Electronically linked cabinet lock

Abstract

An electronically linked cabinet lock includes an electronic device and a locking module. The electronic device includes a sensing element installed onto a surface of the cabinet, and a main body, located in an interior of the cabinet, connected to the sensing element via a signal, and having a movable telescopic rod. The locking module is installed within a telescopic range of the movable telescopic rod and includes a fixed seat, a first slider and a second slider, and the first slider and the second slider are movably installed in the fixed seat, and an end of the movable telescopic rod is connected to the first slider to synchronously link the second slider to move vertically. By triggering the sensing element to generate a drive signal, all slide rails used by the drawers are locked/unlocked synchronously, so as to broaden the scope of applicability and enhance the practicality.

Claims

1. A cabinet comprising: an electronically linked cabinet lock installed on the cabinet and coupled to a plurality of slide rails for use of all drawers of the cabinet, to provide a complete locking or unlocking function, the electronically linked cabinet lock comprising: an electronic device comprising a sensing element installed on a surface of the cabinet, a main body located in an interior of the cabinet and electronically coupled to the sensing element, and a movable telescopic rod installed in the main body; a locking module, installed within a telescopic range of the movable telescopic rod, and comprising a fixed seat, a first slider, and a second slider, the first slider and the second slider being movably installed in the fixed seat, a moving path of the first slider and a moving path of the second slider being configured to be perpendicular to each other, an end of the movable telescopic rod being coupled to the first slider; and a cable interlocking mechanism, wherein the plurality of slide rails is simultaneously locked or unlocked when the first slider is pushed along its moving path by extension or retraction of the movable telescopic rod, thereby causing the second slider, which is linked to the first slider, to move along its moving path in a vertical direction, wherein the movable telescopic rod is extended or retracted in response to a drive signal generated by a triggering of the sensing element, and the cable interlocking mechanism comprises a plurality of locks and a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of locks being installed at an end of each of the plurality of slide rails and providing the locking or unlocking of the slide rails, the plurality of locks being coupled to each other by the plurality of cables, and one of the plurality of locks that is close to the second slider is connected with the second slider via one of the plurality of cables.

2. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a circuit board and a driver power supply, the sensing element and the main body are coupled to the circuit board, the circuit board is electrically coupled to the driver power supply, the circuit board comprises a recognition module installed thereon for receiving and recognizing the signal of the sensing element, and then generating the drive signal after the recognition.

3. The cabinet according to claim 2, wherein the recognition module uses a recognition technology selected from a group consisting of fingerprint recognition, RFID recognition, and iris recognition.

4. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the fixed seat comprises a first slide disposed therein and configured to be corresponsive to the first slider and a second slide configured to be corresponsive to the second slider, and the first slide and the second slide are configured to be perpendicular to each other.

5. The cabinet according to claim 4, wherein the first slider comprises a limit ditch formed therein, and the second slider comprises a positioning post movably installed in the limit ditch, so that the second slider is linked by the first slider to move in a limited manner along its moving path.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of this disclosure;

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of this disclosure after assembly;

(3) FIG. 3 is a first schematic view showing an operating status of a preferred embodiment of this disclosure;

(4) FIG. 4 is a second schematic view showing an operating status of a preferred embodiment of this disclosure;

(5) FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of another preferred embodiment of this disclosure; and

(6) FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of a further preferred embodiment of this disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(7) This disclosure will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings that show various embodiments of this disclosure.

(8) With reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 for the exploded view of an electronically linked cabinet lock, the perspective view of the lock after assembly, the schematic views of various operating statuses of the lock in accordance with a preferred embodiment of this disclosure and the schematic view of other embodiments of this disclosure respectively, the electronically linked cabinet lock 1 of this disclosure includes an electronic device 11 and a locking module 12, which are installed onto a cabinet 2, and a plurality of slide rails 22 for connecting a plurality of drawers 21 of the cabinet 2 to provide a locking or unlocking function.

