Electronic Battery Box Latch for Keyless Theft Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery locks for outdoor electronic devices, such as electric bicycles, require a key for removal, causing inconvenience and failing to prevent theft effectively.
Innovation Solution
An electronically controlled battery box lock with a base and battery box, featuring a movable or rotatable latching member controlled by an electronic controller, allowing secure engagement and disengagement without a key, using a smartphone application for unlocking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a lock is installed on the battery to prevent theft, then security is improved, but the user needs to carry a key which reduces convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical key-lock system with an electronic control system. The electronic controller receives signals (e.g., via smartphone application or RFID card) and actuates the latching member accordingly, eliminating the need for physical keys while maintaining secure locking functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an electronic controller as an intermediary between the user and the latching mechanism. The controller processes authentication signals and controls the latching member's movement, serving as a mediator that enables secure access without requiring direct mechanical key insertion and rotation.
2Reliability
If a key-based lock system is used, then theft prevention is improved, but the complexity of the system increases due to key management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the key management functionality from the locking mechanism itself and separates it into an independent electronic control system. The latching member and electronic controller are integrated into the battery box, while the authentication interface (smartphone app, RFID reader) can be separate, allowing users to lose or forget physical keys without affecting the core locking function.
3Device complexity
If the latching member is fixed in position, then the structure is simpler, but the battery box cannot be detached or locked securely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the latching member dynamic rather than fixed. The latching member can move between a locked position (engaging with the battery box) and an unlocked position (disengaged from the battery box). This movement is controlled by the electronic controller which actuates the latching member in response to authentication signals, enabling both secure locking and easy detachment.
Data Source
AI summary
A lock electronically controls whether the battery box can be removed or not and has a base and a battery box. A first base latch seat of the base has an electronic controller and a latching member. The battery box is detachably mounted on the base. The latching member is movable or rotatable to engage with the first battery latch seat of the battery box. The latching member is moveable or rotatable to disengage from the first battery latch seat under the control of the electronic controller. The latching member on the base regularly engages with the first battery latch seat. To unlock the battery box, it is only necessary to control the electronic controller by signal, and then the latching member on the base may be disengaged from the first battery latch seat, so that the battery box can be removed.