Novel frame lock structure

The novel frame lock structure addresses the limitation of conventional locks by integrating a chain lock head and torsion spring mechanism to secure both the frame and chain, enhancing anti-theft protection and safety.

DE112022007780T5Pending Publication Date: 2025-07-17MPR GMBH & CO KG
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Application Number
DE112022007780
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-09-15
Publication Date
2025-07-17

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Technical Problem

Conventional frame locks for bicycles only prevent the wheel from rotating, allowing thieves to steal the entire bicycle by removing it, thus lacking comprehensive anti-theft protection.

Method used

A novel frame lock structure with a lock cylinder unit, chain lock head, and connecting member, featuring a lock block and torsion spring mechanism to secure the bicycle frame and chain, ensuring both the frame and chain are locked, with a break-open protection plate for enhanced security.

Benefits of technology

Provides enhanced anti-theft protection by locking both the bicycle frame and chain, offering practical operation, ease of assembly, and high safety through a simple and robust design.

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Abstract

A novel frame lock structure comprising a lock housing (100) and a lock body (200), wherein a lock cylinder unit is provided in the lock housing (100) to block the movement of the lock body (200) relative to the lock housing (100), the lock cylinder unit comprises a lock cylinder (310) and a locking element (320) coupled to the lock cylinder (310), the lock body (200) comprises a lock slot (210) which cooperates with the locking element (320), the lock body (200) comprises a locking position and an unlocking position, and when the lock body (200) is in the locking position, the locking element (320) is inserted into the lock slot (210) of the lock body (200) to prevent a change in the position of the lock body (200).The frame lock is additionally provided with a chain lock head (400), and the locking and unlocking state of the chain lock head (400) is controlled by the movement of the lock cylinder (310), which not only ensures convenient operation, but also effectively ensures the locking of the bicycle itself for theft protection, and whereby the bicycle can also be connected to an existing structure for theft protection, which achieves a high degree of security, while the operation is convenient and the structure of the inner lock cylinder is simple.
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Description

Technical area

[0001] The present utility model relates to the field of application of locks, in particular it relates to a novel frame lock structure. State of the art

[0002] The conventional frame lock locks a bicycle wheel, preventing it from turning, thus providing an anti-theft effect. However, only the bicycle wheel can be locked, and the bicycle itself can be moved, so thieves could potentially simply carry away the entire bike. Current frame locks therefore still have disadvantages. Therefore, this technical problem can only be solved with a novel frame lock structure. Content of the utility model

[0003] To remedy the existing technical deficiencies, this utility model provides a novel frame lock structure. To achieve the aforementioned objective, this utility model employs the following technical solution: A novel frame lock structure comprising a lock housing and a lock body, wherein a lock cylinder unit is provided in the lock housing to block movement of the lock body relative to the lock housing, the lock cylinder unit comprises a lock cylinder and a locking element coupled to the lock cylinder, the lock body comprising a lock slot that cooperates with the locking element, the lock body comprises a locking position and an unlocking position, and when the lock body is in the locking position, the locking element is inserted into the lock slot of the lock body to prevent a change in the position of the lock body.

[0004] It further comprises a chain lock head, wherein the lock housing comprises a socket for inserting the chain lock head, a lock block is provided in the lock housing, which lock block prevents the chain lock head from becoming detached from the lock housing, a connecting element is provided between the locking element and the lock block and, when the lock cylinder drives the locking element to move, the locking element drives the lock block to move with the aid of the connecting element and thus realizes the switching between the unlocking and locking states of the chain lock head.

[0005] The connecting element is rotatably mounted in the lock housing by means of a bolt, whereby the connecting element is provided with a return torsion spring.

[0006] One end of the connecting element is in resilient contact with the locking element, and the other end is in resilient contact with the lock block. The locking element comprises a locking groove, and the lock cylinder accordingly comprises a locking pin. The locking element and the lock cylinder achieve synchronous movement through the locking connection between the locking groove and the locking pin.

[0007] The chain lock head includes an annular groove, and the upper end of the lock block, which fits into the annular groove, is semi-cylindrical, wherein the lock block is driven by the connecting member to rotate relative to the lock housing, and a return torsion spring is provided between the lock block and the lock housing, so that when the half-cylinder of the lock block is rotated into the annular groove, the chain lock head is in the locking state.

[0008] The lock body is provided with a handle which serves to move the lock body relative to the lock housing by an external force.

