ES2920749B2 - Knob lock with integrated removable alarm - Google Patents

Description

DESCRIPTION

Knob lock with integrated removable alarm

field of invention

This invention relates to a knob lock with an integrated removable alarm. More specifically, it refers to a knob lock with an integrated removable alarm for general use in the security of the family environment of those that are placed inside the home and structured based on a fixed closing body, which incorporates a cam, and a knob that incorporates an alarm that is activated by means of an on and/or off activator and is activated when any element is inserted or movements are caused in the key channel, causing an audible alarm and the lighting of indicator lights.

Security inside the home has always been an important aspect in daily life and more so when today's illegal technologies or techniques such as bumping, impressioning or picking have evolved and perfected to gain access illegally. inside the houses. Until now, these locks had alarm systems that were activated by the movement of the door in attempts to force it illegally, however, they did not incorporate systems that were activated by inserting elements such as a pick or lock into the lock. the key itself, which represents a very significant breach in the security of the home.

For this reason, having locks with security systems that are activated both when the door is forced and when any element is inserted into the key hole is very important, as well as it is very convenient that they have warning systems or indicators that warn the user of the activation of the alarm while he was away from home.

Prior state of the art

In the current state of the art, alarm systems are known that are hung on the door handle inside the home and that have a movement sensor with accelerometers inside that are activated when movement or struggle is detected in the door. door. However, they are not designed for those cases in which elements such as a lockpick are illegally introduced, or do not present systems to indicate to the user that the alarm has been activated in the attempt entrance to the house, while he was away from home. On the other hand, there are locks that incorporate non-removable alarms that are activated only when movement is detected in the lock/door, since they consist of a movement sensor in order to detect vandalism techniques for unlocking locks, such as bumping. or the introduction of lock pick. Additionally, the battery charging system that they present, since the alarm system is not manually removable, requires additional elements such as an extension cord to recharge its battery. In other words, these devices incorporate an alarm system or audible siren into the linked lock that is activated only by vibration or movement of the door and/or bolt and not when unwanted items are introduced into the key channel. These drawbacks are solved by the present invention since it has an alarm system that is activated when both vibration or movement is detected in the door and/or lock and when any element is inserted into the key channel, it also has indicator lights to indicate and warn the user if an attempt has been made to force the lock to enter the home while the user was not there, and finally, its battery charging system provides versatility to the invention, since it can be easily removed and manually, for recharging without the need for additional elements.

In view of what has been described, it is essential to have a lock with a built-in alarm that covers the deficiencies of the currently known locks with alarm, guaranteeing both the detection of illegal entry into the home by means of forcing the lock and/or door with any method, as well as the indication to the user of a possible failed attempt.

Explanation of the invention and advantages

Compared to the state of the art previously described, the object of the present invention is a knob lock that comprises a knob housing with an integrated removable alarm, suitable for being fixed in the interior area of a door leaf, the locking body being fixed. of the lock integrated in the leaf of a door and accessible from the outside area and consisting of a rotating cylinder, a rotating clutch capable of acting on the cam and that there is a transmitter, against the force of a reset spring that at one end it rests on the clutch and on the other it is susceptible to contact with an alarm activation micro removable housed in the casing knob and whose removable alarm includes security elements.

Thanks to this configuration, a removable alarm associated with the knob lock is generated, allowing the detection of the inclusion of any element in the key channel, that is, that the very act of opening the door is associated with the activation of the alarm. . Thus, when the user leaves the removable alarm activated, the activation process is as follows; When the key, or any other element, is manually inserted into the lock, the key establishes contact with the clutch, which in turn causes the axial displacement of the transmitter, opposing the force of the reset spring and coming into contact, its opposite end, with the activation micro which activates the removable alarm. When the pull-out alarm is activated, it begins to beep at intervals of around 5 seconds. The user has around 30 seconds to enter the home and deactivate the alarm, since otherwise, a continuous sound of greater power would begin to be emitted during another time interval, in which, after finishing this, the sound of the alarm would stop being emitted. the alarm, however, if the security system continues to detect the introduction of elements inside the key channel or movements on the door leaf, the sequentiality of sound emission cycles by the alarm would start again. new. On the other hand, the fact that the alarm is removable allows the user to remove it manually from the lock in a simple and comfortable way to be able to take it to a charging point, giving the present invention portability and easy handling.

