Locker system and door for a locker system, as well as a method for manufacturing the door

The locker system addresses the inefficiency of replacing doors by using doors with adaptable mounting structures for different locking systems, allowing for easy and cost-effective changes.

DE102016110395B4Active Publication Date: 2025-05-08XFACH GMBH
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Application Number
DE102016110395
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2016-06-06
Publication Date
2025-05-08
Estimated Expiration
2036-06-06

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing locker systems require the replacement of doors when changing the type of locking system, which is costly and inefficient.

Method used

The locker system features doors with multiple mounting structures, including inserted holes and threaded rivet nuts, allowing for the selective mounting of different locking systems without replacing the doors.

Benefits of technology

This solution enables cost-effective and hassle-free retrofitting or downgrading of the locking system within the same door, improving flexibility and reducing operational costs.

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Abstract

Locker system (10) with a plurality of user-accessible compartments (52) with doors (30) and locking systems (20) for closing these, wherein the user-accessible compartments (52) can each be locked by a locking system (20) with a door (30), wherein electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical or purely mechanical types of locking systems (20) can be optionally mounted on the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) on one and the same door (30), wherein each door (30) of the user-accessible compartments (52) has mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) for mounting each of the aforementioned types of locking systems (20), wherein at least one first mounting structure (41) and several second mounting structures (42) are holes that extend through the door (30), wherein several third mounting structures (43) and several fourth mounting structures (44) are threads (45) that are point to an inside (32) of the door (30),wherein on all doors (30) of the user-accessible compartments (52) one type of different types of locking systems (20) is mounted using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) and can be easily replaced with another type of different types of locking systems (20) using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44).
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Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a locker system. The locker system comprises a plurality of user-accessible compartments, each of which can be closed with a door. The doors themselves can be made of various materials.

[0002] The invention further relates to a door for a locker system. Additionally, the invention relates to a method for producing a door for a user-accessible compartment of a locker system.

[0003] German utility model DE 202 19 042 U1 discloses a locker system with multiple compartments for items. The individual compartments can be locked with doors. The items in each compartment are displayed to the user via a monitor. Each door is assigned a locking system, which can be opened after entering certain information into a reader, for example, by inserting a credit card.

[0004] German patent application DE 10 2012 004 489 A1 discloses a locker system with multiple compartments for rental items. Each compartment of the locker system can be opened by the customer using access information. Each compartment has at least one door and at least one independent locking mechanism for the at least one door. A first locking mechanism is implemented, for example, in the form of a combination lock, and a second locking mechanism is implemented, for example, in the form of a U-lock.

[0005] German utility model DE 20 2014 003 861 U1 discloses a locker system with a plurality of compartments. Each compartment has a lockable door with a customer lock and a control lock. The customer lock has a bolt that can be mechanically operated by a customer key, and the control lock has an electronically operated bolt. The control locks can be selectively released using a central data entry unit.

[0006] The American patent application US 2012 / 0078413 A1 discloses a device for recharging batteries. The device comprises a plurality of compartments, each of which can be closed with a door. The doors are equipped with a lock.

[0007] German utility model DE 20 2014 001 252 U1 discloses a locker as a battery charging station with an ID card reader. The locker for storing the battery to be charged has a locker door that can be opened with a micro-reader or a chip card reader.

[0008] German patent application DE 38 25 645 A1 discloses a locker door with a lock case arranged on the door leaf, wherein the lock and the door leaf have keyholes for two keys, the keyholes extending through the door leaf (second mounting structure). Furthermore, a reinforcement plate is provided between the rear side of the door leaf and the lock case, which is angled after assembly, the angled part of which is arranged in front of the end wall of the lock case, which has the bolt outlet, preferably touching it (first, extending mounting structure). The door further has threads for attaching the reinforcement plate (third mounting structure) and threads for attaching the lock case (fourth mounting structure) on its inside. All of the mounting structures serve for mounting a mechanical locking system. No other purpose is specified.

[0009] US Patent No. 3,837,299 discloses a locker system with multiple locker doors. Each door has two punched holes for mounting the locking mechanism (first and second through-hole mounting structures). It also has several threads on the inside for attaching a lock case (third mounting structure) and several threads for attaching hinges (fourth mounting structure). The mounting structures serve exclusively for mounting a single locking system and hinges. No other purpose is specified.

[0010] German utility model DE 299 10 310 U1 discloses a locker arrangement for charging batteries and storing mobile phones. The locker arrangement is provided with a plurality of lockable compartments arranged in rows and columns, side by side and one above the other. The doors each have a deposit lock, which is threaded into the inside of the doors. The mounting structures on the doors serve exclusively for the installation of a locking system and the hinges. No other purpose is specified.

