IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0900173
(2001-07-09)
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우선권정보 |
CA-2323996 (2000-10-20) |
발명자
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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A door unlocking system may be used as an add-on for a door lock; the door lock being mounted in a door comprising a door frame and a door latching bolt. The system allows the door to be unlocked and opened using only one hand. The system also allows for the door to be opened with a key, through a r
A door unlocking system may be used as an add-on for a door lock; the door lock being mounted in a door comprising a door frame and a door latching bolt. The system allows the door to be unlocked and opened using only one hand. The system also allows for the door to be opened with a key, through a remote signal, and to be unlocked until it is relocked.
대표청구항
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A door unlocking system may be used as an add-on for a door lock; the door lock being mounted in a door comprising a door frame and a door latching bolt. The system allows the door to be unlocked and opened using only one hand. The system also allows for the door to be opened with a key, through a r
A door unlocking system may be used as an add-on for a door lock; the door lock being mounted in a door comprising a door frame and a door latching bolt. The system allows the door to be unlocked and opened using only one hand. The system also allows for the door to be opened with a key, through a remote signal, and to be unlocked until it is relocked. ne according to claim 1, wherein said decision-making means has a spectrometer for ascertaining a laundry item type. 15. A washing machine for laundry, comprising: an electronic control device for automatic implementation of laundry treatment programs having a decision-making means for identifying a type of each laundry item placed into the washing machine and making a decision concerning an optimized laundry treatment program of a plurality of laundry treatment programs to be used for treating a combination of the identified laundry items placed into the washing machine; information output means for presenting to a user said optimized laundry treatment program as a proposal, said information output means connected to said decision-making means; and input means connected to said electronic control device, said input means to be actuated by a user for confirming said laundry treatment program determined by said decision-making means. 16. A drying machine for laundry, comprising: an electronic control device for automatic implementation of laundry treatment programs having a decision-making means for identifying a type of each laundry item placed into the drying machine and making a decision concerning an optimized laundry treatment program of a plurality of laundry treatment programs to be used for treating a combination of the identified laundry items placed into the drying machine; information output means for presenting to a user said optimized laundry treatment program as a proposal, said information output means connected to said decision-making means; and input means connected to said electronic control device, said input means to be actuated by a user for confirming said laundry treatment program determined by said decision-making means. 17. A combination washing and drying machine for laundry, comprising: an electronic control device for automatic implementation of laundry treatment programs having a decision-making means for identifying a type of each laundry item placed into the machine and making a decision concerning an optimized laundry treatment program of a plurality of laundry treatment programs to be used for treating a combination of the identified laundry items placed into the machine; information output means for presenting to a user said optimized laundry treatment program as a proposal, said information output means connected to said decision-making means; and input means connected to said electronic control device, said input means to be actuated by a user for confirming said laundry treatment program determined by said decision-making means. 18. A laundry treatment machine, comprising: an electronic control device for automatic implementation of laundry treatment programs having a decision-making device identifying a type of each laundry item placed into the laundry treatment machine and making a decision concerning an optimized laundry treatment program of a plurality of laundry treatment programs to be used for treating a combination of the identified laundry items placed into the laundry treatment machine; information output device presenting to a user said optimized laundry treatment program as a proposal, said information output device connected to said decision-making device; and input device connected to said electronic control device, said input device to be actuated by a user for confirming said laundry treatment program determined by said decision-making device. 19. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein said information output device has an optical display device optically displaying said optimized laundry treatment program. 20. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein said information output device has a voice device outputting an acoustic announcement of said optimized laundry treatment program in a spoken voice. 21. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein said input device includes a selection device modifying said optimized laundry treatment program and executing said modified laundry treatment program. 22. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein said input device has a voice input device receiving speech information to be conveyed by a user and entering the speech information to said decision-making device. 23. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein said decision-making device selectively sets a stored laundry treatment program and generates a custom laundry treatment program individually adapted to at least one identified laundry item and proposes said custom laundry treatment program to the user. 24. The laundry treatment machine according claim 18, wherein said decision-making device forms clusters based upon a frequency with which a given type of laundry item has been identified for laundry treatment. 25. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 24, wherein said decision-making device forms, from said clusters, a decision as to which of said laundry treatment programs can be used for treating the identified laundry items based on fuzzy logic. 26. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein said decision-making device has a measuring head detecting the laundry items. 27. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, including an optical information output device displaying types of the identified laundry items. 28. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 27, wherein said optical information output device separately indicates a number of identified laundry items for each type of laundry item. 29. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein: said decision-making device has a subtraction function subtracting at least one identified laundry item from initially identified laundry items and presenting, once again, further identified laundry items for further identification; and said decision-making device performing a new decision-making process following an execution of the subtraction function. 30. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein at least one of said electronic control device and said decision-making device stores parameters, and said parameters are to be compared with the identified laundry items. 31. The laundry treatment machine according to claim 18, wherein said decision-making device has a spectrometer ascertaining a laundry item type. 32. A washing machine for laundry, comprising: an electronic control device for automatic implementation of laundry treatment programs having a decision-making device identifying a type of each laundry item placed into the washing machine and making a decision concerning an optimized laundry treatment program of a plurality of laundry treatment programs to be used for treating a combination of the identified laundry items placed into the washing machine; information output device presenting to a user said optimized laundry treatment program as a proposal, said information output device connected to said decision-making device; and input device connected to said electronic control device, said input device to be actuated by a user for confirming said laundry treatment program determined by said decision-making device. 33. A drying machine for laundry, comprising: an electronic control device for automatic implementation of laundry treatment programs having a decision-making device identifying a type of each laundry item placed into the drying machine and making a decision concerning an optimized laundry treatment program of a plurality of laundry treatment programs to be used for treating a combination of the identified laundry items placed into the drying machine; information output device presenting to a user said optimized laundry treatment program as a proposal, said information output device connected to said decision-making device; and input device connected to said electronic control device, said input device to be actuated by a user for confirming said laundry treatment program determined by said decision-making device. 34. A combination washing and drying machine for laundry, comprising: an electronic control device for automatic implementation of laundry treatment programs having a decision-making device identifying a type of each laundry item placed into the machine and making a decision concerning an optimized laundry treatment program of a plurality of laundry treatment programs to be used for treating a combination of the identified laundry items placed into the machine; information output device presenting to a user said optimized laundry treatment program as a proposal, said information output device connected to said decision-making device; and input device connected to said electronic control device, said input device to be actuated by a user for confirming said laundry treatment program determined by said decision-making device. oothed interior surface for engaging said elongated member. 11. The lock construction of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of said passageway has a toothed interior surface for engaging said elongated member. 12. The lock construction of claim 11, wherein at least one tooth of said toothed interior surface is asymmetrical. 13. The lock construction of claim 8, wherein said housing further comprises an extension to form a second portion of said passageway for receiving said elongated member. 14. The lock construction of claim 1, wherein said second member is resiliently biased toward said first member for engagement therewith. 15. The lock construction of claim 14, further comprising a spring disposed in said housing for resiliently biasing said second member toward said first member. 16. The lock construction of claim 1, wherein said first portion of said elongated member comprises a first end pivotably secured to said housing. 17. The lock construction of claim 1, wherein said elongated member is a cable. 18. The lock construction of claim 1, wherein said second member cammingly engages said first member to prohibit said first member from moving within the interior cavity of said housing. 19. The lock construction of claim 1, wherein the first member is spring biased to engage said elongated member. 