[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.18.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.18.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.18.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_text_color=\u201d#666666\u2033 link_text_color=\u201d#1984b9\u2033 header_font=\u201d|||on|||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#333333\u2033 hover_enabled=\u201d0\u2033 global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201d0\u2033]You come home, insert your key into the lock, turn it, and unlock your front door. You enter the house and you\u2019re home.<\/p>\n
This process is certainly a very common and everyday occurrence \u2013 no question about it. But perhaps you\u2019ve also wondered how it\u2019s even possible for a front door key to open a door. How does the lock know which key can and is allowed to unlock it?<\/p>\n
If this is the case, you\u2019ve come to the right place in the blog of Locksmith Munich \u2013 Herbert Pichelmaier. Here we want to address all sorts of questions about locks, locking cylinders, door opening, and the like. And our topic today is: How does a classic door lock, or the locking cylinder in a lock, work?<\/b><\/strong><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n The locking cylinder is commonly referred to as a cylinder lock. In the following, the term \u201clocking cylinder\u201d is used as a synonym for \u201ccylinder lock.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n The locking cylinder is attached to the side of the front door\u2019s lock with a long screw. If this screw is loosened, the cylinder can be pulled out of the door.<\/p>\n The cylinder consists of a multitude of individual parts. These include:<\/p>\n In short:<\/i><\/em> When the key turns, the locking lug, which is mounted in the recess in the center of the cylinder, also turns. This lug then activates the change, which in turn moves a bolt. The movement of the bolt locks or unlocks a door.<\/p>\n Of course, the key only turns if the cylinder core, tubes, pins, and springs in the cylinder housing are in such harmony with the key that the rotational movement is not blocked. A door with a cylinder lock can only be opened if the key has the correct points.<\/p>\nHow is the locking cylinder attached to the door?<\/h2>\n
What is the basic structure of a locking cylinder?<\/h2>\n
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So how does the cylinder work with all these small parts?<\/h2>\n