NL1039122C2

NL1039122C2 - Electronic cylinder lock assembly.

Info

Publication number: NL1039122C2
Application number: NL1039122A
Authority: NL
Inventors: Ren Klaassen; Mari Lle Gusta Annemirl Kuiken
Original assignee: Ren Klaassen; Futureapps Holding B V
Priority date: 2011-06-23
Filing date: 2011-10-21
Publication date: 2013-01-02

Description

ELECTRONIC CYLINDER LOCK ASSEMBLY

An electronic cylinder lock assembly includes an inside door plate assembly with a Lithium-Ion battery (15) as power source and a power connecting cable 5 (16) connected via a power connecting plug (17) electrically connecting the battery to the Main system board (21), an inside door handle including a silicon washer , an electronic door-lock cylinder assembly (10) including a cylinder lock body (1), a conducting motor bracket (2), a rotor (3) including a 'boss' and - inside the hollow rotor (3) - an electric DC motor (4) 10 including an engageable gear box (5) driving the rotor via a metal shaft. The shaft is at the outside of the rotor connected via a spring lock (7) as gear box clutch to protect the gear box from overload. In front of the electronic door-lock cylinder is a front circuit board assembly (11) located, including a RFID antenna (40), a LED (12) and power boost connectors (13). A Main 15 system cable '(22) is connected to the Main system board plug (23) on the Main system circuit board (21) and connects the main system board electrically with the front circuit board, the DC motor connectors (24) and the opto-coupler (25). A set of RFID Tags (45) (46), a master sticker and some screws are completing the assembly.

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1. Description BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

25 The present invention relates to a self-learning electronic and wireless functioning cylinder lock assembly, and more particularly to a lock assembly having two wireless manageable gates (RFID and HF) and two electronically manageable (USB and Touch) capabilities which can replace all kind of existing lock systems. The invention does not use any mechanical key. From a 30 security point of view there is no known way of sabotage and breaking the reliability of the mechanical capabilities of this cylinder door-lock. The weakness of a key hole and locking pins does not exist.

2. Description of Related Art 35

In general, this self learning electronically wireless cylinder lock could replace all existing traditional mechanical lock cylinders using any mechanical key. By using common electronically wired and wireless industry standards like RFID, HF, WiFi and USB, users can use generally accepted key 40 cards and peripherals. By a, primarily for this use, invented motor management system, it can be used in all sizes (thicknesses) of doors and door-locks (latch bolt with or without deadbolt (night latch) with single or double strike) . The user Tag is based on RFID Mifare as sensing card, the 1039122 2 electric motor cylinder includes a self learning 'what type of door-lock is used' management system; the master tag and HF management console can supersede user settings, which are known and learned on the Main system board.

5 A conventional electrical lock includes a sensing card and a lock having a sensing unit to sense the information recorded on the sensing card so as to lock or unlock the lock. This particular 'self learning' electrical lock too, but this invention has four management functions and. because of its housing 10 design it can provide sufficient and/or the highest level of security as required.

Compared to this assembly, the current locks, mechanical locks or electrical locks, can only provide a single locking function and not various wireless locking functions and lack the secured housing design to enhance security.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

• Figure 1 is a perspective view of a electronic cylinder lock assembly in accordance with the present invention 5 • Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic cylinder lock assembly

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

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With reference to Figures 1 and 2 an electronic cylinder lock assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises an inside door plate assembled with a Lithium-Ion battery (15) as power source and power connecting cable connected (16) to the Main electronic system circuit board 15 (21), an inside door handle including a silicon washer, a set of sensing devices, RFID tags (45) (46) (master and user tag) and an electronic door- lock cylinder assembly (10). In front of the electric door-lock cylinder is a front circuit board (11) located, electrically connected via a cable to the Main electronic system circuit board.

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The electronic door-lock cylinder assembly (10) includes a cylinder lock body (1) a conducting motor bracket (2), a hollow rotor (3) including a boss, inside the rotor (3) an electric DC motor (4) including an engageable gear box (5) with a gearing ratio of 256:1 (not showed) driving the rotor via 25 a metal shaft. The metal shaft is placed in the cut-out (8) on top of the rotor head. It connects, via a spring lock (7) as mechanical clutch to protect the gear box and metal shaft from overload and damage, the metal shaft with the rotor.

