TWI735134B - Lock device - Google Patents

Abstract

Present invention is related to a lock device comprising an electronic lock with a battery and an installing space arranged inside a housing of the electronic lock. Two insert holes are arranged aside the housing of the electronic lock. A lock fastener is installed inside the installing space. The lock fastener is driven by an unlocking structure for enabling to descend from its original position to an unlocking position. A circuit board powered by the battery is mounted in the housing. The circuit board comprises a microcontroller and a wireless communication module. The microcontroller receives an external unlock signal from the wireless communication module and causes the unlock structure to drive the lock fastener. When using the present invention, the lock fastener is able to unlock a part with two pins inserting into two insert holes. Since the lock device could be unlocked electronically without any physical key, the present invention could be utilized on any locks or even bicycle lights.

Description

Locking device

The invention relates to a bicycle accessory combination, in particular to a lock device.

Existing bicycle accessories, such as bicycle locks, have a mechanical lock core mechanism inside, so they need to carry a key when they are in use, so that the lock chain combined with the lock can be opened when the lock is matched with the lock chain.

Although the bicycle accessories of the lock can achieve the effect of locking the bicycle with the lock chain and the key, it is necessary to carry a key to open the lock. If the key is lost, there is no way to open the lock, which makes the user very troubled.

Since the existing lock needs to carry the key when in use, if the key is lost, the lock can not be opened by itself, which greatly bothers the user. For this reason, the present invention is equipped with an electronic control structure on the lock, which can control the unlocking of the lock by wirelessly connecting the lock with the user's portable mobile device, and it is convenient for the user to use the lock without having to carry an extra key for unlocking.

In order to achieve the above creative objective, the present invention provides a lock device, which includes an electronic lock and is provided with a casing. A battery structure and an installation space are formed on both sides of the casing, and the casing corresponds to the installation space. One side of the two insertion holes is spaced through the two insertion holes, a locking member is provided in the installation space, and two insertion holes are formed at both ends of the locking member in cooperation with the two insertion holes to form an arc shape The clasp, the two clasps are facing the bottom side of the two sockets, the lock member is driven to be lowered from the original position to an unlocked position, and an unlocking structure for driving the lock member is provided in the installation space , A circuit board powered by the battery structure is fixed in the housing, a microcontroller and a wireless communication module electrically connected to the microcontroller are provided on the circuit board, and the microcontroller is electrically connected to the unlocking structure , The microcontroller receives an external unlocking command from the wireless communication module, so that the unlocking structure drives the lock fastener.

Further, the present invention includes an accessory that fits the electronic lock, which is provided with an accessory structure, and the two sockets that fit the electronic lock are provided with two buckle heads in the accessory structure, and each buckle head is on the outer peripheral surface. A buckle groove is provided in a circumferentially recessed manner. When the two buckle heads are inserted into the two insertion holes, the two buckles of the buckle element are respectively embedded and buckled on the buckle pieces of the buckle heads沟Locating.

Furthermore, in the present invention, a connecting rod is connected between the two buckle seats, and a return spring is provided against the inner wall of the housing between the connecting rod and the outer side of each buckle. Push the inclined surface, and respectively fix an exit spring on the inner side of the installation space, which is opposite to the jacks.

Further, in the present invention, a accommodating groove is recessed on the top of the connecting rod of the locking member, a linkage slope is formed on one side of the accommodating groove, and the unlocking structure includes a solenoid valve fixed in the housing The solenoid valve is electrically connected to the microcontroller to be controlled by it, and a driving block is combined with the end of the solenoid valve. The part of the driving block extends into the accommodating groove and forms the driving block in cooperation with the interlocking inclined surface A driving inclined surface, the driving inclined surface cooperates and abuts against the interlocking inclined surface, when the solenoid valve drives the driving block to move, the driving inclined surface presses the driving inclined surface to lower the lock member to the unlocking position.

Furthermore, the accessory structure of the present invention is an elongated ring lock tube, which is buckled into a flexible long tube body by a plurality of metal wire loops, and the two buckle heads are combined and fixed on the ring lock tube. The ends.

