Operating circuits for locking device

• US 5,444,440 A
• Filed: 09/13/1993
• Issued: 08/22/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark S. Heydendahl
• Original Assignee: Mark S. Heydendahl
• Inventors: Heydendahl, Mark S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jung, David Yiuk
• Application Number:
  US08/120,196
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.32, 340/547, 340/542, 116/85, 116/86
• US Class Current: 340/5.3
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/00 Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means electric permutation locks E05B49/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/0021 for overhead or roll-up doors, e.g. garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/668 for overhead wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/22 Locks
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/246 by motors, magnets, springs or weights
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/434 Electromotors; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/106 for garages

Abstract

Operating circuits for a solenoid actuated locking means mounted interiorly of a garage door, to provide additional security. The operating circuits are electrically connected to the solenoid operator of a normally closed hasp that cooperates with the garage door in the closed position. The circuits are designed for use with an automatic garage door opener or a manually opened garage door, and include integrated circuit logic, relay logic, or equivalent means to allow opening of the garage door by authorized means, or if a forced attempt is made, or an unauthorized means is used, to open the garage door, when the garage door is in the secured position, the circuitry will activate an alarm, or other security means and prevent the garage door from being opened.

Claims

1. An alarm system for a garage door, including

an automatic garage door opener which upon being activated opens the garage door and is thereafter deactivated, and which upon being again activated closes the garage door and is thereafter deactivated,

a sensor which is positioned near the garage door to detect movement of the garage door and which changes states from a first state to a second state upon detecting the garage door moving from a closed position and changes from said second state to said first state upon detecting the garage door moving from an open position to the closed position, and

a control circuit for energizing an alarm including

an electrical device which is energized when the automatic garage door opener is activated to open or close the garage door to change from a first state to a second state, and when the automatic garage door opener is deactivated, is de-energized to change from the second state to the first state,

a logic circuit that is armed and disarmed,

said logic circuit being armed when the following sequence of events occur

(1) with the garage door open, the electrical device is energized,

(2) while the electrical device is energized, the sensor changes states from the second state to the first state by detecting the garage door moving from the open position to the closed position, and

(3) the automatic garage door opener is deactivated to change the state of the electrical device from the second state to the first state, and

said logic circuit being disarmed when the following sequence of events occur

(1) with the door closed, the automatic garage door opener is activated energizing the electrical device, and

(2) the sensor detects the garage door moving from the closed position and changes states from said first state to said second state, and

(3) the automatic garage door opener is deactivated, de-energizing the electrical device to change from the second state to the first state,

said logic circuit in the armed condition energizing the alarm when the closed garage door is moved, causing said sensor to change states from the first state to the second state prior to the electrical device being energized to change from the first state to the second state, and

said logic circuit in the armed condition not energizing the alarm when the closed garage door is moved by the automatic garage door opener, simultaneously activating the electrical device prior to said sensor changing from said first state to said second state.

2. The alarm system of claim 1 where the sensor is positioned so that a small movement of the garage door results in a change of state.

3. The alarm system of claim 1 including a latching mechanism which is automatically unlatched when the garage door is opened upon activation of the automatic garage door opener.

4. A door opening apparatus, including

an automatic door opener which upon being activated opens or closes the door and is thereafter deactivated,

a sensor element near the door which provides a signal indicating that the door has been moved from the closed position, and

a circuit including

an electrical device energized each time the automatic door opener is activated and de-energized each time the automatic garage door opener is deactivated, and

an alarm subcircuit connected to the electrical device which is enabled each time the electrical device is de-energized upon closure of the door, which is activated by said signal to energize an alarm, and which is disabled to prevent operation of the alarm when the electrical device is energized before the sensor element detects door movement from the closed position.

5. The door opening apparatus of claim 4 where the sensor is positioned so that a small movement of the garage door results in the alarm being energized.

6. The door opening apparatus of claim 4 including a latching mechanism which is automatically unlatched when the door is opened upon activation of the automatic door opener.

7. An alarm system for a garage door, including

an alarm,

an automatic garage door opener having a manually operable actuator that upon actuation activates the garage door opener to move the garage door between closed and open positions,

a sensor which is positioned near the garage door to detect movement of the garage door and which provides a control signal upon detection of garage door movement from the closed position,

an alarm producing circuit connected to the alarm and responsive to the control signal to turn on said alarm, and

a logic circuit connected to the alarm producing circuit, said logic circuit being automatically armed to enable the control signal to activate said alarm producing circuit when the garage door is moved from the closed position other than by actuation of the automatic garage door opener, and being automatically disarmed to disable the control signal from activating said alarm producing circuit when the automatic garage door opener is activated prior to movement of the garage door from the closed position.

8. An alarm system for a garage door, including

an alarm which is normally de-energized and upon being energized produces a warning signal that an intruder is forcing open the garage door which is in a closed position,

an automatic garage door opener having a manually operable actuator that upon actuation activates the garage door opener to move the garage door between closed and open positions,

a sensor which detects movement of the garage door from the closed position and produces a control signal indicating such movement,

an alarm producing circuit connected to the alarm for energizing the alarm, and

means for selectively arming and disarming the alarm producing circuit, said arming and disarming means arming said alarm producing circuit automatically upon actuating the actuator and closure of the garage door by use of said actuator and disarming said alarm producing circuit when the manually operable actuator is actuated to open the garage door prior to movement of the garage door from the closed position as indicated by said control signal.