Intelligent electronic spherical lock

By designing a smart electronic spherical lock including coupling rod, square rod and motor components, the operation inconvenience of existing smart spherical locks when unlocking remotely and doors is solved, and the convenience of fully automatic unlocking is achieved.

CN119801327APending Publication Date: 2025-04-11ZHONGSHAN BLACK GENERAL INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202510046022.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-13
Publication Date
2025-04-11

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Technical Problem

After remote unlocking, the existing intelligent spherical lock requires users to manually rotate the front lock body outside the door to unlock it. When unlocking the lock inside the door, it requires rotating the rear lock body with a large weight, which makes it inconvenient to unlock the lock for people who are not strong enough.

Method used

Design an intelligent electronic spherical lock, including a front lock body, a rear lock body, a mechanical lock head, a coupling rod, a square rod, a motor assembly, a battery and a control board. Fully automatic unlocking is achieved through the linkage of the coupling rod and the square rod, or the synchronous rotation of the motor assembly.

Benefits of technology

The fully automatic unlocking function of the spherical lock is realized, reducing the difficulty of operating when unlocking users outside the door and people who are not strong enough, and improving the convenience of unlocking.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent electronic spherical lock which comprises a front lock body, a rear lock body, a mechanical lock head, a connecting rod, a square rod, a motor assembly, a battery and a control panel. The mechanical lock head can drive the lock cylinder to conduct unlocking through the connecting rod and the square rod when in the linkage state. Or, the motor assembly can drive the lock cylinder to conduct unlocking through the square rod when the mechanical lock head is in the clutch state. Or when the mechanical lock head is in a clutch state, the rear lock body is rotated to drive the square rod to drive the lock cylinder to unlock; by means of the structure, it can be guaranteed that the spherical lock has the external emergency unlocking function, meanwhile, full-automatic unlocking is achieved, under the condition that the spherical lock is matched with an unlocking key in a door, the unlocking convenience of the spherical lock can be further improved, and the use requirement is met.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of door locks, and in particular to an intelligent electronic spherical lock. Background Art

[0002] Ball locks are widely used on indoor room doors. With the development of intelligence, ball locks have also been upgraded to intelligence. By integrating electric drive components such as motors on the rear lock body, electric unlocking is achieved in an electric control manner. The electric drive components and the rear lock body do not rotate synchronously. Due to the limitations of the use scenarios of ball locks, ball locks need to be equipped with mechanical lock heads for emergency unlocking. However, the existing mechanical lock heads and square rods are always in a linkage state, so that the motor cannot directly drive the square rod to rotate, but enters a gear-engaging state, so that the rear lock body and the square rod are in a linkage state, and then the rear lock body is rotated to complete the unlocking, which is a semi-automatic lock; this ball lock has the following problems:

[0003] 1. Especially for ball locks with remote unlocking function, the user outside the door needs to turn the front lock body to open the door after the owner remotely unlocks the door. However, when the user outside the door visits the owner as a guest, it is inconvenient to operate the door lock in most cases, which brings certain inconvenience;

[0004] 2. When unlocking the door from the inside, the lock body needs to be rotated to unlock the door. For children, the elderly, the disabled and other people who are not strong enough, it is also inconvenient to unlock the door. Especially for intelligent ball locks, because the lock body structure is heavier than the traditional structure, the torsion spring and other components used for reset need a greater deformation force to drive the lock body to reset, which also requires a greater force to unlock the door, further increasing the inconvenience of unlocking the door for the above-mentioned people;

[0005] Therefore, an intelligent electronic spherical lock is badly needed to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0006] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides an intelligent electronic spherical lock.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by an embodiment of the present invention to solve the technical problem is: an intelligent electronic spherical lock, including a front lock body, a rear lock body, a mechanical lock head, a connecting rod, a square rod, a motor assembly, a battery and a control panel;

[0008] The front lock body is installed on the outer side of the door body, and the rear lock body is rotatably connected to the inner side of the door body;

[0009] The mechanical lock is installed on the front lock body and has a linkage state and a clutch state;

