CN111197430A

CN111197430A - Vehicle lock and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN111197430A
Application number: CN201811367994.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张卫东; 其他发明人请求不公开姓名
Original assignee: Beijing Youshan Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Youshan Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-16
Filing date: 2018-11-16
Publication date: 2020-05-26

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a vehicle lock and a vehicle. The vehicle lock comprises a shell, a lock pin and a driving piece; the lock pin is movably connected with the shell, and the electric driving piece is in transmission connection with the lock pin; the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a first position relative to the shell in a first direction so as to open the vehicle lock; and the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a second position relative to the shell in a second direction opposite to the first direction so as to close the vehicle lock. The opening and closing of the vehicle lock provided by the invention are controlled by the electric driving piece, the reliability of the vehicle lock can be guaranteed, the use is convenient, the user experience is better, and the unlocking or locking efficiency is higher.

Description

Vehicle lock and vehicle

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a vehicle lock and a vehicle.

Background

The lock generally includes the casing and can be relative the telescopic lockpin of this casing, inserts between the adjacent spoke of wheel when the lockpin stretches out the casing, makes the unable rotation of wheel, and then realizes the locking of vehicle, makes during the lockpin withdraws the casing when needing to use the vehicle, avoids the lockpin to form the hindrance to the rotation of wheel.

A handle structure is usually provided on the lock pin, and a user is required to manually pull the handle structure to drive the lock pin to close or open the vehicle lock. The handle is damaged due to long-time aging or excessive external force, so that the use is inconvenient for people.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a vehicle lock and a vehicle, and aims to solve the technical problem that a handle structure in the prior art is easy to damage and inconvenient to use.

The invention provides a vehicle lock, which comprises a shell, a lock pin and an electric driving piece, wherein the shell is provided with a lock pin; the lock pin is movably connected with the shell, and the electric driving piece is in transmission connection with the lock pin; the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a first position relative to the shell in a first direction so as to open the vehicle lock; and the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a second position relative to the shell in a second direction opposite to the first direction so as to close the vehicle lock.

Optionally, the electric drive is an electric motor.

Optionally, the electric drive is geared with the locking pin.

Furthermore, the bicycle lock comprises a driving gear, the driving gear is connected with the motor, teeth are arranged on the lock pin, and the driving gear and the lock pin are in meshing transmission.

Alternatively, the drive gear is in external or internal engagement with the locking pin.

Further, the vehicle lock includes a position detecting element for detecting a position of the lock pin with respect to the housing; the position detection element transmits a first position signal indicating that the lock pin is in the first position and a second position signal indicating that the lock pin is in the second position to the electric drive member, and the electric drive member stops operating according to the first position signal or the second position signal.

Optionally, the position detection element is a position switch.

Optionally, the position switch is a contact position switch.

Optionally, the position switch is two, one is a lock-off switch for detecting that the lock pin is located at the first position, and the other is an unlock switch for detecting that the lock pin is located at the second position.

Alternatively, the lock-off switch is disposed at the end of the movement locus of the lock pin, and the lock-on switch is disposed at the beginning of the movement locus of the lock pin.

Further, the shell comprises a bottom shell and a buckle cover which are buckled with each other; the buckle cover comprises a first part and a second part which are connected with each other, and the bottom shell and the first part are made of metal.

Optionally, the second portion is made of plastic.

Optionally, the buckle cover is detachably connected with the bottom shell.

Optionally, the first portion is removably connected to the second portion.

Optionally, the first portion overlies the location of the detent.

Optionally, the locking pin is a locking ring.

The invention provides a vehicle, which comprises a vehicle lock provided by the invention.

Optionally, the vehicle is a pedal bicycle, an electric scooter or a motorcycle.

The invention provides a vehicle lock, which comprises a shell, a lock pin and a driving piece; the lock pin is movably connected with the shell, and the electric driving piece is in transmission connection with the lock pin; the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a first position relative to the shell in a first direction so as to open the vehicle lock; and the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a second position relative to the shell in a second direction opposite to the first direction so as to close the vehicle lock. When the lock needs to be closed, the electric driving piece drives the lock pin to move towards the first direction until the lock pin reaches the first position, and therefore the vehicle is locked; when the vehicle needs to be unlocked, the electric drive piece drives the lock pin to move towards the first direction until the first position, and therefore the vehicle is unlocked.

