JPH0726840A - Safe deposit box device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To promote safety by providing a double lock mechanism of master and slave locks to a safe-deposit-box, at the same time, providing a bio ID device detecting a physical characteristic of a user to the master lock, and unlocking the double lock mechanism in the case it corresponds with data registered in advance. CONSTITUTION:A bio ID device 7 detecting a physical characteristic (for example, finger prints) of a user is provided to a gate 1 of a safe-deposit-box room 2, it is referred to data registered in advance, and in the case it corresponds therewith, the safe-deposit-box is unlocked. After that, a user entered in the safe deposit box unlocks the safe-deposit-box 3 by operating a slave lock consisting of a ten-key and a rotary dial, etc. It can be unlocked even if there is no key and, at the same time, the person oneself only can unlock the safe- deposit-box. According to the constitution, safety and reliability can be promoted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safe deposit box apparatus which enables a user to lock and unlock a safe deposit box provided in a bank or the like.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The safe deposit box, which has been mostly used only by a specific customer, can now be counted as one of the main operations of financial institutions, and will become more popular in the future. Expected to proceed. By the way, it goes without saying that the most important items in safe deposit boxes, which are attracting more and more attention, are high safety and reliability. A system that employs a double locking mechanism composed of a lock and a child lock is generally used.

[0003] In this system, after the user has completed a procedure for identity verification such as collation of a seal at a reception desk, he / she goes to a safe room with an attendant, and the attendant unlocks the parent lock of the safe deposit box. Is performed by taking steps such as opening the safe deposit box by unlocking the child lock. However, in this method, it is necessary to make a staff member resident at the reception, and it is difficult to save labor and cost.

In addition, users often lose their small keys, which is not preferable in terms of safety management, and improvements have been strongly desired.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a safe deposit box device which does not require a key for locking / unlocking, is excellent in safety and reliability, and can save labor and cost. The object of the present invention is to provide a safe deposit box installed in a safe deposit box, a detection unit for detecting a physical characteristic of the user, and data in which the physical characteristic of the user detected by the detection unit is registered in advance. And a discrimination means for discriminating whether or not the user is the contractor himself, and when the user is the contractor himself, the output signal from the discrimination means is received to unlock. It is achieved by a safe deposit box device comprising a first lock mechanism and a second lock mechanism configured to be unlocked by inputting a personal identification number.

That is, in the safe deposit apparatus of the present invention, the key is unnecessary because the combination of the physical characteristics of the user and the personal identification number is combined, and it is not necessary to carry the key, so the key is lost. It does not cause any problems and can be used easily at any time. Moreover, since the first locking mechanism does not unlock unless the contractor is registered in advance, there is no risk that the safe deposit box can be opened by another person even if the personal identification number is leaked. It will be expensive.

Moreover, since there is no need for a reception desk or staff for the safe deposit box, labor and cost can be saved.

[0008]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a safe deposit box apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the safe deposit box apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the safe deposit box. In each figure, 1 is a gate, 2 is a safe deposit box, 3 is a safe deposit box, and this safe deposit box 3 is provided with a double lock mechanism of a parent lock and a child lock.

The safe deposit box door 4 of the safe deposit box 3 is provided with a safe deposit box number 5 and a ten-key pad 6. By inputting a personal identification number on the ten-key pad 6, the child lock provided in the safe deposit box 3 is unlocked. It is configured to be. Reference numeral 7 denotes a bio ID device (physical feature detection / verification device) used for opening the door of the gate 1 and unlocking a parent lock provided in the safe deposit box 3, and includes a detection unit for detecting a fingerprint and this detection unit. It is composed of an automatic collation unit or the like for collating whether or not the detected fingerprint is the same as the one registered in advance.

Reference numeral 8 is a door of the safe deposit box room 2. In the safe deposit apparatus configured as described above, the fingerprint of the user is the bio ID.
When detected by the device 7, this signal is sent to the automatic matching section. Then, in the automatic verification unit, it is determined whether or not the fingerprint belongs to the contractor himself, and if it belongs to the contractor himself, the gate 1 is opened and the parent of the safe deposit box 3 is opened. The lock is unlocked.

If the fingerprint is not that of the contractor, there is no opening of the gate 1 or unlocking of the parent lock of the safety deposit box 3,
However, it is designed to notify the appropriate agencies. After this, the user enters the safe deposit box 2,
Operate the numeric keypad 6 of the safe deposit box 3 and enter the password,
Release the child lock.

Then, the safe deposit box 3 is opened, the desired message is completed, and the safe deposit box 3 is locked by the ten-key 6 which is a child lock,
Leave the safe deposit box 2. At this time, the parent lock is locked together with the child lock, and the safe deposit box 3 cannot be opened unless the bio ID device 7 again makes a fingerprint inquiry. As described above, according to the safe deposit apparatus of the present invention, the unlocking of the parent lock is performed by the signal from the bio ID device that identifies the physical characteristics, and the lock is unlocked by the operation of entering the personal identification number with the ten keys. Since it is configured to lock, the safety deposit box will never open unless the person himself goes out and is not operated by the person himself, and the safety is extremely high.
Moreover, since there is no need for a key, there is no risk of it being lost or stolen.

In this embodiment, the bio ID device is used to open the gate and unlock the parent lock, and the numeric keypad is used to unlock the child lock of the safe deposit box body. May be reversed, and a rotary dial or the like may be used instead of the ten-key pad. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the means of fingerprint collation is adopted for the identification, but in addition,
Various bio ID methods such as palm type, retina, and voiceprint verification can be used.

Further, the safety can be further enhanced by arranging that the unlocking of the parent lock and the opening of the gate can be performed by separate bio-ID devices.

[0015]

[Effect] According to the present invention, a child key is not required for use,
Since it is possible to unlock the child lock using the PIN, the original function of the safe deposit box to ensure privacy is enhanced and improved.
Since there is no problem such as loss of keys and it operates by physical characteristics, the safety deposit box will not open unless the person himself goes out and unless it is operated by the person himself, it is safe and reliable. It is even more expensive, and because no staff is required, labor costs can be reduced, which greatly contributes to labor saving and cost saving.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a safe deposit apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a safe deposit box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Gate 2 Safe deposit box 3 Safe deposit box 4 Safe deposit box door 5 Safe deposit box number 6 Numeric keypad 7 Bio ID device 8 Safe deposit box door

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A safe deposit box installed in a safe deposit box, a detection unit for detecting a physical characteristic of a user, and a physical characteristic of the user detected by the detection unit is collated with data registered in advance. Then, a discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the user is the contractor himself and a first means for unlocking by receiving an output signal from the discriminating means when the user is the contractor himself. And a second lock mechanism configured to be unlocked by inputting a personal identification number. 2. The safe deposit box apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the personal identification number input means is provided in the safe deposit box main body. 3. The safe deposit box apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a detecting means for detecting a physical characteristic of the user is provided outside the safe deposit box.