[0010] One end of the connecting rod is movably connected to the mechanical lock;

[0011] The square rod is inserted into the lock core and one end of the square rod is butted against the other end of the connecting rod;

[0012] The motor assembly is installed in the rear lock body and rotates synchronously with the rear lock body, and the motor assembly is connected to the other end of the square rod;

[0013] The battery is installed in the rear lock body;

[0014] The control panel is installed in the rear lock body and is electrically connected to the motor group and the battery;

[0015] Also included is an end cover connected to the rear lock body through a detachable structure so that the motor assembly, the battery and the control panel are confined within the rear lock body;

[0016] The mechanical lock can be unlocked by driving the lock core through the connecting rod and the square rod when it is in a linkage state; or, the motor assembly can be unlocked by driving the lock core through the square rod when the mechanical lock is in a clutch state; or, when the mechanical lock is in a clutch state, the square rod can be driven to drive the lock core to unlock by rotating the rear lock body.

[0017] As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a biometric identification component and / or an electronic password identification component electrically connected to the control panel is provided on the front lock body.

[0018] As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the biometric identification component is configured as a fingerprint identification module, a face identification module, a finger vein identification module and / or an iris identification module.

[0019] As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a plug-in groove is provided on one end of the square rod, and the other end of the connecting rod is inserted into the plug-in groove.

[0020] As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a reset member is provided between the rear lock body and the door body.

[0021] As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the reset element is configured as a torsion spring.

[0022] As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, an unlocking button is arranged on the rear lock body, and a first switch arranged opposite to the unlocking button is arranged on the control panel.

[0023] As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a configuration button is provided on the rear lock body, and a second switch arranged opposite to the configuration button is provided on the control panel.

[0024] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: an intelligent electronic spherical lock comprises a front lock body, a rear lock body, a mechanical lock head, a connecting rod, a square rod, a motor assembly, a battery and a control panel; the mechanical lock head can be unlocked by driving the lock core through the connecting rod and the square rod when it is in a linkage state; or, the motor assembly can be unlocked by driving the lock core through the square rod when the mechanical lock head is in a clutch state; or, when the mechanical lock head is in a clutch state, the square rod can be driven to drive the lock core to unlock by rotating the rear lock body; through the above structure, it can ensure that the spherical lock has an external emergency unlocking function while realizing full-automatic unlocking. In combination with the unlocking button inside the door, it can further improve the convenience of unlocking the spherical lock, which meets the use requirements. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0026] Figure 1 It is a first structural schematic diagram of an intelligent electronic spherical lock;

[0027] Figure 2 It is a first exploded view of an intelligent electronic spherical lock;

[0028] Figure 3 It is a second structural schematic diagram of an intelligent electronic spherical lock;

[0029] Figure 4 This is the second exploded view of an intelligent electronic spherical lock. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] This section will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings. The purpose of the accompanying drawings is to supplement the description of the text part of the specification with graphics, so that people can intuitively and vividly understand each technical feature and the overall technical solution of the present invention, but it cannot be understood as a limitation on the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "above", "below", "exceed", etc. is not inclusive of the number itself, and the meaning of "above", "below", "within", etc. is inclusive of the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used to distinguish the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., and orientations or positional relationships indicated are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0033] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, the words "set", "install", "connect" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, they can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; they can be fixedly connected or detachably connected or integrally formed; they can be mechanically connected; they can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. Those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in the present invention in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0034] Reference Figures 1 to 4 , an intelligent electronic spherical lock, comprising a front lock body 10, a rear lock body 20, a mechanical lock head 30, a connecting rod 40, a square rod 50, a motor assembly 60, a battery 70 and a control panel 80;

[0035] The front lock body 10 is installed on the outer side of the door body, and the rear lock body 20 is rotatably connected to the inner side of the door body;

[0036] The mechanical lock 30 is mounted on the front lock body 10 and has a linkage state and a clutch state;

[0037] One end of the connecting rod 40 is movably connected to the mechanical lock 30;

