CN214463367U

CN214463367U - Padlock

Info

Publication number: CN214463367U
Application number: CN202022960450.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵卫阳; 郑勇进
Original assignee: Zhejiang Pujiang Plum Blossom Lock Industry Group Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Pujiang Plum Blossom Lock Industry Group Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-09
Filing date: 2020-12-09
Publication date: 2021-10-22
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-09

Abstract

A padlock includes a lock body and a control mechanism. The lock body includes a strike beam movably mounted to the lock body and a plug assembly configured to lock or unlock the strike beam. The control mechanism is assembled with the lock body, the control mechanism comprises a battery, an information identification structure and a control structure, the battery is configured to supply power required by operation of the padlock, the information identification structure is configured to identify output information of a user, and the control structure is configured to control the lock core assembly to lock or unlock the lock beam according to the output information. In the padlock of this application for accomplish the lock body of locking and unblanking and control lock body accomplish the control mechanism of locking and unblanking and all produce alone, then the assembly obtains the padlock, has realized electromechanical disconnect-type production, and it is more convenient to make production and maintenance. In addition, the padlock is also provided with a control part for controlling the lock body to unlock so as to deal with the situation that the lock body cannot be controlled to unlock due to the problem of the control mechanism.

Description

Padlock

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of padlocks, and more particularly to a padlock.

Background

With the national economic construction and development, the logistics industry is increasingly flourishing. The logistics transportation field pays more and more attention to the safety of goods transportation in the way. The common mechanical lockset has the characteristics of complex structure, easy forcible entry, low safety and reliability and easy duplication of a key, and can bring great potential safety hazards to the property safety of companies and clients. Meanwhile, the development of the internet brings challenges to logistics technology, and in order to quickly, accurately and safely deliver goods to a destination, more and more logistics enterprises adopt electronic locks to guarantee the safety of the goods.

The electronic lock is an electronic product which controls a circuit or a chip to work through password input or magnetic card identification so as to control the closing of a mechanical switch and complete unlocking and locking tasks. Therefore, compared with a mechanical lock, the electronic lock has great improvement on safety.

However, the existing electronic lock is produced by electromechanical integration, so the requirement on production equipment is high, and once problems occur, the maintenance of the product is very inconvenient.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application provides a padlock can make the production and the maintenance of padlock more convenient.

Embodiments of the present application provide a padlock that includes a lock body and a control mechanism. The lock body includes a strike beam movably mounted to the lock body and a plug assembly configured to lock or unlock the strike beam. The control mechanism is assembled with the lock body, the control mechanism comprises a battery, an information identification structure and a control structure, the battery is configured to supply power required by operation of the padlock, the information identification structure is configured to identify output information of a user, and the control structure is configured to control the lock core assembly to lock or unlock the lock beam according to the output information.

In some of these embodiments, the padlock further includes a control member that is two parts with the lock body, the control member including an identification structure configured to identify identity information of the user. The lock body also comprises an unlocking structure, and the unlocking structure is configured to control the lock core assembly to lock or unlock the lock beam according to the identity information after the control piece is connected with the lock body.

In some of these embodiments, the plug assembly includes a drive motor configured to lock or unlock the strike with respect to the corresponding drive plug assembly upon receipt of a lock or unlock signal. The control structure is electrically connected with the driving motor to output a locking signal or a releasing signal to the driving motor.

In some of these embodiments, the lock beam has a locking groove at the end. The lock core assembly further comprises a locking ball, a pressing piece and a transmission piece. The locking ball is configured to be accessible in the locking groove. The pressing member is configured to be movable between a first position and a second position, and presses the locking ball into the locking groove in the first position, and releases the locking ball in the second position. The transmission piece is configured to be connected with the driving motor and the pressing piece and then drive the pressing piece to move between the first position and the second position.

In some of these embodiments, the shackle has a sensing portion at its free end. The information recognition structure includes a position sensor configured to recognize position information of the sensing part.

In some of these embodiments, the control mechanism includes a case defining a receiving chamber having an opening and a cover covering the opening. Each electronic component of the control mechanism is arranged in the accommodating cavity.

In some embodiments, the two opposite side walls of the box body are respectively provided with a clamping groove, the two opposite edges of the cover body are respectively provided with a clamping hook extending towards the box body, the clamping hooks elastically deform under the action of pressure and slide into the clamping grooves, and the clamping hooks are clamped in the clamping grooves after reset.

