IP Library Granted Patent US 12,492,576
Granted Patent B2
US 12,492,576 · App. 18/411,003 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Lockset

Inventors: Chao-Ming Huang (Kaohsiung, TW); Chi-Ming Chen (Kaohsiung, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
E05B35/08E05B27/005E05B27/0053E05B27/02
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Patent No.
US 12,492,576
App. No.
18/411,003
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lockset includes a lock cylinder, a lock casing, a first lock member, a second lock member and an anti-theft member. The lock cylinder includes a key hole and a first lock slot. The lock casing includes a second lock slot. The first lock member is accommodated in the first lock slot. The second lock member is accommodated in the second lock slot. The anti-theft member is sandwiched in between the first lock member and the second lock member. When two ends of the anti-theft member are respectively located in the first lock slot and the second lock slot, the lock cylinder and the lock casing are locked. When a contact surface between the anti-theft member and the first lock member or the second lock member is aligned with a rotation interface between the lock cylinder and the lock casing, the lock cylinder and the lock casing are unlocked.

Claims (18)

1 . A lockset comprising:

a lock cylinder comprising a key hole and a first lock slot, the key hole extending along an axial direction of the lock cylinder, the first slot extending along a radial direction of the lock cylinder and communicating with the key hole;

a lock casing sleeved on the lock cylinder, the lock casing comprising a second lock slot, the second lock slot extending along a radial direction of the lock casing and corresponding to the first lock slot;

a first lock member accommodated in the first lock slot;

a second lock member accommodated in the second lock slot; and

an anti-theft member sandwiched in between the first lock member and the second lock member;

wherein the key hole is configured to receive a first key and a second key, a cross-sectional shape of the first key is different from a cross-sectional shape of the second key, the cross-sectional shapes of the first and second keys are obtained by cutting a non-bitted region of the first and second keys inside the cylinder; wherein, when two ends of the anti-theft member are respectively located in the first lock slot and the second lock slot, the lock cylinder and the lock casing are locked; wherein, when the first key is inserted into the key hole, a first contact point is formed between the first key and the first lock member, and a contact surface between the anti-theft member and the first lock member is aligned with a rotation interface between the lock cylinder and the lock casing, such that the lock cylinder and the lock casing are unlocked; wherein, when the second key is inserted into the key hole, a second contact point is formed between the second key and the first lock member, and a contact surface between the anti-theft member and the second lock member is aligned with the rotation interface between the lock cylinder and the lock casing, such that the lock cylinder and the lock casing are unlocked; wherein a distance between the first contact point and the second contact point is equal to a thickness of the anti-theft member.

2 . The lockset of claim 1 , wherein, when the first key is inserted into the key hole, the first key pushes the first lock member to drive the anti-theft member and the second lock member to move, such that the contact surface between the anti-theft member and the first lock member is aligned with the rotation interface between the lock cylinder and the lock casing; wherein, when the second key is inserted into the key hole, the second key pushes the first lock member to drive the anti-theft member and the second lock member to move, such that the contact surface between the anti-theft member and the second lock member is aligned with the rotation interface between the lock cylinder and the lock casing.

3 . The lockset of claim 1 , wherein the key hole comprises a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion, and the first abutting portion is opposite to the second abutting portion; wherein, when the first key is inserted into the key hole, the first key abuts against the first abutting portion; wherein, when the second key is inserted into the key hole, the second key abuts against the second abutting portion.

4 . The lockset of claim 1 , wherein the lock cylinder further comprises a plurality of third lock slots, the plurality of third lock slots extend along the radial direction of the lock cylinder and communicate with the key hole, the lock casing further comprises a plurality of fourth lock slots, the plurality of fourth lock slots extend along the radial direction of the lock casing and correspond to the plurality of third lock slots, and the lockset further comprises:

a plurality of third lock members accommodated in the plurality of third lock slots; and

a plurality of fourth lock members accommodated in the plurality of fourth lock slots and abutting against the plurality of third lock members.

5 . The lockset of claim 4 , further comprising:

a first elastic member disposed in the second lock slot and abutting against the second lock member and the lock casing; and

a plurality of second elastic members disposed in the plurality of fourth lock slots and abutting against the plurality of fourth lock members and the lock casing.

6 . The lockset of claim 4 , wherein the first lock slot is arranged side by side with the plurality of third lock slots and is located at a tail end of the lock cylinder, and the second lock slot is arranged side by side with the plurality of fourth lock slots and is located at a tail end of the lock casing.

7 . The lockset of claim 4 , wherein the lock casing further comprises a through hole and a cover, the through hole extends along an axial direction of the lock casing, the through hole is formed at a position on the lock casing that is different from the positions of the second and fourth lock slots, the through hole corresponds to the plurality of third lock slots and does not correspond to the first slot, and the cover covers the through hole.

8 . The lockset of claim 7 , wherein the lock casing further comprises a restraining member and the restraining member restrains the cover on the lock casing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: HUANG, CHAO-MING; CHEN, CHI-MING
To: TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066106/0176 →
Priority Claims (2)
TW 112104768 · Feb 10, 2023 · national
TW 112145183 · Nov 22, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240271463A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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