[0038] The square rod 50 is inserted into the lock core 90 and one end of the square rod 50 is connected to the other end of the connecting rod 40;

[0039] The motor assembly 60 is installed in the rear lock body 20 and rotates synchronously with the rear lock body 20. The motor assembly 60 is connected to the other end of the square rod 50;

[0040] The battery 70 is installed in the rear lock body 20;

[0041] The control panel 80 is installed in the rear lock body 20 and is electrically connected to the motor group and the battery 70;

[0042] It also includes an end cover 92 connected to the rear lock body 20 through a detachable structure 91, so that the motor assembly 60, the battery 70 and the control board 80 are confined in the rear lock body 20;

[0043] The mechanical lock head 30 can drive the lock core 90 to unlock through the connecting rod 40 and the square rod 50 when it is in the linkage state; or, the motor assembly 60 can drive the lock core 90 to unlock through the square rod 50 when the mechanical lock head 30 is in the clutch state; or, when the mechanical lock head 30 is in the clutch state, the square rod 50 can be driven by rotating the rear lock body 20 to drive the lock core 90 to unlock.

[0044] In the present invention, in some embodiments, a biometric identification component 11 and / or an electronic password identification component electrically connected to the control board 80 is provided on the front lock body 10. As a preferred embodiment of the biometric identification component 11, the biometric identification component 11 is configured as a fingerprint identification module, a face identification module, a finger vein identification module and / or an iris identification module. Specifically:

[0045] 1. In some embodiments, when the door is unlocked normally from the outside, electronic verification can be performed through the biometric identification component 11 and / or the electronic password identification component, and the feedback is sent to the control board 80. After the verification is passed, the control board 80 will send an unlocking command to the motor component 60 (the mechanical lock head 30 is in a clutch state at this time), and the motor component 60 drives the square rod 50 to rotate, thereby driving the lock core 90 to unlock, and the lock tongue is pulled out of the lock tongue hole to achieve fully automatic unlocking.

[0046] 2. In some embodiments, when the door is unlocked from the outside in an emergency, when the mechanical key is inserted (the mechanical lock 30 is a key mechanical lock) or the correct password is entered (the mechanical lock 30 is a password mechanical lock), the mechanical lock 30 will enter a linkage state, and then be linked with the linkage rod 40. At this time, when the front lock body 10 is rotated, the square rod 50 will be driven to rotate, and then the lock core 90 will be driven to unlock, and the lock tongue will be pulled out of the lock tongue hole to achieve emergency unlocking.

[0047] 3. In some embodiments, when unlocking the door from the inside, the rear lock body 20 can be rotated to drive the motor assembly 60 to rotate synchronously, and then the square rod 50 can be rotated to drive the lock core 90 to unlock, and the lock tongue can be pulled out of the lock tongue hole to achieve unlocking from the inside of the door.

[0048] 4. In some embodiments, an unlocking button 81 is provided on the rear lock body 20, and a first switch 82 arranged opposite to the unlocking button 81 is provided on the control panel 80; when unlocking the door from inside, the first switch 82 can be triggered by pressing the unlocking button 81, so that the control panel 80 sends an unlocking command to the motor assembly 60 (the mechanical lock head 30 is in a clutch state at this time), and the motor assembly 60 drives the square rod 50 to rotate, thereby driving the lock core 90 to unlock, and the lock tongue is pulled out of the lock tongue hole, thereby realizing fully automatic unlocking.

[0049] 5. In some embodiments, the control panel 80 is provided with a Bluetooth module, a WIFI module, etc., which can be connected to mobile terminals such as mobile phones, and linked with an APP or a small program. The user operates to unlock on the mobile terminal. When the control panel 80 receives the unlocking command, the control panel 80 will send an unlocking command to the motor assembly 60 (the mechanical lock head 30 is in a clutch state at this time), and the motor assembly 60 drives the square rod 50 to rotate, and then drives the lock core 90 to unlock, and the lock tongue is pulled out of the lock tongue hole to achieve fully automatic unlocking.

