JP3101554U - Door lock system - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a door lock system in which a method such as picking or turning a thumb turn cannot be applied in the first place, and there is no need to input a password outside the door.
An electronic lock (2) is attached to a position inside a door (1) that cannot be seen from outside. The person in the house reports a number (eg, a manufacturing serial number) unique to the electronic lock 2 and the number of his / her mobile phone 7 and makes a contract with the door lock service center 8. The door lock service center 8 generates an electronic lock operation permission signal corresponding thereto, and stores data for recognizing the signal in the electronic lock 2. When an electronic lock operation permission request signal is transmitted from the mobile phone 7 to the door lock service center 8, the electronic lock operation permission signal is returned. After receiving it, the electronic lock 2 is locked or unlocked by issuing an electronic lock operation signal from the mobile phone 7.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a door lock system that locks and unlocks a door using an electronic lock.

In recent years, doors have been illegally opened, and things have been stolen and people have been killed. Known methods include picking and turning a thumb turn.
Picking is a technique of opening a key by inserting a special metal rod into the keyhole. With a thumb turn, a hole is drilled through the door near the doorknob, a special tool is inserted through the hole to the inside of the door, and the thumbturn on the inside doorknob is turned 90 degrees to open the key. It is a trick to end up.

The above is a description of a key that operates only by mechanical movement, but some keys incorporate electronic operation. As such a device, there is a device in which a device having a numeric button is attached to the outside of a door, and a door knob is rotatable only when a password is input so that the door can be opened.
However, in the case of such an electronic key, if the security code is stolen, it can be easily opened, but the fact that the number button is attached to the outside of the door is a fatal disadvantage, The PIN is easily stolen. For example, if a small CCD image pickup device is attached to a ceiling or the like near a door in advance, and the movement of a finger pressing a numeric button is imaged, the password is easily determined.

  In the present invention, in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional keys, the methods of picking and turning the thumb turn cannot be applied in the first place, and even if a password is used, the input of the password is required outside the door. It is an object of the present invention to provide a door lock system that does not need to be performed.

In order to solve the above problems, the door lock system of the present invention is an electronic lock attached to the inside of a door, which has a manual operation unit for manually operating a lock bar and an automatic operation unit for automatically operating the lock bar. The automatic operation unit includes an electronic lock, which includes a power supply unit, a signal receiving unit, a signal collating unit, and a lock rod driving unit, a mobile phone, and a mobile phone and the electronic lock. An electronic lock operation permission signal is generated, and when a predetermined electronic lock operation permission request signal is received from the mobile phone, the door lock service center device that returns the electronic lock operation permission signal is configured. by emitting electronic lock operation signal by operating the mobile phone has received the electronic lock operation permission signal from the door lock service center apparatus, the locking or unlocking the child by the automatic operation of the electronic lock And the.

  According to the door lock system of the present invention, since the electronic lock is attached to a position inside the door that cannot be seen from outside, there is no damage from picking or turning the thumb. In addition, the electronic lock is activated when an electronic lock operation signal including a complicated signal generated by the door lock service center is received from a mobile phone owned by the person in the house, so the password is stolen. Without being unlocked by a third party.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a view showing the door lock system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a door, 2 is an electronic lock, 3 and 4 are lock rods, 5 is a door knob, 6 is a hinge, 7 is a mobile phone, and 8 is a door lock service center device . Here, the electronic lock 2 refers to a lock having a structure operated by an electronic signal.
The door 1 in this figure represents the outside of the door. The electronic lock 2 indicated by a dotted line indicates that it is attached inside the door 1. Since it is installed inside, when you look at the door from the outside, you do not know at all what part it is attached to.

In this example, the electronic lock 2 is used as an auxiliary lock, and the main lock is a lock for the door knob 5. The lock bar 3 is operated by the electronic lock 2, and the lock bar 4 is a lock bar operated by the lock of the door knob 5. These locks are locked and unlocked by operating the lock bars 3 and 4 respectively. A lock is made.
The lock of the door knob 5 is not different from the conventional one, and the electronic lock 2 is targeted for the door lock system of the present invention. That is, the door lock system of the present invention is a system in which the electronic lock 2 cannot be locked or unlocked unless it is based on an electronic signal from the mobile phone 7 and the door lock service center device 8.
In such a house, when going out, the user goes out of the door 1, first locks the door knob 5, and then locks the electronic lock 2 using the present door lock system. When returning from the outside, the electronic lock 2 is unlocked outside the door 1 using the present door lock system, and then the door knob 5 is unlocked with a normal key to open the door 1.

