AU2005100878A4

AU2005100878A4 - Auxiliary safe lock

Info

Publication number: AU2005100878A4
Application number: AU2005100878A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Mike Cardinal
Original assignee: Cardinal Bros Manufacturing & Operations
Current assignee: Diebold Nixdorf Inc
Priority date: 2005-10-14
Filing date: 2005-10-14
Publication date: 2005-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 2013-10-14
Also published as: AU2005100878B4

Description

AUSTRALIA

Patents Act 1990 CARDINAL BROS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS PTY LTD COMPLETE SPECIFICATION INNOVATION PATENT Invention Title: Auxiliary safe lock The following statement is a full description of this invention including the best method of performing it known to us:tfn 2 Introduction to the Invention O This invention relates to locking systems and in particular, to auxiliary locking systems for use in conjunction with safe devices and in particular, for use in conjunction with safe devices of the automatic teller machine type.

oo Background to the Invention 00 Automatic teller machine type safes are vulnerable to attack and vandalism and Cwhilst such devices are robustly and generally securely constructed, attacks on such vulnerable targets are forever on the increase, and the provision of auxiliary locking systems with the object of thwarting attacks on such safes by way of grinding the doors open; oxyacetylene torching the doors etc, would be desirable.

One object of this invention is to provide a locking means particularly adapted for retro-fitting and incorporation with safing systems of the automatic teller type.

Statements of the Invention In a first aspect the invention provides a locking means comprising a rotatable member having a bolt portion adapted for orientation between a first locking position and a second unlocking position by virtue of rotation about an axis such that the locking forces are exercised against the substantial axis of said rotatable member when in the locked position.

In a second aspect the invention provides a locking means as previously described wherein said bolt portion includes a transverse aperture adapted to move between a second unlocking position exposing said aperture to the travel path of a primary locking bolt thereby allowing free movement of said primary bolt and a first locking position blocking the free movement of said primary bolt where said movement is examined against the axis of said rotatable member.

In another aspect the invention provides a locking means as previously described wherein said bolt portion includes a stepped key occupying less than half the area of said rotatable member and is adapted to move between a second unlocking position where said stepped key is diverted from the travel path of a keeper and a first locked position wherein said stepped key is rotated into the path of said keeper where the movement of said keeper is exercised adjacent the axis of said rotatable member.

The invention will now be described with reference to two particular embodiments shown in Figures 1 and 2 and the accompanying legend.

Figure 1 shows the locking means as an auxiliary lock to the primary locking bolt of a safe in the unlocking position.

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t 3 _Figure 2 shows the locking means in plan in the unlocking position.

o Figure 3 shows the locking means in plan in the locked position.

Figure 4 shows the locking means in side view in the unlocked position.

Figure 5 shows the locking means in side view in the locked position.

Figure 6 shows the locking means in another embodiment.

00oO r"- 00 Legend 1. Rotatable member S2. Bolt portion O 3. Transverse aperture 4. Primary locking bolt Stepped key 6. Keeper 7. Safe body 8. Door 9. Actuator Housing 11. Open slot 12. Pin shaft 13. Pin head Detailed Description of the Invention The invention will now be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2, which embody two particular applications of the locking means of the invention.

Referring firstly to Figure 1, the locking means is adapted for retro-fitting to the locking system of an automatic teller machine, which incorporates a primary locking bolt configured and attached to the door of an automatic teller machine and adapted for lateral movement to a locking and an unlocking position, by virtue of the intrinsic locking mechanisms of such a machine. The locking means of the invention is adapted for incorporation and retro-fitting to this primary locking bolt system with minimal adaptation and expense. The locking means comprises a compact, highly robust locking system comprising a rotatable member 1, adapted for movement about an axis of rotation by way of an actuated motor 9. The principal of operation of the rotatable member is to allow use of the positioning of the rotatable member by virtue of rotation around its axis, so as to expose the bolt portion 2 of the rotatable member to a position either effecting a locking action or an unlocking action. When the rotatable member m:\specifications\500000\503000\503917cmpmaw.doc tfn 4

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_effects the locking action, the locking forces exercise against the bolt portion, are O directed not against the rotatable aspect of the rotatable member, but against the general axial strength of the rotatable member, which provides substantial strength in a compact unit without exposing or expecting the strength of the bolt portion to be provided by the rotatable facility of the rotatable member. In this manner, the action of o0 the bolt affords minimal energy expenditure to move the rotatable member between the 00 first locking position and the second unlocking position, which is effected by way of Cmodest energy consumption in the activator motor. However, once the bolt portion is Smoved to the first locking position, the ability of the primary locking bolt 4 of a safe to penetrate the face of the rotatable member, where the aperture 3 has been moved at right angles to the line of movement of the primary locking bolt, ensures that the primary locking bolt is no longer capable of moving from the locked to the unlocked position, without penetration of the substantive body of the bolt portion of the rotatable member. Once the locking means is required to move from the locking to the unlocked position, the actuator motor is simply activated for a 90 degree rotation, thereby exposing the aperture 3 into alignment with the primary locking bolt 4, such that the primary locking bolt can be activated to move from the locked to the unlocked position without impedance.