Another technical feature of this invention is that inside the removable alarm there is an acoustic siren and a vibration sensor. The introduction of any element in the key channel of the lock is also detected by the vibration sensor, which activates the acoustic siren, causing the warning sound of the removable alarm, any movement made against it will also be detected by the vibration sensor. the door activating the acoustic siren. Because the acoustic siren and the vibration sensor are inside the removable alarm, they are protected by the structure of the removable alarm itself, preventing manipulation and guaranteeing its integrity.

Another additional advantageous feature that this knob lock introduces is that the removable alarm consists of a mooring area in which they are housed; he activator, the activation light, the battery charge light and a USB port for charging. When the user wishes to put the removable alarm into operation, he must act on the activator, placing it in the activation position (ON) and with this the alarm security system will be turned on. The presence of the activation indicator gives a great advantage to the present invention, since this light indicator, which will preferably be orange, will indicate to the user if the alarm has been activated while he was not in the home and thus take the necessary actions. appropriate measures, such as contacting the relevant authorities. Finally, the battery charge indicator indicates to the user the charge level status of the battery with a green light that the battery is full and red with a low battery, so that the user can charge the removable alarm through the USB port before that the battery runs out, because if it is not announced, the system could be deactivated due to lack of energy. The fact that all these elements are in the removable alarm mooring area allows the user to have easy access to them, both for handling and viewing, providing ergonomics to the described invention.

An advantageous aspect of the present invention is that the integrated extractable alarm consists of a fixing cavity capable of housing a fixer and a fixing spring, linked to a fixing hole of the casing knob. With this simple configuration, the removable alarm is correctly fixed to the housing knob by means of the fixer. Thanks to the fixing spring, when the user wants to remove the removable alarm from the casing knob, they only have to pull the removable alarm by means of an axial movement, causing the fixer to compress the fixing spring, withdrawing from the fixing hole of the casing knob and inserting itself into the the removable alarm fixing cavity. With this, a configuration is achieved for the correct release and/or fixation of the removable alarm to the casing knob, providing the knob lock of the present invention with high usability and ease of handling and charging of the alarm battery by means of a remote source to the knob.

An additional advantage of the present invention is that the casing knob consists of at least two crenellations and two recesses for receiving the crenellations that correspond to the projections of the removable alarm. Thanks to this conformation, in the coupling of the removable alarm to the casing knob, the highlights of the alarm The removable alarm fits perfectly with the battlements and reception holes, allowing the user to correctly couple the removable alarm to the casing knob.

Another characteristic aspect of the knob lock of the present invention is that at least one of the projections of the removable alarm fastening area has insertion grooves. The insertion grooves allow the user a comfortable manipulation of the removable alarm during the coupling and/or uncoupling of this in the casing knob, avoiding the slipping, by the user, of the removable alarm, an event that would occur in the event that the enhancements were smooth. In addition to allowing the user to indicate the position of the sides of the knob during assembly, it guarantees correct insertion of the removable alarm in the casing knob. This leads to the knob lock of the present invention being endowed with high adaptability to the user.

Drawings and references

In order to better understand the nature of the invention, an arrangement is presented in the attached drawings, which is merely an illustrative and non-limiting example.

