Bag for cycle or motorcycle comprising a photovoltaic panel

Abstract

Bag (100) for a frame of a cycle or motorcycle comprising a circuit board (40), an electric charging battery (13) mounted so as to be accessible only from the inside of the bag (100), a photovoltaic panel (10) mounted on an external face of a wall of the bag (100), an electromechanical lock (20) connected to said circuit board (40), wherein a closed configuration of the lock (20) corresponds to a closed and key-locked configuration of said bag (100), wherein an open configuration of the lock (20) corresponds to a closed and freely openable configuration of said bag (100), a wireless antenna (45) adapted to receive a signal from at least one complementary wireless device (30), wherein said wireless antenna (45) is adapted to send to said circuit board (40) an opening signal or a closing signal for said electromechanical lock (20).

Description

[0001] BAG FOR CYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE COMPRIS ING A PHOTOVOLTAIC

[0002] PANEL

[0003] The present invention relates to a bag for a cycle or motorcycle comprising a photovoltaic panel .

[0004] In the state of the art , bags for cycle or motorcycle are known, which are separably mountable with a frame of a cycle or motorcycle and comprise a mechanical lock that is openable by means of a key . Motorcyclists and cyclists require bags that are safer and can be opened through electronic keys , wireless devices such as for example NFC, Bluetooth, or mobile phones of the smartphone type , therefore electromechanical locks that are powered by battery are necessary .

[0005] Disadvantageously, the bag mounted on the frame of the cycle or motorcycle can remain in the cold or heat for hours , being disposed under the sun, and the batteries lose charge more quickly than an use of batteries inside buildings , therefore electromechanical locks powered by battery do not al low to ensure a safe opening and closing of the bag when the battery is low .

[0006] In the state of the known art , WO 2011 / 030321 Al is known, that describes a bag with a photovoltaic panel and an electromechanical lock .

[0007] An obj ect of the present invention is to make a bag for cycle or motorcycle that comprises an electromechanical lock that can always be opened, even when a battery is low .

[0008] In accordance with the invention, such obj ect i s achieved by a bag according to claim 1 .

[0009] Another obj ect o f the present invention i s to make a wireless kit for opening a bag for cycle or motorcycle , which comprises an electromechanical lock that can always be opened, even when a battery is low .

[0010] In accordance with the invention, such other obj ect is achieved by a kit according to claim 9 .

[0011] Other features are provided in the dependent claims .

[0012] The features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following exemplary and not limiting description, referred to the attached schematic drawings in which :

[0013] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bag in an open configuration according to the present invention, comprising a circuit board that is a computer comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, a photovoltaic panel that powers said circuit board, an electromechanical lock connected to said circuit board, a power port , for example , a USB port connected to said circuit board, at least one battery connected to said circuit board, a wireless antenna connected to said circuit board, a switch connected to said circuit board, a power battery connected to said circuit board, and charging indicators connected to said circuit board;

[0014] Figure 2 is a top view of the bag of Figure 1 in a closed configuration;

[0015] Figure 3 i s a sectional view o f the bag along line I I I- I I I of Figure 2 ;

[0016] Figure 4 shows a front plan view of the bag in the closed configuration of Figure 1 .

[0017] With reference to the cited figures , a bag 100 i s shown, which is adapted to be separably mounted with a frame of a cycle or motorcycle , comprising a lid 101 and a bottom 102 separably openable from each other .

[0018] The bag 100 comprises a circuit board 40 comprising at least one processor and at least one memory . Said circuit board 40 is mounted so as to be accessible only from the inside of the bag 100 .

[0019] The bag 100 comprises an electric charging battery 13 connected to said circuit board 40 . Said electric charging battery 13 is mounted so as to be acces sible only from the inside of the bag 100 .

[0020] The bag 100 comprises a photovoltaic panel 10 adapted to power said circuit board 40 with electrical current , wherein said photovoltaic panel 10 is mounted on an external face of a wall of the bag 100 .

[0021] Preferably, the photovoltaic panel 10 is mounted on an external face of an upper wall of the bag 100 when the bag is mounted with the bottom 102 resting on an upper support frame of the cycle or motorcycle , otherwise the photovoltaic panel 10 can be mounted with a s ide wall of the bag 100 when the bottom of the bag is mounted with a side support frame of the cycle or motorcycle .

[0022] The bag 100 comprises an electromechanical lock 20 connected to said circuit board 40 , wherein said electromechanical lock 20 is adapted to switch from a closed configuration to an open configuration .

[0023] Said closed configuration of the electromechanical lock 20 corresponds to a closed and key-locked configuration of said bag 100 .

[0024] Said open configuration of the electromechanical lock 20 corresponds to a closed and freely openable configuration of said bag 100 .

[0025] Said electromechanical lock 20 comprises a pawl for an emergency key 21 , wherein said pawl is adapted to be rotated by said emergency key 21 , wherein said pawl , when rotated by the emergency key 21 , is adapted to switch the electromechanical lock 20 from said closed configuration to said open configuration, and vice versa .