The opening and closing of the vehicle lock are controlled through the electric driving piece, on one hand, manual operation structures such as a handle are avoided, so that the condition that a user cannot conveniently close the vehicle lock or unlock the vehicle lock or even cannot use the vehicle lock due to damage of the manual operation structures such as the handle is avoided, the reliability of the vehicle lock is further guaranteed, and the vehicle lock is convenient to use; on the other hand, the electric control switch lock replaces the manual control switch lock, so that the unlocking and locking operations of a user are saved, the use is more convenient, and the user experience is better; in another aspect, the electrical control provides a vehicle lock with greater efficiency in unlocking or locking.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a vehicle lock according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the locking pin in the vehicle lock shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a housing in the vehicle lock shown in fig. 1.

In the figure: 10-a housing; 20-a locking pin; 30-an electric drive; 40-a drive gear; 50-position detection element; 60-trajectory of movement of the locking pin; 70-setting unit; 11-a lower shell; 12-buckling a cover; 21-tooth; 22-a locking ring; 51-an unlocking switch; 52-off lock switch; 71-an unlocking setting part; 72-off lock setting part; 121-a first portion; 122-second section.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all the embodiments. The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present application without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a vehicle lock according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the locking pin in the vehicle lock shown in FIG. 1; fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a housing in the vehicle lock shown in fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present invention provides a vehicle lock including a housing 10, a locking pin 20, and an electric driver 30; the lock pin 20 is movably connected with the shell 10, and the electric driving piece 30 is in transmission connection with the lock pin 20; the electric driving member 30 can drive the lock pin 20 to move to a first position in a first direction relative to the housing 10 to open the vehicle lock; and the electric actuator 30 is capable of moving the latch 20 relative to the housing 10 in a second direction opposite to the first direction to a second position to close the vehicle lock.

In the process of using the vehicle lock provided by the embodiment, when the vehicle lock needs to be closed, the electric driving part 30 drives the lock pin 20 to move towards the first direction to the first position, so as to lock the vehicle; when unlocking is desired, the electric drive 30 moves the locking pin 20 in a first direction to a first position, thereby unlocking the vehicle.

The lock that this embodiment provided is opened and closed all controls through electric drive piece 30, avoids setting up handle etc. needs manually operation's structure to avoid manual operation structure damage such as handle (like the long ageing or malicious destruction of live time etc.) to lead to the inconvenient circumstances such as lock or unblank or even unable use of user, and then the reliability of guarantee lock facilitates the use. Moreover, the electric control switch lock replaces a manual control switch lock, so that the unlocking and locking operations of a user are saved, the use is more convenient, and the user experience is better. And the electric control enables the vehicle lock to have higher unlocking or locking efficiency.

When the bicycle lock provided by the embodiment is applied to a shared bicycle, the safety and the reliability of the locking of the bicycle lock enable a user to lock the bicycle in time and smoothly after the shared bicycle is used up, so that the next user can conveniently use the bicycle lock, and the loss caused by the loss of the shared bicycle is avoided; the faults caused by the damage of manual operation structures such as handles are reduced, and therefore the maintenance cost of the shared bicycle is reduced.

There are various ways to control the operation of the electric driver 30, such as: an unlocking key and a locking key are arranged on the vehicle lock, and the unlocking key and the locking key are both in communication connection with the electric driving piece 30, so that the work of the electric driving piece 30 is controlled to realize unlocking or locking; alternatively, the operation of the electric driving member 30 is controlled by the mobile phone APP to realize unlocking or locking and the like.

The lock pin 20 is movably connected with the housing 10, and may be in a rotational connection, the electric driving member 30 is a motor, and the motor drives the lock pin 20 to rotate in a first direction (e.g., a direction close to the wheel) relative to the housing 10, so as to lock the wheel and complete locking; the motor rotates the locking pin 20 relative to the housing 10 in a second direction (e.g., a direction away from the wheel), thereby unlocking the wheel and completing the unlocking.

The movable connection between the lock pin 20 and the housing 10 may also be a sliding connection, and the electric driver 30 drives the lock pin 20 to slide in a first direction (e.g. a direction close to the wheel) relative to the housing 10, so as to lock the wheel and complete locking; the electric driving member 30 slides the locking pin 20 relative to the housing 10 in a second direction (e.g., a direction away from the wheel), so as to unlock the wheel, thereby completing the unlocking.

