ES2229884A1 - Coin operated lock, adapted for being opened with a card - Google Patents

Abstract

The card-guide (2) comprises an opening (11), a blocking device (6), a lever (4) with a mobile reading head (62) for connects to the card, and a stopping lever (5). The stopping lever is positioned on the slope (35) of a slide (5) so that when the card is inserted, the pressure on the slope lowers the slide and releases the blocking device.

Description

Opening lock with coin, enabled for its opening with card.

Locks that can only be known are already known. function by entering the appropriate currency.

Also known are locks that They work with card.

The problem appears when a user who has already of a number of devices, for example lockers in a club, gym boxes, etc., whose locks act with currency, you want incorporate the possibility of said locks acting with card. It is about incorporating the possibility of using a card to an existing or installed lock, so the mechanism Supplementary that is developed has to be simple and cheap. This is An object of the invention.

It is also convenient that the card used be entered vertically and retained while the Lock is closed, and that is another objective of the invention.

It is also convenient that the lock cannot close with any card, but with a card specific to this new type of lock, and also that said Specific card can be customized.

Whereas it is already available at the user a coin operated lock, for example European Patent application 02380122.8, will be modified in particular and slightly the tongue and the tongue stop of said lock and an additional housing with a card guide and a sliding, so that when the card is inserted vertically suitable in the card guide originate the horizontal movement of the slide and with it the drag of the tongue with its latch.

In particular, the opening lock with currency enabled for opening with card, object of this invention, consists of tongue with latch and a tongue stop pivot that prevents the movement of the tongue until the introduction in the lock of the appropriate currency, characterized  because the card has a hole (s), available:

a) a fixed card guide that has a space to insert / locate the card that communicates with some lower drains, a hole (s) in correspondence with the hole (s) of the card, being able to carry some guide-males that could do of guide of

b) a slide that has ramps inclined upper, lower steps equipped with a inclined ramp that are located in the lower dumps of the guide card, a cross window for the location of

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de la tarjeta, y también quec) a blocking device consisting of a flexible arm and a moving head from which a python (s) protrude in correspondence with the (the)

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of the card, and also that

d) the tongue has a python in correspondence with the flexible arm, of a stop that meets the head of the blocking device while said python does not act on the flexible arm of the blocking device, and also that

e) the tongue stop has a extension that is positioned on one of the inclined ramps of the sliding, and so that when the card is inserted vertically in the card guide its lower vertex press on the ramp inclined from the step of the slide causing its movement horizontal.

It is also characterized because the device Blocker is fixed at one end in the card guide.

It is also characterized because the device blocker is located in a transverse window of the slide to through which the tongue python acts.

It is also characterized because the (the) Python (s) of the head of the blocking device are conjugated in shape and position with the hole (s)  of the card.

To better understand the purpose of this invention, a preferred form of practical realization, susceptible to accessory changes that do not distort its foundation.

Figure 1 is an exploded view in a sense of the components of the lock that are subject to invention.

Figure 2 is a view of Figure 1 rotated 180 °

Figure 3 is a front view of the lock (3) mounted on the card guide (2) and housing (c).

Figure 4 is a schematic representation of the relationship between the card (1), the blocking device (6) and the tab (4) in the invention.

In figures 1 and 2 they have not been represented the housing (s) or the lock mechanisms that are operated with the key, nor those that relate to the use of coins to allow its opening more than strictly necessary for the understanding of the invention and in order to key explanation of it.

An example of practical, non-limiting embodiment of the present invention.

The locks have a known way of means for moving the tongue (4) with its latch (41), and of a pivoting tongue stop (5) that prevents the movement of the tab (4) until the introduction of the appropriate currency (request European Patent 02380122.8).

The object of the invention is a mechanism that unlocks / locks the tongue (5) of the lock if used / not Use the appropriate card.

According to the invention, the tongue (4) It has a python (42) and a stop (43), and the tongue stop (5) an extension protrudes (51).

A card guide (2) is fixed to the housing of the lock (c) and has a space (21) to insert / locate the card (1).

A slide (3) moves horizontally guided in the card guide (2).

