TWM579482U - Storage cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

A locker includes a cabinet, at least one cabinet door, a control unit, a door lock unit and a light-emitting prompt unit. The cabinet includes at least one storage space. The cabinet door is disposed on the cabinet body and can openably close the storage space. The control unit is disposed in the cabinet. The door lock unit is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and is switchable between the locked state and the unlocked state by the control unit. The illuminating reminder unit is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and a portion thereof is disposed corresponding to an edge shape of the cabinet door. The illumination prompting unit can be controlled by the control unit, and the corresponding illumination state is changed according to at least the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the cabinet door.

Description

Locker

The present invention relates to a locker, and more particularly to a locker provided with a light-emitting reminder unit.

In various public places such as stations, airports, hotels, office and commercial areas, in order to facilitate users to temporarily store their belongings for a period of time, a certain number of lockers are often set up. Such lockers usually separate many storage items. Grid, and provide the function of locking the door to provide a certain degree of protection for the storage of goods. However, due to the large storage compartments of the lockers, users often need to confirm which storage compartments can be used one by one, resulting in unnecessary time consumption, even if the locker provides a simple status display, it is usually not clear to the user. It is still inconvenient to use the information on the current use of each storage compartment.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a locker that solves the aforementioned problems.

Therefore, in some implementations, the present invention includes a cabinet, at least one cabinet door, a control unit, a door lock unit, and a light-emitting prompt unit. The cabinet includes at least one storage space. The cabinet door is disposed on the cabinet body and can openably close the storage space. The control unit is disposed in the cabinet. The door lock unit is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and is switchable between the locked state and the unlocked state by the control unit. The illuminating reminder unit is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and a portion thereof is disposed corresponding to an edge shape of the cabinet door. The illumination prompting unit can be controlled by the control unit, and the corresponding illumination state is changed according to at least the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the cabinet door.

In some implementations, in some implementations, the illumination prompting unit includes a light source controller electrically connected to the control unit, at least one light source electrically connected to and controlled by the light source controller, and at least one capable of receiving The light emitted by the light source and guiding the light to the outer light guiding structure, the light source can be controlled by the light source controller to change the light emitting state, and the light guiding structure is annularly disposed at an edge corresponding to the door of the cabinet, And guiding the light from the light source to the outside of the cabinet and the door.

In some embodiments, the light source has a plurality of light-emitting elements that have different illumination colors.

In some embodiments, the light emitting elements are light emitting diodes.

In some embodiments, the light guiding structure is a light guide plate made of plastic material.

In some embodiments, the material of the light guiding structure comprises polycarbonate or acryl.

In some implementations, the illuminating cue unit is adapted to change the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the cabinet door by a change in a different illuminating color, brightness, or blinking state.

In another embodiment, another locker of the present invention comprises a cabinet, at least one cabinet door, a control unit, a door lock unit and a light-emitting prompt unit. The cabinet includes at least one storage space. The cabinet door is disposed on the cabinet body and can openably close the storage space. The control unit is disposed in the cabinet. The door lock unit is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and is switchable between the locked state and the unlocked state by the control unit. The light-emitting prompting unit is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and is disposed at least in a shape corresponding to one of the edges of the cabinet door. The illumination prompting unit can be controlled by the control unit, and the corresponding illumination state is changed according to at least the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the cabinet door.

In some implementations, the illumination prompting unit includes a light source controller electrically connected to the control unit, at least one light source electrically connected to and controlled by the light source controller, and at least one capable of receiving light emitted by the light source and The light guide is guided to the outer light guiding structure, and the light source can be controlled by the light source controller to change the light emitting state, and the light guiding structure is disposed at least at an edge corresponding to the door and can guide the light emitted by the light source Appeared in the cabinet and outside the cabinet door.

In some implementations, the illuminating cue unit is adapted to change the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the cabinet door by a change in a different illuminating color, brightness, or blinking state.

