JP2007113283A - Locking device of locker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking device of locker, which can prevent the inconvenience, for example, of locking a door before luggage is left or of locking the door despite the absence of the intention of leaving the luggage. <P>SOLUTION: The opened or closed state of the door of the locker is detected by a door opening/closing detecting means. The shift of the door of the locker from the opened state to the closed one makes it considered that the luggage is left in the locker. The door is locked by driving a solenoid of a locking unit through the operation of a locking lever after it is considered that the luggage is left in the locker. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a locking device that locks a door of a locker.

  Conventionally, for example, as a coin locker installed at a station or the like, one centralized control device and a plurality of storage rooms are arranged on both the left and right sides of the centralized control device. There is a centralized control type locker that centrally controls the depositing and unloading.

  In such a locker, when depositing luggage, the user performs a predetermined deposit process such as charging a charge with the central control device, then opens the door of the designated empty storage room and puts the luggage into the storage room. The door is closed, and the door is locked by pressing a button for confirmation of locking, under the condition that the door is closed and the locking confirmation operation is performed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Separately, as another locker, put the luggage into the storage room before the deposit process, close the door, press the lock confirmation button, perform temporary locking, and then perform the deposit process. Lockers of the type that lock are also proposed.
JP-A-57-58783 (page 2-3, FIG. 1)

  However, in the centralized control type locker, the door is locked on condition that the door is closed and the lock confirmation operation is performed. Therefore, even if the button is accidentally pressed without putting the luggage in the storage room, the door is locked. is there.

  In addition, in the case of the other lockers described above, even if the button is pressed even though there is no intention to use the locker, there is a possibility that the door is locked and the regular use may be hindered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a locker locking device capable of preventing inconveniences such as locking before depositing a baggage or locking a door even though there is no intention to deposit. The purpose is to do.

  The locking device for a locker according to claim 1 is a door opening / closing detection means for detecting an open state and a closed state of the locker door, an electric lock for locking the door, and a locking confirmation means operated when the door is locked. And a control means for locking the electric lock by operating the locking confirmation means on condition that the door opening / closing detection means detects that the door has been opened after being opened. It is what.

  The locker locking device according to claim 2 is the locker locking device according to claim 1, wherein the control means detects that the door is opened and then closed by the door opening / closing detection means. The electric lock is locked only by operating the lock confirmation means for a predetermined time.

  The locker locking device according to claim 3 is provided with an operation unit for performing a deposit procedure after operating the lock confirmation means in the locker locking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means operates the lock confirmation means. After the electric lock is locked by the above operation, the electric lock is unlocked when the depositing procedure is not completed within a predetermined time by the operation unit.

  According to the locker locking device of the first aspect, when the locker door is in the open state and then in the closed state, the locker is regarded as being left in the locker, and the door is locked by the subsequent lock confirmation operation. Therefore, it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as locking the door before depositing luggage and locking the door even though there is no intention to deposit.

  According to the locker device of the locker of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the locker device of the locker of claim 1, it is predetermined after detecting that the locker door is closed after being opened. Since the door is locked by the lock confirmation operation only for a certain period of time, even if the door is opened and closed at the time of luggage removal, the lock confirmation operation will not be effective if the door is not opened and closed again after a predetermined time has elapsed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary locking of the door in many cases where the lock confirmation operation is performed without the intention to deposit.

  According to the locker locking device of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the locker locking device of the first or second aspect, the lock confirmation operation may be performed by opening and closing the door even though there is no intention to deposit. However, the door can be unlocked if the deposit procedure is not completed within a predetermined time in the operation unit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 10 shows 1st Embodiment of the locking device of a locker.

  3 and 4 show a locker device to which the locking device is applied.

  The locker device 11 includes one central control unit 12 and a plurality of storage chamber units 13 arranged in parallel on the side of the central control unit 12.

  The central control unit 12 has a box-shaped main body 14, and a central control unit 15 as an operation unit operated by a user is disposed in the middle area in the vertical direction of the main body 14. A storage room 16 is formed for storing luggage.

  Each storage chamber unit 13 has a box-shaped main body 14 similar to the main body 14 of the central control unit 12, and a storage chamber 16 similar to the storage chamber 16 of the central control unit 12 is provided in the main body 14 in the vertical direction. A plurality of stages are formed.

  On the front side of the central control unit 15, a touch panel unit 17 which is a display unit and an operation unit, a coin insertion unit 18 for inserting coins, a bill insertion unit 19 for inserting banknotes, for example, a non-contact IC card or the like A card R / W unit (card reader / writer unit) 20 to be enabled, a receipt issuing unit 21 for issuing a receipt printed with an unlocking code at the time of baggage deposit, a change payment outlet 22 for discharging change, etc. Inside the central control unit 15, a control means 23 (see FIG. 2) having a CPU and a memory, a printer, a power supply box, and the like are arranged.

