The device of the lever lock mechanisms and the features of the butterfly key. How to open the butterfly lock? How to open the lever mechanism: ways

Landscaping and layout 03.03.2020
Landscaping and layout

A situation may occur with each of you when you cannot get into your apartment, since the butterfly lock suddenly broke. Unfortunately, there is nothing left to do but to resort to emergency opening of the locks. Our company has been providing services for the professional opening and breaking of butterfly locks for several years.

The most common mistake is that many people in this situation try to open the butterfly lock with their own hands. Butterfly picking is far from the easiest task, which is better to entrust to the masters who specialize in opening locks. As practice shows, self-opening of locks does not lead to anything good, and may even worsen the situation.

Therefore, if you do not have the necessary skills, knowledge and skills regarding how to crack the butterfly lock correctly and accurately, then it is better to immediately contact our company.

Our specialists can easily cope with this delicate and delicate work in a minimum period of time and for a very reasonable fee. Trust the professionals of our company. We will not let you down!

Turning to us for help, be sure of a high-quality work result, since we guarantee:

  • the accuracy and cleanliness of our employees;
  • punctuality, urgency, efficiency;
  • high quality and reliability;
  • consulting on any issue related to the performance of your locks;
  • assistance in choosing the necessary parts and locks for your doors;
  • professional execution of opening / replacement / installation / repair of the lock, as well as its components (cores, larvae, cylinders);
  • carrying out preventive measures aimed at eliminating all malfunctions that have arisen in the operation of the mechanism;
  • moderate pricing policy.

Come to our workshop, and we will definitely help you.
You can contact us with a problem that has arisen, and we will jointly try to solve it.

Lock picking companies are simply irreplaceable. Therefore, if you urgently need a competent and highly qualified specialist in breaking doors and opening butterfly locks, then by all means contact our company. We guarantee urgent and high-quality opening of butterfly locks of any complexity, company, level of breakdown and in any area of ​​the city.

Turning to our specialists for help, you can be absolutely confident in the high-quality work performed and in the required result. We open butterfly locks on all types of doors inexpensively, efficiently and in the shortest possible time. Depending on the severity of the breakage and the results of opening the butterfly lock, a subsequent lock replacement may be required. Naturally, after opening the lock, it is best to install a new butterfly in order to be 100% sure of its serviceability and to protect yourself from possible subsequent breakdowns.
The cost of opening a butterfly lock and replacing it usually depends on the following criteria:

  • company, level of complexity, manufacturer and size of the lock;
  • the urgency of replacement (emergency call) and the degree of breakdown of the mechanism.

If you have unexpected difficulties with opening or closing doors, which are also accompanied by incomprehensible sounds that were not there before, or your butterfly key is slightly deformed, then most likely your lock needs to be repaired. The sooner you show the lock to a specialist, the more chances that everything will cost only minor repairs.

There are no such larvae, and there cannot be, since the larva is a cylinder mechanism and moving plates, that is, there is no leverage in it.


Lever mechanism

Gouging key

And this cylinder (larva) works according to the principle of combining internal elements in the form of rods called pins.
Therefore the word larva for lever locks cannot be applied.



Cylinder mechanism (larva)



cylinder hatch

But there is a removable block for lever locks, sometimes illiterate people call it a maggot. In principle, to some extent, it performs some of the functions similar to cylinders. For example, the block is very convenient when you need to change the keys to another set without changing the lock case itself. It is also sometimes confused with a set of keys that come with an external armored part for a lock that can be reprogrammed, but this is also not a larva. The same can be done with the cylinder mechanism when you need to change the keys urgently. But this is perhaps the only action that unites these mechanisms.

The lever lock mechanism, which is equipped with a butterfly key, is designed for safes and entrance doors, but has a simple design. The material for its manufacture is brass, steel or aluminum alloys.

Butterfly Key Features

The key consists of the following parts:

  • heads (in the form of a plaque);
  • an elongated rod;
  • barbs with protrusions that push the levers of the castle.

The key is easy to use, and it is extremely difficult to find duplicates for it. Replaceable only in conjunction with the locking mechanism. The main element is the barbs, this is a working part or a driving place for moving the bolt to the desired height, working half a turn to open the door. The butterfly wrench consists of 8 elements, that is, teeth located on opposite sides of the start shank.

To increase secrecy, the structure of the barbs is different. Manufacturers, when making such keys, take into account the lifting height of the levers when turning, the dimensions of the passage shaft for placement in the labyrinth of the levers, suitable for a particular lock. A protrusion or a depression between each beard of a butterfly is used as a guide.

What can be the keys of the "butterfly"

Lever locking mechanisms are suitable for safes, but they are also found on apartment doors, gates of private houses, garages and even public buildings. Such locking devices are reliable, have a long service life, and are protected from burglaries. The degree of secrecy of the product directly depends on:

  • the number and location of the teeth;
  • the presence of possible combinations laid down by manufacturers;
  • steps;
  • the height of the barbs;
  • technological features of the butterfly key.

