Abstract:
A method of mounting an electronic door lock on a door includes: a manual operation to rotate a protrusion of a rotational actuator to initially press a switch; and an operating procedure implemented by the electronic lock for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock. The operating procedure includes controlling, in response to a signal sent by the switch that is initially pressed, a driving unit to rotate the protrusion in a direction from the initially pressed switch to the other initially un-pressed switch and to drive a latch to move from an unlatched position toward a latched position, followed by stopping and subsequently controlling the driving unit to rotate the protrusion in a reverse direction and to drive the latch to move toward the unlatched position.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application No. 103114754, filed on Apr. 23, 2014. 
       FIELD 
       [0002]    The invention relates to a method for mounting an electronic door lock on a door, more particularly to a method for correctly mounting an electronic door lock on a left-handed or right-handed door. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    A conventional electronic door lock may be incorrectly mounted on a left-handed or right-handed door. U.S. Pat. No. 8,375,567 B2 discloses a method for automatically determining the direction installation of an electronic lock. The method achieves automatic determination of the electronic lock installed on the left-handed or right-handed door by controlling rotational directions of the rotational actuator and determining the touching sequence of switch units, so as to enable the electronic lock to be adapted to both the left-handed door and right-handed door. The method is fully automated. The U.S. patent does not disclose any manual operating step that is permitted to combine with the fully automated method. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0004]    Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for correctly mounting an electronic door lock on a left-handed or right-handed door, which is semi-automatic and which is convenient for a user to conduct a manual operation in combination with an automatic operation procedure. 
         [0005]    According to this disclosure, there is provided a method for correctly mounting an electronic door lock on a left-handed door having an openable left side, or right-handed door having an openable right side. The electronic door lock includes a latch and an inside lock body. The inside lock body includes a rotary handle, a rotational actuator that includes a protrusion, a driving unit, a control unit, a first switch that is configured to send a first signal, and a second switch that is configured to send a second signal. 
         [0006]    The method includes the steps of: 
         [0007]    a) assembling the latch on the left-handed or right-handed door and placing the latch at an unlatched position, wherein: when the latch is assembled on the right-handed door, the latch is proximal to the openable right side; when the latch is assembled on the left-handed door, the latch is proximal to the openable left side; 
         [0008]    b) after step (a), turning the rotary handle to rotate the rotational actuator in such a manner that the protrusion initially presses one of the first and second switches, and then, assembling the inside lock body on the left-handed or right-handed door, wherein the protrusion presses the first switch that is proximal to the openable right side when the electronic door lock is assembled on the right-handed door, and presses the second switch that is proximal to the openable left side when the electronic door lock is assembled on the left-handed door; and 
         [0009]    c) after the electronic door lock is assembled on the left-handed or right-handed door, electrically energizing the electronic door lock such that the control unit automatically implements an operating procedure for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock, the operating procedure including the steps of: 
         [0010]    c1) when the protrusion initially presses the one of the first and second switches to generate one of the first and second signals, controlling the driving unit, in response to receipt of the one of the first and second signals, to drive the rotational actuator and the protrusion to rotate in a first direction from the one of the first and second switches that is initially pressed to the other one of the first and second switches that is initially un-pressed, and to drive the latch to move from the unlatched position toward a latched position; 
         [0011]    c2) when the latch is moved to the latched position and when the protrusion is rotated to the other one of the first and second switches that is initially un-pressed to send the other one of the first and second signals, stopping the driving unit in response to receipt of the other one of the first and second signals; 
         [0012]    c3) after step c2), controlling the driving unit to drive the rotational actuator and the protrusion to rotate in a second direction from the other one of the first and second switches that is initially un-pressed to the one of the first and second switches that is initially pressed, and to drive the latch to move from the latched position toward the unlatched position; 
         [0013]    c4) when the latch is moved to the unlatched position and when the protrusion is rotated once again to the one of the first and second switches that is initially pressed to send the one of the first and second signals, stopping the driving unit in response to receipt of the one of the first and second signals; and 
         [0014]    c5) confirming that the electronic door lock is mounted to the left-handed or right-handed door with a correct mounting direction when steps c1) to c4) are successfully implemented. 