  Each storage chamber 16 is formed with an opening in the front surface of the box-shaped main body 14, and a door 24 that opens and closes the front opening is provided so that it can be opened by a hinge 25 on the left side on one side, and a spring attached to the hinge 25 It is energized in the closing direction. A substantially U-shaped hook 26 protrudes from the right side portion which is the other side of the door 24, and a locking unit 27 as an electric lock is installed on the right side portion which is the other side of the housing chamber 16 in the main body 14. The hook 26 is engaged with the locking unit 27 so that the door 24 can be locked with the door 24 closed.

  The locking unit 27 of each storage chamber 16 is electrically connected to the control means 23 of the central control unit 15 and controlled centrally by the control means 23. The locking unit 27 and the control means 23 constitute a locking device 28.

  Next, the structure of the locking unit 27 in the locking device 28 is shown in FIGS.

  The locking unit 27 has a panel 31 installed on the front surface of the right side surface portion of the main body 14 and a base 32 fixed to the rear surface of the panel 31. The base 32 is formed in an L shape having a front plate portion 33 fixed to the rear surface of the panel 31 and a side plate portion 34 bent rearward from one side of the front plate portion 33.

  The panel 31 and the base 32 are formed with openings 35 and 36 into which the hooks 26 are inserted when the door 24 is closed.

  A locking lever 37 as a locking confirmation means is arranged on the front surface of the panel 31, and slide holes 38 and 39 through which the shaft portion 37a of the locking lever 37 is inserted in the front plate portion 33 of the panel 31 and the base 32 along the vertical direction. Is formed. The locking lever 37 is movable in the vertical direction along the slide holes 38, 39 through which the shaft portion 37a is inserted, and the shaft portion 37a is in contact with the upper end or the lower end of the slide holes 38, 39 so that the vertical movement is possible. The unlocked position is defined as being in the upper position and the unlocked position is defined as being in the lower position.

  A cylinder lock 40 for manually unlocking using a key held by the administrator of the locker device 11 is provided on the front upper portion of the panel 31.

  Further, a lock member 44 is pivotally supported on the side plate portion 34 of the base 32 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction between a locking angle rotated downward by a support shaft 45 and an unlocking angle rotated upward. And is biased toward the upper unlocking angle direction by a spring 46 stretched between the side plate portion 34 side. The rotation of the lock member 44 in the unlocking angle direction is restricted by a slide plate 61 described later.

  On the front end side of the lock member 44, a groove portion 48 is formed that is detachably engaged with the hook 26 of the closed door 24. As shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the door 24 is opened and the lock member 44 is at the upper unlocking angle, the rear edge of the groove 48 protrudes obliquely into the openings 35 and 36. As well as being disposed, the front edge of the groove 48 is disposed above the openings 35 and 36 and is in an unlocked state. On the other hand, when the door 24 is closed and the hook 26 of the door 24 is inserted into the openings 35 and 36, the hook 26 engages and presses the rear edge of the groove 48, so that the lock member 44 is moved downward. Rotates to the locking angle. As shown in FIG. 10B or FIG. 10C, when the lock member 44 is rotated to the lower locking angle, the front edge of the groove portion 48 is positioned on the front side of the hook 26, and the lock member 44 Locked to lock 26. Therefore, the shape of the groove 48 of the lock member 44 is such that the hook 26 when the door 24 of the storage chamber 16 is closed and the lock member 44 rotates in the downward locking direction to open the door 24 of the storage chamber 16. Thus, the lock member 44 is formed to rotate in the upward unlocking direction. When the lock member 44 is in the locked state in which the hook 26 is locked, a biasing force that biases the lock member 44 to the upper unlocking angle is used to bias the door 24 in the closing direction by a spring incorporated in the hinge 25. The force is greater and the locked state in which the hook 26 is locked by the lock member 44 is maintained.

  A contact piece 49 is bent at the upper part in the vicinity of the front end side of the lock member 44.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the locking unit 27 includes door opening / closing detection means 53 that detects opening / closing of the door 24. This door open / close detection means 53 has an open / close detection lever 54 arranged in parallel with the lock member 44, and the open / close detection lever 54 is attached to the side plate portion 34 of the base 32 so as not to interfere with the lock member 44. The plate 55 is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and is urged forward by a spring 56 stretched between the plate 55 and the mounting plate 55.

  The front end portion of the opening / closing detection lever 54 is disposed facing the openings 35 and 36 together with the front end portion of the lock member 44, and is pushed by the hook 26 inserted from the openings 35 and 36 to slide backward. When the open / close detection lever 54 slides backward, the detection piece of the micro switch 57 is pushed. The opening / closing of the door 24 is detected by turning the micro switch 57 on and off.

