Wheel Clamp Hook Locking Structure for Vehicle Immobilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wheel clamps do not effectively immobilize vehicles like ATVs and pickup trucks, lacking a secure locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized movement.
Innovation Solution
A wheel clamp design featuring an outer and inner hook system with a lock mechanism, perforated holes for alignment, and a barrel lock to secure the hooks together, along with optional features like a nail-like projection for theft deterrence and an elongated extension member for added stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing wheel clamp designs are used, then the structure is simple, but the immobilization effectiveness is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The wheel clamp is divided into multiple functional segments: outer hook assembly, inner hook assembly, plate member with aperture, and lock mechanism. Each segment performs a specific function and can be independently positioned or adjusted, allowing the system to achieve reliable immobilization while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The inner hook assembly is nested within the outer hook assembly, with the plate member positioned between them. The lock mechanism is housed within the plate member structure. This nested arrangement consolidates multiple components into a compact integrated unit, improving immobilization effectiveness without proportionally increasing overall device complexity
2Reliability
If a secure locking mechanism is added, then theft deterrence is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lock mechanism is integrated into the plate member structure, utilizing the existing aperture and hook assemblies as part of the locking system. The hooks engage with the plate member's aperture to create the locking action, meaning the existing structural components serve dual purposes as both structural elements and locking elements, thereby improving theft deterrence without adding separate complex locking components
Data Source
AI summary
A wheel clamp having an outer hook; an inner hook; a plate member having a plate aperture; a lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism is at least partly surrounded by a housing; the outer hook comprises a first outer hook member, a second outer hook member, and a third outer hook member; a female receiving member receives a first end of the third outer hook member; the inner hook comprises a first inner hook member, a second inner hook member, and a third inner hook member; and the first inner hook member is perforated to provide an inner hole, the first outer hook member is perforated to provide a plurality of outer holes, wherein when the inner hole is aligned with one of the plurality of the outer holes the lock mechanism is capable of engaging the inner hole with one of the plurality of outer holes.