Vending lock

An enclosure access control system for locking an enclosure during a power failure or fault event, the enclosure having an enclosure body and an enclosure door which define a product storage area, the product storage area capable of storing a plurality of products, the plurality of products each being available to be selected by a consumer during normal operation when the door is open, the system comprising:

• a locking mechanism on the enclosure body, the locking mechanism having an opening and including a latch;
• a locking element on the enclosure door and configured to enter the opening of the locking mechanism and contact a surface of the latch when the enclosure door is closed;
• wherein the latch is adapted to releasably engage the locking element, the latch being mounted for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the latch is in the unlatched position when the locking element is not in contact with the latch when the enclosure door is open, and is in the latched position when the locking element is in contact with the surface of the latch when the enclosure door is closed;
• the locking mechanism further including an electronically-actuated latch engaging member configured to selectively engage the latch to lock the latch in the latched position;
• lock controller circuitry associated with the electronically-actuated latch engaging member, for controlling movement of the electronically-actuated latch engaging member, wherein the lock controller circuitry selectively provides a lock actuation signal to the locking mechanism;
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• an AC power source for powering the lock controller circuitry during normal operation, and a battery for providing power to the lock controller circuitry allowing the lock controller circuitry to lock the door in response to one of a power failure and a fault event.

An enclosure access control system for locking an enclosure having an enclosure body and an enclosure door which define a product storage area, the product storage area capable of storing a plurality of products, the plurality of products each being available to be selected by a consumer when the door is open, the system comprising:

• a locking element on the enclosure door;
• an electronic lock mechanism on the enclosure body, the electronic lock mechanism comprising a moveable latch configured to selectively engage the locking element to lock the enclosure door to the enclosure body, and to selectively disengage the locking element to unlock the enclosure door to the enclosure body, the electronic lock mechanism further comprising an electronic actuator operatively connected to an electronically actuated latch engaging member, the electronically actuated latch engaging member having an extended, locked position and a retracted, unlocked position;
• lock controller circuitry associated with the electronic lock mechanism for actuating the the electronic actuated latch engaging member to take at least one of the actions of locking the enclosure door to the enclosure and unlocking the enclosure door to the enclosure body;
• a manually operated reset signal transmitter configured to be located in a secured location, independent from the lock controller circuitry and external to the product storage area, to transmit a reset signal to the lock controller circuitry to selectively reset the electronic lock mechanism by unlocking the electronic lock mechanism after actuation of the electronic lock mechanism.

An enclosure access control system for locking an enclosure having an enclosure body and an enclosure door which define a product storage area, the product storage area capable of storing a plurality of products, the plurality of products each being available to be selected by a consumer when the door is open, the system comprising:

• a locking element on a first one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door;
• a locking mechanism on a second one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door, the locking mechanism having an opening, the locking mechanism further including a latch mounted for movement between a latched position and an un latched position, wherein the latch is in the latched position when the enclosure door is closed and is in the unlatched position when the enclosure door is open, the locking mechanism further including an electronically actuated latch engaging member adapted to engage the latch, and the lock mechanism further configured to selectively engage the locking element to lock and unlock the enclosure door to the enclosure body;
• a controller comprising circuitry operatively connected to the locking mechanism for controlling actuation of the locking mechanism, wherein the circuitry selectively provides a lock actuation signal to the locking mechanism;
• the controller configured to operate in a normal operation mode to permit public access to the product storage area by the consumer and further configured to operate in a fault condition to restrict public access to the product storage area by the consumer;
• the controller further configured in the normal operation to permit public access to the product storage area as a temperature of the product storage area timely transitions from a predetermined fault temperature level or limit to a proper temperature level;
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• the controller having one of control logic and control circuitry to process inputs from at least one input port to determine whether a fault event of the temperature of the product storage area is at the predetermined fault temperature level or limit for one or more minutes during normal operation, whereupon the controller actuates the locking mechanism to the locked position and the controller transitions to the fault condition.