In some embodiments, the clamping groove is strip-shaped, the number of the clamping hooks is multiple, and the clamping hooks are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the clamping groove.

In some of these embodiments, the control mechanism further includes a positioning structure configured to transmit positional information of the padlock.

In some of these embodiments, the control mechanism further includes a communication structure configured to transmit padlock opening and closing information.

A padlock is provided according to an embodiment of the present application, including a lock body and a control mechanism. The lock body includes a strike beam movably mounted to the lock body and a plug assembly configured to lock or unlock the strike beam. The control mechanism is assembled with the lock body, the control mechanism comprises a battery, an information identification structure and a control structure, the battery is configured to supply power required by operation of the padlock, the information identification structure is configured to identify output information of a user, and the control structure is configured to control the lock core assembly to lock or unlock the lock beam according to the output information. In the padlock of this application for accomplish the lock body of locking and unblanking and control lock body accomplish the control mechanism of locking and unblanking and all produce alone, then the assembly obtains the padlock, has realized electromechanical disconnect-type production, and it is more convenient to make production and maintenance. In addition, the padlock also has a control part for controlling the lock body to unlock so as to solve the problem of the control mechanism, and the lock body cannot be controlled to unlock, and the control part has a user identity recognition function, so that the safety of the padlock is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the padlock in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the connection of the plug assembly to the strike in an embodiment of the subject application;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the connector and unlocking structure of the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is an exploded view of the control mechanism in the embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

Referring to fig. 1-4, embodiments of the present application provide a padlock 1, including a lock body 10 and a control mechanism 20. The lock body 10 includes a shackle 11 and a plug assembly 12.

The shackle 11 may be a U-shaped structure with non-flush ends. The longer end of the shackle 11 may be designated as the mounting end and the shorter end of the shackle 11 may be designated as the free end. The shackle 11 is movably mounted to the lock body 10. The mounting end of the shackle 11 may be mounted in a mounting groove of the lock body 10 via a spring, and the free end of the shackle 11 may be freely disposed, and located outside the lock body 10 when the spring is in a natural state, and enter a positioning groove of the lock body 10 when the spring is compressed.

The mounting end of the strike 11 may have a locking groove 110, and the locking groove 110 may mate with a locking ball 123, described below, for locking or unlocking the strike 11. The free end of the shackle 11 may have a sensing portion 111, and the sensing portion 111 may be recognized by a position sensor 221, described below, for locking the shackle 11. The sensing part 111 may be a magnet, and in this case, the position sensor 221 described below may be a proximity switch.

The plug assembly 12 is configured to lock or unlock the shackle 11. The plug assembly 12 may include a drive motor 120, and the drive motor 120 may be configured to lock or unlock the shackle 11 with respect to the drive plug assembly 12 upon receiving a lock signal or an unlock signal. The drive motor 120 may be powered by a battery 21 described below.

The driving motor 120 may be electrically connected to a control structure 23 described below for driving the driving motor 120. The driving motor 120 may be a counter-rotating motor. The forward rotation circuit of the drive motor 120 may have a forward rotation relay and the reverse rotation circuit may have a reverse rotation relay, both of which may be electrically connected to the control structure 23 described below.

Under the above conditions, the locking signal and the releasing signal are both current signals, so that the control structure 23 outputs a current signal to the forward relay, the forward relay is closed, the battery 21 supplies power to the driving motor 120, the driving motor 120 forwards rotates to lock the lock beam 11, the control structure 23 outputs a current signal to the reverse relay, the reverse relay is closed, the battery 21 supplies power to the driving motor 120, the driving motor 120 reversely rotates to release the lock beam 11.

The plug assembly 12 may further include a locking ball 123, a pressing member 122, and a transmission member 121. The locking ball 123 is configured to be accessible in the locking groove 110. The pressing member 122 is configured to be movable between a first position, in which it presses the locking ball 123 into the locking groove 110, and a second position, in which it releases the locking ball 123. The transmission member 121 is configured to connect the driving motor and the pressing member 122 to drive the pressing member 122 to move between the first position and the second position.

Under the above conditions, after the driving motor 120 rotates forward, the pressing member 122 is located at the first position, the locking ball 123 is located inside the locking groove 110, so as to lock the lock beam 11, and after the driving motor 120 rotates backward, the pressing member 121 is located at the second position, the locking ball 123 is located outside the locking groove 110, so as to unlock the lock beam 11.

