Electronic Lock Mortise Insert for Accessible Battery Service
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic locks face challenges with compactness and accessibility of circuitry and battery components due to limited space in boreholes, requiring difficult access for maintenance.
Innovation Solution
The integration of a mortise insert within the door allows for the installation of battery assemblies and additional circuitry, providing power and control to the lock mechanisms, while maintaining accessibility for replacement and reducing the size of the interior and exterior assemblies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If all circuitry and mechanical components are located within the borehole, then compactness of the electronic lock is improved, but accessibility for maintenance and battery replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic lock system is divided into separate functional modules: the exterior assembly, interior assembly, and a distinct battery assembly that can be independently accessed. This segmentation allows the battery assembly to be maintained separately without removing the entire lock system, resolving the contradiction between compactness and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
A access mechanism serves as an intermediary element that provides a dedicated pathway to the battery assembly through the door structure. This intermediary allows maintenance personnel to access the battery assembly without removing the interior or exterior assemblies, thus maintaining both compactness and accessibility.
2Volume of moving object
If significant circuitry and mechanical componentry are placed within the borehole, then the electronic lock achieves increased compactness, but access to circuitry becomes difficult requiring removal of assemblies
Solution Approach 1:
The battery assembly is extracted from the interior assembly and positioned in a separate accessible location within the door. This extraction allows the battery assembly to be accessed independently through a dedicated access mechanism, eliminating the need to remove the interior assembly for battery replacement or circuitry access.
3Volume of moving object
If the borehole space is fully utilized for components, then compactness is improved, but accessibility and flexibility for battery replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates a dynamic access mechanism that can be opened or closed as needed, providing flexible access to the battery assembly. This dynamic element allows the system to transition between a compact closed state and an accessible open state, resolving the contradiction between space utilization and maintenance flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic lock assembly includes an exterior assembly, an interior assembly, and a latch having a deadbolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the latch being movable in response to rotation of a torque blade. The electronic lock includes a motor within the interior assembly and operable to rotate the torque blade, and a control circuit operatively connected to the motor and configured to selectively actuate the motor. A mortise insert includes a battery subassembly electrically connectable to the control circuit.