JP3199631B2 - Electric lock control device and electric lock control system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric lock control device for controlling an electric lock and an electric lock control system using the electric lock control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an electric lock control system for controlling an electric lock installed at an entrance door of a building, a centralized monitoring control for connecting a plurality of electric lock control devices and a card reader to a central management device via a signal line. Systems are known.
When unlocking an electric lock in this system, a card carried by a visitor of a building is inserted into a card reader of the electric lock to be unlocked. Then, the electric lock control device captures the identification data stored in the card, confirms that the identification data matches data set in advance in the electric lock control device for verification, and when the two data match. Only unlock the connected electric lock.

Each electric lock control device must store, as setting data, electric lock data unique to the electric lock to be controlled, in addition to the collation data. This setting data is downloaded from, for example, the central management device to each electric lock control device when the system is started, and is stored in each electric lock control device. Further, the central management device also stores all the setting data of each of the electric lock control devices. When the setting data of the electric lock control device is changed, the setting data to be changed is downloaded from the central management device to each electric lock control device. Furthermore, during the operation of the system, the operation status and the like are transmitted from each electric lock control device to the central management device, and the operation status of the entire electric lock control system and the setting data of each electric lock control device are managed by the central management device. Was.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional electric lock control system, the setting data of each electric lock control device is centrally set in the central management unit when the system is started up. Efficient. On the other hand, since the setting data must be changed from the fixed central control device, the optimum data is set while checking the operation status of the electric lock at the place where each electric lock control device is installed. There was a problem that it was not possible.

To cope with this, there has been proposed an electric lock control system in which setting data can be set in each electric lock control device. However, in this system, even when the system is started, data has to be individually set in each electric lock control device, so that there is a problem that the efficiency of the system starting operation is low.

According to the present invention, in an electric lock control device connected to a signal line to constitute an electric lock control system, setting data of another electric lock control device connected to the signal line is transmitted from an arbitrary electric lock control device. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric lock control device capable of setting. Further, the present invention provides an electric lock control system in which a plurality of electric lock control devices are connected to a signal line, and setting data of each electric lock control device can be set by an arbitrary electric lock control device. It is intended to do so.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object. In the first aspect of the present invention, the connection is made based on the locking / unlocking control signal output by the locking / unlocking operation of the input means and the setting data for controlling the electric lock stored in the setting data storage means. In an electric lock control device that controls an electric lock, a communication unit that is connected to a signal line and communicates with another electric lock control device connected to the signal line, and when setting data is input from the input unit, a setting is performed. Setting data management means for storing and transmitting data; and when the setting data received from the setting data management means and connected to the communication means is data relating to the electric lock of the user, the setting data is stored in the A network management means for storing the setting data in the setting data storage means and transmitting the data to the signal line from the communication means when the data is related to another electric lock; Is connected, when it receives its own configuration data via the signal line from another electric lock control device, provided a self-apparatus management means for storing the setting data in the setting data storage means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention described above, an electric lock control system is constituted by a plurality of electric lock control devices, and any of the electric lock control devices is connected to the electric lock control system. The electric lock data of another electric lock control device can be set. Therefore, it is possible to set the data while checking the operation status of the electric lock at the place where each electric lock control device is installed, without specially providing a device for setting the setting data.

In a second aspect of the present invention, the first
The electric lock control device according to the above aspect, further comprising: a signal generating unit connected to the communication unit and transmitting a signal including network information to the signal line via the communication unit; and a network map, Means are
Network information from another electric lock control device and network information of its own electric lock control device received by the communication means are stored in the network map.

According to the second aspect, the network information of the electric lock control device constituting the electric lock control system can be stored in the network map. By referring to this network map, information on each electric lock of the electric lock control system can be confirmed. In a third aspect of the present invention, the signal generation means is a system participation request signal generation means for outputting a system participation request signal including network information, the signal generation means being connected to the communication means, and A system participation permission signal generating means for transmitting a system participation permission signal to the line;
The network management means starts network management when a signal instructing network management is input from the input means, stops the operation of the system participation request signal generation means, and sets the communication means to another electric lock control device. When the system participation request signal is received from the system controller, the system participation permission signal generation means generates a system participation permission signal for the other electric lock control device, and the self-management means starts the network management by the network management means. When the communication means receives a system participation permission signal for its own device beforehand, it starts self-device management and stops the operation of the system participation request signal generating means.

