CA1263167A - Electronic robot key dispenser - Google Patents
Electronic robot key dispenserInfo
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- CA1263167A CA1263167A CA000489941A CA489941A CA1263167A CA 1263167 A CA1263167 A CA 1263167A CA 000489941 A CA000489941 A CA 000489941A CA 489941 A CA489941 A CA 489941A CA 1263167 A CA1263167 A CA 1263167A
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- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
- G07F11/46—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports
- G07F11/50—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted
- G07F11/54—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted about vertical axes
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
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- G07F11/62—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/14—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for fastenings for doors; for turnstiles
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
An apparatus for storing, dispensing and keeping track of articles, such as keys, having a plurality of compartments for the articles arranged in a cylindrical array, openings, one for each compartment, being arranged on the surface of the cylinder, and an access door moveable parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder so as to permit individual access to any one compartment at any one time. Means are provided for rotating the cylinder and for moving the access door to align with a selected compartment to permit access to that compartment only at any one time.
Control means, such as a computer, controls the rotating and the moving means so that, by giving each article a special value, only the compartment specific to that article can be accessed. The whole apparatus of compartment array, door and actuating means are enclosed in a protective housing. A hierarchical access system for the apparatus is also described.
An apparatus for storing, dispensing and keeping track of articles, such as keys, having a plurality of compartments for the articles arranged in a cylindrical array, openings, one for each compartment, being arranged on the surface of the cylinder, and an access door moveable parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder so as to permit individual access to any one compartment at any one time. Means are provided for rotating the cylinder and for moving the access door to align with a selected compartment to permit access to that compartment only at any one time.
Control means, such as a computer, controls the rotating and the moving means so that, by giving each article a special value, only the compartment specific to that article can be accessed. The whole apparatus of compartment array, door and actuating means are enclosed in a protective housing. A hierarchical access system for the apparatus is also described.
Description
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SPECIFICATION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for storing and dispensing articles using a compartment system in which the ~elivery from and deposit into of its contents may be made under computer control.
It has partlcular application in the storing and dispensing of multitudes of keys such as are encountered in automobile dealerships and gara~es, hotels, lodging, rentals etc., and is useful in all situations where access to numbers of articles must be restricted to particular psrsons or ~roups of persons, and where the current posltion of the article ~hether in storage or out on loan, must be known.
In the current known systems it it typical simply to post up the keys on 8 board. Depending on the number of keys involvsd, such boards can occupy a considerable surface area. The search for one partlcular key can waste a Kreat deal of time, as can the accurats refilln~ of the keys, quite apart from not infrequent loss by the users. These inconveniences are very hard to control when there are many users and Xeys.
It is an ob;ect of the present invention to provide for the storage of numbers of artlcles of this kind where access from time to time must be gained by designated people, but in w~lich access can be restrlcted to those intsnded.
It is a further ob;ect of the invention to provide an apparatus which is simple to use, and in which access to articles and redeposit of them in stora~e is quickly achieved with a minimum o involved time of the person concerned.
More particularly, ln accordance wlth the inventlon there ls provlded an apparatus for storing, and dispensing articles comprislng:
~ plurallty of respective storage compartments for sald articles in an array formin~ at least part of a cylinder and having an axis, and an exterior opening to each respective compartment on tha surface of the cyl~nder, 8 moveable access door for allowing access to said storage compartments in said array, means for positionlng said array by rotation about said axis, means for movlng said access door with at least a component of movement parallel to said axis, to def~ne a unique positlon for each ~'~' ' . : :
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~6;~67 compartment with respect to said door for access to each indi~idual compartment respectively actuating means for said positioning means and said moving means, each said article being assigned a value corresponding to one of said storage compartments, and means for controlling said actuating means in accordance with selected said assigned values for access to respective storage compartments storing said articles.
Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of apparatus embodying the invention;
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the organizational hierarchy predefined within the apparatus control program and the access privileges of each organizational class;
Fig. 3 is a simplified flow chart of a computer program for controlling access to compartments of the apparatus.
