NL2021756B1 - Lock system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a coin lock device comprising a housing having a backside affixable to a wall; a keylock provided in a front side that is rotatable between an unlock to a lock position and an insert opening shaped to receive an insert member. A rotatable disk part is contained in the housing. A first release member releases rotation of the disk part upon insertion of the insert member. The disk, upon rotation, locks the insert member axially inside the insert opening. A second release member releases rotation of the disk part upon insertion of a coin. A coin receiving slit is aligned with the disk and a first support pin is affixed to the disk and a second support pin is provided slidable relative to the disk so that a received coin is encased between the disk, an inner wall part of the housing and is supported by the first and second support pins. The second support pin, upon further rotation of the disk part, slides relative to the disk over an arc away from the first support pin resulting in the coin falling and the disk part rotated to the lock position.
Description
Title: Lock system
Field of invention
The present disclosure relates to a lock system, in particular a coin lock device, that locks items of interest to a person, notably , garments and or bags. Alternatively, the lock system may be used for other locking purposes by locking an insert member in an insert opening of the a lock. The coin may be a dedicated coin or coin money of a specified width.
Description of the prior art
Lock systems for garments etc. are known; lately it has also become known to provide lockable coat racks, wherein a coat can be locked to the coat rack by a lockable device, for instance in places of entertainment such as concert halls, cafes, casinos and night clubs, or libraries, swimming pools. These devices come in many variants but have a challenge in that they need be robust and relatively small, to allow a large number of coats to be locked in a small space. In this set up, individual coats have a need for a single individual lock, e.g key lock, so that it is a challenge to provide a robust and tamper free solution of a lock that is scalable, replaceable and manageable, e.g. in terms of maintenance or coin collection.
Therefore, it would be very useful to have a solution that could be assembled without undue effort for maintenance people or the caretakers of the place, since, although not very common, it is foreseeable in such places that some devices need replacement. It would also be useful to provide a device with a coin slot, since it is known that people are more careful for paid services and at the same time it can be a business model to secure someone’s belongings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect, it is aimed to provide a coin lock device comprising a housing having a backside affixable to a wall; a keylock provided in a front side that is rotatable between an unlock to a lock position and an insert opening shaped to receive an insert member. A rotatable disk part is contained in the housing. A first release member releases rotation of the disk part upon insertion of the insert member. The disk, upon rotation, locks the insert member axially inside the insert opening. A second release member releases rotation of the disk part upon insertion of a coin. A coin receiving slit is aligned with the disk and a first support pin is affixed to the disk and a second support pin is provided slidable relative to the disk so that a received coin is encased between the disk, an inner wall part of the housing and is supported by the first and second support pins. The second support pin, upon further rotation of the disk part, slides relative to the disk over an arc away from the first support pin resulting in the coin falling and the disk part rotated to the lock position, where the user can lock and release the key from the keylock.
The device of the invention has a coin lock mechanism that allows the housing to be very small in width, since the rotatable disk part defines the widest lateral dimension of the housing, which can be provided substantially in an order as a diameter of a coin. By the sliding movement of the support pin, the coin effectively manages the locking and unlocking of the device, provided that the insert member is present in the insert opening.
In another aspect, it is aimed to provide a lock device comprising: a housing having a backside affixable to a wall and a keylock provided in a front side that is rotatable between an unlock to a lock position and an insert opening shaped to receive an insert member that can be locked. The back side has a contoured shape, and a mounting plate can be mounted inside the contoured shape, the contoured shape formed so that the mounting plate can be mounted in alternating fashion relative to the back plate. The mounting plate has mounts engageable to a first mounting rail in one direction; mounts of an alternating mounting plate of a linked lock devices are engageable to a second mounting rail side in an opposite direction to the one direction; thereby fixating the lock device by said mounts in the one and opposite direction to said first and second mounting rails.
The device of this invention can be easily mounted to pre installed rails affixed to a wall or like, and by the alternating back plate identical devices can be installed linked together along the rails. The backside and mounting plate is a robust and tamper free feature that allows easy installment and replacement.
In yet another aspect it is aimed to provide a lock device comprising: a housing having a backside affixable to a wall and a keylock provided in a front side that is rotatable between an unlock to a lock position and an insert opening shaped to receive an insert member. The insert member has a cable attached to the housing, suitable for receiving a garment and locking the garment, by inserting the cable through the garment and locking the insert member inside the insert opening. In an embodiment the cable is winched by a winch provided in the housing, wherein the winch is provided in a cassette, to be mounted inside the housing, the cassette provided with a hook attached to it for hooking the garment.
By providing the winch in a cassette; the device is made more robust since the cassette can be mounted and disassembled independently from the coin lock device.
