Vehicle Lock Mount Channel for Secure Access and Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods of carrying vehicle locks result in inconvenience, reduced accessibility, and added bulk, hindering user mobility and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A dedicated mount that integrates the lock with the vehicle, featuring an elongated channel with adjustable engagement and a retainer to securely hold the lock in place, preventing accidental detachment due to vibrations or impacts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional methods of carrying vehicle locks are used, then the lock can be stored separately, but this results in added bulk and reduced accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lock storage function with the vehicle frame by integrating a dedicated mount directly onto the frame structure. This merging eliminates the need for separate lock carriers or bags, reducing overall bulk while maintaining constant accessibility to the lock during transit.
2Reliability
If the lock is mounted securely to prevent detachment, then safety is improved, but this may reduce ease of access
Solution Approach 1:
The mount incorporates a dynamic release mechanism that allows the lock to be securely held during normal transit but easily released when needed. The channel and retainer design provides automatic engagement for security while allowing quick manual release for accessibility, resolving the contradiction between secure attachment and easy access.
3Reliability
If the channel is designed with narrow portions for secure engagement, then reliability of engagement is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The channel cross-section varies along its length with strategic narrow portions that provide secure engagement points. By carefully positioning these narrow sections at specific locations within the channel, the design achieves reliable lock retention through geometric interlocking rather than relying solely on tight tolerances throughout the entire channel, thereby reducing overall manufacturing precision requirements.
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AI summary
A mount for a security device, the mount configured to releasably engage a security device having a predetermined cross-section, the mount comprising an elongated channel comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion adjacent the first portion along a length of the mount and separated from the first portion by a through-hole, through which a security device having the predetermined cross-section can be inserted at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the channel and rotated for alignment and engagement with the channel.