The outline of the door lock system of the present invention is as follows.
(1) When locking or unlocking outside the door 1, first, a signal requesting permission of the electronic lock operation is sent from the mobile phone 7 to the door lock service center device 8.
(2) Upon receiving the request, the door lock service center device 8 confirms in advance whether the signal is from the mobile phone 7 of the contracted person (identification), and returns an electronic lock operation permission signal if confirmed.
(3) After receiving the reply, the mobile phone 7 issues an electronic lock operation signal. Then, the electronic lock 2 operates (locks or unlocks).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the door used in the present invention. The reference numerals correspond to those in FIG. 1, 9 is a door chain, 10 is a manual knob, and 11 is a protective plate. FIG. 2A is a diagram of the door 1 as viewed from the inside, and FIGS. 2B and 2C are diagrams of the door 1 as viewed from above.
The electronic lock 2 is attached at an arbitrary height inside the door 1. The electronic lock 2 is operated by an electronic signal and can be operated manually by a manual knob 10. The manual knob 10 is provided for use when a family member is at home. This is because it is troublesome to operate a mobile phone to lock and unlock each time when in a house, and it is easier to perform them manually.
FIG. 2C shows an example in which a protective plate 11 is applied to the electronic lock 2. As the protection plate 11, a hard metal plate (eg, a steel plate) is used. This is to prevent the electronic lock 2 from being easily destroyed even if the electronic lock 2 is to be destroyed with a drill or the like from outside the door 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the electronic lock 2 used in the present invention, wherein 20 is an automatic operation unit, 21 is a power supply unit, 22 is a signal receiving unit, 23 is a signal collating unit, and 24 is a lock bar. The drive unit 25 is a manual operation unit.
The automatic operation unit 20 includes a power supply unit 21, a signal receiving unit 22, a signal collating unit 23, and a lock bar driving unit 24. The power supply unit 21 supplies power for operating the signal receiving unit 22, the signal matching unit 23, and the lock bar driving unit 24.

The signal receiving unit 22 is a unit that receives a signal from the mobile phone 7.
The signal matching unit 23 is a unit that checks the received signal. The collation here is to check whether the received signal is correct for a predetermined signal for operating the electronic lock. Here, data for identifying the electronic lock 2, data for identifying the mobile phone 7 possessed by the person in the house, and the like are stored in advance and compared with the data. Also, data for identifying whether the signal is a signal for locking or unlocking is stored.
The lock rod drive unit 24 is a part that pulls out and retracts the lock rod 3. Driving can be performed using a spring or an electromagnetic force.
The manual operation section 25 is where the lock bar 3 is extended or retracted by operating the manual knob 10 described above.

Next, various signals shown in FIG. 1 (that is, signals used in the door lock system) will be described in more detail.
(Electronic lock operation permission signal)
The door lock service center device 8 has a function of processing signals using a computer and transmitting and receiving signals, and manages signals for locking and unlocking the electronic lock 2. The person in the house with the door 1 submits the electronic lock 2 and the necessary data concerning himself. For example, the data relating to the electronic lock 2 may include a manufacturer name, a model name, a production serial number, and the like. The data relating to the user (the person at the door 1) may include the number, address, and name of the mobile phone 7. , It is possible to use a password determined by yourself.
Based on the submitted data, the door lock service center device 8 generates a signal for permitting the operation (a signal that passes the collation by the signal collation unit 22) in association with the electronic lock 2. The signal is an electronic lock operation permission signal.
This signal can be generated by simply connecting, for example, a "number representing a manufacturer name", a "manufacturing serial number", a "cell phone number", and a "password". It can also be generated by mixing with. In any case, the electronic lock operation permission signal generated in this manner is a signal that cannot be easily generated by a third party.

