JP3250998B2 - Keychain with lock mechanism - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a key ring with a lock mechanism, and more particularly, to a key ring with a checkout procedure, such as a hotel, which is used in combination with an automatic payment machine in a facility where a key is used. The present invention relates to a key holder with a lock mechanism that can simplify and automate the check-in procedure, reduce personnel and reduce costs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a hotel where a cylinder key is used as a guest room key, a customer performs a check-in procedure by the following method and receives a guest room key. That is, the customer first completes the pre-check-in procedure such as filling in the name on the form at the front desk and receiving the room number assigned to the customer,
He paid the room rate to the reception and received the room key. Alternatively, after performing the same pre-check-in procedure at the front desk, pay the room fee at the automatic check-in machine, then bring the receipt card issued by the automatic check-in machine to the front desk and present it to the front desk You have received a room key.

[0003] In many cases, these cabin keys are locked and held by a relatively large bar-shaped or plate-shaped key holder so that they are easily noticed by the customer and the risk of loss is reduced. This key ring locks the key merely for that purpose and has no other special role.

In such a conventional hotel, to reduce personnel costs, a magnetic card key is introduced as a guest room key to simplify and automate the check-in procedure. Refurbishment of the key attachments alone can be very costly. For this reason, it is often necessary to give up the introduction of such a card key. By the way, it is not easy to compete with hotels in the conventional management style that relies on cylinder keys. According to this magnetic card key, the automatic checkout machine reads the guest room number from the magnetic code written in the storage medium embedded in the magnetic card key, displays the usage fee of the guest room, When the usage fee of the guest room is automatically settled, it can be used as a guest room key.

In some hotels, a punch-type card key has been used as a guest room key. However, this type of key does not have an automatic payment function, and is simplified and automated in the check-in procedure. There were still points to be improved.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of a conventional key form in a facility such as a hotel and a check-in procedure depending on the same, and utilizes the conventional key form. It is another object of the present invention to provide a new key mechanism with a lock mechanism that can further simplify and automate the check-in procedure, reduce the number of personnel, and thereby reduce the cost.

Means and effects for solving the problem

[0007] The invention of the present application relates to a key holder with a lock mechanism that solves the above-mentioned problems, and the invention described in claim 1 relates to a storage medium for storing various information such as a cabin number, and a key for locking a key. And a locking mechanism for
The lock mechanism stores various information stored in the storage medium.
A key ring with a lock mechanism, wherein the lock is released when a reader incorporated in the automatic payment machine is read out and a predetermined processing operation based on the information is performed.

[0008] Since the invention described in claim 1 is configured as described above, the key ring is designed so that the key can be easily noticed by the customer and the risk of loss is reduced as in the related art. It can be used not only as a locking member but also as a member having various purposes and playing an active role. For example, the storage medium provided in the key ring writes the hotel room number of the hotel used by the customer, the room usage fee, the purchase price of the product, and the like in the storage medium, and further, from the storage medium to the automatic payment machine installed in the hotel. To make it possible for the built-in reader to read them out and to be able to settle the total charge of various charges linked to the key and the room number corresponding to the key by the automatic checkout machine. Can be.
Further, for example, the lock mechanism provided in the key ring is configured such that a room rate stored in a storage medium is read by a reader built in an automatic payment machine installed in a hotel, and the customer pays the room price to the automatic payment machine. When paid through, the lock can be unlocked and the key unlocked and used to allow the customer to use the room. Thus, the usefulness of the key ring is improved.

[0009] Further, as in claim 2, claim 1 is provided.
The key ring is automatically settled by configuring the invention of
Is inserted into the key holder slot of the
The customer reads the room number stored on the medium and
When you pay the room rate indicated in the calculator, the lock mechanism
Is unlocked.

