Electromechanical Door Lock Assembly With Low-Power Remote Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electromechanical door lock systems face challenges in accurate installation and programming, leading to increased installation time and cost, as well as issues with power consumption and compatibility with existing networks, due to limitations in electromechanical lock position sensing, control, and remote operation.
Innovation Solution
A door lock assembly with a powered bolt mechanism that includes a motor, transmission, and driver coupler, allowing for precise control and remote operation, while minimizing power consumption through efficient motor usage and communication protocols, and incorporating position sensing components for accurate lock state detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If battery-based power supply is used for remote operation, then remote operability is achieved, but power consumption increases and battery life decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver is configured to enter sleep mode during periods when remote communication is not required, and wake up periodically to check for incoming messages or commands. This periodic activation pattern significantly reduces average power consumption while maintaining the ability to respond to remote operations when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the transceiver monitors for incoming communication signals and only activates full power consumption modes when actually needed. The sleep/wake cycle is dynamically adjusted based on network activity and communication requirements, optimizing power usage while ensuring remote operability is maintained.
2Speed
If transceiver remains awake for network communication, then network responsiveness is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver operates in periodic cycles, entering sleep mode to minimize current drain and waking up at predetermined intervals to check for network messages. This periodic operation maintains network responsiveness by ensuring the transceiver periodically monitors for communications while dramatically reducing average power consumption compared to continuous operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing network protocols are implemented for compatibility, then interoperability is achieved, but power consumption and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver implements periodic sleep and wake cycles that are compatible with existing network protocols. During sleep mode, the transceiver minimizes power consumption while still maintaining protocol compliance by waking up at appropriate intervals to check for network traffic, ensuring interoperability without continuous power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts its operational state between sleep and wake modes based on network conditions and communication requirements. This dynamic behavior allows the transceiver to maintain compatibility with existing network protocols that expect responsive communication while adapting its power consumption levels to actual network activity.
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AI summary
Lock devices, systems, and methods including an internal mechanism to permit backdriven operation and lost motion operation. In one form, the lock includes an assembly of parts with locating features that assist in those parts being assembled with other parts of the assembly in a single, relative orientation. Further, lost motion may be utilized to accommodate manual displacement of one or more components that can also be displaceable, in some embodiments, via operation of a motor. The lock can also include an internal power source capable of driving electronics used to determine handedness of a door.