Patent ID: 11920372
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  H | IPC E  H

Claim 17:
18. An electronic lock comprising:
an exterior assembly being configured to be positioned at an exterior of a door;
an interior assembly having a power source and a processor;
a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein the exterior and interior assemblies are connected to, and capable of actuating, the bolt; and
a wiring harness connectable to the exterior and interior assemblies to allow communication therebetween, the wiring harness including a connector and a seal, the connector having an enlarged end flange and the seal is positioned against the enlarged end flange;
the exterior assembly including:
a first authentication source to selectively actuate the bolt, wherein the first authentication source is a biometric fingerprint sensor, the biometric fingerprint sensor being connected to the processor of the interior assembly via the wiring harness to selectively actuate the bolt when a valid credential is received at the biometric fingerprint sensor;
a second authentication source, the second authentication source being at least one of a mechanical lock, a keypad, a touch surface, and a NFC reader;
a wiring harness electrical receptacle defining an insertion axis and having a first rotational orientation relative to the insertion axis, the wiring harness electrical receptacle configured to connect to the connector; and
a wiring harness receiving port coaxially aligned with the wiring harness electrical receptacle along the insertion axis, the wiring harness receiving port including:
a first portion sized and shaped to position the seal of the wiring harness between walls of the first portion and the wiring harness; and
a second portion having port barriers at a second rotational orientation relative to the insertion axis, the second rotational orientation different than the first rotational orientation, the port barriers selectively allowing for the connector to pass entirely through when sides of the enlarged end flange of the connector are in the second rotational orientation, and wherein once the connector is disposed within the second portion, the port barriers of the second portion limit axial movement of the connector out of the second portion when the sides of the enlarged end flange of the connector are misaligned from the second rotational orientation.