  By providing the door opening / closing detection means 53 independently of the lock member 44, it is possible to detect an abnormal state such as the lock member 44 being rotated to the locking angle with the door 24 opened.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and 10, a slide plate 61 is attached to the side plate portion 34 of the base 32 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction while being always placed on the upper portion of the lock member 44. ing. Two long holes 63 that are long in the vertical direction are formed in parallel in the base plate portion 62 of the slide plate 61, and each of the long holes 63 is engaged with two pins 64 protruding from the side plate portion 34 of the base 32. The slide plate 61 is attached to the side plate portion 34 of the base 32 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The slide plate 61 has a position slid downward as a locking position and a position slid upward as an unlocking position.

  A bent piece 65 that contacts the upper surface of the contact piece 49 of the lock member 44 is bent at the rear side of the slide plate 61, and an upright piece 66 is bent at the lower front side of the slide plate 61. .

  A restricting portion 67 is formed to protrude from the rear side of the upper side of the slide plate 61, and an unlocking permission portion 68 located below the restricting portion 67 is formed at the front side of the upper side.

  A guide piece 69 for assisting the sliding of the slide plate 61 in the vertical direction is disposed on the side of the slide plate 61.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 9, and 10, the side plate 34 of the base 32 has a solenoid 72 as a driving means at a position above the slide plate 61. It is fixed toward. This solenoid 72 is displaced by the input of the drive pulse to either the locked position where the plunger 73 protrudes backward and the unlocked position where the plunger 73 protrudes forward, and the permanent magnet is not energized. It is a bistable self-holding type latching solenoid that holds either state.

  The solenoid 72 is provided with a stopper body 74 that moves in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the advance and retreat of the plunger 73 of the solenoid 72. The stopper body 74 includes a main driving member 75 directly connected to the plunger 73 and a driven member 76 that follows the operation of the main driving member 75.

  The main moving member 75 is formed with a flat plate-like substrate portion 77 disposed on the lower side of the solenoid 72, and a fixed piece 78 that is bent upward from the rear end of the substrate portion 77 and disposed on the rear side of the solenoid 72. A coupling hole 79 coupled to the rear end of the plunger 73 is formed in the center of the fixed piece 78. Two long holes 80 that are long in the front-rear direction are formed in the base plate portion 77 in parallel, and the screw 82 is fixed to the frame of the solenoid 72 through a slide member 81 that is slidably engaged with each of the long holes 80, whereby the main drive member 75 is attached to the solenoid 72 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Further, the one side edge of the substrate portion 77 is stretched between the driven member 76 that contacts the driven member 76 and forcibly pushes the driven member 76 rearward, and the driven member 76. A flange 85 is formed to hook one end of a spring 84 as an urging means.

  The driven member 76 is formed with a substrate portion 86 disposed on the side of the solenoid 72 and an operating piece 87 that is bent from the front end of the substrate portion 86 and disposed on the front side of the solenoid 72. The board portion 86 is formed with two long holes 88 that are long in the front-rear direction, and the screw 90 is fixed to the frame of the solenoid 72 through a slide member 89 that is slidably engaged with each of the long holes 88. The solenoid 72 is attached to be slidable in the front-rear direction. A protruding portion 91 that contacts the pushing piece 83 of the main driving member 75 is formed on the rear side of the lower side of the substrate portion 86, and the protruding portion 91 has a hole portion 92 that hooks the other end of the spring 84.

  On the lower side of the operating piece 87 of the driven member 76, a locking piece 93 is formed that is bent forward and the left end protrudes above the slide plate 61. The locking piece 93 is located in the upper region of the restricting portion 67 on the rear side of the upper side of the slide plate 61 at the position where the driven member 76 moves rearward, and moves upward of the slide plate 61 by contact with the restricting portion 67. The locking member 44 is held at the locking angle, while the driven member 76 is positioned in the upper region of the unlocking allowable portion 68 on the front side of the upper side of the sliding plate 61 at the position where the driven member 76 has moved forward. The lock member 44 is allowed to move upward to the unlocking angle while allowing upward movement.

  When the locking signal is sent from the control means 23 to the solenoid 72, the plunger 73 protrudes rearward, the main driving member 75 also moves rearward integrally, and the driven member via the pushing piece 83 of the main driving member 75. 76 also moves backward. The positions at which the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 are moved rearward are such that the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 is positioned above the restriction portion 67 of the slide plate 61 and restricts the upward movement of the slide plate 61. Thus, the locking member 44 is in the locking position for holding the locking angle. On the other hand, when the unlock signal is sent from the control means 23 to the solenoid 72, the plunger 73 is moved forward and the main driving member 75 is also moved forward together. At this time, the driven member 76 is the plunger 73 or the main driving member. It is not pushed directly by 75 but moves forward by the urging force of the spring 84 spanned between the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76. The positions where the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 are moved forward are such that the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 is positioned above the unlocking permission portion 68 of the slide plate 61 and the slide plate 61 is moved upward. This is the permissible unlocking position. Further, the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 are held in the locked position or the unlocked position by the solenoid 72 in a non-energized state.