The locking means of the invention is readily retro-fittable to a wide range of safe and locking devices and in particular, readily retro-fittable to automatic teller machines. The substantial strength and robust construction and design of the locking means of the invention ensures that circumvention of the primary locking bolts primary locking mechanism and all forced, or attempted forced movement of the primary locking bolt from the locked to the unlocked position, will be obstructed by the positioning of the rotatable member, which has previously been effected by activation of the actuator motor so as to effect a 90 degree rotation of the rotatable member. In this manner, the retro-fittable use of the locking means of the invention provides substantial reinforcement of the primary locking systems of an automatic teller machine at minimal cost, minimal inconvenience, minimal retro-fitting work and which can be activated and deactivated or in effect, programmed to move from the lockable to the unlockable position with the exercise of minimal power and once the locking means of the invention is moved to either the locking or the unlocking position, no power consumption is therefore required in order to ensure that the full locking force of the rotatable member is provided.

Referring now to Figures 2 through to 5, a further adaptation of the locking means of the invention is shown where in place of the aperture 3, the bolt portion of the m:\specifications\500000\503000\503917cmpmaw.doc t rotatable member is provided with a stepped key 5 such that the locking means and the o rotatable member can move between a second unlocked position, whereby the stepped portion of the stepped key 5 is rotated between an unlocked position with a stepped key diverted from a travel path of a keeper 6, associated with the door 8 of a safe. In this manner, the analogous operation of the locking means of the invention, allows the full oO locking force and impact of the locking means of the invention to be exercised against 00oO the substantial axis of the rotating member as it is incorporated throughout the housing in a manner to ensure that the rotational incident of the rotatable member is not in trn any way required to resist the impact and forces of the keeper when the door 8 of the safe is opened.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 6, the locking means includes a bolt portion of the rotatable member 1 incorporating a transverse aperture 3 as detailed in Figure 1. However, this embodiment is particularly designed to work in an analogous manner to the embodiment shown at Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the transverse aperture 3 is supplemented with the longitudinal slot 11 in the form of an open slot extending from a transverse aperture through to the end of the bolt 2 and also being open to the longitudinal axis of the rotating member. In this manner, the locking means of the invention can function to cooperate with a keeper in the form of an elongate pin, having a pin shaft 12 and terminating in a pin head 13. The pin shaft 12 is adapted to cooperate with the open slot 11, with the pin head 13 cooperating with the transverse aperture 3. In this manner, the rotation of the rotatable member, readily moves the bolt portion from a locking to an unlocking position and in an analogous manner to the previous embodiments in the locking position. The full force of the keeper is exercised against the axial direction of the rotating member and does not in any way expose force to the rotating motion of the rotating member.

The locking means of the invention provides for the first time, a highly compact, economical, efficient and readily retro-fittable locking system for incorporation with a range of safe devices and particularly, adapted for application and retro-fitting to automatic teller machines. The locking means of the invention can be incorporated in two aspects in an automatic teller machine with the first incorporation being in accordance with Figure 1, where the locking means is adapted to interact with a primary locking bolt system of an automatic teller machine. The second embodiment allows and provides for the locking means to be incorporated around the periphery of the door and the interaction of the door with the body of the safe. In this manner, the locking means can be provided as a single or a multiple unit within any given safe or automatic teller machine system so as to provide substantial reinforcement of the m:\specifications\500000\503000\50391 7cmpmaw.doc t 6

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locking facilities of such a safe or automatic teller system. The advantages of the O invention includes substantial robustness, strength and anti-tampering features. The lockable and locking means of the invention use minimal energy supplies and can be activated either from the in situ position or can be activated remotely by way of computer systems, or any form of telecommunications systems, allowing real time 00 00 remote control or by virtue of integrated and integral timing systems such that the 0locking means of the invention can be timed for locking action during out of business Shours, so as to allow ready access to the automatic teller machines by personnel and V) security agencies responsible for loading and stocking such machines. In another embodiment, the locking means of the invention can be activated on a timing system such that in response to any invasion, the locking means can be timed to cause a delayed security locking or double locking system, which is automatically deactivated after a given period of time, thereby allowing authorised personnel access to a safe system that has been compromised or subject to an unauthorised attack.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that numerous variations and/or modifications may be made to the invention as shown in the specific embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as broadly described. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

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Claims

2. A locking means according to claim 1, wherein said bolt portion includes a 00 transverse aperture adapted to move between a second unlocking position exposing said 0 aperture to the travel path of a primary locking bolt thereby allowing free movement of tn) said primary bolt and a first locking position blocking the free movement of said primary bolt where said movement is exercised against the axis of said rotatable member.
3. A locking means according to claim 1, wherein said bolt portion includes a stepped key occupying less than half the area of said rotatable member and is adapted to move between a second unlocking position where said stepped key is diverted from the travel path of a keeper and a first locked position wherein said stepped key is rotated into the path of said keeper where the movement of said keeper is exercised adjacent the axis of said rotatable member.
4. A locking means according to claim 1 wherein said bolt portion includes a transverse aperture extending to an open slot adapted to move between a second unlocked position exposing said aperture and said open slot to the travel path of a keeper thereby allowing free movement of said keeper and a first locked position entrapping said keeper. A locking means according to claim 4, wherein said keeper is a pin. Dated this fourteenth day of October 2005 Cardinal Bros Manufacturing Operations Pty Ltd Patent Attorneys for the Applicant: F B RICE CO m:\specifications\500000\503000\503917cmpmaw.doc