What is the secret of the butterfly?

If you need to open a lever lock, you should think about how the mechanism works. Without knowledge of the principle of operation of the locking device, it is difficult to get inside the room, since all locks are similar in appearance.

The lever mechanism has a special secret and an interesting device. It is equipped with plates made of a special material with grooves and cutouts in various sizes and lengths. There are also models with a coded locking element, original butterfly-type keys with teeth on both sides.

To open the door, you need to move the plates out of place and move the locking element. At first glance, there is nothing unique about this. But without a butterfly key, even when using special devices, it is extremely difficult to move all the plates at once.

Manufacturers today have increased the degree of protection of lever locks. The new models are cleverly designed and resistant even to violent hacking. For example, magnetic flaps are mounted directly into the lock cavity, which prevent the introduction of a non-original key into the well. An attacker would not even be able to start his work.

Devices with a butterfly key, equipped with teeth up to 8-9 pieces, different in diameter and length, completely unlike the teeth of simple keys. An amateur when opening such a lock will face a difficult task.


Lever locking mechanism

How to open the lever mechanism: ways

The people know different ways of unlocking locks without a key: rough and intelligent, which are available only to professional burglars, although you can try them and the layman. You should not count on a quick opening of the lock the first time. In this matter, skill is indispensable. But if you give up, you can stay standing in front of a closed door.

Method 1. Thin screwdriver and spoke

  • bend the tip of the screwdriver in the form of a roll - the letter G;
  • carry out the same manipulations with the knitting needle, bending it with a crochet;
  • insert the resulting master key into the well of the lock, push the roll inward until it stops;
  • crank, keeping the mechanism in tension;
  • Use a knitting needle in the other hand to start a slow movement along the displacement of the plates.

If it was possible to displace at least one plate in half a turn, it means that it could be opened, therefore, it will not be difficult to do manipulations with the rest of the plates.


Types of lever devices

Method 2. Drill

  • try to drill out the bolt shank mount, determining its position according to the drawing;
  • the lock must crumble from the inside;
  • it remains to pick up a knitting needle and move the crossbars.

You need to drill exactly in the place where the mount is, otherwise nothing will work. If you do not know where it is located, search for information about your model on the Internet.

Accuracy is also important because extra holes in the door are completely useless. Otherwise, the question will arise about changing not only the lock, but the door as a whole.

Opening a lever lock requires patience and skill. Initially, it is worth assessing your strengths. It may be better to call a specialist who will open the door quickly and without delay. It is advisable to inquire about the class of the lever lock, the degree of its protection and burglary resistance, equipping with other additional protective elements, since each manufacturer makes them differently.


Mechanism device: inside view

What if the key is broken?

Jamming a key in the keyhole, and even more so breaking it into 2 halves, causes grief among households. A simple tool will help in this matter:

  • file;
  • pliers or tweezers.

To remove the broken butterfly key from the door, you will have to carry out a number of such manipulations:

  • attach a turnkey file so that the teeth are bent forward;
  • slowly move it outward, touching the key;
  • carefully pull out the nail file together with the key.

If the lock stopped opening after carrying out a similar procedure, then, most likely, the mechanism has become unusable.

Try another method: gently shaking the sash and tapping on the lock so that the piece moves forward, pull it out with pliers or tweezers.

If all else fails, then it is worth slightly trimming the crossbars with a grinder. In any case, it is worth trying to open the lock, in one way or another, since the owners want to get inside as soon as possible. If all else fails, then of course, you will have to call a locksmith, otherwise you can completely ruin the lock along with the door, and in the end you never get inside the house.


Universal Butterfly Lock Pick

Additional protection for the door is that the lock is mortise and is placed inside the door leaf. Doors with such locking devices slam shut without a key, but it is difficult to open them without a butterfly key. Therefore, it is necessary to resort to the use of rotating devices and master keys to force the opening of the lock system.

The key is beautiful in appearance, and the presence of double-sided teeth increases the secrecy of the device and protects the mechanism from hacking. Such products often cannot be opened even with master keys. Therefore, if you lose the key or break it, you have to resort to knocking down the outer casing at the lock, removing all the inner plates, and turning the mechanism with a screwdriver. Some resort to a grinder, but this can damage the door, then the question of replacing it will definitely arise.

Today quality locks are made by manufacturers from Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy. The secrecy of the locks depends on the number of teeth and plates. The more there are, the harder it is to break the door.


Opening mechanism

Today, foreign manufacturers equip mortise locks with steel crossbars up to 16 m in diameter, and the key - with re-coding up to N - the number of times, which means that getting inside the house without the owner is quite difficult, often even impossible.

You will learn about the device and principle of operation of lever locks by watching the video below.

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