In order to enable the lock pin 20 to slide well in the housing 10, a structure for limiting and guiding the lock pin 20, such as a slide rail, or a slide groove for sliding the lock pin 20, may be provided in the housing 10.

The sliding track of the lock pin 20 may be a straight line, and in this case, the lock pin 20 may be configured as a straight inserted rod or an inserted plate, etc. The slide, slide rail or slide groove is also arranged in a straight line shape to match with the sliding track of the lock pin 20.

In this case, the electric drive may be configured in various forms, for example: the electric driving piece is an electric telescopic rod, and a movable rod of the electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected with the lock pin 20.

For another example: the electric driving element comprises a first electromagnet arranged on the shell 10 and a second electromagnet arranged on the lock pin 20, when the lock pin 20 needs to extend out of the shell 10 to close the lock, the magnetism of the first electromagnet and the magnetism of the second electromagnet are controlled to be the same, the lock pin 20 is pushed out through repulsive force, when the lock pin 20 needs to retract into the shell 10 to unlock the lock, the magnetism of the first electromagnet and the magnetism of the second electromagnet are controlled to be opposite, and the lock pin 20 is pulled back through attractive force.

Optionally, the electric driving member 30 is a motor, and the lock pin 20 can be extended and retracted by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor, so that the structure is simple, the control is convenient, and the structure of the vehicle lock is compact and the volume is small.

Wherein, the motor can be connected with the lock pin 20 through a transmission assembly, and the structural form of the transmission assembly can be various, for example: the transmission assembly comprises a driving wheel, a friction surface is arranged on the peripheral wall of the driving wheel, a friction surface is also arranged on the lock pin 20, and the driving wheel and the lock pin 20 are in friction transmission.

Optionally, the electric driving member 30 is connected with the lock pin 20 through a gear transmission manner, and the transmission is reliable, stable and efficient through gear engagement transmission, so that the reliability of the vehicle lock is improved.

The transmission assembly comprises a driving gear 40 connected with a motor and a rack fixedly connected with the lock pin 20, the motor drives the gear to rotate, the gear drives the rack to do reciprocating linear motion, and the rack drives the lock pin 20 to slide to realize extension or retraction. A plurality of transmission gears may also be provided between the drive gear 40 and the rack gear.

The connection mode of the rack and the lock ring 22 can be various, for example: welding, screwing or clamping, etc.

Alternatively, the rack is provided integrally with the lock pin 20, i.e., teeth 21 are provided on the lock pin 20 to engage with the drive gear 40. Can avoid the later stage again to rack and lockpin 20 installation fixed, integrative setting avoids producing assembly error moreover to it is more accurate to make the transmission, and is more effective.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the sliding track of the lock pin 20 is an arc, that is, the lock pin 20 is a lock ring 22, and the lock pin 20 is arranged in an arc. In this embodiment, the lock pin 20 structure can make the lock compact and small. At this time, the slide rail, the slide groove, or the like is also provided in an arc shape to fit the sliding track of the lock pin 20.

In this case, the electric drive may be configured in various forms, for example: the electric driving element comprises a first electromagnet arranged on the shell 10 and a second electromagnet arranged on the locking ring 22, when the locking ring 22 needs to extend out of the shell 10 to close the lock, the magnetism of the first electromagnet and the magnetism of the second electromagnet are controlled to be the same, the locking ring 22 is pushed out through repulsive force, when the locking ring 22 needs to retract into the shell 10 to unlock, the magnetism of the first electromagnet and the magnetism of the second electromagnet are controlled to be opposite, and the locking ring 22 is pulled back through attractive force.

For another example: the electric drive is a swing motor, the swing motor is connected with the locking ring 22 through a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly comprises a transmission rod, a sliding block and an arc-shaped sliding rail, one end of the transmission rod is connected with the swing motor, the sliding block is rotatably connected with the other end of the transmission rod, the sliding block is used for sliding the sliding block, the sliding rail and the sliding track of the locking ring 22 are concentrically arranged (arranged in concentric circles or in the same circle), the sliding block is fixedly connected with the locking ring 22, the swing motor drives the transmission rod to swing, the transmission rod drives the sliding block to slide in the sliding rail, and the sliding block drives the locking.