Figure 1 represents an exploded view in perspective of the knob lock (1) with integrated extractable alarm (4), showing the fixed closing body (2e), which consists of the cam (2f), of the lock (2) in which the clutch (2a) and the rotary cylinder (2d) will be housed axially inside it, in which the transmitter (2b) and the reset spring (2c) will be housed inside. In addition, the casing pommel (3) is shown, consisting of battlements (3b) with their reception holes (3c). On the other hand, the removable alarm (4) is presented, which will be housed in the casing knob (3) through the projections (4h), which consist of insertion grooves (4i), being housed in the reception holes ( 3c) of the casing knob (3). At the same time, the removable alarm (4) can be seen, in which the activation micro (4a) will be housed inside and which has a mooring area (4b) that is not inserted into the casing knob (3) in the housing the activator (4e), the acoustic siren (4c), the activation indicator (4f) and the battery charge indicator (4g).

Figure 2 represents a longitudinal sectional view of the knob lock (1) with integrated removable alarm (4) activated and actuated, with the key (5) inserted. inside the fixed closing body (2e) of the lock (2) by axially displacing the clutch (2a) that comes into contact with the transmitter (2b) at one of its ends and which is loaded by the reset spring (2c ); At the other end, the transmitter (2b) comes into contact with the activation micro (4a) that activates the removable alarm (4), specifically, the acoustic siren (4c) housed inside the removable alarm (4). In addition, it shows how the fixer (4l) and the fixing spring (4m) are housed inside the fixing hole (4k) of the removable alarm (4), inserted in the casing knob (3) and linked axially to the fixing hole (3a) of the casing knob (3), and whose fastening area (4b) in which the activator (4e), the activation indicator (4f), the battery charge indicator (4g) are housed and that a USB port (4j) for battery charging is not housed in the casing knob (3). On the other hand, the acoustic siren (4c) and the vibration sensor (4d) housed inside the removable alarm (4) are shown.

Figure 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view of the knob lock (1) with integrated removable alarm (4) activated by its activator (4e) and not actuated, in which there is no element inserted inside the closing body. fixed (2e) through the key channel (5) of the lock (2) with the clutch (2a) being axially housed in contact with the transmitter (2b) at one of its ends and loaded by the reset spring (2c ) but not in contact with the activation micro (4a). The activation micro (4a) is also presented without activating the acoustic siren (4c) housed inside the removable alarm (4). Figure 4 shows an exploded view in perspective of the removable alarm (4) of the knob lock (1) (not shown), in which they are shown; the mooring area (4b) where the acoustic siren (4c) and activation indicator (4f) are housed, together with the battery charge indicator (4g), and the activator (4e) and the extensions (4h) with its insertion serrations (4i).

Figure 5 shows an exploded view in perspective of the removable alarm (4) of the knob lock (1) (not shown), in which they are shown; the mooring area (4b) where the acoustic siren (4c) and activation indicator (4f) are housed together with the battery charge indicator (4g), and the activator (4e), the vibration sensor ( 4d) and the enhancements (4h) with their insertion grooves (4i).

Figure 6 shows an exploded view in perspective of the removable alarm (4) of the knob lock (1) (not shown), in which they are shown; the area of mooring (4b) in which the USB port (4j) for battery charging is housed, and the extensions (4h) with their insertion grooves (4i) in addition to the fixer (4l).

The following references are indicated in these figures:

1. Knob lock with integrated removable alarm

2. lock

2a. Clutch

2b. Transmitter

2 C. reset spring

2d. rotary cylinder

2e. Fixed closure body

2f. Cam

3. Housing knob

3rd fixing hole

3b. battlements

3c. reception gaps

4. Removable alarm

4a. micro drive

4b. mooring area

4c. acoustic siren

4d. Vibration sensor

4e. Activator

4f. Activation indicator

4g. Battery charge indicator

4h. enhancements

4i. Insertion grooves

4j. USB port

4k. fixation cavity

4l. Fixative

4m. fixing spring

5. Wrench

Disclosure of a preferred embodiment

With reference to the drawings and references listed above, the attached drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the object of the invention referring to a knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), suitable for being fixed in the interior area of a door leaf, with the fixed closing body (2e) of the lock ( 2) integrated into a door leaf and accessible from the outside area and consisting of a rotating cylinder (2d), a rotating clutch (2a) capable of acting on the cam (2f) and that there is a transmitter (2b), against the force of a reset spring (2c) that at one end rests on the clutch (2a) and at the other is susceptible to contact with an activation micro (4a) of the removable alarm (4) housed in the casing knob (3) and whose removable alarm includes security elements.

