Hidden Handlebar Lock System with State Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional handlebar locking devices for vehicles with changeable traveling directions are exposed and can be easily unlocked using forcible methods, failing to effectively prevent theft and ensure secure locking.
Innovation Solution
A handlebar lock system with a hidden handlebar locking device and a state notification device that identifies and communicates the lock state to the user, preventing unauthorized unlocking and enabling secure theft prevention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the handlebar locking device is exposed and accessible, then the user can easily operate it to lock and unlock the handlebar, but the device can be easily unlocked by unauthorized persons using forcible methods
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is extracted from the exterior and placed inside the vehicle body. The handlebar locking device is positioned within the vehicle interior, making it inaccessible from outside while remaining operable by the user through internal access points or mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The handlebar locking device is nested within the vehicle body structure. The locking mechanism is housed inside the vehicle interior, with only necessary interface elements exposed, creating a nested configuration that protects the mechanism while maintaining functionality.
2Reliability
If the handlebar locking device is hidden inside the vehicle body, then security against forcible unlocking is improved, but the user cannot directly observe the lock state
Solution Approach 1:
A state notification device provides feedback to the user about the lock state. Sensors detect whether the handlebar is locked or unlocked, and this information is transmitted to a display interface inside the vehicle, allowing the user to know the lock state without directly observing the locking mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
An electronic communication system acts as an intermediary between the locking mechanism and the user. The operation state identifying section detects the lock state, transmits this information through a communication interface, and the state notification device presents it to the user, mediating the information flow without requiring direct observation.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a handlebar lock system which (i) can be used for a moving body whose traveling direction is changed with a handlebar and (ii) includes a handlebar locking device which makes it difficult to unlock the handlebar by a forcible method such as breaking. The handlebar lock system includes: a handlebar locking device (20); and a user interface (8) which notifies a user of an operation state of the handlebar locking device (20), which operation state includes at least a lock state of the handlebar (5). The handlebar locking device (20) is provided in a frame of a bicycle so as to be not viewable from outside of the bicycle. The control section (100) identifies the operation state, and then outputs, via a communication section (101), information indicative of the operation state thus identified. A control section (8a) of the user interface (8) receives, from the handlebar locking device (20), the information indicative of the operation state. According to the information thus received, the control section (8a) notifies the user of operation information on the handlebar locking device (20).