Patent ID: 9322195
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,G05B,G07C,G08C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A door lock apparatus comprising: a locking mechanism actuatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; an electronically controllable actuator operable to actuate the locking mechanism between the locked position and the unlocked position via at least one driving member based upon an electronic command; a first position sensor coupled to and moveable with the driving member; a manual actuator operable to actuate the locking mechanism between the locked position and the unlocked position; a second position sensor coupled to and moveable with the manual actuator; an encoder configurable in a plurality of physical states by moving the first position sensor and the second position sensor; and a controller operable to control the electronically controllable actuator and to evaluate a position of the locking mechanism for both a left hand configuration of the lock and a right hand configuration of the lock based upon input from at least one of the first position sensor and the second position sensor.