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Granted Patent B2
US 12,540,492 · App. 18/723,947 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Electric lock device

Inventor: Kazuhiro Nakaishi (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
E05B63/0069E05B17/005E05B2047/0054E05B2047/0067
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Patent No.
US 12,540,492
App. No.
18/723,947
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Upon detecting that an operation knob is operated from a lock position to an unlock position within a set time Tset_a and is operated to the lock position based on an input from a potential sensor 15 , a control portion 13 of an electronic lock device switches from self-lock control to self-lock temporary stopping control.

Claims (13)

1 . An electronic lock device comprising:

a body attached to a door including a lock/unlock portion for a switching operation between locking and unlocking;

a coupling portion mechanically coupled to the lock/unlock portion;

a manual operation portion that is provided in the body, operates integrally with the coupling portion, and is manually operable among a lock position where the door is locked by the lock/unlock portion via the coupling portion, an unlock position where the door is unlocked by the lock/unlock portion via the coupling portion, and a neutral position between the lock position and the unlock position;

a position detection portion that detects which of the lock position, the unlock position, and a neutral position the manual operation portion is positioned in;

a drive portion that drives the coupling portion to cause the lock/unlock portion to lock and unlock the door; and

a control portion that can execute self-lock control in which the driving unit drives the coupling portion to cause the lock/unlock portion to lock the door and self-lock temporary stop control of temporarily stopping the self-lock control when a predetermined time elapses after the position detection portion detects that the lock/unlock portion has changed from the lock position to the unlock position,

wherein the control portion switches from the self-lock control to the self-lock temporary stop control upon detecting that the manual operation portion is operated from the lock position to the neutral position and is maintained at the neutral position at least for a first set time or more based on an input from the position detection portion.

2 . The electronic lock device according to claim 1 , wherein after switching from the self-lock control to the self-lock temporary stop control, the control portion switches from the self-lock temporary stop control to the self-lock control upon detecting that the manual operation portion is operated to the lock position based on an input from the position detection portion, and continues the self-lock temporary stop control upon detecting that the manual operation portion is operated to the unlock position based on the input from the position detection portion.

3 . The electronic lock device according to claim 1 , wherein the control portion switches from the self-lock control to the self-lock temporary stop control upon detecting that the manual operation portion is operated from the lock position to the neutral position, is maintained at the neutral position for the first time or more, and is operated to the unlock position within a second set time based on an input from the position detection portion.

4 . The electronic lock device according to claim 1 , wherein the control portion switches from the self-lock control to the self-lock temporary stop control upon detecting that the manual operation portion is operated from the lock position to the neutral position, is maintained at the neutral position for the first set time or more, and then is operated to the unlock position based on an input from the position detection portion.

5 . The electronic lock device according to claim 1 , further comprising a notification portion that notifies a user of a change by at least one of sound and visual display,

wherein the control portion drives the notification portion when switching from the self-lock control to the self-lock temporary stop control.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: U-SHIN LTD.
To: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
Reel/Frame 073379/0251 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: NAKAISHI, KAZUHIRO
To: U-SHIN LTD.
Reel/Frame 067840/0386 →
Continuity (1)
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