[0050] 6. The advantages of the present invention are: through the above structure, it is possible to ensure that the ball lock has an external emergency unlocking function while realizing full-automatic unlocking. In combination with the unlocking button inside the door, the convenience of unlocking the ball lock can be further improved, which meets the use requirements.

[0051] In some embodiments, a plug-in groove 51 is provided on one end of the square rod 50, and the other end of the connecting rod 40 is inserted into the plug-in groove 51; this arrangement enables the connecting rod 40 and the square rod 50 to be conveniently connected, reduces the difficulty of assembly, and improves the installation efficiency of the door lock.

[0052] In some embodiments, a reset member 21 is provided between the rear lock body 20 and the door body; as a preferred embodiment of the reset member 21, the reset member 21 is configured as a torsion spring.

[0053] In some embodiments, a configuration button 83 is provided on the rear lock body 20, and a second switch 84 arranged opposite to the configuration button 83 is provided on the control panel 80; by setting the configuration button 83, various functions of the door lock can be set, which is convenient for users to personalize the spherical lock.

[0054] In some embodiments, the detachable structure 91 is configured as a bolt connection structure.

[0055] Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and those skilled in the art may make equivalent modifications or substitutions without violating the spirit of the present invention. These equivalent modifications and substitutions are all included in the scope defined by the claims of this application.

Claims

1. An intelligent electronic ball lock, characterized in that: It comprises a front lock body (10), a rear lock body (20), a mechanical lock head (30), a connecting rod (40), a square rod (50), a motor assembly (60), a battery (70) and a control panel (80); The front lock body (10) is installed on the outer side of the door body, and the rear lock body (20) is rotatably connected to the inner side of the door body; The mechanical lock (30) is mounted on the front lock body (10) and has a linkage state and a clutch state; One end of the connecting rod (40) is movably connected to the mechanical lock (30); The square rod (50) is inserted into the lock core (90) and one end of the square rod is butted against the other end of the connecting rod (40); The motor assembly (60) is installed in the rear lock body (20) and rotates synchronously with the rear lock body (20), and the motor assembly (60) is connected to the other end of the square rod (50); The battery (70) is installed in the rear lock body (20); The control panel (80) is installed in the rear lock body (20) and is electrically connected to the motor group and the battery (70); It also includes an end cover (92) connected to the rear lock body (20) via a detachable structure (91), so that the motor assembly (60), the battery (70) and the control panel (80) are confined within the rear lock body (20); The mechanical lock (30) can drive the lock core (90) to unlock through the connecting rod (40) and the square rod (50) when it is in a linkage state; or, the motor assembly (60) can drive the lock core (90) to unlock through the square rod (50) when the mechanical lock (30) is in a clutch state; or, when the mechanical lock (30) is in a clutch state, the square rod (50) can be driven to drive the lock core (90) to unlock by rotating the rear lock body (20).

2. The intelligent electronic spherical lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front lock body (10) is provided with a biometric identification component (11) and / or an electronic password identification component electrically connected to the control panel (80).

3. The intelligent electronic spherical lock according to claim 2, characterized in that: The biometric identification component (11) is configured as a fingerprint identification module, a face identification module, a finger vein identification module and / or an iris identification module.

4. The intelligent electronic spherical lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the square rod (50) is provided with an inserting groove (51), and the other end of the connecting rod (40) is inserted into the inserting groove (51).

5. The intelligent electronic spherical lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: A reset member (21) is provided between the rear lock body (20) and the door body.

6. The intelligent electronic spherical lock according to claim 5, characterized in that: The reset element (21) is configured as a torsion spring.

7. The intelligent electronic ball lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear lock body (20) is provided with an unlocking button (81), and the control panel (80) is provided with a first switch (82) arranged opposite to the unlocking button (81).

8. The intelligent electronic ball lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear lock body (20) is provided with a configuration button (83), and the control panel (80) is provided with a second switch (84) arranged opposite to the configuration button (83).

9. The intelligent electronic ball lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detachable structure (91) is configured as a bolt connection structure.

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