Patent ID: 6499326
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A45C,E05B,G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
An Electronic flat key having a grip element (2) and a key bit (3), the grip element (2) including a casing (4) in which there are arranged an electronic switching device (12) for remote operation of a lock or locking system and a holder (16) for at least one battery (17) for supplying power to the switching device, the grip element casing (4) including two side elements (5, 6) constructed in the form of shells, and the key bit (3) being arranged on the grip element casing (4) in a manner enabling it to be moved out of a retracted position, in which it is situated in the grip element casing (4), into an extended position, wherein the side elements (5, 6) of the grip element casing (4), which are constructed in the form of shells, are made of one a metal and an externally metalized plastic and that between the two side elements (5, 6) there is arranged a central element (7), constructed in the form of a frame and made from an electrically non-conductive material, which extends peripherally at least in sub-portions (8) of the grip element casing (4) as far as the outer surface (9) of the casing (4).