CN111476926A

CN111476926A - Intelligent lock device, shared vehicle, station management device and unlocking and locking method

Info

Publication number: CN111476926A
Application number: CN202010118698.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨磊; 王双平
Original assignee: Shanghai Junzheng Network Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Junzheng Network Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-02-26
Filing date: 2020-02-26
Publication date: 2020-07-31

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent lock device, a shared vehicle, a site management device and unlocking and locking methods. The intelligent lock device is used for sharing vehicles and comprises a lock plug and a lock box which are in signal connection; the lock plug is used for being connected with a lock box of another shared vehicle after being matched, and the lock box is used for being connected with a lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched, so that locking between the shared vehicles is achieved. The invention can replace the horseshoe lock of the shared vehicle in the prior art, change the logic of taking and returning the shared vehicle in the prior art and realize the standardization of the autonomous parking of the shared vehicle.

Description

Intelligent lock device, shared vehicle, station management device and unlocking and locking method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of shared vehicles, in particular to an intelligent lock device, a shared vehicle, a station management device and unlocking and locking methods.

Background

The shared vehicles (such as a shared bicycle, a shared moped, a shared battery car and the like) are greatly convenient for people to go out, people can independently borrow and return the shared vehicles through corresponding clients in cities with the shared vehicles, and the shared vehicles are used as the core of the shared vehicles to control the brain, namely the shared vehicle intelligent lock, and play a vital role.

The intelligent lock is a standard configuration of the existing shared vehicle, is used for unlocking and locking the shared vehicle, is a connecting junction between a user, the shared vehicle and an enterprise, and is a monitoring and management center of the life state of the shared vehicle. The existing sharing vehicle intelligent lock is a horseshoe lock, is mainly installed in a middle pipe below a cushion and at the position of a rear wheel set, and realizes the use and control of a vehicle through the rotation control of a rear wheel. The horseshoe lock is usually large in size and has a large influence on the appearance of a shared vehicle because the whole wheel is controlled; after the horseshoe lock catch is opened and closed for a plurality of times for a long time, the horseshoe lock catch has high failure rate, is easy to deform, rust, damage, slide, difficult to lock by a user and the like, causes poor user experience, and has potential safety hazards; the existing horseshoe locks are independently arranged on shared vehicles, and the vehicles cannot be parked in order simply by means of intelligent locks.

In addition, the large mechanical lock structure of the horseshoe lock and functional modules for internal communication, positioning and the like can generate large power consumption, and once the lock is not powered, the whole shared vehicle can be disconnected. Current shared vehicle mainly generates electricity through installing solar panel in bicycle basket bottom and supplies power for the U-shaped lock, and the distance between U-shaped lock and the bicycle basket has also increased the inside degree of difficulty of walking the line.

Based on the defects of the existing horseshoe lock of the shared vehicle, the research and development core of each enterprise basically puts on the optimization and upgrading of the horseshoe lock or the search of a corresponding alternative scheme, but no obvious effect is achieved.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is how to design a novel shared vehicle intelligent lock device to replace the horseshoe lock of the existing shared vehicle, thereby avoiding the above disadvantages of the shared vehicle horseshoe lock in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an intelligent lock device for sharing vehicles, the intelligent lock device comprising a signal-connected lock cylinder and a lock box; the lock plug is used for being connected with a lock box of another shared vehicle after being matched, and the lock box is used for being connected with a lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched, so that locking between the shared vehicles is achieved. The lock pin and the lock box are not limited to mechanical structures, and can refer to a communication mechanism for realizing a lock closing logic or assisting in realizing the lock closing logic, for example, an NFC label is the lock pin, and an NFC card reader is the lock box.

