US 12,359,466 B2
Motorized lock method and assembly
Daniel K. Cook, Oshawa (CA); David A. Turk, Downsview (CA); and Zhi Yong Su, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to Alfred International Inc., Ontario (CA)
Filed by Alfred International Inc., North York (CA)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/223,793.
Application 18/223,793 is a continuation of application No. 17/142,141, filed on Jan. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,732,504.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,950, filed on Jan. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0366239 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 41/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/33 (2020.01)
CPC E05B 47/0012 (2013.01) [E05B 41/00 (2013.01); G07C 9/33 (2020.01); E05B 2047/0017 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0091 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0095 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motorized mortise lock assembly for installation in a door, comprising:
a mortise lock to be installed in the door to hold the door in position relative to a frame, the mortise lock including a bolt assembly having a deadbolt and a bolt driver, the bolt driver operable to move the deadbolt between an extended locked position and a retracted unlocked position, and wherein when the deadbolt is in the extended locked position the external handle is also locked against rotation to prevent the external handle from being used to withdraw a latch of the mortise lock;
a drive assembly to be mounted to an interior side of the door, the drive assembly having:
a drive assembly housing having a front face and a rear face,
a drive shaft extending from the rear face of the drive assembly to operatively engage the bolt driver of the bolt assembly installed in the door,
a power source secured to the drive assembly housing, and
a motor coupled to the power source and to the drive shaft to move the drive shaft to operate the bolt driver when the drive shaft is operatively engaged with the bolt driver installed in the door; and
a communications assembly including:
an exterior control panel to receive the instruction from the user, the exterior control panel to be mounted to an exterior side of the door; and
a communications cable to join the exterior control panel and the motor of the drive assembly through the door, the communications cable including an exterior end to be attached to the exterior control panel and an interior end to be attached to the drive assembly to communicatively couple the exterior control panel to the motor to direct an operation of the motor in response to the instruction from the user.