Locks – Operating mechanism – Key
Patent
1993-03-08
1994-05-17
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Operating mechanism
Key
70278, 70460, 235492, 34082531, E05B 1904
Patent
active
053117573
ABSTRACT:
A flat key for or a lock which is coded mechanically as well as electronically, includes a flat basic shaped part (11) consisting of metal, with a shank section (9) and a bow section (13). A circuit chip (23), fitted with structural parts (25) of an electronic circuit, is in a recess (21) in the bow section, formed by an integral bottom (19) of the basic shaped part (11) and sealed by a casting compound (29). Housing shells (15, 17) surrounding the bow section (13) are on facing flat sides of the bow section (13). The housing shell (15) lying over the recess (21) is bonded to the bow section (13). The other housing shell (17) bears a U-shaped rib (43) by which it engages behind the bonded housing shell (15).
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Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KG
Gall Lloyd A.
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