Patent EP-4193884-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CAMASSA AUGUSTO
IPC: A47G29/10
Filed: 2022-12-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (1) for combined management of at least one key (2) and an associated padlock (3), wherein the padlock (3) comprises a main body (3A) provided with a locking and unlocking device and a closing element (3B) linked to said main body (3A), and wherein the locking and unlocking device co-operates with said key (2) to allow said closing element (3B) to switch from a closed condition to an open condition, said system (1) comprising:- a control unit (10);- a user interface (20) associated with said control unit (10), wherein the user interface (20) comprises an identification system (21) for the recognition of a user by means of a unique identification code of said user, and wherein the user interface (20) comprises input means (22) and output means (23) adapted to allow the exchange of information between a user and the control unit (10);- a key depot (30) equipped with at least one first retention device (31) for locking and unlocking said at least one key (2), wherein said at least one first retention device (31) comprises a first lock (32) provided with a pawl (33) having a latch (34) adapted to be selectively brought into a locking or unlocking position relative to sad first lock (32) by means of an anchoring key (33C) adapted to actuate said pawl (33), wherein the key (2) of the padlock (3) is constrained to said anchoring key (33C),wherein the pawl (33) comprises retaining means adapted to prevent extracting the anchoring key (33C) when the pawl (33) and the latch (34) are in said locking position, and wherein said retaining means are adapted to allow extracting the anchoring key (33C) when the pawl (33) and the latch (34) are in the unlocking position, in particular obtained by means of a rotation of the pawl (33) and of the latch (34),wherein said at least one first retention device (31) comprises at least one first sensor (35) for detecting said locking and unlocking positions of the pawl (33) and of the latch (34) and, consequently, also the presence of the anchoring key (33C) in the pawl (33) or the extraction of the same from said pawl (33),and wherein said first lock (32) comprises a stopper element driven by said control unit (10) in such a way as to be either activated to hold the latch (34) and the pawl (33) in said locking position or deactivated to allow the latch (34) and the pawl (33) to turn into said unlocking position;- a padlock depot (40) equipped with at least one second retention device (41) for housing a padlock (3) corresponding to the key (2) of the respective first retention device (31),wherein said at least one second retention device (41) comprises a second lock (42) provided with a fastening bracket (44) adapted to be coupled to the closing element (3B) of the padlock (3) and adapted to be selectively brought from a closing position to an opening position, and vice versa, in said closing position the padlock (3) being housed in a seat (43) of the retention device (41), and in said opening position the padlock (3) being positioned out of said seat (43), so that it can be decoupled from the fastening bracket (44) by opening the closing element (3B) by means of the key (2),wherein said at least one second retention device (41) comprises at least one second sensor (45) for detecting said closing and opening positions of the fastening bracket (44) and, consequently, also the presence of the padlock (3) in the seat (43) or the extraction of the same from said seat (43),and wherein said second lock (42) comprises a second stopper element driven by said control unit (10) in such a way as to be either activated to hold the fastening bracket (44) in said closing position or deactivated to allow the fastening bracket (44) to move into said opening position.