[0011] German patent DE 197 28 885 C2 discloses a lending system with a container system containing multiple lockers, each lockable with a locker door. Each locker can be provided with a power outlet. The mounting structures on the doors serve exclusively for the installation of a locking system and hinges. No other purpose is specified.

[0012] The invention is based on the object of creating a locker system that enables a simple and cost-effective change from one type of locking system to another without replacing the doors for the locker system.

[0013] This object is achieved by a locker system comprising the features of claim 1.

[0014] The invention is further based on the object of creating a door for a locker system which does not have to be replaced when the locking system type is changed.

[0015] This object is achieved by a door for a locker system comprising the features of claim 13.

[0016] In addition, the invention is based on the object of creating a method for manufacturing a door in which the door can be provided with different locking systems without having to be replaced in the installed state.

[0017] This object is achieved by a method for producing a door comprising the features of claim 14.

[0018] The locker system according to the invention comprises a plurality of user-accessible compartments, each of which can be closed with a door. According to the invention, each door of the user-accessible compartments has a plurality of mounting structures. At least one first mounting structure and a plurality of second mounting structures are holes formed through the door. A plurality of third mounting structures and a plurality of fourth mounting structures are designed in the form of a thread. In the embodiment of the double-walled metal doors, the threads are designed as so-called rivet nuts. The threads point towards an inner side of the door and are essentially flush with it. By attaching the mounting structures for the types of locking systems mentioned in the claim, different types of locking systems can be optionally mounted on the inside and / or outside of one and the same door.This has the advantage that retrofitting the locking system according to the invention can be carried out cost-effectively and without problems. If the doors are made of sheet steel, the holes for the mounting structures can also be punched.

[0019] The locker system according to the invention is preferably made of steel, meaning the housing, such as the side and back walls, as well as the doors are formed from steel. The surfaces of the individual elements (parts) of the locker system according to the invention are provided with a finish or coating. However, it is also conceivable that combinations with a steel housing and doors made of wood, artificial stone, plastic such as HPL (high-pressure laminate), or similar materials could be used for the locker system according to the invention. Of course, it is also conceivable that both the housing and the doors of the locker system according to the invention are made of wood or plastic.

[0020] HPL versions of the locker system according to the invention are specifically recommended for installation in wet rooms. All steel components of the locker system according to the invention are manufactured from a single piece of steel using a folding process. This folding process provides the component with additional stability.

[0021] In a first preferred embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, a cylinder lock surrounded by a lock plate is inserted into the first mounting structure of the door for a user-accessible compartment of the locker system according to the invention. The lock plate is releasably attached to an outer side of the door via the plurality of second mounting structures. The locking system according to this embodiment is thus purely mechanical.

[0022] In a further embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, a rotary bolt lock with a lock plate is inserted into the first mounting structure. The lock plate is releasably attached to an outer side of the door via the plurality of second mounting structures. The type of locking system according to this embodiment is thus also purely mechanical.

[0023] In a further embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, a cylinder of a deposit lock, which is surrounded by a lock plate, is inserted into the first mounting structure. The lock plate is releasably attached to an outer side of the door via the plurality of second mounting structures. The deposit lock is releasably attached to an inner side of the door via the plurality of third mounting structures with the thread. The locking system according to this embodiment is also purely mechanical.

[0024] In a further embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, an actuating element of an electronic lock is inserted into the first mounting structure, which is surrounded by a lock plate. The lock plate is detachably attached to an outer side of the door and covers the plurality of second mounting structures. The electronic lock is attached to the inner side of the door via the threads of the plurality of third mounting structures. A further plate is detachably attached to an inner side of the door via the plurality of third mounting structures. The further plate covers the first mounting structure and the plurality of second mounting structures from the inner side of the door. The type of locking system according to this embodiment is thus electronic.

[0025] In a further embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, a plate covers the first mounting structure and the plurality of second mounting structures. An electronic lock is attached to the inside of the door via the plurality of fourth mounting structures with their threads. The type of locking system according to this embodiment is thus also electronic.

[0026] In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, at least one operator-accessible compartment is assigned to the user-accessible compartments. The operator-accessible compartment is provided with a lockable door and includes an information device facing the outside of the door. For the electronic locking systems used, the information device can be designed in the form of a touch display. The user can enter several parameters via the touch display or obtain information about the availability of the individual user-accessible compartments. The information device can also simply be an information panel for using the locker system.

[0027] The door of the operator-accessible compartment can also be locked with a locking system. The locking system for the operator-accessible compartment is preferably mechanical, since in the event of a locker system failure or a power failure, at least the operator-accessible compartment can be opened. A cylinder lock is preferably used for the operator-accessible compartment.

