Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular clutching mechanism
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Application No.: US16043844Application Date: 2018-07-24
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Publication No.: US10738506B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Douglas A. Holmes , Kenton H. Barker , Aditya S. Heblikar , Nagesh Varadaraju , Vijayakumar Mani , Preethi M. Yogaraj , Adithya G. Shetty , Sushanth Kondi
- Applicant: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Applicant Address: US IN Carmel
- Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Current Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Carmel
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: E05B47/00
- IPC: E05B47/00 ; E05B47/06

Abstract:
An exemplary clutch mechanism includes a casing, first and second hubs rotatably mounted to the casing, an electrically-actuated drive assembly mounted within the casing, and a clutching lug movably mounted within the casing. The lug has an engaged position in which the lug couples the hubs for joint rotation and a disengaged position in which the hubs are rotationally decoupled. The drive assembly is operable to drive the lug between the engaged and disengaged positions to couple and decouple the hubs. The clutch mechanism is modular and self-contained within the casing such that the mechanism can be installed to each of a plurality of different lockset products without opening the casing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200032551A1 MODULAR CLUTCHING MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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