[0026] Advantageously, the emergency key 21 and the pawl allow the bag 100 to be opened even when it is not powered by the charging battery 13 or the charging battery 13 is low .

[0027] The bag 100 comprises a wireless antenna 45 connected to said circuit board 40 .

[0028] Said wireless antenna 45 is adapted to receive a signal from at least one complementary wireless device 30 .

[0029] Said wireless antenna 45 is adapted to send an opening signal or a closing signal to said circuit board 40 .

[0030] Said opening signal provides that said processor of the circuit board 40 commands the electromechanical lock 20 to switch to the open configuration .

[0031] Said closing signal provides that said processor of the circuit board 40 commands the electromechanical lock 20 to switch to the closed configuration .

[0032] Still more preferably, said wireless antenna 45 i s an NFC antenna, and said at least one complementary wireless device 30 is adapted to transmit an NFC signal to said wireless antenna 45 .

[0033] Still more preferably, the invention is provided to be a wireless kit for opening said bag 100 . The kit comprises said bag 100 , the emergency key 21 , and said at least one complementary wireless device 30 .

[0034] Preferably, said complementary wireless device 30 is adapted to be read by said wireless antenna 45 o f said bag 100 .

[0035] Said complementary wireless device 30 is preferably comprised in a list comprising a card 31 comprising a RFID tag, a little key 32 for key ring comprising a RFID tag, a mobile phone 33 comprising an app for transmitting a signal to said wireless antenna 45 of the bag 100 .

[0036] Still more preferably, said complementary wireless device 30 is an NFC device .

[0037] Preferably, the bag 100 comprises a power port 12 connected to said circuit board 40 . Said power port 12 is adapted to power said electric charging battery 13 .

[0038] Still more preferably, said power port 12 is a USB type port , preferably of type C .

[0039] Preferably, the bag 100 comprises a switch 11 connected to said circuit board 40 . Said switch 11 i s adapted to switch said circuit board 40 from an on configuration to an of f configuration . Said on configuration provides that the circuit board 40 powers said wireless antenna 45 and is capable of receiving said opening signal or said closing signal for opening or closing said electromechanical lock 40 .

[0040] Said of f configuration provides that the circuit board 40 is disconnected from the charging battery 13 and is therefore not powered, and the wireless antenna 45 cannot receive any opening or closing signal .

[0041] Preferably, said circuit board 40 comprises at least one timer commanded by said processor, wherein said memory comprises an of f time which is preset , i f said timer counts an amount of time equal to or higher than said of f time , then it switches said circuit board 40 from said on configuration to said of f configuration . Preferably, the of f time is preset for a time between 30 minutes and two hours .

[0042] Advantageously, the switch 11 or the timer prevents the electric charging battery 13 from running out unnecessarily when the electromechanical lock 20 is not being used .

[0043] Still more preferably, the bag 100 comprises at least one charging indicator 46 connected to said circuit board 40 , wherein said circuit board 40 measures a charging level of said electric charging battery 13 and transmits said measure to said charging indicator 46 , wherein said charging indicator 46 signals at least one low battery level .

[0044] Preferably, said charging indicator 46 is a light indicator comprising at least one light source signalling at least said low battery level .

[0045] Still more preferably, said at least one charging indicator 46 , as shown in Figure 1 , comprises three light sources , preferably of the LED type , in red, yellow, and green . When a red light indicator i s on, then the battery 13 is low, when a yellow light indicator is on, then the battery 13 is below a charge threshold and needs to be recharged, when a green light indicator is on, then the battery 13 is charged within an optimal operating threshold of the electromechanical lock 20 .

[0046] Still more preferably, the charging indicator 46 signals the charge of the battery 13 when the antenna 45 is connected to the complementary device 30 for opening or closing the electromechanical lock 20 .

[0047] Still more preferably, said electric charging battery 13 is separably mounted with said bag 100 and can be replaced with another electric charging battery 13 , for example a battery of a third-party device that needs to be recharged through the photovoltaic panel 10 .

[0048] Preferably, the circuit board 40 is disposed inside the bag 100 and mounted with a bottom wall of the bottom 102 of the bag 100 , so as to be as shielded as possible from heat or cold from the outside of the bag 100 .

[0049] Preferably, the charging battery 13 is mounted inside the bag so as to be as shielded as possible from temperatures outside the bag 100 that can negatively af fect the charging level of the battery 13 .

[0050] Still more preferably, as particularly shown in Figure 4 , the bag 100 comprises an electrical socket 15 , i . e . , a power port , for example of the USB type , but alternatively other types of electrical sockets can be provided, connected to said circuit board 40 and i s adapted to be connected to a current socket to power the battery 13 of the bag 100 , for example , when the battery 13 needs to be charged . Preferably, the electrical socket 15 is adapted to be connected to a continuous electrical socket , for example of the 12-volt type , for example an electrical socket of a car .

[0051] Advantageously, the bag 100 for cycle or motorcycle of the present invention comprises the electromechanical lock 20 that can always be opened even when a battery 13 is low .

