Locking apparatus

• US 6,865,913 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2003
• Issued: 03/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi, Unirec Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi, Unirec Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamagishi, Junichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh, John B.
• Application Number:
  US10/636,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20040025550A1
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 702/24, 702/16, 702/781
• US Class Current: 70/224
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5832 Lock and handle assembly
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7068 Actuated after correct combination recognized [e.g., numerical, alphabetical, or magnet[s] pattern]

Abstract

A locking apparatus has a lock driver to electrically lock and unlock a door, a fingerprint read/verify unit to receive a fingerprint from a user, verify the received fingerprint by comparing it with registered fingerprint data) and if the fingerprint verification authenticates the user, enable the lock driver to electrically operate, a key cylinder attached to the door, an interlink linking the key cylinder with the lock driver, and a key to manually operate the lock driver in cooperation with the key cylinder and the interlink.

Claims

1. A locking apparatus comprising:

a lock driver configured to electrically lock and unlock a door;

a biometric verifier configured to receive biometric information from a user, verify the received biometric information by comparing it with registered biometric information, and if the biometric verification authenticates the user, enable the lock driver to electrically operate;

a key cylinder interlinked with the lock drive to permit manual operation of the lock drive via a key cooperating with the key cylinder;

a detector configured to detect manipulation of the key cylinder;

an alarm device configured to give an alarm in response to the detector detecting manipulation of the key cylinder;

a power supply;

the detector including a switch interconnecting the alarm and the power supply which sets off the alarm when the detector detects manipulation of the key cylinder; and

a normally-closed disconnecting switch connecting the power supply to the alarm, configured to disconnect the power supply when the biometric verifier authenticates the user.

2. The locking apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a lever configured to open and close the door;

a pivot shaft extended from the lever to face the lock driver; and

a hollow formed through the pivot shaft, configured to receive the key cylinder, wherein;

an interlink is extended from the key cylinder; and

an end of the interlink is joined with the lock driver when the lever with the key cylinder incorporated in the hollow is installed on the door.

3. The locking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the biometric verifier is connected to the alarm power supply circuit.

4. The locking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the biometric verifier is connected to the alarm power supply circuit.