[0028] In a further advantageous embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, a cable duct is provided on at least one side wall of the user-accessible compartments, through which power can be supplied to the electronic or electromechanical locking systems. Likewise, a grounded socket can be provided in each of the individual user-accessible compartments. The sockets can each be equipped with their own residual current circuit breakers to prevent damage to the locker system caused by a faulty battery being charged.

[0029] In a further embodiment of the locker system according to the invention, the cable duct has a socket and / or a USB port in order, for example, to give the user of a user-accessible compartment the possibility of charging a battery of a mobile device, an e-bike, a pedelec or the like while stored in the compartment.

[0030] In particular, the operator-accessible compartment is designed to supply the user-accessible compartments with power. It is conceivable that a recess is formed in a side wall of the locker system next to the operator-accessible compartment, so that power is supplied to the operator-accessible compartment via cables from an external power source. A distributor in the operator-accessible compartment can then supply the power to the numerous user-accessible compartments. For this purpose, all compartments have a recess formed in a rear wall of the locker system, through which the power lines are routed from the operator-accessible compartment to the cable duct of the user-accessible compartments.

[0031] The touchscreen display on the door of the operator-accessible compartment is required for electronic control, i.e., when the installed locking system is electronic. When mechanical locking systems are used, the display is replaced with an information panel. The information panel could, for example, be an operating manual for the mechanical locking systems of the locker system.

[0032] It's also worth noting that, with electronic locking systems installed, the door of the operator-accessible compartment includes a transmitter-receiver system, such as an RFID reader, in addition to the display. However, with mechanical locking systems installed, the transmitter-receiver system is also omitted. An additional information panel is then installed there. This information panel then provides information about the features of the user-accessible compartments, such as whether they are equipped with a power outlet.

[0033] The door according to the invention for user-accessible compartments of a locker system has a locking system. Electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical, or purely mechanical types of locking systems can be optionally mounted on the mounting structures of the door. For this purpose, the door has mounting structures for mounting each of the aforementioned types of locking systems. At least one first mounting structure and several second mounting structures are holes that extend through the door. Several third mounting structures and several fourth mounting structures are threads that point towards an inside of the door. Using the mounting structures on an inside and / or outside of the door, one type of the different types of locking systems is mounted and can be easily exchanged for another type of the different types of locking systems using the mounting structures.

[0034] The inventive method for producing a door for a user-accessible compartment of a locker system comprises several steps. Holes or recesses for mounting structures of electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical, or purely mechanical locking systems are made in a door leaf. The holes made, which extend through the door, thus form a first mounting structure and a second mounting structure. A third mounting structure and a fourth mounting structure are each formed by a thread inserted into a blind hole. In the case of a double-walled door leaf made of sheet steel, rivet nuts with a thread are inserted into the third mounting structures and the fourth mounting structures. The thread points towards the inside of the door. In the case that the door leaf for the door consists of a single steel blank, the ready-to-use door is formed by a folding process.

[0035] A selected type of locking system is detachably mounted on the door. Changing the locking system does not require remodeling the door or even replacing it. The locker system according to the invention can be subsequently upgraded or downgraded with regard to the installed locking system.

[0036] In a first embodiment of the method according to the invention, a cylinder lock is inserted into the first mounting structure. The cylinder lock is surrounded by a lock plate. The lock plate is releasably attached to the outside of the door via the plurality of second mounting structures.

[0037] A further embodiment of the method according to the invention provides that a rotary bolt lock with a lock plate is inserted into the first mounting structure. The lock plate is then releasably attached to the outside of the door via the plurality of second mounting structures.

[0038] In a further embodiment of the method according to the invention, a cylinder of a deposit lock is inserted into the first mounting structure. The cylinder is surrounded by a lock plate. The lock plate is releasably attached to the outside of the door via the plurality of second mounting structures. The deposit lock is releasably attached to the inside of the door via the plurality of third mounting structures, which are designed as threads.

[0039] In a further embodiment of the method according to the invention, an actuating element of an electronic lock, which is surrounded by a lock plate, is inserted into the first mounting structure. The lock plate is releasably attached to the outside of the door and covers the plurality of second mounting structures. The electronic lock is releasably attached to the inside of the door via the plurality of third mounting structures with the associated threads.

[0040] In a first embodiment of the method according to the invention, the first mounting structure and the plurality of second mounting structures are covered by a plate. An electronic lock is releasably attached to the inside of the door via the plurality of fourth mounting structures using the appropriately arranged threads provided for this purpose.

