| 摘要 |
A self-service, fully-automatic kiosk for duplicating keys includes a kiosk housing having a customer interface for receiving payment from a customer for the purchase of at least one duplicate of the customer's key. A key-receiving entry in the housing receives at least a portion of the customer's key to be duplicated, and a key analysis system within the housing analyzes the blade of a key inserted in the key-receiving entry to determine whether the inserted key matches one of a group of preselected key types and, if so, which preselected key type is matched. A key blank magazine within the housing stores key blanks for each of the preselected key types. A key blank extraction system extracts from the magazine a key blank for the preselected key type matched by the blade of the key inserted in the key-receiving entry. Then a key duplicating system within the kiosk replicates the tooth pattern of the blade of the key inserted in the key-receiving entry, on the blade of the extracted key blank. |
| 主权项 |
1. A self-service kiosk for duplicating keys, comprising:
a kiosk housing having a customer interface configure to receive payment from a customer for the purchase of at least one duplicate of the customer's key, a key-receiving entry in said housing configured to receive at least a portion of the customer's key to be duplicated, wherein the key-receiving entry blocks insertion of the head of an inserted key so that only the blade of an inserted key extends into the kiosk housing, a key analysis system within said housing configured to analyze the blade of a key inserted in said key-receiving entry to determine whether the inserted key matches one of a group of preselected key types and, if so, which preselected key type is matched, a key blank magazine within said housing configured to store key blanks for each of said preselected key types, a key blank extraction system configured to extract from said magazine a key blank for the preselected key type matched by the blade of said key inserted in said key-receiving entry, a key duplicating system within said kiosk configured to replicate the tooth pattern of the blade of said key inserted in said key-receiving entry, on the blade of said extracted key blank, and a key-removal exit in said housing providing customer access to the key with the replicated tooth pattern for removal from the kiosk. |