Optionally, the electric driving element 30 is a motor, and the lock ring 22 can be extended and retracted by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor, so that the structure is simple, the control is convenient, and the structure of the vehicle lock is compact and the volume is small.

Wherein, the motor can be connected with the lock ring 22 through a transmission component, and the structural form of the transmission component can be various, for example: the transmission assembly comprises a driving wheel, a friction surface is arranged on the peripheral wall of the driving wheel, a friction surface is also arranged on the locking ring 22, and the driving wheel and the locking ring 22 are in friction transmission.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2, the electric driver 30 is geared with the lock ring 22. In the embodiment, the transmission is reliable and stable through gear meshing transmission, and the efficiency is high, so that the reliability of the vehicle lock is improved.

Wherein, a gear set can be arranged for transmission.

Alternatively, the transmission assembly includes a driving gear 40 connected to the motor and an arc-shaped rack connected to the locking ring 22, and the arc-shaped rack is arranged concentrically (arranged concentrically or arranged in the same circle) with the locking ring 22; the motor drives the driving gear 40 to rotate, and the gear drives the locking ring 22 to slide, so that the locking ring 22 extends out or retracts into the shell 10, and locking or unlocking is realized. The transmission assembly provided by the embodiment is simple, concise and compact, so that the structure of the vehicle lock is compact.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2, the arc-shaped rack is provided integrally with the lock ring 22, i.e., the teeth 21 for engaging with the gear are provided directly on the lock ring 22. The connection mode of the arc-shaped rack and the lock ring 22 in the embodiment can avoid the later stage to fixedly install the rack and the lock ring 22, and the integral arrangement avoids producing assembly errors, so that the transmission is more accurate and more effective.

The driving gear 40 can be internally meshed with the lock ring 22, so that the space in the shell 10 is saved, and particularly when the bicycle lock is arranged in a horseshoe shape, the space in the shell 10 can be fully utilized by the internal meshing, so that the size of the bicycle lock is reduced; alternatively, the drive gear 40 may be externally engaged with the locking ring 22 for ease of installation; of course, both internal and external engagements may be achieved as desired.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, based on the above embodiment, further, the vehicle lock includes a position detecting element 50, and the position detecting element 50 is used for detecting the position of the lock pin 20 relative to the housing 10; the position detection element 50 transmits both a first position signal indicating that the locking pin 20 is in the first position and a second position signal indicating that the locking pin 20 is in the second position to the electric drive 30, and the electric drive 30 stops operating according to the first position signal or the second position signal.

For the convenience of detecting the position of the lock pin 20, the position of the setting portion 70 may be an unlocked position when the lock pin 20 is moved to the first position, and the position of the setting portion 70 may be an unlocked position when the lock pin 20 is moved to the second position, with the setting portion 70 on the lock pin 20 being used as a reference point. The position of the lock pin 20 is detected by detecting the position of the setting unit 70 by the position detecting element 50.

In the process of using the vehicle lock provided in this embodiment, when the lock needs to be closed, the electric driving element 30 drives the lock pin 20 to move in the first direction, so as to move the lock ring 22 to the first position (e.g., the setting part 70 passes through at least the spokes of the wheel), thereby locking the vehicle, at which time, the position detecting element 50 detects that the setting part 70 is located at the closed position, and the position detecting element 50 transmits the closed position signal to the electric driving element 30, so that the electric driving element 30 stops working; when the vehicle needs to be unlocked, the electric driver 30 drives the lock pin 20 to move in the second direction, so that the lock ring 22 unlocks the vehicle, at this time, the position detection element 50 detects that the setting part 70 is located at the unlocking position, and the position detection element 50 transmits an unlocking position signal to the electric driver 30, so that the electric driver 30 stops working.

The position of the lock ring 22 is detected by the position detecting element 50, the electric driving part 30 controls work according to the position signal of the lock ring 22, and the automatic control of the electric driving part 30 can be realized without setting a complex stroke or a timing control program, so that the production cost of the vehicle lock is low.

The position detecting element 50 may be in direct communication connection with the electric driving element 30, optionally, a microcontroller is disposed in the housing 10, the position detecting element 50 transmits a detected position signal to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller may analyze and determine the position signal, and then control the electric driving element 30 to operate according to an analysis result, so that the control is accurate and effective.