[0041] The invention and its advantages are described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. They show: Fig. 1 a perspective view of the locker system according to the invention; Fig. 2 is a schematic plan view of an inside of a door of a user-accessible compartment, in which the door has formed a plurality of mounting structures; Fig. 3 a schematic plan view of an outside of the door according to Fig. 2; Fig. 4 an enlarged view of the mounting structures of the door according to Fig. 2; Fig. 5 a perspective view of the locker system according to the invention according to Fig. 1, in which the doors of the user-accessible and operator-accessible compartments are removed; Fig. 6 a perspective view of the user-accessible compartment with a recess in a rear wall; Fig. Figure 7 also shows a perspective view of the user-accessible compartment in which a cable duct is provided on one side wall; Fig. 8 a perspective view of the operator-accessible compartment according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 5; Fig. 9 is a schematic plan view of an inside of a door of the operator-accessible compartment, in which the door has formed a plurality of mounting structures; Fig. 10 a perspective view of a support element according to Fig. 8; Fig. 11 is a schematic plan view of an outer side of the door of the user-accessible compartment with a mounted cylinder lock; Fig. 12 a schematic sectional view of the door according to Fig. 11; Fig. 13 a schematic plan view of an inside of the door according to Fig. 11; Fig. 14 is a schematic plan view of an outer side of the door of the user-accessible compartment with a mounted rotary bolt lock; Fig. 15 a schematic sectional view of the door according to Fig. 14; Fig. 16 a schematic plan view of an inside of the door according to Fig. 14; Fig. 17 is a schematic plan view of an outer side of the door of the user-accessible compartment with a mounted cylinder of a deposit lock; Fig. 18 a schematic sectional view of the door according to Fig. 17; Fig. 19 is a schematic plan view of an inside of the door according to Fig. 17; Fig. 20 is a schematic plan view of an outer side of the door of the user-accessible compartment with a mounted actuating element of an electronic lock; Fig. 21 a schematic sectional view of the door according to Fig. 20; Fig. 22 a schematic plan view of an inside of the door according to Fig. 20; Fig. 23 is a schematic plan view of an outer side of the door of the user-accessible compartment with another mounted electronic lock; Fig. 24 a schematic sectional view of the door according to Fig. 23; Fig. 25 a schematic plan view of an inside of the door according to Fig. 23; Fig. 26 is a schematic plan view of another embodiment of the cable duct of the user-accessible compartment according to Fig. 7; Fig. 27 is a schematic plan view of another embodiment of the cable duct of the user-accessible compartment according to Fig. 7; Fig. 28 is a schematic plan view of yet another embodiment of the cable duct of the user-accessible compartment according to Fig. 7; and Fig. 29 shows, by way of example, a schematic plan view of a steel blank used for the manufacture of the door for the locker system according to the invention.

[0042] In the figures, identical reference numerals are used for identical or equivalently acting elements of the invention. Furthermore, for the sake of clarity, only reference numerals are shown in the individual figures that are necessary for the description of the respective figure. The embodiments shown are merely examples of how the locker system according to the invention, the door for a locker system according to the invention and the method for producing one can be designed and are not to be understood as an exhaustive limitation. The proportions of the individual elements to one another in the figures do not always correspond to the actual proportions, since some shapes are simplified and other shapes are enlarged in relation to other elements for better illustration.Although the following description is limited to a locker system whose components are made from blanks of sheet steel by folding, this should not be construed as a limitation of the invention.

[0043] Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the locker system 10 according to the invention. The locker system 10 according to the invention comprises a plurality of user-accessible compartments 52 (see Fig. 5), each of which can be closed with a door 30. According to the invention, each door 30 of the user-accessible compartments 52 has a plurality of mounting structures 41, 42, 42, 44. These mounting structures 41, 42, 42, 44 are shown in the Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. The doors 30 to the user-accessible compartments 52 are provided with a locking system 20 that can be individually designed according to customer requirements. In the embodiment shown here, the locker system 10 is also provided with a door 31 for a user-inaccessible compartment 54 (see Fig. 5). The door 31 for the user-inaccessible compartment 54 is also provided with a locking system 20. Electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical, or purely mechanical types of locking systems 20 are provided for the locker system 10. In the simplest form, the type of locking system 20 is mechanical, with the locking system 20 being a cylinder lock. Furthermore, the door 31 for the user-inaccessible compartment 54 carries a display 35, the operating surface of which faces the outer side 34 of the door 31. Likewise, a transmitter-receiver system 36 is provided on the door 31 for the user-inaccessible compartment 54, via which users of the locker system 10 can identify themselves and be assigned access to user-inaccessible compartments 52. A recess 38 for a cable feedthrough is formed in a side wall 37 of the locker system 10. The operator-accessible compartment 54 can be supplied with power from an external power source via power lines.Through a distributor (not shown) in the operator-accessible compartment 54, the power can then be supplied to the many user-accessible compartments 52. For this purpose, all compartments 52, 54 have a recess 38 formed in a rear wall 39 of the locker system 1 (see . Fig. 5).