[0010] As a result , the key locked by the key holder is such that the customer inserts the key holder into the key holder insertion slot of the automatic payment machine and the reader has the key holder.
The guest room number stored in the storage medium is read, and after the customer pays the room fee displayed on the display of the automatic teller machine, the lock is unlocked and becomes usable only after the customer has paid. As a result, there is no need for the hotel reception to wait for the customer to pay for the room and then hand over the room key to the customer, which reduces front desk operations, reduces personnel and reduces costs. Can be reduced. Further, since the customer can go directly to the guest room after paying the guest room fee, the check-in procedure is simplified, and the convenience in using the hotel is improved. As a result, it is possible to realize the convenience of a magnetic card key while utilizing the conventional key used in hotels and the like as it is.

Further, by configuring the invention according to claim 1 or 2 as described in claim 3, the key can be
Cylinder key. As a result, while utilizing the cylinder keys that have been used in hotels, etc.
Convenience like a magnetic card key can be realized.

Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 4, the key is a punch-type card key. As a result, convenience such as a magnetic card key can be realized while utilizing a punch card key conventionally used in hotels and the like.

[0013] Furthermore, by configuring the invention according to claim 4 as described in claim 5, the key ring with the lock mechanism can be recovered after the lock of the lock mechanism is released. . As a result, the risk of loss and breakage of the key ring is eliminated, which can contribute to cost reduction.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, an embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the invention described in claims 1 to 3 of the present application shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described. FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram of an automatic hotel check-in system to which a key ring with a lock mechanism according to the first embodiment is applied, and FIG.
Is a plan view of the key ring with the lock mechanism, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG. 3 in a state where the key ring with the lock mechanism is inserted into the key ring insertion port of the automatic payment machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic check-in system for a hotel to which the key ring with a lock mechanism according to the first embodiment is applied includes an automatic payment machine 1 installed at the entrance of a hotel and a front desk at the hotel. The host computer 2 is installed and connected to the automatic payment machine 1 via a communication line, and a key holder 3 with a lock mechanism shown in FIG.

As is well known, the automatic payment machine 1 includes a display / operation unit 4, a member card insertion slot 5, a credit card insertion slot 6, a bill insertion / ejection port 7 comprising a bill insertion slot 7a and a bill ejection slot 7b, Coin slot 8, coin outlet 9, receipt statement outlet 10, speaker 11, member card issuing port
It has 12 mag. Further, in addition to these known means, a key holder insertion opening 13 into which the key holder 3 with the lock mechanism according to the first embodiment is inserted is provided. The display / operation unit 4 includes a screen such as a CRT or an LCD, and a touch panel disposed thereon, and displays information to a customer and accepts an input operation by the customer.
On this screen, the customer can execute an input operation for check-in and check-out procedures at the hotel.

As described above, the automatic payment machine 1 is connected to the host computer 2 installed at the front desk through a communication line. The host computer 2 has, for example, a CP
U, a memory, and various communication control units (ISDN, LAN, modem, etc.), and accepts information from each guest room / department at the hotel and from outside the hotel, stores the information in the memory, and stores necessary information for each guest room / department. Send information to centrally manage information about the Hotel.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lock mechanism-equipped key holder 3 is formed of a substantially rectangular plate in a plan view slightly thicker than a normal card.
A storage medium 24 made of CMOS or the like is embedded, and a room key of a specific room number is
An end of 14 is rotatably supported by a pin 15. Furthermore, both sides sandwiching one corner of the side where the pin 15 is disposed
A semicircular notch 16 in a plan view is formed on the long side, which is one side of the above, so that the cabin key 14 unlocked to the key holder 3 can be gripped and taken out. .

The cabin key 14 is a conventional cylinder key, and is initially housed in a thin flat slit-shaped housing chamber 20 formed inside the key holder 3 and is held in a locked state where it cannot be taken out. . When the customer arrives at the hotel and completes the pre-check-in procedure such as writing his / her name at the front desk and receiving the room number assigned to the customer, the customer is handed a key ring 3. The key ring 3 holds the cabin key 14 in the above-described state. Next, the customer brings the key holder 3 toward the automatic payment machine 1 and inserts the key holder 3 into the key holder insertion opening 13 of the automatic payment machine 1. This state is shown in FIG.

