first axis, wherein the transmission arrangement is arranged inside the housing.

19. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission arrangement comprises an input shaft comprising an engageable structure and the actuating element comprises at least one engaging member for engaging the engageable structure to translate an actuation of the actuating element about the second axis into a rotation of the input shaft about the first axis.

20. The assembly according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one engaging member is provided between the second axis and a free end of the actuating element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2018
From: COSTER, ANDERS; SKARP, DANIEL; MCGOUGAN, ROBIN
To: ASSA ABLOY AB
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 15194436 · Nov 13, 2015 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180328075A1 · Nov 15, 2018