[0044] Fig. Figure 2 shows a schematic plan view of an inner side 32 of the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52 and Fig. 3 a schematic plan view of an outer side 34 of the door 30 according to Fig. 2. For better illustration, Fig. 4 an enlarged view of the mounting structures 41, 42, 42, 44 of the door 30 according to Fig. 2. In the embodiments shown here, the door 30 has a first mounting structure 41 and two second mounting structures 42. Both the first mounting structure 41 and the two second mounting structures 42 are holes that extend through the door 30. Since the base material of the door 30 is sheet steel, the holes can be punched. Four third mounting structures 43 and two fourth mounting structures 44 are punched holes into which, in the embodiment described here, sheet steel rivet nuts with a thread 45 (see Fig. 19, Fig. 22 and Fig. 25). The thread 45 points toward an inner side 32 of the door 30 and is substantially flush with the inner side 32 of the door 30. Likewise, two fastening elements 56 are provided on the inner side 32 of the door 30, which enable the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52 to be provided with at least one hinge.

[0045] Due to this multitude of mounting structures 41, 42, 42, 44, the locker system 10 according to the invention Fig. 1 Different types of locking systems 20 can be optionally mounted on one and the same door 30. Thus, the type of locking system 20 can be electronic in one embodiment and purely mechanical in another embodiment. In a further embodiment, the type of locking system 20 can even be electromechanical or electromagnetic.

[0046] Fig. 5 shows the embodiment of the locker system 10 according to the invention without the doors 30 for the user-accessible compartments 52 and without the door 31 for the operator-accessible compartment 54. As already mentioned at the beginning, power can be supplied from the operator-accessible compartment 54 to the user-accessible compartments 52 through the recesses 38 on the rear wall 39. In the embodiment shown here, the operator-accessible compartment 54 comprises a shelf 58. The shelf 58 serves for further storage in the operator-accessible compartment 54. For example, the previously described distributor for power distribution can be placed here.

[0047] Fig. Figure 6 shows an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the locker system 10. A power supply can be supplied to the user-accessible compartment 52 through the recess 38 in the rear wall 39 of the user-accessible compartment 52. Fig. 7 also shows a perspective view of the user-accessible compartment 52. Here, a cable duct 70 is provided on a side wall 37, by means of which the electronic, electromagnetic or electromechanical locking systems 20 are supplied with power from the operator-accessible compartment 54 (see Fig. 5). In the embodiment shown here, a socket 72 is mounted on the cable duct 70. This allows, for example, the user of a user-accessible compartment 52 to charge a battery (for a mobile device, an e-bike, a pedelec, etc.) while stored in the compartment 52.

[0048] Fig. 8 shows a perspective view of the operator-accessible compartment 54 of the locker system 10 according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 5. Fig. Figure 9 shows a schematic plan view of an inner side 32 of a door 31 of the operator-accessible compartment 54. The inner side of the door 31 has a plurality of mounting structures 47, 48 formed thereon. The previously described touch display 35 (see Fig. 1). The touch display 35 is mounted on a mounting element 49 (see Fig. 10) is mounted in such a way that it can be used by a user from outside the locker system 10 through the opening 46. Fig. 10 shows a perspective view of such a support element 49. The support element 49 is attached to the door 31 by means of a welding process or by means of screw connections. As in Fig. 9, a plurality of fifth mounting structures 47 and sixth mounting structures 48 are formed in the door 31. The plurality of fifth mounting structures 47 are designed to receive the Fig. 1 shown transmitter-receiver system 36. A sixth mounting structure 48 is for mounting the Fig. 1 and Fig. 8 shown locking system 20.

[0049] Fig. Figure 11 shows a schematic plan view of an outer side 34 of the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52 (see Fig. 5) with the locking system 20. The locking system 20 has a cylinder lock 2, which is surrounded by a lock plate 3. The lock plate 3 protects the cylinder lock 2 against vandalism and makes unauthorized access more difficult. This is also shown by the Fig. 12 and Fig. 13, where Fig. 12 the door 30 in a schematic sectional view according to Fig. 11 and in Fig. 13 an inside 32 of the door 30 to Fig. 11. As can be seen from the Fig. As can be seen from the view shown in Figure 12, the cylinder lock 2 extends from the outer side 34 of the door 30 to the inner side 32 of the door 30.

