JP2010024827A - Electric lock - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance safety and security in an electric lock having a plurality lock sections capable of being mechanically locked/unlocked. <P>SOLUTION: The electric lock has at least two lock sections 1 which can be electrically locked/unlocked, has a cylinder and capable of being mechanically locked/unlocked by a key. Unless all the lock sections are unlocked within a specified time after any one of the lock sections is unlocked, the unlocked lock sections are electrically locked. Even though the lock can be locked/unlocked by the key, unless at least two lock sections are unlocked within a specified time, the lock sections once unlocked are locked again. Therefore, all the lock sections can hardly be unlocked by picking. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric lock, and more particularly to an electric lock having a cylinder that can be mechanically opened and closed by a key or thumb turn.

  An electric lock that does not have a cylinder for mechanical opening and closing with a key is extremely advantageous in terms of crime prevention because it is not unlocked by so-called picking. Then, there is a possibility that the house is locked out at the time of a power failure, and even if a battery for compensating for the power failure is attached, there is a concern that the battery is locked out at the time of battery failure. Although some batteries have a function to warn when the battery is nearly exhausted and the battery is almost exhausted, if the warning is neglected, or the warning means itself becomes abnormal, it will be locked out. It may occur.

  On the other hand, an electric lock that has a cylinder and can be opened and closed with a key can be opened and closed with a key in the event of a power failure, so there is no risk of locking out, but it is unlocked by picking. There is a problem in crime prevention.

  Therefore, an electric lock having a cylinder that can be opened and closed by a key is provided with at least two lock portions that can be electrically opened and closed and that can be opened and closed by a key.

  However, if it is electrically locked, it is possible to simultaneously lock a plurality of lock portions. However, when mechanically locking for some reason, it is necessary to perform a locking operation on each of the plurality of lock portions. In addition, this annoyance sometimes leads to an unfavorable situation for crime prevention in which only one lock is locked.

  In addition, although there are two lock parts, both can still be unlocked by picking, so they still have problems in crime prevention, while eliminating the problem of locking out at the time of power failure. It is desired to have a higher safety.

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  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and is intended to provide an electric lock with improved usability in a device having a plurality of lock portions that can be mechanically opened and closed. It is another object to provide an electric lock that is possible and has high security in crime prevention.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an electric lock according to the present invention includes at least two lock portions that can be electrically opened and closed and have a cylinder that can be mechanically opened and closed by a key. If all the lock parts are not unlocked within a predetermined time after being locked, the unlocked lock parts are electrically locked. It can be locked and unlocked using a key in the event of a power failure, thus eliminating the possibility of being locked out, and when locking mechanically for any reason, lock one lock. If so, the other lock portions are automatically locked. Although it can be opened and closed with a key, if at least two lock parts are not unlocked within a predetermined time, the unlocked lock part is returned to the locked state, so that all the lock parts are unlocked by picking. It is unlikely to be locked.

  And if any lock part is unlocked within a predetermined time after all the lock parts are unlocked, an alarm will be output if the lock part is not locked electrically. An alarm will be output, and the safety will be further improved.

  In the present invention, if one locking part is locked when performing mechanical locking, the other locking parts are automatically locked, so that it is easy to use and saves the trouble of performing mechanical locking. Moreover, it can prevent that another lock part remains in an unlocked state, and can improve crime prevention.

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  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an example of an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, this electric lock includes a dead bolt 11 and a cylinder 12 that has a key hole 120 and causes the dead bolt 11 to protrude and retract. And two locking parts 1 comprising a drive part 13 for electrically rotating the cylinder 12, each of the locking parts 1, 1 detects whether it is in a locked state or an unlocked state. Detection means 14, 14 are provided. The two drive units 13 and 13 and the two detection units 14 and 14 are connected to the control circuit 2. In the figure, 20 is a locking / unlocking switch, 21 is a power supply unit, and 4 is an alarm device.

  If there is an unlocking input by the locking / unlocking switch 20, the control circuit 2 drives the driving units 13, 13 of the two locking parts 1, 1 to perform unlocking, and the locking input by the locking / unlocking switch 20 is performed. If there is, the drive parts 13 and 13 of the two lock parts 1 and 1 are driven to perform locking.