         [0015]    Another object of this disclosure is to provide an electronic door lock including a first switch, a second switch, a rotational actuator, a driving unit, a latch and a control unit. 
         [0016]    The first switch is configured to send a first signal, and the second switch is angularly spaced apart from the first switch and is configured to send a second signal. The rotational actuator includes a protrusion to rotate between a first angular position, where the protrusion presses and actuates the first switch to send the first signal, and a second angular position, where the protrusion presses and actuates the second switch to send the second signal. The driving unit is connected to the rotational actuator for driving the rotational actuator to rotate between the first and second angular positions. The latch is connected to and driven by the rotational actuator to be moved between a latched position and an unlatched position when the rotational actuator is driven by the driving unit. The control unit is coupled to the driving unit, and is electrically connected to the first and second switches for receiving the first and second signals therefrom. 
         [0017]    When the electronic door lock is assembled on the left-handed or right-handed door, the latch is initially placed at the unlatched position, the protrusion is initially placed at one of the first and second angular positions, and the control unit is operable to automatically implement an operating procedure for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock to a door, the operating procedure including the steps of: 
         [0018]    i) when the protrusion is initially presses the one of the first and second switches to generate the one of the first and second signals and when the latch is initially placed at the unlatched position, controlling the driving unit, in response to the one of the first and second signals, to drive the rotational actuator and the protrusion to rotate in a first direction from the one of the first and second switches that is initially pressed to the other one of the first and second switches that is initially un-pressed and to drive the latch to move from the unlatched position toward a latched position; 
         [0019]    ii) when the latch is moved to the latched position and when the protrusion is rotated to the other one of the first and second switches that is initially un-pressed to send the other one of the first and second signals, stopping the driving unit in response to the other one of the first and second signals, 
         [0020]    iii) after step ii), controlling the driving unit to drive the rotational actuator and the protrusion to rotate in a second direction from the other one of the first and second switches that is initially un-pressed to the one of the first and second switches that is initially pressed and to drive the latch to move from the latched position toward the unlatched position, 
         [0021]    iv) when the latch is moved to the unlatched position and when the protrusion initially presses the one of the first and second switches that is initially pressed to send the one of the first and second signals, stopping the driving unit in response to the one of the first and second signals, and 
         [0022]    v) confirming that the electronic door lock is mounted to the left-handed or right-handed door with a correct mounting direction when steps i) to iv) are successfully implemented. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
         [0023]    Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent in the following detailed description of the embodiment of this disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawing, of which: 
           [0024]      FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of an electronic door lock according to an embodiment of this disclosure; 
           [0025]      FIGS. 2 and 3  are perspective views of a rotational actuator of the electronic door lock; 
           [0026]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of an inside lock body of the electronic door lock; 
           [0027]      FIGS. 5 to 7  show an operation of components of the inside lock body to implement an operating procedure for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock when the electronic door lock is mounted on a right-handed door; and 
           [0028]      FIGS. 8 to 10  show an operation of components of the inside lock body to implement the operating procedure for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock when the electronic door lock is mounted on a left-handed door. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0029]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 4 , an electronic door lock  4  according to an embodiment of this disclosure includes an inside lock body  1 , a latch unit  2  and an outside lock body  3 . The inside lock body  1  and the outside lock body  3  are configured to be mounted respectively on an inside and an outside of a door (not shown). In particular, the inside lock body  1  is manually operable to lock and unlock the door, and the outside lock body  3  is electronically operable to lock and unlock the door. The inside lock body  1  includes a driving unit  10 , an inside housing  11 , a rotary handle  12 , a rotational actuator  16 , a control unit  17 , and first and second switches  171  and  172 . The inside housing  11  is formed with a through hole  111 , and defines an accommodating space  112  therein for receiving the driving unit  10 , the rotational actuator  16 , the control unit  17  and the first and second switches  171 ,  172 . In this embodiment, the first and second switches  171 ,  172  are micro-switches. 
