US 12,450,961 B2
Electronic lockset for sliding door
Kevin Pasma, Lake Forest, CA (US); Zachary Keoki Hong, Irvine, CA (US); Wei Hsu, Lake Forest, CA (US); and Oscar Romero, Lake Forest, CA (US)
Assigned to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed by ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/472,410.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/377,277, filed on Sep. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0104984 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC G07C 9/00182 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00944 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00769 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic lockset for a sliding door comprising:
a strike plate with a retaining groove configured to be installed on a top portion of the sliding door; and
a lock assembly configured to be installed on a rail of the sliding door comprising:
a body housing a motor and a shaft, the motor operationally coupled to the shaft for driving rotation of the shaft, wherein at least a portion of the shaft extends out of the body and includes a manual interface;
a locking tab in mechanical communication with the motor via the shaft to actuate the locking tab between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the body; and
a processor in wireless communication with a control device;
wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions to perform:
receiving an actuation command from the control device; and
actuating the locking tab between the retracted position and the extended position in response to the actuation command,
wherein the strike plate and the lock assembly are configured to be installed such that the electronic lockset is in a locked position when the locking tab is in alignment with the retaining groove and is in the extended position.