Patent Grant
10443270
The present invention relates to a plurality of locks freely mountable and demountable, with the locks having a locking/unlocking operating means of a common latch, a lock member, a lock mechanism having the lock member, and a safe having the lock, lock member, and lock mechanism.
A conventional safe has some drawbacks. For example, its lock cannot be changed easily, whereas its sturdy, heavy and quadrilateral handle results from wasteful office item design. From a functional perspective, the prior art discloses such functions as double locks and unlocking by any one of a plurality of locks. With reference to the prior art, terminology used hereunder with regard to the present invention is provided with definitions. The term “false lock” generally and collectively means a member which includes an entity having a locking means or a false latch and a latch which has a false (fake) latch provided in a lock.
Citation 1: Japan Published Patent Application 2009-62780
Citation 2: Japan Published Patent Application 2003-285858
Issue Addressed by the Invention
Precious articles come in various forms, such as cash, wallets, jewelry, etc. There are difficulties in carrying all the possessions very often. This happens, for example, in the following situations: placing one's precious articles temporarily in the care of a third party or in a checkroom while riding public transportation, using a toilet during a ride, taking a shower, swimming, or visiting a factory.
A conventional safe proper does not come with any popular design but does have a receiving portion which is sturdy, heavy and invisible in order to serve an anti-theft purpose. It is time-consuming to open the safe for a security check. If the safe is made lighter and thus simpler, its security advantage will be compromised. Even if a conventional safe proper comes with double locks, its locking/unlocking operation will be complicated enough to undermine its security advantage. It is because, for example, if one combination lock is in an unlocked state, the other combination lock will be locked/unlocked in order to open/shut the conventional safe proper. In case of a lock failure or a power outage, the locking/unlocking of the safe proper cannot be effected. In the situation where a key is lost or stolen, even if the safe proper comes with a lock, any third party in possession of the lost key can unlock the safe proper, and no lock usage stopping measures can be taken; hence, the use of the safe proper cannot continue, thereby causing a waste of resources.
Therefore, in view of the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention provides a lock, a lock member, a lock mechanism having the lock member, and a safe having the lock, lock member, and lock mechanism, wherein, due to the operation of the locking/unlocking of a plurality of locks, a common fastening member gets unfastened to thereby open a door or a lid from a body.
Means of Addressing the Issue
Regarding the means of addressing the aforesaid issues, the present invention provides a lock having a common fastening member disposed at an identity opening at a junction of a body and a door capable of being opened and shut freely, wherein the lock is mounted on a plurality of locks mounting portions of a lock clutching member disposed at the body, the door or both to receive a latch and a false lock, using a space created to remove the lock clutching member and thereby mount the lock on or dismount the lock from the lock mounting portion in a locked state, wherein the latch protrudes or the false lock is in an upright state, characterized in that: the lock has a means of opening and shutting the identity opening by two sub-means, wherein one of the two sub-means is, when any one of the locks is in a locked state and cannot be unlocked, adapted to controllably keep the fastening member in an unlocked state or a locked state with the latch moving in response to operation of a locking/unlocking-oriented operating portion of any other said lock, wherein another sub-means is, when any one of the locks is in an unlocked state and cannot be locked, adapted to controllably keep the fastening member in a locked state or an unlocked state with the latch attributed to any other said lock and stop the fastening member upright forcibly with the false lock of the locks.
The present invention further provides a lock which is mounted by changing a surface of the lock mounted on the lock mounting portion, wherein the lock has a means of mounting the lock on the lock mounting portion when a main surface of an operating portion capable of locking/unlocking and disposed in the lock is rotated and the operating portion is concealed, so as to stop operating the operating portion capable of locking/unlocking and disposed in the lock.
