EP1097024B1 - Vorrichtung zum steuern des zugangs zu einer mehrzahl von schubladen - Google Patents

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EP1097024B1
EP1097024B1 EP99933038A EP99933038A EP1097024B1 EP 1097024 B1 EP1097024 B1 EP 1097024B1 EP 99933038 A EP99933038 A EP 99933038A EP 99933038 A EP99933038 A EP 99933038A EP 1097024 B1 EP1097024 B1 EP 1097024B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/46—Locks or fastenings for special use for drawers
    • E05B65/462—Locks or fastenings for special use for drawers for two or more drawers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/62—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means

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  • the present invention relates to apparatus for controlling access to a plurality of drawers, as known e.g. from US-A-5,445,294 which represents the closest prior art, one example of which is an apparatus for dispensing tools such as cutting tools and the like used with machine tools.
  • Other examples include apparatus for dispensing drugs and apparatus for controlling access to legal documents such as Witness Statements.
  • Tools for use with machine tools are usually considered to be consumable items and it is necessary for replacement tools to be readily available, in steady supply at a location close to the machine tools in which they are used. Efficient inventory control is essential in order to ensure that the machine tools are kept in operation. Typically a store room might be provided and one or more persons employed to dispense the tools on request and to monitor use and re-stocking of the store. Of course, difficulties arise with sick leave, holidays and the cost of employment. There has thus been a long-standing desire for automation of inventory control and associated functions in relation to the supply and use of tools for machine tools.
  • an apparatus comprising:
  • the apparatus 10 comprises a modular framework with two framework modules 12 being used in the example shown in figure 1.
  • the modules 12 are connected together and are then clad, using conventional techniques for example similar to those used for industrial racking. Although the dimensions of the modules may be chosen freely, a convenient size is 1750mm high, 500mm wide and 500mm deep.
  • the number of framework modules connected together may be adjusted as desired, but preferably the minimum number is two. The reason for this is that it allows the top section of one module to house a computer display screen 14 and the top section of the adjacent module to house the computer hardware 16.
  • the computer hardware is housed behind a front panel which carries an industrial light pen 18, for use with the display screen 14, a magnetic stripe reader 20 and a ticket printer 22. The arrangement is such as to dispense with the use of a conventional computer keyboard, all routine transactions being performed with the light pen and magnetic stripe reader.
  • the computer hardware includes a modem to provide for data transfer, and possibly certain control functions, to be effected with a remote computer (not shown).
  • the main body 24 of each framework module 12 comprises a plurality of drawers 26.
  • the drawers 26 are located on drawer trays 28 each of which extends across the width and depth of the framework. That is, the drawer trays 28 are provided one above the other within the main body 24 of the framework module 12. Vertical spacing of the drawer trays 28 is selected in accordance with the desired depth of drawer(s) 26 to be located on each tray.
  • the drawer trays 28 are fixed to the framework on runners preferably using a locking bar arrangement (not shown).
  • the number of drawers per tray can be varied as can the depth of drawers per tray. As illustrated; one, two or three drawers per tray are provided. Convenient draw heights might be 28mm and 78mm. Each drawer extends for essentially the full depth (back to front) of the framework. One or more dividers can be provided within each drawer across the width thereof, so as to provide a number of compartments which are accessed sequentially as the drawer is withdrawn from the framework. Thus, each drawer can provide one compartment or, using dividers, a number of separate compartments. In the preferred arrangement, eight, four, two or one compartment is provided within each drawer. Thus, if twenty trays are provided each with three drawers and each drawer has eight compartments, the total number of compartments for one module will be 480.
  • the drawer compartments are used to store tools. They provide for the computer controlled dispensing of the tools, in a manner which will be more fully appreciated from the following description of the drawer control system. From the description given thus far, it will however be apparent that a person requiring a new tool can identify themselves by "swiping" a magnetically encoded card through reader 20 and can then use the light pen 18 to instruct the release of a drawer for access to the appropriate compartment for the tool required.
  • the light pen 18 interacts with the screen 14 to identify the tool required. Appropriate menus and instructions are displayed to assist the user, who only has to specify the tool required with all other functions being controlled automatically by the apparatus.
  • a ticket can be printed, automatically or on demand, to provide the user with a printed record of the transaction.