According to the third aspect, a network map can be automatically created. In a fourth aspect of the present invention, the electric lock control system is configured by connecting a plurality of the electric lock control apparatuses of the first to third aspects described above and connecting an electric lock to each electric lock control apparatus.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the electric lock control device and the electric lock control system. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an electric lock control device, which controls locking and unlocking of a connected electric lock 2. A plurality of electric lock control devices 1, 1, 1 are connected to a common signal line 3 to constitute an electric lock control system. In the figure, 1
Only the internal configuration of one electric lock control device 1 is shown, and the illustration of the internal configuration of the other electric lock control devices 1 and 1 is omitted. Also,
This electric lock control system does not include a central management device.

Next, the configuration of the electric lock control device 1 will be described. An input unit 11 has a card reader and a numeric keypad. Reference numeral 12 denotes a setting data storage unit, which stores setting data for controlling the electric lock 2. 13
Is an electric lock control means. When an unlocking control signal is inputted from the input means 11, this signal and the setting data storage means 1
2 is compared with the setting data stored in the electronic lock 2, and if they match, the locking / unlocking of the electric lock 2 is controlled.

Numeral 14 denotes communication means connected to the signal line 3;
Communication with other electric lock control devices 1 and 1 is executed. The communication means 14 includes a system participation permission signal generating means 15
, Network management means 16 and self-device management means 1
7 and the system participation request signal generating means 19 are connected. A setting data management unit 18 is connected between the input unit 11 and the network management unit 16, and a network map 20 is connected to the network management unit 16.

The electric lock control device 1, 1 having the configuration described above
Is connected to the signal line 3, and when the power of each electric lock control device 1, 1 is turned on, the system participation request signal generating means 19 of each electric lock control device 1, 1 generates a system participation request signal, The signal is transmitted to the signal line 3 via the communication unit 14. This system participation request signal includes network information such as the address of the device and the device code.

When a signal for instructing network management is input from the input unit 11 in any electric lock control device 1, the network management unit 16 of the device starts network management. The network management unit 16 that has started network management records its own network information in the network map 20 and stops the operation of its own system participation request signal generation unit 19. When the communication unit 14 receives a system participation request signal from another electric lock control device, the communication unit 14 records network information included in the signal on the network map 20. Then, the system participation permission signal generating means 15 outputs a system participation permission signal to the other electric lock control device to the signal line 3.

The self-device management means 17 is required to execute network management before its own network management means 16 starts network management.
When the communication unit 14 receives the system participation permission signal for the own electric lock control device output from the other electric lock control device 1, the self-device management for managing only the own device is started. Self-device management means 1 that started self-device management
7 is a system participation request signal generating means 19 of its own device.
Stop the operation of. Then, it waits for the communication means 14 to receive its own electric lock data.

According to the operation described above, in the electric lock control device 1 to which the signal for instructing the network management is inputted by the input means 11, the network management means 16 starts the network management, and each electric lock control device in the electric lock system. A network map in which network information of 1, 1 is recorded is created. On the other hand, other electric lock control devices 1,
In 1, the own device management means 17 starts managing the own device and waits for reception of the setting data.

The setting of the setting data of each of the electric lock controllers 1 and 1 at the start of the electric lock system is performed by the network control unit 1 from which the network management unit 16 has started the network management, that is, the network management by the input unit 11. Is performed in the electric lock control device 1 instructing the operation. In addition,
The setting data includes “power-on time” and “operation mode” according to the type of the electric lock 2 connected to itself or the installation state of the electric lock.
Electric lock data such as “locking / unlocking retention period” and collation data at the time of locking / unlocking operation are included.

