WO2019070145A1

WO2019070145A1 - Automatic locking unit for storing and issuing items and small vehicles for rental

Info

Publication number: WO2019070145A1
Application number: PCT/RU2017/000738
Authority: WO
Inventors: Василий Игоревич Быков
Original assignee: Василий Игоревич Быков
Priority date: 2017-10-04
Filing date: 2017-10-04
Publication date: 2019-04-11

Abstract

The invention relates to systems for storing and providing various hireable items and small-vehicle equipment for short-term rental, using self-service docking stations. The technical result achieved by the claimed solution is the elimination of the main disadvantage of known hiring systems, and specifically the reliable protection of rental items from theft. An electromechanical locking system for self-service item-issuing points, which system consists of: a locking element in the form of an L-shaped section with a protrusion and a hole, which section is fitted on an issued item; a receiving part containing a lock base onto which a unit containing a hole with internal guideways for receiving and moving the locking element, is mounted, wherein the internal guideways limit the degree of free movement of the locking element; a means of locking the locking element, which ensures that, when subjected to the weight of the item to which the locking element is fastened, the locking element becomes fixed in position when said element enters the receiving part of the locking system, wherein the receiving part contains a vandal-proof cover to which external guideways and a reader of universal individual electronic tags, located on the issued items, are fitted, wherein the receiving part contains a control unit which has the ability to receive commands from a cloud-based control server for the locking/unlocking of the locking system, for the receipt of signals from the reader of universal individual electronic tags on the issued items and for the supply of voltage to the lock.

Description

AUTOMATIC LOCAL DETECTOR FOR STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF OBJECTS AND MICROTRANTS FOR RENT

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to storage systems and the provision of short-term rental of various rental objects and micro vehicles, using base self-service stations.

BACKGROUND

Known bicycle parking for renting bicycles, which includes a device for attaching bicycles associated with the terminal to enter information to identify the user. The device includes at least one support structure with one carrier of advertising information. A device for fastening bicycles with locking nodes for holding bicycles is fixed on the supporting structure. In addition, at least one support structure can be installed canopy. [RU110058U1, publ. 10.1 1.2011].

Known bicycle rental system, which contains a station with racks for storing bicycles, while the station is equipped with a payment system, a control unit, bicycle locking devices, a power station and a wireless transmitter [US7898439B2, publ. 03/01/2011].

Closest to the claimed invention is a bicycle rental system that contains a station with a bike storage rack, locking devices configured to open when receiving a signal from a central computer and a central computer [US2012 / 0196631A1, publ. 08/02/2012].

The disadvantages of the known solutions is the lack of protection of bicycles against theft.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The technical result achieved by the claimed solution is the elimination of the main drawback of the known rental systems, namely, reliable protection of rental objects from theft.

This technical result is achieved by the fact that the electromechanical locking system for self-service points for issuing objects consists of a locking element made in the form of an L-shaped profile with a protrusion and a hole installed on the object. issuance; the receiving part containing the base of the lock on which the block containing the opening is attached, with internal guides for receiving and moving the locking element, while the inner guides restrict the degree of freedom of movement of the locking element, means of locking the locking element ensuring the locking of the locking system under the action of the mass of the object on which the locking element is fixed, while the receiving part contains an anti-vandal cover on which it is installed external guides and a reader of universal individual electronic tags located at issuing sites, the receiving part containing a control unit that is capable of receiving commands from the cloud management server to lock / unlock the locking system, receive signals from the reader of universal individual electronic tags of issuing objects, and supply voltage to the lock.

At the same time, a self-service point is a rolling station with an individual label for leasing facilities, containing a rack that runs along the ground and includes receiving openings for placing objects; electromechanical locking system, which is described above; a control terminal which includes two control units, the first control unit is configured for two-way communication with the cloud server, and the second control unit is adapted for controlling locks for objects; means of payment; a set of objects, on each of which a universal individual electronic tag and a locking element are installed; ID tag scanner.

Automated system for leasing objects, includes a cloud management server, configured to manage location data, monitoring and operational status of each object, and configured to connect the system to external data sources to exchange information with them; rolling stations described above; user devices containing identifiers and a user interface on which a map with information about the location of rolling stations is displayed, the current status of these stations and the number of accessible objects and free ports for parking; In addition, the cloud server is additionally configured to generate an unlock key generated on the basis of the lock identifier, the object identifier, and the user identifier. The power of rolling stations is provided either by solar-powered power sources, or stationary sources of power supply, or by operation of a public network.

