Patent Publication Number: US-8967677-B2

Title: Anti-intrusion lock

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     a) Field of the Disclosure 
     The invention relates to an anti-intrusion lock, and more particularly, to an anti-intrusion lock pretending to open when being locked such that a thief misunderstands the lock has been broken and gives up intruding. Accordingly, protection from thieves can be achieved. 
     b) Brief Description of the Related Art 
     A user when going out generally uses a key to lock. Accordingly, once intending to intrude illegally, a thief usually uses an unlocking tool to turn on a lock core and then turn a handle shaft so as to open a lock. If the lock is well designed so as not to be easily turned on immediately, most thieves force the handle shaft to be turned, causing the lock to be broken and incapable of being locked. Thus, the traditional lock cannot prevent the thieves from intrusion and the lock is possibly broken. The inventors had long experience in this field and straight did researches and tests, and finally an anti-intrusion device is improved to lead a thief to misunderstand the lock has been broken and to give up intruding. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     In accordance with an objective of the present invention, an anti-intrusion lock is provided to pretend to open by easy operation when being locked such that a thief misunderstands the lock has been broken and gives up intruding. 
     The anti-intrusion lock includes a sliding element at a handle shaft, a stop element under the handle shaft, wherein the stop element is suitable for moving upward or downward, a clamp button and a sliding lever connected to the clamp button, wherein the clamp button is led to be exposed and protruded from a side of the lock. When the lock is locked, the clamp button is pressed down to drive the sliding lever to push the stop element upward such that the stop element is stopped at the handle shaft. Thereby, when a thief turns the handle shaft, only the sliding element is driven to move along a sliding groove set at the lock such that the lock pretends to open and the thief misunderstands the lock has been broken and gives up intruding. 
     In accordance with the anti-intrusion lock, the clamp button moves with a stop via a swing element, wherein the stop lever is connected to the sliding lever via a connecting part. When the connecting part is detached, the lock can be recovered to have general locking functions. 
     The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated as a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The drawings disclose illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure. They do not set forth all embodiments. Other embodiments may be used in addition or instead. Details that may be apparent or unnecessary may be omitted to save space or for more effective illustration. Conversely, some embodiments may be practiced without all of the details that are disclosed. When the same numeral appears in different drawings, it refers to the same or like components or steps. 
       Aspects of the disclosure may be more fully understood from the following description when read together with the accompanying drawings, which are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as limiting. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed on the principles of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 1  is a structural view in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a three dimensional view of a shaft in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a three dimensional view of a sliding block of a handle shaft in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a three dimensional view of a sliding element in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a three dimensional view of a clamp button in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a three dimensional view of a sliding lever in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a three dimensional view of a stop lever in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a three dimensional view of a stop element in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  shows a lock state in accordance with the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  shows an unlock state in accordance with the present invention. 
     
    
    