[0050] The cylinder lock 2 is inserted into the first mounting structure 41 and is surrounded by a lock plate 3. The lock plate 3 is detachably attached (screwed) to the door 30 via the two second mounting structures 42. When the door 30 is closed, a bolt 1 of the cylinder lock 2 engages in a locking slot 11 (see Fig. 26) and closes the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52. The type of locking system 20 of the door 30 according to this embodiment is thus purely mechanical.

[0051] Fig. Figure 14 shows a schematic plan view of an outer side 34 of the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52 (see Fig. 5) with a mounted rotary bolt lock 4. This is also shown by the Fig. 15 and Fig. 16, where Fig. 15 the door 30 in a schematic sectional view according to Fig. 14 and in Fig. 16 an inside 32 of the door 30 to Fig. 14. As can be seen from the Fig. As can be seen from the view shown in Figure 15, the rotary bolt lock 4 extends from the outer side 34 of the door 30 to the inner side 32 of the door 30.

[0052] The rotary bolt lock 4 is inserted into the first mounting structure 41 with a lock plate 5. The lock plate 5 is detachably attached (screwed) to the door 30 via the two second mounting structures 42. When the door 30 is closed, a bolt 1 of the rotary bolt lock 2 engages in a locking slot 11 (see Fig. 26) and closes the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52. The type of locking system 20 of the door 30 according to this embodiment is thus also purely mechanical.

[0053] Fig. Figure 17 shows a schematic plan view of an outer side 34 of the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52 (see Fig. 5) with a mounted cylinder 6 of a deposit lock 7. This is also shown by the Fig. 18 and Fig. 19, where Fig. 18 the door 30 in a schematic sectional view according to Fig. 17 and in Fig. 19 an inside 32 of the door 30 to Fig. 17. As can be seen from the Fig. As can be seen from the view shown in Figure 18, the cylinder 6 of the deposit lock 7 extends from the outer side 34 of the door 30 to the inner side 32 of the door 30.

[0054] The cylinder 6 of the deposit lock 7, which is surrounded by a lock plate 3, is inserted into the first mounting structure 41. The lock plate 3 is detachably attached (screwed) to the door 30 via the two second mounting structures 42. The deposit lock 7 is detachably attached to the inner side 32 of the door 30 via the four third mounting structures 43 via the threads 45 with suitable screws (not shown). The type of locking system 20 of the door 30 is again purely mechanical according to this embodiment.

[0055] Fig. Figure 20 shows a schematic plan view of an outer side 34 of the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52 (see Fig. 5) with a mounted actuating element 8 of an electronic lock 9. This is also shown by the Fig. 21 and Fig. 22, where Fig. 21 the door 30 in a schematic sectional view according to Fig. 20 and in Fig. 22 an inside 32 of the door 30 to Fig. 20. As can be seen from the Fig. As can be seen from the view shown in Figure 21, the actuating element 8 of the electronic lock 9 extends from the outer side 34 of the door 30 to the inner side 32 of the door 30.

[0056] The actuating element 8 of the electronic lock 9 is inserted into the first mounting structure 41 and is surrounded by a lock plate 3. The lock plate 3 is detachably attached to an outer side 34 of the door 30 and covers the two second mounting structures 42 (see Fig. 2). The electronic lock 9 is secured to the inner side 32 of the door 30 via the four third mounting structures 43 with the threads 45 of the rivet nuts. The electronic lock 9 shown here is, for example, a commercially available GANTNER electronic lock. The locking system 20 of the door 30 is thus electronic according to this embodiment.

[0057] Fig. Figure 23 shows a schematic plan view of an outer side 34 of the door 30 of the user-accessible compartment 52 (see Fig. 5) with another mounted electronic lock 9. This also shows the Fig. 24 and Fig. 25, where Fig. 24 the door 30 in a schematic sectional view according to Fig. 23 and in Fig. 25 an inside 32 of the door 30 to Fig. 23 is shown.

[0058] A detachably attached plate 12 covers the first mounting structure 41 (see Fig. 2) and the two second mounting structures 42 from the outer side 34 of the door 30. A further plate 13 here covers the first mounting structure 41 and the two second mounting structures 42 from the inner side 32 of the door 30. The further plate 13 is fastened with suitable screws 15 via the threads 45. The electronic lock 9 is fastened to the inner side 32 of the door 30 via the two fourth mounting structures 44 with the thread 45 of the rivet nuts. The electronic lock 9 shown here is, for example, a commercially known and commercially available METRA electronic lock. The type of locking system 20 of the door 30 is therefore also electronic according to this embodiment.

