Assa Abloy Ab

Johan Von Matern

Tomas Lars Jonsson

Mats Cederblad

Daniel Skarp

Oscar Sundkvist

Fredrik Einberg

Frans Lundberg

Sona Singh

Kaj Niegmann

Bernt Arbegard

Robin Dahlbäck

Fredrik Isaksson

An arrangement () for locking and unlocking a lock device (), the arrangement () comprising a transfer element () movable between a protruded position () and a retracted position (); a core member () of soft magnetic material, the core member () comprising a coil section (); an electric coil () wound around the coil section (); and a blocking member () comprising a magnet (), the blocking member () being movable between a blocking position (), in which the magnet () establishes a magnetic circuit through the coil section () and the blocking member () blocks movement of the transfer element () to the retracted position (), and an unblocking position (), in which the magnet () establishes a magnetic circuit through the coil section () and the blocking member () unblocks movement of the transfer element () to the retracted position (). A lock device () comprising an arrangement (), and a method of controlling a lock device (), are also provided.

Arrangement for lock device, lock device comprising arrangement, and method

Lock device for an electronic locking system, the lock device comprising an input member arranged to rotate about an input rotational axis; an output member arranged to rotate about an output rotational axis; an energy harvesting arrangement configured to generate electric energy from rotation of the input member in a first direction about the input rotational axis; and a selective transfer device movable between a locking state, in which the output member cannot be rotated about the output rotational axis by means of rotation of the input member about the input rotational axis, and an unlocking state, in which the output member can be rotated about the output rotational axis by means of rotation of the input member in the first direction about the input rotational axis; wherein the transfer device is powered by the energy harvesting arrangement. An electronic locking system and a method are also provided.

Lock device for an electronic locking system, electronic locking system and method

An actuating device () for a lock device () comprising a stationary structure () having a credential receiver () for receiving a credential input () from a user; an actuating element () rotatable about an actuation axis () relative to the stationary structure by direct manipulation by the user, where the stationary structure is arranged at least partly inside the actuating element; a locking member () movable between a locked position () and an unlocked position (no); and an electromechanical transfer device (y-y) arranged, based on the credential input, to adopt a disabled state (), in which the locking member cannot be moved from the locked position to the unlocked position by rotation of the actuating element, and an enabled state () in which the locking member can be moved from the locked position to the unlocked position by rotation of the actuating element; wherein the credential receiver is at least partly arranged radially inside the actuating element with respect to the actuation axis.

Actuating device for lock device, and lock device

An actuating device () comprising an actuating element (); an electric generator (); and an electromechanical coupling device () configured to adopt a decoupled state, for decoupling the actuating element () from a locking member (), and a coupled state, for coupling the actuating element () to the locking member (); wherein the coupling device () comprises a blocker (), a holder () and a release mechanism (); wherein the holder () is arranged to adopt a holding position, in which the holder () holds the blocker (), when the coupling device () adopts the coupled state; wherein the holder () is arranged to adopt a released position, in which the holder () does not hold the blocker (), when the coupling device () adopts the decoupled state; and wherein the release mechanism () is arranged to mechanically force the holder () from the holding position to the released position by manual rotation of the actuating element () about the actuating axis ().

Actuating device and lock device

An arrangement () for a lock device (), the arrangement () comprising an input member (); a coupling member () movable between an uncoupled position () and a coupled position (); an electromechanical actuator () comprising an actuating member () linearly movable between an uncoupling actuating position () and a coupling actuating position (); and a torsion spring () having a first leg () and a second leg () movable away from each other against a deformation of the torsion spring (), wherein the actuating member () is arranged to engage the first leg () and the second leg () is arranged to engage the coupling member () when the coupling member () is in the uncoupled position () and the actuating member () moves from the uncoupling actuating position () to the coupling actuating position (). A lock device () comprising an arrangement () is also provided.