  An inclined piece 94 inclined slightly rearward is formed on the upper portion of the operating piece 87. When the solenoid 72 is in the locked state, by operating the cylinder lock 40, the unlocking plate 95 slidably attached to the side plate portion 34 of the base 32 is raised and protrudes from the unlocking plate 95. The inclined piece 94 is pushed forward by the pin 96 (see FIG. 10 (a)), the main driving member 75 is moved to the front unlocking position via the driven member 76 and the pushing piece 83, and the solenoid 72 is moved. Switch to the unlocked position and perform the manual unlocking function to release the locked state.

  The positions of the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 are detected by the micro switches 97 and 98, respectively. The operation state of the solenoid 72 is detected by turning on / off the micro switch 97, and whether the driven member 76 is in the locked position or the unlocked position is detected by turning on / off the micro switch 98.

  Therefore, the locking member 99 that is in the locked state in which the lock member 44 locks the hook 26 of the door 24 by the drive of the solenoid 72 is configured by the lock member 44, the slide plate 61, the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 of the stopper body 74, and the like. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 8, and 10, a lever bracket 102 that is coupled to the shaft portion 37 a of the locking lever 37 and slides in the vertical direction is disposed on the front plate portion 33 of the base 32.

  The lever bracket 102 includes a base portion 104 having leg portions 103 and a locking portion 105 in which a side piece of the base portion 104 is bent vertically so as to be parallel to the side plate portion 34 of the base 32. In the center of the base portion 104, a connecting hole 106 to which the shaft portion 37a of the locking lever 37 is connected and a plurality of long holes 107 that are long in the vertical direction are formed. The lever bracket 102 is attached so as to be slidable in the vertical direction by stopping screws 109 engaged with the long holes 107 at the front plate portion 33 of the base 32.

  The lever bracket 102 moves up and down integrally with the locking lever 37, that is, moves between an upper unlocking position and a lower locking position. The lever bracket 102 is stretched between the front plate portion 33 of the base 32 and a spring 110 that biases upward so that the locking lever 37 and the lever bracket 102 always maintain the unlocked position.

  When the locking lever 37 is lowered to the locking position, the leg portion 103 of the lowered lever bracket 102 that is integrally locked presses the detection piece of the micro switch 111. Whether the locking lever 37 is in the unlocked position or operated in the locked position is detected by turning the microswitch 111 on and off.

  A bent piece 112 is formed in the vicinity of the base of the leg portion 103 of the base portion 104 so as to abut on the upright piece 66 of the slide plate 61. When the locking lever 37 is lowered to the locking position, the bent piece 112 pushes down the slide plate 61 to lower the lock member 44 to the lower limit position of the locking angle, and the hook 26 and the groove portion 48 of the lock member 44 are engaged. Is more certain.

  The locking portion 105 is formed with an opening 113 into which the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 is inserted and arranged, and a slit-like engagement that allows the locking piece 93 to engage with the upper and lower portions of the rear edge of the opening 113. Stop grooves 114 and 115 are formed. When the driven member 76 moves to the rearward locked position with the locking lever 37 in the upper unlocked position, the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 engages with the lower locking groove 115, and the locking lever When the follower member 76 moves to the rearward locking position while 37 is in the lower locking position, it engages with the upper locking groove 114. As a result, in the locked state, the locking lever 37 cannot be operated regardless of the position.

  Therefore, when the locking lever 37 is in the locked position or unlocked position by the driven member 76 having the locking piece 93, the lever bracket 102 having the locking grooves 114, 115, etc., and the locking means 99 is in the locked state, A holding means 116 that restricts the movement of the locking lever 37 in the vertical direction is configured. Further, the slide plate 61, the lever bracket 102, and the like can be moved between the lock member 44 and the driven member 76 in a direction crossing the moving direction of the driven member 76 in conjunction with the rotation of the lock member 44. An interlocking body 117 that is disposed and contacts the driven member 76 at the locking position to hold the lock member 44 at the locking angle is configured.

  FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the control means 23 of the locking device 28. The control means 23 inputs a detection signal from the microswitch 57 of the door opening / closing detection means 53 and the microswitch 111 that detects the operation of the locking lever 37 to the locking position, and also inputs time information from the timer 120, The drive of the solenoid 72 of the unit 27 is controlled.