The slide (3) has a window cross section (33) for the location of a blocking device (6) which is fixed at one end (61) to the card guide (2) remaining its other end or head of blocker (62) free and can also have guide windows (31) for location of a guide means, in this case guide males (22) of the card guide (2).

From the blocker head (62) protrudes one (s) python (s) (63) that penetrate conjugately in a hole (s) (11) of the card (1), which It enables card / lock customization.

There are some steps (37) in the slide (3) that stand out when the lock is mounted, in lower drains (27) of the card guide (2) that They allow its horizontal displacement.

When the card (1) is inserted into the space (21) of the card guide (2) its lower vertex (13) (right / left) press on an inclined ramp (34) of the lower steps (37) of the slide (3) forcing it to a horizontal displacement against the action of an antagonistic spring (m).

The slide (3) has superiorly housing windows (36) with ramp surfaces (35) (right / left) in which the extension is located (51) of the tongue stop (5), so that the horizontal movement of the Sliding (3) causes the sliding / lifting of the extension (51) and the rotation / lifting of the tongue stop (5) and the release tongue release (4).

With this solution the lock can now work, but it could work with any card and also the card could be removed, with the lock open or closed, what That is inconvenient.

It is another object of the invention that the lock alone work with a default card and let the lock be personalized and the card with the tab is retained displaced The blocking device (6) consisting of a flexible arm (64), head (62) and fixed part (61) and that the tongue (4) has a stop (43) that collides with a head of blocker (62) when the tongue (4) moves (figure 4) limiting your movement

The horizontal displacement of the tongue (4) he carries with him his python (42) that when he leans on his arm flexible (64) forces to move to the head of blocker (62) that through a hole (23) of the card guide (2) penetrates with its python (63) in the hole (11) of the card (1), retaining the card.

If the card was not a default, with hole (11) the tongue (4) could not move and the lock it would not work.

The python (s) (63) is (are) conjugated (s) with the hole (s) (11) of the card (1) if the python (63) could not enter the hole (11) for not existing or not being its conjugate, the stop (43) would run into the head (62) and the tongue could not continue its displacement.

Once the python (63) penetrates the hole (1), the tab (4) can move to its end, but the Python (42) forces to maintain the position of the head (62) with that the card (1) is retained by the python (63), that is, in the inside of the lock until the tongue (4) returns to its original position.

Claims (5)

1. Opening lock with coin enabled for opening with card, consisting of tongue (4) with latch (41) and a pivoting tongue stop (5) that prevents the movement of the tongue until the insertion into the lock of the suitable currency, characterized in that the card (1) carries a hole (s) (11), providing: a) a fixed card guide (2) that has a space (21) to insert / locate the card (1) that communicates with some emptyings (27) lower, a hole (s) (23) in correspondence with the hole (s) of the card (1); b) a slide (3) that has ramps inclined upper (35), lower steps (37) equipped of an inclined ramp (34) that are located in the empties bottom (27) of the card guide (2), a transverse window (33) for the location of c) a blocking device (6) consisting of a flexible arm (64) and a moving head (62) from which they protrude a python (s) (63) in correspondence with the hole (s) (11) of the card (1), and also that d) the tongue (4) has a python (42) in correspondence with the flexible arm (64), of a stop (43) that bumps the head (62) of the blocking device (6) while said Python (42) does not act on the flexible arm (64) of the device blocker (6), and also that e) the tongue stop (5) has a extension (51) that is positioned on one of the inclined ramps (35) of the slide (3), and so that when inserted vertically the card (1) in the card guide (2) its vertex lower press on the inclined ramp (34) of the step (37) of the slide (3) causing its horizontal movement. 2. Opening lock with coin enabled for opening with card, according to previous claim, characterized in that the locking device (6) is fixed at one end (61) in the card guide (2). 3. Opening lock with coin enabled for opening with card, according to claim one, characterized in that the blocking device (6) is located in a transverse window (33) of the slide (3) through which the python ( 42) of the tongue (4). 4. Opening lock with coin enabled for opening with card, according to claim one, characterized in that the python (s) (63) of the head (62) of the blocking device (6) are combined in shape and position with the hole (s) (11) of the card (1). 5. Opening lock with coin enabled for opening with card, according to claim one, characterized in that the card guide (2) has a guide male (22) located in guide windows (31) of the slide ( 3).