KR100544589B1 - Password Input Device Capable of Changing Key Button Locations for Use in Door Lock - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a password input device for preventing the exposure of the password by allowing the user to change the position of the key button in the door lock device that opens and closes the door using the password.

In order to realize this, the password input device according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a fixed key button, a rotary lever, lever lever.

According to the present invention, the user frequently changes the position of the numeric key button in the password input device, thereby preventing another person from figuring out the password by grasping the worn-out number of the numeric key, a fingerprint, or a pattern of pressing the numeric key. Since the user does not need to change the password from time to time for security, changing the password several times can also prevent occurrence of confusion about which password is currently used.

Door lock, password, position change, rotary lever

Description

Password Input Device Capable of Changing Key Button Locations for Use in Door Lock}

1 is a view illustrating a door equipped with a door lock including a conventional password input device,

Figure 2a, 2b is a view showing a password input unit of the conventional door lock,

3A and 3B illustrate a password input device capable of changing a position of a key button according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a view illustrating a door lock having a password input device capable of changing the position of a key button according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: digital door lock 210: password input unit

220: electronic key touch unit 230: battery contact

240: password display unit 310: first fixed key button

320: second fixed key button 330: third fixed key button

340: fourth fixed key button 350: fifth fixed key button

360: seventh fixed key button 370: eighth fixed key button

380: rotary lever 390: lever handle

The present invention relates to a password input device of a door lock. More particularly, the present invention relates to a password input device that prevents a password from being exposed by allowing a user to change the position of a key button in a door lock device that opens and closes a door using a password.

In general, door locks and safes are frequently used in homes, companies and shops for security and security. However, in recent years, as the intelligence of criminals has increased and the safety of mechanical door locks or mechanical safes is threatened, they have been replaced by digital door locks and digital safes.

1 is a diagram illustrating a door equipped with a digital door lock including a conventional password input device.

Door locks are installed inside and outside the doors for security and security. Inside the door, the user can set and change various functions of the door lock, and the inner side of the door lock is typically composed of an open / close button, a forced lock button, a manual lever, a power supply, an inner lever, and the like. The exterior of the door, on the other hand, has only minimal equipment for opening the door for security. When the user wants to open a door equipped with a door lock, the user touches the electronic key with the electronic key touch unit of the door lock mounted outside the door, or presses a predetermined password using the numeric key buttons of the password input device. Can open the door

2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating a password input unit of a conventional door lock, and FIG. 2A shows an outer operation unit of a door lock to which a numeric key button is fixed.

The outer operation part of the door lock includes a password input part 210, an electronic key touch part 220, and a battery contact part 230.

Password input unit 210 is provided with a numeric and special character key button, the user can unlock the door by entering the password using the numeric and special character key button to open the door.

The electronic key touch unit 220 has a circular or rectangular shape according to the shape of the electronic key, and the user can open the door by contacting the electronic key with this area.

The battery contact unit 230 may operate the door lock by supplying temporary power to the door lock by urgently contacting the battery with this part when the door lock does not operate in any operation from the outside because the battery built in the door lock is exhausted. That's the part. Typically, a 9V battery is used for the operation of the door lock, and the voltage level required for the door lock operation can be changed by the setting of the door lock supplier.

Typically, the user unlocks the door lock to open the door by using an electronic key or input a preset password, as shown in Figure 2a, the numeric key button of the password input unit 210 is fixed in the shape of a rectangle It is located.

However, in the password input device used in the door lock or the safe, the numeric key buttons are regularly arranged, so that if the user carefully watches the user's number key button, especially the movement of the finger, the password is guessed. Is not difficult.

In addition, since the user keeps pressing only a few key buttons corresponding to the numbers constituting the password, if the user uses the same password for a long time, only the pressed key buttons are worn out, which makes it easier to see the appearance. It's very easy to guess. In addition, when the key button is made of metal, the fingerprint of the user remains on the metal of the key button, and if the user's fingerprint on the key button is carefully examined, it is possible to guess the password.

