Lockable products from norelem
Simple function provides effective security
norelem is expanding its range of lockable products. The new elements are designed to prevent unauthorised and unintended opening or closing of connections and thus make the production environment more secure. The operating principle is simple but effective, as demonstrated by the lockable ball lock pins and five lobe grips, for example.
Operating principle of the lockable ball lock pins
Components can be quickly and easily fastened and connected using ball lock pins. The lockable type prevents unauthorised loosening of the connections. The two balls are disengaged by opening the cylinder lock with a key and the pin can be slipped into holes in the workpieces. When the cylinder lock is pressed in manually, the balls lock and the connection is secure. The balls can only be unlocked again using the key.
The norelem lockable ball lock pins are available with a recessed grip as a full stainless steel version and with an additional recessed grip. The products are also available with a mushroom or T-grip made of thermoplastic. The pins are available in diameters of 5 – 16 mm and lengths of 10 – 80 mm.
Operating principle of the lockable five lobe grips
The norelem lockable five lobe grips prevent unauthorised loosening of the screw connection. The products are used in areas such as equipment manufacturing, the packaging industry, special machine construction and toolmaking as well as the camping industry. For example, the grips can be used to secure sand trays on off-road campervans or bicycle racks on cars.
The grips are made of thermoplastic, the steel parts are blue passivated and the cylinder locks are made of die-cast zinc. This cylinder lock forms a positive fit connection between the grip and screw. When unlocked the grip rotates freely without driving the screw, preventing unauthorised opening of the screw connection. The key can be removed in both positions (open and closed). The lockable five lobe grips are available with M8 or M10 internal and external threads, the M6 is also available as a variant with an internal thread. All external threads are 20 mm long. Special variants with different closures or other thread variants can also be manufactured at the customer's request.
Both the ball lock pins and the five lobe grips are supplied with two keys each. As the standard variant of the lockable five lobe grips are a single-key system, several grips can be opened or closed using just one key, which simplifies daily use.