30 The front circuit board assembly (11) includes a RFID antenna (40), a LED

(12) to give a lock signal and power boost connectors (13) to be used externally by emergencies only when the battery is empty. A Main system cable (22) will electrically connect the front circuit board (11), the DC motor's (4) electronic connectors (24), and an opto-coupler (25) to monitor the boss 35 position at 'zero' in the lock, with the Main electronic system circuit board (21) .

The Main electronic system circuit board assembly contains all logical systems and electronic circuits like a Power switch (on) (27) and a Reset 40 switch (26), a Main processor and base memory, secondary memory, RFID

circuit, HF circuit. Security circuit, User allowance circuit, Touch circuit, Motor Management circuit, Energy saving circuit, Battery Management and 4

Control circuit. These circuits are all managed by embedded software on the Main processor.

The sensing devices are a set of common Mifare RFID Tags (45) (46), a set of 5 unique for this purpose invented RFID ferrite core antennas positioned on the front of the cylinder housing (40) and on the Main electronic system circuit board (not shown).

In addition, the present invention has an alarming system, consisting of a 10 LED (12) signal for closed and secured lock signalling and an acoustic buzzer to signal if authorized people are using the system rightly or wrongly and to signal an alarm when unauthorized people are trying ’to inappropriately open or attempt to open the lock by using unauthorized RFID tags or by any other means.

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The Rotor (3) position is default, (not operated), at a 180 degrees downward position. This position is monitored and controlled by an opto-coupler (25) positioned on the motor bracket (2). The opto-coupler will receive a type of bar code reflection for the right position. Every rotor movement will start 20 from this standard 'zero' position.

The Main system board (21) has the possibility to upgrade the embedded software by using a micro USB plug connected to the Main processor.

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The inside door handle, the outside door plate and outside door knob or replaceable outside door handle are not part of the present invention, detailed description thereof is thus omitted.

30 More specific about the embedded software system functionality - which is operating in the Main processor - managing base memory and secondary memory and which is running the RFID circuit to add and delete user tags and which offers accessibility to the master, users and wireless master: It manages the HF circuit which is uniquely secured and offering manageability and to 35 supersede and or delete user access; the Security circuit to protect settings of the Main system, the Touch circuit to save energy and wake up the Main system board, the Lock Motor Management circuit to adjust and measure motor confidence and performance, the Energy Saving circuit to lower energy consumption, the Battery Management circuit to measure battery status, adding 40 power consumption functionality and alarming functionality, the App circuit which provides the possibility to operate the lock via a mobile phone with a pre-loaded, exclusively for this purpose created, 'app' (= small application program); this is all programmed in embedded software on the Main processor.

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Claims

1. Elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel dat het volgende omvat: Een cilinder lichaam, een motorsteun en holle rotor met bediening pen waarin 5 een elektromotor met gekoppelde versnellingsbak. Een mechanische koppeling in een sparing in de kop van de rotor verbindt de as van de motoraandrijving met de rotor. De motor wordt gecontroleerd en bestuurd door het Hoofd-systeem dat zich op een elektronische print bevindt met daarin functionaliteit zoals: Hoofd processor en Hoofd geheugen beheer, werkgeheugen beheer, RFID-circuit 10 beheer, HF-circuit beheer, Toegangscontrole beheer, Aanraak-circuit (inschakelen systeem door aanraking) beheer. Motor management, Energiebesparing beheer, Batterij management; maar zal niet worden beperkt door deze opsomming. Een binnenzijde deurplaat in standaard afmetingen (BxHxD - 48x246xl0)met daarin een oplaadbare batterij, batterijhouder en een 15 elektronische print waarop zich het Hoofd-systeem bevindt.An electronic cylinder lock assembly comprising the following: A cylinder body, an engine mount and a hollow rotor with a control pin in which an electric motor with a coupled gearbox. A mechanical coupling in a recess in the head of the rotor connects the shaft of the motor drive to the rotor. The motor is controlled and controlled by the Main system which is located on an electronic board with functionality such as: Main processor and Main memory management, working memory management, RFID circuit 10 management, HF circuit management, Access control management, Touch circuit (switch on system by touch) management. Motor management, Energy saving management, Battery management; but will not be limited by this list. An inside door plate in standard dimensions (WxHxD - 48x246x10) containing a rechargeable battery, battery holder and an electronic print on which the Hoofd system is located.

2. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het kenmerk, dat de behuizing geen insteekbare sleutels toelaat noch toegangen heeft en de behuizing van een boorbelemmering is voorzien, waardoor een maximaal beveiligingsniveau wordt geboden.An electronic cylinder lock assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the housing does not allow insertable keys or has accesses and the housing is provided with a drill barrier, whereby a maximum security level is offered.

3. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het kenmerk, dat zich in het samenstel een holle rotor met bediening pen bevindt waarin een elektrische motor met een inschakelbare overbrenging gevat is.An electronic cylinder lock assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that there is a hollow rotor with control pin in the assembly, in which an electric motor with a switchable transmission is mounted.

4. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 3, met het kenmerk, dat de aandrijving een elektrische motor is die door middel van een 25 metalen schacht in de inschakelbare overbrenging met de holle rotor wordt verbonden.4. An electronic cylinder lock assembly as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the drive is an electric motor which is connected to the hollow rotor by means of a metal shaft in the switchable transmission.

5. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 3, met het kenmerk, dat de aandrijvende metalen schacht de inschakelbare overbrenging met de holle rotor verbindt door middel van een mechanische koppeling om de 30 inschakelbare overbrenging te beschermen tegen overbelasting en schade.5. An electronic cylinder lock assembly as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the driving metal shaft connects the switchable transmission to the hollow rotor by means of a mechanical coupling to protect the switchable transmission from overloading and damage.

6. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 3, met het kenmerk, dat op de rand van de holle rotor een vorm van barcode is geëtst om het mogelijk te maken dat de 0-stand (uitgangspositie) van de holle rotor kan worden bewaakt en gecontroleerd door middel van een zogenaamde 'opto-coupler' 35 die dienst doet als aftast-oog.An electronic cylinder lock assembly as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that a form of barcode is etched on the edge of the hollow rotor to enable the 0-position (starting position) of the hollow rotor to be monitored and controlled by means of a so-called 'opto-coupler' 35 which serves as a scanning eye.

7. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het kenmerk, dat de elektronische print met het Hoofd-systeem alle elektronische circuits en logica bevat die de elektronische deurslot-eenheid bewaakt en controleert.An electronic cylinder lock assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic circuit board with the Main system includes all electronic circuits and logic that monitors and controls the electronic door lock unit.

8. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het kenmerk, dat alle functionaliteit is geprogrammeerd in de Hoofd processor, het Hoofd geheugen en het werk geheugen; deze bewaken en regelen het RFID-circuit, het HF-circuit, het Toegangscontrole-circuit, het Aanraak-circuit 1039122 (inschakelen systeem door aanraking), het Motor management, het Energiebespaar-circuit, het Batterij management en alle overige controle circuits. Deze zijn allen ingebed (embedded) in de software in de Hoofd processor.An electronic cylinder lock assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that all functionality is programmed in the Main processor, the Main memory and the working memory; these monitor and control the RFID circuit, the HF circuit, the Access control circuit, the Touch circuit 1039122 (switch on system by touch), the Motor management, the Energy saving circuit, the Battery management and all other control circuits. These are all embedded (embedded) in the software in the Main processor.

9. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het kenmerk, dat de gehele elektrische en elektronische circuits evenals de oplaadbare batterij onderdeel van het ontwerp en vormgeving zijn, zodat deze in een binnenzijde deurplaat met standaard afmetingen passen.An electronic cylinder lock assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the entire electrical and electronic circuits, as well as the rechargeable battery, are part of the design and shape so that they fit into an inner door plate of standard dimensions.

10. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het 10 kenmerk, dat de RFID antenne speciaal voor dit slot is uitgevonden en bestaat uit een spoel met ferriet kern.10. An electronic cylinder lock assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the RFID antenna has been specially invented for this lock and consists of a coil with a ferrite core.

11. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het kenmerk, dat een zoemer is verbonden met de elektronische print waarop zich het Hoofd-systeem bevindt om te dienen als signaal- en alarm-gever.An electronic cylinder lock assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that a buzzer is connected to the electronic board on which the Main system is located to serve as a signal and alarm transmitter.

12. Een elektronisch cilinderslot samenstel volgens conclusie 1, met het kenmerk, dat de elektrische voedingsbron een oplaadbare batterij is. 1039122An electronic cylinder lock assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical power supply is a rechargeable battery. 1039122