Referring to the drawings, in Figure 1 in which all components are within a cabinet enclosure 21, a cylindrical array 1 of 1024 compartments is mounted vertically on a shaft 15 which is retained by bearing blocks 9 at the top and 12 a~ the bottom. A reversible step motor 2 rotates the compartment cylinder via chain 16 and sprocket gear 11 as required by a valid access request. Access port mechanism 13', consists of a long belt 13 of inflexible, durable, hinged plate links which moves slidably in a track, not illustrated, propelled on request by motor 7 via link chain 17 ~hich is tensioned by idler 14. An access port link 10 is connected to chain 17 via connecting bar 28 is access port 10. Access port 10 is a specially constructed link in belt 13 which has a centrally loca~ed opening dimensioned to correspond to the cross section of the face of each compartment in cylinder 1. Access port 10 rests in the position illustrated in Fig. l where no compartments can be accessed when no access transactions are in progress. Motors 2 and 7 are controlled by signals from microcomputer 18 in response to commands typed by an operator via keyboard 8 or numeric keypad 4.
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A contro]. program is stored on a diskette 19 and read by diskette drive 6 as required. Diskette 19 is also used to store the status of each compartment as well as personnel information files. Each compartment may have a status of unassigned, full or empty (assigned but the contents have - 2a -~,.1 .' ' :' ''` ;''` ' ~ ` .
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~63~167 been checked out). Earh access transaction, i.e. the check in or check-out of an article or item, (a set of keys) for example is displayed on monitor 5, stored on diskette l9 by diskette drive 6 and printed on printer 3. The printed record of each transaction consists of the identification code o the operator who lnitiated the transaction, the type of transaction (i.e.
check-in or check-out) and the date and time of the transaction. This provides a secure audit trail for trac~ing the whereabouts of missing or checked out articles.
Fi~ure 2 illustrates schematically the organizational heirarchy predefined in the control pro~ram of the apparatus. For the purpose of clarity, all positions are arranged vertlcally, however, all asslstant ~eneral mana~ers are of equal rank and all employees are of equal rank in terms of access rights. Access privile~es, as defined in the inventory files, are assigned and controlled by the General ~anager. Only the General Manager can access and chan~e the control security files which define the access privileges to the inventory file records. Each inventory file which corresponds to one compartment in the compartment array, contalns a field to store the identificatlon code of the asslstant manager responsible for the contents ~stock) of that compartment. This assistant manager may access any compartment inventory record file asslgned to his responsibility to change the contents of the compartment, or the identification code of the contents of tbe compartment, however, he may not access inventory files which are not assi~ned to his respons1bility.
Employees, a~ illustrated in Fig. 2, may only access the contents of the compartments (inventory stocX) asslgned to their particular as~iRtant manager. Each employee access code may be assigned to one and only one assistant manager. ~mployees msy not access any control security files or inventory files.
Fig. 3 lllustrates a slmpli~1ed flow chart o~ the pro~ram which controls sccess to the varlous co~partments. When access is deslred, a user must flrst enter his identification code. If the user code entered is not a valid code, access is denied. If the code ls valid, i.e., deflned in the psrsonnel file, the user is prompted to type the identlficat~on of the article he wishes to access.
The pro~ram then inspects the records of the inventory flle to .
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~1%63~ 7 determine whether the article sought is in stock (i.e. is assigned to a compar~ment). If there is no inventory record found with a stocX
identification equal to the one requested, an "invalid stock identification" message is displayed on the monltor and a new stock identification may be entered. If an inventory record i9 found, the responslble assistant mana~er in the inventory record is compared with the assistant mana~er in the user's personnel record. If the two records contain the same assistant manager identification code, proces~ing continues, otherwise, processin~ for that Rtock item halts and access to that stock item compartment is denied. If processing continues, the inventory record ls checked again to determine the status of the item. A
stock item may have a status of "in", i.e. currently in the associated compartment or "out", i.e. checked out by some eli~ible user.
If the inventory records shows that the item is out, the program compares the identification code which is stored in the inventory file, of the user requesting access with the identification code of the user who checked out the item which is storsd in the inventory file. If the two identification codes match, i.e., the user wishin~ to access B stock compartment is the user who last checked out that stock item, the program branches to perform the following actions.
The cylinder array moves to a posltion where the desired compartment is positioned in the row directly behind the access port belt. The access port then moves downwards until it is directly aligned with the proper compartment. Lastly, a messa~e is displayed on the console ~hich reads "Please Replace Stock", and the article is accepted. The machine recloses the compartment by moving the access port lO to the position lllustrated in Fig. l, prints a record of the transaction, and updates the inventory f ile to indicate that the stock article is "in" If the inventory record indicates that the stock item is out and the user wishing to access the is not the user who last checked it out, the pro~ram dlsplays the messa~e such as "~ey checked out by tlast user) where (last user) equals the name of the last user to have checked out the article.