When the key holder 3 is inserted into the key holder insertion slot 13, the automatic payment machine 1 is inserted into the automatic payment machine 1 .
The stored reader reads the room number written in the storage medium 24 embedded in the key ring 3 and makes an inquiry to the host computer 2. Then, when it is determined that the read room number matches the room number given to the customer when the customer pre-checks in, the guest room number sent from the host computer 2 is displayed on the display (display / operation unit 4). View rates.

When the room charge is displayed on the display of the automatic payment machine 1 in this way, the customer pays the room charge by cash or credit card. Then,
A command is issued to the lock release mechanism in the automatic payment machine 1 to release the lock of the lock mechanism of the key ring 3. As a result, the cabin key 14, which has been locked in the key ring 3 and stored in an unusable state, is unlocked for the first time and becomes usable.

The customer holds the key ring 3 holding the cabin key 14 thus made available,
You can head directly to the room. As a result, the front side of the hotel does not need to hand over the key 14 of the guest room to the customer after the customer is expected to pay the room fee as in the past, and the front desk operation can be reduced. it can. In addition, since the customer can go directly to the guest room after paying the room charge, the check-in procedure is simplified, and the convenience of using the hotel is improved.

Next, the structure of the key lock mechanism of the key holder 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The cabin key 14 is formed with a circular hole 17 in the vicinity of the distal end thereof, through which a lock pin 18 described later can be inserted. On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
When the guest room key 14 is pushed into the deepest part of the key storage chamber 20 of the key holder 3, the key is located at a position corresponding to the circular hole 17 so as to be orthogonal to the flat key storage chamber 20, and
A pair of pin insertion holes 21 are formed symmetrically with respect to the key accommodating chamber 20. Then, a pair of lock pins 1 urged by the pair of coil springs 19, 19 in the pair of pin insertion holes 21
8 and 18 are held in an abuttable state, and are fitted respectively.

Further, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a coil spring 23 acting to rotate the cabin key 14 accommodated in the key accommodating chamber 20 around the pin 15 and to cause it to jump out of the key holder 3,
It is provided near the tip of the guest room key 14.

Therefore, when the cabin key 14 is housed in the key holder 3 and locked, the pair of lock pins 18 are urged by the pair of coil springs 19 to be in an abutting state. These pair of lock pins 18, 18
Of the cabin key 14 and one of the pin insertion holes 21
And is in a state of being fitted over. For this reason, the cabin key 14 is prevented from moving by the pair of lock pins 18 and 18 and cannot be pulled out even if a finger is inserted through the cutout portion 16 to try to pull it out. That is, the room key 14
Are locked in the key ring 3 so as not to be taken out and accommodated.

In this state, when a pair of electromagnets 22 are provided in the automatic settlement machine 1 so as to be located on both sides of the key holder 3 inserted into the automatic settlement machine 1, The electromagnetic force generated in each electromagnet 22 attracts the lock pin 18 on each side against the urging force of the coil spring 19 and draws the lock pin 18 into the lock pin insertion hole 21. As a result, the cabin key 14 is placed in the key holder 3 so as to be free to rotate with respect to the key holder 3.

Here, since the urging force of the coil spring 23 that urges the cabin key 14 in the direction of popping out of the key holder 3 acts on the cabin key 14, the cabin key 14 is
With the rotation center as the center of rotation, it protrudes from the locked position to the outside of the key ring 3 and is no longer a pair of electromagnets.
Even if the electromagnetic force of 22, 22 is demagnetized, a pair of lock pins 18,
It will not be locked by 18.

In this manner, the cabin key 14 is released from the locked state in the key ring 3. Thereafter, the customer can freely use the guest room key 14 to unlock and lock the door of the guest room assigned to him / her.

A pair of pin insertion holes 21, 21, a pair of coil springs 19, 19, a pair of lock pins 18, 18, a pair of electromagnets 22,
Each of the arrangements 22 may be arranged symmetrically and equivalently across the key accommodating chamber 20. For example, a pair of electromagnets 22, 22
If each electromagnetic force lacks a balance, one lock pin 18 cannot easily get out of the circular hole 17 of the cabin key 14,
There is a possibility that unlocking of the key becomes difficult.

