JP5372688B2 - Locker and code lock device for locker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locker capable of incorporating a code lock device without largely altering a mechanism of an existing locker, and a code lock device used in the locker. <P>SOLUTION: A transmitting shaft 3 rotatable in the forward/reverse direction receiving an outer force by operation of a handle and a spring force by a restoration spring, and latches 31, 32 operatively connected with the forward/reverse rotation of the transmitting shaft 3 to be engaged with or disengaged from latch receiving parts 11, 12 of a locker body 1 are arranged on the inside of an opening end of a door 2A. The code lock device 4 is incorporated in the part where the transmitting shaft 3 on the inner face of the door 2A is exposed. The code lock device 4 includes a cylindrical shaft which is allowed to rotate when an unlocking code row is aligned and is restricted from rotating when the unlocking code row is not aligned. A knob for rotational operation is mounted on an end of the cylindrical shaft and a drive plate 6 is mounted on the other end thereof. An engaging groove 61 which is engaged with or disengaged from the transmitting shaft 3 when the drive plate 6 reciprocates according to the forward/reverse rotation of the cylindrical shaft is formed in a front end of the drive plate 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a locker with a lock device used for storing and storing various articles, and in particular, the present invention has, for example, a locker body having one side edge of the door so that the door can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. Unlocking and locking can be performed by aligning or breaking a locker that is supported by the opening edge of the front surface and a code string for unlocking (hereinafter referred to as "unlocking code string") by a plurality of dials. The present invention relates to a code lock device for a locker.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a typical steel locker has one side edge of each door 2A, 2B so that the two doors 2A, 2B can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. Each is supported by left and right opening edges on the front surface of the rocker body 1. Of the right and left doors 2A and 2B, a protruding edge (not shown) is formed on the open end edge of the left door (hereinafter referred to as “left door”) 2B in the figure. When 2B is closed, the release edge of the right door (hereinafter referred to as the “right door”) 2A overlaps the protruding edge, and the right and left doors 2A and 2B are held closed. Yes.

  As a rocker of this kind, inside the right door 2A on the open end side, it receives the external force due to the operation of the handle 21 and the spring force due to the return spring (not shown) and rotates in the forward and reverse directions within a certain angle range. There is a transmission shaft 3 and upper and lower latches 31 and 32 that engage and disengage with the upper and lower latch receiving portions 11 and 12 of the rocker body 1 in conjunction with forward and reverse rotation of the transmission shaft 3 (see FIG. For example, see Patent Document 1). In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a mechanical box in which a power transmission mechanism for transmitting an external force from the handle 21 to the transmission shaft 3 to rotate and a lock device to be described later are incorporated.

JP 2009-114708 A

  When the left and right doors 2A and 2B are closed, if the handle 21 is operated by hand, the transmission shaft 3 rotates by a certain angle in one direction, and the upper and lower latches 31 and 32 rotate integrally therewith. To do. As a result, the latches 31 and 32 and the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 of the rocker body 1 are disengaged so that the right door 2A can be opened, and the left door 2B can be opened. If the hand is released from the handle 21 after the right door 2A is opened, the transmission shaft 3 receives a spring force from a return spring (not shown) and rotates in the opposite direction, and the latches 31 and 32 rotate integrally therewith. To return to the original state. When the right door 2A is closed in this restored state, the latches 31 and 32 come into contact with the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 and rotate, and then return to receive the spring force of the return spring. 12 is engaged and restrained, and the right and left doors 2A and 2B are held closed.

  This type of locker incorporates a lock device for restricting the opening operation of the right door 2A when the right and left doors 2A and 2B are closed. A key hole 9 is provided on the front surface of the right door 2A. When a key is inserted into the key hole 9 and rotated in one direction, the locking device is activated to be locked, and when the key is rotated in the opposite direction, the lock is locked. The device is activated and unlocked. In the locked state, the operation of the handle 21 is restricted, and the transmission shaft 3 cannot be rotated.

In the locker having the above-described configuration, only the person who has the key can use the locker. When a plurality of people use the locker, it is necessary to duplicate the key for the number of people. However, as the number of duplicated keys increases, the possibility of losing the keys increases and the reliability decreases.
In view of this, it is conceivable to use a code lock device that does not require a key instead of a lock device that requires a key. However, the mechanism in the machine box 20 inside the right door 2A is greatly adapted to the code lock device. It is necessary to change the design, and in addition to that, two types of products are produced: a locker that incorporates a lock device that requires a key, and a locker that incorporates a code lock device that does not require a key. However, it is necessary to manage each product.

