KR101518612B1

KR101518612B1 - Locking device for locker

Info

Publication number: KR101518612B1
Application number: KR1020130134624A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 황선오; 김창민
Original assignee: 주식회사 새누
Priority date: 2013-11-07
Filing date: 2013-11-07
Publication date: 2015-05-07

Abstract

A locking device for a locker is disclosed. The disclosed locking device for a locker is installed in a locker to open and close a door, and comprises: a body; a rotational lever installed in the body and capable of being rotationally operated to a closing position and an opening position; a dial unit installed in the body and setting a password; and a coin slot unit installed in the body. The rotational lever can be rotated to a closing position and an opening position only when a coin is put into the coin slot unit.

Description

LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCKER

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a locking device for opening and closing a door installed in a locker for storing articles, and more particularly, to a coin-return type dial lock device among mechanical locks of a locker.

In general, a locker (or locker) can be used for various purposes such as elementary / middle / high school, university, terminal, subway station, apartment, government office, sauna, public bath, jjimjilbang, dormitory, gymnasium, school, health club, The present invention relates to an apparatus for storing personal items such as bags, books, clothes, personal belongings, personal items, and purchase items installed in facilities used by a large number of personnel, such as a train station, And a locking device for locking / unlocking the door assembly to the housing is installed.

These locker locks are electronic and mechanical. Among the conventional mechanical lockers, there is no manager, and coin-return locks and dial locks are widely used for lockers in most places that are free of charge.

1, a conventional coin return type locking device is provided with a key bundle 11, a coin input slot 13, and a coin return slot 15 on its front side. When the user stores an item, the coin is inserted into the coin slot 13 When the key bundle 11 in which the key is inserted is turned from the open position to the closed position, the latch 17 is rotated to lock the door of the locker in the main body. In this state, the user pulls the key When the user finds the item, the key is stored in the key bundle 11 and is returned to the key bundle 11 in the open position. The catch 17 is rotated upward to unlock the coin, 15). &Lt; / RTI >

In such a conventional coin return lock device, there are many cases where a user loses a key and many cases are not found depending on the value of the contents to be stored. In this case, the cost of replacement of the key bundle, And the locker can not be used for a period of time until the key bundle is replaced.

To solve this problem, a dial lock was developed. 2, the dial unit 21 and the lever 23 are connected to each other by a key such as a key, And a latch 27 interlocked with the lever 23. The dial locking device locks the door by matching several passwords so that when the initial password is designated, The door of the locker is closed with the password set by operating the dial unit 21 and then the lever 23 is set to the closed position and the number of the dial unit 21 is disturbed differently from the password So that the door can be opened and closed by recognizing the own password.

This conventional dial type lock has a problem in that when the password is reset at all times, the password must be set in a state where the lever is opened, that is, the door is opened, so that the door may be inadvertently closed there was.

Therefore, the conventional dial type lock has various problems because the door is opened and closed at the same time as the password is set at the same time in the two operations of opening and closing the lever.

In order to solve such a problem, a reset button type dial charger has been developed which can be changed only at a separate reset position without changing the password change to the open or closed position as in the related art. However, It is a structure that can be locked without sanction. As a result, the door is closed and the door is closed with the case where the password is not recognized.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0558118

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a door locking device capable of opening and closing a door at a door opening and closing position, The lock lever can be operated from the open position to the closed position only through separate coin inserting.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a locker lock device installed on a locker to open and close a door, the locker device comprising: a main body; A rotary lever installed on the main body and installed to be rotatable to a closed position and an open position; A dial unit installed in the main body and setting a password; And a coin charging unit installed in the main body, wherein the rotary lever is configured to rotate from an open position to a closed position only when a coin is inserted into the coin charging unit.

The coin inserting unit may be configured to fix the inserted coin so as not to come out when the rotatable lever is in the closed position.

The coin charging unit may be configured to release the fixed coin and return the coin when the rotating lever is operated from the closed position to the open position.

The rotary lever may further include a coin discharging position, wherein when the rotary lever is operated to the coin discharging position, the inserted coin is released from the fixed position and returned.

And a coin discharge unit separately installed in the main body to discharge the coins inserted into the coin charging unit when the rotary lever is operated from the closed state to the open state.

According to the above, the door can be opened and closed in both the open position and the closed position of the rotary lever as in the conventional dial lock, and the password can be set. However, So that it is possible to solve the conventional problems that may occur due to carelessness or human suffering.

1 is a view showing a conventional coin return type locking device,
2 is a view showing a conventional dial lock device,
3 to 6 are schematic views of a locker lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Also in the figures, the thickness of the components is exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content.

Embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and / or plan views that are ideal illustrations of the present invention. In the drawings, the thicknesses of the films and regions are exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content. Thus, the shape of the illustrations may be modified by manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific forms shown, but also include changes in the shapes that are produced according to the manufacturing process. For example, the etched area shown at right angles may be rounded or may have a shape with a certain curvature. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures have attributes, and the shapes of the regions illustrated in the figures are intended to illustrate specific forms of regions of the elements and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Although the terms first, second, etc. have been used in various embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms have only been used to distinguish one component from another. The embodiments described and exemplified herein also include their complementary embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific details have been set forth in order to explain the invention in greater detail and to assist in understanding it. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be understood by those skilled in the art without departing from such specific details. In some instances, it should be noted that portions of the invention that are not commonly known in the description of the invention and are not significantly related to the invention do not describe confusing reasons to explain the present invention.