In an embodiment of the invention, the lock plug is connected to the lock box of another shared vehicle after being matched by the fastening structure, and the lock box is connected to the lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched by the fastening structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock box includes: the device comprises a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module and a lock tongue with a conductive pin; the lock pin comprises a lock hole provided with a conductive pin; when the lock box is connected with the lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched, the conductive pins of the lock box and the lock plug of the other shared vehicle are contacted with each other to realize signal connection; the logic control module is used for controlling the driving module to drive the spring bolt to exit the lock hole according to the unlocking instruction received by the first communication module, and controlling the driving module to drive the spring bolt to enter the lock hole according to the locking instruction received by the first communication module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock plug further includes: the information storage module is used for storing the identification information; the lock case further includes: the induction identification module is connected with the logic control module and used for inducing the information storage module and identifying the identification information; the logic control module is further configured to: and after the identification information passes the verification, controlling the driving module to drive the lock tongue.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock box further includes at least one of the following modules: the positioning module is connected with the logic control module and used for acquiring current geographic position information; the prompting module is connected with the logic control module and used for outputting prompting information; and the power supply module is connected with the logic control module and used for providing working voltage.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock pin includes: the device comprises a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module and a lock tongue with a conductive pin; the lock box comprises a lock hole provided with a conductive pin; when the lock is inserted into the lock box of another shared vehicle and connected after being matched, the conductive pins of the two parts are contacted with each other to realize signal connection; the logic control module is used for controlling the driving module to drive the spring bolt to exit the lock hole according to the unlocking instruction received by the first communication module, and controlling the driving module to drive the spring bolt to enter the lock hole according to the locking instruction received by the first communication module.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shared vehicle including: a vehicle body; the intelligent lock device; wherein, the lock box with the lock is inserted and is located respectively the both sides of automobile body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock box and the lock plug are respectively disposed on two sides of a handle of the vehicle body, two sides of a basket, or two sides of a front fork.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shared vehicle station management device including: at least one said smart lock device; wherein the position of the intelligent lock device of the site management device is matched with the position of the intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a second communication module and an image capturing module electrically connected to each other; the second communication module is used for carrying out information transmission with the intelligent lock device or the server of the shared vehicle; the image capturing module is used for monitoring the parking state of the shared vehicle in the station in real time.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides a locking and unlocking method which is applied to the intelligent lock device; the method comprises the following steps: receiving a lock opening/closing instruction; executing the lock opening/closing instruction to enable the intelligent lock device to open or close the connected other intelligent lock device; and sending out the result information of the successful lock opening/closing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: and identifying the identity of the intelligent lock device of the other shared vehicle, and executing the locking instruction after the verification is passed.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an unlocking method applied to the shared vehicle; the method comprises the following steps: the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server; the server sends an unlocking instruction to the intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle; the intelligent lock device executes the unlocking instruction and reports an unlocking result to the server; and the server transmits the unlocking result to the client and starts charging.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an unlocking method applied to the shared vehicle; the method comprises the following steps: the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server; the server sends an unlocking instruction to the client; the client side sends the unlocking instruction to an intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle; the intelligent lock device executes the unlocking instruction and reports an unlocking result to the client; and the client reports the unlocking result to the server, and the server starts to charge.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an unlocking method applied to the shared vehicle station management device; the method comprises the following steps: the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server; the server sends an unlocking instruction to the client; the client side sends the unlocking instruction to an intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle site management device; the intelligent lock device executes the unlocking instruction and reports an unlocking result to the client; and the client reports the unlocking result to the server, and the server starts to charge.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a locking method, which is applied to the shared vehicle or the shared vehicle station management device; the method comprises the following steps: identifying identification information of the external intelligent lock device; verifying the identification information, and locking the external intelligent lock device after the verification is passed; and reporting the locking result and the identification information to a server, and carrying out expense settlement by the server.

The intelligent lock device, the shared vehicle, the site management device and the unlocking and locking method provided by the invention have the following technical effects:

1. the horseshoe lock of the shared vehicle in the prior art can be replaced, the size is small, and the integral attractiveness of the shared vehicle is not influenced;

2. the logic of taking and returning the shared vehicle is changed, and the standardization of autonomous parking of the shared vehicle is realized;

3. a large amount of research and development cost is saved, and a series of problems caused by aging, damage and the like of the locking ring of the horseshoe lock are avoided.

