Locker unit comprising a plurality of lockers
First Claim
1. A locker unit comprising a plurality of lockers each of which is provided with its own door, each door having a locking device including a mechanical lock and an auxiliary lock attached to the door adjacent to a keyhole in the mechanical lock by attachment means, the auxiliary lock having a rest position blocking access to the mechanical lock and an open position freeing the access, and the auxiliary lock comprising a rotating bolt, a locking plate defining an opening receiving the rotating bolt, an actuating button on the rotating bolt and projecting from the auxiliary lock, locking projections on the rotating bolt and projecting beyond the opening in the locking plate, the locking projections having an open position in alignment with the opening and a closed position in which the locking projections are turned relative to the opening, and a stop device for the rotating bolt, the stop device comprising a spring means biased in the direction of the closed position, a locking element, a bolt cooperating with the locking element, and an electrical drive for actuating the bolt.
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Abstract
A locker unit comprises a plurality of lockers provided with doors equipped with a locking device. The locking device consists of a mechanical lock and an auxiliary lock having an electric drive for said device. The locking device comprises a rest position which blocks the access to the mechanical lock and/or its movement, and an opening position which frees said access and/or said movement.
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- 1. A locker unit comprising a plurality of lockers each of which is provided with its own door, each door having a locking device including a mechanical lock and an auxiliary lock attached to the door adjacent to a keyhole in the mechanical lock by attachment means, the auxiliary lock having a rest position blocking access to the mechanical lock and an open position freeing the access, and the auxiliary lock comprising a rotating bolt, a locking plate defining an opening receiving the rotating bolt, an actuating button on the rotating bolt and projecting from the auxiliary lock, locking projections on the rotating bolt and projecting beyond the opening in the locking plate, the locking projections having an open position in alignment with the opening and a closed position in which the locking projections are turned relative to the opening, and a stop device for the rotating bolt, the stop device comprising a spring means biased in the direction of the closed position, a locking element, a bolt cooperating with the locking element, and an electrical drive for actuating the bolt.
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16. A locker unit according to 15 wherein the track consists of an electrically conductive, especially semi-conductive, plastic.
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30. A locker unit comprising a plurality of lockers each of which is provided with its own door, each door having a locking device including a mechanical lock and an auxiliary lock attached to the exterior of the door facing away from the interior of the locker adjacent to a keyhole in the mechanical lock by attachment means, the auxiliary lock having a rest position preventing opening of the mechanical lock and an open position allowing opening of the mechanical lock, the mechanical lock having a locking bolt, the auxiliary lock having a locking pin movable in a direction perpendicular to the exterior surface of the door and spring means biasing the locking pin the rest position engaging the locking bolt and holding it closed, the auxiliary lock further including an electric drive coupled to the locking pin for disengaging the locking pin from the locking bolt, the auxiliary locks of the individual lockers being connected by a central control unit.
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