JP2009133063A - Electronic lock type cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve security of an electronic lock when locking or unlocking it. <P>SOLUTION: This electronic lock type cabinet 1a is constituted by arranging drawers 7 formed and partitioned as storage spaces for notebook PC 5 at eight steps vertically inside a cabinet main body 3. Each drawer 7 is provided with a tray 11 storing one notebook PC 5 laid transversely through an opened upper face and having shallow bottom, an opening and closing means 13 for letting the tray 11 slide freely between two positions, i.e. a storage position and a taking-in-and-out position on a front side of the cabinet main body 3, and the known electronic lock 15 constituted to lock or unlock the opening and closing means 13 of the drawer 7 by remote control operation by a driving motor to permit or prevent the slide of the tray 11 at the storage position. A card reader 17 for IC card 16 and ten keys 18 for password are provided on a front face of a controller 21. ID, the number of drawer, and period of validity as required are registered in the IC card 16 in advance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic lock cabinet in which a storage space for articles to be stored is partitioned in a cabinet body, and an electronic lock provided in an opening / closing means for the storage space is controlled to be unlocked.

  In the conventional electric lock cabinet, control of the electric lock is permitted by a password or an ID of an IC card. For example, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a specific ID or password is associated with the drawer electric lock, and when the ID and password are input, the corresponding drawer is unlocked and can be used.

JP 2004-107883 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, when it is desired to cancel the use of a specific ID, it is necessary to delete the registration of this ID. If this deletion operation is forgotten or the deletion timing is delayed, there is a problem in that the ID may be abused during that period and the cabinet may be used illegally.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic lock cabinet that can improve the security of the locking and unlocking operation of the electronic lock.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an electronic lock cabinet according to the invention of claim 1 is configured such that a storage space for articles to be stored is partitioned in the cabinet body, and the electronic lock provided in the opening / closing means of the storage space is applied by the control means. An electronic lock cabinet for controlling a lock, wherein the control means includes a reading means for reading card information including an ID, a storage space number and an expiration date from an IC card, and a password input means. When the registered password is included in the pre-registered article identification information, the electronic lock corresponding to the article to be stored is controlled to be unlocked.

  The electronic lock cabinet according to the invention of claim 2 is configured such that at least one ID among a plurality of IDs is used in a plurality of storage spaces.

  According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, since the parameter of the expiration time is newly added as a condition for authenticating the locking / unlocking operation of the electronic lock in addition to the ID and password, the security of the locking / unlocking operation of the electronic lock Can be improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B show an electronic lock cabinet according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is an AA cross-sectional view, and FIG. 1C is a BB cross-sectional view. Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic lock cabinet 1a includes eight vertical drawers 7 that form a compartment as a storage space for a notebook personal computer (notebook PC) 5 that is an object to be stored in a cabinet body 3 having a vertically long cubic shape. They are arranged side by side.

  Each drawer 7 has a shallow bottom tray 11 that can store a notebook PC 5 from the open top side, a storage position that closes the top surface of the tray 11 inside the cabinet body 3, and a top surface of the tray 11. An opening / closing position that allows the notebook PC 5 to be inserted / removed with respect to the outside of the cabinet body 3 and an opening / closing means 13 that allows the tray 11 to slide to the front side of the cabinet body 3 between these two positions. ing.

  Further, the drawer 7 can be pulled out by remote operation with a drive motor or solenoid (not shown) or manual operation with an individual key (not shown) so as to permit or prevent sliding of the tray 11 in the storage position. A known electronic lock 15 configured to be able to be locked and unlocked is provided.

  The control device 21 is configured to be able to communicate data such as an ID read from the IC card 16 and a password manually entered with the numeric keypad 18 as data, and the electronic lock 15 is unlocked by remotely operating the drive motor. The lock can be controlled. Further, the control device 21 can be controlled so that the electronic lock 15 of any drawer 7 can be locked and unlocked at any time by a predetermined operation by the cabinet administrator. As the control device 21, for example, a management PC provided on the upper surface of the cabinet body 3 is used.

  Further, on the front surface of the control device 21, a card reader 17 that is a reading unit for the IC card 16 and a numeric keypad 18 that is a password input unit are provided. The card reader 17 shown in FIG. 2 reads the data such as the ID stored in the IC card 16 in a non-contact manner and sends it to the control device (control means) 21 by bringing the IC card 16 closer (shaded portion). It is configured. Also, the numeric keypad 18 shown in the figure is configured to be sent to the control device 21 as numeric data in the order of pressing the numeric buttons.

