GB2624574A - An apparatus for detecting a change in a lock state - Google Patents
An apparatus for detecting a change in a lock state Download PDFInfo
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- GB2624574A GB2624574A GB2402666.8A GB202402666A GB2624574A GB 2624574 A GB2624574 A GB 2624574A GB 202402666 A GB202402666 A GB 202402666A GB 2624574 A GB2624574 A GB 2624574A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B41/00—Locks with visible indication as to whether the lock is locked or unlocked
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- 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
- E05B47/0038—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means using permanent magnets
- E05B47/0045—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means using permanent magnets keys with permanent magnets
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
- E05B17/10—Illuminating devices on or for locks or keys; Transparent or translucent lock parts; Indicator lights
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- 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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- 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
- E05B2047/0048—Circuits, feeding, monitoring
- E05B2047/0065—Saving energy
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- 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
- E05B2047/0048—Circuits, feeding, monitoring
- E05B2047/0067—Monitoring
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- 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
- E05B2047/0048—Circuits, feeding, monitoring
- E05B2047/0067—Monitoring
- E05B2047/0068—Door closed
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- 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
- E05B2047/0091—Retrofittable electric locks, e.g. an electric module can be attached to an existing manual lock
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B35/00—Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys ; keys therefor
- E05B35/001—Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys ; keys therefor with key identifying function
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state comprises a casing having a key aperture, the casing configured to connect on or close to a lock with the key aperture around or adjacent to the key hole so that a key can be inserted in the lock and turned as in normal operation; a plurality of magnetic sensors contained within the casing, one or more of the sensors configured to trigger as a key is turned in the lock; a control means contained within the casing, the control means configured to receive trigger signals from the magnetic sensors, and to assess from the signals if the lock has changed state; a transceiver configured to communicate the lock state to an external network; the control means configured so that it is only active when trigger signals are received.
Claims (28)
1. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state, comprising: a casing having a key aperture, the casing configured to connect on or close to a lock with the key aperture around or adjacent to the key hole so that a key can be inserted in the lock and turned as in normal operation; at least one sensor contained within the casing, the sensor or sensors configured to trigger as a key is turned in the lock; a control means contained within the casing, the control means configured to receive trigger signals from the sensor or sensors, and to assess from the signals if the lock has changed state; a transceiver configured to communicate the lock state to an external network; the control means configured so that it is only active when trigger signals are received.
2. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a magnetic sensor or sensors, the apparatus further comprising at least one magnetic element configured for association with a key, the magnetic element configured to connect to the key so as to trigger the sensors when the key is turned in the lock.
3. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sensors are further configured to activate only when triggered by a key turn.
4. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 3 wherein the sensors comprise reed switches.
5. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4 wherein the sensors are arranged so as to be positioned around the lock in use.
6. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 5 wherein the sensors are spaced at substantially equidistant intervals.
7. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 6 wherein the sensors are positioned in a substantially square shape, the midpoint of a sensor and the midpoint of that side of the square substantially coincident.
8. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 7 wherein the sensors are positioned so that at least one trigger event is associated with the key moving through the locking/unlocking zone of the lock.
9. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 8 wherein the sensors are configured so that in use either or both of a single sensor is triggered multiple times and/or multiple sensors are triggered as the key is turned in the lock, the control means returning to a low-power sleep mode between each trigger event.
10. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 9 wherein the control means is configured to register the sequence in which sensor trigger events occur.
11. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control means is configured to compare the sequence in use to a known lock/unlock sequence, and to only change the lock status if the sequence in use and the known lock/unlock sequence substantially match.
12. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 further comprising a rotating disc mounted within the casing so a key inserted into the lock and rotated will rotate the disc, the magnetic sensor or sensors mounted on the disc.
13. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a vibration sensor, the control means configured to receive trigger signals from the sensor or sensors, and to compare these to training data that is used to identify operations through the recognition of vibration patterns.
14. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 13 further comprising a sensor configured to receive an indication of use, the sensor and control means configured to trigger activation of the apparatus.
15. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a series of static contacts and a moving contact, the moving contact moving with movement of a key to connect with the static contacts.
16. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 15 wherein the moving contact is mounted on a rotating disc.
17. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16 wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit and receive on a frequency of substantially one or more of 868MHz; 915MHz; 433MHz; 2.4Ghz; 5Ghz.
18. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 17 further comprising a visual indicator configured to display the lock status to a user.
19. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 18 wherein the visual indicator comprises an LED.
20. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 19 wherein the LED comprises a plurality of LEDs placed at substantially equal intervals around the sensors and configured so as to allow the user to see in which position the locking zone of the lock is set during intial setup.
21. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 20 wherein the casing has a rear face, the rear face having a groove configured for aligning the casing to locks with protruding cylinder type barrels.
22. An apparatus for detecting a change in lock state as claimed in claim 21 wherein the rear face of the casing further comprises indents configured to in use contain double-sided sticky tape or similar, the indents configured to allow the tape to sit substantially flush with the rear face of the casing.
23. An apparatus for detecting a change in window state, comprising: a casing configured to connect to the static frame or moving window portion of a window, on or close to a window lock, latch or handle; a magnet configured to connect to the other of the static or moving portion, substantially adjacent to the casing; at least one sensor contained within the casing, the sensor or sensors configured to trigger when there is relative movement between the casing and the at least one magnet; a control means contained within the casing, the control means configured to receive trigger signals from the sensor or sensors, and to assess from the signals if the lock has changed state; a transceiver configured to communicate the lock state to an external network; the control means configured so that it is only active when trigger signals are received.
24. An apparatus for detecting a change in window state as claimed in claim 23 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a magnetic sensor or sensors .
25. An apparatus for detecting a change in window state as claimed in claim 23 or 24 wherein the sensor or sensors comprise a reed switch or switches.
26. An apparatus for detecting a change in window state as claimed in any one of claims 23 to 25 further comprising a handle/latch magnet configured to locate onto the handle or latch of the window and move with the handle or latch, the sensors in the casing configured so that movement of the handle/latch magnet triggers the sensor or sensors.
27. An apparatus for detecting a change in window state as claimed in any one of claims 23 to 26 wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit and receive on a frequency of substantially one or more of 868MHz; 915MHz; 433MHz; 2.4Ghz; 5Ghz .
28. An apparatus for detecting a change in window state as claimed in any one of claims 23 to 27 further comprising a visual indicator displaying the lock status to a user.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GBGB2111038.2A GB202111038D0 (en) | 2021-07-30 | 2021-07-30 | An apparatus for detecting a change in a lock state |
| GB2202416.0A GB2609521A (en) | 2021-07-30 | 2022-02-22 | An apparatus for detecting a change in a lock state |
| PCT/EP2022/071363 WO2023006951A1 (en) | 2021-07-30 | 2022-07-29 | An apparatus for detecting a change in a lock state |
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| GB202402666D0 GB202402666D0 (en) | 2024-04-10 |
| GB2624574A true GB2624574A (en) | 2024-05-22 |
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| GB2402666.8A Pending GB2624574A (en) | 2021-07-30 | 2022-07-29 | An apparatus for detecting a change in a lock state |
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Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4176782A (en) * | 1977-06-03 | 1979-12-04 | Matsu Kyu Kabushiki Kaisha | Contactless digital key switch |
| DE4438168A1 (en) * | 1993-10-30 | 1995-05-04 | Aeg Sensorsysteme Gmbh | Closing device having a lock and fittings for external and internal doors |
| DE10208452A1 (en) * | 2002-02-27 | 2003-09-18 | Bremicker Soehne Kg A | Door lock monitoring unit |
| WO2006022317A1 (en) * | 2004-08-26 | 2006-03-02 | Harada Electronics Co., Ltd. | Locking confirmation system, and magnetic displacement sensor for use in the system |
| GB2554394A (en) * | 2016-09-23 | 2018-04-04 | Laporta Giovanni | Improvements to windows / doors |
| WO2019077366A1 (en) * | 2017-10-19 | 2019-04-25 | Giovanni Laporta | A locking system |
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Patent Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4176782A (en) * | 1977-06-03 | 1979-12-04 | Matsu Kyu Kabushiki Kaisha | Contactless digital key switch |
| DE4438168A1 (en) * | 1993-10-30 | 1995-05-04 | Aeg Sensorsysteme Gmbh | Closing device having a lock and fittings for external and internal doors |
| DE10208452A1 (en) * | 2002-02-27 | 2003-09-18 | Bremicker Soehne Kg A | Door lock monitoring unit |
| WO2006022317A1 (en) * | 2004-08-26 | 2006-03-02 | Harada Electronics Co., Ltd. | Locking confirmation system, and magnetic displacement sensor for use in the system |
| GB2554394A (en) * | 2016-09-23 | 2018-04-04 | Laporta Giovanni | Improvements to windows / doors |
| WO2019077366A1 (en) * | 2017-10-19 | 2019-04-25 | Giovanni Laporta | A locking system |
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