Patent ID: 11913252
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 13:
14. A lockset comprising:
a latch assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
a controller configured to electronically control movement of the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
an interior assembly and an exterior assembly, wherein at least one of the interior assembly and the exterior assembly is configured to actuate the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
the exterior assembly including:
a cylinder housing;
a mechanical lock assembly extending through the cylinder housing and having a front face, the mechanical lock assembly comprising a lock cylinder having a keyway extending therethrough from the front face, the mechanical lock assembly being manually actuatable to move the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
a front cover surrounding the front face of the mechanical lock assembly; and
a cylinder guard cover concentrically surrounding the front cover and extending to a circular mounting footprint, the cylinder guard cover providing an external touch surface electrically coupled with the controller via an electrical connector configured to extend from the exterior assembly at least partially through a bore in a door;

wherein the controller, in response to receipt of a touch input at the touch surface, executes instructions to:
wirelessly receive credentials from a user device; and
based on validation of the credentials, actuate movement of the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position.