In order to return the cabin key 14 released from the locked state in the key holder 3 to the locked state again, the pair of electromagnets 22 and 22 are energized, and each of the pair of lock pins 18 and 18 is connected to each lock pin. The cabin key 14 is pushed into the innermost part of the key storage chamber 20 against the urging force of the coil spring 23. Then, the current supply to the pair of electromagnets 22 may be cut off. Such a mechanism for re-locking the cabin key 14 is preferably provided at the front, separately from the unlocking mechanism for the cabin key 14 as described above.

Since the first embodiment is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained. A key holder 3 with a lock mechanism provided with a storage medium 24 for storing the guest room number and a lock mechanism for locking the guest room key 14 composed of a cylinder key is inserted into the key holder insertion slot 13 of the automatic payment machine 1, and Built in the payment machine 1
The reader reads the room number stored in the storage medium 24, and when the customer pays the room price displayed on the display of the automatic payment machine 1, the lock mechanism is unlocked. Therefore, the guest room key 14 locked to the key holder 3 is such that the customer inserts the key holder 3 into the key holder insertion slot 13 of the automatic checkout machine 1 and the customer receives the room charge displayed on the display of the automatic checkout machine 1. Only after paying is unlocked and ready for use. As a result, on the front side of the hotel,
It is no longer necessary to hand over the room key 14 to the customer after watching the customer pay for the room as in the past, which reduces the number of front-office operations, reduces personnel and reduces costs. it can. For the customer,
After paying the room rate, you can go directly to the guest room, simplifying the check-in procedure and
Convenience is improved. As a result, convenience such as a magnetic card key can be realized while utilizing a conventional cylinder key.

Further, the key lock mechanism of the key ring 3 is not easily unlocked unless a required large equivalent electromagnetic force is applied from both the front and back surfaces of the key ring 3, which is advantageous in crime prevention.

In the first embodiment, the information stored in the storage medium 24 is only the room number. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Can be read out from the server, and can be used to settle the total charge of various charges linked to the key and the room number corresponding to the key.

In the first embodiment, the key ring 3 has a plate shape, but is not limited to this, and may have a rod shape. Further, the key is a hotel room key, but is not limited to this, and can be used as a locker key for hotels and the like. In this case, the room number is a locker number, the locker number is read from the storage medium, and the key is unlocked when the customer pays for the locker corresponding to the locker number. You.

Further, in the first embodiment, the lock mechanism is of a type in which the pair of upper and lower lock pins 18, 18 are operated by energizing / de-energizing the pair of upper and lower electromagnets 22, 22. The present invention is not limited to this, and various types and structures may be employed.

Next, one embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the invention described in claims 4 and 5 of the present application shown in FIGS. 5 to 12 will be described. 5 to 7
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a key ring with a lock mechanism according to the second embodiment, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the key is housed in the key ring, FIG. 6 shows a state in which the key is partially pulled out from the key ring, FIG. 7 shows a state in which the key is completely pulled out of the key ring and separated. FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7 in which the lock mechanism portion of the key holder with a lock mechanism is particularly disassembled, and FIG. The sectional view and FIG.
9 is a view showing a state in which the key is unlocked, FIG. 11 is a schematic enlarged sectional view of a lock mechanism portion of a key holder with a lock mechanism, and FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the state of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a key delivery mechanism and a key holder collection mechanism. The parts corresponding to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the second embodiment, a conventional punch-type card key is used as the cabin key 14 held by the key holder 3. This punch type card key 14
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a thin plate having a rectangular shape in a plan view substantially similar to a normal card is formed, and a plurality of holes 25 are randomly arranged near one end in the length direction. Have been punched out. The lock of each cabin door reads the arrangement of the plurality of holes 25 and unlocks and locks.

When the punch-type card key 14 is housed in the key holder 3 and locked near one end of the left and right sides of the punch-type card key 14, a lock pin to be described later is provided.
A notch 27 for locking into which 26 (see FIG. 8) bites is formed. The locking notch 27 is newly formed in the second embodiment, has a U-shape in plan view, and has one of the two sides (the upper left side in FIG. 8). Side), the head straight portion 26b of the lock pin 26 is locked,
The card key 14 is prevented from coming out of the key holder 3 (see FIGS. 9 and 11).

