(19)
(11) EP 0 160 470 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.10.1986 Bulletin 1986/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.11.1985 Bulletin 1985/45

(21) Application number: 85302774

(22) Date of filing: 19.04.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 27.04.1984 JP 6354584

(71) Applicant: UNIQEY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • UNIQEY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
     ()

   


(54) A lock


(57) A lock comprising: a lock bolt, a handle, a bolt actuator (3) which effects movement of the lock bolt, an actuator operating member (8) and a lock control system (9-19) the actuator operating member (8) operating the bolt actuator (3) upon movement of the handle and under the control of the lock control system (9-19), the lock control system (9-19) including a solenoid (15) and a solenoid energization circuit (17-19), the solenoid energization circuit (17-19) including a switch circuit (18) which operates to energize the solenoid (13) upon verification of an input code with a present code, characterised by the lock control system (9-19) having a control member (11) which is held against movement by the solenoid (15) when energised, whereby the control member (11) permits the actuator operating member (8) to operate the bolt actuator (3) to move the lock bolt with the control member (11) disabling the actuator operating member (8) when the solenoid (15) is not energised.







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