The present invention further provides a lock mounting portion which has the lock clutching member for mounting a lock in a freely mountable and demountable manner. The lock clutching member and lock can be mounted on and dismounted from the body and the door capable of being opened and shut freely when opened in the unlocked state, characterized by: a means of mounting on the lock mounting portion a main surface attributed to the lock and having the operating portion or a display surface being opposite to the main surface, not having the operating portion, and facing the body or the door; and a means of removing the lock clutching member and creating a mounting/dismounting space of the lock, so as to move the lock associated with a latch which protrudes in a locked state or the lock associated with a false lock in an upright state and in a locked state to the space thus created, thereby mounting and dismounting the lock.
The present invention further provides a lock mounting portion which downsized and equidistantly spaced apart locks are mounted on, characterized by: a means of stacking and mounting downsized and equidistantly spaced apart locks on the lock mounting portion and performing a locking/unlocking operation on the locks; and a means of mounting and dismounting a lock receiving case which the locks are stacked and mounted on.
The present invention further provides a lock mounting portion having the same advantage as the false lock of the lock to mount and dismount a member having a shape of an entity independent of the lock and functioning as a false latch, characterized by a means of mounting a member functioning as the false latch on the lock mounting portion and stopping a common fastening member forcibly.
The present invention further provides a lock mechanism comprising the lock and comprising protective members and a latch mechanism of latch-like members arranged in series, characterized by: a means of aligning a latch having a latch plate disposed in the lock mechanism with a body and an inner wall of a door capable of being opened and shut freely, and stopping movement of the latch and the body by a variation in arrangement of the latch while the latch plate and the inner wall are opposing each other, facing each other, or engaging with each other; and a means of putting the protective member between the latch-like member disposed at the lock mechanism and the latch of the lock, thereby reducing, evading or blocking a destructive force directly sustained from the outside relative to the latch of the lock.
The present invention further provides a protective member adapted to protect the lock mounted on the lock mounting portion, characterized by a means of putting the protective member between the latch-like member disposed at the lock mechanism and the latch of the lock to thereby enclose or hide the latch of the lock.
The present invention further provides a protective member capable of latching and moving in response to a locking/unlocking operation performed by the latches of the locks, characterized by a means of stacking and mounting downsized and equidistantly spaced apart locks (two locks with half of the dimensions, and three locks with one-third of the dimensions) on a lock mounting portion to allow the latches to clutch the protective member simultaneously because of the locking operation of the locks and keeping a common fastening member in a locked state, such that the protective member clutched by the latches enter an operating state to allow the fastening member to effectuate an unlocked state only when the latches are unlocked simultaneously because of the unlocking operation of the locks.
The present invention further provides a lock receiving case which has a means of stacking laminated, downsized and equidistantly spaced apart said locks and performing a locking/unlocking operation of the locks for simultaneous use, characterized in that: the lock receiving case has another means of allowing a lock engaging portion of the lock receiving case to engage with the lock engaging portions of the locks exhibiting exchangeability and mounting on a lock mounting portion the lock receiving case which the locks are mounted on without changing outer shape or outer capacity of the locks.
The present invention further provides a body and a door capable of being opened and shut freely, comprising a lock mounting portion having the lock, applicable to a building, a receiving member, a transport object having a receiving portion, or a device or member capable of being locked.
The present invention further provides a safe proper, comprising the lock, the lock mechanism and the lock mount member attributed to a lightweight reinforcing member for rendering a structure of a member compact and lightweight, and adapted to be mounted in and dismounted from an inside of a body and a door capable of being opened and shut freely, the safe proper having: a means of taking on a shape resulting from visualization and design processing effectuated by a fiber reinforced plastic conclusive of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin or composite material, releasing a fastener of the lock mounting portion, mounting and dismounting a lock clutching member, and mounting the lock receiving a latch and a false lock in an unlocked state and the lock causing the latch to protrude in a locked state or rendering the false lock upright on the lock mounting portion disposed inside the body and the door; another means of mounting a lock mounting/dismounting engaging member on a lock receiving case which the lock is mounted on and inside the body and the door; and yet another means of concealing the inside of the safe proper and a locking/unlocking-oriented operating portion of the lock, inclusive of display portions, such as rotating discs and digital discs, with optical liquid crystals, electrical liquid crystals, or concealing members of the safe proper.