The features of these three variants can be combined or used independently of each other since they all contribute to new and improved ways of providing an small and effective lock devices. The devices can be used in every public space where people want to store a piece of clothing protected against theft for a period of time to then again collect it. The devices can be installed on a wall or a mobile rack.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be further elucidated in the figures:
Figure 1 shows a schematic front view of the lock device with cable winch cassette in detached form;
Figure 2 shows a schematic back view of the lock device with a back plate in detached form;
Figure 3 shows a schematic view of lock devices that are linked together on mounting rails;
Figure 4 shows a side view of the cassette and see through structure of the winch;
Figure 5A and 5B show side views in see through form, of the coin lock mechanism; and
Figure 6 shows a schematic bottom view of the lock device with lockable side casing and coin receptacle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs as read in the context of the description and drawings. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein. In some instances, detailed descriptions of well-known devices and methods may be omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present systems and methods. Terminology used for describing particular embodiments is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms a, an and the are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The term and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms comprises” and/or comprising specify the presence of stated features but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.
While example embodiments are shown for systems and methods, also alternative ways may be envisaged by those skilled in the art having the benefit of the present disclosure for achieving a similar function and result. E.g. some components may be combined or split up into one or more alternative components. Finally, these embodiments are intended to be merely illustrative of the present system and should not be construed as limiting the appended claims to any particular embodiment or group of embodiments. Thus, while the present system has been described in particular detail with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof, it should also be appreciated that numerous modifications and alternative embodiments may be devised by those having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present systems and methods as set forth in the claims that follow. The specification and drawings are accordingly to be regarded in an illustrative manner and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims.
Turning to Figure 1 there is disclosed a schematic front view of the lock device 1 with a cable winch cassette 100-3 in detached form. In use, the 100 cassette is inserted in the housing 100 and fixated by lock screws 100-31, which are preferably concealed, in use by a slidable bottom wall part 18 that slides over slide grooves 18-1 provided in front side 12 and backside 11 of the housing. The keylock 20 (key not visible) will be explained with further reference to Figure 5 and is provided in frontside 12 of the housing. In Figure 6 it is shown that the keylock device 1 can be interlinked to an array of keylock devices 1-1, 1-2, 1-3.. to form a coat rack. Back to Figure 1 it is shown that the lock device 1 has an insert member 31 that is retractable by a cable (not shown) wound about a winch device that is arranged in cassette 100-3. Although the winch may be integral to the housing 100, the cassette has the benefit of interchangeability in case of malfunction. The insert member 31 can be inserted in insert opening 30 (see Figure 6). In use, insert member is pulled inside a sleeve or other piece of a garment, so that a cable locks the garment or other important belongings of a user on the hook 36. The keylock 20 will be explained in Figure 5 and locks the insert member 31 in the insert opening 30.
Figure 2 shows the device 1 in a different viewing position from behind, with a view on the backside 11 and mounting plate 110. The back side 11 has a contoured shape 11-1 which makes the mounting plate 110 difficult to reach when in mounted position. The contour has a form locking shape, so that the housing is fixed by reinforced screw openings 112 and by the form locking shape of the interconnection between mounting plate 110 and backside 11. Mounting plate 110 can be mounted inside the contoured shape 11-1 and contoured shape 11-1, in this example, is formed so that the mounting plate 110 can be mounted in alternating fashion relative to the back side 11. Thus, by a single type of mounting plate, interlinked devices can be fixated by alternating the orientation of the mounts 111-1; 111-2, so that one device engages an upper side of a rail (see Figure 3), and one device engages a lower side of a rail. In addition to the reinforced mounts 111-1, the i
backplate may have a groove 111-2 at the upper or lower sides (when rotated) that also engage in the rail. In this way, a single device locks on both rails by sliding it either upwards or downwards, whereas the adjacent device locks on both rails by sliding it in the reverse direction. Then, by one or more interlocking protrusions 16-1 and corresponding recess(es) 16-2 arranged in the sidewalls, a firm interlinked and a form closed attachment is obtained
Figure 3 gives a further schematic view of linked devices linked on mounting rails 121, 122. The mounts 111-1, 111-2 are engageable to first and second mounting rails 121, 122 by sliding the device upwards. Mounts 111-1, 111-2 of linked coin lock device 1-2 are engageable to first and second mounting rails 121 and 122 by sliding lock device in opposite downward direction. The coin lock devices 1-1 and 1-2 are thus fixated by the mounts 111-1, 111-2 in both up and downward directions to both mounting rails
121, 122. In Figure 3 it can be further seen that the side walls 14 have at its border a ridge 15-1 and the other a recess 15-2, so that the coin lock device 1-1 can be linked to a corresponding coin lock device 1-2 by having the ridge 15-1 protruding into the recessed groove 15-2, thereby closing off access to and between the side walls 14 in a form closing manner, e.g. to prevent a screwdriver being stuck between the two housings. In addition, a recess 16-2 and corresponding interlocking protrusion 16-1 can be provided in side walls 14 to provide further interlocking function for linking and interlocking the devices 1-1 and 1-2 in a linear series of devices installed on mounting slides 121, 122 that can be fixed to a wall or mobile rack or wherever suitable an a firm attachment can be provided. In Figure 3 it can be seen that the mounting plates 110-1 and 110-2 are identical but mounted in alternating fashion to the rails 121, 122 and corresponding housings 1-1 and 1-2.