3 to 6, a locker lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The locker lock device of the present invention is a mechanical locker lock device by a mechanical mechanism, not an electronic locker lock device by electronic control.

3, the locker lock device of the present invention includes a main body 31, a rotary lever 33, a dial portion 35, a coin input portion 37, and a coin outlet portion 38.

The main body 31 is fixed to one side of the door of the locker.

The rotary lever 33 is installed in the main body 31. The rotary lever 33 of this embodiment has the same closed position and open position as the conventional dial lock and when the rotary lever 33 is in the closed position, 3, the latch 34 is projected to the side of the main body 31 so that the locker door is locked. When the rotary lever 33 is in the open position, the latch 34 rotates toward the main body 31, So that the locker door is not unlocked.

The dial unit 35 is provided with a main body 31 and a plurality of discs each having numerals 0 to 9 on the outer circumferential surface thereof are provided so as to set a password by rotating the disc T. In the present invention, When in the open position, the dial unit 35 can set a password.

The coin insertion portion 37 allows the rotary lever 33 to be operated from the open position to the closed position only when the coin is inserted.

That is, according to the present invention, when the user inserts the coin into the coin insertion portion 37, the rotary lever 33 can be turned from the open position to the closed position, and if the coin insertion portion 37 is not inserted with the coin The rotary lever 33 is locked at the open position and is not rotated to the closed position.

On the other hand, when the rotary lever 33 is rotated from the open position to the closed position in the state where the coin is inserted, the coin insertion portion 37 is configured to fix the inserted coin so as not to be removed. Further, when the rotary lever 33 is operated from the closed position to the open position, the coin charging unit 37 releases the fixed coin, discharges the coin and returns it.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the return of the coin may be configured to be discharged through the coin discharging portion 38 provided at the lower portion of the coin charging portion 37. Of course, the coin discharging portion 38 The coin input unit 37 can be configured to be discharged in the reverse direction through the coin input unit 37 into which the coin is inserted.

3, the use of a locker lock according to an embodiment of the present invention is as follows.

When storing the goods, the user puts the coin into the coin input portion 37 with the door of the locker being closed, sets the password by operating the dial portion 35, and turns the rotary lever 33 from the open position to the closed position The dial unit 35 is disengaged, and the storage operation is completed.

When the article is found, the user aligns the dial unit 35 with the stored password, and when the rotary lever 33 is returned from the closed position to the open position, locking of the locker door is released, ) Is returned.

As described above, according to the present invention, the locker door can be opened and closed and the password can be set in both the opening and closing of the lever, as in the conventional dial lock device, Can be operated from the open position to the closed position, thereby making it possible to prevent the door from being inadvertently inadvertently unable to recognize the password.

On the other hand, in the above description, a coin is inserted into the coin input portion 37 and the password is set by operating the dial portion 35. However, even if the password is set by operating the dial portion 35 and a coin is input Do. That is, when the rotary lever 33 is in the open position regardless of whether or not the coin is inserted, the password can be set.

In the above description, when the rotary lever 33 is operated from the closed position to the open position, the coin inserted into the coin input portion 37 is automatically discharged. However, the present invention is not limited to this, The invention is further characterized in that the rotary lever 33 may further include a coin discharge position in addition to the closed position and the open position, and after the rotary lever 33 is operated from the closed position to the open position to unlock the locker door, When the rotary lever 33 is further turned from the open position to the coin discharging position, the coin input to the coin charging portion 37 may be discharged to the coin charging portion 37 or discharged to the coin catcher 38. [

6, the present invention is different from the locker lock apparatus shown in FIG. 3 in that the positions of the lever 33 and the dial portion 35, the coin input portion 37 and the coin outlet portion 38 are And may be reversed to the left or right.

3, a drop preventing jaw 39 is provided on one side of the lower end of the coin discharging portion 38 so that when a coin is returned, the coin discharged to the coin discharging portion 38 does not fall to the floor, It can be seated on the fall preventing jaw 39 and configured so that the user can hold it easily.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that many changes and modifications of the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such appropriate modifications and changes, and equivalents thereof, should be regarded as within the scope of the present invention.

31 .... body
33 ... lever
34 ... Clasp
35 ... dial portion
37 ... coin insertion part
38 ... coin discharging portion

Claims

A locker lock device installed in a locker to open and close a door,
main body;
A rotary lever installed on the main body and installed to be rotatable to a closed position and an open position;
A dial unit installed in the main body and setting a password; And
And a coin charging unit installed in the main body,
Wherein the rotary lever is configured to be able to rotate from an open position to a closed position only when a coin is inserted into the coin input portion,
Wherein the coin inserting unit fixes the inserted coin so as not to escape when the rotatable lever is in the closed position,
The rotary lever further includes a coin discharge position,
Wherein the coin inserting unit releases and returns the inserted coin when the rotary lever is operated to the coin discharging position.

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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the rotary lever is operated from the closed position to the open position, the coin charging unit releases the fixed coin and releases the coin.

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The method according to claim 1,
And a coin discharging unit separately installed in the main body for discharging the coins inserted into the coin charging unit.