The present invention has at least the following effects: the setting of the light-emitting prompting unit allows the user to quickly and clearly understand the use state of each storage space through the color, brightness, and blinking state of the light-emitting prompt unit. Therefore, it is possible to save time in finding the required storage space and improve the convenience of use.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present invention is provided. The storage cabinet 1 is suitable for being installed in various public places and includes a cabinet 2, a plurality of cabinet doors 3 and a control unit 4 . A door lock unit 5, a light-emitting prompt unit 6 and a control unit 7.

The cabinet 2 can be made of various materials, for example, in various sizes, and includes one or more storage spaces 21, which can be arranged, for example, in a checkered heddle shape as shown in FIG. Covers different sizes so that users can temporarily store items. The cabinet doors 3 are arranged in the cabinet 2 and can respectively openably close the storage spaces 21 . The control unit 4 is, for example, a computer system, and can be configured to communicate with the outside world as needed, and can be used to control the operation of the door lock unit 5, the light-emitting prompt unit 6, and the control unit 7. The door lock unit 5 includes a plurality of latch structures not shown in the figure, and is disposed on the cabinet 2 or one of the cabinet doors 3, and can be controlled by the control unit 4 to be locked and unlocked. Switching between states, thereby controlling the opening and closing state of the cabinet doors 3.

The light-emitting prompting unit 6 is disposed on the cabinet 2 and/or the cabinet door 3, and can be controlled by the control unit 4, and at least according to the state of the door lock unit 5 or the opening and closing state of the cabinet door 3. Transform the corresponding lighting state. Specifically, the light-emitting prompt unit 6 includes a light source controller 61 electrically connected to the control unit 4, a plurality of light sources 62 respectively disposed on the cabinet doors 3, and a plurality of light-emitting units respectively disposed on the cabinet doors 3 and capable of being respectively disposed on the cabinet doors 3 The light guiding structure 63 receives the light emitted by the light source 62 and directs the light to the outside. In this embodiment, the light sources 62 can be controlled by the light source controller 61 to change the light emitting state, and each includes a plurality of light emitting elements 621, such as light emitting diodes, and each of the cabinet doors 3 The corresponding plurality of light-emitting elements 621 are configured to emit different luminescent colors. The light guiding structures 63 are respectively arranged corresponding to the shape of the cabinet door 3, and are specifically arranged in an annular shape at the edges of the corresponding cabinet doors 3. The light guiding structures 63 may be respectively mounted on the cabinet doors 3 or mounted on the cabinet 2 but corresponding to the edges of the respective cabinet doors 3, and the light guiding structures 63 may also respectively correspond to the respective doors. One or more of the edges of the cabinet door 3 are configured or may be implemented in other shapes. In this embodiment, the light guiding structures 63 are plastic light guide plates, and the material thereof may include polycarbonate or acryl, so that after receiving the light emitted by the light sources 62, the light guides can be exposed to the light guides. The cabinet 2 and the cabinet doors 3 are external to the user for viewing. The control unit 7 includes, for example, various input and output interfaces such as touch screens and buttons mounted on the cabinet 2, and is electrically connected to the control unit 4 for the user to operate.

In use, the illumination prompting unit 6 can respond to the state of the door lock unit 5 or the opening and closing state of the cabinet door 3 by changing the different illumination colors, brightness or blinking states, so that the user can access the doors from the cabinet doors. The state of each light guiding structure 63 on 3 changes, and the state of use of the storage space 21 corresponding to each cabinet door 3 is known. For example, after the user operates the manipulation unit 7, since the first row is from the top to the right of the four rows of doors 33 in the first row, the first column is counted from the top, and the second column is counted from the top. Two cabinet doors 3, the second column counts from the top, the third cabinet door 3, the third column counts from the top, the fourth cabinet door 3, the fourth column counts from the top, and the third cabinet door 3 is Turning on the state of use, the control unit 7 and the light source controller 61 cause the light sources 62 corresponding to the cabinet doors 3 and the light guiding structures 63 to emit light of the same color (indicated in gray in the figure), The user can quickly know the usable state of each of the storage spaces 21 at a glance, and can select a storage space 21 for use. In addition, in the fourth column, the second door 3 is in an expired state from the top and cannot be opened. Therefore, the control unit 7 and the light source controller 61 cause the corresponding light source 62 and the light guiding structure 63 to be issued. Different light colors (represented by black in the figure). Of course, in addition to the state difference representation represented by the different illuminating colors, the locker may be further used by using one or more of the illuminating color, the illuminating brightness, and the blinking state, and the illuminating prompt unit 6 is used. The user prompts various messages so that the user can find the storage space 21 that meets the requirements.