The key ring 3 is substantially the same as the key ring 3 in the first embodiment, and is formed of a rectangular plate in a plan view slightly thicker than a normal card.
Thin flat slit-shaped storage chamber that can accommodate
20 are formed. In one corner, CMOS
A storage medium 24 is embedded therein, and a pair of upper and lower delivery rollers 32, 32 to be described later can sandwich the card key 14 housed in the key holder 3, slightly biased toward the entrance of the card key 14 from the center thereof. So that a rectangular opening
29 has been punched out. A light emitting element 30 that emits light when the card key 14 is stored in the key holder 3 is embedded in one corner of the key holder 3 opposite to the side where the storage medium 24 is embedded. In addition, key ring 3
Is easy to manufacture if a flat resin U-shaped frame in plan view is wrapped around a metal plate.

8 to 11, the lock pin 26 and the lock pin 26 are directed toward the inside of the key holder 3 near one end of the left and right sides thereof. A cavity 31 for accommodating the resilient coil spring 28 is formed. Containment room 20 in this space 31
The side ceiling wall is formed with an opening 31a in which the head of the lock pin 26 reciprocates, as better shown in FIG. Since the lock pin 26 is entirely formed in a flat shape (see FIG. 8), the opening 31a also has a slightly elongated rectangular shape in a front view.

In the space 31, when the lock pin 26 is pressed by the coil spring 28 and its head projects maximally from the opening 31a, the step 26c of the lock pin 26 is
Abuts on the ceiling wall 31b of 31 (see FIGS. 10 and 11),
Prevents the lock pin 26 from jumping out. coil spring
28 is accommodated in a recess 26d (see FIGS. 8 and 11) formed at the bottom of the lock pin 26 at one end, and is stably supported.

Therefore, if it is attempted to insert the card key 14 to the innermost portion of the accommodation room 20 of the key holder 3, the tip of the card key 14 slides with the curved portion 26 a of the head of the lock pin 26. Since the head of the lock pin 26 is going to move forward, the head of the lock pin 26 is retracted into the space 31 while resisting the elastic force of the coil spring 28. Next, the notch for locking the card key 14
When 27 reaches the position of the lock pin 26, the coil spring
By the rebound of 28, the head of the lock pin 26 is made to protrude into the locking notch 27. In this manner, the card key 14 is stored in the key holder 3 in a locked state in which the card key 14 cannot be pulled out. The curved portion 26a of the head of the lock pin 26 is formed on the opposite side of the straight portion 26b.

At the time of check-in, the customer receives the key ring 3 (see FIG. 5 ) having the card key 14 held in the locked state at the front at the front. The key ring 3 and the card key 14 include
The same room number is stamped on each. Subsequent usage of the key ring 3 is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore, detailed description of overlapping portions will be omitted.

When the customer pays a predetermined room rate in the automatic payment machine 1, a command is issued to a lock release mechanism in the automatic payment machine 1 to excite the pair of left and right electromagnets 22,22. As a result, the pair of left and right lock pins 26, 26 made of a magnetic material
Retracted into 31, the card key 14 and key ring 3
(See FIG. 10).

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, a pair of upper and lower feed rollers 32, 32 and a pair of upper and lower pull-in rollers 33, 33 approach and abut the card key 14 and the key holder 3 from above and below, respectively. The key 14 is sent out from the key holder 3, and the key holder 3 is pulled into and stored in a key holder storage (not shown) in the automatic payment machine 1. The key holder 3 is pulled in by the pull-in rollers 33, 33 after the feeding of the card key 14 by the feed rollers 32, 32 is completed. The feed rollers 32, 32 pass through the opening 29 formed in the key holder 3 and approach and come into contact with the card key 14. The customer can freely use the card key 14 sent out in this way to unlock and lock the cabin door.

In FIG. 9 , reference numeral 34 denotes a stopper which determines the insertion position of the key ring 3 when the key ring 3 is inserted into the automatic payment machine 1. After the lock of the card key 14 is released, the stopper 34 moves backward. The key holder 3 can be pulled in by the pull-in rollers 33, 33.