(Electronic lock operation permission request signal)
This is a signal requesting that the electronic lock operation permission signal be issued, and is issued from the mobile phone 7. This request signal is appropriately determined in advance with the door lock service center device 8. For example, a combination of a mobile phone number and a password number can be used. After receiving this, the door lock service center device 8 performs identity verification based on the received signal, and then returns an electronic lock operation permission signal corresponding to the requested electronic lock 2 to the mobile phone 7.

(Electronic lock operation signal)
When the electronic lock operation permission signal is returned, the mobile phone 7 is operated according to a predetermined operation procedure (for example, when locking, press “1” at the end of the predetermined operation, and when unlocking, perform the predetermined operation. (E.g., pressing "0" at the end of the operation), an electronic lock operation signal is issued toward the electronic lock 2 of the door 1. The electronic lock operation signal can be a signal including the content of the electronic lock operation permission signal.
If the signal is received by the signal receiving unit 21 shown in FIG. 3 and the signal is passed by the signal matching unit 22, the drive signal is transmitted to the lock rod drive unit 23. In the case of a drive signal for locking, the lock bar 3 is driven to protrude, and in the case of a drive signal for unlocking, the lock bar 3 is driven to retract.

By the way, the number of mobile phones is not always one in a family. It is even more common for some people to have different mobile phones. In order to cope with such a case, the electronic lock 2 has a storage capacity capable of storing data corresponding to a plurality of mobile phones, and stores data corresponding to each mobile phone. Just fine. Also, the door lock service center device 8 may generate an electronic lock operation permission signal or the like corresponding to each mobile phone. Then, locking and unlocking can be performed using any mobile phone owned by the family.

If the door 1 is a door of a rented room, the electronic lock 2 does not need to be replaced even if the lessee changes, and only the data used for the operation needs to be updated. That is, when the contract with the previous lessee ends, the door lock service center device 8 deletes the signal generated for the previous lessee and also deletes the data stored in the electronic lock 2. I do. On the other hand, the new renter may have the door lock service center device 8 generate new data for himself, and have the electronic lock 2 store the required data. Therefore, there is no need to replace the electronic lock 2 with a new one, and the cost borne by the new lessee is reduced accordingly.

Furthermore, if the reception capability of the signal receiving unit 22 of the electronic lock 2 is set to be such that it can receive only signals emitted from the periphery of the door 1 (for example, within a range of about 3 to 4 m), the door 1 is actually The electronic lock 2 can be operated only when the user operates the mobile phone while standing in front of the mobile phone. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the electronic lock 2 from being inadvertently operated by accidentally operating the mobile phone at a remote place.
Note that, in the above-described example, the case where the electronic lock 2 is used as the auxiliary lock is shown, but the same can be applied to the case where the electronic lock 2 is used as the main lock. Further, as the power supply unit 21 in FIG. 3, a battery or a commercial power supply may be used. When a commercial power supply is used, the power is guided from an outlet in the house through an appropriate adapter that is compatible with the operating voltage of the signal receiving unit 22 and the like.

Figure showing the door lock system of the present invention Diagram showing the structure of the door used in the present invention The figure which shows an example of the structure of the electronic lock used by this invention.

Explanation of reference numerals

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Door, 2 ... Electronic lock, 3, 4 ... Lock bar, 5 ... Door knob, 6 ... Hinge, 7 ... Mobile phone, 8 ... Door lock service center equipment, 9 ... Door chain, 10 ... Manual picking, 11 ... Protection Plate, 20: Automatic operation unit, 21: Power supply unit, 22: Signal reception unit, 23: Signal collation unit, 24: Lock rod drive unit, 25: Manual operation unit

Claims (1)

An electronic lock attached to the inside of a door, comprising a manual operation unit for manually operating a lock rod, and an automatic operation unit for automatically operating a lock rod, wherein the automatic operation unit includes a power supply unit, a signal receiving unit, An electronic lock consisting of a signal collating unit and a lock bar driving unit;
A mobile phone,
An electronic lock operation permission signal is generated in advance in association with the mobile phone and the electronic lock, and when the electronic lock operation permission request signal is received from the mobile phone, the electronic lock operation permission signal is returned. And a door lock service center,
A door lock system, wherein the electronic lock is locked or unlocked by the automatic operation unit of the electronic lock by operating the mobile phone which has received the electronic lock operation permission signal from the door lock service center to generate an electronic lock operation signal. .

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