Storage cabinet lock capable of improving storage safety of articles

By using a double detection switch mechanism in the locker lock, the locking and locking status of the lock can be accurately feedback, which solves the misjudgment problem caused by the fault of micro switches in the prior art, and improves the safety of item storage.

CN222576388UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-07TAIZHOU JINDART INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420395462.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-01
Publication Date
2025-03-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-01

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Technical Problem

During frequent use of existing lockers, the micro switch is prone to failure, resulting in misjudgment happening from time to time, affecting the safe storage of items.

Method used

The dual detection switch mechanism is adopted to ensure that the unlocking and locking status of the lock can be accurately fed back to the background monitoring by cooperating with the detection switch. Even if one of the detection switches fails, it can be judged based on the remaining detection switches.

Benefits of technology

Reduce misjudgment caused by failures, improve the reliability of locker doors and the safety of items storage.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a storage cabinet lock capable of improving storage safety of articles, which comprises a shell, a lock catch and a sliding block, a control assembly is arranged on the shell, a first guide surface and a second guide surface are arranged on the sliding block, a first detection switch and a second detection switch are arranged on the shell, and when the first guide surface abuts against the first detection switch, the first detection switch is turned on; the first detection switch is used for feeding back a signal to a background monitor to display that the lock catch is in an unlocking state when the second guide face abuts against the second detection switch, and the second detection switch is used for feeding back a signal to the background monitor to display that the lock catch is in a locking state when the second guide face abuts against the second detection switch. Signal feedback obtained by the first detection switch and signal feedback obtained by the second detection switch are used as contrasts, the accurate lock state can be obtained, even if one detection switch breaks down, the lock state can be judged according to the remaining detection switches, switching between the locking state and the unlocking state is achieved, and the safety of the lock is improved. The situation that the storage cabinet door is unlocked due to faults is reduced, and the safety of article storage is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of lockers, and in particular to a locker lock capable of improving the safety of storing items. Background Art

[0002] Lockers are used in all areas of life to facilitate the storage of people's personal belongings or mail items. Lockers have multiple doors, each of which is equipped with a lock. When storing and retrieving items, each door must be opened and closed once. Therefore, locks are one of the most frequently used components of lockers. At the same time, these locks are also the most numerous components on lockers. Therefore, for lockers, the possibility of problems with locks is relatively high, and the requirements for their reliability are also high.

[0003] In the related art, the above-mentioned locks generally adopt the form of electric unlocking. Usually, a lock bolt set on the cabinet door pushes the lock into a locked state when the door is closed. When the control part confirms that the lock needs to be unlocked, the electromagnet is driven to attract and drag the lock component, so that the lock bolt pops out to unlock.

[0004] However, the prior art only uses one micro switch to detect the unlocking status, and there is no data for comparison, so that the system may consider the state to be locked in the event of a switch failure. Due to the frequent operation of opening and closing the door, the probability of failure of the switch is relatively high. Such misjudgments occur from time to time, affecting the safe storage of customers' belongings, and needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to reduce the occurrence of misjudgment, the present application provides a locker lock that can improve the safety of item storage.

[0006] The present application provides a locker lock that can improve the safety of storing items, which adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A locker lock capable of improving the safety of storing articles, comprising a shell, a lock buckle hinged on the shell, and a slider slidably connected to the shell, the slider being used to push the lock buckle to flip so that the lock buckle switches between a locked state and an unlocked state, the shell being provided with a control component, the control component being used to drive the slider to move, the slider being provided with a guide surface 1 and a guide surface 2, the shell being provided with a detection switch 1 and a detection switch 2, the detection switch 1 and the detection switch 2 being located on a side of the slider close to the guide surface 1, the guide surface 1 and the guide surface 2 being respectively located on a side of the detection switch 1 and the detection switch 2 being away from each other, and the guide surface 2 being located on a side of the detection switch 2 close to the lock buckle, and the distance between the guide surface 1 and the guide surface 2 gradually increases in a direction away from the slider;

