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US 11,414,894 · App. 16/552,476 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Two-wheeler lock

Inventors: Marvin Müller (Salz, DE); Marcus Kolb (Girod, DE)
Assignee: ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SÖHNE KG
E05B71/00B62H5/141B62H5/147B62H5/20B62J45/41E05B45/005E05B47/0001E05B47/0603E05B2045/0665E05B2047/0069
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Patent No.
US 11,414,894
App. No.
16/552,476
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A two-wheeler lock, in particular a frame lock, wherein the lock is preferably at least partly drivable in a motorized manner, comprises a sensor for detecting different positions of an element of the lock movable along a defined movement path. The movable element here has a permanent magnet and the sensor is configured as a magnetic sensor. This magnetic sensor is furthermore configured for a three-dimensional magnetic detection to detect positions or movements of the movable element deviating from the defined movement path and/or to detect manipulation attempts by means of external magnets.

Claims (40)

1. A two-wheeler lock, having a sensor ( 41 , 45 ) for detecting different positions of a moveable element of the lock movable along a defined movement path,

wherein the movable element has a permanent magnet ( 43 , 47 , 49 ) and the sensor ( 41 , 45 ) is configured as a magnetic sensor,

wherein the magnetic sensor ( 41 , 45 ) is configured for a three-dimensional magnetic detection to detect positions or movements of the movable element differing from the defined movement path;

wherein the defined movement path is a predetermined elongate path of travel for the moveable element;

wherein the magnetic sensor is configured to detect positions or movement of the moveable element that are transverse to or deviate from the predetermined elongate path of travel;

wherein the three-dimensional magnetic detection of the magnetic sensor includes detection of both strength and spatial orientation of a magnetic field.

2. A two-wheeler lock in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the movable element is

a hoop ( 17 ) movable between an open position and a closed position;

a latch ( 19 ) movable between a locked position and an unlocked position to latch the hoop ( 17 ) in the closed position;

a transmission element ( 31 ) for the drive-effective coupling of the latch ( 19 ) or of the hoop ( 17 ) to a drive motor ( 29 ) of the lock; and/or

a coupling element ( 33 ) movement-coupled to the latch ( 19 ), to the hoop ( 17 ), or to the transmission element ( 31 ).

3. A two-wheeler lock in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the magnetic sensor ( 41 , 45 ) is configured as a 3D magnetic sensor or as a 3D Hall sensor.

4. A two-wheeler lock in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the movable element is supported such that it has a single degree of freedom.

5. A two-wheeler lock in accordance with claim 1 , further having an evaluation apparatus that is configured to evaluate a measured magnetic value detected by means of the sensor ( 41 , 45 ) with respect to an agreement with a measured value to be expected for one of the positions of the movable element along the defined movement path.

6. A two-wheeler lock in accordance with claim 5 , further comprising an alarm apparatus for outputting an alarm, with the evaluation apparatus being configured to control the alarm apparatus to output an alarm when no agreement is determined on an evaluation of a detected measured value with a measured value to be expected for one of the positions of the movable element along the defined movement path.

7. A two-wheeler lock in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the two-wheeler lock is a frame lock ( 11 ).

8. A two-wheeler lock in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the two-wheeler lock is drivable in a motorized manner.

9. A method of detecting manipulation attempts at a two-wheeler lock, having a sensor ( 41 , 45 ) for a three-dimensional magnetic detection of different positions of a moveable element of the lock movable along a defined movement path wherein the defined movement path is a predetermined elongate path of travel for the moveable element,

wherein the method comprises the following steps:

detecting a magnetic measured value by means of the sensor ( 41 , 45 ), wherein the three-dimensional magnetic detection of the measured value by the magnetic sensor includes detection of both strength and spatial orientation of a magnetic field,

evaluating the detected measured value with respect to an agreement with a measured value to be expected for one of the positions of the movable element along the defined movement path, wherein the measured value to be expected is disposed along the predetermined elongate path of travel,

associating a respective position of the movable element with the measured value when an agreement is present between the measure value and the measured value to be expected; and,

determining a manipulation attempt when the measured value indicates a position or movement of the moveable element transverse or deviating from the predetermined elongate path of travel and the agreement is not present.

10. A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the movable element is

a hoop ( 17 ) movable between an open position and a closed position;

a latch ( 19 ) movable between a locked position and an unlocked position to latch the hoop ( 17 ) in the closed position;

a transmission element ( 31 ) for the drive-effective coupling of the latch ( 19 ) or of the hoop ( 17 ) to a drive motor ( 29 ) of the lock; and/or

a coupling element ( 33 ) movement-coupled to the latch ( 19 ), to the hoop ( 17 ), or to the transmission element ( 31 ).

11. A method in accordance with claim 9 , further comprising:

outputting an alarm if a manipulation attempt has been determined.

12. Use of a sensor ( 41 , 45 ) configured for a three-dimensional magnetic detection in a two-wheeler lock, the sensor ( 41 , 45 ) detecting different positions of an element of the lock movable along a defined movement path wherein the defined movement path is a predetermined elongate path of travel for the moveable element;

for detecting manipulation attempts with reference to a deviation of a measured value detected by means of the sensor ( 41 , 45 ) from a measured value to be expected for one of the positions of the movable element along the predetermined elongate path of travel;

wherein the measured value to be expected is disposed along the predetermined elongate path of travel,

wherein the measured value detected indicates a position or movement of the moveable element transverse or deviating from the predetermined elongate path of travel,

wherein the measured value detected by the magnetic sensor includes detection of both strength and spatial orientation of a magnetic field.

13. A two-wheeler lock, having a sensor ( 41 , 45 ) for detecting different positions of a moveable element of the lock movable along a defined movement path,

wherein the movable element has a permanent magnet ( 43 , 47 , 49 ) and the sensor ( 41 , 45 ) is configured as a magnetic sensor,

wherein the magnetic sensor ( 41 , 45 ) is configured for a three-dimensional magnetic detection to detect manipulation attempts carried out by means of external magnets;

wherein the defined movement path is a predetermined elongate path of travel for the moveable element,

wherein the three-dimensional magnetic detection of the magnetic sensor includes detection of both strength and spatial orientation of a magnetic field.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: MÜLLER, MARVIN; KOLB, MARCUS
To: ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SÖHNE KG
Reel/Frame 050266/0009 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102018121245.3 · Aug 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200070912A1 · Mar 5, 2020
Cited By (1)
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