Figure 4 shows a side view of the cassette and see through structure of the winch 37, in this example provided as an insertable cassette
100-3 (see Figure 1). The winch 37 is suitable for winching a cable (not visible) attached to the insert member 31. Thus, by pulling the insert member 31, the cable is retracted from the winch 37, that is biased by a spring (not shown) that winds the cable back in the cassette 100-3 in a suitable fashion. The insert member 31 has preferably a tapered end 32 and a circumferential slit 33.
The structure of the winch 37 is special for the groove structure 37-1..37-5 that encloses a bearing ball 39 or suitable roller between sides formed by winch and an inner cassette wall. The structure is suitable for retracting and fixing the cable and pulling the cable back on the winch by a short pull, that pushes the cable from a dead-end stop groove 7-5. The bearing ball 39 is locked on one side along a radial direction by a groove 38 of the inner cassette wall and on the other side by inner and outer circumferential grooves 37-1, 37-2 that are interconnected by a first cross groove 37-3. The cross groove receives the roller from the inner groove 37-1 when rotating in one direction due to inertia of the ball 38, that keeps the ball substantially in the same radial position of the groove 38. This is enhanced by orienting groove 38 perpendicular to the direction of gravity. In this way a ball travels from the inner concentric groove 37-1 to the outer groove 37-2 via the first cross groove 37-3. Inner and outer grooves 37-1, 372 are furthermore interconnected by a second cross groove shape (37-4), in particular having a V-shape. That is, a groove that ends in a dead end 37-5 and has two legs connected to inner and outer groove respectively so that a ball recedes in the V-shape to dead end 37-5 forming a winch stop. The advances in the V-shape 37-4 either to the inner or outer concentric groove 37-1, 37-2. By the groove structure, a planar stop structure is provided, that may form a thin winch structure, having the cassette 100-3 formed with a small lateral dimension.
Figure 5A and 5B show side views in see through form, of the coin lock mechanism provided in housing 100. The lock mechanism is provided with a coin receiving slit 13 arranged in the housing to receive a coin 2. The coin receiving slit is just wide enough to receive a coin of defined width.
The coin receiving slit 13 is aligned with a disk 41 that is provided as a chsk part 40, typically but not necessarily cylindrical in shape and rotatable round an axis 47 that is rotated by a key lock (not shown) that has a key able to rotate the disk part 40. The keylock 20 is provided rotatable between an unlock to a lock position. An insert opening 30 is shaped to receive an insert member 31, and the disk 41 has an indent 42 in its outer circumference, that aligns, in the unlock position, with the insert opening
30. In Figure 5a the disk 40 is just rotated out of the unlock position, so that indent 42 is rotated in clockwise direction and the insert member 31 is locked inside the insert opening 30.
