Wireless Interconnected Locking System Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multiple locking points on a door or portal create complexity and require manual operation, which can be time-consuming and cumbersome, especially in scenarios with multiple doors or for users with mobility issues.
Innovation Solution
An interconnected locking system where multiple locks can be wirelessly coordinated to be locked or unlocked with a single activation, allowing communication between locking points to simplify the operation and eliminate the need for manual manipulation of each lock.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple manual locks are installed on a door to provide multiple locking points, then security is improved, but operation complexity increases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent locking mechanisms (deadbolt, lever lock, slide bolt) into a coordinated system where a single user action triggers wireless communication between locks to activate or deactivate all locking points simultaneously, merging the operation of multiple locks into one unified action
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces wireless communication as an intermediary mechanism between the locks, allowing them to coordinate their states automatically without direct manual intervention for each lock, with the system mediating the transmission of locking commands between different locking points
2Reliability
If multiple manual locks are installed on a door to provide multiple locking points, then security is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary coordination through wireless communication networks that are established and configured in advance, allowing locks to be pre-programmed to work together so that when activation occurs, all locks respond immediately without sequential manual operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the operation of multiple locks into a single unified action through wireless coordination, where activating one lock automatically triggers the corresponding state change in all other connected locks, reducing the time required from multiple sequential operations to a single action
3Ease of operation
If multiple locking points are arranged in an approximately coplanar manner, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses wireless communication as an intermediary to coordinate between locks arranged in an approximately coplanar configuration, allowing the locks to maintain their spatial arrangement for ease of operation while the wireless system manages the complexity of coordinating their states automatically
Data Source
AI summary
An interconnected locking system in which multiple locks may be interconnected to be locked and/or unlocked in a coordinated manner. In one embodiment, the locking system allows a user to lock or unlock a door with multiple locking points with a single activation of one of the locks, such as when a deadbolt or lever is activated. The multiple locking points communicate together wirelessly, for example, to activate all the locking points as desired or set by the user.