In this electric lock control device, after confirming the contents of the network map 20, the setting data of each electric lock 2, 2, 2 connected to the signal line 3 is inputted from the input means 11. The input setting data is stored in the setting data management means 18 and sent to the network management means 16. The network management means 16 determines whether or not the setting data sent from the setting data management means 18 is data relating to its own electric lock. Is stored in the setting data storage means 12. If the setting data is related to another electric lock, the communication means 14 transfers the setting data to the signal line 3.

In the other electric lock control device 1, that is, the electric lock control device 1 in which the self-device management unit 17 starts operating, when the communication unit 14 receives the setting data, the self-device management unit 17 sets the setting data. It is determined whether or not the data is its own setting data. If the data is its own setting data, the setting data is stored in the setting data storage unit 12. When the initial setting of the setting data is completed, the electric lock control system starts normal operation. The modification of the setting data after the operation can be performed in any electric lock control device 1. The details will be described later.

According to the setting data setting method described above, data is set in an arbitrary electric lock control device while confirming the operation status of the electric lock at a place where each electric lock control device is installed. You can do it. A more specific configuration and operation of the electric lock control devices 1 and 1 of FIG. 1 will be further described.

FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration of an electric lock control system for controlling electric locks installed at entrance doors on each floor of a four-story building 6. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 2 denotes an electric lock, which is installed at an entrance door on each floor and connected to the electric lock control device 4. Each electric lock control device 4 is connected to a common signal line 3. An operating device 5 corresponding to each electric lock control device 4
Are connected to the signal line 3.

The electric lock control device 4 has a part of the functions of the electric lock control device 1 of FIG.
The electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 have functions similar to those of the electric lock control device 1 of FIG. 1 by exchanging signals via the signal line 3. FIGS. 3 and 4 show specific configurations of the electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 of FIG. The electric lock control device 4 of FIG. 3 has a communication interface 41 connected to the signal line 3, an electric lock control interface 42 connected to the electric lock 2, a ROM 43, a RAM 44, and an address switch 45 composed of a dip switch. Is CPU
46. Further, the power supply device 47 is provided.

The operating device 5 shown in FIG. 4 includes a communication interface 51 connected to the signal line 3, a display unit 52, an address switch 53 including a dip switch, a ROM 54, and a RAM.
55, a numeric keypad input section 56, and a card reader section 57, which are connected to the CPU 58. In addition, a power supply device 59 is provided. The operating device 5 is provided outside the entrance door.

The electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 having the above configuration
Will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of each electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 when the electric lock control system starts up. All the electric lock control devices 4 and the operating devices 5 are connected to the signal line 3, and the address switch 45 of the electric lock control device 4 and the address switch 53 of the operating device 5 are connected.
Power supply 47, 5
When 9 is input, the flow of FIGS. 5 and 6 starts. Note that an address including the same door code is set in the electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 corresponding to the same electric lock 2.

In step S 1, each electric lock control device 4 and each operating device 5 send a system participation request signal to the signal line 3. In step S2, it is determined whether or not a network management request signal has been received.
Then, it is determined whether or not a system participation permission signal has been received. If not, the process returns to step S1 to transmit a system participation request signal. Therefore, if neither the network management request signal nor the system participation permission signal is received, the electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 continue to transmit the system participation request signal.

In an arbitrary operating device 5, a card reader 57 reads a responsible card, and a ten-key input unit 56
When the responsible person code is input in step (1), a network management request signal including the responsible person card information and the responsible person code is transmitted to the electric lock control device 4 having the same door code through the signal line 3. Hereinafter, the operating device on which this operation has been performed is referred to as a “start-up operating device”, and the electric lock control device having the same door code is referred to as a “network management electric lock control device”. The responsible person card is an ID card possessed by a person who manages the electric lock control system, and is used when starting up the system and when changing electric lock data described later.

