ELECTRIC LOCKING AND SEALING DEVICE, CASE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR

• US 20110225433A1
• Filed: 05/20/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hubei Shengjia Wiring Co., Ltd., Jiasheng Wan
• Original Assignee: Hubei Shengjia Wiring Co., Ltd., Jiasheng Wan
• Inventors: WAN, Jiasheng
• Application Number:
  US13/111,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20110225433A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/190
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/22 Means for operating or controlling lock or fastening device accessories, i.e. other than the fastening members, e.g. switches, indicators E05B39/00 - E05B45/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0016 with linearly reciprocating motion
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/002 Geared transmissions
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0002 with electromagnets
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0004 said core being linearly movable
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0012 with rotary electromotors actuators with rotary electromotors per se H02K7/06, H02K23/68
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/026 the bolt moving rectilinearly
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/0089 for utility meters or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 22/066 Arrangements for avoiding or indicating fraudulent use
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7051 Using a powered device [e.g., motor]

Abstract

An electronic locking and sealing device, including: a housing, a lock tongue, an operating unit, a main control unit, and a connecting part, the operating unit is disposed in the housing and fixedly connected to the lock tongue, and operates to push out or to take back the locking tongue from or in the housing, the main control unit is connected to the operating unit, and operates to receive an external control instruction whereby automatically controlling the operating unit, and the connecting part has a hole disposed at the center thereof and corresponding to the lock tongue.

Claims

1. An electronic locking and sealing device, comprising:

a housing;

a lock tongue,

an operating unit;

a main control unit; and

a connecting part;

wherein

said operating unit is disposed in said housing and fixedly connected to said lock tongue, and operates to push out or to take back said locking tongue from or in said housing;

said main control unit is connected to said operating unit, and operates to receive an external control instruction whereby automatically controlling said operating unit; and

said connecting part has a hole disposed at the center thereof and corresponding to said lock tongue.

2. A case with an electronic locking and sealing device, comprising

a bottom case;

a cover having an insertion hole; and

an electronic locking and sealing device, comprising

a housing;

a lock tongue,

an operating unit;

a main control unit; and

a connecting part;

wherein

said electronic locking and sealing device is disposed in said bottom case;

said operating unit is disposed in said housing and fixedly connected to said lock tongue, and operates to push out or to take back said locking tongue from or to said housing;

said main control unit is connected to said operating unit, and operates to receive an external control instruction whereby automatically controlling said operating unit;

said connecting part is received in said insertion hole; and

said connecting part has a hole disposed at the center thereof and corresponding to said lock tongue.

3. The case of claim 2, further comprising a self-test unit operating to detect whether said connecting part is received in said housing, and to transmitting an external control instruction to said main control unit whereby pushing out said operating unit as said connecting part is received in said housing.

4. The case of claim 3, wherein

said operating unit comprises a power output mechanism having an output end being connected to said lock tongue;

and

said main control unit is connected to a control part of said power output mechanism.

5. The case of claim 4, wherein

said power output mechanism comprises a motor, and a multi-stage gear reduction part connected to an output shaft thereof;

and

said multiple-stage gear reduction part is connected to said operating unit via a connecting shaft.

6. The case of claim 4, wherein

said power output mechanism comprises an electromagnetic operating part;

said electromagnetic operating part comprises an electromagnetic coil and an armature;

one end of said armature is connected to said operating unit; and

a reset spring is fit on said armature.

7. The case of claim 4, wherein

said power output mechanism comprises a motor, and a multiple-stage gear reduction part connected to an output shaft thereof;

and

one side of said operating unit is in the shape of a rack, and engaged with an output stage gear of said multiple-stage gear reduction part.

8. The case of claim 3, wherein

said main control unit comprises

an instruction receiving sub-unit operating to receive an external control instruction;

an instruction processing sub-unit connected to said instruction receiving sub-unit, and operating to process said external control instruction, and to output a push-out instruction signal, a take-back instruction signal, or a static instruction signal; and

a data output sub-unit connected to said instruction processing sub-unit, and operating to transmit processed information in said instruction processing sub-unit to an external receiving device; and

said instruction receiving sub-unit is a RFID card reader circuit.

9. The case of claim 8, wherein

said instruction processing sub-unit is a processor;

said processor is connected to a clock chip; and

said clock chip operates to provide external clock data for each processing operation of said processor.

10. The case of claim 9, further comprising a storage chip connected to said processor, and operating to stores operation time and frequency of said operating unit.

11. The case of claim 3, wherein

said self-test unit comprises a U-shaped groove;

said U-shaped groove comprises a light receiving end, and a light emitting end, a light path being formed therebetween; and

a control signal is generated during switching between closing and opening of said light path.