  The control means 23 controls the position of the locking lever 37 in the function of the first mode, which is the normal use mode in which the locking unit 27 is locked by driving the solenoid 72 on the condition that the locking lever 37 is in the locking position. Regardless of this, it has the function of the second mode for simultaneous locking that drives the solenoid 72 to lock the locking unit 27.

  Furthermore, in the first mode, the control unit 23 operates the locking unit 37 by operating the locking lever 37 on the condition that the door opening / closing detection unit 53 detects that the door 24 has been opened and then closed. The function of locking 27 and the function of unlocking the locking unit 27 when the depositing procedure is not completed within a predetermined time by the central control unit 15 after locking the locking unit 27 by operating the locking lever 37. . When the centralized control unit 15 does not complete the deposit procedure within a predetermined time, even if the centralized control unit 15 is operated, the predetermined procedure (for example, 20 seconds) has elapsed since the last operation without completing the deposit procedure. Or when the deposit procedure does not proceed, such as when the lock lever 37 is operated or a predetermined time has passed without any operation by the central control unit 15.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  First, an outline of use of the locker device 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the baggage depositing operation, the door 24 of the storage chamber 16 is normally closed but not locked. The user opens the door 24 of the storage room 16, puts luggage into the storage room 16, and closes the door 24. As a result, the microswitch 57 of the door opening / closing detection means 53 detects that the door 24 is once opened and then closed again (steps 1 and 2), and the control means 23 determines that the luggage has been deposited in the storage chamber 16. to decide.

  The user pulls the locking lever 37 down to the locking position. Thereby, it is detected by the micro switch 111 that the locking lever 37 has been pulled down to the locking position (step 3), and the control means 23 determines that the user has requested the locking after depositing the luggage.

  When the conditions of steps 1 to 3 are satisfied, the control means 23 transmits a locking signal to the corresponding locking unit 27 and drives the solenoid 72 of the locking unit 27 to lock the door 24 (step 4). At the same time, the locking lever 37 is held in the lower locking position.

  At this time, the control means 23 recognizes that the storage chamber 16 is in a temporarily locked state, but the mechanism of the locking unit 27 is not different from the normal locked state.

  Therefore, the control means 23 of the locker device 11 considers that the baggage has been deposited in the storage chamber 16 when the door 24 has been opened and then closed, and the door 24 is operated by operating the locking lever 37 thereafter. Temporarily lock. Therefore, even if the locking lever 37 is pulled down to the locking position without detecting the opening / closing of the door 24, the locking unit 27 is not locked and the locking lever 37 returns to the upper unlocking position. Thus, for example, in the case where the locking lever 37 is accidentally operated before depositing the luggage, it is considered that the locking lever 37 is often operated before the door 24 is opened and closed. In this case, it is possible to maintain a state in which luggage can be immediately deposited without locking. In addition, even in cases where the act of operating the locking lever 37 without intention to deposit the luggage is considered, it is considered that the locking lever 37 is often operated before the door 24 is opened and closed. In addition, it is possible to maintain a state where it is immediately provided to a regular user.

  After the luggage is put into the storage room 16 and the locking lever 37 is lowered to the locking position and the door 24 is temporarily locked, the user confirms the stored storage room 16 in the central control unit 15, puts in money, and unlocks the code. Perform predetermined deposit procedures such as receipt of printed receipts. When this depositing procedure is normally completed (step 5), the control means 23 puts the corresponding storage room 16 into a depositing state and recognizes that it is in the locked state. At this time, there is no mechanical change of the locking unit 27.

  On the other hand, when the deposit control is operated by the central control unit 15, when a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds) has elapsed since the last operation without completing the deposit procedure even if the central control unit 15 is operated, or locking When the depositing procedure is not completed by the central control unit 15, such as when a predetermined time has passed without the central control unit 15 operating after operating the lever 37, the control means 23 sends an unlock signal to the corresponding locking unit 27. Then, the solenoid 72 of the locking unit 27 is driven to release the temporary locking of the door 24 (step 6). With this unlocking, the unlocking lever 37 moves to the upper unlocking position and returns to a standby state in which the door 24 can be opened. Therefore, even if the door 24 is opened and closed and the locking lever 37 is operated even though there is no intention to deposit, if the depositing procedure is not completed within a predetermined time by the central control unit 15, the door 24 is opened. Can be unlocked.

  In addition, in the package removal operation, the central control unit 15 allows the user to specify a storage room 16 from which the package is to be taken out, enter an unlocking code, and perform a predetermined removal procedure such as payment of an additional fee if an excess charge has occurred. .

  When the take-out procedure is normally completed (step 7), the control means 23 transmits an unlocking signal to the corresponding locking unit 27 and drives the solenoid 72 of the locking unit 27 to unlock the door 24 (step 6). With this unlocking, the unlocking lever 37 moves to the upper unlocking position.

