Sidebar
Sidebar
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 side pins or sliders.
Gallery
ABUS Plus disc detainer sidebar
ASSA Twin Combi sidebar
ASSA Twin 2 sidebar
ASSA Twin V-10 sidebar
DOM_ix_TwinStar sidebar
EVVA 3KS sidebar(s)
EVVA DUAL sidebar
EVVA DPI / EVVA DPS/DPX sidebar
EVVA DPS sidebar
EVVA ICS sidebar
EVVA MCS sidebar
Abloy Classic sidebar
Abloy Disklock sidebar
Schlage Primus sidebar
Schlage SecureKey sidebar
Fichet 450 sidebar
Medeco Biaxial sidebar
Medeco M3 sidebar
Medeco BiLevel sidebar
TuBAR sidebar
Kwikset SmartKey sidebar
BiLock NG sidebar
Scorpion CX-5 sidebar
See also
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