Preferably, the present invention is provided with a storage outer box, and the electronic lock and the accessory are stored in the storage outer box.

Furthermore, the present invention combines a lamp at the front end of the housing, a switch hole is penetrated on the top surface of the housing, the lamp is electrically connected to the circuit board, and a button switch is provided on the circuit board, and the button switch passes through The switch hole, the button switch is used to control the lamp to turn on or off.

Further, the accessory structure of the present invention is a faucet bracket, provided with a faucet beam ring seat, a mobile phone holder extends backward from the faucet beam ring seat, and a pitch joint extends sideways from the faucet beam ring seat, and a pitch joint is combined with the faucet beam ring seat. A connecting seat, where the two plug-in buckle heads are laterally arranged on the connecting seat.

Further, in the present invention, a micro switch is fixed at the inner side of the installation space facing one of the two sockets, and the micro switch is electrically connected to the microcontroller. When the micro switch is pressed, the unlocking can be manually made The structure is configured to drive the lock, and a button punch is penetrated at the axis position of the buckle head that cooperates with the micro switch, and a button that resets after being pressed is inserted into the button hole. When the two buckle heads are inserted into the When the two perforations of the electronic lock are locked inside, the inner end of the push button is close to the micro switch, and when the outer end of the push button is pressed, the micro switch can be pressed by the inner end.

Preferably, the circuit board of the electronic lock of the present invention is provided with a buzzer and an acceleration sensor respectively electrically connected to the microcontroller, and when the acceleration sensor senses that the instantaneous acceleration and time are greater than the set value When the value is set, the microcontroller will start the buzzer to sound and the lamp to flash.

Preferably, the present invention is equipped with a mobile device in cooperation with the electronic lock, and the mobile device executes an application to wirelessly connect with the wireless communication module of the electronic lock. When the application executes a search command, the wireless communication The module transmits the search command to the microcontroller, so that the microcontroller activates the buzzer to sound.

Preferably, when the mobile device of the present invention is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication module of the electronic lock, if the distance between the mobile device and the electronic lock is greater than a warning distance, the application program causes the microcontroller to activate the The buzzer sounds.

When the present invention is used, the mobile device is wirelessly connected with the wireless communication module of the electronic lock. When the two plug buckles of the accessory need to be inserted into the two sockets of the electronic lock to lock, or to unlock the electronic lock When the head is turned on, the mobile device sends an unlocking command to control the microcontroller, so that the unlocking structure drives the lock member to drop to the unlocked position. At this time, the two plug-in buckles of an accessory can be inserted into the electronic lock, or the two locks can be released. Insert the buckle head so that the two buckle heads of the accessory can be pulled out from the two sockets.

The effect of the present invention is that through two jacks, the two plug-in buckles of the accessory can be inserted for different purposes, such as locks or bicycle lights, and can be wirelessly connected to control the unlocking of the electronic lock with a mobile device Therefore, when using the present invention, the user does not need to carry the key, which can avoid the loss of the key and the inconvenience of carrying the key, and is convenient for the user to use.

10: Electronic lock

11: shell

111: installation space

112: battery structure

1121: battery

113: Jack

114: Exit spring

115: Micro switch

116: terminal slot

1161: External terminal interface

117: terminal opening

1171: end plug

118: switch hole

12: Lock fasteners

121: buckle seat

122: connecting rod

1221: guide hole

123: clasp

124: Pushing inclined plane

125: accommodating slot

126: Linkage Slope

13: return spring

131: guide rod

14: unlock structure

141: Solenoid valve

142: drive block

143: drive slope

15: lamps

16: circuit board

161: Microcontroller

162: wireless communication module

163: Push button switch

164: Acceleration sensor

165: Buzzer

20: accessories

21: Accessory structure

211: Wire Ring

22: Insert button

221: Clasp Groove

30: Storage box

31: Exit

40: mobile device

41: Application

20A: Accessories

21A: Faucet beam ring seat

211A: mobile phone holder

212A: Pitch joint

213A: connecting seat

22A: Plug buckle

221A: Clasp groove

222A: Button perforation

223A: Button

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention when the storage box is opened.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the electronic lock according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the circuit board cooperating with mobile device according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the accessory of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention combined with the electronic lock.