The conception, the specific structure and the technical effects of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings to fully understand the objects, the features and the effects of the present invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2A-2C are schematic structural views of the smart lock device of the present invention installed in a shared vehicle basket;

FIG. 2D is a schematic view of the interconnection of the panniers shown in FIGS. 2A-2C;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a shared vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram illustrating an unlocking process of the shared vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating an unlocking process of the shared vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a common vehicle station management device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

The technical contents of the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be more clearly and easily understood by referring to the drawings attached to the specification. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms of embodiments and the scope of the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the drawings, structurally identical elements are represented by like reference numerals, and structurally or functionally similar elements are represented by like reference numerals throughout the several views. The size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily illustrated, and the present invention is not limited to the size and thickness of each component. The thickness of the components may be exaggerated where appropriate in the figures to improve clarity.

The embodiment provides an intelligent lock device which comprises a lock plug and a lock box which are connected through signals. The intelligent lock device of the embodiment is installed behind a shared vehicle, the lock plug can be connected with the lock box of another shared vehicle after being matched, and the lock box can be connected with the lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched, so that mutual locking among the shared vehicles is realized.

It should be noted that the lock pin and the lock box are both described functionally, and the lock pin and the lock box are not limited to mechanical structures, and may refer to a communication mechanism that implements a lock closing logic or assists in implementing the lock closing logic, for example, an NFC tag is a lock pin, and an NFC card reader is a lock box. Meanwhile, the present invention does not limit the specific form of the lock pin and the lock box, which may be a locking structure conventional in the art, such as a lock hole, a lock box and a locking mechanism on a public bicycle parking post, and may also be a lock box and a lock pin structure described hereinafter. That is, those skilled in the art should understand that all the functions of the lock pin and the lock box that can implement the present invention should be considered as the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, in one embodiment, the lock box includes: the device comprises a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module and a lock tongue with a conductive pin; the lock pin comprises a lock hole provided with a conductive pin. When the lock box is connected with the lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched, the conductive pins of the two parties are contacted with each other, so that the signal connection of the two parties is realized.

As shown in fig. 2A to 2C, the lock pin and the lock box of the intelligent lock device are respectively arranged on two sides of a basket of a shared vehicle, the lock hole H is arranged on the left side of the basket, a conductive pin H is arranged at the lock hole H, and the conductive pin H is connected with an internal circuit; the bolt I is arranged on the right side of the bicycle basket, the bolt I is shown in a state that the bolt I protrudes to be inserted into the lock hole H in fig. 2C, a conductive pin I is arranged on the position, matched with the conductive pin H, of the lock hole I, and the conductive pin I is connected with an internal circuit. And when the lock tongue I is inserted into the lock hole H, the conductive pin I and the conductive pin H realize signal connection. Referring to fig. 2D, for the lock box of the intelligent lock device, when the first communication module receives the lock closing instruction, the logic control module controls the driving module to drive the lock tongue thereof to enter the lock hole of the lock plug of another shared vehicle according to the lock closing instruction received by the first communication module, so as to lock the shared vehicle; similarly, when the first communication module receives the unlocking instruction, the logic control module controls the driving module to drive the lock tongue to exit the lock hole on the lock plug of another shared vehicle according to the unlocking instruction received by the first communication module, so that the locking between the shared vehicle and the logic control module is cancelled.

Besides, in the structure of the present example, the lock box is provided with a concave portion a, the lock plug is provided with a convex portion T, and the concave portion a and the convex portion T form a snap structure. If a user wants to realize the connection between one sharing vehicle and another sharing vehicle, the concave part A of one sharing vehicle needs to be buckled with the convex part T of the other sharing vehicle, so that the sharing vehicles can be stably parked, and then the lock box controls the lock tongue I at the concave part A to extend into the lock hole H at the convex part T according to the lock closing instruction, so that the sharing vehicles can be locked.

