Recently, many consumers choose mortise locks. Compared to traditional counterparts, they have several advantages. Such locks are reliable, inconspicuous and absolutely do not affect the appearance of the doors. The intended products are divided into the following main groups: household, household, reinforced burglar-resistant, models of individual work. A good solution is mortise locks for metal doors. This combination provides a good level of protection against hacking.
Custom and burglary resistant products
These mechanisms have a rather complicated design and several levels of protection. They are installed in rooms with high security requirements. It can be either a bank vault or an apartment in a high-rise building. In buildings with particularly high safety requirements, it is recommended to install mortise locks for individual work, which are very difficult to crack. They are often installed on various safes.
Household and household locks
The household category is the largest segment of this market. There are many modifications that differ in price and quality. The most popular is a mortise lock with a latch. It makes it easy to slam the door, which is very convenient. The reliability of products in this category depends on the type and level of complexity of the mechanism.
Types of designs
Mortise locks can have the following types of mechanisms: crossbar, cylinder, level, code and electronic. Crossbar products are the simplest. They often fail and are characterized by low burglar resistance.
Cylinder- type mortise locks have a robust design based on secret cylinder mechanisms . They are also called "English". The principle of operation of such products is based on building in the desired combination of heights of small cylinders. Even if one element does not match, then it will be impossible to open the lock. The level of reliability of various models depends on the number of cylinders in the mechanism, as well as on how accurately they are made.
Electronic type locks can be opened by entering a specific code, a key fob or a special key-tablet. This equipment is reliable and provides good protection. If necessary, it can be easily transcoded. But for such locks the main and additional (reserve) power supply is required. The disadvantages of products in this category include the fact that they do not like severe frosts, high humidity and power surges.
The basis of the mechanism of locks of lever type are special code plates (levers). They are located in the housing, along the edges of which from two or one side there are special cutouts. To such locks are attached tubular keys with teeth or grooves. In the people they are also called safe. The mechanism works on the basis of the interaction of grooves with plates. The more suvald is in the castle, the more difficult it is to open it. Such locks are considered very reliable and provide good protection. Standard models, as a rule, have 6 plates.