Indicator-type door lock
View Patent ↗An indicator-type door lock that may prevent the door lock device from being enlarged while user may intuitively identify the lock state of the door lock at the outside. An indicator-type door lock including: a handle shaft having a handle for unlocking and a push button for locking; a driving body mounted with the handle shaft; a door lock main body having a main body cover with at least one display portion displaying the locked state of the door lock to the outside, and installed in front of the driving body; an indicator member installed within the door lock main body to be pivoted to a certain radius, and being exposed through the display portion; and a turning drive member for pivoting the indicator member located within the handle shaft and rotated inside the handle shaft when the push button is pressed to pivot indicator member.
1. An indicator-type door lock comprising:
a handle shaft having a handle for unlocking and a push button for locking;
a driving body mounted with the handle shaft;
a door lock main body having a main body cover with at least one display portion displaying the locked state of the door lock to the outside, and installed in front of the driving body;
an indicator member installed within the door lock main body to be pivoted to a certain radius, and being exposed through the display portion; and
a turning drive member for pivoting the indicator member located within the handle shaft and rotated inside the handle shaft when the push button is pressed to pivot the indicator member;
wherein the turning drive member comprises:
a cam portion moving in a straight direction in the handle shaft by the push button and having at least one cam post formed on its front surface; and
a pin rotator having at least one guide rib guided along the cam post of the cam portion on an inner circumferential surface thereof and a driving pin mounted on an outer circumferential surface thereof to pivot the indicator member to one side; and
wherein the indicator member comprises:
a first display member where one end is pivotably mounted on the door lock main body, and
a second display member where one end is pivotably mounted on the door lock main body and is pivoted in a direction opposite to the first display member about a pivot point in conjunction with the first display member.
2. The indicator-type door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the display portion is provided in a shape in which a portion of the main body cover is penetrated, the indicator member is exposed to the outside through penetrated area of the display portion.
3. The indicator-type door lock according to claim 2 , wherein the door lock main body has a display plate marked with at least one display letter, and
the indicator member is pivotally mounted in front of the display plate.
4. The indicator-type door lock according to claim 1 , wherein a pin spring is installed in the pivot point of the first display member and the second display member to apply an elastic force between the first display member and the second display member.
5. The indicator-type door lock according to claim 1 , any one of the first display member and the second display member further comprises an indicator region integrally extending from an end of the first display member or the second display member.
6. The indicator-type door lock according to claim 1 , the indicator member comprises a single display member pivotably mounted on the door lock main body, and a pin spring fixed to the door lock main body to elastically support the single display member.