  The user opens the door 24, takes out the luggage from the storage room 16, and closes the door 24.

  The simultaneous locking will be described.

  The administrator of the locker device 11 performs simultaneous locking setting in the central control unit 15.

  The control means 23 searches the storage chambers 16 in the unlocked state (empty state), transmits a lock signal to the lock units 27, and locks the lock units 27.

  The storage chamber 16 being used and locked is left as it is, and the locking unit 27 is locked after the luggage is taken out.

  Next, the operation of the locking unit 27 will be described.

  FIG. 10A shows a state where the locking unit 27 is unlocked and the door 24 is opened.

  The solenoid 72 is in an unlocked state in which the plunger 73 has moved forward, the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 of the stopper body 74 are positioned at the front unlocking position, and the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 is attached to the slide plate 61. It is located above the unlocking permission portion 68. The lock member 44 is rotated to the upper unlocking angle by the bias of the spring 46, and the unlocking permitting portion 68 faces the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 and the slide plate 61 is allowed to move upward. Located in the upper unlocking position. The locking lever 37 and the lever bracket 102 are located at the upper unlocked position by the bias of the spring 110.

  When the door 24 is closed, the hook 26 of the door 24 is engaged with the groove portion 48 of the lock member 44, and the lock member 44 is rotated to the lower locking angle against the bias of the spring 46 by the pressure by the hook 26. At the same time, the slide plate 61 moves to the lower locking position in conjunction with the lock member 44. If the door 24 is opened from this state, the hook 26 moves forward, whereby the lock member 44 rotates to the upper unlocking angle, and the slide plate 61 also moves to the upper unlocking position.

  Next, a first mode that is a normal use mode of the locker device 11 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the user opens the door 24 of the empty accommodation chamber 16 where the user wants to put the luggage, puts the luggage into the accommodation chamber 16 and closes the door 24, the hook 26 of the door 24 engages with the groove 48 of the lock member 44, and the hook 26 The locking member 44 is rotated to the lower locking angle against the bias of the spring 46 by the pressing of, and the slide plate 61 is also moved to the lower locking position in conjunction with the locking member 44. The open / close detection lever 54 is pushed backward by the hook 26 of the door 24, the micro switch 57 is turned on, and the door open / close detection means 53 detects that the door 24 is in the closed state.

  Further, when the user pulls down the locking lever 37 to the lower locking position, the lever bracket 102 moves down to the lower locking position integrally with the locking lever 37 against the bias of the spring 110, and the lever bracket 102 The switch 111 is turned on to detect that the locking lever 37 has moved to the locking position. At this time, the bent piece 112 of the lever bracket 102 contacts the upright piece 66 of the slide plate 61 and pushes it downward further, and the lock member 44 is lowered to the lower limit position below the lock position via the slide plate 61. Further, the engagement between the hook 26 and the groove 48 of the lock member 44 is made more reliable.

  The micro switch 57 of the door opening / closing detection means 53 detects that the door 24 has been opened and then closed, and also detects that the door 24 is in the closed state, and the micro switch 111 has a locking lever. By detecting that 37 has moved to the locking position, the control means 23 drives the solenoid 72 to temporarily lock the locking unit 27. That is, when the solenoid 72 is driven to move the plunger 73 to the rearward locking position, the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 of the stopper body 74 integrally move to the rearward locking position, and the locking piece of the driven member 76 The locking member 44 that engages the hook 26 by restricting the slide plate 61 from moving up to the upper unlocking position by moving the 93 above the regulating portion 67 of the slide plate 61 moving to the lower locking position. Is temporarily locked in the locked state.

  At the same time, the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 also engages with the locking groove 114 on the upper side of the lever bracket 102 that has moved to the lower locking position, and the lever bracket 102 is unlocked upward by the bias of the spring 110. The movement to the position is restricted, and the locking lever 37 is held in the locking position. By holding the locking lever 37 in the locking position, it can be confirmed at a glance that the storage chamber 16 is in use.

  Further, when the user normally completes the predetermined deposit procedure at the central control unit 15, the locking unit 27 maintains the locked state and becomes the actual locking. Note that the temporary locking state and the actual locking state are mechanically the same state.

  In this way, when locking in the first mode, since the door 24 is opened and closed and the operation to the locking position of the locking lever 37 is a locking condition, the user can be surely checked for locking, Locking unintended by the user can be prevented, and at this time, since the holding means 116 for holding the locking lever 37 in the locking position is provided, the locking state can be easily confirmed by the position of the locking lever 37.

