A door lock

By introducing a transmission structure and observation window into the door lock, a clear indication of the door lock status is achieved, solving the problem in existing technologies where users cannot determine the deadbolt status of the door lock, and providing fast and accurate status confirmation.

CN224413350UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-26ZHEJIANG ZIDE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
ZHEJIANG ZIDE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-08-06
Publication Date
2026-06-26

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing door lock designs lack an effective status indication mechanism when the door is deadbolted, making it impossible for users to intuitively understand whether the door is in a deadbolted state.

Method used

A door lock was designed, comprising an inner mounting base and an outer mounting base. The inner door handle and the outer door handle are linked by a square shaft. The inner door handle head and the indicator are linked by a transmission structure. In conjunction with the observation window, the indicator can move between the locked and unlocked positions, providing a clear status indication.

Benefits of technology

It enables users to quickly and accurately understand the door lock status, avoids misjudgment, and ensures the unambiguity and intuitiveness of the door lock status.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to door lock technical field, especially relate to a door lock, including inner mounting seat and outer mounting seat, and the inner mounting seat is rotatably installed with inner door handle and outer door handle on outer mounting seat respectively, and the inner door handle and outer door handle are linked through square shaft, still include: observation window, indicating piece, slide and install in the inner side of inner mounting seat, with observation window adjacent, can move back and forth between the anti -lock position and the unlocking position, have the first position of unlocking indication when unlocking, have the second position of anti -lock indication when anti -lock, wherein, the inner door handle head one end of inner door handle passes through inner mounting seat and is linked with indicating piece through transmission structure to realize indicating piece back and forth movement. The utility model has the advantages that: the setting of indicating piece cooperation transmission structure can realize indicating piece and door handle open anti -lock linkage, and the setting of observation window can understand door lock state quickly, accurately, unambiguously, effectively prevent user from being mistaken and think that the door has been locked.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of door lock technology, and in particular to a door lock. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of smart home technology, various door lock products are constantly being innovated and optimized to improve user convenience and security. Traditional door locks generally use keys or passwords for unlocking, but in some home or office environments, users prefer door locks with simple mechanical structures and intuitive operation. Especially in scenarios that require frequent operation, manual door locks still occupy an important position.

[0003] Currently, some door locks on the market use a design where the door handle is turned upwards to lock and downwards to unlock. The advantage of this design is that it allows for convenient and quick opening and closing of the lock without the need for an additional key or password. However, existing door lock designs lack an effective status indicator mechanism when the door is locked, making it impossible for users to intuitively understand whether the lock is in the deadbolt state. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a door lock to solve the above problems.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is implemented as follows: A door lock includes an inner mounting base and an outer mounting base, with an inner door handle and an outer door handle rotatably mounted on the inner mounting base and the outer mounting base respectively. The inner door handle and the outer door handle are linked by a square shaft. The lock is characterized by further comprising:

[0006] The observation window is located on the side of the inner mounting base opposite to the outer mounting base;

[0007] The indicator is slidably mounted inside the inner mounting base and adjacent to the observation window. It can move back and forth between the locked and unlocked positions. It has a first position indicating the unlock when unlocked and a second position indicating the deadbolt when locked.

[0008] Among them, one end of the inner door handle passes through the inner mounting base and is linked with the indicator through the transmission structure to realize the reciprocating movement of the indicator.

[0009] Furthermore, the internal mounting bracket includes:

[0010] The base is disc-shaped;

[0011] The mounting plate is fixedly installed on the side of the base facing the outer mounting seat;

[0012] Protrusion 1 is connected and fixed to the side of the fixed plate away from the base;

[0013] A receiving groove is provided on the side of the protrusion facing away from the fixed plate;

[0014] Protrusion 2 is fixed to the inner edge of the receiving groove;

[0015] An arc-shaped through groove is provided on the side of the second protrusion away from the base, and one end of the arc-shaped through groove passes through the fixing plate;

[0016] The indicator is located in the arc-shaped through groove, and the shape of the indicator is consistent with that of the arc-shaped through groove. A through hole is opened in the middle of the receiving groove for the inner door handle head to pass through.

[0017] Furthermore, a limiting boss is provided along the inner edge of the slot of the fixed plate in the arc-shaped through groove.

[0018] Furthermore, the transmission structure includes:

[0019] The rotating disk is located in the receiving groove and is located behind the second protrusion. The indicator has an arc-shaped groove extending along its length on the side facing the rotating disk.

[0020] A push block, the side of the indicator facing the indicator is provided with a push block that inserts into an arc-shaped groove;

[0021] The rotating disc has a through-hole for engaging and fixing with the inner door handle head.

[0022] Furthermore, the observation window is a circular observation window, and the center of the arc-shaped through groove is located on the extended axis of the observation window;

[0023] The indicator faces the side of the observation window, and along the length of the indicator, there are a deadbolt indicator area and an unlock indicator area arranged sequentially.

[0024] When the indicator is in the first position, the unlocking indicator area is directly opposite the observation window; when the indicator is in the second position, the deadbolt indicator area is directly opposite the observation window.

