Door lock with indicator
Disclosed herein is a door lock configured to indicate the lock status of the door lock to nearby persons. In some instances, the door lock includes a locking mechanism with one or more actuators configured to act directly on an indicator such that the indicator indicates the lock status of the lock.
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 a display portion displaying a locked state of the indicator type door lock to an outside, and installed in front of the driving body;
an indicator member installed within the door lock main body to be moved to a certain position, and being exposed through the display portion; and
a turning drive member located within the handle shaft and rotated inside the handle shaft when the push button is pressed to move 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 a 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 move the indicator member to one side.
2. The indicator type door lock according to claim 1 , 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.
3. 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.
4. The indicator type door lock according to claim 2 , 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 2 , 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 3 , wherein the door lock main body has a display plate marked with at least one display letter, the indicator member is pivotally mounted in the front of the display plate.