Push-pull door lock having latch unit
The present inventive concept relates to a push-pull door lock having a latch unit, which is provided inside a door so as to open/close the door from/to a door frame according to pushing/pulling of a handle. The latch unit comprises: a unit case which is provided to be embedded in the door so as to face the door frame; a movable bracket which is provided to be linearly movable in the unit case; an actuating cam which is provided in the movable bracket to be pivotable and is pivoted according to pushing/pulling of the handle so as to linearly move the movable bracket; an elastic member provided in the movable bracket to be elastically supported; a support block which is elastically supported by the elastic member and is provided to be latched by the movable bracket to be linearly movable along with the movable bracket; a connecting shaft provided through the support block; a latch bolt which is rotatably coupled to the connecting shaft and has an angle restriction groove formed in a portion where the connecting shaft is connected, in order to restrict the rotating angle thereof; and a fixed plate which has a through-hole through which the latch bolt passes and is fixedly coupled to the unit case.
1 . A push-pull door lock having a latch unit located inside a door in such a way as to allow the door to be open and closed against a door frame according to pushing or pulling of handles, wherein the latch unit comprises:
a unit case built in the door in such a way as to face the door frame;
a movable bracket linearly movable in the unit case;
an actuating cam rotatable in place in the movable bracket in such a way as to be capable of rotating according to the pushing or pulling of the handles to allow the movable bracket to linearly move, the actuating cam having a cam protrusion configured to push the movable bracket backward when the actuating cam rotates;
an elastic member provided in the movable bracket in such a way as to be elastically supported against the movable bracket;
a support block elastically supported against the elastic member and locked onto the movable bracket in such a way as to be linearly movable along with the movable bracket, the support block having a coupling protrusion;
a connecting shaft provided to pass through the support block and supported by the support block such that the connecting shaft is movable together with the support block when the support block moves backward;
a latch bolt rotatably coupled to the connecting shaft and having:
an angle restriction groove formed in a portion where the connecting shaft is connected in such a way as to restrict the rotating angle thereof; and
a coupling groove corresponding to the coupling protrusion of the support block,
wherein, when the actuating cam rotates to move the movable bracket backward, the support block is movable backward together with the movable bracket, and the connecting shaft is movable backward together with the support block, such that the coupling protrusion can escape from the coupling groove, thereby allowing the latch bolt to freely rotate on the connecting shaft; and
a fixed plate fixedly coupled to the unit case and having a through hole adapted to pass the latch bolt therethrough.
2 . The push-pull door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the angle restriction groove restricts the rotating angle of the latch bolt in such a way as to prevent a top portion protruding from the front end portion of the latch bolt in such a way as to pass through the through hole of the fixed plate from escaping from the through hole while the latch bolt is rotating.
3 . The push-pull door lock according to claim 2 , wherein the angle restriction groove comprises a vertical surface formed on the inside thereof in such a way as to come into contact with the connecting shaft and a slant surface formed inclinedly with respect to the vertical surface, so that the top portion of the latch bolt is rotatable within a range where the top portion does not escape from the through hole of the fixed plate.
4 . The push-pull door lock according to claim 1 , wherein when the door is closed, the coupling protrusion of the support block is insertable into the coupling groove of the latch bolt to prevent the latch bolt from rotating, and when the door is being opened and the movable bracket moves backward, the coupling protrusion can escape from the coupling groove to allow the latch bolt to freely rotate.
5 . The push-pull door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the support block has a gap formed thereon in such a way as to be fittedly coupled to the movable bracket, and the gap has a larger width than a moving distance of the movable bracket linearly moving by means of the actuating cam interlocking with the handles upon the pushing or pulling of the handles in a locking state of the latch unit.
6 . The push-pull door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the latch bolt is rotatably coupled to the connecting shaft at a central region of the latch bolt via a hinge pin, such that the latch bolt is rotatable around the connecting shaft as a central rotational axis.