         [0030]    The rotary handle  12  has a grip portion  121  adapted to be gripped by a user, and a shaft portion  122  connected to the grip portion  121  and extending through the through hole  111  of the inside housing  11 . The shaft portion  122  has a distal end formed with a cross-shaped slot  123 , and a square pillar segment  125  connected between the distal end and the grip portion  121 . The shaft portion  122  is further formed with an annular groove  124  extending around the shaft portion  122  at a position adjacent to the distal end. 
         [0031]    The driving unit  10  includes a driving device  13 , a driving wheel  14  and a transmission wheel  15 . In this embodiment, the driving device  13  is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation and is provided with a worm shaft  132 . The driving wheel  14  is formed with a central aperture  143 , and includes a worm wheel  142  meshing with the worm shaft  132  for reducing rotational speed, a transmission gear (not shown) smaller than and coaxially stacked with the worm wheel  142 , and a pin  144  extending through the central aperture  143  and connected to the inside housing  11 . The transmission wheel  15  is connected coaxially to and disposed partially around the rotational actuator  16 . The transmission wheel  15  is a gear meshing with the transmission gear of the driving wheel  14  for reducing rotational speed, and is formed with a central through hole  151  through which the shaft portion  122  of the rotary handle  12  extends. The transmission wheel  15  is rotatable with respect to the shaft portion  122  of the rotary handle  12 . The transmission wheel  15  has an inner surrounding wall  153  defining a circular receiving space  152 , and two driving elements  154  protruding inwardly from the inner surrounding wall  153  into the circular receiving space  152 . The driving elements  154  are angularly spaced apart by an angle of 180 degrees, and each has a rounded outer surface. 
         [0032]    The rotational actuator  16  is formed with a square central hole  160  into which the shaft portion  122  of the rotary handle  12  is inserted. A retaining ring  19  is received in the annular groove  124  on the shaft portion  122  to inter-engage the shaft portion  122  and the rotational actuator  16  so as to prevent axial movement of the rotational actuator  16 . The square pillar segment  125  of the shaft portion  122  fittingly engages the central hole  160  so that the rotational actuator  16  is co-rotatable with the rotary handle  12 . 
         [0033]    The rotational actuator  16  is disposed partially within the circular receiving space  152  of the transmission wheel  15 , and includes a first part  161  and a second part  162 . The first part  161  has a first ring  1611 , two first diametrical ribs  1612 , two first ring halves  1613  and two tongues  1614 . The first ring  1611  is formed around a rotation axis of the rotational actuator  16 . The first diametrical ribs  1612  extend outwardly from the first ring  1611  respectively in two opposite diametrical directions. The first ring halves  1613  are diametrically opposite to each other, and each has two opposite ends respectively connected to outer ends of the first diametrical ribs  1612 . Each of the tongues  1614  projects radially and outwardly from a central part of a corresponding one of the first ring halves  1613  so that the tongues  1614  are resiliently movable. The tongues  1614  are angularly spaced apart by an angle of 180 degrees, and each of the tongues  1614  has a rounded outer surface. 
         [0034]    The second part  162  of the rotational actuator  16  has a second ring  1621 , two second diametrical ribs  1622 , a second ring half  1623  and a protrusion  1624 . The second ring  1621  is formed integrally with the first ring  1611  around the rotation axis of the rotational actuator  16 . The second diametrical ribs  1622  extend outwardly from the second ring  1621  respectively in two opposite diametrical directions. The second ring half  1623  has two opposite ends respectively connected to outer ends of the second diametrical ribs  1622 . The protrusion  1624  projects outwardly and radially from the second ring half  1623 . In assembly, the rotary handle  12  is inserted into the central hole  160  of the rotational actuator  16 , and the protrusion  1624  of the rotational actuator  16  is aligned with the grip portion  121  of the rotary handle  12  along a line parallel to the rotation axis of the rotational actuator  16 . 
