Front panel assembly and intelligent door lock
By designing a removable and securely reset front panel assembly, the problem of smart door locks not being unlocked when the battery is dead or circuit failure is avoided, and the risk of cover drop and loss is avoided.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421439977.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-11
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-21
AI Technical Summary
Existing smart door locks cannot be unlocked when the battery is exhausted or the circuit is faulty, and the cover plate is easily dropped and damaged or lost after removal.
A front panel assembly is designed, including mounting slots, skeletons, cover plates and locking parts arranged on the smart lock. The design of rotary connectors and anti-disengagement parts makes the cover removably mounted and the mechanical unlocking device can be safely exposed when needed.
The cover plate is removable and safe reset, avoiding the problem of cover plate drop and loss, and can still be unlocked by mechanical unlocking devices when the battery is exhausted or the circuit is faulty.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a front panel component and an intelligent door lock. Background Art
[0002] Smart locks are different from traditional mechanical locks. They are more intelligent and simple in terms of user identification, security, and management. At present, smart locks are generally divided into three categories: contact type, such as password or TM card smart door locks; contactless type, such as magnetic card or radio frequency card smart door locks; biometric type, such as fingerprint recognition or iris recognition smart door locks. This type of smart lock is easy to use and can provide users with a convenient unlocking experience. However, all these smart locks may fail to unlock due to battery failure or circuit failure, such as:
[0003] The Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN219241591U includes a smart lock body, an L-shaped groove, a mechanical keyhole, a detachable cover plate and a positioning mechanism. The cover plate is detachable through the cooperation of a rectangular finger, a rectangular moving block, a positioning rod and a second positioning block. However, the defects are as follows:
[0004] After the cover is removed, it is completely separated from the smart lock body and is easy to fall, be damaged or lost. Summary of the invention
[0005] The utility model aims to solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.
[0006] The present application provides a front panel assembly, including a mounting slot provided on an external smart lock, including:
[0007] A frame fixed in the mounting groove;
[0008] A cover plate, which is movably mounted on the frame via a rotating connector;
[0009] The locking piece is used to detachably connect the cover plate to the frame.
[0010] When the inner surface of the cover plate is in contact with the frame, it is located in the installation groove.
[0011] The locking parts include:
[0012] A bayonet, which is arranged at one end of the surface of the frame;
[0013] The clamping block is arranged at one end of the cover plate and can be clamped with the bayonet.
[0014] A pair of bayonet and a pair of bayonet blocks are provided.
[0015] The locking member also includes:
[0016] an inner hole, which is disposed on the frame;
[0017] An external hole, which is provided on an external smart door lock;
[0018] A push rod is slidably inserted in the inner hole and the outer hole.
[0019] The locking member also includes:
[0020] A retaining ring, which is fixedly connected to the middle part of the outer peripheral wall of the push rod;
[0021] The sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the push rod and fixedly connected to the inner surface of the frame.
[0022] The rotating connection includes:
[0023] A through slot, which is arranged on the frame;
[0024] A connecting column, which is fixed to the inner surface of the cover plate and can slide in the through groove;
[0025] The anti-dropping piece is used to prevent the connecting column from dropping out of the through slot.
[0026] Anti-drop parts include:
[0027] A bolt, which is installed at the inner end of the connecting column through a screw hole;
[0028] The spring is sleeved on the outside of the connecting column, and its two ends are respectively in contact with the outer end of the bolt and the inner surface of the frame.
[0029] At the same time, a smart door lock suitable for the above-mentioned front panel assembly is disclosed, comprising:
[0030] outer and inner panels;
[0031] Wherein, the mounting groove is arranged on the outer panel.