Fig. 7 is a schematic top view of the locking member being driven in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic front view of the locking member being driven in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the accessory of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention combined with the electronic lock.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention with the accessory separated from the electronic lock.

Figure 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic front view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to understand the technical features and practical effects of the present invention in detail, and implement it in accordance with the content of the specification, the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings are further described in detail as follows.

The first preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 is to provide a lock device for use in a lock. The structure includes an electronic lock 10 and an accessory 20 that can be locked on the electronic lock 10 , And a storage box 30 for storing the electronic lock 10 and the accessory 20. When in use, the electronic lock 10 can be wirelessly connected to a mobile device 40 for use, wherein:

Please refer to Figures 2 to 5, the electronic lock 10 is provided with a housing 11, an installation space 111 and a battery structure 112 are formed on the left and right sides of the housing 11, corresponding to the housing 11 One side of the installation space 111 runs through the two insertion holes 113 in a spaced front and rear arrangement. An exit spring 114 is fixed on the inside of the installation space 111 facing each insertion hole 113, and one of the two exit springs 114 A micro switch 115 is fixed at the center of the inner end. For example, in the preferred embodiment, the micro switch 115 is fixed at the center of the inner end of the exit spring 114 on the rear side. The battery structure 112 is a battery box and a battery box is installed in it. The battery 1121. In other preferred embodiments, the battery structure 112 may be a rechargeable battery, such as a lithium battery, fixed in the casing. A terminal groove 116 is formed at the rear end of the housing 11, and the terminal groove 116 is fixed An external terminal interface 1161. In the preferred embodiment, the external terminal interface 1161 is a USB interface, and the external terminal interface 1161 is provided with a terminal opening 117 in the housing 11, and an end plug 1171 is combined with the terminal opening 117. A switch hole 118 penetrates through the front side of the top of the casing 11.

A locking member 12 is provided in the middle of the installation space 111, and two buckle seats 121 are formed at both ends of the locking member 12 in cooperation with two insertion holes 113, and a connecting rod 122 is connected between the two buckle seats 121. The tops of the two buckle seats 121 are respectively recessed to form an arc-shaped buckle piece 123, and a pushing inclined surface 124 is formed on the outer side of each buckle piece 123, and the two buckle pieces 123 are facing the bottom side of the two insertion holes 113. At least one return spring 13 is provided abutting between the connecting rod 122 and the inner wall of the bottom of the housing 11. For example, in the preferred embodiment, two return springs are provided at intervals. The spring 13 is provided on the inner wall of the bottom of the housing 11 with two guide rods 131 respectively inserted into the two guide holes 1221 perpendicularly passing through the connecting rod 122, and each return spring 13 is sleeved around each guide rod 131. The top of the connecting rod 122 is recessed with a accommodating groove 125, and a linkage slope 126 is formed on one side of the accommodating groove 125, as shown in Figs. Lowering to an unlocked position, that is, each clasp 123 descends to a position facing away from the bottom side of each insertion hole 113, and is pushed back to the original position by each return spring 13 when released.

An unlocking structure 14 for driving the lock member 12 is fixed in the installation space 111. The unlocking structure 14 includes a solenoid valve 141 fixed in the housing 11 and having an axis direction that is aligned with the connecting rod. 122 parallel to the end of the solenoid valve 141 is combined with a driving block 142, a part of the driving block 142 extends into the accommodating groove 125, and the linkage slope 126 extends into the accommodating groove 125 of the driving block 142 A driving inclined surface 143 is partially formed. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, the driving inclined surface 143 fits against the linkage inclined surface 126. When the solenoid valve 141 drives the driving block 142 to move, the driving inclined surface 143 presses the linkage inclined surface 126 The locking member 12 is lowered to the unlocking position; a lamp 15 is combined with the front end of the housing 11.