         [0035]    The control unit  17  is disposed in the accommodating space  112 , and is provided with control circuitry and chip (not shown). The first and second switches  171 , are angularly spaced apart from each other substantially by 90 degrees. The first switch  171  is configured to send a first signal when the protrusion  1624  is placed in a first angular position (see  FIG. 5 ) and presses the first switch  171 . The second switch  172  is configured to send a second signal when the protrusion  1624  is placed in a second angular position (see  FIG. 6 ) and presses the second switch  172 . The control unit  17  is coupled to the driving unit  10 , and is electrically connected to the first and second switches  171 ,  172  for receiving the first and second signals therefrom so that the control unit  17  is aware that the protrusion  1624  is placed in which one of the first and second angular positions. 
         [0036]    The inside lock body  1  further includes a first plate  114  that protects the components disposed in the accommodating space  112  and that is screwed to the inside housing  11  by screws  100 , and a second plate  115  that covers at least part of an opening of the accommodating space  112 . 
         [0037]    The latch unit  2  in this embodiment is a deadbolt latch mechanism and includes a housing  21 , a latch drive  22  having a tailpiece through hole  23 , and a latch  24  driven by the latch drive  22  to switch between an unlatched position (see  FIG. 5 ) and a latched position (see  FIG. 6 ). The latch  24  is not visible in  FIG. 5  since the latch  24  is retracted into the housing  21  in the unlatched position. 
         [0038]    The outside lock body  3  includes an outside housing  31 , a lock body  32 , a tailpiece  33  and an electronic operation module  34 . The electronic operation module  34  is a set of buttons in this embodiment. Alternatively, the electronic operation module  34  may be a fingerprint recognition device, a remote control device, touch panel, etc. The electronic operation module  34  is electrically connected to the control unit  17 . The tailpiece  33  is connected to the lock body  32 , extends through the tailpiece through hole  23  of the latch drive  22 , and is inserted into the slot  123  of the shaft portion  122  of the rotary handle  12 . The tailpiece  33  lies horizontally in the slot  123  in  FIG. 1 . 
         [0039]    When the user twists the rotary handle  12 , the tailpiece  33  co-rotates with the rotary handle  12 , and operates the latch drive  22  so that the latch  24  is driven to move between the latched position and the unlatched position. When the user operates the electronic door lock  4  with the outside lock body  3  (i.e., using the electronic operation module  34 ), the transmission wheel  15  is driven to rotate by the driving device  13 , and the driving elements  154  of the transmission wheel  15  respectively push and drive the tongues  1614  of the rotational actuator  16  so that the rotational actuator  16  rotates together with the transmission wheel  15  and the rotary handle  12 . As a result, the latch  24  moves between the latched and unlatched positions. 
         [0040]    Further referring to  FIGS. 5 to 7 , when the electronic door lock  4  is mounted on a right-handed door (DR) having an openable right side (SR), a method for correctly mounting the electronic door lock  4  on the right-handed door (DR) is implemented as follows. 
         [0041]    First, the outside lock body  3  and the latch unit  2  of the electronic door lock  4  are assembled on the right-handed door (DR). At this time, the tailpiece  33  lies horizontally in the tailpiece through hole  23 , and the latch  24  is proximal to the openable right side (SR) of the right-handed door (DR) and is at the unlatched position as shown in  FIG. 5 . By manually rotating the rotary handle  12 , the protrusion  1624  of the rotational actuator  16  is initially placed in the first angular position so that the protrusion  1624  presses the first switch  171 . Then, the inside lock body  1  of the electronic door lock  4  is mounted on the right-handed door (DR), the first switch  171  is placed proximally to the openable right side (SR) of the right-handed door (DR), and the tailpiece  33  is inserted horizontally into the slot  123 . After the electronic door lock  4  is assembled on the right-handed door (DR), the electronic door lock  4  is electrically energized such that the control unit  17  automatically implements an operating procedure for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock  4 . The operating procedure includes the following steps R 1  to R 5 . 