The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problem, and a locker capable of incorporating a code lock device without significantly changing the conventional locker mechanism, and a code lock device used for the locker The purpose is to provide.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a code lock device that can be easily added to an existing locker incorporating a lock device that requires a key.

  The locker according to the present invention has a transmission shaft that rotates in forward and reverse directions on the inside of a door that can be opened and closed in response to an external force by a handle operation and a spring force by a return spring, and is linked to the forward and reverse rotation of the transmission shaft. A latch receiving portion of the locker body and a latch that engages and disengages are disposed. A code lock device is incorporated in a portion of the inner surface of the door where the transmission shaft is exposed with a plurality of dials facing the outer surface of the door. The code lock device includes a cylindrical shaft portion that is allowed to rotate within a predetermined angle range when the unlock code sequence is aligned, and is restricted when the unlock code sequence is not aligned, A knob for turning operation attached to the projecting end portion outside the door, and a drive plate attached to the projecting end portion of the cylindrical shaft portion into the door are provided. At the tip of the drive plate, there is a mechanism for engaging or disengaging the transmission shaft when the drive plate reciprocates with forward / reverse rotation of the cylindrical shaft portion to restrict or release the rotation of the transmission shaft. Grooves are formed.

  A typical rocker to which the present invention is applied has a door whose one side edge is supported by an opening edge on the front surface of the rocker body so that the rocker can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. Is provided with a transmission shaft and a latch. The door may be one or two doors on the left and right. Moreover, the locker body and the door of the present invention may be made of steel or wooden. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a locker having a drawer type.

  In the locker having the above configuration, when the handle is operated when the door is in the closed state, the transmission shaft is unidirectional if the code lock device is in the unlocked state and the knob for rotation operation is in the unlocked position. And the latch rotates integrally therewith. As a result, the latch is released from the engagement with the latch receiving portion of the rocker body, the restraint is released, and the door can be opened. When the hand is released from the handle after the door is opened, the transmission shaft receives the spring force of the return spring and rotates in the opposite direction, and the latch rotates integrally therewith to return to the original state. When the door is closed in this state, the latch comes into contact with the latch receiving portion and rotates, and then receives the spring force of the return spring, so that the latch is engaged and restrained, and the door is closed. Retained.

  When the door is closed, if the unlocking code string of the code lock device is in a complete state, the knob for the rotation operation can be turned. When the knob is turned and set to the locking position, the engagement groove at the tip of the drive plate and the transmission shaft are engaged, and the rotation of the transmission shaft is restricted. Even if the handle is operated in this state, since the rotation of the transmission shaft is restricted, the latch does not rotate and remains locked by engaging with the latch receiving portion of the locker body, and the door is closed. Held in a state. Next, when the unlocked code string is broken by a dial operation, the code lock device is locked, and cannot be set to the unlocked position by turning the knob.

  When the door is opened, the unlocking code string is aligned by dialing, so that the unlocking device is unlocked and can be set to the unlocking position by turning the knob. When the knob is set at the unlocked position, the engagement between the engagement groove at the distal end portion of the drive plate and the transmission shaft is released, and the rotation restriction of the transmission shaft is released. When the handle is operated in this state, the transmission shaft is rotated and the latch is rotated integrally therewith. As a result, the engagement between the latch and the latch receiving portion of the rocker body is released, so that the door can be opened.

A code lock device to which the present invention is applied includes a transmission shaft that rotates in forward and reverse directions in response to an external force generated by a handle operation and a spring force generated by a return spring, and a forward / reverse direction of the transmission shaft. A locker in which a latch receiving part of the locker body and a latch that engages and disengages in conjunction with the rotation are arranged, for example, one side edge of the door is a locker so that the door can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. It is incorporated in a rocker supported by the opening edge of the front surface of the main body.
The code lock device according to the present invention includes a cylindrical shaft portion that is allowed to rotate within a predetermined angle range when the unlocked code strings are aligned, and is restricted when the unlocked code strings are not aligned, and a cylinder shaft And a drive plate attached to the other end of the cylindrical shaft portion, and a forward and reverse rotation of the cylindrical shaft portion is provided at the tip of the drive plate. An engagement groove is formed that can be engaged with and disengaged from the transmission shaft when the drive plate reciprocates along with the movement.

  The code lock device having the above-described configuration is assembled to the door with a plurality of dials facing the outer surface of the door at a position where the engagement groove of the drive plate and the transmission shaft are engaged and disengaged by the reciprocation of the drive plate. .

