Lock apparatus and vehicle using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759382-B2
Application number	US-201815987629-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2018
Priority date	May 23, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

A lock apparatus includes a bracket, an engagement module, and an actuation module. The engagement module is supported in the bracket and has an engagement member configured to move to a first position or a second position in a first axial direction along the first axial direction. The actuation module is connected to the bracket and includes a pushing member. The actuation module drives the pushing member to move to a first position or a second position in the second axial direction along the second axial direction. When the pushing member is at the first position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is at the first position in the first axial direction. When the pushing member is at the second position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is at the second position in the first axial direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lock apparatus, comprising:
a bracket;
an engagement module supported in the bracket and having an engagement member configured to move to a first position or a second position in the first axial direction relative to the bracket substantially along the first axial direction; and
an actuation module connected to the bracket and comprising a pushing member, the actuation module driving the pushing member to move to a first position or a second position in the second axial direction relative to the engagement module substantially along the second axial direction that is not parallel to the first axial direction,
wherein when the pushing member is located at the first position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is located at the first position in the first axial direction, and when the pushing member is located at the second position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is located at the second position in the first axial direction,
wherein the actuation module is an electromagnetic switch and further comprises:
a sleeve;
a movable rod passing through the sleeve, wherein the pushing member is coupled to an end of the movable rod;
an abutting ring mounted to another end of the movable rod away from the pushing member; and
a resilient member abutted between the sleeve and the abutting ring.

2. The lock apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first position in the first axial direction is an unlock position, and the second position in the first axial direction is a lock position.

3. The lock apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the engagement module further comprises a first linkage, and wherein a first end of the first linkage is connected to the engagement member, and wherein a second end of the first linkage is configured to be in contact with the pushing member.

4. The lock apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the pushing member has a first pushing portion, and wherein, when the pushing member is located at the first position in the second axial direction, the first pushing portion is spaced apart from the engagement module, and wherein when the pushing member is moved from the first position in the second axial direction to the second position in the second axial direction, the first pushing portion pushes the engagement module to move the engagement member to the lock position.

5. The lock apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the pushing member further has a second pushing portion connected to the first pushing portion, and when the second pushing portion contacts the engagement module, the engagement member is located at the unlock position.

6. The lock apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first axial direction is substantially perpendicular to the second axial direction, and the first pushing portion and the second pushing portion are substantially parallel to the second axial direction and form a height difference in the first axial direction.

7. The lock apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the pushing member further has a step portion, and the second pushing portion is connected to the first pushing portion through the step portion.

8. The lock apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second pushing portion is a flat surface, the step portion is a curved surface, and the curved surface is smoothly connected to the flat surface.

9. The lock apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the bracket further comprises a second retaining member, and the second retaining member is configured to be abutted by the second pushing portion.

10. The lock apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second retaining member comprises:
a connecting block having a through hole, wherein the second pushing portion is at least partially located in the through hole; and
a fastening member fastened to the connecting block and partially protruding into the through hole to be abutted by the second pushing portion.

11. The lock apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the engagement member comprises a flange, and the bracket comprises:
a first frame body facing toward the actuation module; and
a second frame body facing away from the actuation module, fixed to the first frame body, and forming an accommodating space with the first frame body, wherein the engagement member passes through the first frame body and the second frame body, and the flange is retained in the accommodating space.

12. The lock apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the engagement module further comprises a resilient member, and the resilient member is located in the accommodating space and compressed between the second frame body and the flange.

13. The lock apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the engagement member further comprises a pin portion, and the pin portion is connected to the flange and protrudes out from the second frame body.

14. The lock apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the engagement member further comprises a coupling portion, the coupling portion is connected to the flange and protrudes out from the first frame body, the first linkage further comprises a sliding member, and the sliding member is configured to be slidably pushed by the pushing member.

15. The lock apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first linkage further comprises a coupling pedestal, the sliding member is connected to the coupling portion through the coupling pedestal, and the coupling pedestal is configured to abut against the first frame body.

16. The lock apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the engagement member passes through the bracket, the first linkage further comprises a sliding member, and the sliding member is coupled to an end of the engagement member close to the pushing member and configured to be slidably abutted by the pushing member.

17. The lock apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first linkage further comprises a coupling pedestal, the sliding member is connected to the end of the engagement member close to the pushing member through the coupling pedestal, and the coupling pedestal is configured to abut against the bracket.

18. A vehicle, comprising:
a frame having a bushing portion;
a steering shaft rotatably disposed in the bushing portion; and
the lock apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the bracket is fixed to the bushing portion,
wherein when the engagement member is located at the lock position, the engagement member passes through the bushing portion and is engaged with the steering shaft, and when the engagement member is located at the unlock position, the engagement member is separated from the steering shaft.

19. A lock apparatus, comprising:
a bracket;
an engagement module supported in the bracket and having an engagement member configured to move to a first position or a second position in the first axial direction relative to the bracket substantially along the first axial direction; and
an actuation module connected to the bracket and comprising a pushing member, the actuation module driving the pushing member to move to a first position or a second position in the second axial direction relative to the engagement module substantially along the second axial direction that is not parallel to the first axial direction,
wherein when the pushing member is located at the first position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is located at the first position in the first axial direction, and when the pushing member is located at the second position in the second axial direction, the engagement member is located at the second position in the first axial direction,
wherein the first position in the first axial direction is an unlock position, and the second position in the fi

Assignees

• Gogoro Inc

Inventors

• Huang Jung-Chi
• Chang Chia-Hao
• Chen Yu-Min

Classifications

• B60R25/02126

  with linear bolt motion perpendicular to the lock axis · CPC title

• B60R25/02153 Primary

  comprising a locking member radially and linearly moved towards the steering column · CPC title

• B62H5/06 Primary

  acting on the front wheel fork or steering head tube · CPC title

• B60R2325/306

  Motorcycles · CPC title

• B60R25/20

  Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off · CPC title