Assa high security lock - Manual (Page 20)

An ASSA ABLOY Group company 19
ASSA Mortise Cylinders
TWIN V-10, TWIN EXCLUSIVE, TWIN PRO, TWIN MAXIMUM, CLIQ
Spool Driver Pins
Countermilling
Side Bar
Shear Line
Side Bar
Mortise Cylinders Exploded View
No key inserted:
• Standard pins block the shear line
• Side bar rests in groove of cylinder
housing, blocking movement of plug
Cylinder Springs
Top Pins
Cover Strip
Master Pins
Cylinder Housing
Cylinder Plug
Bottom Pins
Cam
Sidebar
Sidebar Springs
Side Pins
Side Pin Spring
Drill-resistant
Cylinder Housing Standard-pin
Tumbler System
Drill-resistant
Cylinder Plug
System Code
Large Key-bow
Side Bar Code
Coded Side Bar
Locking System
Correct key inserted:
• System code of key lifts standard pins to shear line
• Side bar code of key lifts side pins into a position where the side bar can be
received. Side bar then recesses into plug as key is turned