         [0042]    In step R 1 , when the protrusion  1624  is initially placed at the first angular position to generate the first signal and when the latch  24  is initially placed at the unlatched position, the control unit  17  detects that the first switch is pressed by the protrusion  1624 , and controls the driving device  13  of the driving unit  10 , in response to receipt of the first signal, to operate for driving the rotational actuator  16  and the protrusion  1624  to rotate in a first direction from the first switch  171  that is initially pressed to the second switch  172  that is initially un-pressed (i.e., the direction (A) in  FIG. 5 ), and for driving the latch  24  to move from the unlatched position toward the latched position. 
         [0043]    In step R 2 , when the latch  24  is moved to the latched position and when the protrusion  1624  is rotated to the second angular position where the protrusion  1624  presses the second switch  172  that is initially un-pressed to send the second signal, the control unit  17  stops the driving unit  10  in response to receipt of the second signal. During rotating from the first angular position to the second angular position, the protrusion  1624  moves to and presses the second switch  172  after leaving and releasing the first switch  171 . 
         [0044]    In step R 3 , after step R 2 , the control unit  17  controls the driving device  13  of the driving unit  10  to operate for driving the rotational actuator  16  and the protrusion  1624  to rotate in a second direction from the second switch  172  that is initially un-pressed to the first switch  171  that is initially pressed (i.e., the direction (B) in  FIG. 7  opposite to the direction (A) in  FIG. 5 ), and for driving the latch  24  to move from the latched position toward the unlatched position. 
         [0045]    In step R 4 , when the latch  24  is moved to the unlatched position and when the protrusion  1624  is rotated once again to the first angular position where the first switch  171  is pressed to send the first signal, the control unit  17  stops the driving unit  10  in response to receipt of the first signal. 
         [0046]    In step R 5 , the control unit  17  confirms that the electronic door lock  4  is mounted to the right-handed door (DR) with a correct mounting direction when steps R 1  to R 4  are successfully implemented. Otherwise, the control unit  17  will further implements the step of outputting a warning signal informing that the electronic door lock  4  should be disassembled from the right-handed door (DR) for re-mounting. For example, in order to re-mount the electronic door lock  4 , the inside lock body  1  is disassembled from the door, so that the rotational actuator  16  can be adjusted for placing the protrusion  1624  correctly in the first angular position by manually rotating the rotary handle  12 . 
         [0047]    In this embodiment, the warning signal is outputted when step R 2  is not implemented after step R 1 , when the control unit  17  fails to receive the second signal after the driving unit  10  operates for a predetermined length of time (e.g., 3 seconds) in step R 1 , or when the control unit  17  fails to receive the first signal after the driving unit  10  operates for the predetermined length of time in step R 3 . In this condition, the inside lock body  1  should be disassembled from the door, and the rotational actuator  16  should be adjusted by manually rotating the rotary handle  12 . After the inside lock body  1  is re-mounted to the door, steps R 1  to R 5  may be repeated for re-confirmation. 
         [0048]    After the electronic door lock  4  is successfully mounted to the right-handed door (DR), as shown in  FIG. 5 , the latch  24  is in the unlatched position when the protrusion  1624  of the rotational actuator  16  presses the first switch  171 . The pressing of the first switch  171  is able to inform the control unit  17  that the latch is currently at the unlatched position. At this time, the driving element  154  at the upper side of the transmission wheel  15  is situated at the right side in  FIG. 5 . If the user operates the electronic operation module  34  for unlocking the electronic door lock  4  (or unlatching the latch  24 ) in this condition, an error warning output will be generated. 