In order to prevent the exposure of the password, it is desirable for the user to change the password regularly, but when using multiple passwords can cause confusion, it is common to use one password for a long time.

In order to prevent exposure of the password to others while using the same password for a long time, a password input device using an LCD or 7-segment has been proposed.

2B is a diagram illustrating a password input unit in a door lock using 7-segment. The door lock using the 7-segment includes a password display unit 240 in addition to the password input unit 210, the electronic key touch unit 220, and the battery contact unit 230 provided in the conventional door lock.

The password input unit 210 is a list of conventional rectangular number key buttons are not pressing each number key button, but having only one key button to press the key button once, '1, press twice,' 2 ', Press 3 times to enter the number '3'.

The number input according to the password input unit 210 is displayed on the 7-Segment of the password display unit 240 so that the user can check.

Here, through the password input unit 210, it is also possible to input not only numbers but also special characters such as '*' and '#'. Special characters of '*' and '#' are usually located after '9' and '0'.

As such, the password input device using LCD or 7-Segment is excellent in security because the password is less likely to be exposed, but it is inconvenient to use because the password must be entered using only one key button. The probability is high, and the price is high in implementing the device.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention, while having a number input button in the password input unit instead of one key button, the user can change the position of the key button to prevent the password is exposed to others Its purpose is to provide a password input device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a password input device capable of changing the position of a key button to prevent a password from being exposed, comprising: a rotating lever displaying numbers or special characters constituting a password; A fixed key button fixedly installed in the password input device for inputting a password; And a lever knob for rotating the rotary lever.

In addition, according to another object of the present invention, a password input device that can change the position of the key button to prevent the password is exposed, comprising: a rotary lever rotating on the password input device; A key button located on the rotary lever for inputting a password; A number and special character display unit which is printed on the password input device to display a number or a special character required for inputting a secret document; And a lever handle for rotating the rotary lever.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3A illustrates a password input device capable of changing a position of a key button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Password input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed key button (310, 320, 330, 340, 350), the rotary lever 380 and the lever handle (390).

The fixed key button is a button which is pressed when the user enters the password into the password input device, and is fixedly installed in the password input device. Since the fixed key button should have a key button corresponding to each number and special character, it has 12 buttons.

The rotary lever 380 has a shape like a flat donut and has 12 spaces, such as the number of fixed key buttons, and numbers of 0 to 9 and special characters of * and # are printed on each space. In addition, the rotation lever 380 is not fixed to the password input device but is rotatable.

The lever handle 390 is positioned in the middle of the rotation lever 380, and a user may rotate the rotation lever 380 using the lever handle 390.

Therefore, the user can set the key buttons for 0 to 9 and *, # by rotating the rotary lever 380 using the lever knob 390 to correspond to the fixed key button with the number on the rotary lever 380. have.

In FIG. 3A, the number 0 of the first fixed key button 310 and the rotation lever 380 correspond to the number 0 and the number 1 of the second fixed key button 320. The number 3 corresponds to the third fixed key button 330. In this way, the number of the rotation lever 340 is associated with each fixed key button.

If the user wants to input '0', the first fixed key button 310 is pressed. Similarly, the second fixed key button 320 is input when '1' is input, the third fixed key button 330 is input when '2' is input, and the fourth fixed key button is input when '3' is inputted. 340, the fifth fixed key button 350 is pressed when inputting '4'.

If the password is '4031', the user presses the fifth fixed key button 350, the first fixed key button 310, the fourth fixed key button 340, and the second fixed key button 320 in sequence. do.

3B illustrates that the rotation lever 380 is rotated by about 90 degrees by the user.

In this case, the rotation lever 380 rotates so that the number '9' corresponds to the first fixing button 310, and the special character '*' corresponds to the second fixing button 320 and the third fixing button 330. Denotes a special character '#', a number '0' corresponds to the fourth fixed button, and a number '1' corresponds to the fifth fixed button. When each of the fixed buttons is pressed, a number or a special character corresponding to each fixed button is input.