If the invantory record shows that the stock article is in its compartment the program directs motors 2 and 7 to position the access port to the appropriate compartment, walts for the stock item to be removed, ~2~3~
recloses the compartment by moving ~ccess port 10 back to its rest position illustrated in Fig. 1, prints a rscord of the transaction on the printer and updates the inventory record with an "ltem out" stat~s.
Typically the proeram will perform the following steps when rQsdy to access a compartment;
1. It first finds the current column aligned with the access door (from the diskette if just restarted, or from memory if a transaction has happened since the last boot).
SPECIFICATION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for storing and dispensing articles using a compartment system in which the ~elivery from and deposit into of its contents may be made under computer control.
It has partlcular application in the storing and dispensing of multitudes of keys such as are encountered in automobile dealerships and gara~es, hotels, lodging, rentals etc., and is useful in all situations where access to numbers of articles must be restricted to particular psrsons or ~roups of persons, and where the current posltion of the article ~hether in storage or out on loan, must be known.
In the current known systems it it typical simply to post up the keys on 8 board. Depending on the number of keys involvsd, such boards can occupy a considerable surface area. The search for one partlcular key can waste a Kreat deal of time, as can the accurats refilln~ of the keys, quite apart from not infrequent loss by the users. These inconveniences are very hard to control when there are many users and Xeys.
It is an ob;ect of the present invention to provide for the storage of numbers of artlcles of this kind where access from time to time must be gained by designated people, but in w~lich access can be restrlcted to those intsnded.
It is a further ob;ect of the invention to provide an apparatus which is simple to use, and in which access to articles and redeposit of them in stora~e is quickly achieved with a minimum o involved time of the person concerned.
More particularly, ln accordance wlth the inventlon there ls provlded an apparatus for storing, and dispensing articles comprislng:
~ plurallty of respective storage compartments for sald articles in an array formin~ at least part of a cylinder and having an axis, and an exterior opening to each respective compartment on tha surface of the cyl~nder, 8 moveable access door for allowing access to said storage compartments in said array, means for positionlng said array by rotation about said axis, means for movlng said access door with at least a component of movement parallel to said axis, to def~ne a unique positlon for each ~'~' ' . : :
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~6;~67 compartment with respect to said door for access to each indi~idual compartment respectively actuating means for said positioning means and said moving means, each said article being assigned a value corresponding to one of said storage compartments, and means for controlling said actuating means in accordance with selected said assigned values for access to respective storage compartments storing said articles.
Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of apparatus embodying the invention;
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the organizational hierarchy predefined within the apparatus control program and the access privileges of each organizational class;
Fig. 3 is a simplified flow chart of a computer program for controlling access to compartments of the apparatus.
Referring to the drawings, in Figure 1 in which all components are within a cabinet enclosure 21, a cylindrical array 1 of 1024 compartments is mounted vertically on a shaft 15 which is retained by bearing blocks 9 at the top and 12 a~ the bottom. A reversible step motor 2 rotates the compartment cylinder via chain 16 and sprocket gear 11 as required by a valid access request. Access port mechanism 13', consists of a long belt 13 of inflexible, durable, hinged plate links which moves slidably in a track, not illustrated, propelled on request by motor 7 via link chain 17 ~hich is tensioned by idler 14. An access port link 10 is connected to chain 17 via connecting bar 28 is access port 10. Access port 10 is a specially constructed link in belt 13 which has a centrally loca~ed opening dimensioned to correspond to the cross section of the face of each compartment in cylinder 1. Access port 10 rests in the position illustrated in Fig. l where no compartments can be accessed when no access transactions are in progress. Motors 2 and 7 are controlled by signals from microcomputer 18 in response to commands typed by an operator via keyboard 8 or numeric keypad 4.
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A contro]. program is stored on a diskette 19 and read by diskette drive 6 as required. Diskette 19 is also used to store the status of each compartment as well as personnel information files. Each compartment may have a status of unassigned, full or empty (assigned but the contents have - 2a -~,.1 .' ' :' ''` ;''` ' ~ ` .
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~63~167 been checked out). Earh access transaction, i.e. the check in or check-out of an article or item, (a set of keys) for example is displayed on monitor 5, stored on diskette l9 by diskette drive 6 and printed on printer 3. The printed record of each transaction consists of the identification code o the operator who lnitiated the transaction, the type of transaction (i.e.
check-in or check-out) and the date and time of the transaction. This provides a secure audit trail for trac~ing the whereabouts of missing or checked out articles.