         [0049]    When the user wants to lock the electronic door lock  4  using the rotary handle  12 , the user may manually twist the rotary handle  12  to drive the rotational actuator  16  to rotate in the direction (A). Since the rotary handle  12 , the tailpiece  33  and the rotational actuator  16  are co-rotatable, the tailpiece  33  drives the latch drive  22  to move the latch  24  from the unlatched position toward the latched position when the user twists the rotary handle  12 . In the meanwhile, as shown in  FIG. 6 , the protrusion  1624  of the rotational actuator  16  moves to the second angular position and presses the second switch  172 . The pressing of the second switch  172  is able to inform the control unit  17  that the latch is currently at the latched position. If the user operates the electronic operation module  34  for locking the electronic door lock  4  (or for latching the latch  24 ) in this condition, an error warning output is generated. When the user wants to unlock the electronic door lock  4  using the rotary handle  12 , the user may twist the rotary handle  12  in the direction (B) opposite to the direction (A) Similarly, the lock body  32  of the outside lock body  3  can be manually operated with a particular key to achieve the same function. 
         [0050]    When the user wants to lock the electronic door lock  4  using the electronic operation module  34 , the user may operate the electronic operation module  34  (e.g., by inputting a password) to send a locking signal to the control unit  17 . In response to receipt of the locking signal, the control unit  17  controls the driving device (motor)  13  to rotate the worm shaft  132 . As a result, the worm shaft  132  drives rotation of the driving wheel  14  which in turn drives the transmission wheel  15  to rotate in the direction (A) so that the driving elements  154  of the transmission wheel  15  move respectively toward the tongues  1614  of the rotational actuator  16 , and push and drive the same. Therefore, the rotational actuator  16  rotates in the direction (A), and the protrusion  1624  moves to the second angular position as shown in  FIG. 6 . At this time, the rotational actuator  16  is unable to rotate further in the direction (A) since the latch  24  is at the latched position. However, as the driving device  13  is still rotatable for a predetermine time period to drive the transmission wheel  15  to further rotate, the driving elements  154  are slidable respectively over the rounded outer surfaces of the tongues  1614  as shown in  FIG. 7 . As a result, the driving elements  154  will not interfere with the tongues  1614  when the user manually operates the rotary handle  12  to rotate the rotational actuator  16  in the direction (B) for unlocking the electronic door lock  4 . When the user wants to unlock the electronic door lock  4  using electronic operation module  34 , the operation sequence and rotation direction are just inverse, and details thereof are omitted herein for the sake of brevity. 
         [0051]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 8  to  10 , when the electronic door lock  4  is mounted on a left-handed door (DL) having an openable left side (SL), a method for correctly mounting the electronic door lock  4  on the left-handed door (DL) is implemented as follows. 
         [0052]    First, the outside lock body  3  and the latch unit  2  of the electronic door lock  4  are assembled on the left-handed door (DL). At this time, the tailpiece  33  lies horizontally in the tailpiece through hole  23 , and the latch  24  is proximal to the openable left side (SL) of the left-handed door (DL) and is at the unlatched position, as shown in  FIG. 8 . Thereafter, the rotary handle  12  is rotated manually to initially place the protrusion  1624  of the rotational actuator  16  in the second angular position where the protrusion  1624  presses the second switch  172 . Then, the inside lock body  1  of the electronic door lock  4  is mounted on the left-handed door (DL), the second switch  172  is placed proximally to the openable left side (SL) of the left-handed door (DL), and the tailpiece  33  is inserted horizontally into the slot  123 . After the electronic door lock  4  is assembled on the left-handed door (DL), the electronic door lock  4  is electrically energized such that the control unit  17  automatically implements an operating procedure for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock  4 . The operating procedure includes the following steps L 1  to L 5 . 
         [0053]    In step L 1 , when the protrusion  1624  is initially placed at the second angular position to generate the second signal and when the latch  24  is initially placed at the unlatched position, the control unit  17  controls the driving device  13  of the driving unit  10 , in response to receipt of the second signal, to operate for driving the rotational actuator  16  and the protrusion  1624  to rotate in a first direction) from the second switch  172  that is initially pressed to the first switch  171  that is initially un-pressed (i.e., the direction (B) in  FIG. 8 ), and for driving the latch  24  to move from the unlatched position toward the latched position. 
