Fingerprint Lock

• US 20060255907A1
• Filed: 03/26/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hao Min
• Original Assignee: Hao Min
• Inventors: Min, Hao
• Application Number:
  US11/277,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20060255907A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.530
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/13 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/65 using means for sensing the user's hand
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns

Abstract

Present invention discloses a kind of fingerprint locks in which the power of the fingerprint sensor is controlled by an infrared transceiver module. The sensor is normal in power off status if it is not in use and can be powered on automatically to identify the fingerprint if a finger touches the fingerprint sensor. It includes the lock case (1), the fingerprint sensor (2) which is installed on the lock case (1) and an infrared transceiver module (3) which is installed nearby the fingerprint sensor (2) in order to switch on or switch off the power of the fingerprint sensor (2). The benefit of the present invention is that it has simple construction and long lifetime.

Claims

1. A fingerprint lock comprising:

(1) a lock case;

(2) a fingerprint sensor installed on said lock case;

(3) a infrared transceiver module installed nearby said fingerprint sensor for controlling the power of said fingerprint sensor on or off.

2. The fingerprint lock of claim 1 wherein said infrared transceiver module comprises at least one infrared transmitter and one infrared receiver, and the distance from said transmitter and said receiver to the center of said fingerprint sensor is less than 80 mm;

a location deviation is less than 15 mm from top to bottom.

3. The fingerprint lock of claim 2 wherein said infrared transmitter is activated by a pulse voltage, the wide the pulse voltage is less than 1/10 of the period thereof.

4. The fingerprint lock of claim 1 wherein when a finger moves to said fingerprint sensor, said infrared transceiver module makes the fingerprint sensor to be power on status, when a finger leaves said fingerprint sensor, said infrared transceiver module makes the fingerprint sensor to be power off status.

5. The fingerprint lock of claim 2 wherein the space between said infrared transmitter and said infrared receiver is less than 15 mm.