At present, the industry’ have two types mortise lock for smart door locks: smart mortise lock is mainly divided into mechanical mortise lock and electronic mortise lock. The advantages of each of the two lock bodies are very obvious, mechanical mortise lock development time is long, stable institutions, mature technology. Electronic mortise lock development time is short, they use for in hotel door lock widely .Although in recent years in the automatic lock has been used in large numbers, but because the stability of the built-in motor structure still needs to be improved, and therefore more test manufacturers’ manufacturing strength.
So, the mechanical mortise lock and electronic mortise lock which is better or worse? Which is more suitable for fully automatic smart lock? This article will be from the technical difficulty, application cost, stability, user experience four aspects of comparative analysis, to explore the advantages and disadvantages of mechanical and electronic mortise lock
Technical difficulty
Mechanical mortise lock is the control motor is placed on the rear panel of the lock, the motor drives the inline lock cylinder rotation to control the latch back, so as to complete the unlocking. Electronic mortise lock is unlocked by the motor directly drive the latch recovery, closing the door induction trigger tongue by the guide piece pressed, the latch out will complete the automatic locking.
Mechanical mortise lock internal only involves mechanical structure, but the electronic mortise lock requires a motor built into the mortise lock, so in the design difficulty, the electronic mortise lock is much more difficult than the mechanical mortise lock.
Application cost
In terms of cost, the mechanical lock embodied in a large number of manufacturers already in production and sales, so the cost is relatively low. While the electronic mortise lock is currently on the market supply chain is relatively small, there are many companies choose to independent research and development, and therefore relatively high in research and development costs and costs. For many small and medium-sized manufacturers with insufficient budget or no corresponding technical strength, the mechanical mortise lock + external motor + electronic control system program is a very cost-effective choice.
Stability
Mechanical mortise lock development time is longer, the process is mature, the structure is stable. Electronic mortise lock development time is shorter, plus the need to build the motor into the mortise lock, so the stability needs to be improved. Therefore, from the point of view of stability, the mechanical mortise lock is better than the machine electronic mortise lock.
User experience
In addition to considering the technical difficulty of the two programs, application costs, stability, user experience is also an important factor considered by the manufacturers in the selection of programs. As mentioned above, the installation of mechanical mortise lock fully automatic smart lock generally uses the mechanical mortise lock + external motor + electronic control system program. In this program, the motor is placed outside the mortise lock, in use to drive large diameter gears to open and close the door. Due to the large gears, negative weight and other factors, the mechanical mortise lock in the open door noise is more obvious, the door is slow, power consumption, so the consumer experience will not be very good. The electronic mortise lock can automatically open the lock, do not need to rely on external motor drive, so open the door faster, almost no noise, power consumption is small, there is a better user experience.
From the above comparative analysis, it is easy to see that the electronic mortise lock in the consumer experience far beyond the mechanical mortise lock, but the mechanical mortise lock in the design difficulty, application costs have more advantages. From the feedback of the exchange of small and dealers, dealers generally believe that the electronic mortise lock will become a major trend in the future. Electronic mortise lock can be better compatible with the smart lock, play a more functional, and the use of electronic mortise lock built-in clutch smart lock can keep the front and rear panel appearance design unity, so the general value of this type of smart lock is higher, more loved by young people. And it is undeniable that the mechanical mortise lock cost-effective, stability is more advantageous, and the rear clutch fully automatic lock although the use of mechanical mortise lock, but from the actual sales of the market, a number of explosive models using a mechanical mortise lock. 
Therefore, in a short period of time, the front clutch fully automatic lock and rear clutch fully automatic lock have their own market and audience, there will not be too much fluctuation.