CLOSING UNIT, CLOSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING AND/OR LOCKING A LOCK

• US 20140138439A1
• Filed: 11/18/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro-Sensys GmbH
• Original Assignee: Micro-Sensys GmbH
• Inventors: JURISCH, Reinhard, PEITSCH, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 9,355,512 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00634 Power supply for the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00706 with conductive components, e.g. pins, wires, metallic strips
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

A closing unit, closing apparatus, and method for locking and/or unlocking a lock is provided. The closing unit can include an actuator for moving or for blocking and releasing a locking and unlocking unit of the lock, an electrical energy supply arrangement, a switch between the electrical energy supply arrangement and the actuator, an encryption/decryption unit, a key memory, as well as a passive RFID basic circuit having an antenna, where at least the actuator, the switch between the electrical energy supply arrangement and the actuator, the encryption/decryption unit, and the key memory are disposed in a housing that cannot be opened without destroying it.

Claims

1. A closing unit for a lock, the closing unit comprising:

an actuator for moving or for blocking and releasing a locking and unlocking unit of the lock;

an electrical energy supply arrangement;

a switch arranged between the electrical energy supply arrangement and the actuator;

an encryption/decryption unit;

a key memory; and

a passive RFID basic circuit having an antenna,

wherein at least the actuator, the switch between the electrical energy supply arrangement and the actuator, the encryption/decryption unit, and the key memory are arranged in a housing that cannot be opened without destroying it.

2. The closing unit according to claim 1, wherein the electrical energy supply arrangement comprises at least one electrical short-term interim energy storage device.

3. The closing unit according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is configured as an electric motor, as an electromagnet, or as a piezo-element.

4. The closing unit according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor for monitoring movement or for blocking and releasing the locking and unlocking unit of the lock.

5. The closing unit according to claim 4, further comprising an optical, acoustical and/or haptic output unit for output of a sensor result of the sensor.

6. The closing unit according to claim 1, wherein the housing is made of metal and/or plastic.

7. A closing apparatus comprising at least one closing unit according to claim 1 and at least one reader.

8. The closing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the reader is configured as a mobile communications device or integrated into a mobile communications device.

9. The closing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a separate transponder having a key for authentication of the reader with respect to the closing unit.

10. A method for unlocking and/or locking of a lock via a closing apparatus according to claim 7, the method comprising:

establishing a bidirectional communications connection between the reader and the closing unit;

performing an authentication, wherein the reader authenticates itself with regard to the closing unit; and

activating, after successful authentication, the switch of the closing unit in order to move or to block and release the locking and unlocking unit of the lock via the actuator.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the reader authenticates itself with regard to the closing unit via a key that is transmitted to the reader by a separate transponder and to the closing unit by the reader.