The lock body 10 may further include an unlocking structure 13, and the unlocking structure 13 is configured to control the lock cylinder assembly 12 to lock or unlock the shackle 11 according to the identity information after the following control member is connected to the lock body 10. The unlocking structure 13 may be a circuit board. The unlocking structure 13 may have an unlocking portion 130 for electrical connection with an identification structure described below.

The lock body 10 may further include a coupling member 14, and the coupling member 14 may have a locking hole 140 into which a control member described below is inserted so that the control member described below is coupled with the lock body 10. The connecting member 14 can enclose the unlocking portion 130 in the locking hole 140, so that the identification structure described below is electrically connected to the unlocking portion 130 after the control elements described below are inserted into the locking hole 140.

The lock body 10 may include a charging interface electrically connected to the driving motor 120 and adapted to a power supply interface described below for supplying power to the driving motor 120. The lock body 10 may include a charging coil electrically connected to the driving motor 120 and adapted to a power supply coil described below for supplying power to the driving motor 120.

Control mechanism 20 includes a battery 21, an information recognition structure 22, and a control structure 23. The battery 21 is configured to supply the power required for the operation of the padlock 1, that is, all the electrical components of the padlock 1 are electrically connected. The control mechanism 20 may include a power supply interface electrically connected to the battery 21, and the power supply interface is electrically connected to the charging interface after being docked. The control mechanism 20 may include a power supply coil electrically connected to the battery 21, and the power supply coil induces a current to the charging coil.

Information recognition structure 22 is configured to recognize the output information of the user. The information recognition structure 22 may include a position sensor 221, and the position sensor 221 is configured to recognize position information of the sensing part 111. The position information is transmitted to a control structure 23, described below, for locking the shackle 11. The information recognition structure 22 may further include a password recognition module 220, and the password recognition module 220 is used for recognizing password information output by a user. The code information is transmitted to a control structure 23 described below for releasing the shackle 11.

The control structure 23 is configured to control the plug assembly to lock or unlock the shackle 11 in accordance with the output information. The control structure 23 may be electrically connected to the drive motor 120 to output a lock signal or a release signal to the drive motor 120.

Under the above conditions, the control structure 23 outputs a current signal to the forward relay after determining that the user performs the locking operation based on the position information. And the control structure 23 outputs a current signal to the reverse relay after judging that the user has the unlocking authority according to the password information.

The control mechanism 20 may include a case 25 and a cover 26, the case 25 may define a receiving chamber having an opening, and the cover 26 may cover the opening. The electronic components of the control mechanism 20 may be mounted in the housing chamber.

The bottom of the case 25 may have a positioning groove 250, and the battery 21 may be disposed in the positioning groove 250 and positioned in interference with the inner circumferential wall of the positioning groove 250. One side of the circuit board 28 of the integrated information recognition structure 22 and the control structure 23 may abut against the outer peripheral surface of the positioning groove 250 and may abut against one side of the battery 21, and the two oppositely disposed edges of the circuit board 28 may abut against the two oppositely disposed sidewalls of the box body 25 and may be positioned. The two opposite edges of the circuit board 28 may be respectively abutted against the two positioning protrusions 251 located at the two opposite sides of the positioning groove 250. The sidewall of the case 25 may have a coupling hole, and the position sensor 221 in the circuit board 28 may protrude from the coupling hole to be disposed corresponding to the sensing part 111 in the lock body 10. One side of the cover 26 may be positioned against the other side of the circuit board 28. The two opposite side walls of the box body 25 may have respective slots 252, the two opposite edges of the cover 26 may have respective hooks 260 extending toward the box body 25, the hooks 260 may elastically deform under pressure and slide into the slots 252, and after being reset, the hooks are engaged with the slots 252. Card slot 252 may be strip-shaped. The number of the hooks 260 may be plural, and the hooks 260 may be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the card slot 252.

When the information identification structure 22 may further include the password identification module 220, the cover 26 may have a plurality of key holes, the control mechanism 20 may further include a key base 27, the key base 27 may be located between the cover 26 and the circuit board 28, and each key of the key base 27 may correspondingly extend into the key hole and is disposed corresponding to the password identification module 220 in the circuit board 28.

The control mechanism 20 may further include a positioning structure configured to transmit position information of the padlock 1.

The control mechanism 20 may further include a communication structure configured to transmit opening and closing information of the padlock 1.