[0009] The lock housing comprises an upper housing part and a lower housing part, with an anti-burglary plate welded to the inner wall of the lower housing part, which protrudes beyond the side wall of the lower housing part.

[0010] A threaded part is welded into the lower part of the housing, which is used to screw in a bolt, and the upper part of the housing and the lower part of the housing are firmly connected to each other by the screw connection between the bolt and the threaded part.

[0011] This utility model has the following positive effect: The present utility model provides a novel frame lock structure, wherein the frame lock is additionally provided with a chain lock head and the locking and unlocking state of the chain lock head is controlled by the movement of the lock cylinder, which not only ensures convenient operation but also effectively ensures the locking of the bicycle itself for theft protection, and whereby the bicycle can also be connected to an existing structure for theft protection, which achieves a high degree of security, while the operation is convenient and the structure of the inner lock cylinder is simple.

[0012] This utility model also has the advantages of simple construction, easy manufacture and trouble-free assembly, and is extremely practical in use. Description of the characters Fig. Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of the structure of this utility model; Fig. Figure 2 shows a schematic exploded view of the structure of this utility model. Concrete embodiment

[0013] As in Fig. 1 and Fig.2, a novel frame lock structure comprises a lock housing 100 and a lock body 200, wherein a lock cylinder unit is provided in the lock housing 100 to block the movement of the lock body 200 relative to the lock housing 100, the lock cylinder unit comprises a lock cylinder 310 and a locking element 320 coupled to the lock cylinder 310, wherein the lock body 200 comprises a lock slot 210 that cooperates with the locking element 320, the lock body 200 comprises a locking position and an unlocking position, and when the lock body 200 is in the locking position, the locking element 320 is inserted into the lock slot 210 of the lock body 200 to prevent a change in the position of the lock body 200,wherein the connecting structure of the lock body 200 and the lock cylinder 310 is locked or unlocked by the interaction of the lock slot 210 of the lock body 200 with the locking element 320.

[0014] It further comprises a chain lock head 400, wherein the lock housing 100 comprises a socket for inserting the chain lock head 400, a lock block 500 is provided in the lock housing 100, which prevents the chain lock head 400 from becoming detached from the lock housing 100, a connecting element 600 is provided between the locking element 320 and the lock block 500 and, when the lock cylinder 310 drives the locking element 320 to move, the locking element 320 drives the lock block 500 to move with the aid of the connecting element 600 and thus realizes the switching between the unlocked and locked states of the chain lock head 400, wherein the chain lock head 400 is connected to a chain with which the lock device is locked to an existing fixed structure to prevent the entire bicycle from being carried away.

[0015] The connecting element 600 is rotatably mounted in the lock housing 100 by means of a bolt, wherein the connecting element 600 is provided with a return torsion spring and, if the connecting element 600 is not able to return itself, this consequently impairs the interaction between the locking element 320 and the lock block 500.

[0016] One end of the connecting element 600 is in resilient contact with the locking element 320 and the other end is in resilient contact with the lock block 500 and, since the connecting element 600 is provided with a return torsion spring, it can be ensured that the connecting element 600 always remains in resilient contact with the locking element 320, wherein resilient contact exists between the locking element 320 and the lock housing 100 only in the unlocked state.

[0017] The locking element 320 comprises a locking groove and the lock cylinder 310 accordingly comprises a locking pin, wherein the locking element 320 and the lock cylinder 310 achieve a synchronous movement through the locking connection between the locking groove and the locking pin, and the fixed assembly structure of the locking element 320 and the lock cylinder 310 is achieved by means of an assembly by a locking connection between a locking groove of a certain shape and a correspondingly shaped locking pin, wherein the assembly structure is simple and the installation is stable.

[0018] The chain lock head 400 includes an annular groove 410, and the upper end of the lock block 500, which fits into the annular groove 410, is semi-cylindrical, the lock block 500 being driven to rotate relative to the lock housing 100 by the connecting member 600, and a return torsion spring is provided between the lock block 500 and the lock housing 100, so that when the half-cylinder of the lock block 500 is rotated into the annular groove 410, the chain lock head 400 is in the locked state, the lock block 500 always remaining locked to the chain lock head 400 without applying an external force, and when the connecting member 600 electrically [sic!; Translator's note: This is probably a typo in Chinese, so "electrically" should be deleted.] is set in rotation, the half cylinder of the lock block 500 rotates out of the annular groove 410 of the chain lock head 400, so that the chain lock head 400 can then be pulled out of the lock housing 100, wherein the lock block 500 always remains in the state of spring force storage at this time due to the spring force of its own return torsion spring and, when the connecting element 600 has returned, the lock block 500 also elastically returns due to its own return torsion spring.