A circuit board 16 is fixed on the top of the casing 11. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the circuit board 16 is electrically connected to the battery structure 112 and powered by the battery 1121 of the battery structure 112. 16 is provided with a microcontroller 161, a wireless communication module 162, a button switch 163, an acceleration sensor 164, and a buzzer 165 that are electrically connected to the microcontroller 161, the micro switch 115, an external The terminal interface 1161 and the lamp 15 are also electrically connected to the microcontroller 161 through the circuit board 16; the microcontroller 161 is electrically connected to the solenoid valve 141 of the unlocking structure 14, and the microcontroller 161 is controlled by the wireless communication module 162 receives an external unlocking command to make the solenoid valve 141 drive the lock member 12 down to the unlocked position. The wireless communication module 162 may be a Bluetooth wireless module, a WiFi wireless module, or a Zigbee wireless module, etc. The wireless communication module is a Bluetooth wireless module in this preferred embodiment.

The button switch 163 passes through the switch hole 118 on the top of the housing 11 and can be used to control the lamp 15 to turn on or off; when the microcontroller 161 receives the acceleration sensor 164 to sense an instantaneous acceleration When the speed and time are greater than the set value signal, the microcontroller 161 activates the buzzer 165 to sound and activates the lamp 15 to flash; when the micro switch 115 is pressed, the microcontroller 161 can be manually controlled The solenoid valve 141 drives the locking member 12 down to the unlocked position, the external terminal interface 1161 can accept an external mobile power connection, and provides emergency power to the circuit board 16 when the battery 1121 is exhausted.

The accessory 20 is in the form of a chain like the preferred embodiment, and is provided with an accessory structure 21. The accessory structure 21 is an elongated ring lock tube, which is made up of a plurality of metal wire loops 211 sets buckled into a bendable long The tube body is flexible and has multiple voids and hollows in the structure, so it is light in weight, easy to store, and difficult to apply force, and it is not easy to be damaged by a knife. It is suitable for use as a chain; it matches the two sockets of the electronic lock 10 113. Two buckle heads 22 are combined and fixed at both ends of the accessory structure 21, and a buckle groove 221 is recessed in the outer peripheral surface of each buckle head 22 in cooperation with each buckle 123; please refer to FIGS. 5 to 8 As shown, when the two buckle heads 22 are inserted into the two insertion holes 113, the front end of each buckle head 22 pushes down the buckle 123 and the buckle seat 121 where it is located along the pushing inclined surface 124. The buckle heads 22 can be inserted into the sockets 113 to compress the ejection springs 114. Then, when the buckle 12 and its two buckle seats 121 are pushed upward by the return springs 13, the two buckles 123 will be inserted respectively. Buckle the clasp groove 221 of each buckle head 22 to lock the two buckle heads 22 of the accessory 20 in the two insertion holes 113 of the electronic lock head 10.

The receiving outer box 30 is a box body that is buckled up and down and has a through opening 31 formed at the front end. The receiving outer box 30 stores the housing 11 of the electronic lock 10 in it, so that the lamp 15 at the front end of the electronic lock 10 Passing forward through the passage 31, the accessory 20 is accommodated in the storage outer box 30 and located on the rear side of the electronic lock 10 when stored; when the present invention is used, the electronic lock 10 and the The accessory 20 is taken out from the storage outer box 30 for use.

The mobile device 40 can be a tablet computer, a smart phone or a wearable device with wireless connection and communication functions. For example, in the preferred embodiment, the mobile device 40 is a smart phone with a Bluetooth wireless communication function. 40 install an application program 41, execute the application program 41 and wirelessly connect with the wireless communication module 162 of the electronic lock 10, when the mobile device 40 executes the application program 41 toward When the wirelessly connected electronic lock 10 sends out a search command, the wireless communication module 162 transmits the received search command to the microcontroller 161, so that the microcontroller 161 activates the buzzer 165 to sound, and the The application 41 can set a warning distance. When the mobile device 40 is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication module 162 of the electronic lock 10, the strength of the radio wave that can be received through the mobile device 40 is converted into a distance. When the warning distance threshold is reached, the microcontroller 161 activates the buzzer 165 to sound, achieving the warning anti-theft effect.

