Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

Ding-Sian Cai

Pai-Hsiang Chuang

Chun-Yi Fang

Chen-Ming Lin

Ruei-Jie Jeng

Yu Lin

Jui-Chieh Cheng

Mei-Ching Chu

Matt Zimmer

An electronic lock capable of offering haptic feedback includes an input panel, a circuit board, at least one inductor member, at least one magnetic member, and at least one diaphragm that abuts against the circuit board. The at least one inductor member is electrically coupled to the circuit board, is connected to the at least one diaphragm, and is adjacent to the at least one magnetic member. When the input panel is pushed toward the circuit board, the circuit board and the at least one inductor member are conducted, and the circuit board alternately distributes electric currents ire different directions to the at least one inductor member such that the at least one magnetic member alternately, attracts and pushes the at least one inductor member, thereby urging the at least one diaphragm to vibrate upon movement of the at east one inductor member.

Electronic lock

An electronic lock includes a deadbolt, a driver mechanism, a transmission mechanism and a control mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a transmission gear that is driven by the driver mechanism to rotate, a resilient unit that is mounted to and co-rotatable with the transmission gear, and a rotary member that is operable to rotate relative to the transmission gear between a locking position and an unlocking position, and that is connected to the deadbolt. The control mechanism is connected to the rotary member, and ceases operation of the driver mechanism when detecting that the rotary member has been rotated to one of the locking and unlocking positions.

An electronic lock includes a lock assembly configured to switch between a locking state and an unlocking state, and a control unit electrically connected to the lock assembly. The control unit includes an operation panel configured to receive a user input, a light sensor configured to measure intensity of ambient light and generate a light-sense signal, a proximity sensor configured to generate a wake signal, a backlight module configured to emit light from the operation panel, and a control module electrically connected to the lock assembly, the operation panel, the light sensor, the proximity sensor, and the backlight module. The control module is configured to control operation of the lock assembly based on the user input, activate the light sensor to measure the intensity of the ambient light, activate the backlight module to emit the light, and control the backlight module to adjust brightness of the light emitted thereby.

A bi-directional electronic lock device includes a lock mechanism and a control unit. The control unit includes a position determining component driven by the lock mechanism to rotate, a sensor configured to generate a specific sensing signal for each of three positions with respect to the position determining component, a direction determining module that actuates the lock mechanism to move from a locked state toward an unlocked state, and that generates a directional signal based on the sensing signals, and a control module that is configured to, in response to receipt of the directional signal, set the lock mechanism, based on the directional signal, to operate in one of a left setting and a right setting.

Bi-directional electronic lock device and method for setting up the same when mounted on a door

Smart lock

An electronic lock device includes a lock mechanism, an actuation mechanism that actuates the lock mechanism, and a control unit including a processor and a current detection module. During an operation in which the actuation mechanism is activated to start switching the lock mechanism from an original state to an intended state, the current detection module continuously detects an amount of electric current flowing through the actuation mechanism. When the amount of electric current is greater than a predetermined threshold, the processor controls the actuation mechanism to switch the lock mechanism back to the original state, and deactivates the actuation mechanism.

Electronic lock device and operation method of the same

A membrane touch panel device includes a circuit board unit, a light-blocking frame plate, a plurality of light-blocking tabs, and an operation panel unit that are stacked along a front-rear direction. The circuit board unit includes a circuit board having a plurality of keypad circuits, and a plurality of LEDs being electrically connected to the circuit board. A light transmission rate of the circuit board ranges from 0% to 20%. The light-blocking frame plate is stacked on the circuit board, and defines a hollow section provided for the LEDs to protrude thereinto. The light-blocking tabs are connected to the light-blocking frame plate such that the light-blocking tabs respectively cover the LEDs. The operation panel unit is stacked on the light-blocking frame plate, and has a plurality of key segments being respectively aligned with the keypad circuits, and being adapted to permit light generated by the LEDs to pass therethrough.

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