MECHANICALLY CHANGED CYLINDER LOCK AND KEY WITH TURNING PINS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: cylinder locks. SUBSTANCE: cylinder lock includes cylinder body with bore, plug located in bore and having hole to pass key and at least one pin located in plug along its axis and communicating with key passage hole. In this case, at least one pin of plug has end surface for engagement with key communicating with key passage hole. End surface engaging the key has such configuration that rotation of pin round its axis results in change of combination of locking of cylinder lock by key, and cylinder body has at least one hole for access to at least one pin of plug for selective regulation of its position by rotation to change combination of locking of cylinder lock by key, by means of rotation of at least one pin of plug round its axis. Invention also covers description of various keys suitable for lock. EFFECT: improved design; changeable combination of locking by key. 16 cl, 38 dwg