The mobile device 40 can also send the unlocking command to the accessory 20 by executing the application 41 to control the electronic lock 10 to unlock. At this time, the two plug-in buckles 22 of the accessory 20 are released, and the two exit springs 114 will The two plug-in buckles 22 are pushed to the two sockets 113, and then the user can remove the accessory 20 from the electronic lock 10 to release the locked state.

In addition to the aforementioned first preferred embodiment, the present invention combines the lamp 15 at the front end of the housing 11 for lighting purposes, or the lamp 15 is not combined at the front end of the housing 11, and simply uses the electronic lock. 10 provides the lock function; and a bag body or other such as zipper box can be used instead of the storage outer box 30 to store the electronic lock 10 and the accessories 20.

In addition to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the accessory 20 is set as a chain type. The second preferred embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 provides a bicycle with a mobile phone holder. In the device, the accessory 20A is set in the form of a mobile phone holder. In this preferred embodiment, the accessory structure is a faucet holder with a faucet ring holder 21A, and a mobile phone holder 211A extends backward from the faucet ring holder 21A A pitch joint 212A extends sideways from the faucet beam ring seat 21A, and a connecting base 213A is combined with the pitch joint 212A to cooperate with the two sockets 113 of the electronic lock 10, on the side of the connecting base 213A and front and rear Two buckle heads 22A are provided at intervals. Similarly, a buckle groove 221A is circumferentially recessed on the outer peripheral surface of each buckle head 22A, and in this preferred embodiment, to cooperate with the manual unlocking of the micro switch 115 Function, the axial position of the buckle head 22A on the rear side penetrates a button hole 222A, and a button 223A that is reset after being pressed is inserted into the button hole 222A. When the two buckle heads 22A of the accessory 20A Insert the electronic lock 10 When the two sockets 113 are locked, the inner end of the push button 223A is close to the micro switch 115. If the electronic lock 10 is to be disassembled at this time, press the outer end of the push button 223A so that the inner end presses the micro switch 115 After the electronic lock 10 is manually unlocked, the electronic lock 10 can be removed from the connecting base 213A.

When the accessory 20A of the preferred embodiment is combined with the faucet of the bicycle with the faucet beam ring seat 21A, and the electronic lock 10 is combined with the accessory 20A, the lamp 15 at the front end of the electronic lock 10 can provide bicycle lighting When the bicycle is parked, if the bicycle is moved for a short period of time, the acceleration sensor 164 as shown in FIG. 4 senses the instantaneous acceleration change, which will cause the buzzer 165 to sound and the lamp 15 to flash. As an anti-theft warning, and when parked in a place with a lot of bicycles, using the mobile device 40 to issue a search command can make the electronic lock 10 make a sound, helping the user to quickly find the position of the bicycle.

The foregoing descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of rights claimed by the present invention. All other equivalent changes or modifications completed without departing from the spirit disclosed by the present invention should be included in the present invention. Within the scope of patent application.

10: Electronic lock

11: shell

113: Jack

118: switch hole

15: lamps

163: Push button switch

20: accessories

21: Accessory structure

211: Wire Ring

22: Insert button

221: Clasp Groove

30: Storage box

31: Exit

Claims (11)

