US 12,084,889 B2
Mounting arrangement for fastening a shaft in a locking device, and locking device comprising such a mounting arrangement
Fredrik Stendal, Västerås (SE); and Lars Jensen, Surahammar (SE)
Assigned to STENDALS EL AB, Västerås (SE)
Appl. No. 17/287,179
Filed by STENDALS EL AB, Västerås (SE)
PCT Filed Oct. 22, 2019, PCT No. PCT/SE2019/051038
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/085982, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1851307-7 (SE), filed on Oct. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0388635 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. E05B 3/08 (2006.01); E05B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 3/08 (2013.01) [E05B 3/04 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. The combination of a mounting arrangement (1) for fastening a shaft (2) in a locking device, comprising
the shaft (2) for insertion into a handle follower (11) of the locking device,
a locking member (33) situated at an end of the shaft (2) for fixating the shaft (2) after insertion to prevent undesired removal from the handle follower (11), with the locking member (33) extending upwardly inside the handle follower (11) upon insertion, and
a release member (32) for releasing the locking member (33) to enable desired removal of the shaft (2) from the handle follower (11),
wherein the locking member (33) is movable between a locking position for fixating the shaft (2) in the handle follower (11) and a release position,
the release member (32) is operatively connected to the locking member (33) for moving the locking member (33) from the locking position to the release position,
the locking member (33) and the release member (32) form part of a shaft operator (3),
the shaft operator (3) comprises a first portion (34) to fasten the shaft operator (3) to the shaft (2), and a second portion (32, 33) comprising both the locking member (33) and the release member (32),
the release member (32) is biased away from the shaft (2) and connected to the locking member (33) such that an applied force that acts against the bias of the release member (32) also acts against the bias of the locking member (33),
the release member (32) is accessible from outside the handle follower (11) from the same side the shaft (2) is inserted into the handle follower (11), and
the shaft (2) comprises a groove (21), with the release member (32) arranged to extend along said groove (21) and lie flush with a surface of the shaft (2) or beneath a surface of the shaft (2).