Alpha Corporation

Kazuo Tsukada

Hiroaki Sakakura

Kazuhisa Yabumoto

There are provided a lock member configured to be displaced between a locking position for prohibiting rotation of a steering shaft and an unlocking position for permitting rotation of the steering shaft, a first detection switch (SW) for detecting a locked state of the steering shaft, a second detection switch (SW) and a third detection switch (SW) for detecting an unlocked state of the steering shaft, and an electric steering lock controller () configured to determine a position of the lock member, based on detection outputs from the first detection switch (SW) and the second detection switch (SW), and thus to control driving of the lock member. Lock and unlock information from the electric steering lock controller () and detection outputs from the second detection switch (SW) and the third detection switch (SW) are outputted to a vehicle-side controller ().

Electric steering lock device

A coin-operated locker includes a control section for controlling a lock mechanism so as to permit locking of the locker upon insertion of a coin and permit insertion of a coin and prohibit locking of the locker upon unlocking of the locker and a timer for measuring a predetermined time interval. The control section controls a timer to start operation after a coin-operated locker has been locked. The control section further monitors measurement by the timer and controls so as to permit the insertion of coins and prohibit the locking of the locker when the measurement by the timer has been completed and the locker has therefore been unlocked.

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Kanagawa-ken, Japan

Kazuo Tsukada