     While certain embodiments are depicted in the drawings, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments depicted are illustrative and that variations of those shown, as well as other embodiments described herein, may be envisioned and practiced within the scope of the present disclosure. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Illustrative embodiments are now described. Other embodiments may be used in addition or instead. Details that may be apparent or unnecessary may be omitted to save space or for a more effective presentation. Conversely, some embodiments may be practiced without all of the details that are disclosed. 
       FIG. 1  is a structural view in accordance with the present invention.  FIG. 2  is a three dimensional view of a shaft in accordance with the present invention.  FIG. 3  is a three dimensional view of a sliding block of a handle shaft in accordance with the present invention.  FIG. 4  is a three dimensional view of a sliding element in accordance with the present invention.  FIG. 5  is a three dimensional view of a clamp button in accordance with the present invention.  FIG. 6  is a three dimensional view of a sliding lever in accordance with the present invention.  FIG. 7  is a three dimensional view of a stop lever in accordance with the present invention.  FIG. 8  is a three dimensional view of a stop element in accordance with the present invention. Referring to  FIGS. 1-8 , in accordance with the present invention, in a lock  1  is a traditional strike plate  11  suitable for extending outside in a lock state or retracting in an unlock state, controlled by turning of a handle shaft  2 . The lock  1  includes a sliding element  3 , a clamp button  4 , a sliding lever  5 , a stop lever  6  and a stop element  7 . A protruding pin  21  set on a top edge of the handle shaft  2  passes through a sliding member  22  driving the strike plate  11  to move horizontally. A gap  23  is at a bottom of the handle shaft  2 . 
     The sliding element  3  mounted at the handle shaft  2  includes an arc-shaped strip  31 , positioning pins  32  at centers of two sides of the strip  31  and pins  33  at a bottom edge of the strip  31 . The positioning pins  32  pass through sliding grooves  12  arranged at the lock  1  such that the sliding element  3  can move along the sliding grooves  12 . 
     The clamp button  4  includes a horizontal portion  41  having a front end exposed and protruded from the lock  1  and a vertical portion  42  bent in a right angle at a distal end of the horizontal portion  41 . A fixing hole  421  is set at the vertical portion  42 . The horizontal portion  41  is led to move horizontally along a sliding groove, not shown in Figures, and has a surface against an end of a swing element  8 . 
     The sliding lever  5  has a withstanding portion  51  bent at an end of the sliding lever  5 . A fixing hole  52  is at another end of the sliding lever  5 . The sliding lever  5  connects with the clamp button  4  by a connecting part  43  fixing with the fixing holes  52  at the sliding lever  5  and the fixing hole  421  at the clamp button  4 . 
     The stop lever  6  is provided with a plate  61  having a front end exposed and protruded from the lock  1 . A hole  611  at the plate  61  is set for receiving the other end of the swing element  8 . The plate  61  has a stop portion  62  bent in a right angle at a distal end of the plate  61 . 
     The stop element  7  includes a pedestal  71  and a sliding block  72  received in the pedestal  71 . A receiving groove  711  is provided in the pedestal  71 . The stop element  7  has ribs  712  arranged respectively at two sides of the pedestal  71 . The sliding block  72  has a round protruding portion  721  at a bottom edge of the sliding block  72  and is suitable for sliding upward and downward along the receiving groove  711  in the pedestal  71 . 
     The above-mentioned elements can compose an anti-intrusion lock. When the lock  1  is in a lock state, the clamp button  4  is pressed down to drive the sliding lever  5  to push the sliding block  72  of the stop element  7  upward such that the sliding block  72  is stopped at the gap  23  in the handle shaft  2 . The withstanding portion  51  of the sliding lever  5  has a bent shape and the round protruding portion  721  is arranged at a bottom of the sliding block  72 . Thus, it is beneficial to the sliding lever  5  withstanding the sliding block  72 . Thereby, when a thief turns the handle shaft  2 , only the sliding element  3  is driven to move along the sliding groove  12  set at the lock  1  such that the lock  1  pretends to open and the thief misunderstands the lock  1  has been broken and gives up intruding. 
       FIG. 9  shows a lock state in accordance with the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 9 , when the lock  1  is in the lock state, the clamp button  4  is pressed down to draw the stop lever  6  outward by means of the linkage of the swing element  8 . The stop portion  62  of the stop lever  6  is led to move in a distance and is not stopped at the sliding groove  12 . At the same time, the clamp button  4  drives the sliding lever  5  to have the withstanding portion  51  at the distal end of the sliding lever  5  withstand the sliding block  72  of the stop element  7  to be pushed upward and stopped at the gap  23  at the handle shaft  2 . Thereby, when a thief turns the handle shaft  2 , only the sliding element  3  is driven to move along the sliding groove  12  set at the lock  1  such that the lock  1  pretends to open, that is, a handle is idly turned in a specific angle, and the thief misunderstands the lock  1  has been broken and gives up intruding. 
       FIG. 10  shows an unlock state in accordance with the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 10 , when the stop lever  6  is pressed, the clamp button  4  is drawn outward by means of the linkage of the swing element  8 . The stop portion  62  of the stop lever  6  is led to move in a distance and is then stopped at the sliding groove  12 . At the same time, the clamp button  4  drives the sliding lever  5  to depart from the sliding block  72  such that the sliding block  72  moves downward and departs from the gap  23  at the handle shaft  2 . When the handle shaft  2  is turned, the sliding element  3  is stopped by the stop portion  62  and an openable state is recovered, that is, the handle can be turned in a complete angle. 
     The above-mentioned clamp button  4  and sliding lever  5  is connected to each other through the connecting part  43 . However, when the function of the anti-intrusion is not used, the connecting part  43  can be detached and a general lock function can be recovered. 
     Unless otherwise stated, all measurements, values, ratings, positions, magnitudes, sizes, and other specifications that are set forth in this specification, including in the claims that follow, are approximate, not exact. They are intended to have a reasonable range that is consistent with the functions to which they relate and with what is customary in the art to which they pertain. Furthermore, unless stated otherwise, the numerical ranges provided are intended to be inclusive of the stated lower and upper values. Moreover, unless stated otherwise, all material selections and numerical values are representative of preferred embodiments and other ranges and/or materials may be used. 
     The scope of protection is limited solely by the claims, and such scope is intended and should be interpreted to be as broad as is consistent with the ordinary meaning of the language that is used in the claims when interpreted in light of this specification and the prosecution history that follows, and to encompass all structural and functional equivalents thereof.