Locking storage device and method of depositing and removing an object in/from said device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-013/08
G08B-013/02
출원번호
US-0545531
(2004-02-05)
등록번호
US-7295110
(2007-11-13)
우선권정보
FR-03 01767(2003-02-13)
국제출원번호
PCT/FR04/000263
(2004-02-05)
§371/§102 date
20050812
(20050812)
국제공개번호
WO04/075127
(2004-09-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Mercier,Antoine
Hirel,Florence
출원인 / 주소
E Box Sarl
대리인 / 주소
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
8인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
The invention relates to a locking storage device in which objects are deposited for the later removal thereof. The inventive device consists of: at least one safe-deposit box (2) which is intended to house the object and which comprises a door (3) and a lock (4), a code input device (9a, 9b), and a
The invention relates to a locking storage device in which objects are deposited for the later removal thereof. The inventive device consists of: at least one safe-deposit box (2) which is intended to house the object and which comprises a door (3) and a lock (4), a code input device (9a, 9b), and a control unit (11) which is designed to authorise an object to be deposited therein and subsequently removed therefrom following the entry of a removal code. The device also comprises a weight sensor (14a, 14b) which supports the weight of the safe-deposit box. The aforementioned control unit is designed to determine the weight of the object contained in the safe-deposit box (2) once an object has been deposited therein, to determine the variation in the weight of the safe-deposit box when an object is being removed and to emit an alarm signal when the object has been removed if said variation does not correspond to the weight of the object.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A lockable storage device for depositing an object and for withdrawing it, which comprises at least one safe-deposit box, intended to contain said object, which includes a door capable of being kept in the closed position by at least one lock, a code entry device and a
The invention claimed is: 1. A lockable storage device for depositing an object and for withdrawing it, which comprises at least one safe-deposit box, intended to contain said object, which includes a door capable of being kept in the closed position by at least one lock, a code entry device and a control unit, said control unit being designed to authorize an operation to deposit an object and an operation to withdraw said object following the entry of a withdrawal code, and to control the operation of keeping the door in the closed position between said deposit operation and said withdrawal operation, wherein the lockable storage device includes at least one weight sensor subjected to the weight of said safe-deposit box and designed to transmit a signal representative of the weight of the safe-deposit box, and wherein the control unit is designed: to determine the weight of the object contained in the safe-deposit box after a deposit operation; to determine the change in weight of the safe-deposit box during an operation to withdraw said object; and to emit a warning signal at the end of the withdrawal operation if said change does not correspond to the weight of said object. 2. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 1, in which the lock is designed to pass from a locked position, in which the door is kept closed, to an unlocked position, in which said door is released following receipt of an open command, in which device a position detector is designed to send a closed signal when the door is in the closed position, and wherein the control unit comprises: code recognition means connected to the code entry device, which code recognition means are designed to recognize at least one deposit code and at least one withdrawal code and are designed to send an open command to said lock; a readable/writeable memory memory input means connected to the code recognition means, to the position detector and to the weight sensor, the memory input means designed to write first and second weights of the safe-deposit box into said memory; weight-determining means connected to the position detector and to the code recognition means, the weight-determining means designed to determine the weight of an object contained in the safe-deposit box from said first and second stored weights and to store in memory said weight of the object; comparison means connected to the code recognition means and to the position detector, the comparison means designed to compare the stored weight of said object with the difference between the first and second stored weights; warning means designed to emit the warning signal according to a result transmitted by the comparison means; and wherein the code recognition means are designed to send a signal to the memory input means following recognition of a deposit code or a withdrawal code, a signal to the weight-determining means following recognition of a deposit code, and a signal to the comparison means following recognition of a withdrawal code. 3. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the position detector is designed to send an open signal when the door is open and wherein the warning means are designed to emit a warning signal according to the reception of said open signal. 4. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 2, wherein communication means are designed to receive information relating to the withdrawal and deposit codes that are sent by a remote database and wherein the control unit includes means for reprogramming the code recognition means, which reprogramming means are connected to said communication means. 5. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the information received by the communication means include a deposit code and an expected weight for an object associated with said deposit code, and wherein the control unit includes control means designed to compare said expected weight with the determined weight of said object after a deposit operation and to send the result of the comparison to the warning means. 6. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the communication means are designed to transmit, to the remote database, the determined weight of an object after a deposit operation. 7. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the communication means are designed to transmit, to the remote database, information relating to the emission of a warning signal by the warning means. 8. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the communication means are designed to transmit, to the remote database, information relating to the signals sent by one or the other of the means of the control unit. 9. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 1 and comprising at least one plurality of safe-deposit boxes, each of the plurality of safe-deposit boxes being provided with at least one lock, wherein the weight sensor is subjected to the weight of the plurality of safe-deposit boxes and wherein the control unit is designed: to authorize the operation to deposit an object in one particular safe-deposit box among the plurality of safe-deposit boxes; to determine the weight of the object contained in said particular safe-deposit box after the deposit operation; to determine the change in weight of the plurality of safe-deposit boxes during the operation to withdraw the object from said particular safe-deposit box; and to emit a warning signal at the end of the withdrawal operation if said change does not correspond to the weight of said object. 10. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control unit includes: code recognition means designed to recognize at least one deposit code and at least one withdrawal code; a memory weight-determining means; and comparison means, wherein: the code recognition means are designed to send an open command to the lock of one particular safe-deposit box following recognition of a code for depositing an object; the means for determining the weight of the object are designed to store the weight of said object in memory, associating said weight with said particular safe-deposit box; the code recognition means are designed to send an open command to said at least one lock of said particular safe-deposit box following recognition of a code for withdrawing said object; and the comparison means are designed to compare the stored weight of the object, associated with said particular safe-deposit box, with the change in weight of the plurality of safe-deposit boxes. 11. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the plurality of safe-deposit boxes is mounted on a rack and wherein the weight sensor is subjected to the weight of said plurality of safe-deposit boxes. 12. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the rack includes a deformable cross-member which deforms under the weight of the safe-deposit boxes and wherein the weight sensor comprises at least one strain gauge sensitive to the deformation of said cross-member. 13. The lockable storage device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the precision of the weight sensor is suitable for detecting any object of significant weight. 14. A method of depositing an object in a lockable storage device and for withdrawing it therefrom, said lockable storage device comprising at least one safe-deposit box that is intended to contain said object and includes a door that can be kept in the locked position by a lock, a code entry device and a control unit, said control unit being designed to authorize an operation to deposit an object and an operation to withdraw said object following the entry of a withdrawal code, and to control the operation of keeping the door in the closed position between said deposit operation and said withdrawal operation, wherein a weight sensor, subjected to the weight of said safe-deposit box and designed to transmit a signal representative of the weight of the safe-deposit box, is provided and wherein the method comprises the following steps: determining the weight of the object contained in the safe-deposit box after a deposit operation; determining the change in weight of the safe-deposit box after a withdrawal operation; and emitting a warning signal if said change does not correspond to the weight of said object. 15. The method of controlling a lockable storage device as claimed in claim 2, including a deposit operation and a withdrawal operation, wherein the deposit operation comprises the following steps: recognizing a deposit code by the code recognition means; sending a signal by the recognition means to the memory input means; sending a signal by the recognition means to the weight-determining means; sending an open command by the recognition means to the lock; storing in memory a first weight transmitted by the weight sensor; and then, later, sending a closed signal by the detector, which detects the position of the door, to the memory input means; after which storing in memory a second weight transmitted by the weight sensor; determining the weight of the object by taking the difference between the first stored weight and the second stored weight storing in memory the determined weight of the object; and wherein the withdrawal operation comprises the following steps: recognizing a withdrawal code by the code recognition means; sending a signal by the recognition means to the memory input means; sending a signal is-sent by the recognition means to the comparison means; sending an open command by the recognition means to the lock; storing in memory a first weight transmitted by the weight sensor; and then, later, sending a closed signal by the position detector, which position detector detects the position of the door, to the memory input means; then storing in memory a second weight transmitted by the weight sensor; comparing the stored weight of said object with the difference between the first stored weight and the second stored weight; and emitting a warning signal if the result transmitted by the comparison means indicates that the difference between the first stored weight and the second stored weight does not correspond to the stored weight of the object. 16. The method as claimed in claim 15 for controlling a lockable storage device further comprising: detecting the position of the door using a position detector designed to send an open signal; inhibiting the warning means if the warning means do not receive a signal to open the door during the withdrawal operation. 17. The method as claimed in claim 15 for controlling a lockable storage device, which furthermore includes control means designed to compare an expected weight of an object with a determined weight after a deposit operation, wherein the deposit operation includes the following steps after the weight of the object has been determined: comparing the determined weight of said object by the control means with the expected weight of said object; and emitting a warning signal if the result transmitted by the control means indicates a difference between the expected weight and the determined weight of said object.
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