  In this code lock device, when the unlocked code strings are aligned, the knob for rotating operation can be rotated in either the forward or reverse direction. When the knob is set at the locking position, the engagement groove at the tip of the drive plate is engaged with the transmission shaft, and the rotation of the transmission shaft is restricted. Even if the handle is operated in this state, since the rotation of the transmission shaft is restricted, the latch does not rotate and remains locked by engaging with the latch receiving portion of the locker body, and the door is closed. Kept in a state. If the unlocked code string is broken by a dial operation in this state, the code lock device is in a locked state and cannot be set to the unlocked position by turning the knob.

  When the unlock code strings are aligned by dialing, the code lock device is unlocked and can be set to the unlock position by turning the knob. When the knob is set at the unlocked position, the engagement between the engagement groove at the distal end portion of the drive plate and the transmission shaft is released, and the rotation restriction of the transmission shaft is released. When the handle is operated in this state, the transmission shaft rotates and the latch rotates integrally therewith, so that the latch is released from the latch receiving portion of the locker body, the restriction is released, and the door can be opened. it can.

  According to the present invention, the code lock device can be incorporated without significantly changing the conventional locker mechanism, and the code lock device can be easily added to an existing locker.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the locker which is one Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened one door of the Example of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the latch engaged with the latch receiving part. It is sectional drawing which shows the state from which the latch slipped out from opening. It is sectional drawing which shows engagement / disengagement operation of a latch and a latch receiving part. It is a rear view which expands and shows the code lock apparatus integrated in the door. It is a front view of the code lock device of FIG. It is a side view of the code lock device of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the engaging groove and drive shaft of the drive plate engaged. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the conventional locker. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened one door of the conventional locker.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a steel rocker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The illustrated locker includes a box-shaped locker main body 1 having an open front surface, and right and left doors 2A and 2B that can be opened and closed to close the front opening of the locker main body 1. Each door 2A, 2B is supported by pivotal supports 22A, 23A, 22B, 23B on the opening edges on both sides of the front surface of the rocker body 1 so that the doors 2A, 2B can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. Yes.

  Of the right and left doors 2A and 2B, a protruding edge 24 having a constant width is formed over the entire height at the release edge of the left door 2B. When the right door 2A is closed after the left door 2B is closed, the release edge of the right door 2A overlaps with the protruding edge 24 of the left door 2B, so that the right and left doors 2A and 2B are held closed. The On the open end side of the front surface of the right door 2A, a handle 21 for opening / closing operation is disposed at the center of the height, and a code lock device 4 described later is disposed thereon.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transmission shaft 3 is disposed inside the right door 2 </ b> A so as to vertically penetrate the machine box 20 at the center of the height. Note that the transmission shaft 3 is almost fully exposed. The transmission shaft 3 is freely supported by bearings 33 and 34 whose upper and lower ends are attached to the upper and lower positions of the release edge of the right door 2A so that the transmission shaft 3 rotates in the forward and reverse directions within a certain angle range. Has been. The transmission shaft 3 of this embodiment is constituted by a square shaft having a square cross section orthogonal to the axial direction, but an engagement groove 61 of a drive plate 6 (described later) of the code lock device 4 is engaged with the transmission shaft 3. As long as the rotation of the transmission shaft 3 is restricted, the cross-sectional shape is not limited to a square shape, but may be a polygonal shape such as a hexagonal shape or an elliptical shape.

  Although not shown, the mechanical box 20 has a power transmission mechanism that transmits an external force generated by the operation of the handle 21 to the transmission shaft 3 to rotate the transmission shaft 3 in one direction, and a spring force applied to the transmission shaft 3. A return spring that incorporates a return spring that rotates the transmission shaft 3 in the opposite direction when the external force by the handle 21 is released by the action is released.

  Synthetic resin latches 31 and 32 are attached to the upper end and lower end of the transmission shaft 3 so as to rotate integrally with the forward and reverse rotation of the transmission shaft 3. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, each of the upper and lower latches 31 and 32 is formed with a cam surface 36 and a hook-like portion 35 which are inclined and bent at the tip thereof. When the right door 2 </ b> A is closed, the hook-like portion 35 engages with the inner surfaces of the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 formed on the upper plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14 of the rocker body 1. When the right door 2A is closed from the opened state, the cam surface 36 is pressed against the outer surface of the latch receiving portions 11 and 12, and the latches 31 and 32 are rotated by receiving the pressing force.