An enclosure access control system for locking an enclosure having an enclosure body and an enclosure door which define a product storage area, the product storage area capable of storing a plurality of products, the plurality of products each being available to be selected by a consumer when the door is open, the system comprising:

• a locking element on a first one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door;
• a locking mechanism on a second one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door, the locking mechanism having an opening, the locking mechanism further including a latch mounted for movement between a latched position and an un latched position, wherein the latch is in the latched position when the enclosure door is closed and is in the unlatched position when the enclosure door is open, the locking mechanism further including an electronically actuated latch engaging member adapted to engage the latch, and the lock mechanism further configured to take at least one of the actions of locking the enclosure door to the enclosure body and unlocking the enclosure door to the enclosure body;
• a controller comprising a microcomputer operatively connected to the locking mechanism for controlling actuation of the locking mechanism, the controller further comprising a data input communication port for detecting an authorized signal transmitter to detect an event requiring the enclosure to be unlocked, whereupon the controller selectively provides a lock actuation signal to the locking mechanism for unlocking the locking mechanism.

An enclosure access control system for locking an enclosure having an enclosure body and an enclosure door which define a product storage area, the product storage area capable of storing a plurality of products, the plurality of products each being available to be selected by a consumer when the door is open, the system comprising:

• a locking element on a first one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door;
• a locking mechanism on a second one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door, the locking mechanism having an opening, the locking mechanism further including a latch mounted for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the latch is in the latched position when the enclosure door is closed and is in the unlatched position when the enclosure door is open, the locking mechanism further including an electronically actuated latch engaging member adapted to engage the latch, and the lock mechanism further configured to take at least one of the actions of locking the enclosure door to the enclosure body and unlocking the enclosure door to the enclosure body;
• a controller comprising a microcomputer operatively connected to the locking mechanism for controlling actuation of the locking mechanism, wherein the controller selectively provides a lock actuation signal to the locking mechanism;
• the controller further comprising an output communication port configured to communicate at least one of a latch position signal and a latch engaging member position signal.

An enclosure access control system for locking an enclosure having an enclosure body and an enclosure door which define a product storage area, the product storage area capable of storing a plurality of products, the plurality of products each being available to be selected by a consumer when the door is open, the system comprising:

• a locking element on a first one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door;
• a locking mechanism on a second one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door, the locking mechanism having an opening, the locking mechanism further including a latch mounted for movement between a latched position and an un latched position, wherein the latch is in the latched position when the enclosure door is closed and is in the unlatched position when the enclosure door is open, the locking mechanism further including an electronically actuated latch engaging member adapted to engage the latch, and the lock mechanism further configured to take at least one of the actions of locking the enclosure door to the enclosure body and unlocking the enclosure door to the enclosure body;
• a first controller comprising a first microcomputer operatively connected to the locking mechanism for controlling actuation of the locking mechanism, wherein the first controller selectively provides a lock actuation signal to the locking mechanism;
• a secure unlocking signal transmitter to selectively unlock the electronic lock mechanism after actuation of the electronic lock mechanism;
• a second controller comprising a second microcomputer and further comprising an input port configured to communicate with the secure unlocking signal transmitter;
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• wherein the first controller and second controller are operatively connected.

An enclosure access control system for locking an enclosure having an enclosure body and an enclosure door which define a product storage area, the product storage area capable of storing a plurality of products, the plurality of products each being available to be selected by a consumer when the door is open, the system comprising:

• a locking element on a first one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door;
• a locking mechanism on a second one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door, the locking mechanism having an opening, the locking mechanism further including a latch mounted for movement between a latched position and an un latched position, wherein the latch is in the latched position when the enclosure door is closed and is in the unlatched position when the enclosure door is open, the locking mechanism further including an electronically actuated latch engaging member adapted to engage the latch, and the lock mechanism further configured to take at least one of the actions of locking the enclosure door to the enclosure body and unlocking the enclosure door to the enclosure body;
• a controller comprising a microcomputer operatively connected to the locking mechanism for controlling actuation of the locking mechanism, the controller further comprising a data input communication port for detecting an authorized signal transmitted from a secured location requiring the enclosure to be unlocked, whereupon the controller selectively provides a lock actuation signal to the locking mechanism for unlocking the locking mechanism.