US 12,305,426 B2
Electronic cabinet lock
Chih-Min Lien, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to WAFERLOCK Corp., Taichung (TW)
Filed by WAFERLOCK Corp., Taichung (TW)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/449,353.
Claims priority of application No. 112119902 (TW), filed on May 29, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0401377 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 47/06 (2006.01); E05B 5/00 (2006.01); E05B 5/02 (2006.01); E05B 13/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 47/0657 (2013.01) [E05B 5/003 (2013.01); E05B 13/002 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 47/0046 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0086 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic cabinet lock comprising:
a housing unit including a mounting housing which has an accommodation slot, and a rotating axle which is rotatably mounted on said mounting housing;
a handle unit including a handgrip which has an end that is pivotably connected with said rotating axle and which is removably disposed in said accommodation slot, a torsion spring which is disposed between said handgrip and said rotating axle, a swingable member which is swingably disposed on an opposite end of said handgrip that is opposite to said rotating axle, a first magnet member which is disposed on said opposite end of said handgrip adjacent to said swingable member, and a second magnet member which is disposed on said swingable member and which is constantly attracted to said first magnet member, said torsion spring being disposed to bias said handgrip away from said accommodation slot, said swingable member having an upper end and a lower end opposite to each other in an up-down direction;
a clutch unit disposed within said mounting housing, and including a latch member which is actuated to move in the up-down direction, said latch member being disposed forwardly of said upper end of said swingable member in a front-rear direction that is transverse to the up-down direction to abut against said upper end of said swingable member when said latch member is in a lower position;
a control unit disposed on said handgrip and operable to control movement of said latch member in the up-down direction; and
a lock cylinder unit disposed in said accommodation slot and below said handgrip, said lock cylinder unit including a lock tongue which is movable in the up-down direction, and a key cylinder which is operable to move said lock tongue in the up-down direction, said lock tongue being disposed forwardly of said lower end of said swingable member to abut against said lower end of said swingable member when said lock tongue is in an upper position, said key cylinder having a key hole.