Since the second embodiment is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained. The key held by the lock mechanism-equipped key ring 3 is a punch-type card key 14. Such a conventional punch-type card key 14 is held by the lock mechanism-equipped key ring 3 and combined with the automatic payment machine 1. With such a configuration, convenience such as a magnetic card key can be realized.

The key ring 3 with a lock mechanism is
The lock mechanism is unlocked and the punch card key 14
Since the key ring 3 is recovered after the key ring 3 has been pulled out, the risk of loss or breakage of the key ring 3 is eliminated, which can contribute to cost reduction.

In order to insert and re-lock the punch-type card key 14 in the key holder 3 with the lock mechanism, it is only necessary to press the punch-type card key 14 into the key holder 3, so that a special re-lock mechanism is not required. , Which can contribute to cost reduction.

In addition, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained. Further, it can be used in various aspects similar to those described in the first embodiment. However,
It is impossible to change the key ring 3 to a rod-shaped one.

In the second embodiment, the lock mechanism is of a type in which the pair of left and right lock pins 26, 26 are operated by energizing / de-energizing the pair of left and right electromagnets 22, 22, but is not limited thereto. , Various types and structures may be employed.

In the first and second embodiments, in addition to the above,
Various modifications are possible without changing the gist of the invention of the present application.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram of an automatic hotel check-in system to which a key ring with a lock mechanism according to an embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the invention described in claims 1 to 3 of the present application is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the key ring with the lock mechanism.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the key holder insertion port in a state where the key ring with the lock mechanism is inserted into the key holder insertion port of the automatic payment machine.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a key holder with a lock mechanism according to an embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the invention described in claims 4 and 5 of the present application, showing a state in which the key is housed in the key holder. It is.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the key is partially pulled out from the key ring.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the key is completely pulled out from the key holder and is separated.

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7, in which the lock mechanism of the key holder with the lock mechanism is particularly exploded.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state where a key ring with a lock mechanism is inserted into a key ring insertion slot of the automatic payment machine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a key is unlocked in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a lock mechanism portion of a key holder with a lock mechanism.

12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the state of FIG. 10 and also shows a key delivery mechanism and a key holder recovery mechanism. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic payment machine, 2 ... Host computer, 3 ... Key holder with a lock mechanism, 4 ... Display / operation part, 5 ... Member card insertion port, 6 ... Credit card insertion port, 7 ... Bill insertion / ejection port, 7a ... Bill Slot, 7b… Bill outlet, 8… Coin slot, 9… Coin outlet, 10… Receipt statement outlet, 11… Speaker, 12… Member card issuing port, 13
… Key ring slot, 14… Room key, 15… Pin, 16…
Notch, 17: circular hole, 18: lock pin, 19: coil spring, 20: key storage chamber, 21: lock pin insertion hole, 22: electromagnet, 23: coil spring, 24: storage medium, 25: hole, 26 ... Lock pin, 26a: curved portion, 26b: linear portion, 26c: step portion, 26
d ... recess, 27 ... notch for locking, 28 ... coil spring,
29 ... Opening, 30 ... Light emitting element, 31 ... Vacancy, 31a ... Opening, 31b
... ceiling wall, 32 ... delivery roller, 33 ... retraction roller, 34 ... stopper.

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage medium for storing various information such as a guest room number and a lock mechanism for locking a key, wherein the lock mechanism stores various information stored in the storage medium.
Read by the reader built in the automatic payment machine ,
A key ring with a lock mechanism, wherein the lock is released when a predetermined processing operation based on the information is performed. Wherein said key ring, is inserted into the key holder insertion opening of the automatic checkout machine, before Symbol reader reads the room number stored in the storage medium, the customer,
When paying the room rate displayed on the automatic payment machine,
The key ring with a lock mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the lock of the lock mechanism is released. 3. The key holder with a lock mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the key is a cylinder key. 4. The key holder with a lock mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the key is a punch-type card key. 5. The key holder with a lock mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the key ring with the lock mechanism is recovered after the lock of the lock mechanism is released.