[0019] The lock body 200 is provided with a handle 700 which serves to move the lock body 200 relative to the lock housing 100 by an external force, so that the lock body 200 can be set in motion.

[0020] The lock housing 100 comprises an upper housing part 110 and a lower housing part 120, wherein an anti-burglary protection plate 130 is welded to the inner wall of the lower housing part 120, which anti-burglary protection plate protrudes beyond the side wall of the lower housing part 120. By welding the anti-burglary protection plate 130 to the inner wall of the lower housing part 120, it can serve as a lateral anti-burglary protection and thus increase the security and anti-theft effect of the lock device.

[0021] A threaded part 140 is welded into the lower housing part 120, which serves to screw in a bolt, and the upper housing part 110 and the lower housing part 120 are firmly connected to each other by the screw connection between the bolt 150 and the threaded part 140. For the fixed structure of the upper housing part 110 and the lower housing part 120, a fixed screw connection is used, which has good stability. In addition, screws with a broken head are used, which means that after assembly using a tool, the screw head is broken off so that unscrewing using a tool cannot be carried out, which provides relatively good theft protection because disassembly is prevented.

[0022] The present utility model provides a novel frame lock structure, wherein the frame lock is additionally provided with a chain lock head, and the locking and unlocking state of the chain lock head is controlled by the movement of the lock cylinder, which not only provides convenient operation but also effectively ensures the locking of the bicycle itself for anti-theft protection, and whereby the bicycle can also be locked to an existing structure for anti-theft protection, thus achieving a high degree of security, while the operation is convenient and the structure of the inner lock cylinder is simple.

[0023] The basic principle and essential features of this utility model, as well as its advantages, have been set forth and described above. Those skilled in the art will understand that this utility model is not limited by the above-described embodiment. Rather, the above embodiment and the explanations in the description merely serve to explain the basic principle of this utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model, simple modifications and substitutions made by those of ordinary skill in the art are also within the scope of this invention.

Claims

[1] A novel frame lock structure comprising a lock housing and a lock body, wherein a lock cylinder unit is provided in the lock housing to block the movement of the lock body relative to the lock housing, characterized by in that the lock cylinder unit comprises a lock cylinder and a locking element coupled to the lock cylinder, wherein the lock body comprises a lock slot which cooperates with the locking element, the lock body comprises a locking position and an unlocking position and, when the lock body is in the locking position, the locking element is inserted into the lock slot of the lock body to prevent a change in the position of the lock body. [2] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 1, characterized byin that it further comprises a chain lock head, wherein the lock housing comprises a socket for inserting the chain lock head, a lock block is provided in the lock housing which prevents the chain lock head from becoming detached from the lock housing, a connecting element is provided between the locking element and the lock block and, when the lock cylinder drives the locking element to move, the locking element drives the lock block to move with the aid of the connecting element and thus realizes the switching between the unlocking and locking states of the chain lock head. [3] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 1, characterized by that the lock housing comprises an upper housing part and a lower housing part, wherein an anti-burglary protection plate is welded to the inner wall of the lower housing part and projects beyond the side wall of the lower housing part. [4] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 3, characterized by that a threaded part is welded into the lower part of the housing, which serves to screw in a bolt, and that the upper part of the housing and the lower part of the housing are firmly connected to one another by the screw connection between the bolt and the threaded part. [5] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 2, characterized by that the connecting element is rotatably mounted in the lock housing by means of a bolt, wherein the connecting element is provided with a return torsion spring. [6] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 5, characterized by that one end of the connecting element is in resilient contact with the locking element and the other end is in resilient contact with the lock block. [7] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 1, characterized bythat the locking element comprises a locking groove and the lock cylinder accordingly comprises a locking pin, wherein the locking element and the lock cylinder achieve a synchronous movement through the locking connection between the locking groove and the locking pin. [8] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 1, characterized by that the chain lock head comprises an annular groove and the upper end of the lock block, which fits into the annular groove, is semi-cylindrical, wherein the lock block is driven by the connecting element for rotation relative to the lock housing and a return torsion spring is provided between the lock block and the lock housing, so that when the half-cylinder of the lock block is rotated into the annular groove, the chain lock head is in the locked state. [9] Novel frame lock structure according to claim 1, characterized bythat the lock body is provided with a handle which serves to move the lock body relative to the lock housing by an external force.