In the lock device position illustrated in Figure 5a a coin 2 is (still) supported by one support pin 43 that is affixed to the disk and another support pin 73 that is part of a rotatable lever part lever part 70. The lever part is preferably biased by a spring, and biases against rotation of the disk 41 when rotated out of the unlock position. The support pin is provided slidable relative to the disk 41 along an arcuate groove 44. By the support pins 43, 73 received coin 2 is encased between the disk face 41 and an inner wall part of the housing. In the initial position the support pins 43 and 73 are distanced sufficiently to only support coins of a sufficient dimension. Upon further rotation of the disk part 40 support pin 73 slides relative to the disk 41 over arc 44 away from the first support pin 43. That is, by rotation, the distance between the slidable support pin 73 and fixed support pin 43 is enlarged resulting in the coin 2 falling between the pins as is shown in Figure 5B. In Figure 5B the disk part 40 rotated further (in clock wise direction) to a lock position. By rotating the disk part back to the unlock position, the key and the insert member 31 can be unlocked and the insert member can be freed
The lock device has two release members arranged at preventing rotation when the insert member is not correctly inserted or no coin is present. First release member 50 releases rotation of the disk part 40 when insert member 31 is inserted in the insert opening and locks rotation of the disk part by e.g. a cam lock, when the release member 50 extends with a cam part 51 into insert opening 30. The insert member 31, by its tapered end (see Figure 4), presses cam part 51 out of the insert opening 30 and can tilt the release member 50, thereby releasing it from a cam lock or suitable locking pin preventing rotation of the disk 41. By pressing the cam 51, when the insert member 31 is fully inserted, the indent part can thus pass the circumferential slit 33 of the insert member 31 and rotates away whereby the outer flange of the disk locks the insert member 31 in axial direction inside the insert opening 30. The locking device has a further release mechanism with a member 60 for releasing rotation of the disk part 40 upon insertion of a coin 2. The second release member 60 is preferably shaped to be contacted by the coin 2 (see Figure 5A), so that the coin 2, by initial rotation of the disk part 40 releases the second release member 60, in particular a locking pin 61. The locking pin 61 is pushed in radial direction out of a recess 45-3 of an arcuate slot 45 provided in the disk thereby allowing further rotation of the disk part 40.
While other mechanisms may be foreseeable to move the second support pin along the slot 44, preferably the second support pin 73 is moved relative to the disk 41 by the first release member 60. In the illustrated example, the release pin 61 shaped to be contacted by the coin 2 is slidable in an arcuate slot 45 in the disk 41. The arcuate slot 45 has a recess 45-3 that locks the pin 61 to a first arc 45-1 of the arcuate slot 45. By the initial rotation of the disk (41) the release pin (61) is pushed radially by the coin 2 out of the recess 45-3 into a second arc 45-2 of the arcuate slot 45 thereby allowing further rotation of the disk part 40. The rotatable lever part 70 may in the preferred example comprise a lever 71 The rotatable lever part 70 is in the example embodiment axially aligned with the rotatable disk part 41 and the release pin 61 engages the lever 71 when pushed out of the indent 45-3 by the coin. Thus, the lever part 70 with the second support pin 73 rotates relative to the disk part 41, so that support pin 73 is distanced from the first support pin 43. While not essential, the disk 41 may be provided with an upstanding outer ridge 46 that partly follows a circumference of the disk 41. The ridge closes the coin receiving slit 13 when rotated out of the unlock position, to prevent further coins being inserted. It may support the coin 2 when rotated in lock position. When the disk 41 is rotated back to the unlock position the ridge moves back in counterclock fashion and no longer supports the coin 2. The ridge 41 is thereby shaped to allow passing of the coin 2 to a coin receptacle 80, illustrated in Figure 6.
Figure 6 shows a schematic bottom view of the lock device or devices 1-1..1-3 with lockable side casing 100-1 and coin receptacle 80. The coin receptacle in one embodiment, is formed by a bottom wall part (18) of the housing 100 that is slidable along slides (18-1) arranged in the front and back sides (11,12). By unlocking a side casing (100-1) engageable on a side wall of the coin lock device 1-1 one side wall of the coin lock device 1-1 engages against another coin lock device (1-2) another side wall, of a locking device at the end of linked array of devices engages against the side casing 100-1. The side casing 100-1 can be affixed to the rails 121, 122 directly, or, preferably by a separate mountplate that defines the position of the side casing 100-1. The casing 100-1 preferably has a lockable bottom side 100-2 with a bottom wall part 18 protruding from the side casing 100-1 into the adjacent coin lock device 1-1. A handheld receptacle 80 can be provided to collect the coins, when the lockable casing part 100-2 is slid away from device 1-3 thereby receiving collected coins. Adjacent lock devices 1-2 and 11 can all be emptied by moving an upstanding cam 81 against the bottom wall parts 18 of the respective lock devices to slide the bottom wall part (18) along the slides 18-1, 18-2 and simultaneously receiving coins accumulated on the bottom wall part 18.
It is thus believed that the operation and construction of the present invention will be apparent from the foregoing description and drawings appended thereto. For the purpose of clarity and a concise description, features are described herein as part of the same or separate embodiments, however, it will be appreciated that the scope of the invention may include embodiments having combinations of all or some of the features described. It will be clear to the skilled person that the invention is not limited to any embodiment herein described and that modifications are possible which may be considered within the scope of the appended claims. Also kinematic inversions are considered inherently disclosed and can be within the scope of the invention. In the claims, any reference signs shall not be construed as limiting the claim. To the extend that structure, material, or acts are considered to be essential they are inexpressively indicated as such. Additions, deletions, and modifications within the purview of the skilled person may generally be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as determined by the claims.
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