The present invention further provides a safe proper, characterized in that: the aforesaid safe proper has a lock, a lock mechanism and a lock mounting portion which comprise lightweight and sturdy members, wherein the lightweight and sturdy members are bin-shaped, cylindrical, cap-shaped, cavitated as a result of its beehive-like structure, solid, thin-rod-shaped, or thin-panel-shaped, and are produced by design processing.
The present invention further provides a safe proper which has a means of maintaining its persistent use because an identity opening thereof is opened and shut with any one of the locks, whether in a locked state or an unlocked state, wherein the means employs three sub-means in opening and shutting the identity opening with any one of the locks, wherein, with one sub-means, when any one of the locks cannot perform an unlocking operation in a locked state, any other said lock performs a locking/unlocking operation, wherein, with another sub-means and an operating means, when any one of the locks cannot perform a locking operation in an unlocked state, the another sub-means causes the false locks of the locks in an unlocked state to enter an upright state and thus be mounted on the lock mounting portions to thereby forcibly stop a common fastening member, and the operating means cause any other said lock to perform a locking/unlocking operation, wherein, with yet another sub-means, when any one of the locks mounted on the lock mounting portion cannot perform a locking/unlocking operation, a main surface of a locking/unlocking-oriented operating portion of the lock is concealed and mounted on the lock mounting portion, or the locking/unlocking-oriented operating portion of the lock is hidden by a concealing member of the lock, so as to stop the operating portion from performing the locking/unlocking operation of the locks.
The present invention further provides an identity opening, disposed at a point at which a body and a door capable of being opened and shut freely abut against each other, having locking/unlocking operating members, a common fastening member and a stopping member, and capable of stopping the common fastening member forcibly, characterized in that the body and the door are opened and shut with means comprising: an operating means of using, when any one of the locking/unlocking operating members cannot perform an unlocking operation, any other said locking/unlocking operating member to perform a locking/unlocking operation; a forcibly stopping means of replacing, when any one of the locking/unlocking operating members cannot perform a locking operation, the locking/unlocking operating member incapable of performing a locking operation to perform a locking/unlocking operation by the operating means and using the stopping member of the identity opening to perform a locking operation; and another operating means of using any other said locking/unlocking operating member to perform a locking/unlocking operation, wherein the identity opening portion also has an opening/shutting means of maintaining persistent use of a safe proper, replacing removable locks and false locks, and bringing about the same effect and advantage with the mounted locking/unlocking operating members and stopping members, wherein a plurality of locking/unlocking operating means and forcibly stopping means are employed.
The present invention further provides an identity opening. The identity opening has a lock, a lock mounting portion for mounting and dismounting the lock, a common fastening member and a stopping member and is capable of stopping the common fastening member forcibly, characterized in that the body and the door are opened and shut with means comprising: an operating means of using, when any one of the locks cannot perform an unlocking operation, any other said lock to perform a locking/unlocking operation; a forcibly stopping means of replacing, when any one of the locks cannot perform a locking operation, the lock incapable of locking and using the stopping member to perform a locking operation; and another operating means of using any other said lock to perform a locking/unlocking operation.
The present invention further provides an identity opening adapted to mount a lock with a false lock on or dismount a lock with a false lock from a lock mounting portion of the identity opening, characterized in that the body and the door are opened and shut with means comprising: an operating means of using, when any one of the locks cannot perform an unlocking operation, any other said lock to perform a locking/unlocking operation; another means of replacing, when any one of the locks cannot perform a locking operation, the lock incapable of locking and using the false lock or the stopping member of the identity opening to forcibly stop; and another operating means of using any other lock to perform a locking/unlocking operation.