The logic control module may employ a set of processors and memory. The processor and the memory are connected by a bus. The Processor may be a general-purpose Processor, and includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a System on Chip (SoC), a Single Chip Microcomputer (MCU), a Network Processor (NP), and the like; the device can also be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component. The memory is used for storing computer programs, which can control the access of other components of the device, such as the CPU and the peripheral interfaces, to the memory, and the processor is used for executing the computer programs stored by the memory to implement the method performed by the lock box. The memory may include high speed random access memory and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices.

The first communication module can periodically send working state information such as vehicle position information, life condition information (such as battery capacity, voltage and current, abnormal monitoring information) and the like to the server, and communicate with a client, other shared vehicles and other auxiliary management devices (such as charging piles and station management devices).

The bolt driving module preferably adopts a motor, and the bolt driving module rotates forwards or backwards under the control of the logic control module so as to drive the bolt to do stretching movement into the lock hole or retracting movement out of the lock hole.

In addition, the lock pin, the lock box and each internal structural device have good anti-collision, waterproof and anti-friction performances, and materials with anti-collision and IPX7 waterproof and anti-friction performances can be adopted for protection during manufacturing.

Referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the lock pin further includes: the information storage module, such as an NFC electronic tag, is used for storing identification information, such as vehicle identity information. The lock box further includes: and the induction identification module is connected with the logic control module and used for inducing the information storage module and identifying the identification information. After a lock box of one shared vehicle is connected with a lock plug signal of another shared vehicle, the induction identification module obtains information in the NFC label through induction, the logic control module performs identity authentication on the shared vehicle, if the shared vehicle is identified to be a vehicle of an enterprise, the logic control module controls the driving module to drive the lock tongue to extend out after the identification information is verified.

In an embodiment, the lock box further comprises a positioning module, a prompting module, a power supply module and the like, wherein the positioning module, such as a GPS module, a Beidou module and the like, is connected with a logic control module and is used for acquiring current geographic position information, the prompting module, such as an audio broadcasting module, an L ED light warning module and the like, is connected with the logic control module and is used for outputting prompting information, such as illegal vehicle insertion or invalid vehicle identity information identification and verification is detected by the logic control module, or connectable vehicle damage or invalid identification or no connectable vehicle is sensed, or no available lock box and lock plug are arranged on a station management device, or the lock box and the lock plug are damaged or invalid identification and the like, and the power supply module, such as a solar charging panel, a storage battery and the like, is connected with the logic control module and is used for providing working voltage.

The working principle of the intelligent device is described as follows:

locking of the intelligent lock device: after the lock box is connected with the external lock plug through the buckle or other connecting structures in a matched mode, the induction module identifies identification information of the external lock plug. And the logic control module verifies the identification information and controls the driving module after the verification is passed so that the driving module drives the lock tongue to extend into the lock hole of the external lock plug. And then, the first communication module sends the locking result and the identification information to the outside (such as to a server).

Unlocking of the intelligent lock device: the first communication module receives an unlocking instruction, and the logic control module controls the driving module according to the unlocking instruction so that the driving module drives the spring bolt to exit from the lock hole of the external lock plug. And then, the first communication module sends the result information of successful unlocking (such as sending the unlocking instruction to the server) to the outside.

In other embodiments, the logic control module, the first communication module, the driving module and the latch tongue with conductive pins may be disposed on the side of the lock plug, and the lock hole with conductive pins and the information storage module are disposed on the side of the lock box. In addition, the concave portion a may be disposed on the latch side, and the convex portion T may be disposed on the lock box side, which is not limited in the present invention.

As shown in fig. 3, the present embodiment provides a shared vehicle including: the vehicle body and the intelligent lock device introduced in the foregoing embodiment, wherein the lock box and the lock plug are respectively disposed on two corresponding sides of the vehicle body, such as two sides of a handlebar, two sides of a basket, two sides of a front fork, and the like. The solar panel at the bottom of the shared vehicle basket generates electricity to charge the storage battery of the lock box, or the storage battery is periodically replaced by the operation and maintenance to ensure the normal work of the lock box. Preferably, the both sides of bicycle basket are arranged respectively in to intelligence locking device's lock box and lock plug, and this helps improving the user and uses efficiency, improves the vehicle and stops the space usage to reduce intelligence locking device and be connected with bicycle basket bottom solar panel power generation component's pencil, promote the outward appearance aesthetic feeling of vehicle etc..