[0032] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
[0033] 1. The cover plate can be detachably installed in the installation groove by setting the installation groove, the frame, the cover plate, a pair of bayonet holes, a pair of clamping blocks, the through groove, the connecting column and the anti-dropping piece;
[0034] 2. Through the arrangement of the inner hole, the outer hole, the push rod, the retaining ring and the sleeve, when the cover needs to be opened, the cover is pushed out of the installation groove away from the bayonet end and moved away from the bayonet. After the card block is separated from the bayonet, the cover can be rotated around the connecting column to expose the mechanical unlocking device in the external smart door lock;
[0035] 3. The setting of the bolt and the spring enables the cover plate to engage with the installation groove when the bayonet and the card block are engaged with each other and there is no external force pushing the connecting column into the smart door lock to prevent the card block from detaching from the bayonet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0036] Figure 1A three-dimensional diagram of a smart door lock with a front panel assembly in an embodiment of the present application;
[0037] Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram of a front panel assembly in an embodiment of the present application;
[0038] Figure 3 This is an internal structure diagram of a smart door lock with a front panel assembly in an embodiment of the present application;
[0039] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure at point A in the middle.
[0040] Reference numerals
[0041] 1-mounting groove, 2-skeleton, 3-cover plate, 4-rotating connector, 41-through groove, 42-connecting column, 5-locking piece, 51-bayonet, 52-block, 53-inner hole, 54-outer hole, 55-push rod, 56-retaining ring, 57-sleeve, 7-anti-slip piece, 71-bolt, 72-spring, 8-outer panel, 9-inner panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0042] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.
[0043] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.
[0044] The front panel assembly and the smart door lock provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments and their application scenarios in combination with the accompanying drawings.
[0045] Embodiment 1:
[0046] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a front panel assembly, including a mounting slot 1 arranged on an external smart lock, including: a frame 2, which is fixed in the mounting slot 1; a cover plate 3, which can be movably mounted on the frame 2 through a rotating connector 4; and a locking member 5, which is used to make the cover plate 3 detachably connected to the frame 2.
[0047] Preferably, when the inner surface of the cover plate 3 is in contact with the frame 2 , it is located in the installation groove 1 .
[0048] Furthermore, the locking member 5 includes a bayonet 51 , which is arranged at one end of the surface of the frame 2 ; and a clamping block 52 , which is arranged at one end of the cover plate 3 and can be clamped with the bayonet 51 .
[0049] Preferably, the bayonet 51 and the block 52 are each provided in pair.
[0050] Meanwhile, a smart door lock suitable for the aforementioned front panel assembly is disclosed, comprising an outer panel 8 and an inner panel 9 , wherein a mounting groove 1 is arranged on the outer panel 8 .
[0051] In this embodiment of the present application, due to the adoption of the above-mentioned structure, the middle part of the skeleton 2 is provided with a notch, and a mechanical unlocking device is installed in the inner cavity of the external smart door lock, which is located in the notch on the skeleton 2. When the mechanical unlocking device is needed to unlock the external smart door lock, the end of the cover plate 3 away from the bayonet 51 is disengaged from the mounting groove 1, and the cover plate 3 is pushed in the direction away from the bayonet 51 to disengage the block 52 from the bayonet 51. Then, the cover plate 3 can be rotated around the rotating connection 4 to expose the notch on the skeleton 2, so that people can operate the mechanical unlocking device. After unlocking the external smart door lock, the cover plate 3 is rotated around the rotating connection 4 to make the bayonet 51 opposite to the block 52, and then the cover plate 3 is pushed to insert the block 52 into the bayonet 51, and then the other end of the cover plate 3 is pushed into the mounting groove 1 to complete the resetting of the cover plate 3.
[0052] Embodiment 2:
[0053] like Figures 2 to 4 As shown, in this embodiment, in addition to the structural features of the aforementioned embodiments, the locking member 5 also includes an inner hole 53, which is arranged on the frame 2; an outer hole 54, which is arranged on the external smart door lock; and a push rod 55, which can be slidably inserted in the inner hole 53 and the outer hole 54.