As can be seen in figure 1, in the present invention a removable alarm (4) is associated with the knob lock (1), which allows the introduction of any element into the key channel to be detected, and thus associate the activation of the alarm to the act of opening the door and/or introducing any other element into the key channel (5), as shown in figure 2, in which the removable alarm (4) it is activated by the user by means of the activator (4e) placing it in the activation position (ON) leaving the removable alarm (4) in a listening situation.

As shown in figure 2, when any element is manually inserted inside the fixed closure body (2e) of the lock (2), in this case the key (5), contact is made between the key and the clutch ( 2a) that axially displaces the transmitter (2b) at one of its ends, opposing the force of the reset spring (2c), and that this in turn contacts the other end with the activation micro (4a), housed in inside the removable alarm (4) that will activate the acoustic siren (4c). At this moment, the removable alarm (4) is activated by issuing through the acoustic siren, located in the mooring area (4b) of the removable alarm (4), a beep at intervals of around 5 seconds. The person who is trying to enter the interior of the house has around 30 seconds to enter it and deactivate the removable alarm (4) acting on the activator (4e) placing it in the off position (OFF). Otherwise, the acoustic siren (4c) would begin to emit a continuous sound of greater power during another interval of time, in which when this time ends, the security system restarts, but continues to be activated and with the removable alarm (4). being again in a listening situation. On the other hand, the extractable alarm (4) will be activated not only with the introduction of elements in the key channel (5) of the fixed closure body (2e) of the lock (2) contacting the clutch (2a) to activate the acoustic siren (4c) of the removable alarm (4) otherwise also by vibration, since, inside the removable alarm (4) of the knob lock (1) of the present invention, a vibration sensor (4d) is also housed, shown in figure 5, which detects any movement or struggle in both the door leaf and the lock (2) activating the sequence of beeps emitted by the acoustic siren (4c). In addition, as can be seen in figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the acoustic siren (4c) and the vibration sensor (4d) are protected by the structure of the removable alarm (4) itself, opposing manipulation, guaranteeing the their integrity, since they are inside the structure of the removable alarm (4).

As can be seen in figures 1, 2 and 3, the knob lock (1) of the present invention consists of a mooring area (4b) located in the removable alarm (4) in which they are housed; the activator (4e) on which the user manually acts to activate and deactivate the alarm system, the activation indicator (4f) that emits an orange light when the acoustic siren (4c) of the removable alarm (4 ) indicating to the user that said acoustic siren has been activated while he was not at home, the battery charge indicator (4g) that emits a green light when the battery charge is at a high charge level and a red light when the battery charge is at a low charge level, indicating to the user the lack of charge before the battery runs out, with which the user will use the USB port (4j), represented in figure 6, to charge the battery, which will be done in a simple way, since the fact that all these elements are in the mooring area (4b) of the removable alarm (4) allows the user to have easy access to them in a simple way , both for handling and viewing, providing ergonomics to the described invention. In addition, since the alarm (4) is removable, as shown in figure 1, it allows the user to remove it manually from the knob lock (1) in a simple and comfortable way to be able to take it to a battery charging point, providing the present invention with portability and easy handling.