  • the apparatus controls the dispensing of tools and readily provides inventory control.
  • the magnetic card identification system enables the apparatus to control the release of only specified tools to specified users. It can send inventory control information to a remote computer and/or provide such information on a "dial-in" basis. It can also send a warning message when drawers need replenishing. An historical database of the dispensing of tools is readily established.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the components (34-42, 46-50) located on the drawer tray 28 associated with one drawer 26.
  • the front of the framework and direction of withdrawal of the drawer is indicated by the arrow A.
  • Each drawer is held locked by a mechanical latch 34, which can be released by energising a respective solenoid 36.
  • the latch is provided with a return spring 38 so as to re-lock the drawer whenever the solenoid is de-energised.
  • the latch can be a simple dog-leg shaped member pivoted about a boss 40, as shown, or can be a more sophisticated arrangement.
  • energising the solenoid 36 causes the connecting rod 42 to move in the direction of arrow B, against the force of spring 38, so that the locking end of the latch 34 moves in the arcuate path indicated by arrow C.
  • the latch and solenoid are located on the drawer tray 28 and a striker plate 44 (indicated by the dotted line in figure 2) for the latch is located on the underside of the drawer 26.
  • the striker plate 44 has nine locking positions, one each for fully open and fully closed and seven intermediate positions.
  • a circuit board 46 which carries three photodetectors 48 and an integrated circuit (IC) 50.
  • the drawer 26 carries a raster strip 52 (indicated by the chain line in figure 2) comprising a series of slots and webs which interact with the photodetectors 48.
  • the arrangement is such that the strip 52 passes through the photodetectors 48 which operate on a photointeruption principle.
  • Other equally suitable variations, such as a reflective system, will be immediately apparent to those skilled in the art.
  • a light source 30, such as an LED Attached to circuit board 46 is a light source 30, such as an LED.
  • the light source is arranged to illuminate the rear of the drawer hand grip 32 which is made of a transparent or translucent material.
  • the light source 30 is switched on, under control of the computer 16, to indicate to the user which drawer they should pull open to access the tool they have selected using the light pen and display.
  • the light source is switched off when the drawer has been opened to the correct position and then fully closed again.
  • the fully closed or "home” position of the drawer is defined by an extended web of the raster strip 52.
  • the extended web and strip 52 are configured such that only when the drawer is in its home position are all three detectors occluded.
  • the slots and webs of the strip 52 are such that two adjacent detectors, but not three, can be fully illuminated or occluded.
  • the forward detector is used to detect the home position and the two rear most detectors are used to monitor movement of the drawer.
  • Detectors 48 and raster strip 52 not only provide positional information but also information concerning the speed and direction of movement of the drawer.
  • the computer 16 can control the apparatus in accordance with the home position, distance moved, direction of movement and speed of movement of each drawer. From the home position information, the computer 16 can control the apparatus so as only to allow a drawer to be opened when all other drawers are fully closed.
  • the distance moved information enables the computer to control release of the respective solenoid at the correct location for each drawer compartment.
  • the direction of movement information enables the computer to compensate for any "dither" which may occur as a result of backwards and forwards movement of the drawer.
  • Speed of movement information can be used, for example, to prevent abuse resulting from too rapid (manual) opening of the drawer.
  • control is effected by the computer 16.
  • the control can be at least to some extent distributed with the IC 50 performing various counting and timing functions and the detail of energising and de-energising the solenoid 36.
  • a common system bus provides each IC with the required power supply, clock signals and communications channels.
  • the ICs are preferably programmable or specially fabricated to operate in accordance with the manner now described.
  • the program should start when power supply first occurs or when it re-occurs, eg automatic program initialisation when the 5volt power supply first rises above 4.75 volts. Subsequently, the program operates in two mutually exclusive modes, namely a communications (COMMS) mode and a counting/timing (C/T) mode.
  • COMMS communications
  • C/T counting/timing
  • Computer 16 can instruct the IC to perform a particular operation, such as allowing a particular drawer to be opened to provide access to a specified compartment, or to report the status of all drawers which it controls.
  • a particular operation such as allowing a particular drawer to be opened to provide access to a specified compartment, or to report the status of all drawers which it controls.
  • Such an instruction from computer 16 sends the IC into C/T mode during which the required function is performed and during which the IC is effectively disconnected from the bus.