After the user uses the sharing vehicle of the embodiment, the lock plug of the sharing vehicle used by the user needs to be connected to the lock boxes of other sharing vehicles or auxiliary devices, or the lock boxes of the sharing vehicle used by the user need to be connected to the lock plugs of other sharing vehicles or auxiliary devices.

In the following, the detailed description will be given to the returning process of the user by taking the case that the logic control module, the first communication module, the driving module and the bolt with the conductive pin are all disposed at the lock box side, and the lock hole with the conductive pin and the information storage module are all disposed at the lock insertion side.

When the user finishes using the vehicle, the lock of the shared vehicle used by the user can be inserted into the lock box of another shared vehicle. And the induction identification module of the lock box of the other shared vehicle reads the vehicle identity information stored in the lock plug, after the vehicle identity information is verified, the lock box drives a motor inside the lock box to control the lock tongue to buckle a lock hole of the lock plug, and meanwhile, a lock closing result and the vehicle identity information are reported to the server. And the server receives the locking result, ends the order, issues the order to the user client, and the client finishes payment and the journey.

When the user finishes using the vehicle, the lock box of the shared vehicle used by the user can be connected to the lock plug of another shared vehicle. When the induction recognition module of the lock box induces the information storage module of the lock plug of another shared vehicle, the vehicle identity information stored in the lock plug is read, after the vehicle identity information is verified, the lock box drives the motor inside the lock box to control the lock tongue to buckle the lock hole of the lock plug of the other shared vehicle, and meanwhile, a lock closing result and the vehicle identity information are reported to the server. And the server receives the locking result, ends the order, issues the order to the user client, and the client finishes payment and the journey.

In the following, the detailed description will be given to the returning process of the user by taking the case that the logic control module, the first communication module, the driving module and the bolt with the conductive pin are all disposed at the side of the lock pin, and the lock hole with the conductive pin and the information storage module are all disposed at the side of the lock box.

When the user finishes using the vehicle, the lock box of the shared vehicle used by the user can be connected to the lock plug of another shared vehicle. And the induction identification module of the lock plug of the other shared vehicle reads the vehicle identity information stored in the lock box, after the vehicle identity information is verified, the lock plug drives the motor inside the lock plug to control the lock tongue to buckle the lock hole of the lock box, and meanwhile, the lock closing result and the vehicle identity information are reported to the server. And the server receives the locking result, ends the order, issues the order to the user client, and the client finishes payment and the journey.

When the user finishes using the vehicle, the lock of the shared vehicle used by the user can be inserted into the lock box of another shared vehicle. When the induction identification module of the lock plug induces the information storage module of the lock box of another shared vehicle, the vehicle identity information stored in the lock box is read, after the vehicle identity information is verified, the lock plug drives the motor inside the lock plug to control the lock tongue to buckle the lock hole of the lock box of the other shared vehicle, and meanwhile, a lock closing result and the vehicle identity information are reported to the server. And the server receives the locking result, ends the order, issues the order to the user client, and the client finishes payment and the journey.

Based on the intelligent lock device, the shared vehicle provided by the invention is fixedly connected with the lock box through the lock pin after being successfully locked. Along with the increase of the access quantity of the shared vehicles, the shared vehicles are connected with one another and are parked in the designated area in order, so that the shared single vehicles can be parked in order.

Before using the shared vehicle of the present embodiment, the user needs to take the shared vehicle off from other connected shared vehicles or auxiliary devices. When the user uses the vehicle, the user needs to use the vehicle in turn in principle, rather than selecting the shared vehicle located at a certain position from a row of shared vehicles connected with each other through the intelligent lock device, so as to avoid damaging the normal parking order of the vehicle. When a user gets a vehicle, the lock plug of the shared vehicle at the head or the tail of the row needs to be separated from the lock boxes of other shared vehicles or auxiliary devices connected with the lock plug, or the lock boxes of the shared vehicles at the head or the tail of the row need to be released from the lock plugs of other shared vehicles or auxiliary devices connected with the lock boxes.