Arrangement for lock device, and lock device comprising arrangement

An actuating device () for actuating a lock device (), the actuating device () comprising an actuating element () rotatably arrangeable with respect to a stationary structure () for rotation about an actuation axis (); an electric generator () In fixed with respect to the actuating element () for common rotation with the actuating element (); a drive member () connected to the actuating element () and arranged to drive the electric generator (), the drive member () being arrangeable to be driven by engaging the stationary structure () and by manually rotating the actuating element (); and an electromechanical coupling device () fixed with respect to the actuating element () for common rotation with the actuating element (), and arranged to be electrically powered by the electric generator (), the coupling device () being configured to adopt a decoupling state and a coupling state. A lock device () is also provided.

Energy harvesting arrangement () for an electronic locking system (), the energy harvesting arrangement () comprising a driven member () for driving an electric generator (), the driven member () being arranged to rotate about a driven member rotational axis (); a drive member () movable between a starting position (), in which the drive member () does not engage the driven member (), and a releasing position (), in which the drive member () can drivingly engage the driven member (); a harvesting elastic element () arranged to force the drive member () towards the starting position () and arranged to store mechanical energy from displacement of the drive member () from the starting position (); and a release mechanism () arranged to release mechanical energy stored in the harvesting elastic element () to a returning movable of the drive member () from the releasing position () to the starting position (). An electronic locking system () is also provided.

Energy harvesting arrangement and electronic locking system

Lock device () for an electronic locking system (), the lock device () comprising an input member () arranged to rotate about an input rotational axis (); an output member () arranged to rotate about an output rotational axis (); an energy harvesting arrangement () configured to generate electric energy from rotation of the input member () in a first direction () about the input rotational axis (); and a selective transfer device () movable between a locking state, in which the output member () cannot be rotated about the output rotational axis () by means of rotation of the input member () about the input rotational axis (), and an unlocking state, in which the output member () can be rotated about the output rotational axis () by means of rotation of the input member () in the first direction () about the input rotational axis (); wherein the transfer device () is powered by the energy harvesting arrangement (). An electronic locking system () and a method are also provided.

It is provided a sensor device comprising: a proximity sensor (); a processor (); a wireless communication module (); and a memory (). When the sensor device is in a first functional state () and the proximity sensor detects a predetermined change in its proximity, the sensor device is configured to transition from the first functional state, in which wireless communication is inactivated, to a second functional state (), in which wireless communication module is enabled. The predetermined change in its proximity is a removal of transport protection, comprising removal of a metallic tape over the proximity sensor, whereby the proximity sensor is capable to detect the removal of the metallic tape based on inductive sensing.

Functional state transition of a sensor device based on proximity change of a transport protection

It is provided a method for controlling access to a physical space using an emergency delegation. The method is performed in a lock device and comprises the steps of: receiving an access request from an electronic key; obtaining a plurality of delegations, wherein each delegation is a delegation from a delegator to a delegatee, the plurality of delegations collectively forming a chain of delegations wherein when two delegations are chained together, the delegatee of one delegation is the delegator of the next delegation; determining that a delegation in the chain of delegations is an emergency delegation, the emergency delegation indicating that access should only be granted when an emergency situation occurs; determining when an emergency situation occurs; and granting access to the physical space when the chain of delegations starts in the lock device and ends in the electronic key; and when the emergency situation occurs.

Emergency delegation

It is provided a method for determining when a break-in attempt is in process. The method is performed in a break-in determiner and comprises the steps of: determining that a first vibration condition is tme when a vibration parameter associated with a barrier is greater than a first threshold, wherein the first vibration parameter is obtained from measurements from an accelerometer; determining whether an acceptable activity condition is tme or not, such that the acceptable activity condition is true only when there is an auxiliary signal indicating acceptable activity comprising determining that the acceptable activity condition is tme only when a time difference between determining that the first vibration condition is true and receiving the auxiliary signal is less than a threshold duration; and determining that a break-in attempt is in process when the first vibration condition is tme and the acceptable activity condition is false.

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