20. A lock construction, comprising: a) a housing having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity; b) an elongated member having a first portion secured to said housing and a second portion slidably receivable within said interior cavity to form a loop and capture an object with said housing and for movement between at least one locked position within said housing to an unlocked position for releasing said object from said loop; c) a first member movably disposed in said interior cavity of said housing to slidably engage said elongated member in said locked position to prevent movement of said elongated member within said interior cavity in a first direction; d) a second member movably disposed in said interior cavity and operatively associated with said first member, prohibiting movement of said first member; and e) a locking mechanism disposed within said housing and disengageable with said first member to permit movement of said first member and thereby allow movement of said elongated member in said first direction, but not in the direction opposite from said from first direction, and disengageable with said second member to allow said second member to prevent movement of said elongated member from said locked position; wherein said locking mechanism comprises a first protrusion extending from said locking mechanism and rotatable therewith to engage and urge said first member away from said elongated member to said unlocked position and thereby allowing movement of said elongated member, and a second protrusion extending from said locking mechanism and rotatable therewith to engage and urge said second member away from said first member and thereby allowing movement of said elongated member to different locked positions when said first protrusion of said locking mechanism is out of engagement with said first member. 21. The lock construction of claim 20, wherein said rotatable locking mechanism comprises a periphery portion extending between said first and second protrusions, and said periphery portion engages said first and second members to allow said elongated member to move to different ones of said locked position. 22. The lock construction of claim 21, wherein said rotatable locking mechanism comprises a platform extending between said first and second protrusions and opposite to said periphery portion, and said platform operatively associates with said second member to allow movement of said second member into engagement with said first member and thereby preventing movement of said elongated member in said locked position. 23. A lock construction, comprising: a) a housing having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity; b) a passageway disposed in said housing, extending from said interior cavity to an opening disposed on said exterior surface; c) an elongated flexible member having a first portion secured to said housing and a second portion slidably receivable within said housing in a first direction to form a loop and capture an object and in a second direction for releasing said object from said loop; d) a first member slidably disposed in said interior cavity of said housing forming a portion of said passageway and slideable within said interior cavity to form different sizes of said portion of said passageway to lockingly engage said elongated member to prevent movement of said elongated member in said second direction; e) a second member disposed in said interior cavity of said housing and movable to engage said first member and thereby prevent movement of said elongated member in said first and second directions; and f) a locking mechanism disposed within said housing and disengageable with said first member to permit movement of said first member to form different sizes of said portion of said passageway and disengageable with said second member to allow said second member to prevent said first member from forming different sizes of said portion of said passageway. 24. A lock construction, comprising: a) a housing having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity; b) a cable having a first portion secured to said housing and a second portion slidably receivable within said interior cavity to form a loop and capture an object with said housing and for movement between at least one locked position within said housing to an unlocked position for releasing said object from said loop; c) a first member movably disposed in said interior cavity of said housing to slidably engage said cable in said locked position to prevent movement of said cable within said interior cavity in a first direction; d) a second member movably disposed in said interior cavity and operatively associated with said first member, prohibiting movement of said first member; and e) a locking mechanism disposed within said housing and disengageable with said first member to permit movement of said first member and thereby allow movement of said cable in said first direction, but not in said second direction, and disengageable with said second member to allow said second member to prevent movement of said cable. 25. A lock construction comprising: a) a housing having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity; b) a cable having a first portion secured to said housing and a second portion slidably receivable within said interior cavity of the lock construction housing; c) a first member movably disposed in said interior cavity of said housing to slidably engage said cable; d) a second member movably disposed in said interior cavity and operatively associated with said first member; e) a locking mechanism disposed within said housing and disengageable with said first member and said second member; wherein said locking mechanism has at least three different positions: an unlocked position wherein the locking mechanism engages both said first member and said second member and said cable is free to move in the interior cavity in either direction; a cinched position wherein the locking mechanism disengages said first member allowing said first member to move to a first locked position wherein said cable can move in the direction towards the interior cavity of said housing, but not outward from the interior cavity of said housing; and a locked position wherein said locking mechanism disengages said second member allowing said second member to move into camming engagement with said first member, thereby securing said first member in a second locked position wherein said cable can not move inward toward or outward from the interior cavity of said housing.
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