[0059] Fig. 26 shows a schematic plan view of another embodiment of the cable duct 70 of the user-accessible compartment 52 according to Fig. 7. In the embodiment shown here, the cable duct 70 serves to supply power to an electronic lock 9 attached to the door 30. In addition to a power outlet 72, the cable duct 70 also has a USB port 74.

[0060] Fig. Figure 27 shows a schematic plan view of a second embodiment of the cable duct 70 of the user-accessible compartment 52 according to Fig. 7. Although the cable duct 70 also supplies an electronic lock 9 with power here, the cable duct 70 in this embodiment only comprises a socket 72. The socket 72 has a cover 73 here.

[0061] Fig. 28 shows a schematic plan view of another embodiment of the cable duct 70 of the user-accessible compartment 52 according to Fig. 7. Only one electronic lock 9 is supplied with the energy required for the locking and opening process via the cable duct 70.

[0062] Fig. Figure 29 shows, by way of example, a schematic plan view of a steel blank 80 used for the manufacture of the door 30 according to the invention for a user-accessible compartment 52 (see Fig. 5) of the locker system 10 according to the invention. The steel blank 80 has several fold lines 82 indicated along which the steel blank 80 is folded. The folding also increases the stability of the finished door 30.

[0063] Although certain specific embodiments have been described above to illustrate the invention, the teachings of this patent application are generally applicable and are therefore not limited to the specific embodiments described above. Accordingly, various modifications, adaptations, and combinations of various features of the described embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims. List of reference symbols: 1 bar 2 cylinder locks 3 Lock plate 4 rotary bolt lock 5 Lock plate 6 cylinders 7 Deposit lock 8 Actuating element 9 Electronic lock 10 locker system 11 Locking slot 12 plates 13 Inner plate 15 Screw 20 locking system 30 Door of the user-accessible compartment 31 Door of the operator-accessible compartment 32 Inside 34 Outside 35 Information device; touch display; information board 36 transmitter-receiver system 37 side wall 38 recess 39 Rear wall 41 first mounting structure of the door of the user-accessible compartment 42 second mounting structure of the door of the user-accessible compartment 43 third mounting structure of the door of the user-accessible compartment 44 fourth mounting structure of the door of the user-accessible compartment 45 thread 46 Opening 47 fifth assembly structure 48 sixth assembly structure 49 Supporting element 52 user-accessible compartment 54 operator-accessible compartment 56 Fastening element 58 shelves 70 cable duct 72 socket 73 lids 74 USB slot 80 cutting, steel cutting 82 fold line