In summary, the arrangement of the light-sending prompting unit 6 allows the user to quickly and clearly understand the use of the storage space 21 by the color, brightness, and blinking state of the light-emitting prompt unit 6. The state can save time in finding the required storage space 21 and improve the convenience of use. Therefore, the new locker 1 can indeed achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

1‧‧ ‧ locker

2‧‧‧ cabinet

21‧‧‧Storage space

3‧‧‧ cabinet door

4‧‧‧Control unit

5‧‧‧door lock unit

6‧‧‧Lighting reminder unit

61‧‧‧Light source controller

62‧‧‧Light source

621‧‧‧Lighting elements

63‧‧‧Light guiding structure

7‧‧‧Control unit

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a circuit of the embodiment Part of the block diagram.

Claims (10)

A locker comprising: a cabinet comprising at least one storage space; at least one cabinet door disposed on the cabinet and capable of opening the storage space; a control unit disposed on the cabinet; a door lock unit Provided in one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and can be controlled between the locked state and the unlocked state by the control unit; a light-emitting prompting unit is disposed on the cabinet and the cabinet door One of the parts, and a part of which corresponds to the edge shape of the door, the light-emitting prompt unit can be controlled by the control unit, and at least according to the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the door, the corresponding light is changed. status. The locker of claim 1, wherein the light-emitting prompt unit comprises a light source controller electrically connected to the control unit, at least one light source electrically connected to and controlled by the light source controller, and at least one capable of receiving the light source controller a light emitted by the light source and guiding the light to the outer light guiding structure, wherein the light source can be controlled by the light source controller to change the light emitting state, the light guiding structure is annularly disposed at an edge of the corresponding door, and The light guide from the light source can be exposed outside the cabinet and the door. The locker of claim 2, wherein the light source has a plurality of light-emitting elements, and the light-emitting elements have different illumination colors. The locker of claim 3, wherein the light emitting elements are light emitting diodes. The storage cabinet of claim 2, wherein the light guiding structure is a light guide plate made of plastic material. The locker of claim 5, wherein the material of the light guiding structure comprises polycarbonate or acrylic. The locker according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting prompt unit is changed in a different light-emitting color, brightness or blinking state to correspond to a state of the door lock unit or an open/close state of the door. A locker comprising: a cabinet comprising at least one storage space; at least one cabinet door disposed on the cabinet and capable of opening the storage space; a control unit disposed on the cabinet; a door lock unit Provided in one of the cabinet and the cabinet door, and can be controlled between the locked state and the unlocked state by the control unit; a light-emitting prompting unit is disposed on the cabinet and the cabinet door One of them, and at least corresponding to the shape of one of the edges of the door, the light-emitting prompt unit can be controlled by the control unit, and at least according to the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the door The state of illumination. The locker of claim 8, wherein the light-emitting prompt unit comprises a light source controller electrically connected to the control unit, at least one light source electrically connected to and controlled by the light source controller, and at least one capable of receiving the light source controller Light emitted by the light source and guiding the light to the outer light guiding structure, the light source being controlled by the light source controller to change the light emitting state, the light guiding structure being disposed at least at an edge corresponding to the door and capable of The light guide from the light source is exposed outside the cabinet and the door. The locker according to claim 8, wherein the light-emitting prompt unit is adapted to change the state of the door lock unit or the opening and closing state of the door by a change of a different light-emitting color, brightness or blinking state.