In the following, the logic control module, the first communication module, the driving module and the bolt with the conductive pin are all disposed at the lock box side, and the lock hole with the conductive pin and the information storage module are all disposed at the lock insertion side, for example, so as to describe in detail the car taking process of the user.

The first method is as follows: as shown in fig. 4A, the method comprises the following steps:

a1: the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server;

for example, a user uses a client to scan a two-dimensional code of a shared vehicle and sends an unlocking request to a server;

a2: the server sends an unlocking instruction to a lock box of the shared vehicle;

it should be noted that, because the first communication module of the lock box can adopt a GPRS network module, a bluetooth module, or a 2G to 5G communication module, the lock box of the shared vehicle supports network unlocking, bluetooth unlocking, and short message unlocking, preferably network unlocking, then short message unlocking, and finally bluetooth unlocking.

A3: after the lock box receives the unlocking instruction, the motor controls the spring bolt to bounce, so that the lock plug can be pulled out, and meanwhile, the unlocking result is reported to the server;

a4: the server sends the unlocking result to the user client, and starts to charge the use of the shared vehicle.

The second method comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 4B, the method comprises the following steps:

b1: the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server;

b2: the server sends an unlocking instruction to the client;

b3: the client sends the unlocking instruction to a lock box of the shared vehicle;

specifically, the user equipment (such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a smart wearable device, and the like) carrying the client opens the bluetooth and successfully pairs with the bluetooth communication module of the lock box, and sends the unlocking instruction to the lock box through the bluetooth.

B4: after the lock box receives the unlocking instruction, the motor controls the spring bolt to bounce, so that the lock plug can be pulled out, and meanwhile, the unlocking result is sent to the client;

b5: the client reports the unlocking result to the server, and the server starts to charge the use of the shared vehicle.

In the following, the logic control module, the first communication module, the driving module and the bolt with the conductive pin are all disposed at the lock pin side, and the lock hole with the conductive pin and the information storage module are all disposed at the lock box side, for example, to describe in detail the car taking process of the user.

The first method is as follows: the method comprises the following steps:

a1': the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server;

a2': the server sends an unlocking instruction to the lock plug of the shared vehicle;

it should be noted that, because the first communication module of the lock plug can adopt a GPRS network module, a bluetooth module, or a 2G to 5G communication module, the lock plug of the shared vehicle supports network unlocking, bluetooth unlocking, and short message unlocking, preferably network unlocking, then short message unlocking, and finally bluetooth unlocking.

A3': after the lock plug receives the unlocking instruction, the motor controls the spring bolt to bounce, so that the lock box can be pulled out, and meanwhile, the unlocking result is reported to the server;

a4': the server sends the unlocking result to the user client, and starts to charge the use of the shared vehicle.

The second method comprises the following steps: the method comprises the following steps:

b1': the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server;

b2': the server sends an unlocking instruction to the client;

b3': the client sends the unlocking instruction to a lock plug of the shared vehicle;

specifically, the user equipment (such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a smart wearable device, and the like) carrying the client opens the bluetooth and successfully pairs with the bluetooth communication module of the lock plug, and sends the unlocking instruction to the lock box through the bluetooth.

B4': after the lock plug receives the unlocking instruction, the motor controls the spring bolt to bounce, so that the lock box can be pulled out, and meanwhile, the unlocking result is sent to the client;

b5': the client reports the unlocking result to the server, and the server starts to charge the use of the shared vehicle.

As shown in fig. 5, the present embodiment provides a shared vehicle station management apparatus including: at least one of the foregoing embodiments describes an intelligent lock device. In one embodiment, the site management device may be a shared vehicle charging pile, and the lock plug and the lock box of the intelligent lock device are disposed in the shared vehicle charging pile, and the position of the site management device is adapted to the intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle.