In this electric lock control system, there is a user card which is owned by a user of the building and is used for locking or unlocking an entrance door, separately from the responsible card. These ID cards are not limited to IC cards, magnetic cards,
Any device that can store data, such as a portable storage device such as an optical card and an electronic organizer, can be used.

In the network management electric lock control device 4 and the start-up operating device 5, the transmission of the system participation request signal is stopped by proceeding from step S2 to step S3. In step S3, the address of the start-up operation device 5, the responsible person card information, and the responsible person code (for example, a four-digit password) included in the network management request signal are stored in the RAMs 44,
5 is stored.

In step S4, the network management electric lock control device 4 sends to the start-up operation device 5 display information indicating that a network map is being created and a system participation permission signal. Start-up operation device 5 receiving this display information
Then, a message “Network map is being created” is displayed on the display unit 52. The operator who sees this display confirms that the network management request has been transmitted to the electric lock control device 4, and waits until the creation of the network map is completed.

In steps S5 and S8, the system waits until a system participation request signal is received from another electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 until 10 seconds have elapsed. When a system participation request signal is received from another electric lock control device 4 or the operating device 5 in step S5, the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6, a system participation permission signal for the electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 is transmitted to the signal line 3.

In step S7, the electric lock control device 4 is obtained from the network information contained in the system participation request signal.
And the address of the operating device 5 and the device code (the type code of the electric lock control device and the operating device) are stored. By repeating this, the addresses and device codes of all the devices connected to the signal line 3 are stored. The other electric lock control device 4
When the controller 5 receives the system participation permission signal, it stops sending the system participation request signal in step S20 described later, so that the sending of the system participation request is stopped in all devices.

In step S8, when 10 seconds have elapsed, it is determined that the addresses and device codes of all the electric lock control devices 4 and the operating devices 5 connected to the electric lock control system have been stored, and the process proceeds to step S9. In step S9, a network map is created from the stored addresses and device codes, stored in the RAM 44, and the contents of the network map are displayed on the display unit 53 of the start-up operation device 5.

Here, the network map is a network management table for managing network information such as device codes and addresses of all devices connected to the signal line 3. It is a management table that is referred to when checking whether communication with each connected device can be normally performed, or when specifying an electric lock control device installed on the door using a door code. .

In step S10, the process waits until a confirmation signal is received. The operator checks the contents of the network map displayed on the display unit 52 of the start-up operation device 5. here,
If the content to be installed and the displayed content match,
The operator presses down the confirmation button on the numeric keypad input unit 56. When a confirmation signal due to this depression is received, step S1
Proceed to 1. If they do not match, it is an error in the installation work of the device, so it is necessary to check the connection condition and the equipment and restart the operation from the beginning.

In step S11, data setting screen information is sent to the start-up operation device 5. This data setting screen information is transmitted to each electric lock control device 4 and each operating device 5 connected to the signal line 3. In the start-up operation device 5, a data setting screen is displayed on the display unit 52. The data setting screen is a screen for setting data in each electric lock control device 4 and each operating device 5.

The types of electric locks include an instantaneous energizing unlocking type, energizing locking type, energizing unlocking type, and the like. The energizing time refers to an energizing time to the electric lock solenoid. The operation mode refers to an automatic locking mode or a locking / unlocking reverse mode. The lock / unlock holding time refers to the time required to change the unlocked state to the locked state when the automatic locking mode is set.

In step S12, the operator inputs the above-mentioned setting data in accordance with the screen guidance. In step S13, the start-up operating device 5 determines whether or not the setting data is the electric lock data for itself. If it is the setting data, the setting data is stored in the RAM 55 in step S17. On the other hand, if it is the setting data of another device, it is transferred to the signal line 3 together with the responsible person card information and the responsible person code. When the network management electric lock control device 4 receives its own setting data, it stores the setting data in the RAM 44.

Until the data setting for all devices is completed,
Steps S12, 13, 14, 15, and 17 are repeated, and when all settings are completed, the process proceeds from step S15 to step S16, where an operation start signal for setting all the devices connected to the signal line 3 to the operation state is output. Send out. Thus, the start-up operation of the network management electric lock control device 4 and the start-up operation device 5 is completed.