The control unit of the lock additionally signals with the help of lights and sound signals about the state of the lock, and the user can interact with the system via wireless communication channels.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 - rolling station;

FIG. 2 - the appearance of the locking element;

FIG. 3 - external view of the electromechanical locking system;

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a rolling station with an individual label for leasing facilities, which includes a rack 1 running along the ground, receiving openings for placing objects 2, while receiving openings include an electromechanical locking system, a control terminal 3 and a solar battery 4.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the locking element 5, which is located on each rental object and is made in the form of an L-shaped profile with a protrusion, while the protrusion is a rounded lower part (A-B-B), also the locking element contains an opening.

This locking element can be made of stainless steel and allows you to lock in the lock any rental objects on which it will be installed and secured.

As rental objects can be, for example, micro vehicles, in particular scooters and electric scooters; velomobiles; bicycles; power tools; trolleys; rohli; office and household appliances, children's carriages, but the description of objects is not limited to these examples.

The method of fastening the locking element to the rental object may be such as welding, clamp, chain.

The design of the electromechanical anti-vandal lock 6 is shown in FIG. 3. The lock consists of a receiving part containing the base of the lock 7, on which the block containing the opening is attached, with inner guides 8, 9, 10, 1 1, for receiving and moving the locking element 5, while the inner guides restrict the degree of freedom of movement of the locking element 5, the means of blocking the locking element 13, ensuring the fixation of the locking element when it enters the receiving part of the locking system under the action of the mass of the object on which the locking element is fixed, while the receiving part contains an ivandalnuyu cover 14 on which the outer guides 15, 16 and universal reader individual electronic tags 12 located at the issuing sites, the receiving part contains a control unit 17, which is adapted to receive commands from the cloud management server for locking / unlocking the lock system, receiving signals from 5 readers of universal individual electronic marks of issuing objects, and supplying voltage on the castle.

To fix the rental object in the electromechanical locking system, it is necessary to insert the locking element 5 into the hole along the guides 15, 16, 18, 8, 9, 10, 1 1 as far as it will go. During the passage along the guides, the locking element 5 enters into the locking means of the locking element and the latch 13 engages and locks in the internal concealed lock 19.

As soon as the locking element 5 is fixed in the locking means of the locking element 13, the control unit 17 transmits a command to the 15 reader 12 to read the tag 20 located on the rental object to transmit information about the installed rental object to the rolling station on the cloud server.

The following describes the principle of a rental facility at a self-service point, which is a rolling station:

20 user using a user device that contains an identifier and a user interface on which a map is displayed with information about the location of rolling stations, the current status of these stations and the number of available objects and free ports for parking, for receiving an object and reservation

25 places for his return enters his identifying information into the database of accounting and settlement data of the parking system and personal bank account data.

A user device may be a tablet, laptop, mobile phone, PDA, smartphone, or device capable of providing wireless communications while in motion.

User interaction with the system of leasing facilities is possible through wireless communication, for example, NFC-communicator, Bluetooth, IrDA infrared port, Wi-Fi point, wireless communication technology UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, 35 2G, 3G and 4G communication networks, LTE, LTE-A or similar wireless communication devices.

The received data is sent to the cloud management server, which automatically identifies the user.

In addition, the cloud management server is configured to 40 manage location data, monitoring and operational state of each object, and is configured to connect the system to external data sources for sharing information with them.

Upon successful user identification, the cloud server generates the lock unlock key, which is generated based on the lock ID, object identifier and user ID, the key goes to the control unit and the control unit supplies voltage to the lock, resulting in the latch being in the unlocked state . At this time, the user can get the object from the castle. The reader 12 ceases to receive a signal from a radio tag located on the object 20, which signals that the object was taken. If for some reason the user did not pick up the object, the latch 13 is again locked immediately after the end of the electricity supply.

In the closed state, the object constantly presses its mass on the locking element 5 and, due to its shape, there is a self-locking effect that does not allow the lock to push the object out or allow it to fall out during opening without the use of physical force or pulling action by the user, which guarantees the user to take the object.

After successfully taking a scooter, the lock mechanically moves to the position of open waiting for the object to return.

If it is necessary to hand over the rental item, the user approaches any free lock node and inserts the locking element 5 along the guides all the way into the lock.

The lock is configured so that it is locked mechanically, without the need for an electric or any other drive, even in the absence of electricity, at the station, which allows the object to be returned regardless of whether it is connected to the station or if the user has a user device.