Fi~ure 2 illustrates schematically the organizational heirarchy predefined in the control pro~ram of the apparatus. For the purpose of clarity, all positions are arranged vertlcally, however, all asslstant ~eneral mana~ers are of equal rank and all employees are of equal rank in terms of access rights. Access privile~es, as defined in the inventory files, are assigned and controlled by the General ~anager. Only the General Manager can access and chan~e the control security files which define the access privileges to the inventory file records. Each inventory file which corresponds to one compartment in the compartment array, contalns a field to store the identificatlon code of the asslstant manager responsible for the contents ~stock) of that compartment. This assistant manager may access any compartment inventory record file asslgned to his responsibility to change the contents of the compartment, or the identification code of the contents of tbe compartment, however, he may not access inventory files which are not assi~ned to his respons1bility.
Employees, a~ illustrated in Fig. 2, may only access the contents of the compartments (inventory stocX) asslgned to their particular as~iRtant manager. Each employee access code may be assigned to one and only one assistant manager. ~mployees msy not access any control security files or inventory files.
Fig. 3 lllustrates a slmpli~1ed flow chart o~ the pro~ram which controls sccess to the varlous co~partments. When access is deslred, a user must flrst enter his identification code. If the user code entered is not a valid code, access is denied. If the code ls valid, i.e., deflned in the psrsonnel file, the user is prompted to type the identlficat~on of the article he wishes to access.
The pro~ram then inspects the records of the inventory flle to .
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~1%63~ 7 determine whether the article sought is in stock (i.e. is assigned to a compar~ment). If there is no inventory record found with a stocX
identification equal to the one requested, an "invalid stock identification" message is displayed on the monltor and a new stock identification may be entered. If an inventory record i9 found, the responslble assistant mana~er in the inventory record is compared with the assistant mana~er in the user's personnel record. If the two records contain the same assistant manager identification code, proces~ing continues, otherwise, processin~ for that Rtock item halts and access to that stock item compartment is denied. If processing continues, the inventory record ls checked again to determine the status of the item. A
stock item may have a status of "in", i.e. currently in the associated compartment or "out", i.e. checked out by some eli~ible user.
If the inventory records shows that the item is out, the program compares the identification code which is stored in the inventory file, of the user requesting access with the identification code of the user who checked out the item which is storsd in the inventory file. If the two identification codes match, i.e., the user wishin~ to access B stock compartment is the user who last checked out that stock item, the program branches to perform the following actions.
The cylinder array moves to a posltion where the desired compartment is positioned in the row directly behind the access port belt. The access port then moves downwards until it is directly aligned with the proper compartment. Lastly, a messa~e is displayed on the console ~hich reads "Please Replace Stock", and the article is accepted. The machine recloses the compartment by moving the access port lO to the position lllustrated in Fig. l, prints a record of the transaction, and updates the inventory f ile to indicate that the stock article is "in" If the inventory record indicates that the stock item is out and the user wishing to access the is not the user who last checked it out, the pro~ram dlsplays the messa~e such as "~ey checked out by tlast user) where (last user) equals the name of the last user to have checked out the article.
If the invantory record shows that the stock article is in its compartment the program directs motors 2 and 7 to position the access port to the appropriate compartment, walts for the stock item to be removed, ~2~3~
recloses the compartment by moving ~ccess port 10 back to its rest position illustrated in Fig. 1, prints a rscord of the transaction on the printer and updates the inventory record with an "ltem out" stat~s.
Typically the proeram will perform the following steps when rQsdy to access a compartment;
1. It first finds the current column aligned with the access door (from the diskette if just restarted, or from memory if a transaction has happened since the last boot).
2. Finds current row of door (or park position if it is par~ed~.
3. Finds column and row of desired compartment from ~ table stored on disXette.
4. Computes the shortest route to reach the column and appropriate diraction of rotation for the cylinder.
5. Sends a digital signal to motor 2 (if it i5 a stepping or servo motor) to execute the required amount of rotation. An alternative is to send a close switch signal to ~n analogue/digital converter to start the cyllnder motor 2 and subsequently send an open switch a~ter the appropriate time for rotation to the deslred position has elap~ed.
6. Computes the row differences betwaen door positlon and desired compartment.
7. As in step 5 abovs, sends a digital signsl to motor 7 (i~ it is a stepping or ssrvo motor~ to move the access door to the desi~ed position represented by the di~ital signal. An alternative analo~ue tlmed arrangement as in step 5 mi&ht also be used.