The present invention further provides a lock clutching member whereby a lock is mounted on and dismounted from a lock mounting portion, characterized by: a means of removing the lock clutching member of the lock mounting portion to thereby create a space and using the space thus created such that the lock can be mounted on and dismounted from the lock mounting portion even if a false lock and a latch of the lock are in a protruding state or a receiving state; and a member which can be easily mounted on and dismounted from the lock mounting portion even if a false lock and the lock in an unlocked state, a locked state, a protruding state or a forcibly stopping state. The present invention further provides a lock clutching member, characterized in that the lock clutching member which functions as an external lid engaged with a lock mounting portion or is mounted inside the lock mounting portion to thereby occupy the internal space required for mounting and dismounting the lock mounted on the lock mounting portion.
The present invention further provides a lock mechanism, having an inclined plane capable of wedging apart a protective member or the protective member and a latch-like member, characterized by a corresponding movement means of being proportional to a pressing force of the latch-like member being abutted against to thereby produce a wedging effect from the inclined plane and push the protective member inward in a locking direction, thereby augmenting/reducing a stopping force.
The present invention further provides a horizontal stabilizing member, disposed at a local point of an inclined plane of a latch-like member and adapted to keep the front-to-rear-connected, upward-to-downward-connected, leftward-to-rightward connected, or obliquely orientated inclined plane horizontal, characterized by a means of pressing against, under a specific pressing force, the horizontal stabilizing member being abutted against to form an angle of the inclined plane and produce a wedging effect with the angle of the inclined plane of the latch-like member, thereby enhancing/reducing the locking resulting from the press exerted in a stopping direction while being proportional to the pressing force.
Regarding the advantages of the present invention, the lock according to an embodiment of the present application has a lock with a forcibly stopping means, wherein the forcibly stopping means has a false lock for replacing a latch of a lock incapable of being locked and removing the lock clutching member to thereby provide a mounting/dismounting space for the lock, and a means of mounting the false lock on a lock mounting portion while the false lock is protruding and stopping a locking and unlocking operation.
The lock according to an embodiment of the present application also has a means whereby, even if any one of the locks mounted cannot be locked or unlocked, the lock can be temporarily removed from the lock mounting portion, then the lock's main surface which has a locking/unlocking-oriented operating portion is turned toward the other side, and eventually the lock is mounted again, so as to conceal the locking/unlocking-oriented operating portion and stop the locking operation and unlocking operation.
The lock mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present application has a lock clutching member which can be mounted on the main surface attributed to the lock and having a locking/unlocking-oriented operating portion or mounted on another surface (each surface in case of multiple angles) of the lock. Moreover, with the lock clutching member being mounted and dismounted, the lock can be easily mounted on and dismounted from the lock mounting portion during an operating state in which the false lock and the latch of the lock protrude.
The lock mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present application enables equidistantly spaced apart locks to be directly stacked and mounted on a lock receiving case, for example, using locks which are downsized and have the same structure, to upgrade a safety level (twofold or threefold) even though the lock mounting portion remains the same.
Regarding the lock mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present application, even if it has the same advantage as the false lock of the lock to mount and dismount a member having a shape of an entity independent of the lock, it can also be mounted on the lock mounting portion to thereby forcibly stop a common fastening member.
The lock mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application comprises latch mechanisms arranged in series, wherein, with a means of disposing the protective member between the latch mechanism, the direction of the vector of the destructive force directly sustained from the outside relative to the protective member is changed to a perpendicular direction or a parallel direction, wherein, relative to the latch of the lock, it is feasible to evade or stop pushing in (or pulling out) the direction of the vector of the destructive force in the direction of a collision state.
The protective member according to an embodiment of the present application is disposed at a lock mechanism to protect the false lock and the latch of the lock by hiding or enclosing them, and is capable of latching corresponding to a locking or unlocking operation. For example, if a person who is ignorant of the correct number unlocks two locks each with a 10-digit number inscribed on their combination locks, there will be 10.times.2, that is, 20, unlocking methods for unlocking the two locks. However, in the situation where the protective member of the present invention is locked with the two locks simultaneously, even if one lock is unlocked, the other lock will still be in a locked state. Hence, it is only when the locks are simultaneously unlocked that the protective member of the present invention will be unlocked. Due to the aforesaid structure, an unlocking operation is carried out at the unlocking probability of 1%, i.e., 1/(10.times.10), and thus the probability of being capable of being unlocked decreases, thereby enhancing the anti-theft effect easily.