[0025] Furthermore, the upper left and right sides of the indicator are provided with arc-shaped grooves, and the upper middle part of the inner side of the arc-shaped groove is provided with a limiting block that cooperates with the arc-shaped groove.

[0026] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0027] The indicator, in conjunction with the transmission structure, enables the indicator and the door handle to be linked for locking and unlocking. Combined with the observation window, the door lock status can be quickly, accurately, and unambiguously determined, effectively preventing users from mistakenly believing the door is locked due to misjudgment. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the door lock according to a specific embodiment of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the mating structure between the inner door handle and the inner mounting base in a specific embodiment of this utility model. Figure 1 ;

[0031] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the mating structure between the inner door handle and the inner mounting base in a specific embodiment of this utility model. Figure 2 ;

[0032] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the mating structure of the mounting base and the indicator in a specific embodiment of this utility model;

[0033] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the rotating disk structure according to a specific embodiment of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0035] Example 1:

[0036] As shown in Figures 1 to 5, this utility model discloses a door lock, including an inner mounting base 1 and an outer mounting base 2. An inner door handle 100 and an outer door handle 200 are rotatably mounted on the inner mounting base 1 and the outer mounting base 2, respectively. The inner door handle 100 and the outer door handle 200 are linked by a square shaft. The lock is characterized by further comprising:

[0037] Observation window 3 is located on the side of the inner mounting base 1 that faces away from the outer mounting base 2;

[0038] Indicator 4 is slidably mounted inside the inner mounting base 1 and adjacent to the observation window 3. It can move back and forth between the locked and unlocked positions. It has a first position indicating the unlock when unlocked and a second position indicating the deadbolt when locked.

[0039] Among them, the inner door handle head of the inner door handle 100 passes through the inner mounting base 1 and is linked with the indicator 4 through the transmission structure to realize the reciprocating movement of the indicator 4.

[0040] By adopting the above technical solution, the indicator and the transmission structure are designed to enable the indicator and the door handle to lock and unlock in tandem. Combined with the observation window, the door lock status can be understood quickly, accurately and unambiguously, effectively preventing users from mistakenly believing that the door is locked due to misjudgment.

[0041] Example 2:

[0042] This utility model is further configured such that: the inner mounting base 1 includes:

[0043] The base 101 is disc-shaped; the fixing plate 102 is fixedly installed on the side of the base 101 facing the outer mounting base 2;

[0044] Protrusion 103 is connected and fixed to the side of the fixed plate 102 facing away from the base 101;

[0045] A receiving groove 104 is provided on the side of the protrusion 103 facing away from the fixed plate 102;

[0046] Protrusion 2 105 is connected and fixed to the inner edge of the receiving groove 104;

[0047] An arc-shaped through groove 106 is provided on the side of the second protrusion 105 away from the base 101, and one end of the arc-shaped through groove 106 passes through the fixing plate 102;

[0048] The indicator 4 is located in the arc-shaped through groove 106. The shape of the indicator 4 is consistent with that of the arc-shaped through groove 106. The middle of the receiving groove 104 is provided with a through hole for the inner door handle head to pass through.

[0049] In the above technical solution, the fixed disk, protrusion one, and protrusion two are integrally formed, resulting in a stable structure; in the above technical solution, the length of the arc-shaped through groove is greater than the length of the indicator.

[0050] In the above technical solution, the reciprocating motion trajectory of the indicator is arc-shaped;

[0051] By adopting the above technical solution, the matching arrangement of the arc-shaped through groove and the indicator allows the indicator to slide within the arc-shaped through groove, making it less prone to jamming when driven by the inner door handle through the transmission structure.

[0052] Example 3:

[0053] The present invention is further configured such that: the arc-shaped through groove 106 is provided with a limiting boss along the inner edge of the groove of the fixed plate 102.

[0054] In the above technical solution, a stepped structure that mates with the limiting boss is provided on one outer edge of the indicator.

[0055] By adopting the above technical solution, the indicator can slide more stably in the arc-shaped through groove through the cooperation of the limiting boss.

[0056] Example 4:

[0057] The present invention is further configured such that the transmission structure includes:

[0058] The rotating disk 5 is located in the receiving groove 104 and behind the second protrusion 105. The indicator 4 has an arc-shaped groove extending along its length on the side facing the rotating disk 5.

[0059] Push block 6, indicator 4: A push block 6 with an insertion arc groove is provided on the side facing the indicator 4;

[0060] The rotating disk 5 has a through-hole in the middle for engaging and fixing with the inner door handle head.

[0061] In the above technical solution, the push block and the rotating disk are integrally formed;

[0062] By adopting the above technical solution, after the door lock is installed on the door, the rotating disc and push block can also assist in limiting the indicator to prevent the indicator from falling out of the arc-shaped through groove. When the inner door handle is locked and rotated, the push block can move clockwise with the rotating disc. When the push block abuts against the right side wall of the arc-shaped groove, the push block can push the indicator to move clockwise synchronously, so that the indicator enters the second position. When the inner door handle is unlocked and rotated, the push block can move counterclockwise with the rotating disc. When the push block abuts against the left side wall of the arc-shaped groove, the push block can push the indicator to move counterclockwise synchronously, so that the indicator enters the first position.