The padlock 1 may further include a housing 30, the housing 20 may define a receiving cavity, and the lock body 10 and the control mechanism 20 may both be located in the receiving cavity. The housing 30 may include a front shell and a rear shell, the front shell and the rear shell may be connected to define a containing cavity together, a part of the front shell and a part of the rear shell may form a sheath to surround the outside of a part of the lock beam 11, the outside of the lock beam 11 may be sleeved with a fixing sleeve 40, and the fixing sleeve 40 may be sleeved outside the sheath.

The padlock 1 may further include a control member, which may be two pieces with the lock body 10, which may include an identification structure, which may be configured to identify the identity information of the user. The identification structure may be a fingerprint identification module. The control member may be inserted into the locking hole 140, and the identification structure may be electrically connected to the unlocking portion 130, so that the identification information is transmitted to the unlocking structure 13 for releasing the lock beam 11. The control member functions as a key.

In the padlock 1 of this application for accomplish lock and the control mechanism 20 of unblanking of the lock body 10 of unblanking and control lock body 10 completion and lock and unblank all produce alone, then the assembly obtains padlock 1, has realized electromechanical disconnect-type production, and it is more convenient to make production and maintenance. In addition, the padlock 1 is also provided with a control part for controlling the lock body 10 to unlock so as to deal with the situation that the lock body 10 cannot be controlled to unlock due to the problem of the control mechanism 20, and the control part has the function of identifying the identity of the user, so that the safety of the padlock 1 is improved.

The same or similar reference numerals in the drawings of the present embodiment correspond to the same or similar components; in the description of the present application, it is to be understood that if there is an orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, it is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but it is not intended to indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and therefore, the terms describing the positional relationship in the drawings are only for illustrative purposes and are not to be construed as limitations of the present patent, and specific meanings of the above terms may be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A padlock, comprising:

a lock body including a strike beam movably mounted to the lock body and a plug assembly configured to lock or unlock the strike beam; and

a control mechanism assembled with the lock body, the control mechanism including a battery configured to supply power required for operation of the padlock, an information recognition structure configured to recognize output information of a user, and a control structure configured to control the plug assembly to lock or unlock the shackle according to the output information.

2. The padlock of claim 1,

the padlock further comprises a control member, the control member and the lock body are two parts, the control member comprises an identification structure, and the identification structure is configured to identify the identity information of a user;

the lock body further comprises an unlocking structure, and the unlocking structure is configured to control the lock cylinder assembly to lock or unlock the lock beam according to the identity information after the control piece is connected with the lock body.

3. The padlock of claim 1,

the lock cylinder assembly comprises a driving motor, and the driving motor is configured to correspondingly drive the lock cylinder assembly to lock or release the lock beam after receiving a locking signal or a releasing signal;

the control structure is electrically connected with the driving motor to output the locking signal or the releasing signal to the driving motor.

4. The padlock of claim 3,

the locking beam has a locking groove at an end;

the plug assembly further includes:

a locking ball configured to be accessible in the locking groove;

a pressing member configured to be movable between a first position and a second position, and pressing the locking ball into the locking groove in the first position, and releasing the locking ball in the second position; and

and the transmission part is configured to drive the pressing part to move between the first position and the second position after being connected with the driving motor and the pressing part.

5. The padlock of claim 1,

the free end of the lock beam is provided with an induction part;

the information recognition structure includes a position sensor configured to recognize position information of the sensing part.

6. The padlock of claim 1,

the control mechanism comprises a box body and a cover body, wherein the box body defines an accommodating cavity with an opening, and the cover body covers the opening;

and each electronic component of the control mechanism is arranged in the accommodating cavity.

7. The padlock of claim 6,

the two oppositely arranged side walls of the box body are respectively provided with a clamping groove, the two oppositely arranged edges of the cover body are respectively provided with a clamping hook extending towards the box body, the clamping hook elastically deforms under the action of pressure and slides into the clamping grooves, and the clamping hooks are clamped in the clamping grooves after resetting.

8. The padlock of claim 7,

the clamping grooves are strip-shaped, the number of the clamping hooks is multiple, and the clamping hooks are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the clamping grooves.

9. The padlock of claim 1,

the control mechanism further includes a positioning structure configured to transmit position information of the padlock.

10. The padlock of claim 1,

the control mechanism further includes a communication structure configured to transmit opening and closing information of the padlock.