Bayonet locking system for vending machines and the like

A locking system for locking a movable door relative to a stationary body comprising in combination;

• a bayonet locking means including a shaped end carried by one of said door and stationary body;
• said bayonet locking means shaped end being rotatable about its translational members centerline;
• a receiving means stationarily carried by the other of said door and stationary body adapted to receive the shaped end of said bayonet locking means;
• an actuating means for rotating the shaped end of the bayonet locking means to capture it and release it from the receiving means;
• a access control means for receiving an access control input;
• and
• a controlling means connected to said actuating means and said access control means for controlling the actuation of said shaped end of bayonet to capture it within and release it from said receiving means.

A locking system for locking a movable door relative to a stationary body comprising in combination;

• a bayonet locking means including a shaped end carried by either said door or stationary body;
• said bayonet locking means shaped end being longitudinally translatable and rotatable;
• a receiving means stationarily carried by the other of said door and stationary body adapted to receive the shaped end of said bayonet locking means;
• an actuating means for advancing and retracting said bayonet locking means toward and away from said receiving means and rotating the shaped end of the bayonet locking means to capture it within and release it from the receiving means;
• said actuating means including a drive means longitudinally retracting the bayonet locking means shaped end to draw the bayonet locking means together with the receiving means and longitudinally advancing to release the bayonet locking means from the stationary receiving means;
• and wherein one of said door and body further includes at least one rotatable pin having a finned end and the other of said door and body has a capture bracket adapted to captively hold and release said pin finned end upon rotation of the pin.

A locking system for locking a movable door relative to a stationary body comprising in combination;

• a bayonet locking means including a shaped end carried by one of said door and stationary body;
• said bayonet locking means shaped end being rotatable about its translational members centerline;
• a receiving means stationarily carried by the other of said door and stationary body adapted to receive the shaped end of said bayonet locking means;
• an actuating means for rotating the shaped end of the bayonet locking means to capture it and release it from the receiving means;
• a current sensing means for sensing the current of said actuator;
• and
• a controlling means connected to said actuating means and said current sensing means for controlling the actuation of said shaped end of bayonet to capture it within and release it from said receiving means.

A locking system for locking a movable door relative to a stationary body comprising in combination;

• a bayonet locking means including a shaped end carried by one of said door and stationary body;
• said bayonet locking means shaped end being rotatable about its translational members centerline;
• a receiving means stationery carried by the other of said door and stationary body adapted to receive the shaped end of said bayonet locking means;
• an actuating means for rotating the shaped end of the bayonet locking means to capture it and release it from the receiving means;
• a position sensing means for sensing the longitudinal position of said bayonet means relative to said receiving means;
• an access control means for receiving an access control input;
• and
• a controlling means connected to said actuating means and said access control means and said position sensing means for controlling the actuation of said shaped end of bayonet to capture it within and release it from said receiving means.

A method of locking a movable door relative to a stationary body comprising in combination;

• providing a bayonet locking means including a shaped end carried by one of said door and stationary body;
• providing a receiving means stationarily carried by the other of said door and stationary body adapted to receive the shaped end of said bayonet locking means;
• providing an actuating means for rotating the shaped end of the bayonet locking means to capture it and release it from the receiving means;
• rotatably driving said bayonet locking means shaped end about its translational members centerline when positioned within the receiving means;
• providing an access control means for receiving an access control input;
• and
• connecting a controlling means to said actuating means and said access control means for controlling the actuation of said shaped end of said bayonet to capture it within and release it from said receiving means.