Global Patent Index - EP 4261366 B1

EP 4261366 B1 20240529 - KEY ELEMENT, LOCK CYLINDER, LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (en)

KEY ELEMENT, LOCK CYLINDER, LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (de)

SCHLÜSSELELEMENT, SCHLIESSZYLINDER,SCHLIESSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

ÉLÉMENT CLÉ, CYLINDRE DE SERRURE, SYSTÈME DE FERMETURE ET PROCÉDÉ

Publication

EP 4261366 B1 20240529 (DE)

Application

EP 23159215 A 20230228

Priority

CH 4462022 A 20220414

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023198351A1] The flat key (1) comprises a key head and a key shank which extends along a key axis from the key head to a front key tip and has two parallel flat sides and two mutually opposing narrow sides. On at least one of the flat sides, an inlet groove extending from the key tip in parallel with the key axis is provided which has a non-constant depth along its axial extent. The inlet groove can have a first depth, in particular in a tip region, and a second, greater depth in a coding region remote from the key tip. According to the present invention, the inlet groove is undercut, as a result of which an expanded sensing head (154) of a block tumbler 141 can engage therein.

IPC 8 full level

E05B 19/00 (2006.01); E05B 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CH EP)

E05B 19/0017 (2013.01 - CH); E05B 19/0023 (2013.01 - EP); E05B 19/0035 (2013.01 - EP); E05B 19/0064 (2013.01 - EP); E05B 27/0017 (2013.01 - EP); E05B 27/0042 (2013.01 - CH); E05B 27/10 (2021.08 - CH); E05B 27/0057 (2013.01 - EP); E05B 27/0096 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4261366 A1 20231018; EP 4261366 B1 20240529; CH 719611 A1 20231031; WO 2023198351 A1 20231019

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23159215 A 20230228; CH 4462022 A 20220414; EP 2023055031 W 20230228