The lock receiving case according to an embodiment of the present application can mount a plurality of locks on a lock mounting portion in a single instance, wherein a groove is disposed at engaging portions of the lock and the lock case in a seamless manner. If an operating portion (display portion) of the lock is disposed at the engaging portions beforehand, it will be unnecessary to face the other side of each lock, and the locks can be mounted on the lock mounting portion when the engaging portion of the lock case conceals the operating portion while facing the main surface.
Regarding the body and the door capable of being opened and shut freely according to an embodiment of the present application, the lock of the present invention is applicable to a building, a receiving member, a transport object having a receiving portion, and a lock device, so as to serve a wide variety of purposes.
The safe proper according to an embodiment of the present application comes with members having functions and comprising lightweight reinforcing members. Moreover, the safe proper has a means of taking on a shape resulting from visualization and design processing effectuated by a reinforcing member made from a transparent or translucent synthetic resin and a means of concealing the inside of the safe proper with liquid crystals.
The safe proper according to an embodiment of the present application has an operating means of locking/unlocking a plurality of locks, a means of performing forcible stopping with a false lock, and a means of stopping a locking operation and an unlocking operation to thereby maintain the persistent use of the safe proper.
The identity opening according to an embodiment of the present application has a locking/unlocking operating member, a common fastening member, a stopping member, and a lock mounting portion, wherein the lock equipped with a false lock can be mounted on and dismounted from the lock mounting portion, characterized by: a means whereby, when any lock or locking/unlocking operating member cannot be unlocked, any other lock or locking/unlocking operating member can perform a locking/unlocking operating; a means of replacing, when any lock or locking/unlocking operating member cannot be locked, the lock or locking/unlocking operating member which cannot be locked and using the false lock or a stopping member having an identity opening to stop forcibly; and an operating means of using any other lock or locking/unlocking operating member to perform an unlocking operation, thereby opening and shutting the body and the door.
The lock clutching member according to an embodiment of the present application is adapted to remove the lock clutching member disposed at the lock mounting portion to thereby create a space and using the space thus created such that the lock can be mounted on and dismounted from the lock mounting portion even if a false lock and a latch of the lock are in a protruding state or a receiving state.
The lock mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application has an inclined plane capable of wedging apart a protective member and a latch-like member to augment a stopping force.
The horizontal stabilizing member according to an embodiment of the present application enables deformation of shape under a specific pressing force and enhances locking proportional to the pressing force.
From the perspective of implementation of the present invention, the structures and means of the present invention are hereunder illustrated with a plurality of locks in three embodiments and a variant embodiment. Common features of the embodiments and variant embodiment are described below.
1. Reference signs used in the text and the drawings refer to the same structure when composed of the same numeral but different suffixes a˜r. The structure is denoted by the reference sign with the suffix a when a description of the structure is not required (but not necessarily so when a description of the structure is required.)
2. A door capable of being opened and shut freely and a body equipped with a lock, as recited in the claims, are hereunder described as a lock device or safe proper equipped with a lock.
3. A false lock and latch equipped with a lock are operated by a handle (not shown) which the lock is equipped with.
A body, a lid, and a pivotally-mounted safe proper are illustrated with embodiment 1 for implementation of the present invention.
From the perspective of a method of locking a safe proper, with a means of locking a lock 1a of a lock mounting portion 5a shown in
Referring to
From the perspective of a method of unlocking the safe proper, the elastomer 8 of
Take a means capable of persistent use according to the present invention as an example, in the situation where a lock mounted on a lock mounting portion cannot be locked, the safe proper which is openable gets opened in an unlocked state so as to take the lock out of the lock mounting portion temporarily. Referring to
In the situation where there is a chance that a third party will unlock the safe proper in a locked state, a lock 1a or 1b is taken out of any one of the lock mounting portion 5a, 5b temporarily by any one of the aforesaid means and then replaced with another lock, or a lock operating portion 14 is concealed with two concealing members 13 shown in
In embodiment 1, regarding a movement operation of the common fastening member 20, a knob (not shown) is disposed at the common fastening member such that the knob protrudes outward through a through-hole disposed on the body 11 or the lid 12, and thus the knob can be moved to thereby perform the movement operation. Alternatively, the knob and the through-hole can be dispensed with, as the common fastening member 20 functions as a magnetic body, and in consequence a user of the safe proper can move the common fastening member 20 with a magnet from outside.