  • the IC switches back to COMMS mode and reports to the computer 16.
  • an apparatus for dispensing tools is one implementation of the present invention.
  • the invention relates to an apparatus for controlling access to the content of a plurality of drawers.
  • Such an apparatus may be used to dispense drugs in a hospital using apparatus as described above in relation to the dispensing of tools.
  • the user identification described above can be enhanced so as to provide more detailed control of which drugs are being dispensed for which patients at what frequency.
  • the apparatus for controlling access to the content of a plurality of drawers can be used in a wide range of other applications.
  • the drawers of the embodiment described above can be used for storing Witness Statements in a police Station. Conventionally, a Police Officer requiring access to a Witness Statement has manually to complete a log book entry identifying the Officer, the date, time etc. It will be apparent that such information can be logged automatically using the apparatus described above.

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  1. Vorrichtung, umfassend ein Gehäuse (24) und eine Mehrzahl von Schubläden (26), wobei sich jede der Schubläden über im Wesentlichen die volle Tiefe von der Rückseite zur Vorderseite des Gehäuses erstreckt; ein Steuermittel (14-22, 34-50) zum Steuern des Zugangs zu dem Inhalt der Schubläden, worin eine oder mehrere Schubläden in eine Mehrzahl von Abteilen unterteilt ist/sind und das Steuermittel den Zugang zu den Abteilen steuert, wobei die Schubläden auf einer Mehrzahl von Schubladenböden (28) vorgesehen sind, auf deren jedem eine oder mehrere Schubläden angeordnet ist/sind; zumindest einen Detektor (48), der jeder Schublade zugeordnet ist, wobei der Detektor dazu ausgelegt und angeordnet ist, zu überwachen, wenn die Schublade in der vollständig geschlossenen Stellung ist, die Bewegungswegstrecke der Schublade zu überwachen und die Bewegungsrichtung der Schublade zu überwachen; sowie einen jeweiligen Sperrmechanismus für jede Schublade, um die Schublade in der vollständig geschlossenen Stellung und an jeweiligen offenen Stellungen entsprechend dem Abteil zu sperren, zu dem durch das Steuermittel der Zugang erlaubt wird; ein Indexelement (52), das an der jeweiligen Schublade vorgesehen ist, und einen Detektor (48) zum Interagieren mit dem Indexelement; wobei der Sperrmechanismus durch ein Solenoid (36) und ein Sperrelement (34) betätigt wird; und wobei das Steuermittel einen jeweiligen verteilten Prozessor (50) für jede Schublade enthält; wobei der verteilte Prozessor, das Sperrelement, das Solenoid und der Detektor für jede Schublade auf dem jeweiligen Boden unter der Schublade angeordnet sind.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, worin jeder verteilte Prozessor (50) in zwei einander ausschließenden Modi arbeitet, deren einer für eine Kommunikation mit einem zentralen Prozessor (16) sorgt und deren anderer das Öffnen der jeweiligen Schublade steuert und/oder überwacht.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, die drei Detektoreinheiten umfasst, wobei die Detektoreinheiten derart angeordnet sind, dass alle drei nur dann ausgelöst werden, wenn die jeweilige Schublade in ihrer vollständig geschlossenen Stellung ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin der jeder Schublade zugeordnete Detektor dazu ausgelegt und angeordnet ist, die Bewegungsgeschwindigkeit der Schublade zu überwachen.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin das Steuermittel einen Anzeigeschirm (14) und einen Lichtgriffel (18) umfasst, wodurch ein Bediener die Ausgabe eines Gegenstands durch Interaktion zwischen dem Lichtgriffel und dem Schirm anfordern kann.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin jedes Indexelement (52) eine Mehrzahl von Schlitzen und Stegen aufweist, die durch den Detektor erfasst werden, wenn die jeweilige Schublade geöffnet wird.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, die ferner eine jeweilige Lichtquelle (30) aufweist, die jeder Schublade zugeordnet und angeordnet ist, um beleuchtet zu werden, wenn die Schublade zum Öffnen freigegeben worden ist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin die Sperre (34) mit einem Ausfallsicherungsmechanismus versehen ist.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin die Vorrichtung eine Werkzeugausgabevorrichtung ist.
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