Patent ID: 8256254
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electronic lock, comprising: an outer body having a bore and configured to be mounted to an object; a rotatable core comprising a plug rotatably positioned within the bore and movable relative to the bore in an unlocking direction during a normal unlocking operation; and a solid-state actuator positioned in the plug and configured to resist movement of a locking member during a non-normal unlocking operation, said solid-state actuator having a first position and a second position, wherein the solid-state actuator is in the first position when the electronic lock is locked and in the second position when the electronic lock is unlocked, wherein the solid-state actuator generates electrical power in response to the non-normal unlocking operation and the generated electrical power is shunted back to the solid-state actuator such that the solid-state actuator is biased toward the first position.