A lock device includes an electronic lock, with a casing, a battery structure and an installation space are formed on both sides of the casing, and two insertion holes are penetrated at intervals on the side of the casing corresponding to the installation space , There is a locking member in the installation space, and two buckle seats are formed at both ends of the locking member in cooperation with the two insertion holes, and an arc-shaped buckle piece is formed on the two buckle seats, and the two buckle pieces are straight On the bottom side of the two insertion holes, the lock member is driven to be lowered from the original position to an unlocked position, an unlocking structure for driving the lock member is fixed in the installation space, and fixed in the housing A circuit board powered by the battery structure is provided with a microcontroller and a wireless communication module electrically connected to the microcontroller, the microcontroller is electrically connected to the unlocking structure, and the microcontroller is electrically connected to the unlocking structure. The wireless communication module receives an external unlocking command to cause the unlocking structure to drive the locking member, wherein a connecting rod is connected between the two buckle seats, and between the connecting rod and the inner wall of the housing A return spring is provided against each other, a pushing inclined surface is formed on the outer side of each buckle, and an exit spring is fixed on the inner side of the installation space directly opposite to each of the insertion holes. The lock device according to claim 1, which further includes an accessory that matches the electronic lock, and is provided with an accessory structure, and the two sockets that match the electronic lock are provided with two plug-in buckles in the accessory structure, Each of the buckle heads is recessed on the outer peripheral surface with a buckle groove, when the two buckle heads are inserted into the two insertion holes, the two buckles are respectively embedded and buckled in the buckle heads Of the cleat groove positioning. The lock device according to claim 2, wherein a accommodating groove is recessed at the top of the connecting rod of the buckle member, a linkage slope is formed on one side of the accommodating groove, and the unlocking structure includes a fixed A solenoid valve arranged in the housing, the solenoid valve is electrically connected to the microcontroller and controlled by the microcontroller, a driving block is combined with the end of the solenoid valve, and a part of the driving block extends into the accommodating groove to cooperate The interlocking inclined surface forms a driving inclined plane on the driving block, and the driving inclined plane cooperates and abuts against the interlocking inclined plane. When the solenoid valve drives the driving block to move, the driving inclined plane presses the interlocking inclined plane to lower the lock member to the unlocking position . The lock device according to claim 3, wherein the accessory structure is an elongated ring lock tube, which is buckled by a plurality of metal wire loop sleeves to form a bendable long tube body, and the two plug buckles are The combination is fixed on both ends of the ring lock tube. The lock device according to claim 4, wherein a storage outer box is provided, and the electronic lock and the accessory are stored in the storage outer box. The lock device according to claim 3, wherein a lamp is combined with the front end of the housing, a switch hole is penetrated on the top of the housing, the lamp is electrically connected to the circuit board, and a lamp is provided on the circuit board. A button switch, the button switch passes through the switch hole, and the button switch is used to control the lamp to turn on or off. The lock device according to claim 6, wherein the accessory structure is a faucet bracket, provided with a faucet beam ring seat, a mobile phone holder extends rearward from the faucet beam ring seat, and a pitch side extends from the faucet beam ring seat The joint is connected to the pitch joint with a connecting seat, and the two plug-in buckles are laterally arranged on the connecting seat. The lock device according to claim 7, wherein a micro switch is fixed at the inner side of the installation space facing one of the two sockets, and the micro switch is electrically connected to the microcontroller. When the micro switch is When pressed, the unlocking structure can be manually driven to drive the buckle, and a button hole is penetrated at the axis position of the buckle head that matches the micro switch, and a button that is reset after being pressed is inserted through the button hole , When the two plug-in buckles are inserted into the two sockets of the electronic lock, the inner end of the push button is close to the micro switch, and when the outer end of the push button is pressed, the micro switch can be pressed by the inner end switch. The lock device according to claim 7, wherein the circuit board of the electronic lock is provided with a buzzer and an acceleration sensor electrically connected to the microcontroller, and when the acceleration sensor detects When the instantaneous acceleration and time are greater than the set value, the microcontroller is made to start the buzzer to sound and the lamp to flash. The lock device according to claim 9, wherein a mobile device is provided in conjunction with the electronic lock, and the mobile device executes an application to wirelessly connect with the wireless communication module of the electronic lock, and when the application executes a search When commanded, the wireless communication module transmits the search command to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller activates the buzzer to sound. The lock device according to claim 10, wherein when the mobile device is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication module of the electronic lock, if the distance between the mobile device and the electronic lock is greater than a warning distance, the application program commands The microcontroller activates the buzzer to sound.

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