LATCHSET ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTED COUPLING

摘要

This invention relates to a lock assembly 2 for use with a latch bolt assembly 6 controlling movement of a door 4. The lock assembly 2 includes an outer handle 12 that is rotatable for retracting the latch bolt 7. A coupling mechanism 41 interacts between the outer handle 12 and the latch bolt 7, with an electrically powered detent means 31 adjusting the condition of the coupling 41 between a disengaged condition and an engaged condition. FIG 4b