After returning the item, the station reads the unique tag of the item and transmits the time and its number to the server.

The server performs actions related to the calculation of rental time and charging the cost according to the tariffs.

Further, the trip information is transmitted to the user's device.

The presence of a specific rental object at the rental station is monitored by placing universal individual electronic tags at the rental sites and placing these tags on the reader’s rental station; an RFID reader can be used as a reader. The control terminal of the rolling station in a continuous mode or at specified intervals at the command of the cloud management server polls the electromechanical lock system for the presence of rental objects and sends data to the cloud storage. If the data on the availability of rental objects in the cloud storage does not coincide with the actual data received from the terminal, a case of possible theft is detected.

In addition, rental stations can be equipped with systems for tracking the location of rental objects, such systems can be any system that allows you to determine the geographical location of an object. For example, a location tracking system may be a GPS system (for example, NAVSTAR GPS) or a triangulation system that determines the location of rental objects based on the strength of their signals measured by a variety of signal control devices (for example, cellular antenna towers or WI-FI transceivers). In some cases, the positioning information obtained by the location tracking system may contain rounded coordinates for less specific locations, or, alternatively, fuzzy logic may be used to process this information in order to reduce the level of specificity of specific positioning data. At the same time, rental objects can be equipped with a navigation device.

The cloud management server collects, processes and distributes the data received from the rolling stations and sends via a secure Internet protocol or other communication channel the data needed for making payments to a bank or other financial organization, system operator and other subscribers and thus can ensure the system operation in various modes: paid use by an unlimited or limited number of users, free use by a limited number of users, provision Rav use in an exchange or subject of the user performing a specific action, different combination of paid and free modes of use.

In accordance with the description, the components, execution stages, data structure described above can be performed using various types of operating systems, computer platforms, programs.

In conclusion, it should be noted that the information given in the description are only examples, which do not limit the scope of the present invention as defined by the formula.

Claims

CLAIM

1. Electromechanical locking system for self-service points for issuing objects, consisting

from the locking element, made in the form of an L-shaped profile with 5 protrusion and a hole, installed on the issue object;

the receiving part containing the base of the lock on which the block containing the opening is attached, with internal guides for receiving and moving the locking element, while the inner guides restrict the degree of freedom of movement of the locking element, locking means for locking the element securing the locking when it enters the receiving part the locking system under the action of the mass of the object on which the locking element is fixed, while the receiving part contains an anti-vandal cover on which the External guides and a reader of universal 15 individual electronic tags located at issuing sites are provided, and the receiving part contains a control unit that is designed to receive commands from the cloud management server to lock / unlock the locking system, to receive signals from the reader of universal individual electronic tags of objects 20 issuing, and supplying voltage to the lock.

2. The system according to claim 1, in which the control unit additionally signals with the help of light bulbs and sound signals about the state of the lock.

3. Rental station with an individual label for rental of objects, 25 containing:

a rack that runs along the ground and includes receiving holes for placing objects;

Electromechanical locking system according to claim 1;

a control terminal which includes two control units, the first 30 control unit is configured for two-way communication with the cloud server, and the second control unit is configured to control locks for objects;

means of payment;

a set of objects, on each of which a universal 35 individual electronic label and a locking element are installed; ID tag scanner.

4. Station, in accordance with Clause 3, in which the power is provided either by solar-powered power sources, or by stationary power sources or by power from the public network

5 5. The station, in accordance with Clause 3, in which the control unit of the lock additionally signals with the help of lights and sound signals about the state of the lock.

6. The station, in accordance with Clause 3, in which user interaction with the system is possible through wireless communication channels.

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7. Automated system for leasing facilities, including:

a cloud management server, configured to manage the location data, monitoring and operational status of each object, and configured to connect the system to external 15 data sources for exchanging information with them;

rolling stations according to item 3;

user devices containing identifiers and a user interface on which a map is displayed with information about the location of rolling stations, the current status of these stations, and 20 the number of accessible objects and free ports for parking;

In addition, the cloud server is additionally configured to generate an unlock key generated on the basis of the lock identifier, the object identifier, and the user identifier.

25 8. The system according to claim 7, in which the power of rolling stations is provided either by solar-powered power sources or stationary power sources or by a public network.

9. The system according to claim 7, in which the lock control unit additionally signals with the help of light bulbs and sound signals about the states of the lock.

10. The system according to claim 7, in which user interaction with the system is possible via wireless communication channels.

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