Mounting bracket for a vehicle instrument with magnetic locking pin

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a holder for a vehicle instrument such as a measuring and / or display instrument for attachment to a vehicle. State of the art

[0002] Vehicles with non-fixed speedometers or speed indicators are at risk of being stolen by unauthorized persons. Especially with bicycles, it is often essential to remove the bike computer when parking the bike and take it with you to prevent theft.

[0003] Even more expensive bike computers currently lack mechanical security against theft. Instead, for example, on electric bikes, an electronic lock is sometimes implemented via the combined speedometer / control unit, the so-called human-machine interface (HMI), which makes it impossible for the thief to continue using the stolen bike computer on their own bike. However, this does not protect against theft due to pure vandalism. While attaching the speedometer with adhesive is certainly conceivable, it is often impractical due to the necessary battery changes.

[0004] DE 10 2012 211 697 A1 discloses a holder for a measuring and / or display instrument of a vehicle. The holder has a guide in which the measuring and / or display instrument can be accommodated. Furthermore, a fastening means is provided with which the holder can be firmly mounted to the vehicle. A locking means is provided in the holder to prevent the instrument from being removed from the guide and thus from the holder. Disclosure of the invention

[0005] The present invention claims a holder for a vehicle instrument, such as a measuring and / or display instrument, or a system comprising a holder and a measuring and / or display instrument. It is provided here that the holder can be fastened to a vehicle, in particular to a two-wheeler. For this purpose, two fastening elements are provided which are detachably connected to at least one fastening means and comprise, for example, a tube or a handlebar of a two-wheeler. The core of the invention lies in the fact that a locking means and a magnet are provided, wherein the locking means can be moved by controlling the magnet. The movement of the locking means locks the measuring and / or display element in the holder in a first position, while in a second position it releases the measuring and display element for removal from the holder.

[0006] The advantage of this design is that by controlling a magnet, the measuring and / or display element can be locked in a holder to prevent unauthorized removal. Only by specifically controlling the magnet can the measuring and / or display element be removed.

[0007] In one embodiment of the invention, the locking means and the magnet can be connected to each other via a mechanical connection, for example, a spring or a rigid connecting element. In an optional further embodiment, the locking means can be arranged in one of the fastening elements of the holder and the magnet in the measuring and / or display instrument. Of course, an alternative embodiment is also possible, in which the locking means is arranged in the measuring and / or display instrument and the magnet is arranged in one of the fastening elements.

[0008] The magnet and the locking means connected to the magnet can be accommodated in the holder, e.g., in or on one of the fastening elements. To lock the measuring and / or display element, the locking means can engage in a recess in the measuring and / or display element. Alternatively, however, the measuring and / or display element can also have a projection, e.g., in the form of a pin, against which the locking means rests, thus preventing movement. The projection can have an opening or a hook.

[0009] In an alternative embodiment, it can be provided that the magnet and the locking means connected to the magnet are attached or housed in the measuring and / or display element. To lock the measuring and / or display element, the locking means can engage in a recess of at least one of the two fastening elements. Furthermore, it can be provided that the locking means locks the measuring and / or display instrument in the holder when the magnet is de-energized. This embodiment has the advantage that no active control is required to ensure removal of the measuring and / or display instrument. Active control or energization, on the other hand, is only necessary when the measuring and / or display instrument is to be removed.

[0010] According to claim 1, it is provided that the measuring and / or display instrument in the locked position prevents or blocks access to the detachable fastening means which connects the fastening elements.

[0011] The invention is particularly advantageous in the case that the locking means in the locked position, e.g. when the magnet is de-energized, prevents access to the fastening means.

[0012] The two fastening elements can be designed such that they at least partially encompass a part of the vehicle. It is conceivable, for example, for the fastening elements to encompass a tube, e.g., the handlebar of a two-wheeler, and to be pressed against this tube by the fastening means.

[0013] The locking means can be moved by the magnet both in a purely translational movement in one of the three spatial directions and in an at least partially rotational movement. For a purely translational movement of the locking means, a corresponding stop is provided on the counter element, e.g., a hole into which the locking means is inserted or a hook onto which the locking means engages. For an at least partially rotational movement, an enclosing of a corresponding counter element can also be provided, which further complicates the removal of the measuring and / or display instrument.

[0014] Optionally, the magnet and the locking device can be connected by a spring. This allows the locking device to be either extended or retracted when de-energized, while energizing the magnet, i.e., activating it, creates the opposite state. A particularly advantageous configuration is one in which the magnet relaxes or compresses the spring through its magnetic effect.

[0015] A further embodiment of the invention consists in the locking means being connected to one of the fastening elements or the measuring and / or display instrument via a spring. In this case, the spring is not mechanically connected to the magnet. Instead, the magnet acts on the spring in such a way that it expands or is compressed under the influence of the magnetic field. In this case, it can be provided that the measuring and / or display instrument is locked or released upon compression.

