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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
William T. Sharp, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
A lock position sensing mechanism that senses the position of the lock only in the locked and unlocked states. The mechanism can include a link arm that is separate from the locking bolt that locks a locking device in which the lock position sensing mechanism is used. The mechanism can sense the locked and unlocked states with a metallic object that is placed on the link arm and with two induction sensors that are provided within the locking device. The first and second induction sensors can be located at a position corresponding to the locked and unlocked state, respectively, to determine the locked or unlocked state. The sensors can communicate with a transceiver that then communicates the position of the locking mechanism to a user device and/or to a local display.