What Are the Different Types of Cylinder Lock?

Cylinder locks are low-cost, easy-to-use, and effective. They can be found in a variety of structures, including residential, commercial, office, and public structures. They're particularly handy in office buildings because certain rooms are open to the public while others require protection and may change frequently. Here are the main points:

1. How is the cylinder lock work?

2. Three main types of cylinder locks.

1. How is the cylinder lock work?

A cylinder lock is used in the majority of deadbolts. The key in a cylinder lock rotates a cylinder, or plug, which turns a cam linked to it. The cam pulls in on the bolt when the plug is turned in one direction, allowing the door to open. The cam releases the bolt and the spring locks it into place when the plug spins the opposite way, preventing the door from opening. There is no spring mechanism in a deadbolt lock; instead, the revolving cylinder slides the bolt forward and backward. A deadbolt is more secure than a spring-driven latch because pushing the bolt in from the side of the door is considerably more difficult.

There's a conundrum inside a cylinder lock that only the correct key can solve. The nature of this issue is the main source of variance in lock designs. The pin-and-tumbler design is one of the most prevalent — and one of the easiest to choose.

2. Three main types of cylinder locks.

Wafer tumblers, disc tumblers, and pin tumblers are the three basic types of cylinder locks. These are the terms used to describe the lock mechanism, which can be altered without affecting the bold hardware.

The pin tumbler is the most frequent of them. It is made up of a succession of little pins of various lengths that are separated into pairs. These pins are held in place by a shaft that runs through them. Half of the pins are partway in the housing when there is no key inside the plug, while the other half are partway out. The cylinder will not turn as a result of this. The notches in the correct key push the pins up to different levels when it is inserted. This is known as a shear line because it properly aligns the pins with the gap where the cylinder and the plug meet, allowing the cylinder to turn the bolt hardware back into the door.

Cylinder locks are commonly used in deadbolts; as the key turns the cylinder, the associated cam revolves as well. The cam releases the bolt and a spring snaps into position when the cylinder is turned in one direction, preventing the door from opening. Some deadbolts aren't spring-loaded, which makes them more secure.

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