Fabrication system for key making machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10196834-B2
Application number	US-201615235361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2016
Priority date	Aug 16, 2013
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

A fabrication system is disclosed for use in a key making machine. The fabrication system may have a housing with a slot configured to receive a key blank, and a receiving unit configured to accept a shank of the key blank at the slot. The receiving unit may be configured to mechanically align the shank as it is inserted by a user. The fabrication system may also have a clamp movable between an open position and a closed position, and an actuator. The actuator may be configured to move the receiving unit and the key blank to the clamp, and to move the receiving unit away from the key blank after the clamp has moved to the closed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fabrication module for a key making machine, comprising:
a first fabrication system comprising first and second cutting wheels configured to produce a pattern of notches in at least one edge of a first key blank while the first key blank remains within the fabrication module; and
a second fabrication system comprising third and fourth cutting wheels configured to produce a pattern of notches in at least one edge of a second key blank while the second key blank remains within the fabrication module,
wherein the first fabrication system is configured to produce a pattern of notches within multiple edges of the first key blank using the first and second cutting wheels; and
wherein the second fabrication system is configured to produce a pattern of notches within multiple edges of the second key blank using the third and fourth cutting wheels.

2. The fabrication module of claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first and second fabrication systems includes a separate key blank receiving unit; and
each of the first and second fabrication systems is co-located within a common housing.

3. The fabrication module of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second fabrication systems is configured to produce patterns of notches based on an image of an existing key captured by an identification module in communication with the fabrication module.

Assignees

• Hillman Group Inc

Inventors

• Gerlings Phillip

Classifications

• E05B19/14 Primary

  Double {or multiple} keys {, e.g. with two or more bows or bits (see also E05B35/14)} · CPC title

• B23P15/005 Primary

  keys (making keys without essentially removing material, e.g. by punching B21D53/42; milling grooves in keys B23C3/35) · CPC title

• H04N23/74

  by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means · CPC title

• Y10T409/300952

  to cut lock key · CPC title

• G06Q20/14

  specially adapted for billing systems · CPC title