On the other hand, when the electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5 that have not received the network management request signal in step S2 receive the system participation permission signal transmitted to the signal line 3 in step S6, the operation proceeds to step S2.
From 0, the process proceeds to step S21, and only the management of the own device is performed. By proceeding to step S21, the electric lock control device 4 and the operating device 5, which perform self-device management, stop sending the system participation request signal and wait until their own setting data is received.

In step S21, when the self-setting data transmitted in step S6 is received, the process proceeds to step S21.
At 22, the setting data is stored in the RAM 44 or 55. Thereafter, it waits until an operation start signal is received in step S23, and upon receiving the operation start signal transmitted in step S16, ends the operations in FIGS. 5 and 6 and starts normal operation.

By the operation described above, the network management electric lock control device 4 and the start-up operation device 5 start up all the electric lock control devices 4 and the operation devices 5 connected to the signal line 3. Thus, the electric lock control system can be started from any one operating device. Therefore, unlike the system using the conventional central management device, the place where the start-up work is performed is not limited, and it is possible to flexibly respond to the situation of the building.

Next, a method of changing the setting data of the electric lock control device 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The setting data can be changed not only at the start-up operation device 5 but also at any operation device 5 on the system.
In the following description, the change is performed by the operating device 5 that is not the start-up operating device. In a certain operation device 5 (hereinafter, referred to as a “change operation device”), a responsible person card is inserted into the card reader 57 and a responsible person code is inputted from the ten keys 56. The information of the responsible person card and the responsible person code are sent to the electric lock control device 4 having the same door code through the signal line 3.

The electric lock controller 4 compares the received responsible card information and responsible code with the stored responsible card information and responsible code. And
If they match, a data change mode transition request signal is sent to the network management electric lock controller 4. And
Thereby, the flow of FIG. 7 starts. Step S
In step S1, the network management electric lock control device 4 determines whether or not the current mode is the data change mode.
The display information indicating that there is no mode transition is sent, and the process is terminated. If the mode is not the change mode, the mode shifts to the data change mode and the process proceeds to step S33.

In step S33, a data change screen is sent to the change operation device 5. In steps S34 and S35, it waits for one minute to receive the door code. If the door code has not been input from the change operation device 5 even after one minute has elapsed, the data change screen of the change operation device 5 is cleared in step S42, and the process ends. On the other hand, during this time, if the operator inputs the door code of the electric lock 2 whose setting data is to be changed from the change operating device 5 according to the guidance on the data change screen, the process proceeds to step S36.

In step S36, the network management electric lock control device 4 reads the current setting data from the device whose setting data is to be changed, and displays it on the change operating device 5. The operator changes the setting data while viewing the displayed contents. In step S37, the network management electric lock control device 4 and the start-up operation device 5 determine whether the received change setting data is its own setting data, and if it is its own setting data, the RAM 44 in step S38. ,
In step S39, the data is transferred to the signal line 3. The transferred setting data is received by the corresponding electric lock control device 4 or the operating device 5 and stored in the RAMs 44 and 55.

In step S40, the network management electric lock controller 4 receives the setting end signal from the change operating device 5, and in step S42, displays the display unit 5 of the change operating device 5.
2 is cleared and the data change mode is ended. After that, the system returns to the normal mode. In addition, even if there is no operation for one minute after receiving the setting data, the process is similarly terminated in step S41.

Next, the normal operation of the electric lock control system will be described. Each employee of the building is provided with an ID card in which collation data, an employee code, an expiration date, and the like included in the responsible card information are stored in advance. It is assumed that it is a lock type, and is set to an automatic locking mode and an energization time of 0.5 seconds.