The position detection element 50 may be configured in various forms, for example: the position detecting element 50 includes a displacement sensor, and a displacement sensor is provided in the setting portion 70 of the housing 10 for detecting a distance of the setting portion 70 from the displacement sensor, and a first distance of the setting portion 70 from the displacement sensor when the setting portion 70 is at the lock position and a second distance of the imaging portion from the displacement sensor when the setting portion 70 is at the unlock position are obtained by geometric conversion; then, when the displacement sensor detects that the setting part 70 has moved to the first distance or the second distance, the displacement sensor transmits the signal to the electric driving part 30, and the electric driving part 30 stops driving the lock ring 22, for example, the motor stops rotating.

There are many kinds of displacement sensors, such as: a conductive plastic displacement sensor, a magnetic sensitive displacement sensor or a digital laser displacement sensor, etc.

Optionally, the position detecting element 50 adopts a position switch to detect the first position and the second position, and the control is simple, so that the cost of the vehicle lock is further reduced.

The position switch may be a non-contact position switch such as a proximity switch, and when the setting portion 70 approaches the sensing surface of the position switch to an operating distance, the position switch transmits the signal to the electric driving member 30, and the electric driving member 30 stops operating.

Optionally, the position switch is a contact position switch, that is, a position switch with a contact, which needs the setting unit 70 to give pressure to trigger.

The number of position switches may be one, and in this case, the number of setting portions 70 may be two, one setting portion 70 activating the position switch when the latch 20 is in the first position, and the other setting portion 70 activating the position switch when the latch 20 is in the second position.

Optionally, the number of the position switches is two, one is a lock closing switch 52 for detecting that the lock pin 20 is located at the first position, and the other is an lock opening switch 51 for detecting that the lock pin 20 is located at the second position, which are independent from each other, so that the division of labor is clear, and the reliability of the vehicle lock is further improved.

Wherein the position switches may be located in the middle of the latch motion profile 60, and the setting portion 70 is one, wherein the setting portion 70 triggers one position switch when the latch 20 is in the first position and the setting portion 70 triggers the other position switch when the latch 20 is in the second position.

Alternatively, the off-lock switch 52 is provided at the end of the lock pin movement trace 60 and the on-lock switch 51 is provided at the beginning of the lock pin movement trace 60. In this embodiment, the position switch is disposed at the end of the movement track 60 of the lock pin, so that the position switch is triggered after the lock pin 20 moves completely in place, thereby ensuring complete unlocking and locking, and further improving the reliability of the vehicle lock.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the housing 10 is shaped like a horseshoe, and the electric driving member 30 slides the locking pin 20 to extend or retract the housing 10, so as to achieve locking or unlocking, wherein the locking pin 20 is a locking ring 22. The number of the setting portions 70 is two, one is an unlock setting portion 71, and the other is an off setting portion 72. The off-lock setting part 72 is an extended end of the lock ring 22, the extended end of the lock ring 22 can be extended from one end of the housing 10 and inserted into the other end of the housing 10, and the off-lock switch 52 is disposed at the other end of the housing 10 and located on an arc of the lock ring 22. The unlock setting portion 71 is located at an end of the lock ring 22 away from the protruding end, and the unlock switch 51 is provided on an arc on which the lock ring 22 is located, upstream of the end of the lock ring 22 in the protruding direction of the lock ring 22. The vehicle lock provided by the embodiment has a compact and simple structure.

As shown in fig. 3, based on the above embodiment, further, the housing 10 includes a bottom shell and a cover 12 that are fastened to each other; the buckle cover 12 includes a first portion 121 and a second portion 122 connected to each other, and the bottom case and the first portion 121 are made of metal.

In this embodiment, the first portion 121 of the buckle cover 12 is made of metal, so that the overall strength of the vehicle lock can be improved, and damage to the vehicle due to violence can be avoided.

The second portion 122 may be made of various materials, for example: wood, glass, or metal, etc.

Optionally, the second portion 122 is made of plastic, so as to ensure the communication between the microcontroller inside the housing 10 and the external terminal. Particularly, when the vehicle lock provided by the embodiment is applied to a shared bicycle, the microcontroller in the vehicle lock needs to be ensured to keep good communication with the user terminal and the control terminal.