In detail, in a specific application scenario, a certain area is divided into standard parking stations, at least one station management device is installed at each standard parking station, one or more lock boxes and/or lock plugs are correspondingly installed on the station management device, and the positions of the lock boxes and/or lock plugs are matched with those of the lock plugs or lock boxes on the shared vehicle.

In an embodiment, the shared vehicle station management device further includes a second communication module and an image capturing module electrically connected to each other, wherein the second communication module may include a short-range communication module and a long-range communication module, the short-range communication module may include a circuit module using short-range communication technology such as bluetooth, WIFI, NFC, and the like, and the long-range communication module may include a circuit module using long-range communication technology such as 2G/3G/4G/5G, L ORA, and the circuit module may be configured to be disposed on a lock box side together with a lock box (a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module, and a lock tongue with conductive pins are disposed on the lock box side, and a lock hole and an information storage module with conductive pins are disposed on the lock box side) or a lock plug (a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module, and a lock tongue with conductive pins are disposed on the lock box side together with a lock hole and an information storage module with conductive pins are disposed on the lock box side) of the shared vehicle for information transmission, and the image capturing module may include at least one camera for monitoring a parking state of the shared vehicle in the station in.

When parking the vehicle, the user can insert the lock of the shared vehicle into the lock box on the station management device, or insert the lock on the station management device into the lock box of the shared bicycle. Generally, the user needs to park the shared vehicle with the station management apparatus only if the connectable vehicle is damaged or the identification is invalid, or if there is no connectable vehicle.

Taking a lock box on a site management device as an example, the lock box is provided with a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module and a bolt provided with a conductive pin, when a user inserts a lock plug for parking a vehicle into the lock box of the site management device, the lock box identifies identification information of the lock plug of the shared vehicle, verifies the identification information, drives the bolt to extend into a lock hole of the lock plug of the shared vehicle after the verification is passed so as to realize locking of the shared vehicle, then reports a locking result and the identification information to a server, and the server performs expense settlement.

Taking the example that a lock plug on a site management device is provided with a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module and a bolt provided with a conductive pin as an example, after a user accesses a lock box for parking a vehicle into the lock plug of the site management device, the lock plug identifies identification information of the lock box of the shared vehicle, verifies the identification information, drives the bolt to extend into a lock hole of the lock box of the shared vehicle after the verification is passed so as to realize locking of the shared vehicle, then reports a locking result and the identification information to a server, and the server performs expense settlement.

When a user gets a vehicle from the site management device, an unlocking request of the shared vehicle is sent to the server through the client; the server sends an unlocking instruction to the client; the client sends the unlocking instruction to a lock box (or a lock plug) of the shared vehicle site management device; the lock box (or the lock plug) drives the lock tongue to exit the lock hole after receiving the unlocking instruction, and reports an unlocking result to the client; and the client reports the unlocking result to the server, and the server starts to charge.

Besides, the lock box (or lock plug) of the station management device can also upload the identity, quantity and other information of the interconnected shared vehicles to the server in real time, and the server analyzes and manages the state of the parking station in real time according to the uploaded information, such as: and when the number of the stations parked reaches a certain threshold value or other abnormal conditions occur, informing the operation and maintenance to process in time, and the like.

In conclusion, the intelligent lock device, the shared vehicle, the station management device and the unlocking and locking method replace the existing shared vehicle horseshoe lock, standardize the shared vehicle parking station setting, effectively realize the standardized taking and placing of the shared vehicle, save a large amount of research and development cost, and avoid a series of problems caused by ageing, damage and the like of a horseshoe lock locking ring.

The foregoing detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention has been presented. It should be understood that numerous modifications and variations could be devised by those skilled in the art in light of the present teachings without departing from the inventive concepts. Therefore, the technical solutions available to those skilled in the art through logic analysis, reasoning and limited experiments based on the prior art according to the concept of the present invention should be within the scope of protection defined by the claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent lock device is used for sharing vehicles and comprises a lock plug and a lock box which are connected through signals; wherein,

the lock plug is used for being connected with a lock box of another shared vehicle after being matched, and the lock box is used for being connected with a lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched, so that locking between the shared vehicles is achieved.