  Each of the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 in the illustrated example is formed by opening rectangular openings 15 and 16 having a size capable of inserting and removing the latches 31 and 32 in the upper plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14, respectively. In addition, one side edge of each of the openings 15 and 16 constitutes the latch receiving portions 11 and 12.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the hook-shaped portion 35 of the latches 31 and 32 is engaged with the inside of the latch receiving portions 11 and 12, that is, the state in which the right door 2A is closed. 32 is restrained and the right door 2A is held in a closed state.
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the hook-shaped portion 35 of the latches 31 and 32 is disengaged from the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 by the pushing operation of the handle 21, and the latches 31 and 32 are released from the restraint. The right door 2A can be opened.
FIG. 5 shows a state when the right door 2A is opened while the handle 21 is pushed, and the latches 31 and 32 pass through the openings 15 and 16 and come out. 5 indicates a state in which the latches 31 and 32 are returned by the spring force of the return spring after the pushing operation of the handle 21 is released.

The code lock device 4 has a plurality of dials 41 and a rotary operation knob 42 facing the outer surface of the door 2A in the vicinity of the exposed portion of the transmission shaft 3 on the inner surface of the right door 2A. It is assembled.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the code lock device 4 is a device in which the components of the code lock mechanism are incorporated in the box-shaped case 40, and the code lock device 4 is provided in a window hole portion formed at an appropriate position of the front plate 43. A single dial 41 and a knob 42 for turning operation are faced. The four dials 41 are used to form an unlocked state and a locked state by aligning or breaking a 4-digit unlocked code string. The knob 42 rotates within a predetermined angle range θ, and one end of the angle range θ is a locking position X and the other end is an unlocking position Y.

  The code lock mechanism is well known, and a detailed description thereof is omitted here. However, when the unlock code string is aligned, rotation of the angle range θ is allowed, and when the unlock code string is not aligned, the rotation is performed. It has a cylindrical shaft portion 5 whose movement is restricted. One end of the cylindrical shaft portion 5 protrudes from the front plate 43, and the knob 42 is attached to the protruding end portion. The other end of the cylindrical shaft portion 5 protrudes from the bottom of the box-shaped case 42, and the drive plate 6 is attached to the protruding end.

The drive plate 6 is formed by bending a metal plate, and includes an arm-shaped main body portion 62 and a rectangular operation portion 63. The main body part 62 is attached to the cylindrical shaft part 5 at the base end part. An operating portion 63 that is perpendicular to the main body portion 62 is integrally formed on one side edge of the distal end portion of the main body portion 62.
The drive plate 6 reciprocates with the forward and reverse rotation of the cylindrical shaft portion 5 to perform a raising / lowering operation. An engaging groove 61 that engages with the transmission shaft 3 and restricts the rotation of the transmission shaft 3 when the drive plate 6 is tilted (shown by a one-dot chain line in FIGS. 6 and 7) at the distal end portion of the operating portion 63. Is formed. When the drive plate 6 stands, the engagement between the engagement groove 61 and the transmission shaft 3 is released, and the rotation restriction of the transmission shaft 3 is released.

The engaging groove 61 is formed by cutting out the leading edge of the operating portion 63. The groove bottom 61a of the engaging groove 61 has a rectangular shape. As shown in FIG. 9, the width d of the groove bottom 61a substantially coincides with the width t of each surface of the transmission shaft 3, and the depth h is equal to that of the transmission shaft 3. It is set to a value larger than the width t of each surface. By setting in this way, the transmission shaft 3 and the engagement groove 61 are firmly engaged.
The groove opening 61 b of the engaging groove 61 is formed to spread outward, and the opening width s of the groove opening 6 is set to a value larger than the width t of each surface of the transmission shaft 3. By setting in this way, the transmission shaft 3 can easily enter the engaging groove 61.

  In the locker having the above-described configuration, the left and right doors 2A and 2B are in a closed state (see FIGS. 1 and 3). In addition, the code lock device 4 is in an unlocked state in which an unlock code string is aligned, and When the knob 42 for turning operation is in the unlocked position and the engagement groove 61 of the drive plate 6 and the transmission shaft 3 are disengaged (see FIGS. 6 to 8), the handle 21 is touched by hand. When the push operation is performed with the contact, the transmission shaft 3 is rotated in one direction, and the upper and lower latches 31 and 32 are rotated integrally therewith (see FIGS. 3 and 4). As a result, the latches 31 and 32 are disengaged from the corresponding latch receiving portions 11 and 12 of the rocker body 1 to release the restraint, so that the right door 2A can be opened, and then the left door 2B is opened. (See FIG. 5).

