IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0186698
(2005-07-21)
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등록번호 |
US-7694542
(2010-05-20)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Loughlin, Robert
- Loughlin, John
- Arledge, Arthur L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
117 |
초록
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Disclosed is a system for locking and unlocking a component, where the system comprises a lock adapted to lock a component, the lock capable of being opened by manipulation of a combination mechanism, the lock having a communication apparatus for communicating information related to the opening of t
Disclosed is a system for locking and unlocking a component, where the system comprises a lock adapted to lock a component, the lock capable of being opened by manipulation of a combination mechanism, the lock having a communication apparatus for communicating information related to the opening of the lock with a tool. The system further comprises a tool matable with the lock and adapted to open the lock by manipulation of the combination mechanism, the tool adapted to receive the communicated information related to the opening of the lock from the communication apparatus. Also disclosed are locks and tools suitable for use in such a system, and methods of opening at least one combination lock with a tool.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A combination lock, comprising: a casing having a notch; a drive cylinder inside the casing having a surface at one end, the surface having an opening centered along a longitudinal centerline of the drive cylinder and a registration element off-centered from the longitu
The invention claimed is: 1. A combination lock, comprising: a casing having a notch; a drive cylinder inside the casing having a surface at one end, the surface having an opening centered along a longitudinal centerline of the drive cylinder and a registration element off-centered from the longitudinal centerline; a rotatable drive shaft mounted inside the drive cylinder and along the longitudinal centerline of the drive cylinder, the drive shaft having a notched end that is accessible through the opening but that does not extend outside the drive cylinder; a drive disk secured to the drive shaft such that the drive disk rotates with the drive shaft, the drive disk having a gate; at least five disks, each of the disks rotatable about said drive shaft upon a driving force initiated by the drive disk, each of the at least five disks having a gate; a side bar connected to the drive cylinder and located within the notch of the casing when the gates of the drive disk and the at least five disks are not aligned, the side bar being able to exit the notch and enter each of the gates of the at least five disks and of the drive disk when all of the gates are in alignment and the drive cylinder is rotated. 2. The combination lock of claim 1, that communicates with a tool adapted to engage the drive shaft of the lock to move a latch, further comprising a mechanism to communicate with the tool. 3. The combination lock of claim 2, wherein said communication mechanism communicates information related to the identification of the combination lock. 4. The combination lock of claim 2, wherein said communication mechanism is one of a radio frequency reference device, contact memory button, optical bar code, alphanumeric designation, or magnetic strip. 5. The combination lock of claim 1, wherein the casing and the surface provide no demarcations of rotational position of the drive shaft. 6. The combination lock of claim 1, further comprising a scrambler spring adapted to store energy upon rotation of the drive shaft and release the stored energy upon release of the drive shaft to rotate the drive shaft to a random position. 7. The combination lock of claim 1, wherein only a single registration element is provided. 8. The combination lock of claim 7, wherein the single registration element is in parallel with the notched shaft. 9. The combination lock of claim 1, further comprising a latch attached to the end of the rotatable drive shaft that is opposite the notched end. 10. The combination lock of claim 9, wherein the latch and rotatable drive shaft rotate with the drive cylinder when all of the gates are rotated into alignment. 11. A method of opening a combination lock with a portable tool, the combination lock having a casing surrounding a drive cylinder, comprising: inserting a shaft extending from a motor in the tool inside the combination lock wherein: a notch in the shaft extending from the motor of the tool mates with a notched end of a drive shaft inside the casing and drive cylinder of the combination lock and a single registration element on the tool mates with a single registration interface of the combination lock; entering information related to the combination lock into an control interface on the portable tool to cause the motor in the portable tool to rotate the shaft extending from the motor, the drive shaft in the combination lock and a drive disk in the combination lock in a sequence of alternate clockwise and counterclockwise rotations, whereby gates located in the drive disk and in five disks in the combination lock align after the sequence of rotations; and turning the portable tool to rotate the drive cylinder relative to the casing when the gates located in the drive disk and in the five disks align so that a side bar attached to the drive cylinder moves into the gates in the drive disk and in the five disks in the combination lock and out of a notch in the casing so that the drive cylinder can be rotated relative to the casing. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the combination lock transmitting the information related to the combination lock to the tool. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the tool includes a communication device and further comprising the tool communicating with a remote authority. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the tool receiving authorization from the remote authority before enabling the operation of the motor. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein a latch and the drive shaft in the combination lock rotate with the drive cylinder when the portable tool is rotated. 16. A system for locking and unlocking, said system comprising: a combination lock comprising: a casing having a notch; a drive cylinder inside the casing having a surface at one end of the drive cylinder, the surface having an opening centered along a longitudinal centerline of the drive cylinder and a single registration interface off-centered from the longitudinal centerline; a drive shaft having a notched end, the drive shaft located within the combination lock such that it does not extend outside of the combination lock; a drive disk secured to the drive shaft, the drive disk having a gate; and five disks rotatable about the drive shaft upon a driving force initiated by the drive disk, each of the five disks having a gate; and a bar located in the notch of the casing when the gates of the drive shaft and the five disks are not aligned to prevent the rotation of the drive cylinder; a portable tool comprising: a motor; a shaft extending from the motor, the end of the shaft being notched to mate with the notched end of the drive shaft; a registration element; a control interface that causes the motor to rotate in a sequence of alternate clockwise and counterclockwise rotations; wherein when the portable tool is inserted inside the combination lock, the shaft extending from the motor mates with the notched end of the drive shaft and the registration element of the portable tool mates with the single registration interface of the combination lock; wherein the control interface causes the motor to rotate in a sequence of clockwise and counterclockwise rotations to align the gates of the drive disk and the five disks so that the bar becomes located in the gates of the drive disk and the five disks and so that the bar is outside of the notch in the casing when the drive cylinder rotates relative to the casing. 17. The system of claim 16, the system further comprising a remote authority having a communication link that communicates with a communication link in the tool to control operation of the tool. 18. The system of claim 16, the combination lock further comprising a communication link that communicates with a communication link in the tool to provide information to the tool about the combination lock. 19. The system of claim 17, the combination lock further comprising a communication link that communicates with the communication link in the tool to provide information to the tool about the combination lock. 20. The system of claim 17, wherein the remote authority authorizes the tool to unlock the combination lock.
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