[0016] The proposed mount can be used in any type of vehicle. However, this type of inventive mount is particularly suitable for vehicles that do not have a lockable driver's compartment, so that the vehicle instrument, such as the measuring and / or display instrument, is mounted in a freely accessible manner. For this reason, the claimed invention is particularly suitable for bicycles, mopeds, Segways, wheelchairs, e-scooters, e-bikes, strollers, e-scooters, etc.

[0017] Further advantages emerge from the following description of embodiments and from the dependent patent claims. Short description of the drawings

[0018] In the Figure 1 A first embodiment of the invention is shown, in which the locking means engages in a recess of the measuring and / or display instrument. Figure 2shows a second embodiment of the invention, in which the measuring and / or display instrument has a special feature which is inserted into the holder to serve as a stop for the locking means. Embodiments of the invention

[0019] The present invention describes a holder for a vehicle instrument, e.g. a measuring and / or display instrument. The invention further describes a system comprising a holder with a vehicle instrument located in the holder, e.g. a measuring and / or display instrument. Provision is made for a fastening element of the holder or the system to have a magnetically movable locking means which can lock the vehicle instrument held in the holder, e.g. the measuring and / or display instrument, against removal. The magnetically movable locking means can be arranged in or on one of the fastening elements of the holder or in or on the measuring and / or display instrument. Provision can also be made for the magnet to be arranged in one of the fastening elements of the holder or in the measuring and / or display instrument.The magnet and the locking means can also be mechanically connected to each other, for example by a spring or a rigid connection and arranged together in a fastening element of the holder or the measuring and / or display instrument.

[0020] According to the Figure 1A first embodiment of the invention is shown. Here, the holder is realized by two fastening elements 110 and 120, which fasten the holder to a tube 200, e.g., a handlebar of a bicycle. To fasten this holder, the two fastening elements 110 and 120 are clamped to the tube 200 by means of fastening means 160 in the form of screws. Access to the fastening means 160 is provided from the upper side 20 of the holder, which is provided for receiving the measuring and / or display instrument 100. The holder of the measuring and / or display instrument 100, e.g., a speedometer or a control unit for an electric bicycle, can be pushed or plugged on. As can be seen from the Figure 1As can be seen, when the measuring and / or display instrument 100 is intended to be accommodated, access to the fastening means 160 is concealed. Removal of the holder and in particular of the fastening elements 110 and 120 from the pipe is not possible without removing the measuring and / or display instrument 100. In order to make this removal of the measuring and / or display instrument 100 more difficult, it is proposed according to the invention to incorporate a locking means 310 in the holder which is movable by means of magnetic influence and which engages in a corresponding recess 130 on the underside 10 of the measuring and / or display instrument 100 and which is adapted to the shape of the locking means 310. As long as this locking means 310 is in its extended or locked position according to the Figure 1is, the measuring and / or display instrument 100 cannot be removed and the holder cannot be removed from the pipe 200, whereby the removal is protected against theft. The design according to the Figure 1further shows that the locking means 310 is connected by means of a spring 330 to a magnet 300, which in turn is arranged in one of the fastening elements 120. Advantageously, the extended locking means 310 engages in the recess 130 when the magnet 300 is de-energized. For this purpose, the spring 330 can be pre-tensioned accordingly. By energizing the magnet 300 or activating it, the magnetic locking means 310 can be attracted by the magnetic field thus generated, so that it emerges from the recess 130 on the underside 10 of the measuring and / or display instrument 100. Removal of the measuring and / or display instrument 100 is thus possible when the magnet 300 is energized or activated. Alternatively or additionally, it can also be provided that the magnetic field of the activated magnet 300 acts on the magnetic spring 330 so that it tenses and retracts.

[0021] For mounting the measuring and / or display instrument 100, it can be provided that the locking means 310 is chamfered on the upper side, so that the measuring and / or display instrument 100 can be pushed onto the holder by manually pushing back the spring 330 without activating the magnet 300.

[0022] A second embodiment according to the Figure 2shows an embodiment in which the locking means 320 is moved laterally. Here, the measuring and / or display instrument 100 is also placed with its underside 10 on the top side 20 of one of the fastening elements 125 of the holder or held there. The magnet 300 is attached laterally in this exemplary embodiment. The spring 330, which in this example is also connected to the locking means 320, is arranged between the magnet 300 so that the magnetic field acts directly on the tension of the spring 330 and thus the lateral movement of the locking means 320. The magnet 300 can be designed as a single element or as a split magnet. As also described in the first exemplary embodiment, the measuring and / or display instrument 100 covers the access to the fastening means 160, by means of which the at least two fastening elements 110 and 125 fasten the holder to the pipe 200.In addition, access to the recess 130, in which a fastening means 160 is located, is at least partially blocked by the locking means 330 itself. To access this fastening means 160, activation of the magnet 300 and thus retraction of the locking means 330 is necessary. This additional blockage also makes removal of the holder more difficult.