[0008] When the guide surface one is pressed against the detection switch one, the detection switch one is used to feed back a signal to the background monitoring to display that the lock is in an unlocked state. When the guide surface two is pressed against the detection switch two, the detection switch two is used to feed back a signal to the background monitoring to display that the lock is in a locked state.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the control component drives the slider to move, so that the guide surface one is pressed against the detection switch one, and the detection switch one feeds back a signal to the background monitoring to show that the lock is in the unlocked state. When the lock needs to be locked, the control component drives the slider to move in the opposite direction, so that the guide surface two is pressed against the detection switch two, and the detection switch two feeds back a signal to the background monitoring to show that the lock is in the locked state. By comparing the signal feedback obtained by the detection switch one and the detection switch two with each other, an accurate lock state can be obtained. Even if one of the detection switches fails, the lock state can be judged based on the remaining detection switches to achieve switching between the locked state and the unlocked state, thereby reducing the situation where the locker door is unlocked due to a failure and improving the safety of item storage.

[0010] Optionally, the control component includes a worm rotatably connected to the housing, a transmission gear set, a driven gear and a driving member arranged on the housing, the driving member drives the worm to rotate, the worm drives the driven gear to rotate through the transmission gear set, the slider is provided with a tooth surface, and the tooth surface is meshed with the driven gear.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the driving member drives the worm to rotate, the worm drives the driven gear to rotate through the transmission gear set, and the driven gear drives the slider to move through the meshing cooperation with the tooth surface, which can reduce the volume of each component of the control assembly, thereby facilitating full use of the accommodation space in the shell and reducing the volume of the locker lock.

[0012] Optionally, the slider includes a block body 1 slidably connected to the shell, a block body 2 slidably connected to the block body 1, and an elastic member arranged on the block body 1, the sliding direction of the block body 2 is parallel to the sliding direction of the block body 1, the tooth surface, the guide surface 1 and the guide surface 2 are all arranged on the block body 2, the lock includes a main body hinged on the shell and a limiting shaft arranged on the main body, a clearance groove is provided on the block body 1, the limiting shaft is located in the clearance groove, a limiting groove is provided on the block body 1, a through hole is provided on the block body 2, and the elastic member is located in the limiting groove and passes through the through hole.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, when the driven gear drives block two to move close to the lock buckle through the meshing cooperation with the tooth surface, block two squeezes the elastic part, and the elastic part presses against the inner wall of the limiting groove to drive block one to move. Block one presses against the limiting shaft through the inner wall of the giving groove to push the body to flip and realize unlocking.

[0014] When the driven gear drives block two to move away from the lock buckle through the meshing cooperation with the tooth surface, if the lock buckle is stuck, block two presses against the elastic member to cause the elastic member to deform so that block two can continue to move, so that the output shaft of the driving member can keep rotating, reducing the situation where the output shaft of the driving member is damaged by the reaction force due to the lock buckle being stuck, which is beneficial to extending the service life of the driving member. At this time, the lock buckle can be released from the stuck state by tapping the shell, and then the elastic member is reset to drive block one to push the limit shaft, so that the body flips over and switches to the locked state.

[0015] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0016] 1. By comparing the signal feedbacks obtained by detection switch 1 and detection switch 2, the accurate lock status can be obtained. Even if one of the detection switches fails, the lock status can be judged based on the remaining detection switches to switch between the locked and unlocked states, reducing the situation where the locker door is unlocked due to failure and improving the safety of item storage;

[0017] 2. The driving member drives the worm to rotate, and the worm drives the driven gear to rotate through the transmission gear set. The driven gear drives the slider to move through the meshing cooperation with the tooth surface, which can reduce the volume of each component of the control assembly, thereby making full use of the accommodation space in the shell and reducing the volume of the locker lock;

[0018] 3. When the lock is stuck, block two presses against the elastic member to deform the elastic member so that block two can continue to move, thereby allowing the output shaft of the driving member to keep rotating, reducing the possibility that the output shaft of the driving member is damaged by the reaction force due to the lock being stuck, which is beneficial to extending the service life of the driving member. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application.