The locking / unlocking operation (S1) of the electronic lock 15 in the cabinet 1a having the above configuration will be described.
The cabinet user is lent out with one drawer 7 selected by the cabinet manager, and is also lent with an IC card 16 for locking and unlocking the electronic lock 15.
As shown in FIG. 3, the drawer number No. 1-No. Each of the eight IC cards 16, 16,... Lent to correspond to the eight drawers 7, 7,... Has a card writer (not shown) with an ID, a withdrawal number, and an expiration date if necessary. Registered in In particular, multiple ID numbers are set for one ID.

  The cabinet user brings the IC card 16 close to the card reader 17 to read the ID or the like in order to unlock the electronic lock of the drawer 7. For example, the cabinet user is given a number no. When one drawer 7 is lent out, the card reader 17 reads the ID “10001”, the drawer number “1”, and the expiration date “2006/10/1 to 2006/10/15” and sends them to the control device 21. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control device 21 first determines whether or not an expiration date has been set (S1-1). When the expiration date is set, it is determined whether or not the current date and time is within the expiration date (S1-2). If the expiration date is not set, the determination in S1-2 is not performed. If it is within the expiration date, it is determined whether the ID and password are correct (S1-3). Here, the password is input by the ten key 18. If both are correct, the cabinet user currently in operation is given authentication as a legitimate person (S1-4). When the authentication is given, the control device 21 receives the number no. The drive motor of the one drawer 7 is remotely controlled to control the unlocked electronic lock 15 to unlock (S1-5).
Here, the IDs of all IC cards used in this cabinet and the corresponding passwords are registered in the control device 21 in advance.

  In addition, the control device 21 is not within the expiration date (S1-2), when the password is not input within a predetermined time (S1-3), or when the password is different from the registered one (S1-4). Does not perform the unlocking operation. Similarly, when the electronic lock is unlocked, the locking operation is controlled by the steps S1-1 to S1-5.

  Here, the ID registered in the IC card 16 is automatically deleted after the expiration date. When a plurality of expiration dates are set for one ID, the expiration date is deleted after all the expiration dates have expired.

  According to the cabinet 1a having the above-described configuration, since a new parameter of the expiration date is added as a condition for authenticating the unlocking operation of the electronic lock in addition to the ID and password, the ID is used to cancel the use of a specific ID. Even if the registration operation is deleted, even if the deletion operation is forgotten or the timing for deletion is delayed, it is possible to reduce the possibility of the ID being misused during that period and the cabinet being used illegally. Security can be improved for the unlocking operation.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, As shown below, it is also possible to change suitably the shape and structure of each part in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.
(1) When the expiration date of the IC card expires, only the password may be deleted leaving the ID.
(2) Only the ID may be registered in the IC card, and the corresponding password, drawer number, and expiration date may be registered in the control device 21 in association with the ID of the IC card. In such a case, it is not necessary to delete the registration by writing to the IC card, and it is only necessary to delete the registration in the control device 21 only.
(3) The articles to be stored are not limited to notebook PCs, and documents, books, desktop PCs, hubs, routers, and the like are applicable. At this time, the storage space is appropriately changed in size and shape in accordance with the size of the article.
(4) In this cabinet, the storage space is not limited to the upper and lower rows, and a plurality of rows may be provided on the left and right.
(5) The cabinet may be used as a storage location for a rental storage target device.

The block diagram of the electronic lock type cabinet which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is AA sectional drawing, (c) is BB sectional drawing. It is an external view of a card reader and a numeric keypad. It is a list which shows the setting content of card information. It is a flowchart of an electric lock locking / unlocking operation.

Explanation of symbols

  1 .... Electronic lock type cabinet, 3 .... Cabinet body, 5 .... Notebook PC (storage device), 7 .... Drawer (storage space), 11 .... Tray, 13 .... Opening / closing means, 15 .... Electronic lock , 16 .. IC card, 17 .. card reader, 18 .. numeric keypad, 21... Control device (control means).

Claims (2)

A storage space for articles to be stored is defined inside the cabinet body, and an electronic lock cabinet that controls locking / unlocking of the electronic lock provided in the opening / closing means of the storage space by the control means,
The control means
A reading means for reading card information comprising an ID, a storage space number and an expiration date from the IC card, and a password input means,
When the read card information and the input password are included in the pre-registered article identification information, the electronic lock corresponding to the article to be stored is locked and unlocked.
Electronic lock cabinet characterized by that. Among the plurality of IDs, at least one ID is
Used for multiple storage spaces,
The electronic lock type cabinet according to claim 1.

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