Claims

[1] Locker system (10) with a plurality of user-accessible compartments (52) with doors (30) and locking systems (20) closing them, wherein the user-accessible compartments (52) can each be closed by a locking system (20) with a door (30), wherein electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical or purely mechanical types of locking systems (20) can be mounted on the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) on one and the same door (30), for which purpose each door (30) of the user-accessible compartments (52) has mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) for the mounting of each of the said types of locking systems (20), wherein at least one first mounting structure (41) and several second mounting structures (42) are holes which extend through the door (30), wherein several third mounting structures (43) and several fourth mounting structures (44) are threads (45) which point towards an inner side (32) of the door (30),wherein one type of the different types of locking systems (20) is mounted on all doors (30) of the user-accessible compartments (52) using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) and is easily interchangeable with another type of the different types of locking systems (20) using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44). [2] Locker system (10) according to claim 1, wherein a cylinder lock (2) is inserted into the first mounting structure (41), which is surrounded by a lock plate (3), wherein the lock plate (3) is detachably fastened to an outer side (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of the second mounting structures (42). [3] Locker system (10) according to claim 1, wherein a rotary bolt lock (4) with a lock plate (5) is inserted into the first mounting structure (41), wherein the lock plate (5) is detachably fastened to the door (30) via a plurality of the second mounting structures (42). [4] Locker system (10) according to claim 1, wherein a cylinder (6) of a deposit lock (7) is inserted into the first mounting structure (41), which cylinder is surrounded by a lock plate (3), wherein the lock plate (3) is detachably fastened to an outer side (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of the second mounting structures (42) and the deposit lock (7) is detachably fastened to an inner side (32) of the door (30) via a plurality of the third mounting structures (43) with a thread (45). [5] Locker system (10) according to claim 1, wherein an actuating element (8) of an electronic lock (9) is inserted into the first mounting structure (41), which is surrounded by a lock plate (3) which is detachably fastened to an outer side (34) of the door (30) and covers a plurality of the second mounting structures (42), and the electronic lock (9) is fastened to an inner side (32) of the door (30) via a thread (45) of a plurality of the third mounting structures (43). [6] Locker system (10) according to claim 1, wherein a plate (12) is detachably attached to an outer side (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of the second mounting structures (42), and the plate (12) covers the first mounting structure (41) and the plurality of second mounting structures (42), and wherein another plate (13) is detachably attached to an inner side (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of the third mounting structures (43), and the further plate (13) covers the first mounting structure (41) and the plurality of the second mounting structures (42) from the inner side (32) of the door (30), and an electronic lock (9) is detachably attached to the inner side (32) of the door (30) via a plurality of the fourth mounting structures (44) with a thread (45). [7] Locker system (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one operator-accessible compartment (54) is associated with the at least one user-accessible compartment (52) and wherein the operator-accessible compartment (54) is closable with a door (31) and comprises an information device (35) facing the outside (34) of the door (31). [8] Locker system (10) according to claim 7, wherein the door (31) of the operator-accessible compartment (54) can be closed with a locking system (20). [9] Locker system (10) according to claim 7, wherein the information device is a touch display (35) for operating the user-accessible compartments (52). [10] Locker system (10) according to claim 7, wherein the information device is an information board (35) for the operation of the user-accessible compartments (52). [11] Locker system (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a cable duct (70) is provided at least on one side wall (37) of each of the user-accessible compartments (52), so that power can be supplied to the electronic, electromagnetic or electromechanical locking systems (20). [12] Locker system (10) according to claim 11, wherein the cable duct (70) has a socket (72) and / or a USB slot (74). [13] Door (30) for user-friendly compartments (52) of a locker system (10) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 12, • wherein the door has a locking system (20), • wherein electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical or purely mechanical types of locking systems (20) can be mounted on mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) of the door (30), for which purpose the door has mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) for mounting each of the said types of locking systems (20), • wherein at least one first mounting structure (41) and a plurality of second mounting structures (42) are holes that penetrate through the door (30), • wherein a plurality of third mounting structures (43) and a plurality of fourth mounting structures (44) are threads (45) facing an inner side (32) of the door (30), • wherein, using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44), one type of the different types of locking systems (20) is mounted on an inside (32) and / or outside (34) of the door (30) and is easily interchangeable with another type of the different types of locking systems (20) using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44). [14] Method for producing a door (30) for a user-accessible compartment (52) for a locker system (10) characterized by the following steps: • that for the installation of electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical or purely mechanical types of locking systems (20), mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) for the installation of locking systems (20) are introduced into the door (30) for a user-accessible compartment (52), • that at least one first mounting structure (41) and several second mounting structures (42) are introduced in the form of holes which pass through the door (30), • that a plurality of third mounting structures (43) and a plurality of fourth mounting structures (44) are threads (45) which point towards an inner side (32) of the door (30), • wherein one type of the different types of locking systems (20) is mounted on all doors (30) of the user-accessible compartments (52) using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) and, if necessary, is easily replaced with another type of the different types of locking systems (20) using the mounting structures (41, 42, 43, 44) for upgrading or downgrading. [15] Method according to claim 14, wherein a cylinder lock (2) is inserted into the first mounting structure (41), which is surrounded by a lock plate (3), and the lock plate (3) is releasably fastened to the outer side (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of the second mounting structures (42). [16] Method according to claim 14, wherein a rotary bolt lock (4) with a lock plate (5) is inserted into the first mounting structure (41), and wherein the lock plate (5) is releasably fastened to the outer side (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of the second mounting structures (42). [17] Method according to claim 14, wherein a cylinder (6) of a deposit lock (7) which is surrounded by a lock plate (3) is inserted into the first mounting structure (41), the lock plate (3) being fastened to the outside (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of second mounting structures (42) and the deposit lock (7) being detachably fastened to the inside (32) of the door (30) via a plurality of third mounting structures (43). [18] Method according to claim 14, wherein an actuating element (8) of an electronic lock (9) is inserted into a first mounting structure (41), which is surrounded by a lock plate (3) which is detachably fastened to an outer side (34) of the door (30) and covers a plurality of the second mounting structures (42), and the electronic lock (9) is fastened to the inner side (32) of the door (30) via a plurality of the third mounting structures (43) via threads (45). [19] Method according to claim 14, wherein the first mounting structure (41) and a plurality of the second mounting structures (42) are covered by means of a plate (12) detachably fastened to the outer side (34) of the door (30), and wherein a further plate (13) is detachably fastened to an inner side (34) of the door (30) via a plurality of the third mounting structures (43), such that the further plate (13) covers the first mounting structure (41) and the plurality of second mounting structures (42) from the inner side (32) of the door (30); and wherein an electronic lock (9) is fastened to the inner side (32) of the door (30) via a plurality of the fourth mounting structures (44) with the thread (45).

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