Optionally, the first portion 121 is used to cover the locking pin 20, and the second portion 122 is used to cover the microcontroller and other components in the vehicle lock, so as to ensure that both the failure of locking the vehicle due to violence damage to the locking pin 20 and good communication between the microcontroller and the external terminal are ensured.

As shown in fig. 3, based on the above embodiment, further, the buckle cover 12 is detachably connected to the bottom shell, so that the structure inside the housing 10 can be conveniently replaced or maintained, and the need of replacing the lock as a whole after the problem of the internal components is avoided, thereby reducing the use cost.

Among them, there are various detachable connection modes, such as: threaded or snap-fit, etc.

The first portion 121 and the second portion 122 of the buckle cover 12 can be connected in various ways, such as integrally disposed or welded.

Optionally, the first portion 121 and the second portion 122 are detachably connected to each other, so that the first portion 121 and the second portion 122 can be detachably disposed, and thus, a certain part can be disassembled and assembled, for example, when the first portion 121 is damaged, the first portion 121 can be disassembled and replaced, or when a structure corresponding to the first portion 121 in the housing 10 has a problem, the first portion 121 can be disassembled and repaired, so that the replacement and the maintenance are convenient, and the maintenance cost is reduced.

The invention provides a vehicle and a vehicle lock provided by the invention. The lock on the vehicle that this embodiment provided unblanks and closes the lock through electric control, and is effective reliable, facilitates the use, and user's experience is experienced well.

The vehicle can be various, such as a pedal bicycle, an electric moped, a motorcycle, or the like. Especially, be applicable to the sharing bicycle, unblank and close the lock through electric control, improved the science and technology of sharing bicycle and felt, improved user's use impression, can attract more users, adopt electric control to unblank and close the lock moreover, can make and unblank or close the lock more high-efficient.

Claims

1. A vehicle lock, comprising: a housing, a latch and an electric drive;

the lock pin is movably connected with the shell, and the electric driving piece is in transmission connection with the lock pin;

the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a first position relative to the shell in a first direction so as to open the vehicle lock;

and the electric driving piece can drive the lock pin to move to a second position relative to the shell in a second direction opposite to the first direction so as to close the vehicle lock.

2. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the electric drive is an electric motor.

3. The vehicle lock of claim 2, wherein the electric drive is geared with the locking pin.

4. The vehicle lock of claim 3, wherein the vehicle lock comprises a driving gear, the driving gear is connected with the motor, teeth are arranged on the lock pin, and the driving gear is in meshing transmission with the lock pin.

5. The vehicle lock of claim 4, wherein the drive gear is in external or internal engagement with the locking pin.

6. The vehicle lock of claim 1, comprising a position detection element for detecting a position of the locking pin relative to the housing;

the position detection element transmits a first position signal of the lock pin at the first position and a second position signal of the lock pin at the second position to the electric driving piece, and the electric driving piece stops working according to the first position signal or the second position signal.

7. The vehicle lock of claim 6, wherein the position sensing element is a position switch.

8. The vehicle lock of claim 7, wherein the position switch is a contact position switch.

9. A vehicle lock according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the position switches are two, one being an unlock switch for detecting that the locking pin is in the first position and the other being an off switch for detecting that the locking pin is in the second position.

10. The vehicle lock of claim 9, wherein the lock-off switch is disposed at an end of a movement trajectory of the lock pin, and the lock-on switch is disposed at a beginning of the movement trajectory of the lock pin.

11. The vehicle lock of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the housing comprises a bottom shell and a cover that snap into each other; the buckle cover comprises a first portion and a second portion which are connected with each other, and the bottom shell and the first portion are made of metal.

12. The lock of claim 11, wherein the second portion is formed of plastic.

13. The vehicle lock of claim 11, wherein the cover is removably coupled to the base.

14. The vehicle lock of claim 13, wherein the first portion is removably coupled to the second portion.

15. The vehicle lock of claim 11, wherein the first portion covers where the locking pin is located.

16. A vehicle lock according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the locking pin is a locking ring.

17. A vehicle comprising a lock as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16.

18. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the vehicle is a pedal bicycle, an electric scooter, or a motorcycle.