As shown in figures 2 and 3, when the user wishes to extract the removable alarm (4) from the casing knob (3), he only has to pull the removable alarm (4) by means of an axial movement. This axial movement causes the fixator (4l) to compress the fixing spring (4m) by withdrawing from the fixing hole (3a) of the casing knob (3) and inserting it into the fixing hole (4k) of the removable alarm (4). When the user wishes to reintroduce the removable alarm (4) in the casing knob (3), he will insert the removable alarm (4) into the casing knob (3) axially positioning the fixer (4l) with the fixing hole (3a) of the casing knob (3) and decompressing the fixing spring (4m), causing a part of the fixer (4l) to be introduced into the fixing hole (3a) and thus leaving the removable alarm (4) fixed and inserted on the casing knob (3).

Due to this characteristic advantage, a configuration is achieved for the correct release and/or fixation of the removable alarm (4) to the casing knob (3), giving the knob lock (1) of the present invention high usability and easy handling and charging of the removable alarm battery (4) by means of a source remote from the knob. This release and/or fixing configuration is possible thanks to the fact that, as shown in figures 2 and 3, the removable alarm (4) consists of a fixing cavity (4k) capable of housing the fixer (4l) and the spring fixing (4m).

On the other hand, as shown in figure 1, when the removable alarm (4) is attached to the casing knob (3), the projections (4h) of the removable alarm (4) will fit perfectly with the battlements (3b). and the reception holes (3c), allowing the coupling of the removable alarm (4) to the casing knob (3) by the user to be carried out correctly. This is because the casing knob (3) consists of at least two battlements (3b) and two reception holes (3c) for the battlements (3b) that correspond to the projections (4h) of the removable alarm (4). . In addition, as can be seen both in figure 1 and figure 6, the insertion grooves (4i) allow the user a comfortable manipulation of the removable alarm (4) during the coupling and/or uncoupling of this in the casing knob ( 3), preventing the user's fingers from slipping and also serve as an indication of the correct mounting position of the removable alarm (4), thanks to the fact that at least one of the projections (4h) of the mooring area (4b) of the removable alarm (4) has insertion grooves (4i), providing the knob lock (1) of the present invention with high adaptability to the user.

Variations in materials, shape, size and arrangement of the component elements, described in a non-limiting manner, do not alter the essentiality of this invention, this being enough to proceed to its reproduction by an expert.

Claims (1)

1 - - Knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), suitable for being fixed in the inner area of a door leaf, with the fixed closing body (2e) of the lock (2) integrated into a door leaf and accessible from the outside area and consisting of a rotating cylinder (2d), a rotating clutch (2a) capable of acting on the cam (2f) characterized in that there is a transmitter (2b ), against the force of a reset spring (2c) which on one end rests on the clutch (2a) and on the other is susceptible to contact with a trigger micro (4a) of the removable alarm (4) housed in the casing knob (3) and whose removable alarm includes security elements. 2§- Knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), according to claim 1, characterized in that inside the removable alarm (4) there is an acoustic siren (4c) and the vibration sensor (4d). 3§- Knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), according to all the previous claims, characterized in that the removable alarm (4) consists of a mooring area (4b) in the which houses an activation indicator (4f) that remains activated warning of the attempt to force the knob lock (1) in the absence of the user. 4§- Knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), according to all the previous claims, characterized in that the removable alarm (4) consists of a mooring area (4b) in the that they lodge; the activator (4e), the battery charge indicator (4g) and a USB port (4j). 5§- Knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), according to all the preceding claims, characterized in that the integrated removable alarm (4) consists of a fixing cavity (4k) susceptible to to house a fastener (4l) and a fixing spring (4m), linked to a fixing hole (3a) of the casing knob (3). 6§- Knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), according to all the previous claims, characterized in that the casing knob (3) consists of at least two battlements (3b) and two reception holes (3c) of the battlements (3b) that correspond to the projections (4h) of the removable alarm (4). 7§- Knob lock (1) comprising a casing knob (3) with integrated removable alarm (4), according to all the previous claims, characterized in that at least one of the projections (4h) of the mooring area (4b) of the removable alarm (4) has insertion grooves (4i).