[0020] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the embodiment of the present application cut away at the shell, mainly showing the structure of the control component.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a partial exploded structural diagram of an embodiment of the present application, mainly showing the structure of the limit shaft, the give way groove, the limit groove and the slide groove.

[0022] Figure 4 This is a partial structural diagram of an embodiment of the present application, mainly showing the structures of the elastic member, guide surface one and guide surface two.

[0023] Figure 5This is a partial structural diagram of an embodiment of the present application, mainly showing the structure of the transmission gear set.

[0024] Figure 6 This is a partial structural diagram of an embodiment of the present application, mainly showing the structure of detection switch 1 and detection switch 2.

[0025] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. Shell; 2. Lock; 21. Main body; 22. Limiting shaft; 3. Slider; 31. Block 1; 311. Displacement groove; 312. Limiting groove; 313. Slide groove; 32. Block 2; 321. Connecting part; 322. Sliding part; 323. Limiting part; 33. Elastic member; 4. Through hole; 5. Control assembly; 51. Worm; 52. Transmission gear set; 521. Transmission gear 1; 522. Transmission gear 2; 523. Transmission gear 3; 524. Transmission gear 4; 525. Transmission gear 5; 53. Driven gear; 54. Driving member; 6. Groove 1; 7. Groove 2; 8. Guide surface 1; 9. Guide surface 2; 10. Detection switch 1; 11. Detection switch 2; 12. Tooth surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following is combined with Figure 1-6 This application is described in further detail.

[0027] The present application embodiment discloses a locker lock that can improve the safety of storing items. Figure 1-3 The locker lock that can improve the safety of storing items includes a shell 1, a lock buckle 2 and a slider 3. The lock buckle 2 includes a body 21 and a limit shaft 22. The body 21 is hinged to the shell 1. The limit shaft 22 is fixed to one side of the body 21 and is staggered with the hinge axis of the body 21. The length direction of the limit shaft 22 is parallel to the hinge axis of the body 21.

[0028] See also Figure 2-4 The slider 3 is used to push the lock buckle 2 to flip so that the lock buckle 2 switches between the locked state and the unlocked state. The slider 3 includes a block 1 31, a block 2 32 and an elastic member 33. The block 1 31 is located on the side of the body 21 close to the limit axis 22 and is slidably connected to the shell 1, and the sliding direction of the block 1 31 is perpendicular to the hinge axis of the body 21. A yield groove 311 is provided on the outer wall of the block 1 31 close to the body 21. The limit axis 22 is located in the yield groove 311. A limit groove 312 and a slide groove 313 are also provided on the outer wall of the block 1 31 close to the body 21. The limit groove 312 is located on one side of the yield groove 311 along the sliding direction of the block 1 31. The slide groove 313 penetrates the block 1 31 along the sliding direction of the block 1 31, and the slide groove 313 is connected to the limit groove 312 and the yield groove 311.

[0029] See also Figure 2-4The block 2 32 includes a connecting portion 321, a sliding portion 322 and two limiting portions 323. The connecting portion 321 is located on a side of the main body 21 away from the block 1 31. The sliding portion 322 is fixed to a side of the connecting portion 321 close to the block 1 31, and the sliding portion 322 is slidably connected to the sliding groove 313 along the sliding direction of the block 1 31. A through hole 4 is opened on the outer wall of the sliding portion 322. The two limiting portions 323 are both located in the limiting groove 312 and are respectively located on the opposite sides of the limiting groove 312, and the limiting portions 323 are fixed on the sliding portion 322. The elastic member 33 is located in the limiting groove 312 and penetrates the through hole 4, and the elastic member 33 is sleeved on the outer sides of the two limiting portions 323, and the opposite ends of the elastic member 33 are respectively abutted against the two opposite inner walls of the limiting groove 312. In this embodiment, the elastic member 33 is a spring.