Therefore, in order to input the previously designated password '4031', the eighth fixed key button 370, the fourth fixed key button 340, the seventh fixed key button 360, and the fifth fixed key button 350 are pressed. . If the fifth fixed key button 350, the first fixed key button 310, the fourth fixed key button 340, and the second fixed key button 320 are sequentially pressed as described in FIG. 'Is entered, the password input device does not work.

Therefore, every time the user rotates the rotary lever 380, the key button that the user must press to enter the password changes, so it is impossible to guess the password with the user's fingerprint worn out or left on the key button. Do. In addition, since the position of the key button pressed by the user is constantly changed due to the rotation, it is impossible to guess the password by grasping the position of the key button pressed by the user.

Here, the rotation lever 380 may have only numbers without including special characters '*' and '#'. In this case, the fixed key button should also be composed of 10 to correspond to each number of the rotary lever 380.

4 is a diagram illustrating a door lock having a password input device capable of changing the position of a key button according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The password input device according to the present invention may be used in various places where security is required, such as a safe or a cabinet, as well as a door lock.

In addition, in the present invention, the number key is disposed on the rotary lever 380, the fixed key button is located on the outside of the rotary lever 380, the fixed key button is disposed on the inside according to the implementation method, the number is written on the outside The rotary lever 380 may be disposed.

In implementing the present invention, it is possible to arrange the fixed key button on the rotary lever 380 to be variable, it is also possible to configure the number fixed to the outside. In this case, the key button is rotated.

5 is a diagram illustrating a password input device in which a key button is disposed on a rotary lever and a number is fixed to the outside according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

When arranging the key button on the rotary lever, it is possible to prevent only guessing the password by grasping the wear of the fingerprint or the key button on the key button.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user changes the position of the numeric key button from the password input device from time to time, so that another person grasps the worn-out number of the numeric key, the fingerprint on it, or the pattern by which the numeric key is pressed. It can be prevented to find out, it can further increase the security and safety.

In addition, since the user does not need to change the password from time to time for security, it is also possible to prevent the user from confusing what password is currently used by changing the password several times.

Claims (15)

Password input device that can change the position of the key button to prevent the password is exposed, A rotary lever displaying a plurality of numbers or special characters constituting the password; A plurality of fixed key buttons fixed to the password input device so as to correspond to the numbers or special characters one by one, and receive the password; And Lever handle for rotating the rotary lever Including, but the password input device includes a configuration for recognizing the position of the rotary lever when the rotary lever is rotated, and if the fixed key button is selected in the position, the password according to the position Password input device that can change the position of the key button. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the rotation lever, A password input device capable of changing the position of a key button, characterized by being divided into 12 spaces to include numbers from 0 to 9 and special characters of '*' and '#'. The method of claim 1, wherein the rotation lever, A password input device capable of changing the position of a key button, characterized in that connected rotatably. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixed key button, And a corresponding number or special character of the rotary lever is input to the password input device when the user presses the password button. The method of claim 1, wherein the lever handle, A password input device capable of changing the position of a key button, which is used when the user rotates the rotary lever by being positioned at the center of the rotary lever. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the password input device comprises: A password input device capable of changing the position of a key button, which is used in a place where security is required such as a door lock, a safe or a cabinet. Password input device that can change the position of the key button to prevent the password is exposed, A rotary lever rotating on the password input device; A number and special character display unit which is printed on the password input device and displays a number or a special character required for the password input; A plurality of key buttons positioned on the rotary lever and corresponding to each of the numbers or special characters in a 1: 1 manner to receive the password; And Lever handle for rotating the rotary lever Including, but the password input device comprises a configuration for recognizing the position of the rotary lever when the rotary lever is rotated, and if the key button is selected in the position, the password according to the position Password input device that can change the position of the key button. delete delete The method of claim 8, wherein the key button, And a corresponding number or special character of the number and special character display unit is input to the password input device when pressed by the user. delete delete delete The method of claim 1, wherein the rotation lever, A password input device capable of changing the position of a key button, characterized by being divided into 10 spaces so that only numbers from 0 to 9 are included.

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