The structures and means of the safe proper with a rotatable locking and unlocking operation means are illustrated with embodiment 2 for implementation of the present invention.
From the perspective of a method of locking the safe proper, referring to
From the perspective of a method of unlocking the safe proper, referring to
The structure and role of the protective members are described below. Referring to
From the perspective of additional functions, protective member-based latching can come with a wedging effect. A horizontal stabilizing member comprises spongy, gel-like, rubber-like, and spring-shaped elastomers, a shape-memorizing member or soft deformable members. Even if the latch-like members and the protective members abut against each other, they will not push and press against each other. Hence, the horizontal stabilizing member positioned at a local point is not predisposed to deformation. Given a flat horizontal surface and a considerable pushing and pressing force, a horizontal stabilizing portion begins to form an inclined plane and an angle of inclination, wherein the pushing and pressing force is applied in a locking or stopping direction proportionally and on an inclined plane or at an angle of inclination interactively. The wedging effect brought about by the inclined plane or an angle of inclination augments the effect and advantage of locking or stopping. Referring to
Even if the semicircular latch 24 has a surface which abuts against the protective members and is a flat surface (non-inclined plane) which no horizontal stabilizing member is disposed on, in the situation of an example described above, due to the rotation of the disk-shaped rotation portion 25, the semicircular latch 24 causes the inclined plane 37a of the protective member 3i to push and press obliquely upward to thereby achieve the same wedging effect. The other latch-like members in engagement are unlikely to get misaligned, loosened or unlocked because of a slight movement. Since it is a horizontal stabilizing member which maintains a horizontal state, the dynamic friction coefficients of the protective members, latches, and latch-like members remain unchanged substantially even though the protective members, latches, and latch-like members are sliding in an unlocked state, and thus the protective members, latches, and latch-like members undergo parallel movement. The shape of a member having the structures and functions of the aforesaid protective members serves as an example.
The structures and means of the safe proper with a parallel slidable locking and unlocking operation means are illustrated with embodiment 3 for implementation of the present invention.
From the perspective of a method for use with a parallel slidable safe proper, referring to
From the perspective of a method of locking the safe proper, a lock 10 of a lock mounting portion 5o mounted on the body 41 of
From the perspective of a method of unlocking the safe proper, referring to
The length of the floating width by which the lid 42 of
A latch retaining element which comprises the aforesaid protective members includes a lock mounting portion mounted at one point and undergoes a latch operation with a plurality of locks provided in odd numbers or downsized and equidistantly spaced apart, so as to lock the same latch retaining element. When performing a locking operation with a plurality of locks, even if any one of the locks is released, it will still be feasible for any other lock to maintain a locked state. Referring to
Furthermore, in embodiment 3, regarding the movement operation of the latches 53a, 53b, a knob (not shown) is disposed at each of the latches 53a, 53b such that the knob protrudes from a through-hole disposed on the body 41, thereby allowing the knob to be moved to thereby effectuate the movement operation. Alternatively, the knob and the through-hole can be dispensed with, as the latches 53a, 53b each function as a magnetic body, and in consequence a user of the safe proper can move the latches 53a, 53b with a magnet from outside.
