ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,000, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to PIOLAX INC. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Motorized locking device for opening/shutting unit" was invented by Jun Saito (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric lock device for an opening and closing member includes: a lock portion; a rod; a biasing member; and an actuator. The actuator includes a case, a motor, a wheel, and a rotor. The wheel is provided with a pressing portion that is configured to engage with a receiving portion provided on the rotor or the rod when the wheel rotates in a predetermined direction to move the rod. When a rotation force is applied to the rotor in a dir...