ES1222264U - SUITCASE (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Suitcase, starting from the conventional structure of a suitcase, whether rolling or not, with telescopic or non-telescopic means, rigid, soft or mixed, in which at least one main body (1) is accessed through a cover (2) assisted by a rack (3), with a pair of cursors (4) with their corresponding handles (5) topped in holes (6) intended to be locked in a closed situation, characterized as a medium locking and unlocking the handles (5) of the rack includes an electronic lock (7) that is integrated into a housing (8) parallel to the rack (3), electronic lock assisted by a control circuit (9), with its corresponding internal memory (10), power bank (11) and recharging means by means of connection to network (12), said control circuit (9) being associated with a fingerprint reader (13), as blocking means and unlocking the electronic lock (7). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

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SUITCASE

D E S C R I P C I O N

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a suitcase, specifically a travel suitcase, whether of a rigid, textile or mixed nature and of any suitable volume, whose special particularity lies in the security means that it incorporates.

The object of the invention is to provide a suitcase whose opening can only be carried out by its owner, quickly and easily.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the field of practical application of the invention, that of travel luggage, it is usual to use locks or locks integrated in the suitcase itself, in order to prevent theft of luggage contents when it is not in view of the user, for example in airports, bus loading bays, specific train compartments separated from the passenger seat area, etc.

Although this type of devices satisfactorily fulfill the function for which they have been foreseen, they require concrete opening means, either keys or combinations, so that due to the small size of this type of keys, these can be lost, while combinations can be forgotten, in these times in which it is required to memorize countless passwords for banking access, mobile phones, email accounts, social networks, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The suitcase that is recommended presents an extremely comfortable and fast solution that allows the suitcase to be opened only and exclusively by the owner, without

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need for keys, passwords or accessory elements, all with total security.

For this, starting from the conventional structuring of any travel suitcase, in which a main access cover is defined by the corresponding rack with its two cursors and their corresponding handles, the suitcase of the invention centers its characteristics on the handles of said cursors are locked in the situation of closure of the rack by an electronic lock, assisted by a small control circuit with its corresponding internal battery and recharging means, control circuit to which a fingerprint reader is associated.

In this way, the electronic lock is only possible to be unlocked by reading the fingerprint of the owner of the suitcase, thus preventing the opening to any other person, a maneuver that is extremely simple and quick, without the need for any type of accessory.

As for the programming of the device, this can be programmed in the own store of acquisition of the suitcase, by means of connection of the microcontroller to a computer, through which to memorize the fingerprint of the user.

The housing that integrates all the control electronics may be assisted by one or more light indicators that indicate the correct or incorrect reading process of the fingerprint of the user, as well as the state of locking or unlocking the lock.

As for the control electronics, this will be designed so that the device remains in the situation it is in (locking or unlocking) when its internal battery is discharged, so that once it is recharged, through the corresponding connection port for a charger, it remains in the same state, waiting to receive a fingerprint reading that changes the state of blocking or unlocking.

It only remains to point out lastly that, although the described mechanism will fundamentally affect the main zipper of the suitcase, it could be integrated in all the zippers that participate in it.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that will be made below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred embodiment of the same, a set of drawings is included as an integral part of said description. where, with illustrative and non-limiting character, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a travel suitcase made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged detail of the suitcase at the level of its electronic lock.

Figure 3 shows a block diagram of the main functional elements that participate in the device of the invention.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the figures outlined, it can be seen how the suitcase of the invention is constituted from the conventional structure of any suitcase, whether rolling or not, with telescopic or non-rigid grasping means, rigid or soft, in which it participates a main body (1) which is accessed through a cover (2) assisted by a rack (3), with a pair of cursors (4) with their corresponding handles (5) topped in holes (6) intended to be locked in a closed situation, for which the suitcase has, according to the essence of the invention, an electronic lock (7) that is integrated in a housing (8), parallel to the rack (3), electronic lock assisted by a control circuit (9), with its corresponding internal memory (10), power bank (11) and recharging means by means of connection to network (12), said control circuit (9) being associated with a fingerprint reader fingerprints (13).

In this way, and as it has been said before, at the moment of purchasing the suitcase, the buyer will register his fingerprint by means of the fingerprint reader (13), being memorized in the internal memory (10), so that the correct reading of the

from that moment cause the lock and unlocking of the electronic lock (7), and the operating states can be verified from light indicators, for example a pair of red (14) and green (14 ') LED diodes, as well integrated in the housing (8).

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As for the type of zipper, this can be any conventional type, including the classic "invisible" zippers, that is to say that once closed they are hidden by lateral enveloping paths.

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Claims (1)

R E I V I N D I C A C I O N S 1a.- Suitcase, starting from the conventional structuring of a suitcase, whether rolling or not, with telescopic or non-rigid means, rigid, soft or mixed, in which at least one main body (1) participates. is accessed through a cover (2) assisted by a rack (3), with a pair of cursors (4) with their corresponding handles (5) topped in holes (6) intended to be locked in a closed situation, characterized because as means for locking and unlocking the handles (5) of the zipper includes an electronic lock (7) that is integrated into a housing (8) parallel to the rack (3), 10 electronic lock assisted by a control circuit (9). ), with its corresponding internal memory (10), supply battery (11) and recharging means by means of connection to network (12), said control circuit (9) being associated with a fingerprint reader (13), as a means for locking and unlocking the electronic lock (7). 2a.-Suitcase, according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes a locking / unlocking mechanism for each rack that participates in it.