IP Library Granted Patent US 12,486,697
Granted Patent B2
US 12,486,697 · App. 18/243,267 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Cable lock with locator

Inventor: Shengfei Zhao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Wins Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
E05B67/003E05B67/38E05B73/0005E05B73/0029G08B13/1463
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Patent No.
US 12,486,697
App. No.
18/243,267
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable lock with a locator includes a disposable part and a recyclable part. The disposable prat includes a metal cable and a first lock body. The recyclable part includes a second lock body. The first lock body is provided with an RFID device. The second lock body is provided with a locator. The first lock body and the second lock body can be integrated into one piece by a detachable structure. The present application has the beneficial effects that the locator can realize the locating function of the cable lock, so as to realize the real-time locating function of the locked container. On this basis, the locator is recycled, and the locating function can be realized with decreased use cost as much as possible.

Claims (20)

1 . A cable lock with a locator, comprising a disposable part and a recyclable part;

wherein the disposable part comprises a metal cable and a first lock body, and the first lock body is provided with an RFID device;

wherein the recyclable part comprises a second lock body, and the second lock body is provided with a locator;

wherein the first lock body is provided with a first connector, the second lock body is provided with a second connector; and the first connector is electrically connected with the second connector when the first lock body and the second lock body are connected into one piece;

wherein one of the first connector and the second connector is a pogo pin interface.

2 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein the first lock body and the second lock body are connected by means of a detachable structure.

3 . The cable lock according to claim 2 , wherein the detachable structure is a T-shaped docking structure, and the T-shaped docking structure comprises a T-shaped guide rail and a T-shaped slider in sliding fit with the T-shaped guide rail.

4 . The cable lock according to claim 3 , wherein the T-shaped guide rail and the T-shaped slider are correspondingly arranged on the first lock body and the second lock body respectively.

5 . The cable lock according to claim 4 , wherein an end of the T-shaped slider is provided with a limiting step.

6 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein the second lock body is provided with a data transmitter, and the locator is electrically connected with the data transmitter.

7 . The cable lock according to claim 6 , wherein the RFID device is electrically connected with the data transmitter.

8 . The cable lock according to claim 6 , wherein the data transmitter is a GSM device or a GPRS device, wherein the second lock body is provided with an antenna that is electrically connected with the data transmitter, wherein the locator is at least one of a GPS device, a Beidou positioning system device, or a Galileo positioning system device.

9 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein the RFID device is electrically connected with the first connector, and the data transmitter is electrically connected with the second connector.

10 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein when the second connector is the pogo pin interface, the first lock body is provided with a guiding plate; and when the first connector is the pogo pin interface, the second lock body is provided with the guiding plate, wherein the guiding plate has a lead-in slope and a lead-out slope.

11 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein a power supply is arranged on the first lock body, and the power supply is electrically connected with the first connector.

12 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein a power supply is arranged on at least one of the first lock body or the second lock body.

13 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the metal cable is fixed on the first lock body.

14 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein the second lock body is provided with a lock core, and when the metal cable passes through the lock core in a single direction, the lock core locks the cable in an opposite direction.

15 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein the first lock body is provided with a power microswitch, and the power microswitch is triggered when the metal cable passes through the first lock body.

16 . The cable lock according to claim 1 , wherein both the first lock body and the second lock body are provided with a through hole through which the metal cable passes through.

Continuity (1)
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