Rotary electronic utility box locking system

摘要

A rotary electronic locking system for locking utility box or storage compartments installed on trucks or other vehicles, using a remote device like a remote key fob to lock and unlock the storage compartments, or by wiring the system to the vehicle's factory-installed electronic door lock system and utilizing the remote device supplied with the factory-installed electronic door lock system to lock and unlock the storage compartments. The rotary electronic locking system operates independently from the existing handles on the storage compartments. It may be used as a primary or secondary locking system, providing additional security. The system includes a rotating rod assembly with strikers, which is rotated by an electronic actuator causing the strikers to engage with or disengage from striker plates attached to the interior of the storage compartments. A wireless remote device is used to signal the electronic actuator to rotate the rotating rod assembly or, if the system is wired into the factory-installed electronic door lock system, the remote device that operates the door locking system may be used to signal the electronic actuator to rotate the rotating rod assembly to lock or unlock the storage compartment doors.

主权项

1. An apparatus for locking and unlocking one or more storage compartments having an interior enclosed with doors, the apparatus comprising:
a rotating rod assembly having a length; at least two rod mounting plates for mounting the rotating rod assembly to the interior of one or more storage compartments; one or more striker plates attached to the doors of one or more storage compartments and arranged so that there is one or more striker plate per door; one or more striker assemblies attached to the rotating rod assembly and positioned along the length of the rotating rod assembly so that each of the one or more striker assemblies aligns with one striker plate; an electronic actuator for rotating the rotating rod assembly so as to cause the one or more striker assemblies to engage (lock) with and disengage (unlock) from the one or more striker plates; an electronic control module/receiver electrically connected to the electronic actuator to signal the electronic actuator; and a wireless key fob for sending a wireless signal to the electronic control module/receiver to signal the electronic control module/receiver to actuate the electronic actuator to rotate the rotating rod assembly and engage (lock) or disengage (unlock) the one or more striker assemblies from the one or more striker plates.