  Further, at the time of locking in the first mode, the bent piece 112 of the lever bracket 102 abuts against the standing piece 66 of the slide plate 61 and pushes down further downward, and the lock member 44 is locked via the slide plate 61. Therefore, the hook 26 and the groove portion 48 of the lock member 44 can be more reliably engaged with each other.

  Furthermore, the single solenoid 72 can realize both functions of holding the lock member 44 in the locked state and holding the lock lever 37 in the locked position. Therefore, the locking device 28 can be configured simply.

  In addition, when a predetermined removal procedure by the user is normally completed during the package removal operation, the control means 23 drives the solenoid 72 and unlocks the locking unit 27. That is, when the solenoid 72 is driven to move the plunger 73 into the forward unlocking position, the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 of the stopper body 74 are moved to the front unlocking position, and the locking piece of the driven member 76 is moved. 93 moves above the unlocking permission portion 68 of the slide plate 61, allows the slide plate 61 to rise to the upper unlocking position, and unlocks the locking unit 27.

  At the same time, the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 is disengaged from the upper locking groove 114 of the lever bracket 102, and the lever bracket 102 and the locking lever 37 are moved to the upper unlocking position by the bias of the spring 110 and unlocked. Can be confirmed.

  Therefore, the door 24 unlocked by the locking unit 27 can be opened.If the door 24 is moved in the opening direction, the hook 26 moves forward so that the lock member 44 is moved to the upper unlocking angle. While rotating, the slide plate 61 is also moved to the upper unlocking position, and the door 24 can be opened.

  Next, a second mode that is a simultaneous locking mode of the locker device 11 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the operation of the locker device 11, for example, it may be necessary to prohibit the deposit of luggage for a while due to the need for a special alert. In such a case, the administrator of the locker device 11 operates the central control unit 15 and performs an operation of simultaneously locking the locking units 27 in the empty storage chamber 16.

  In the second mode, which is a simultaneous locking mode of the locker device 11, when the door 24 is detected to be closed by the detection of the micro switch 57, the control means 23, regardless of the position of the locking lever 37, The solenoid 72 is driven and the locking unit 27 is locked. That is, when the solenoid 72 is driven to move the plunger 73 to the rearward locking position, the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 of the stopper body 74 integrally move to the rearward locking position, and the locking piece of the driven member 76 The lock member 44 that engages with the hook 26 by restricting the slide plate 61 from moving upward to the unlocking position of the slide plate 61 is moved above the restricting portion 67 of the slide plate 61 that has moved downward to the locking position. Is locked in the locked state. However, the locking unit 27 in the storage chamber 16 in use is excluded because it is already locked.

  At this time, since the locking lever 37 is normally in the upper unlocking position, the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 is engaged with the locking groove 115 on the lower side of the lever bracket 102 and locked via the lever bracket 102. The lever 37 is held in the unlocked position. As a result, it is possible to prevent the locking lever 37 of the locking unit 27 that is locked all at once from being tampered with.

  For the storage chamber 16 in use, the locking unit 27 is locked in the same manner as described above after the locking unit 27 is unlocked by the user's operation, the package is taken out, and the door 24 is closed.

  Thus, when locking in the second mode, automatic locking can be performed regardless of whether or not the locking lever 37 is operated. In particular, since the locking lever 37 is provided in the vicinity of the locking means 99 and is located away from the central control unit 15, it can be automatically locked regardless of whether or not the locking lever 37 is operated. It is possible to save time and effort and to lock all at once.

  Further, even when the locking lever 37 is in the unlocked position, the movement of the locking lever 37 is restricted and held in the unlocked position, so that unnecessary operation of the locking lever 37 can be prevented, and failure and malfunction can be prevented. .

  Further, when the administrator of the locker device 11 operates the central control unit 15 and performs an operation of releasing the simultaneous locking, the control means 23 drives the solenoid 72 and unlocks the locking unit 27. That is, when the solenoid 72 is driven to move the plunger 73 into the forward unlocking position, the main driving member 75 and the driven member 76 of the stopper body 74 are moved to the front unlocking position, and the locking piece of the driven member 76 is moved. 93 moves above the unlocking permission portion 68 of the slide plate 61, allows the slide plate 61 to rise to the upper unlocking position, and unlocks the locking unit 27.

  At the same time, the locking piece 93 of the driven member 76 is disengaged from the locking groove 115 on the lower side of the lever bracket 102 to allow the lever bracket 102 and the locking lever 37 to move.

  Therefore, the door 24 unlocked by the locking unit 27 can be opened.If the door 24 is moved in the opening direction, the hook 26 moves forward so that the lock member 44 is moved to the upper unlocking angle. While rotating, the slide plate 61 is also moved to the upper unlocking position, and the door 24 can be opened.

  Next, FIG. 11 shows a second embodiment of the locker locking device.