When entering the building from the entrance door on the first floor shown in FIG. 2, a visitor inserts a user card into the card reader 57 of the operating device 5 provided outside the door. The operating device 5 reads the stored data from the user card, and controls the electric lock control device 4 having the same door code as the operating device.
To send the data. The electric lock control device 4 collates the card expiration date and collation data in the data with collation data in the pre-stored setting data. If it is determined that the card is valid, the electric lock 2
Is unlocked, and the fact that the lock is unlocked is displayed on the display unit 5 of the operating device 5.
2 is displayed. Visitors see the display and open the unlocked door to enter the building. Thereafter, when the door is closed, the electric lock 2 is locked, and the operation returns to the standby state.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the card is not a valid card, the fact that an inappropriate card has been operated is displayed on the display unit 52 of the operating device 5 for a certain period of time, and then the process returns to the standby state. As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described.
It is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the electric lock control device and the operating device may be integrally configured as shown in FIG. 1 so that a network management request can be input from the input unit of the electric lock control device. In addition, the operator's check is based on the input of the responsible person's card and the responsible person's code, but the verification may be made by inputting only one of them.

[0052]

According to the present invention, in an electric lock control device which is connected to a signal line to constitute an electric lock control system,
An electric lock control device capable of setting setting data of another electric lock control device connected to a signal line can be obtained from any electric lock control device.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of electric lock control devices are connected to the signal line, and the setting data of each electric lock control device can be set by any of the electric lock control devices. A lock control system can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electric lock control device and an electric lock control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a system configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electric lock control device in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an operating device in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart (part 1) illustrating an operation at startup of the electric lock control device of FIG. 3 and the operating device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating the startup operation of the electric lock control device of FIG. 3 and the operating device of FIG. 4;

7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electric lock control device of FIG. 3 and the operation device of FIG. 4 when setting data is changed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electric lock control device 2 ... Electric lock 3 ... Signal line 4 ... Electric lock control device 5 ... Operation device 11 ... Input means 12 ... Setting data storage means 13 ... Electric lock control means 14 ... Communication means 15 ... System participation permission signal Generating means 16 Network managing means 17 Self-device managing means 18 Setting data managing means 19 System participation request signal generating means 20 Network map 41 51 51 Communication interface 42 Electric lock control interface 43 54 54 ROM 44 55 RAM 45, 53 Address switch 46, 58 CPU 47, 59 Power supply

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A control unit controls a connected electric lock based on a locking / unlocking control signal output by the locking / unlocking operation of an input unit and setting data for controlling the electric lock stored in a setting data storage unit. In the electric lock control device, communication means connected to the signal line and communicating with another electric lock control device connected to the signal line; and when setting data is inputted from the input means, storage and transmission of the setting data When the setting data received from the setting data management means is data relating to its own electric lock, the setting data is connected to the communication means, and the setting data is stored in the setting data storage means. Network management means for storing and transmitting the data to the signal line from the communication means when the data is related to another electric lock; and other power supply connected to the communication means. An electric lock control device, comprising: self-device management means for storing the setting data in the setting data storage means when receiving its own setting data from the lock control device via the signal line. . 2. A signal processing device, comprising: a signal generating means connected to the communication means for transmitting a signal including network information to the signal line via the communication means; and a network map.
2. The network map according to claim 1, wherein the network management means stores network information from another electric lock control device received by the communication means and network information of its own electric lock control device in the network map. Electric lock control device. 3. The signal generation means is a system participation request signal generation means for outputting a system participation request signal including network information. The signal generation means is connected to the communication means and participates in the signal line via the communication means. A system participation permission signal generating means for transmitting a permission signal; wherein the network management means starts network management when a signal instructing network management is input from the input means; When the operation is stopped and the communication means receives a system participation request signal from another electric lock control device, the system participation permission signal generation means generates a system participation permission signal for the other electric lock control device, Self-management means, the communication means before the network management means starts network management; 2. The electric lock control device according to claim 1, wherein when the device receives a system participation permission signal for its own device, it starts its own device management and stops the operation of the system participation request signal generating means . 4. An electric lock control system, wherein a plurality of electric lock control devices according to claim 1, 2 or 3 are connected to signal lines, and electric locks are connected to each electric lock control device.