Patent ID: 11952801
Assignee: DORMAKABA USA INC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A cam lock for use with a catch, the cam lock comprising:
a lock body;
a drive member supported by the lock body and rotatable relative to the lock body about a longitudinal axis;
a cam member tailpiece coupled to the drive member and rotatable by the drive member, the cam member tailpiece having a first end coupled to the drive member and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being positionable by the drive member in a first cam member tailpiece position adapted to be in line with the catch and a second cam member tailpiece position adapted to be unaligned with the catch;
an electro-mechanical drive assembly including a clutch moveable between a first clutch position, wherein the clutch is operatively disengaged from the drive member, and a second clutch position, wherein the clutch is operatively engaged to the drive member; and
an indexer which assists in holding the cam member tailpiece in the first cam member tailpiece position when the clutch is in the first clutch position;
wherein the drive member comprises a drive member input operatively coupled to a drive member output, wherein the drive member input is rotatable relative to the drive member output through a defined angle of rotation; and
wherein the indexer comprises a first collar and a second collar operatively coupled to the first collar, wherein each of the first collar and the second collar comprises a protrusion capable of extending into a respective one of a plurality of openings of the lock body.