[0052] Advantageously, the wireless kit for opening the bag 100 for cycle or motorcycle of the present invention comprises the electromechanical lock 20 that can always be opened even when a battery 13 is low .

[0053] Alternatively, and still more preferably, the power socket 12 can be converted for recharging batteries o f other electronic devices that can be connected to the power socket 12 , for example , i f the power socket 12 i s a USB socket , then mobile phones or other electronic devices whose batteries can be recharged through a USB socket can be connected . Alternatively, any other type of socket can be provided instead of USB, for example a standard electrical current socket with phase , neutral , and / or ground .

[0054] Alternatively, it is provided that said bag 100 can charge an external battery connected to an electric cycle or motorcycle , in order to keep said battery of said cycle or motorcycle being charged .

[0055] Alternatively, the device 30 commands the antenna 45 only with the opening signal , and the electromechanical lock 20 switches from the open configuration to the closed configuration automatically, without needing a closing signal received by the antenna 45 via the complementary device 30 .

[0056] The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modi f ications and variants , all falling within the scope of the inventive concept . In practice , the materials used, as well as the dimensions , can be any depending on the technical requirements .

Claims

CLAIMS1. Bag (100) adapted to be separably mounted with a frame of a cycle or motorcycle and comprising a circuit board (40) comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein said circuit board (40) is mounted so as to be accessible only from the inside of the bag (100) , an electric charging battery (13) connected to said circuit board (40) , wherein said electric charging battery (13) is mounted so as to be accessible only from the inside of the bag (100) , a photovoltaic panel (10) adapted to power said circuit board (40) with electrical current, wherein said photovoltaic panel (10) is mounted on an external face of a wall of the bag (100) , an electromechanical lock (20) connected to said circuit board (40) , wherein said electromechanical lock (20) is adapted to switch from a closed configuration to an open configuration, wherein said closed configuration corresponds to a closed and key-locked configuration of said bag (100) , wherein said open configuration corresponds to a closed and freely openable configuration of said bag (100) , wherein said electromechanical lock (20) comprises a pawl for an emergency key (21) , wherein said pawl is adapted to be rotated by said emergency key (21) , wherein said pawl is rotated by said emergency key (21) is adapted to switch said electromechanical lock (20) from said closed configuration to said open configuration and vice versa, a wireless antenna (45) connected to said circuitboard (40) , wherein said wireless antenna (45) is adapted to receive a signal from at least one complementary wireless device (30) , wherein said wireless antenna (45) is adapted to send an opening signal or a closing signal to said circuit board (40) , wherein said opening signal provides that said processor of the circuit board (40) commands the electromechanical lock (20) to switch to the open configuration, wherein said closing signal provides that said processor of the circuit board (40) commands the electromechanical lock (20) to switch to the close configuration, characterized by comprising a switch (11) connected to said circuit board (40) , wherein said switch (11) is adapted to switch said circuit board (40) from an on configuration to an off configuration, wherein said on configuration provides that the circuit board (40) powers said wireless antenna (45) and is capable of receiving said opening signal or said closing signal for opening or closing said electromechanical lock (40) , wherein said off configuration provides that the circuit board (40) is disconnected from the charging battery (13) .

2. Bag (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that said wireless antenna (45) is an NFC antenna and that said at least one complementary wireless device (30) is adapted to transmit an NFC signal to said wireless antenna (45) .

3. Bag (100) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by comprising a power port (12, 15)connected to said circuit board (40) , wherein said power port (12, 15) is adapted to power said electric charging battery (13) .

4. Bag (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that said power port (12, 15) is a USB type port.

5. Bag (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said circuit board (40) comprises at least one timer commanded by said processor, wherein said memory comprises an off time which is preset, if said timer counts an amount of time equal to or higher than said off time, then it switches said circuit board (40) from said on configuration to said off configuration.

6. Bag (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by comprising at least one charging indicator (46) connected to said circuit board (40) , wherein said circuit board (40) measures a charging level of said electric charging battery (13) and transmits said measure to said charging indicator (46) , wherein said charging indicator (46) signals at least one low battery level.

7. Bag (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that said charging indicator (46) is a light indicator comprising at least one light source signalling at least said low battery level.

8. Bag (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said electric charging battery (13) is separably mounted with said bag (100) and can be replaced with another electric charging battery ( 13 ) .

9. Wireless kit for opening a bag (100) adapted to be separably mounted with a frame of a cycle ormotorcycle, characterized by comprising a bag (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, said emergency key (21) and said at least one complementary wireless device (30) .

10. Kit according to claim 9, characterized in that said complementary wireless device (30) is adapted to be read by said wireless antenna (45) of said bag (100) , wherein said complementary wireless device (30) is comprised in a list comprising a card (31) comprising a RFID tag, a little key (32) for key ring comprising a RFID tag, a mobile phone (33) comprising an app for transmitting a signal to said wireless antenna (45) of the bag (100) .

11. Kit according to any one of claims 9 or 10, characterized in that said complementary wireless device (30) is an NFC device.

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