  The control means 23 is only for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) after detecting that the door 24 is opened and then closed by the micro switch 57 of the door opening / closing detection means 53. It has a function of locking the locking unit 27 by operating the locking lever 37.

  In the baggage depositing operation, the door 24 of the storage chamber 16 is normally closed but not locked. The user opens the door 24 of the storage room 16, puts luggage into the storage room 16, and closes the door 24. As a result, the microswitch 57 of the door opening / closing detection means 53 detects that the door 24 is once opened and then closed again (steps 11 and 12), and the control means 23 determines that the luggage has been deposited in the storage chamber 16. to decide.

  When it is detected by the micro switch 57 of the door opening / closing detection means 53 that the door 24 has been opened and then closed, the timer 120 starts measuring elapsed time (step 13).

  When the micro switch 111 detects that the locking lever 37 has been pulled down to the locking position by a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), the control means 23 After depositing the luggage, it is determined that normal deposit processing is started, and the process proceeds to the next step 15.

  If the locking lever 37 is not operated even after a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, the control means 23 determines that there is no intention to deposit, and returns to the initial state of step 1l.

  In this embodiment, the locking unit 27 is locked only when the door 24 changes from the open state to the closed state and the locking lever 37 is operated within a predetermined time. In addition to the effects of the embodiment, the following effects are achieved.

  The door 24 is always opened and closed when the package is taken out. In general, the locker device 11 continuously deposits and removes the locker device 11 from the single storage chamber 16. Therefore, in the first embodiment, at the time of standby that is not in the deposit state, in most cases, the operation waits for the operation of the locking lever 37 in step 3. At this time, if the locking lever 37 is operated without the intention of depositing the luggage, it is determined in step 3 that the operation is the normal locking lever 37 and the locking is performed.

  In contrast, in the second embodiment, since the locking lever 37 is enabled for a predetermined time after the door 24 is closed, the predetermined time has elapsed even when the door 24 is opened and closed when the package is taken out. In step 1l, the locking lever 37 is not effective unless the door 24 is opened and closed again. Therefore, unnecessary locking can be avoided in many cases where the locking lever 37 is operated without intention of depositing luggage.

  In the case of taking out the package once and then depositing the new package, if the locking lever 37 is operated before the predetermined time elapses, the process can proceed to the processing after step 15 as a normal deposit process.

  The processing in steps 15 to 18 is the same as the processing in steps 4 to 7 in the first embodiment described above, and will be omitted.

  In the first mode, the locking member 44 is lowered to the lower limit position of the locking position by the bent piece 112 of the lever bracket 102, and the engagement between the hook 26 and the groove portion 48 of the locking member 44 is made more reliable. However, even when the bent piece 112 is not formed on the lever bracket 102, the driven member 76 regulates the rise of the slide plate 61, so that the locked state can be sufficiently maintained.

  Further, the driving means of the locking unit 27 is not limited to the solenoid 72, and for example, a pulse motor that is locked at the stop position may be used.

  Further, the locking operation means is not limited to the locking lever 37, and may be, for example, a rotary knob.

It is a flowchart of the locking operation | movement in the locking device of the locker which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of a locking device same as the above. It is a front view of the locker device to which a locking device same as the above is applied. It is a perspective view of the accommodating part unit of a locker apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view from the front direction of a locking device same as the above. It is a perspective view from the back direction of a locking device same as the above. It is a perspective view from the back direction which omitted a part of locking device same as the above. It is a perspective view of the disassembled state of the slide plate and lever bracket of a locking device same as the above. It is a perspective view of the disassembled state of the solenoid and stopper body of a locking device same as the above. The side view of a locking device same as the above is shown, (a) is a side view in the unlocked state, (b) is a side view in the locked state in the first mode, and (c) is a side view in the locked state in the second mode. is there. It is a flowchart of the locking operation | movement in the locking device of the locker which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

15 Central control unit as operation unit
23 Control means
24 doors
27 Electric lock
28 Locking device
37 Locking lever as a means of locking confirmation
53 Door open / close detection means

Claims (3)

A door opening / closing detection means for detecting the open state and the closed state of the locker door;
An electric lock for locking the door;
Locking confirmation means operated when locking the door;
Control means for locking the electric lock by operating the locking confirmation means on condition that the door opening / closing detection means detects that the door has been opened after being opened. The locker locking device characterized by the above-mentioned. The control means is characterized in that the electric lock is locked by operating the lock confirmation means only for a predetermined time after the door opening / closing detection means detects that the door has been opened and then closed. The locking device for the locker according to claim 1. It has an operation unit for depositing after operating the lock confirmation means,
3. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein after the electric lock is locked by operating the lock confirmation unit, the electric lock is unlocked when a deposit procedure is not completed within a predetermined time by the operation unit. Locker locking device.

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