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[[File:Abloy_Profile_sidebar_cylinder.jpg|thumb|300px|right|text-top|The [[Abloy Profile]] sidebar inserted into the plug.]]
[[File:Abloy_Profile_sidebar_cylinder.jpg|thumb|400px|right|text-top|The [[Abloy Profile]] sidebar inserted into the plug.]]


A '''sidebar''' is a locking component used in [[Cylinder|cylinder]]-based [[Lock|locks]] to restrict rotation of the [[Plug|plug]] until the correct [[Key|key]] is used. Sidebars are used as primary locking mechanisms in many [[Wafer|wafer]] and [[Disc_detainer|disc-detainer]] locks, and (usually) as auxilliary locking mechanisms in many [[Pin_tumbler|pin-tumbler]] locks.
A '''sidebar''' is a locking component used in [[Cylinder|cylinder]]-based [[Lock|locks]] to restrict rotation of the [[Plug|plug]] until the correct [[Key|key]] is used. Sidebars are used as primary locking mechanisms in many [[Wafer|wafer]] and [[Disc_detainer|disc-detainer]] locks, and (usually) as auxilliary locking mechanisms in many [[Pin_tumbler|pin-tumbler]] locks.


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==Principles of Operation==
==Principles of Operation==
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File:EVVA_3KS_sidebars.jpg|[[EVVA 3KS]] sidebar(s)
File:EVVA_3KS_sidebars.jpg|[[EVVA 3KS]] sidebar(s)
File:EVVA_DPI_sidebar2.jpg|[[EVVA DPI]] / [[EVVA DPS|EVVA DPS/DPX]] sidebar
File:EVVA_DPI_sidebar2.jpg|[[EVVA DPI]] / [[EVVA DPS|EVVA DPS/DPX]] sidebar
File:Mcs_sidebars.jpg|[[EVVA MCS]] sidebar
File:Abloy_Classic_sidebar.jpg|[[Abloy Classic]] sidebar
File:Abloy_Classic_sidebar.jpg|[[Abloy Classic]] sidebar
File:Abloy_Disklock_sidebar.jpg|[[Abloy Disklock]] sidebar
File:Abloy_Disklock_sidebar.jpg|[[Abloy Disklock]] sidebar
File:Schlage_Primus_sidebar.jpg|[[Schlage Primus]] sidebar
File:Schlage_SecureKey_sidebar.jpg|[[Schlage SecureKey]] sidebar
File:Fichet_480_sidebar.jpg|[[Fichet 480|Fichet 450]] sidebar
File:Medeco_Biaxial_sidebar.jpg|[[Medeco Biaxial]] sidebar
File:Medeco_M3_sidebar.jpg|[[Medeco M3]] sidebar
File:Medeco_Bilevel_sidebar.jpg|[[Medeco BiLevel]] sidebar
File:Tubar_sidebar.jpg|[[TuBAR]] sidebar
File:Kwikset_SmartKey_sidebar2.jpg|[[Kwikset SmartKey]] sidebar
File:BiLock_NG_sidebar.jpg|[[BiLock NG]] sidebar
File:Scorpion_CX5_sidebar.jpg|[[Scorpion CX-5]] sidebar
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Revision as of 18:17, 30 November 2011

Sidebar

The Abloy Profile sidebar inserted into the plug.

A sidebar is a locking component used in cylinder-based locks to restrict rotation of the plug until the correct key is used. Sidebars are used as primary locking mechanisms in many wafer and disc-detainer locks, and (usually) as auxilliary locking mechanisms in many pin-tumbler locks.


Principles of Operation

Like the traditional pin or wafer locking components, the sidebar restricts movement of the plug. This is accomplished by having the sidebar be spring biased towards the cylinder. When the correct key is used the sidebar is allowed to retract (through a variety of methods) and the plug can be rotated.

Sidebars can be used to provide key profiling, such as in the EVVA DPS. More advanced sidebars have dedicated locking components that must be properly raised or rotated to allow the sidebar to retract, known as finger pins.

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See also


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