From the perspective of common features of embodiments 1˜3, in an example about a means of mounting a lock on a lock mounting portion of the body of the safe proper easily, there is a method for changing a lock of a lock receiving case of a dedicated accessory member, wherein odd-numbered locks or the lock receiving case for mounting a plurality of locks in a single instance can be easily mounted on and dismounted from the lock mounting portion. At this point in time, a fastener, a clutch member, or a lid is provided to fasten a lock mounted at an opening end of the lock receiving case. Referring to
An embodiment of the present invention provides a means whereby a plurality of locks mounted on the lock mounting portion can be easily mounted on and dismounted from the safe proper, and a method for use with the lock clutching member engaged with the lock mounting portion as shown in FIG. 14(A)˜
A means whereby a lock mounting/dismounting engaging member 66 of the lock mounting portion 65 which a plurality of locks 61a, 61b of
Regarding the structure of the safe proper of embodiments 1˜3, safety modes, such as the forms of the body and the lid rotate (helical), or allowing the body and the lid to have the same dimension and thus be pivotally mounted oppositely, and providing double structures, such as a small room in the body and locking/unlocking-oriented operating portions provided at various parts, are not only applicable to embodiments 1˜3 but also applicable to various structures and methods. Mounting the lock on the lock mounting portion of the safe proper requires members for fastening the lid or clutching the fastener or mounting portion of the lock to thereby allow the aforesaid elements to be firmly fastened to the lock mounting portion.
In a variant embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of locks is mounted on a lock device.
From the perspective of the operation of the lock device,
From the perspective of a method of locking a lock device, the lock 81a of the body is locked to enable a latch 82a to protrude, and latches 82b, 82a currently in a locked state allow the common fastening member 70 capable of moving leftward and rightward to stop at a central position, wherein the notch engaging portions 77, 74 of
From the perspective of a method of unlocking a lock device, the method entails unlocking the lock 81a, receiving the latch 82b in the lock 81a, and sliding the common fastening member 70 of
A variant embodiment of a latch retaining element of a lock mechanism with reference to embodiments 2, 3 is described below. The latch retaining element which comprises the protective members is characterized in that: latches of a plurality of locks, which are odd-numbered or mounted on the lock mounting portion of the lock mechanism, are engaged by being enclosed, hidden or concealed so as to be moved, adapted to evade any direct attack on the latches of the lock, and adapted to protect the latches of the lock.
For example, a latch retaining element of
The structures of the aforesaid locks and false locks are described.
Referring to
In another embodiment, even though the locking/unlocking operating portion 97 or the handle 94 of the pushing member 93 is in a non-contact state in which a superficial member of a lock is formed and clamped, a magnetic body is disposed in each of the pushing member 93, an operating member operable from outside, and a key such that the magnetic bodies separate from each other as soon as the key is moved at a specific speed and under a specific force by the respective engaging means for use with the magnetic bodies, and in consequence it is impossible to perform any forcible locking/unlocking operation of the pushing member 93.
Moreover, a lock free of any aperture but is glossy and delicate can be manufactured by an operating means of operating a locking/unlocking operating portion disposed at the lock with electromagnetic waves or light rays in a non-contact state (with reference to the diagrams illustrative of the aforesaid embodiments). The present invention is also applicable to a locking/unlocking operating means for use in a non-contact state regarding the safe proper which is waterproof and free of any aperture.
Take a false lock of
The diverse use of a lock of the present invention is described below. Referring to
Referring to
In the above description, all the locks or false locks can be inserted into the lock mounting portion in a freely mountable and demountable manner, but the present invention also includes locks and false locks fixed to the body or lid.
Take a lock fixed in place as an example, an identity opening 110 of
From the perspective of advantages, the safe is prevented from being broken apart, because locking/unlocking operating members and stopping members are firmly fixed in place inside an identity opening and thus restricted by the frame and the shape of the body.
Even though locking/unlocking operating members and stopping members are firmly fixed in place inside an identity opening and thus a plurality of locks and false locks freely mountable and demountable have the same advantage, it is feasible for a forcibly stopping means to stop a common fastening member and for the safe proper to operate continuously. Furthermore, the aforesaid locking/unlocking operating members and stopping members are firmly fixed to an object, such as a frame, which forms the identity opening, thereby enhancing durability.