  When the lock is unlocked by inserting a key into the keyhole 120 and rotating the cylinder 12, the control circuit 2 performs the following control. That is, the unlocking of the two locking parts 1 and 1 by the key is performed with a time difference, but as shown in FIG. 3, the unlocking of the one locking part 1 is performed and the unlocking by the detecting means 14 is performed. When the detection output enters the control circuit 2, the control circuit 2 starts counting time. If the unlocking detection output by the detecting means 14 does not enter the control circuit 2 within the predetermined time t1 and the unlocking detection output from the detecting means 14 does not enter the control circuit 2, the control circuit 2 drives the unlocked locking unit 1. The unit 13 is locked by outputting a locking output.

  The opening and closing of the two lock portions 1 and 1 with the key can be completed within a short time, and the state where only one lock portion 1 is unlocked does not continue for a long time, but by picking When unlocking, it is difficult to unlock the two lock portions 1 and 1 together within a short time, and only one of the lock portions 1 is unlocked for a long time. Therefore, when one of the lock portions 1 is unlocked and the other lock portion 1 is not unlocked within a predetermined time, the already unlocked lock portion 1 is returned to the locked state, thereby improving security in crime prevention. Can be secured.

  The predetermined time t1 is preferably about 30 seconds to 1 minute, assuming that the elderly perform mechanical unlocking operations in order from the outdoor side. However, the present invention is not limited to this time.

  In addition, the unlocking operation by picking the other lock portion 1 was performed so that the dead bolt 11 of the lock portion 1 unlocked by picking did not come out or the cylinder 12 did not rotate. In this case, the lock portion 1 that has already been unlocked cannot be electrically locked. For this reason, the control circuit 2 operates the alarm device 3 when the lock detection output is not output from the detection means 14 and 14 even though the lock output is output from the control circuit 2 here.

  A detection member for detecting the state of the drive unit 13 for electrical opening / closing, for example, a detection member (not shown) for detecting drive current is provided, and an abnormality detection output (abnormal current detection output) by the detection member at the time of electrical locking. May be input to the control circuit 2, the control circuit 2 may activate the alarm device 4.

  In addition, when the plurality of lock portions 1 and 1 are in an unlocked state, the control circuit 2 has a predetermined lock as shown in FIG. 1 when any one lock portion 1 is mechanically locked by a key or thumb turn. The lock output is output to the drive unit 13 of the lock unit 1 in another unlocked state within the time t2. Since it shifts to the locked state without performing the mechanical locking operation on the other locking portions 1, the trouble of the mechanical locking operation can be saved and the other locking portions 1 remain in the unlocked state. It is something that never ends.

  However, after mechanically locking one of the plurality of lock parts 1, the time required until the other lock part 1 is electrically automatically locked is confirmed by the user whether or not the lock is automatically locked. In order to shorten the waiting time, the required time t2 in this case is preferably about 1 second. In addition, here, when locking is not performed with the above-described locking output, an alarm output is output to notify the user that the other locking portions 1 are not locked.

  By the way, the control circuit 2 cannot perform the control based only on the current state of the lock portion 1 and needs information on whether the immediately previous state is locked or unlocked. Is provided with a storage unit for storing the immediately preceding state, and when the state of the detecting means 14 lock portion 1 is changed, the next operation is determined with reference to the immediately preceding state. In this case, the execution operation is switched according to the recording state of the table by using the one that records the state immediately before and the current state of each lock part 1 and the opening / closing state of the door as a table. The detection output of the detecting means 14 that can detect both the locked state and the unlocked state is when the transition is made from the locked state to the unlocked state, or when the unlocked state is shifted to the locked state. Although the signal indicating the locked state and the signal indicating the unlocked state are based on the internal mechanism and detection method of the lock, both signals are output with a slight deviation as shown in FIG. The control circuit 2 adopts a signal at the time when a required time T (for example, 10 ms) has elapsed since the output becomes inconsistent, so that the immediately preceding state and the current state can be reliably recognized. Be able to That.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lock part 2 Control circuit 11 Dead bolt 12 Cylinder 13 Drive part 14 Detection means

Claims (2)

  For electric locks that have at least two locks that can be opened and closed electrically, and that can be mechanically opened and closed with a key, all locks are released within a specified time after either lock is unlocked. An electric lock characterized in that if the part is not unlocked, the unlocked lock part is electrically locked.   The electric lock according to claim 1, wherein an alarm is output when all of the lock portions are not unlocked within a predetermined time after any of the lock portions is unlocked.

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