(9) The electronic device 11 includes a sensing element 111, a main body 112, a circuit board 113 and a driver power supply 114. The sensing element 111 and the main body 112 are electrically connected to the circuit board 113, the circuit board 113 is electrically connected to the driver power supply 114, the circuit board 113 is installed with a recognition module 1131 for receiving and recognizing a signal of the sensing element 111, and generating a drive signal after recognition, the recognition module 1131 is one selected from a fingerprint recognition, RFID recognition and an iris recognition module, and the main body 112 contains a movable telescopic rod 1121. By the sensor element which is installed on the surface of the cabinet 2 and provided for generating the drive signal after a correct recognition is obtained by means of fingerprint recognition, RFID recognition, iris recognition etc., the movable telescopic rod 1121 of the body 112 is driven to extend or retract.

(10) The locking module 12 includes a fixed seat 121, a first slider 122 and a second slider 123, the fixed seat 121 is installed within a telescopic range of the movable telescopic rod 1121, the first slider 122 and the second slider 123 are movably installed in the fixed seat 121, the moving paths of the first slider 122 and the second slider 123 are configured to be perpendicular to each other, and an end of the movable telescopic rod 1121 is connected to the first slider 122. When the movable telescopic rod 1121 is extended or retracted, the first slider 122 will be driven synchronously to move back and forth, and synchronously link the second slider 123 to move reciprocally in a vertical direction. It is noteworthy that the interior of the fixed seat 121 is provided with a first slide 1211 corresponding to the first slider 122 and a second slide 1212 corresponding to the second slider 123, and the first slide 1211 and the second slide 1212 are configured to be perpendicular to each other. In addition, the interior of the first slider 122 is provided with a limit ditch 1221, and the second slider 123 has a positioning post 1231 movably installed in the limit ditch 1221, so that the second slider 123 is linked by the first slider 122 to reciprocally move in a limited manner along the extension direction of the second slide 1212.

(11) In FIGS. 1 to 4, the electronically linked cabinet lock 1 of this disclosure further includes a cable type interlocking mechanism 13, the cable type interlocking mechanism 13 includes a plurality of locks 131 and a plurality of cables 132, each lock 131 is installed at an end of each slide rail 22 to provide a locking or unlocking function, the slide rails 22 are connected to each other by the cables 132, and one of the plurality of slide rails 22 (located at the very top) that is close to the second slider 123 is connected with the second slider 123 via the cable 132.

(12) In FIG. 5, the electronically linked cabinet lock 1 of this disclosure further includes a linkage rod type interlocking mechanism 14, the linkage rod type interlocking mechanism 14 includes a plurality of locks 141 and a plurality of connecting rods 142, each lock 141 is installed at an end of each slide rail 22 to provide a locking or unlocking function, the slide rails 22 are connected to each other by the connecting rods 142, and one of the plurality of slide rails 22 (located at the very top) that is close to the second slider 123 is connected with the second slider 123 via the connecting rod 142.

(13) In FIG. 6, the electronically linked cabinet lock 1 of this disclosure further includes a trigger type interlocking mechanism 15, the trigger type interlocking mechanism 15 includes a plurality of locks 151 installed at the end of each slide rail 22 to provide a locking or unlocking function, and each lock 151 has a trigger part 1511 connected to the second slider 123.

(14) In summation of the description above, after the locking module 12 and the slide rails 22 of the electronically linked cabinet lock 1 of this disclosure are connected by various interlocking mechanisms, users can trigger the lock by the sensing element 111, and the recognition module 1131 will perform a recognition for confirmation before generating a drive signal to drive the movable telescopic rod 1121 to extend or retract, so as to drive the second slider 123 to link the interlocking mechanisms for an unlocking or locking operation, and achieve the effects of locking and unlocking one or more slide rails at the same time, and completing the locking/unlocking operation of all drawers at a time. Therefore, the locking module 12 of this disclosure can be applied to all kinds of interlocking devices or interlocking modules available on the market, and an electronic sensing effect is added to enhance its practicality.