         [0054]    In step L 2 , when the latch  24  is moved to the latched position and when the protrusion  1624  is rotated to the first angular position where the protrusion  1624  presses the first switch  171  that is initially un-pressed to send the first signal, the control unit  17  stops the driving unit  10  in response to receipt of the first signal. In particular, during rotating from the second angular posit ion to the first angular position, the protrusion  1624  moves to and presses the first switch  171  after leaving and releasing the second switch  172 . 
         [0055]    In step L 3 , after step L 2 , the control unit  17  controls the driving device  13  of the driving unit  10  to operate for driving the rotational actuator  16  and the protrusion  1624  to rotate in a second direction from the first switch  171  that is initially un-pressed to the second switch  172  that is initially pressed (i.e., the direction (A) in  FIG. 10  opposite to the direction (B) in  FIG. 8 ), and for driving the latch  24  to move from the latched position toward the unlatched position. 
         [0056]    In step L 4 , when the latch  24  is moved to the unlatched posit ion and when the protrusion  1624  is rotated to the second angular position, the second switch  172  is pressed to send the second signal, and the control unit  17  stops the driving unit  10  in response to receipt of the second signal. 
         [0057]    In step L 5 , the control unit  17  confirms that the electronic door lock  4  is mounted to the left-handed door (DL) with a correct mounting direction when steps L 1  to L 4  are successfully implemented. Otherwise, the control unit  17  will further implement the step of outputting the warning signal informing that the electronic door lock  4  should be disassembled from the left-handed door (DL) for re-mounting. In this embodiment, the warning signal is outputted when step L 2  is not implemented after step L 1 , when the control unit  17  fails to receive the first signal after the driving unit  10  operates for the predetermined length of time in step L 1 , or when the control unit  17  fails to receive the second signal after the driving unit  10  operates for the predetermined length of time in step L 3 . In this condition, the inside lock body  1  should be disassembled from the door, and the rotational actuator  16  should be adjusted by manually rotating the rotary handle  12 . In order to re-mount the electronic door lock  4 , the inside lock body  1  is disassembled from the door, so that the rotational actuator  16  can be adjusted for placing the protrusion  1624  correctly in the second angular position by manually rotating the rotary handle  12 . After the inside lock body  1  is re-mounted to the door, steps L 1  to L 5  may be repeated. 
         [0058]    After the electronic door lock  4  is successfully mounted to the left-handed door (DL), as shown in  FIG. 8 , the protrusion  1624  of the rotational actuator  16  presses the second switch  172 , so that the second switch  172  sends the second signal to the control unit  17  to inform the control unit  17  that the protrusion  1624  is placed at the second angular position corresponding to the unlatched position of the latch  24 . On the other hand, when the protrusion  1624  is at the first angular position as shown in  FIG. 9 , the protrusion  1624  presses the first switch  171 , so that the first switch  171  sends the first signal to the control unit  17  to inform the control unit  17  that the protrusion  1624  is placed at the first angular position corresponding to the latched position of the latch  24 . The operation for locking and unlocking the electronic door lock  4  mounted on the left-handed door (DL) is similar to the operation of the electronic door lock  4  mounted to the right-handed door, and details thereof will be omitted herein for the sake of brevity. 
         [0059]    It is worth mentioning that the control unit  17  is able to generate a warning signal and to control at the same time the driving unit  10  to stop from rotating if the first switch  171  or the second switch  172  is not pressed by the protrusion  1624  after the driving unit  10  has rotated for a predetermined time period, for example, 3 seconds. 
         [0060]    In sum, the method for correctly mounting the electronic door lock  4  on a left-handed or right-handed door according to the embodiment of this disclosure can facilitate correct installation of the electronic door lock  4 , and can inform the user that the electronic door lock  4  should be disassembled from the right-handed or left-handed door (DR, DL) for re-mounting when there is a mistake in mounting the electronic door lock  4 . 
         [0061]    While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.