[0063] Example 5:

[0064] The present invention is further configured such that: the observation window 3 is a circular observation window, and the middle part of the arc-shaped through groove 106 is located on the extended line of the axis of the observation window 3;

[0065] The indicator 4 faces the observation window 3, and a deadbolt indicator area and an unlock indicator area are arranged sequentially along the length of the indicator 4;

[0066] Specifically, when the indicator 4 is in the first position, the unlocking indicator area is directly opposite the observation window 3; when the indicator 4 is in the second position, the deadbolt indicator area is directly opposite the observation window 3.

[0067] In the above technical solution, the horizontal height of the observation window is higher than the horizontal height of the inner door handle. In order to adapt to the different installation orientations of the inner door handle, two observation windows can be provided. The horizontal height of the other observation window is lower than the horizontal height of the inner door handle. Therefore, the inner mounting base is provided with two indicators, two protrusions, two arc-shaped through grooves and two push blocks corresponding to the two observation windows. The components corresponding to the two observation windows are rotationally symmetrical.

[0068] By adopting the above technical solution, in actual production, the deadbolt indicator area is painted red, and the unlock indicator area is painted with a filter color to distinguish the door lock status.

[0069] Example 6:

[0070] The present invention is further configured such that: the upper left and right sides of the indicator 4 are provided with arc-shaped grooves 61, and the upper middle part of the inner side of the arc-shaped grooves 61 is provided with a limiting block that cooperates with the arc-shaped grooves.

[0071] In the above technical solution, the limiting block is semi-arc-shaped and integrally formed on the wall of the arc-shaped through groove; in the above technical solution, the indicator is an elastic element or a plastic element capable of undergoing a certain deformation.

[0072] By adopting the above technical solution, when the indicator enters the second position, the arc-shaped groove on the upper left side of the indicator engages with the limiting block, and when the indicator enters the first position, the arc-shaped groove on the upper right side of the indicator engages with the limiting block, so that the indicator is not prone to shifting when in the first and second positions.

[0073] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A door lock, comprising an inner mounting base (1) and an outer mounting base (2), wherein an inner door handle (100) and an outer door handle (200) are rotatably mounted on the inner mounting base (1) and the outer mounting base (2), respectively, and the inner door handle (100) and the outer door handle (200) are linked together via a square shaft, characterized in that, Also includes: The observation window (3) is located on the side of the inner mounting base (1) away from the outer mounting base (2); The indicator (4) is slidably installed inside the inner mounting base (1) and adjacent to the observation window (3). It can move back and forth between the locked and unlocked positions. It has a first position for unlocking when unlocked and a second position for locking when locked. Among them, the inner door handle (100) has one end of the inner door handle head passing through the inner mounting base (1) and linked with the indicator (4) through the transmission structure to realize the reciprocating movement of the indicator (4).

2. A door lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The internal mounting bracket (1) includes: The base (101) is disc-shaped; The fixed plate (102) is fixedly installed on the side of the base (101) facing the outer mounting base (2); Protrusion 1 (103) is connected and fixed to the side of the fixed plate (102) away from the base (101); A receiving groove (104) is provided on the side of the protrusion (103) facing away from the fixed plate (102); Protrusion 2 (105) is connected and fixed to the inner edge of the receiving groove (104); An arc-shaped through groove (106) is provided on the side of the second protrusion (105) away from the base (101), and one end of the arc-shaped through groove (106) passes through the fixing plate (102); The indicator (4) is located in the arc-shaped through groove (106). The indicator (4) has the same shape as the arc-shaped through groove (106). The middle of the receiving groove (104) is provided with a through hole for the inner door handle head to pass through.

3. A door lock according to claim 2, characterized in that, The arc-shaped through groove (106) is located inside the groove of the fixed plate (102) and has a limiting boss.

4. A door lock according to claim 2, characterized in that, The transmission structure includes: a rotating disk (5), located in the receiving groove (104) and behind the second protrusion (105), and an arc-shaped groove extending along its length is provided on the side of the indicator (4) facing the rotating disk (5); Push block (6), indicator (4) is provided with a push block (6) with an insertion arc groove on the side facing the indicator (4); Among them, the rotating disk (5) has a through-hole for fixing the inner door handle head.

5. A door lock according to claim 2, characterized in that, The observation window (3) is a circular observation window, and the middle part of the arc-shaped through groove (106) is located on the extension line of the axis of the observation window (3); The indicator (4) faces the side of the observation window (3), and along the length of the indicator (4) are arranged a deadbolt indicator area and an unlock indicator area; When the indicator (4) is in the first position, the unlocking indicator area is directly opposite the observation window (3), and when the indicator (4) is in the second position, the deadbolt indicator area is directly opposite the observation window (3).

6. A door lock according to claim 5, characterized in that, The upper left and right sides of the indicator (4) are provided with arc-shaped grooves (61), and the upper middle part of the inner side of the arc-shaped groove (61) is provided with a limiting block that cooperates with the arc-shaped groove.