Apparatus and method for bicycle anti-theft
AssigneeGiant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsChih-Hsiang Shen, Chia-Jung Chang
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for bicycle anti-theft are provided. When a biometric feature of a user matches a preset biological feature, a brake lever is fixed at a preset position to lock the bicycle.
Claims17
An anti-theft apparatus for a bicycle, comprising
- a fixing device, comprising a motor and a fixing bolt which is movable;
- a biometric feature identification sensor, identifying a biometric feature of a user;
- a brake;
- a brake lever, coupled to the brake, the brake is operated along with movement of the brake lever, wherein the brake lever comprises a fixing hole;
- and
- a control chip, coupled to the biometric feature identification sensor and the motor, wherein when the brake lever is pressed to a preset position to drive the brake to carry out braking and the biometric feature of the user matches a preset biological feature, the control chip controls the motor to drive the fixing bolt into the fixing hole so as to fix the brake lever at the preset position to lock the bicycle.
An anti-theft method, adapted for an anti-theft apparatus of a bicycle, the anti-theft apparatus comprises a fixing bolt which is movable, the anti-theft method comprising:
- identifying a biometric feature of a user;
- determining whether a brake lever of the bicycle is pressed to a preset position to drive a brake to carry out braking and whether the biometric feature of the user matches a preset biological feature, wherein the brake lever comprises a fixing hole;
- and
- when the brake lever is pressed to the preset position to drive the brake to carry out braking and the biometric feature of the user matches the preset biological feature, fixing the brake lever at the preset position by driving the fixing bolt into the fixing hole, so as to lock the bicycle.
An anti-theft apparatus for a bicycle, comprising:
- a fixing device, comprising a motor and a hook which is movable;
- a biometric feature identification sensor, identifying a biometric feature of a user;
- a brake;
- a brake lever, coupled to the brake, the brake is operated along with movement of the brake lever, wherein the brake lever comprises an engaging slot;
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- a control chip, coupled to the biometric feature identification sensor and the motor, wherein when the brake lever is pressed to a preset position to drive the brake to carry out braking and the biometric feature of the user matches a preset biological feature, the control chip controls the motor to drive the hook to be engaged within the engaging slot so as to fix the brake lever at the preset position to lock the bicycle.
An anti-theft method, adapted for an anti-theft apparatus of a bicycle, the anti-theft apparatus comprises a hook which is movable, the anti-theft method comprising:
- identifying a biometric feature of a user;
- determining whether a brake lever of the bicycle is pressed to a preset position to drive a brake to carry out braking and whether the biometric feature of the user matches a preset biological feature, wherein the brake lever comprises an engaging slot;
- and
- when the brake lever is pressed to the preset position to drive the brake to carry out braking and the biometric feature of the user matches the preset biological feature, fixing the brake lever at the preset position by driving the hook to be engaged within the engaging slot, so as to lock the bicycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.