Anti-theft lock for two-wheel vehicles
An anti-theft lock for bicycles and other vehicles powered by a person, which lock can be switched over from a locking state into a move state, containing means for tamper-proof attachment of the lock to the vehicle, and a control unit for switching over the lock from the locking state into the move state, and vice versa, is characterized in that the control unit has a receiver for signals of an associated mobile transmitter which are transmitted in a wireless fashion and means for determining the distance of said control unit from the mobile transmitter; the control unit switches over the lock into the locking state if the distance exceeds a threshold value and the vehicle is simultaneously not travelling; and the control unit switches over the lock into the move state if the distance undershoots a threshold value.
1. An anti-theft lock for bicycles and other vehicles driven by humans, which is adapted to switch from a locking state wherein the anti-theft lock prevents movement of the vehicle to a move state wherein the anti-theft lock allows movement of the vehicle, comprising:
means for tamper-proof attachment of said anti-theft lock to the vehicle;
a control unit for switching said anti-theft lock from a locking state to a move state and vice versa;
and wherein
said control unit is provided with a receiver for receiving a wireless transmitted signal from a corresponding mobile transmitter provided in a distance from said receiver, and means for determining said distance to said mobile transmitter;
said control unit switches the anti-theft lock to a locking state if the distance exceeds a threshold and said control unit determines that said vehicle does not move at the time; and
said control unit switches said anti-theft lock to a move state if said distance is less than a threshold.
2. The anti-theft lock of claim 1 , wherein said lock is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle and is provided with a blocking device for blocking the rotation of a wheel.
3. The anti-theft lock of claim 2 , further comprising a motor controlled by the control unit for driving the blocking device.
4. The anti-theft lock of claim 3 , wherein said blocking device is a curved locking bracket, adapted to be moved into the range between the spokes of a wheel of said vehicle for locking.
5. The anti-theft lock of claim 4 , wherein the locking bracket is provided with a geared angular range for engaging a gear wheel driven by a motor.
6. An anti-theft lock for bicycles and other vehicles driven by humans, which is adapted to switch from a locking state wherein the anti-theft lock prevents movement of the vehicle to a move state wherein the anti-theft lock allows movement of the vehicle, comprising:
means for tamper-proof attachment of said anti-theft lock to the vehicle;
a control unit for switching said anti-theft lock from a locking state to a move state and vice versa;
wherein
said control unit is provided with a receiver for receiving a wireless transmitted signal from a corresponding mobile transmitter provided in a distance from said receiver, and means for determining said distance to said mobile transmitter;
said control unit switches the anti-theft lock to a locking state if the distance exceeds a distance threshold configured by the user and said control unit determines that said vehicle does not move at the time; and
said control unit switches said anti-theft lock to a move state if said distance is less than the distance threshold;
wherein said control unit and said mobile transmitter comprise bidirectional communicating transmitter and receiver units, said transmitter and receiver units adapted to exchange a signal having strength and wherein said distance is determined from the signal strength of said signal exchanged between said control unit and said mobile transmitter.
7. The anti-theft lock of claim 1 , wherein said receiver in said control unit is adapted to receive and process the signals of a smart phone, a tablet computer or any other mobile end device.
8. An anti-theft lock for bicycles and other vehicles driven by humans, which is adapted to switch from a locking state preventing movement of the vehicle to a move state allowing movement of the vehicle, comprising:
means for tamper-proof attachment of said anti-theft lock to the vehicle;
a control unit for switching said anti-theft lock from a locking state to a move state and vice versa; and
a sensor to determine the rotational speed of a vehicle wheel and a control algorithm to enable the recognition of riding operation and preventing a locking procedure during riding;
wherein
said control unit is provided with a receiver for receiving a wireless transmitted signal from a corresponding mobile transmitter provided in a distance from said receiver, and means for determining said distance to said mobile transmitter;
said control unit switches the anti-theft lock to a locking state if the distance exceeds a threshold and said vehicle does not move at the time; and
said control unit switches said anti-theft lock to a move state if said distance is less than a threshold.
9. The anti-theft lock of claim 1 , further comprising a tilt and/or motion sensor.
10. The anti-theft lock of claim 1 , wherein said vehicle is adapted to move and said anti-theft lock further comprising an accumulator adapted to be recharged by the vehicle movement or a battery cell for providing the control unit and/or the sensors with electrical energy.
11. The anti-theft lock of claim 1 , further comprising sensors for detecting untypical states and optical and/or acoustic means for generating a warning signal upon the occurrence of an untypical state.
12. The anti-theft lock of claim 6 , wherein said lock is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle and is provided with a blocking device for blocking the rotation of a wheel.
13. The anti-theft lock of claim 12 , further comprising a motor controlled by the control unit for driving the blocking device.
14. The anti-theft lock of claim 13 , wherein said blocking device is a curved locking bracket, adapted to be moved into the range between the spokes of a wheel of said vehicle for locking.
15. The anti-theft lock of claim 14 , wherein the locking bracket is provided with a geared angular range for engaging a gear wheel driven by a motor.
16. The anti-theft lock of claim 6 , wherein said receiver in said control unit is adapted to receive and process the signals of a smart phone, a tablet computer or any other mobile end device.
17. The anti-theft lock of claim 8 , wherein said lock is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle and is provided with a blocking device for blocking the rotation of a wheel.
18. The anti-theft lock of claim 17 , further comprising a motor controlled by the control unit for driving the blocking device.
19. The anti-theft lock of claim 18 , wherein said blocking device is a curved locking bracket, adapted to be moved into the range between the spokes of a wheel of said vehicle for locking.
20. The anti-theft lock of claim 19 , wherein the locking bracket is provided with a geared angular range for engaging a gear wheel driven by a motor.