Self service key duplicating machine with automatic key model identification system
AssigneeThe Hillman Group, Inc.
InventorsDaniel FREEMAN, Ari FREEMAN
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Abstract
An automatic key duplicating machine is disclosed. A master key identification module includes at least one key blade cross-section detector with a plurality of sliding elements, the master key identification module being configured to determine a key type for a master key based at least in part on engagement of the plurality of sliding elements with a blade profile of the master key. A key extraction module is configured to retrieve a key blank of an identified key type. A key cutting module is configured to cut the key blank in accordance with a tooth pattern of the master key.
Claims17
1-7. (canceled)
A key duplicating machine, comprising:
- a housing;
- an insertion slot in the housing, the insertion slot configured to receive a blade of a key having any of a plurality of cross-sectional profiles;
- at least one scanning device configured to detect a cross-sectional profile of the blade;
- a blank loading system configured to select a key blank from a plurality of key blanks, the selected key blank having a cross-sectional profile that matches the detected cross-sectional profile of the key;
- and
- a cutting wheel configured to cut the selected key blank to duplicate a key tooth pattern of the key.
A key duplicating machine, comprising:
- a housing;
- an insertion slot in the housing, the insertion slot configured to receive a blade of a master key having any of a plurality of cross-sectional profiles;
- at least one scanning device configured to:
- detect a plurality of key parameters including at least a cross-sectional profile of the blade and a key tooth pattern of the master key;
- and
- identify a key blank based on the detected key parameters;
- a magazine storing a plurality of key blanks;
- a blank loading system configured to select the identified key blank from the magazine;
- and
- a key cutting system configured to cut the selected key blank to duplicate the key tooth pattern of the master key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.