[0030] See also Figure 2 A control component 5 is provided on the housing 1. The control component 5 is located on a side of the block 31 away from the main body 21. The control component 5 includes a worm 51, a transmission gear set 52, a driven gear 53 and a driving member 54. The worm 51 is rotatably connected to the housing 1. The rotation axis of the worm 51 is parallel to the sliding direction of the block 31. The driving member 54 is fixed in the housing 1. The output shaft of the driving member 54 is coaxially fixed with the worm 51. The driving member 54 drives the worm 51 to rotate. In this embodiment, the driving member 54 is a motor.

[0031] See also Figure 5 The transmission gear set 52 includes a transmission gear 1 521, a transmission gear 2 522, a transmission gear 3 523, a transmission gear 4 524 and a transmission gear 5 525. The transmission gear 1 521 is rotatably connected to the housing 1 and meshes with the worm 51, and the rotation axis of the transmission gear 1 521 is parallel to the hinge axis of the body 21. The transmission gear 2 522 is coaxially fixed to the transmission gear 1 521. The transmission gear 3 523 is rotatably connected to the housing 1 and meshes with the transmission gear 2 522. The transmission gear 4 524 is coaxially fixed to the housing 1. The driven gear 53 is coaxially fixed on the transmission gear 525, and the worm 51 drives the driven gear 53 to rotate through the cooperation among the transmission gear 1 521, the transmission gear 2 522, the transmission gear 3 523, the transmission gear 4 524 and the transmission gear 5 525 in the transmission gear group 52. The outer wall of the connecting part 321 is machined to form a tooth surface 12, and the tooth surface 12 is meshed with the driven gear 53.

[0032] In actual use, the driving member 54 drives the worm 51 to rotate, the worm 51 drives the driven gear 53 to rotate through the transmission gear set 52, and the driven gear 53 drives the connecting portion 321 to move through the meshing cooperation with the tooth surface 12.

[0033] See also Figure 2 and Figure 4 A groove 16 and a groove 27 are formed on the outer wall of the connection part 321, and both the groove 16 and the groove 27 are located on the side of the connection part 321 close to the block 131. A guide surface 18 is formed on the inner wall of the groove 16, and the guide surface 8 is located on the side of the groove 16 away from the main body 21. The groove 27 penetrates the connection part 321 in the direction away from the main body 21, and a guide surface 29 is formed on the inner wall of the groove 27, and the guide surface 29 is located on the side of the groove 27 close to the main body 21.

[0034] See also Figure 2 and Figure 6 A detection switch 10 and a detection switch 2 11 are fixed on the housing 1. The detection switch 10 and the detection switch 2 11 are located on the side of the connecting portion 321 close to the guide surface 1 8. The detection switch 10 is located in the groove 1 6, the detection switch 2 11 is located on the outside of the connecting portion 321, and the groove 2 7 is for the detection switch 2 11 to be inserted. The guide surface 1 8 and the guide surface 2 9 are respectively located on the side where the detection switch 10 and the detection switch 2 11 are away from each other, and the distance between the guide surface 1 8 and the guide surface 2 9 gradually increases in the direction away from the connecting portion 321. In this embodiment, the detection switch 10 and the detection switch 2 11 are both miniature detection switches.

[0035] When the guide surface 8 is pressed against the detection switch 10, the detection switch 10 is used to feed back a signal to the background monitoring to show that the lock buckle 2 is in an unlocked state. When the guide surface 2 9 is pressed against the detection switch 2 11, the detection switch 2 11 is used to feed back a signal to the background monitoring to show that the lock buckle 2 is in a locked state.

[0036] The implementation principle of a locker lock that can improve the storage safety of items in the embodiment of the present application is as follows:

[0037] When the driven gear 53 drives the connecting part 321 to move closer to the lock buckle 2 through the meshing cooperation with the tooth surface 12, the sliding part 322 squeezes the elastic part 33, and the elastic part 33 presses against the inner wall of the limiting groove 312 to drive the block 31 to move. The block 31 presses against the limiting shaft 22 through the inner wall of the giving groove 311 to push the main body 21 to flip. At this time, the guide surface 8 presses against the detection switch 10, and the detection switch 10 feeds back the signal to the background monitoring to show that the lock buckle 2 is in the unlocked state.