2. The intelligent lock device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lock plug is connected with the lock box of another shared vehicle after being matched through a snap structure, and the lock box is connected with the lock plug of another shared vehicle after being matched through a snap structure.

3. The intelligent lock arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said lock case comprises: the lock comprises a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module and a lock tongue; the lock pin comprises a lock hole; wherein,

the logic control module is used for controlling the driving module to drive the spring bolt to exit the lock hole according to the unlocking instruction received by the first communication module, and controlling the driving module to drive the spring bolt to enter the lock hole according to the locking instruction received by the first communication module.

4. The intelligent lock arrangement as recited in claim 3,

the lock bolt further comprises: the information storage module is used for storing the identification information;

the lock case further includes: the induction identification module is connected with the logic control module and used for inducing the information storage module and identifying the identification information;

the logic control module is further configured to: and after the identification information passes the verification, controlling the driving module to drive the lock tongue.

5. The intelligent lock arrangement as recited in claim 3, wherein said lock box further comprises at least one of the following modules:

the positioning module is connected with the logic control module and used for acquiring current geographic position information;

the prompting module is connected with the logic control module and used for outputting prompting information;

and the power supply module is connected with the logic control module and used for providing working voltage.

6. The intelligent lock arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said lock plug comprises: the lock comprises a logic control module, a first communication module, a driving module and a lock tongue; the lock box comprises a lock hole; wherein,

7. A shared vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle body;

the smart lock device of any one of claims 1 to 6; wherein, the lock box with the lock is inserted and is located respectively the both sides of automobile body.

8. The shared vehicle as claimed in claim 7, wherein the lock case and the lock plug are respectively provided on both sides of a handle of the vehicle body, or both sides of a basket, or both sides of a front fork.

9. A shared vehicle station management apparatus, characterized by comprising: at least one smart lock device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6; wherein the position of the intelligent lock device of the site management device is matched with the position of the intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle.

10. The shared vehicle site management device of claim 9, further comprising a second communication module and an image capture module electrically connected; wherein,

the second communication module is used for carrying out information transmission with the intelligent lock device or the server of the shared vehicle;

the image capturing module is used for monitoring the parking state of the shared vehicle in the station in real time.

11. A locking and unlocking method is characterized by being applied to the intelligent lock device according to any one of claims 1-6; the method comprises the following steps:

receiving a lock opening/closing instruction;

executing the lock opening/closing instruction to enable the intelligent lock device to open or close the connected other intelligent lock device;

and sending out the result information of the successful lock opening/closing.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: and identifying the identity of the intelligent lock device of the other shared vehicle, and executing the locking instruction after the verification is passed.

13. An unlocking method, characterized by being applied to the shared vehicle according to claim 7 or 8; the method comprises the following steps:

the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server;

the server sends an unlocking instruction to the intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle;

the intelligent lock device executes the unlocking instruction and reports an unlocking result to the server;

and the server transmits the unlocking result to the client and starts charging.

14. An unlocking method, characterized by being applied to the shared vehicle according to claim 7 or 8; the method comprises the following steps:

the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server;

the server sends an unlocking instruction to the client;

the client side sends the unlocking instruction to an intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle;

the intelligent lock device executes the unlocking instruction and reports an unlocking result to the client;

and the client reports the unlocking result to the server, and the server starts to charge.

15. An unlocking method, characterized by being applied to the shared vehicle site management apparatus according to claim 9 or 10; the method comprises the following steps:

the client sends an unlocking request of the shared vehicle to the server;

the server sends an unlocking instruction to the client;

the client side sends the unlocking instruction to an intelligent lock device of the shared vehicle site management device;

16. A locking method, applied to the shared vehicle according to claim 7 or 8, or the shared vehicle station management device according to claim 9 or 10; the method comprises the following steps:

identifying identification information of the external intelligent lock device;

verifying the identification information, and locking the external intelligent lock device after the verification is passed;

and reporting the locking result and the identification information to a server, and carrying out expense settlement by the server.