[0023] In the Figure 2A further embodiment of the locking mechanism is also shown. Here, the measuring and / or display instrument 100 has a hook 140 which is inserted into a recess 150 of the holder or the upper fastening element 125. This hook 140 serves as a stop for the laterally movable locking means 320 in the extended state. If the locking means 320 is retracted via the spring 330, the measuring and / or display instrument 100 can be removed from the holder. As an alternative to the hook 140 shown, the measuring and / or display instrument 100 can also have a pin with an opening into which the locking means 320 is inserted for locking. As in the first exemplary embodiment, a chamfer can also be provided in this second exemplary embodiment of the lateral arrangement of the locking means 320, so that inserting the hook 140 or the pin pushes the spring 330 back.

[0024] Instead of a linear movement of the locking means 310 or 320, a rotational movement can also be provided. This allows the locking means to be rotated in a rotational movement toward a corresponding stop or into a locking opening.

[0025] The design according to the Figure 1 allows a relatively small area on the tube or handlebar to be reserved for the holder by moving the locking device upwards. Figure 2 With the lateral attachment of the locking device, a larger area is provided, which in turn allows for a larger and more stable support surface.

[0026] In a further embodiment, for which no illustration is available, it can be provided to accommodate the locking element and the magnet in different parts of the device. It is thus conceivable to accommodate the magnet either in one of the fastening elements or in the measuring and / or display instrument. The locking means is accommodated in the other corresponding part, i.e. in the measuring and / or display instrument or in the fastening element. By activating the magnet in the fastening element, the locking means in the measuring and / or display instrument can thus be brought into a locking position or from this locking position into a release position. For this purpose, the locking means can engage in a corresponding receptacle in one of the fastening elements or strike against a stop located there.Of course, a reversed configuration is also possible, in which the magnet is housed in the measuring and / or display instrument and moves the locking device using the magnetic field in one of the fastening elements. This configuration can also offer the advantage that the already electrified measuring and / or display instrument has an electrical connection, whereas a magnet in the fastening element would have to be additionally electrified.

Claims

1. Holder for a measurement and / or display instrument (100) for fastening to a vehicle, in particular to a two-wheeler, wherein the holder for fastening to the vehicle has two fastening elements (110, 120, 125) which are releasably connected to at least one fastening means (160), characterized in that the holder has a locking means (310, 320) and a magnet (300), wherein, by means of actuating the magnet (300), • a movement of the locking means (310, 320) is generated, and • the measurement and / or display instrument (100) is locked or released in the holder, wherein the measurement and / or display instrument (100) block / blocks access to the releasable fastening means (160) in the locked position.

2. Holder according to Claim 1, characterized in that the magnet (300) and the locking means (310) connected to the magnet (300) are provided in or on one of the fastening elements (110, 120, 125) of the holder, wherein the locking means (310) for locking bears in a recess (130, 150) or on a protrusion of the measurement and / or display instrument (100) in the holder.

3. Holder according to Claim 1, characterized in that the magnet (300) and the locking means (310) connected to the magnet (300) are provided in or on the measurement and / or display instrument (100), which is held in the holder, wherein the locking means (310) for locking engages in a recess of at least one of the two fastening elements (110, 120, 125).

4. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking means (310) locks the measurement and / or display instrument (100) in the holder in the non-energized state of the magnet (300).

5. Holder according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, in the energized state of the magnet (300), the locking means (310) enables the measurement and / or display instrument (100) to be removed from the holder.

6. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking means (310, 320) blocks access to the releasable fastening means (160) in the non-energized state of the magnet.

7. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two fastening elements (110, 120, 125) allow fastening to a tube of the vehicle, in particular to a handlebar of a two-wheeler.

8. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the energization of the magnet (300) generates a rotational movement of the locking means (310, 320).

9. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the magnet (300) and the locking means (310, 320) are connected to one another by means of a spring, wherein it is provided in particular that the spring action is controlled via the magnet (300).

10. Holder according to one of preceding Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the magnet (300) is disposed in one of the fastening elements (110, 120, 125) and the locking means (310, 320) is disposed in the measurement and / or display instrument (100).

11. Holder according to one of preceding Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the locking means (310, 320) is disposed in one of the fastening elements (110, 120, 125) and the magnet (300) is disposed in the measurement and / or display instrument (100).

12. System comprising: • a holder for a measurement and / or display instrument (100) for fastening to a vehicle, in particular to a two-wheeler, according to one of Claims 1 to 11, and • a measurement and / or display instrument (100) incorporated into the holder for holding purposes.