[0038] When it is necessary to lock the door, the driven gear 53 is controlled to drive the connecting part 321 to move away from the lock buckle 2, so that the detection switch 2 11 is inserted into the groove 2 7, until the guide surface 2 9 is pressed against the detection switch 2 11. The detection switch 2 11 feeds back a signal to the background monitoring to show that the lock buckle 2 is in a locked state. The signal feedback obtained by the detection switch 1 10 and the detection switch 2 11 are used as a reference to obtain an accurate lock state. Even if one of the detection switches fails, the lock state can be judged based on the remaining detection switches to achieve switching between the locked state and the unlocked state, thereby reducing the situation where the locker door is unlocked due to a failure and improving the safety of item storage.

[0039] If the lock buckle 2 is stuck, the sliding portion 322 presses against the elastic member 33 to deform the elastic member 33 so that the connecting portion 321 continues to move, thereby allowing the output shaft of the driving member 54 to keep rotating, thereby reducing the situation in which the output shaft of the driving member 54 is damaged by the reaction force due to the lock buckle 2 being stuck, which is beneficial to extending the service life of the driving member 54. At this time, the lock buckle 2 can be released from the stuck state by tapping the shell 1, and then the elastic member 33 is reset to drive the block 1 31 to push the limit shaft 22, so that the main body 21 flips over and switches to the locked state.

[0040] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Therefore, any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A locker lock capable of improving the safety of storing articles, comprising a housing (1), a lock catch (2) hinged on the housing (1), and a slider (3) slidably connected to the housing (1), the slider (3) being used to push the lock catch (2) to flip so that the lock catch (2) switches between a locked state and an unlocked state, the housing (1) being provided with a control component (5), the control component (5) being used to drive the slider (3) to move, and characterized in that: The slider (3) is provided with a guide surface 1 (8) and a guide surface 2 (9), and the housing (1) is provided with a detection switch 1 (10) and a detection switch 2 (11), the detection switch 1 (10) and the detection switch 2 (11) are located on a side of the slider (3) close to the guide surface 1 (8), the guide surface 1 (8) and the guide surface 2 (9) are respectively located on a side away from the detection switch 1 (10) and the detection switch 2 (11), and the guide surface 2 (9) is located on a side of the detection switch 2 (11) close to the lock buckle (2), and the distance between the guide surface 1 (8) and the guide surface 2 (9) gradually increases in a direction away from the slider (3); When the guide surface one (8) is pressed against the detection switch one (10), the detection switch one (10) is used to feed back a signal to the background monitoring to display that the lock buckle (2) is in an unlocked state; when the guide surface two (9) is pressed against the detection switch two (11), the detection switch two (11) is used to feed back a signal to the background monitoring to display that the lock buckle (2) is in a locked state.

2. The locker lock capable of improving the storage safety of articles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control assembly (5) comprises a worm (51) rotatably connected to the housing (1), a transmission gear set (52), a driven gear (53), and a driving member (54) provided on the housing (1); the driving member (54) drives the worm (51) to rotate; the worm (51) drives the driven gear (53) to rotate via the transmission gear set (52); a tooth surface (12) is provided on the slider (3); the tooth surface (12) is meshed with the driven gear (53).

3. The locker lock capable of improving the safety of storing articles according to claim 2, characterized in that: The slider (3) comprises a block body (31) slidably connected to the housing (1), a block body (32) slidably connected to the block body (31), and an elastic member (33) arranged on the block body (31); the sliding direction of the block body (32) is parallel to the sliding direction of the block body (31); the tooth surface (12), the guide surface (8) and the guide surface (9) are all arranged on the block body (32); the lock buckle (2) comprises a hinge A body (21) connected to the shell (1) and a limiting shaft (22) arranged on the body (21); a clearance groove (311) is provided on the block (31); the limiting shaft (22) is located in the clearance groove (311); a limiting groove (312) is provided on the block (31); a through hole (4) is provided on the block (32); and the elastic member (33) is located in the limiting groove (312) and penetrates the through hole (4).