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EP 1160399 B1 20051116 - Electrically actuated lock

Title (en)

Electrically actuated lock

Title (de)

Elektrisch betätigbares Schloss

Title (fr)

Serrure commandée électriquement

Publication

EP 1160399 B1 20051116 (DE)

Application

EP 01105966 A 20010310

Priority

EP 01105966 A 20010310
EP 00710006 A 20000530

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1160399A1] The lock has a latch (4) displaced along a guide (3) in the lock housing (1) via an electric drive (13), with a mechanical emergency release device (33) for the latch. The emergency release device is blocked via an electrically-operated blocking device (43) with an electromagnetically-operated blocking element (50).

IPC 1-7

E05B 47/00

IPC 8 full level

E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 15/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/02 (2006.01); E05B 47/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 47/026 (2013.01); E05B 47/0603 (2013.01); E05B 15/004 (2013.01); E05B 47/0002 (2013.01); E05B 2047/002 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0026 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0086 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0087 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1160399 A1 20011205; EP 1160399 B1 20051116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01105966 A 20010310