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US 10,329,808 B2Granted
Magnetic anti-theft lock system and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsVirgilio Torres Platas, Pamela Dueñas Marroquín
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Abstract
An anti-theft lock system for a motor vehicle includes a motor vehicle support surface, a component to be protected from theft and an electromagnetic locking feature securing the component to the motor vehicle support surface. An anti-theft mirror and a method of preventing theft of a frangible component from a motor vehicle are also disclosed.
Claims13
An anti-theft lock system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a motor vehicle support surface;
- a component to be protected from theft;
- and
- an electromagnetic locking feature securing said component to said motor vehicle support surface, said electromagnetic locking feature including an electromagnet fixed to said motor vehicle support surface, a ferromagnetic target fixed to said component and a controller configured to activate said electromagnet in response to an ignition switch of said motor vehicle being switched off.
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An anti-theft mirror, comprising:
- a mirror housing;
- a mirror body held in said mirror housing;
- and
- an electromagnetic locking feature securing said mirror body to said mirror housing, said electromagnetic locking feature including an electromagnet fixed to said mirror housing, a ferromagnetic target fixed to said mirror body and a controller configured to activate said electromagnet in response to an ignition switch being switched off.
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A method of preventing theft of a frangible component from a motor vehicle, comprising:
- providing an electromagnetic locking feature to secure said frangible component to a motor vehicle support surface;
- securing said frangible component with sufficient electromagnetic force to cause said frangible component to break if removed from said motor vehicle support surface while said electromagnetic locking feature is activated;
- fixing an electromagnet to said motor vehicle support surface;
- fixing a ferromagnetic target to said frangible component;
- and
- configuring a controller of said electromagnetic locking feature to activate said electromagnet when an ignition switch of said motor vehicle is switched off.
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