In the aforesaid embodiments and variant embodiments, members each denoted by a reference sign with the suffix “a” when a description of the structure and function is not required are also disposed at a back surface portion (not shown) of the safe proper and bilaterally symmetric portions as needed. The aforesaid embodiments and variant embodiments are illustrative of the present invention.
Moreover, in the aforesaid embodiments and variant embodiments, regarding locking, an operating portion is exposed from a hole disposed on the body or lid. The fastening of the handle is released as soon as the key is inserted into a keyhole and rotated, and thus the handle becomes freely movable, thereby allowing the latch to protrude or retract. Furthermore, it is also feasible for the keyhole and key to be replaced with a combination lock such that the fastening of the handle is released as soon as numerals inscribed on rotating discs match a specific number. Furthermore, both the keyhole and the combination lock can be dispensed with, as the key, which operates in the same way as a key for a door of a vehicle, approaches a lock to thereby unlock or lock the lock in a non-contact manner. Furthermore, the aforesaid handle can be dispensed with, as the key is inserted into a keyhole and rotated such that the latch of the lock protrudes or retracts as soon as the numerals of the combination lock match or the user presses a button of the non-contact key. In this situation, the operating portion of the handle for use in locking is not exposed from the body and lid.
Furthermore, the lock, lock member, lock mechanism having the lock member in the aforesaid embodiments of the present invention are described above with reference to unlocked and locked locks for use with the body and lid, but the present invention is not limited thereto; instead, the lock, lock member, lock mechanism having the lock member in the aforesaid embodiments of the present invention are applicable to unlimited purposes, including buildings, receiving members, transport objects each having a receiving portion, and device or member capable of being locked in terms of the opening and shutting of the body and the door.
According to the present invention, the safes proper are rendered transparent such that not only can the safes proper be examined without being opened even if they have the same shape, but the safes proper can also be manufactured by mass production to cut their manufacturing costs. Furthermore, the impact of any received objects can be minimized by stacking up safes proper of different dimensions and putting vibration-reducing substances between the stacked safes proper. Moreover, the safe proper is portable when equipped with a handle or a shoulder strap. The safe proper can come with a hermetic seal confirmation function for confirming any trace of a third party's unlocking behavior. The safe proper can come with a solution to the prevention of unauthorized use, or the key is attached to objects, such as clothes and ornaments, such that users can often wear the key to prevent crimes.
Furthermore, the safe proper exhibits exchangeability and thus its lock can be changed easily. The safe proper features printing-based design and processing, round-angle design, multiple angle design, multifaceted design, animal simulation, plant simulation, and a combination of multiple various shapes, so that the safe proper is not only stylish but also flexible enough to be carried with a bag and thus portable. Also, the inside of the safe proper can be instantaneously concealed by a liquid-crystal effect. Furthermore, a change can be easily performed on the spot by buying and changing related parts and components at the destination of a trip or carrying a “transportation security administration lock” (TSA lock), a “mixed lock” or a “biometric feature recognition lock.” Inspectors can conduct a safety check on the safe proper of the present invention with the naked eye or x-ray, without opening the safe proper, thereby speeding up the safety check. Furthermore, password cracking is prevented by a solution to the prevention of unauthorized use, penetrative imaging solutions, such as optical electronic rays, including infrared or x-ray, or the inside of the safe proper can be instantaneously concealed by a liquid-crystal effect. The present invention provides a lock and a safe proper, characterized in that: the aforesaid means effectuate persistent use of the safe proper. Furthermore, by changing part of the parts and components, it is practical to reduce wastes and discarded substances. Users can choose the types of locks and the shapes of the safe proper with reference according to its purposes and objectives. Furthermore, the locks and the safe proper of the present invention may function as helmets and shields to protect the users during a terror attack or disaster.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 2013-113532 | May 2013 | JP | national |
| 2014-107620 | May 2014 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2014/064304 | 5/29/2014 | WO | 00 |
| Publishing Document | Publishing Date | Country | Kind |
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| WO2014/192882 | 12/4/2014 | WO | A |
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| 20160108644 A1 | Apr 2016 | US |
