Polymer Wheel Locking Boot With GPS-Safe Anti-Tamper Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle locking boots are prone to tampering and damage, and their GPS tracking systems often interfere with metal components, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle locking boot design featuring a thermoplastic polymer structure with integrated support arms, a lug nut blocking plate, and a GPS module housed in a reinforced plastic enclosure, which minimizes weight, prevents tampering, and enhances GPS signal accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If metal components are used in the locking boot, then strength and durability are improved, but GPS tracking signal interference increases and weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes metal components from the locking boot structure and replaces them with polymer materials. The GPS receiver module is extracted from potential metal enclosures and positioned in a location optimized for signal reception, eliminating the harmful electromagnetic interference that metal would cause to GPS signals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs polymer composite materials that provide both structural strength and GPS signal transparency. These composite materials replace traditional metal components, maintaining the necessary mechanical durability while allowing GPS signals to pass through without interference.
2Strength
If metal components are used in the locking boot, then strength and durability are improved, but weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from metal to polymer, fundamentally altering the density and weight characteristics of the locking boot while maintaining structural integrity through appropriate polymer selection and structural design.
Solution Approach 2:
The use of polymer composite materials provides a favorable strength-to-weight ratio, delivering the necessary structural strength without the excessive weight associated with metal components.
3Ease of manufacture
If the locking boot structure is simplified, then ease of manufacture is improved, but susceptibility to tampering increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking boot is divided into multiple components including the boot body, support arms, engagement protrusions, and GPS receiver module. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing of individual parts while creating a complex assembled structure that is more resistant to tampering.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking boot incorporates a GPS receiver module that automatically monitors and reports the boot's status and location, providing self-service surveillance that enhances tamper detection without requiring complex mechanical anti-tampering mechanisms.
4Weight of moving object
If the locking boot is made lighter, then ease of installation is improved, but structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses polymer composite materials that offer superior strength-to-weight ratios compared to traditional materials, enabling the locking boot to be significantly lighter while maintaining or even improving structural strength through the inherent properties of the composite material.
Data Source
AI summary
A horizontal support arm including a thermoplastic polymer defines a horizontal axis extending along the horizontal support arm. A track is formed in the horizontal support arm. The track extends along the horizontal axis. A first vertical support arm extends from the horizontal support arm. The first vertical support arm includes a front engagement protrusion. The first vertical support arm includes the thermoplastic polymer. A receiving orifice is defined in the horizontal support arm. A horizontal extension portion is slidably received in the receiving orifice by sliding horizontally along the track formed in the horizontal support arm. A second vertical support arm extends from the horizontal extension portion. The second vertical support arm includes a rear engagement protrusion. The second vertical support arm includes the thermoplastic polymer. A lug nut blocking plate extends from the first vertical support arm. The lug nut block plate includes the thermoplastic polymer.