Battery Lock Cylinder With Lifting Release for Hidden E-Bike Packs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lock systems for securing batteries on vehicles, such as electric bicycles, are either difficult to use for removal or lack effective theft protection, often requiring complex operations and not facilitating easy access, especially for batteries hidden within the frame.
Innovation Solution
A lock system incorporating a deadbolt, lock cylinder, and lifting element that allows for easy and secure battery removal by pivoting the deadbolt between holding and release positions, with actuation options via key or actuator, and a mechanical lifting mechanism to facilitate battery access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional lock system is used to secure the battery, then theft protection is provided, but the battery removal becomes difficult and requires complex operations
Solution Approach 1:
The lock system is divided into independent functional components: a deadbolt for securing the battery, a lock cylinder for actuation, and a lifting element for facilitating removal. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, maintaining security while enabling easy removal when authorized.
Solution Approach 2:
The deadbolt is designed to be movable between a locked position (providing security) and an unlocked position (allowing removal). The lifting element is also movable, transitioning from a retracted state to an extended state that facilitates battery removal. This dynamic design allows the system to adapt between security and ease of operation modes.
2Reliability
If the battery is mounted within the vehicle frame for security, then theft protection is improved, but access and removal become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting element acts as an intermediary mechanism between the lock cylinder actuation and the battery removal. When the deadbolt is unlocked, the lifting element extends to physically lift the battery upward, bridging the gap between the secured position within the frame and the removable position, thereby facilitating easy access without compromising security.
3Ease of operation
If a simple lock mechanism is used, then ease of operation is improved, but theft protection becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges a simple lock cylinder mechanism with additional security and removal assistance features. The deadbolt provides robust security comparable to complex systems, while the integrated lifting element adds removal assistance. This combination achieves both simplicity of operation and high reliability of theft protection.
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AI summary
A lock system for securing a battery of a vehicle operable by muscle power and/or motor power, in particular an electric bicycle. The lock system includes: a deadbolt which is pivotable about a bolt axis, a lock cylinder which is configured to actuate the deadbolt, and a lifting element which is coupled to the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder being movable into a holding position and into a release position, the lock cylinder in the holding position preventing a removal of the battery in a removal direction, and in the release position allowing the removal of the battery. The lifting element is configured to move the battery in the removal direction when the deadbolt is moved from the holding position into the release position.