12. The case of claim 3, wherein said self-test unit comprises a pressure sensor disposed at the bottom of said housing and corresponding to the top of said connecting part.

13. A control system for a case, comprising

a power supply operating to supply power;

a control unit operating to receive a push-out/take-back control instruction, and to output a trigger signal driving a lock tongue to operate;

a main control unit operating to receive an external control instruction, and to output said push-out/take-back control instruction to said control unit; and

an external control unit operating to output said external control instruction.

14. The control system of claim 13, wherein said main control unit comprises

an instruction receiving sub-unit operating to receive said external control instruction;

an instruction processing circuit connected to said instruction receiving sub-unit, and operating to decrypt and to verify said external control instruction, and to output said push-out/take-back control instruction; and

a data output circuit connected to said instruction processing circuit, and operating to transmit processed data in said instruction processing circuit to said external control unit.

15. The control system of claim 13, wherein said external control unit comprises:

an instruction transmission circuit operating to transmit said external control instruction to said instruction receiving sub-unit;

a first input interface circuit operating to generate a corresponding code value via manual operation;

a first processing circuit connected to said first input interface circuit, and operating to generate an encryption/decryption factor via a clock chip, and to generate a first control command to said instruction transmission circuit via encryption; and

a data transmission circuit connected to said first processing circuit, and operating to transmit data thereto.

16. The control system of claim 13, further comprising an auxiliary control system, comprising

an auxiliary control unit operating to receive an auxiliary push-out/take-back control instruction, and to output a trigger signal driving said lock tongue to operate;

an auxiliary main control unit operating to receive an auxiliary external control instruction, and to output said auxiliary push-out/take-back control instruction after processing; and

an auxiliary external control unit operating to output said auxiliary external control instruction.

17. The control system of claim 16, wherein

said control unit and said auxiliary control unit are symmetrically disposed on a control end of an operating sub-unit;

said operating sub-unit is a electromagnet or a motor;

said control unit and said auxiliary control unit each comprises;

a first signal generation circuit, comprising;

a third triode and a sixth triode each having an emitting electrode being connected to said control end of said operating sub-unit, and a second triode having an emitting electrode and a collecting electrode being respectively connected to a base electrode of said third triode and that of said sixth triode; and

a second signal generation circuit, comprising a first triode and a fifth triode each having an emitting electrode being connected to said control end of said operating sub-unit, and a fourth triode having an emitting electrode and a collecting electrode being respectively connected to a base electrode of said first triode and that of said fifth triode; and

a base electrode of each of said first triode and said second triode operates to receive said push-out/take-back control instruction, or said auxiliary push-out/take-back control instruction.

18. The control system of claim 16, wherein

said auxiliary external control unit is an independent control device, or on a same control device as said external control unit;

and

said auxiliary external control unit comprises

a second input interface circuit operating to generate a corresponding code value via manual operation;

a second processing circuit operating to obtain said code value and to transform it into a second output signal according to a preset program;

a coding and output circuit operating to receive said second output signal, to encode it, and to output said auxiliary external control instruction and an address code signal; and

an auxiliary power supply with an output end.

19. The control system of claim 16, wherein

said auxiliary control unit comprises

an input decoder circuit operating to receive, to decode, and to check said auxiliary external control instruction and said address code signal, and to output a third output signal after checking is completed;

and

a decoding and output circuit operating to receive and decode said third output signal, and to output said auxiliary push-out/take-back control instruction; and

said input decoder circuit comprises;

a first decoder chip operating to receive said address code and said auxiliary external control instruction of said auxiliary external control unit, to compare said address code of said auxiliary external control unit with that of itself, and to output a first decoding signal as the address codes are the same;

a second decoder chip operating to compare said address code of said auxiliary external control unit with that of itself, and to receive said auxiliary external control instruction and to output a third output signal as the address codes are the same; and

a seventh triode disposed between said power supply and said second decoder chip, and operating to receive said first decoding signal, whereby enabling said power supply to supply power to said second decoder chip.

20. The control system of claim 16, wherein

it further comprises a protection circuit disposed on a receiving end of said auxiliary control unit, and operating to protect reverse connection of said power supply, or high voltage corruption;

said protection circuit comprises a power supply access circuit, and a data access circuit;

said power supply access circuit comprises a rectifying diode operating to prevent reverse connection of a DC power supply and connection to an AC power, and a voltage stabilizing diode, a triode, a silicon-controlled rectifier, and a relay sequentially connected whereby preventing DC overvoltage; and

said data access circuit comprises a high voltage resistance and small-volume capacitor disposed on a data line.