Claims (15)
PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An apparatus for storing, and dispensing articles comprising:
a plurality of respective storage compartments for said articles in an array forming at least part of a cylinder and having an axis, and an exterior opening to each respective compartment on the surface of the cylinder, a moveable access door for allowing access to said storage compartments in said array, means for positioning said array by rotation about said axis, means for moving said access door with at least a component of movement parallel to said axis, to define a unique position for each compartment with respect to said door for access to each individual compartment respectively actuating means for said positioning means and said moving means, each said article being assigned a value corresponding to one of said storage compartments, and means for controlling said actuating means in accordance with selected said assigned values for access to respective storage compartments storing said articles,
a plurality of respective storage compartments for said articles in an array forming at least part of a cylinder and having an axis, and an exterior opening to each respective compartment on the surface of the cylinder, a moveable access door for allowing access to said storage compartments in said array, means for positioning said array by rotation about said axis, means for moving said access door with at least a component of movement parallel to said axis, to define a unique position for each compartment with respect to said door for access to each individual compartment respectively actuating means for said positioning means and said moving means, each said article being assigned a value corresponding to one of said storage compartments, and means for controlling said actuating means in accordance with selected said assigned values for access to respective storage compartments storing said articles,
2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 comprising an enclosure surrounding said storage compartment array.
3. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2 further comprising, means associated with said controlling means for changing said assigned values.
4. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2, said controlling means comprising user access security means for permitting access only to selected said articles in accordance with further values assigned to individual users.
5. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, said controlling means comprising means for recording transactions of said apparatus and for displaying previous transaction data for each respective article for which access is attempted.
6. An apparatus as defined in claim 4, previous transaction data being displayed only when said article for which access is attempted is not in its respective compartment.
7. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2, said controlling means comprising, means responsive to current respective positioning of said array and said door, means responsive to input data requesting access to a selected article, means comparing said input data and said current respective positioning.
and means operating said actuating means for said positioning means and moving means to move said array and said door respective minimum distances for access to the storage compartment for said selected article.
and means operating said actuating means for said positioning means and moving means to move said array and said door respective minimum distances for access to the storage compartment for said selected article.
8. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2 further comprising printer means connected to said controlling means for permanently recording transactions of said apparatus.
9. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2 further comprising video monitor means for said control means.
10. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3 comprising key board input means connected to said controlling means.
11. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2 further comprising a protective housing enclosing said array and said moving means, said protective housing further comprising concealed track means for slidably retaining said access door contiguous with an exterior surface of said housing.
12. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2 said controlling means comprising programmed computer means.
13. A method for storing and dispensing articles which comprises the steps of:
arranging a plurality of respective storage compartments for said articles in a cylindrical array defining an axis and having an exterior opening for each respective compartment on the surface of the cylinder defined by the array, providing a movable access door for allowing individual access to said storage compartments in said array, positioning said cylindrical array by rotating said array about said axis, moving said access door with at least a component of movement parallel to said axis for individual access through said door to each said compartment, assigning a value to each article corresponding to a unique storage compartment, and moving the door and the array in accordance with the assigned value to provide access to the compartment corresponding to said article.
arranging a plurality of respective storage compartments for said articles in a cylindrical array defining an axis and having an exterior opening for each respective compartment on the surface of the cylinder defined by the array, providing a movable access door for allowing individual access to said storage compartments in said array, positioning said cylindrical array by rotating said array about said axis, moving said access door with at least a component of movement parallel to said axis for individual access through said door to each said compartment, assigning a value to each article corresponding to a unique storage compartment, and moving the door and the array in accordance with the assigned value to provide access to the compartment corresponding to said article.
14. A method as defined in claim 12 comprising, assigning uses access values to individual users desiring access to said articles, providing a hierarchical list of users, providing a classified list of said article assigned values, assigning selected said article values to selected said users at a first hierarchical level, and, moving said door and said array in accordance with said user access values permitting access of said selected users only to articles having said selected values, and permitting access to all articles to at least one user above said first hierarchical level.
15. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising the steps of, assigning further user access values to further selected said users at a second hierarchical level, respective groups of said further selected said users being related to respective said first selected users, and moving said door and said array in accordance with said further user access values for permitting access by said further selected said users only to articles accessible to their said respective first selected user.
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