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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Keba Ag, Linz, AT;
Franz Engelbert Haidvogl, Ehrendorf, AT;
KEBA AG, Linz, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a lock () which can be actively released and locked by control technology, particularly for use in automatic storage machines having a plurality of compartments with compartment doors () which are to be opened individually, and to an automatic storage machine having at least one such lock (). The lock () comprises a detent pawl (), which can lock a locking element (), which is permanently connected to a compartment door (), in the lock such that the compartment door () can be held in closed position. The lock further has a first electric drive element () which transitions the detent pawl () from the locking position to a release position upon the applying of electrical power, such that the compartment door () can be opened. The lock () further comprises a security device (), which prevents an automatic reset of the detent pawl () from the release position to the locking position when the lock () is in an unpowered state or the automatic storage machine is in an unpowered state, and an unintentional, accidental or improper locking of a compartment door can thus be avoided. In order to properly lock a compartment door, the security device () of the lock () comprises a second electric drive element, by means of which the detent pawl () can be transitioned back to the locking position thereof upon the applying of electrical power to said second electric drive element during closing of the compartment door ().