US 11,702,863 B2
Door handing assembly for electromechanical locks
Chasen Beck, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US)
Filed by Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/403,367.
Application 17/403,367 is a continuation of application No. 15/987,317, filed on May 23, 2018, granted, now 11,091,936.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/509,897, filed on May 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0081938 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. E05B 63/04 (2006.01); E05B 17/22 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/02 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 63/04 (2013.01) [E05B 17/22 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 47/026 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0036 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0067 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0072 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic lock comprising:
a latch assembly comprising:
a bolt selectively moveable between a retracted position and an extended position; and
at least one orientation indicator associated with the latch assembly and having a fixed position thereon, wherein the bolt is moveable relative to the at least one orientation indicator;
a torque blade; and
at least one drive assembly coupled to the latch assembly via the torque blade and configured to drive movement of the bolt between the retracted position and the extended position, the at least one drive assembly comprising:
a motor configured to drive in two opposing directions;
a control circuit configured to control operation of the motor; and
at least one sensor coupled in communication with the control circuit and positioned with respect to the latch assembly, wherein based on a relative position between the at least one sensor and the at least one orientation indicator, the control circuit is configured to determine a handed configuration of the electronic lock such that one drive direction of the motor corresponds to moving the bolt towards the retracted position and the other drive direction of the motor corresponds to moving the bolt towards the extended position.