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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Assa Abloy Residential Group, Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Shannon Petty, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aaron Treger, Pinole, CA (US);
ASSA ABLOY Residential Group, Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
According to some exemplary embodiments described herein, a door lock may include a driveshaft operatively couplable to a bolt configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position to selective secure an associated door. The door lock may also include a transmission coupled to the driveshaft, where the driveshaft includes at least one gear configured to rotate with the driveshaft. The door lock may also include a magnetic encoder coupled to the transmission and configured to measure a position of the at least one gear. The magnetic encoder may include a diametrically polarized magnet coupled to the at least one gear.