  After the right door 2A is opened, when the hand is released from the handle 21 and the pressing is released, the transmission shaft 3 receives a spring force from a return spring (not shown) and rotates in the opposite direction. It rotates integrally and returns to the original state (the state indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 5). When the right door 2A is closed in this state, the cam surfaces 36 of the latches 31 and 32 abut against the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 and are pressed, so that the latches 31 and 32 are rotated by the pressing force. When the hook-shaped portion 35 passes through the openings 15 and 16, the latches 31 and 32 are restored by receiving the spring force of the return spring, and are thereby engaged and restrained by the latch receiving portions 11 and 12. The door 2A and the left door 2B are held closed.

  When the right and left doors 2A and 2B are closed, when the unlocking code string of the code lock device 4 is in the aligned state, the knob 42 for turning operation is located between the locking position X and the unlocking position Y. It can be turned in either forward or reverse direction. When the knob 42 is turned and set to the locking position X, the drive plate 6 is tilted and the engagement groove 61 of the operating portion 63 and the transmission shaft 3 are engaged (the state shown by the one-dot chain line in FIGS. 9), the rotation of the transmission shaft 3 is restricted. Even if the handle 21 is operated in this state, since the rotation of the transmission shaft 3 is restricted, the latches 31 and 32 do not rotate but engage with the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 of the rocker body 1. The doors 2A and 2B are kept closed while being restrained. Next, when the unlocked code string is broken by operating the four dials 41, the code lock device 4 enters the locked state, and the knob 42 cannot be turned from the locked position X to the unlocked position Y.

  When the doors 2A and 2B are opened, by operating the four dials 41 and aligning the unlocking code string, the locking device 4 is unlocked, and the knob 42 is turned from the locking position X to the unlocking position Y. The unlock position Y can be set. When the knob 42 is set at the unlocked position Y, the engagement groove 61 of the operating portion 63 of the drive plate 6 and the transmission shaft 3 are disengaged, and the rotation restriction of the transmission shaft 3 is released. When the handle 21 is operated in this state, the transmission shaft 3 rotates and the latches 31 and 32 rotate integrally therewith, whereby the latch receiving portions 11 and 12 corresponding to the latches 31 and 32 and the locker body 1 are rotated. And the right door 2A can be opened.

  In the above embodiment, the code lock device 4 is incorporated in place of the lock device requiring a key. However, the code lock device 4 can be incorporated in addition to the lock device requiring a key. According to such an embodiment, either the lock device or the code lock device 4 can be selectively used, and both can be used as a double lock.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Locker main body 2A, 2B Door 3 Transmission shaft 4 Code lock device 5 Cylinder shaft part 6 Drive plate 11, 12 Latch receiving part 20 Machine box 21 Handle 31, 32 Latch 41 Dial 42 Knob 61 Engagement groove

Claims (2)

Inside the openable / closable door, a transmission shaft that rotates in forward and reverse directions under the external force of the handle and spring force of the return spring, and the latch receiver of the locker body in conjunction with the forward and reverse rotation of the transmission shaft In a rocker comprising a portion and a latch that engages and disengages,
A code lock device is incorporated in a state where a plurality of dials are exposed to the outer surface of the door at a portion where the transmission shaft of the inner surface of the door is exposed, and the code lock device has an unlock code sequence aligned. When the rotation of a predetermined angle range is allowed and the unlocked code string is not aligned, the rotation is restricted, and the rotation attached to the protruding end portion of the cylinder shaft portion outside the door It has a knob for operation and a drive plate attached to the projecting end portion of the tube shaft portion into the door, and the tip portion of the drive plate has a forward and reverse rotation of the tube shaft portion. A rocker formed with an engagement groove for engaging or disengaging the transmission shaft when the drive plate reciprocates to restrict or release the rotation of the transmission shaft.   Inside the openable / closable door, a transmission shaft that rotates in forward and reverse directions under the external force of the handle and spring force of the return spring, and the latch receiver of the locker body in conjunction with the forward and reverse rotation of the transmission shaft A locking device incorporated in a locker in which a latch that engages and disengages is disposed, and when the unlocking code string is aligned, rotation in a predetermined angle range is allowed and the unlocking code string is aligned. A cylindrical shaft portion that is restricted from rotating when not, a knob for rotation operation attached to one end portion of the cylindrical shaft portion, and a drive plate attached to the other end portion of the cylindrical shaft portion A locking device for a locker, in which an engagement groove that can be engaged with and disengaged from the transmission shaft when the drive plate reciprocates as the cylinder shaft rotates forward and backward is formed at the tip of the drive plate. .

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