[0054] Furthermore, the locking member 5 also includes a retaining ring 56 , which is fixedly connected to the middle part of the outer peripheral wall of the push rod 55 ; and a sleeve 57 , which is sleeved on the outer side of the push rod 55 and fixedly connected to the inner surface of the frame 2 .
[0055] In this embodiment of the present application, due to the adoption of the above-mentioned structure, when it is necessary to disengage one end of the cover plate 3 from the mounting groove 1, the push rod 55 is pushed into the outer panel 8 of the smart door lock to push the cover plate 3 away from the end of the block 52 out of the mounting groove 1 until the retaining ring 56 abuts against the lower end of the sleeve 57. Due to the setting of the retaining ring 56, the push rod 55 will not fall out of the outer / inner cavity of the smart door lock.
[0056] Embodiment 3:
[0057] like Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, in addition to the structural features of the aforementioned embodiments, the rotating connector 4 includes a through groove 41, which is arranged on the frame 2; a connecting column 42, which is fixed to the inner surface of the cover plate 3 and can slide in the through groove 41; and an anti-slip member 7, which is used to prevent the connecting column 42 from escaping from the through groove 41.
[0058] Furthermore, the anti-dropping member 7 includes a bolt 71, which is installed on the inner end of the connecting column 42 through a screw hole; a spring 72, which is sleeved on the outer side of the connecting column 42, and its two ends are respectively in contact with the outer end of the bolt 71 and the inner surface of the frame 2.
[0059] In this embodiment of the present application, due to the adoption of the above-mentioned structure, when the cover plate 3 is separated from the mounting groove 1 away from the end of the block 52, the bolt 71 is close to the through groove 41, the spring 72 is compressed and shortened, the nut head of the bolt 71 abuts against one end of the spring 72, and the diameter of the nut head of the bolt 71 is larger than the diameter of the through groove 41, so that the cover plate 3 cannot be separated from the smart door lock.
[0060] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise one..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.
[0061] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.
Claims
1. A front panel assembly, comprising a mounting slot (1) arranged on an external smart lock, characterized in that: include: A frame (2) fixedly connected in the mounting groove (1); A cover plate (3) which is movably mounted on the frame (2) via a rotating connection member (4); A locking member (5) used to detachably connect the cover plate (3) to the frame (2); The locking member (5) comprises: A bayonet (51) arranged at one end of the surface of the frame (2); A clamping block (52) disposed at one end of the cover plate (3) and capable of being clamped with the clamping port (51); The locking member (5) further comprises: An inner hole (53) arranged on the frame (2); An outer hole (54) is provided on the external intelligent door lock; A push rod (55) slidably inserted in the inner hole (53) and the outer hole (54); The locking member (5) further comprises: A retaining ring (56) fixedly connected to the middle portion of the outer peripheral wall of the push rod (55); A sleeve (57) is sleeved on the outside of the push rod (55) and is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the frame (2).
2. A front panel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the inner surface of the cover plate (3) is in contact with the frame (2), it is located in the installation groove (1).
3. A front panel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bayonet (51) and the clamping block (52) are each provided in pair.
4. A front panel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating connection member (4) comprises: A through groove (41) provided on the frame (2); A connecting column (42) which is fixed to the inner surface of the cover plate (3) and can slide in the through groove (41); An anti-slip piece (7) is used to prevent the connecting column (42) from escaping from the through slot (41).
5. A front panel assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The anti-dropping member (7) comprises: A bolt (71) mounted on the inner end of the connecting column (42) through a screw hole; The spring (72) is sleeved on the outside of the connecting column (42), and its two ends are respectively in contact with the outer end of the bolt (71) and the inner surface of the frame (2).
6. A smart door lock, characterized in that: Suitable for the front panel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
7. The intelligent door lock according to claim 6, characterized in that: include: an outer panel (8) and an inner panel (9); Wherein, the mounting groove (1) is arranged on the outer panel (8).
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Intelligent lock with hidden mechanical key hole
CN219241591U