EP3126211A1 - Dispositif télématique pour des bicyclettes ou des véhicules similaires - Google Patents

Dispositif télématique pour des bicyclettes ou des véhicules similaires

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EP3126211A1
EP3126211A1 EP15720416.5A EP15720416A EP3126211A1 EP 3126211 A1 EP3126211 A1 EP 3126211A1 EP 15720416 A EP15720416 A EP 15720416A EP 3126211 A1 EP3126211 A1 EP 3126211A1
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Prior art keywords
telematic device
retaining element
telematic
electronic processing
bicycle
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Giuseppe Simonazzi
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Metasystem Group SpA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H5/00—Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H5/00—Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles
    • B62H5/001—Preventing theft of parts or accessories used on cycles, e.g. lamp, dynamo
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H5/00—Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles
    • B62H5/006—Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles acting on the saddle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H5/00—Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles
    • B62H5/20—Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles indicating unauthorised use, e.g. acting on signalling devices

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a telematic device for bicycles or similar vehicles.
  • Telematic appliances which, once installed on board a vehicle, are able to detect the modes of use of the vehicle itself over time.
  • the appliances of known type generally comprise a local exchange which can be installed on board the vehicle, inside the compartment, and connectable to the electronics of the vehicle itself.
  • Such appliances also comprise a radio-wave device, of the type commonly used in the mobile phone field such as, e.g., a GSM, GPRS, UMTS transceiver or the like.
  • a radio-wave device of the type commonly used in the mobile phone field such as, e.g., a GSM, GPRS, UMTS transceiver or the like.
  • the radio-wave device in particular, supports the sending of information gathered by the appliance to a remote data processing and storage unit.
  • the radio-wave device is employed for receiving, from the remote unit, updates of the management software of the appliance on board the vehicle.
  • These appliances generally also comprise a satellite receiver, the type of a GPS receiver or the like, which allows for the localization of the vehicle using the detected coordinates of latitude, longitude and, possibly, altitude.
  • the operation of the appliance involves the gathering, at regular time intervals, or following exceptional events, such as e.g. the attempted theft of the vehicle, of information relating to the position of the vehicle via the GPS receiver and the subsequent transmission of such information to the remote unit by means of the radio-wave device.
  • exceptional events such as e.g. the attempted theft of the vehicle
  • the information gathered this way by the remote unit is then processed for the determination of useful data for the specific area of application.
  • More information can be gathered by the appliance through the use of additional devices such as, e.g., one or more accelerometers installed on the vehicle and able to detect sudden accelerations and decelerations and/or by means of a gyroscope for the detection of displacements.
  • additional devices such as, e.g., one or more accelerometers installed on the vehicle and able to detect sudden accelerations and decelerations and/or by means of a gyroscope for the detection of displacements.
  • the accelerometer can be employed for the example in the insurance field to determine the way an accident occurs and, therefore, the responsibilities involved with it.
  • the main aim of the present invention is to provide a telematic device for bicycles or similar vehicles which is able to gather information about the use and/or attempted theft of the bicycle in an effective way.
  • Figure 1 is a general diagram illustrating the operation of the telematic device according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram of the telematic device according to the invention
  • Figures 3, 4 and 5 are sectional views illustrating the structure and operation of the immovable anchoring means of the telematic device according to the invention.
  • globally indicated with reference number 1 is a telematic device installable on bicycles, electric bicycles and similar vehicles.
  • the electronic device 1 also comprises electronic processing means, generally indicated with reference number 2 in the figure, able to manage and control the device itself.
  • the electronic processing means 2 are able to limit or in any case to detect and signal anomalous situations such as the theft or unauthorized use of the bicycle A or also of the telematic device 1.
  • the electronic processing means 2 comprise a management and control unit, generally indicated in figure 1 with reference number 3, which is constituted, e.g. by a microprocessor or the like.
  • the telematic device 1 comprises support means, globally indicated in the figures with reference number 4, integrally coupled to the seat S of the bicycle A and able to support the electronic processing means 2.
  • the telematic device 1 conveniently comprises a single container body 5, installable in correspondence of the lower portion of the seat S and able to contain the electronic processing means 2.
  • the container body 5 is made up of a waterproof shell 5.
  • the electronic processing means 2 comprise a storage unit 6 able to store at least an identification code uniquely attributable to the telematic device 1 and/or to the bicycle A.
  • the storage unit 6 is able to store a public identification code of the bicycle A which, conveniently, is also imprinted in correspondence of at least a portion of the bicycle itself, e.g. on the frame.
  • the public identification code imprinted on the bicycle A allows to associate uniquely each bicycle A with the respective telematic device 1.
  • the storage unit 6 is operatively connected to the management and control unit 3.
  • the electronic processing means 2 comprise a short-range communication unit 7 able to communicate with at least a control device E external to the telematic device 1.
  • control device E is able to send an identification code, in order to activate and/or deactivate the telematic device 1.
  • the short-range communication unit 7 comprises a radio-frequency receiver able to receive a radio frequency signal containing said identification code, while the control device E consists of a radiofrequency identification device.
  • the control device E can be e.g. constituted by a suitable transponder and/or RFID TAG able to send the identification code.
  • a user in possession of such a control device E can, by simply approaching, deactivate all the anti-theft devices provided and therefore permit the use of the bicycle A.
  • the electronic processing means 2 also comprise verification means 8 able to check whether the identification code transmitted by the control device E and received by the communication unit 7 corresponds to the identification code stored on the storage unit 6.
  • the verification means 8 can be achieved e.g. by means of a suitable software program controlled by the management and control unit 3.
  • the electronic processing means 2 comprise a communication unit 9 able to communicate with at least a remote processing unit R.
  • the communication unit 9 comprises one or more transmitters and/or receivers operating with protocols conventionally employed in the field of mobile phones such as, e.g., GSM, GPRS, UMTS or the like.
  • the communication unit 9 also comprises at least an antenna for the transmission/receiving of signals to/from the remote processing unit R.
  • the communication unit 9 can be associated with one or more external antennas installed on the bicycle A.
  • the remote processing unit R can have a suitable software program able to manage the information coming from the communication unit 9 and able to use such information, e.g., for the verification of anomalous situations such as the theft or an unauthorized use of the telematic device 1 or of the bicycle A or for rental of the telematic device 1 or bicycle A, allowing the owner to receive information directly on his/her mobile phone or smartphone.
  • the electronic processing means 2 can comprise a localization device for locating the position of the vehicle, generally indicated in Figure 1 with reference number 10. The localization device 10 is operatively connected to the management and control unit 3.
  • the localization device 10 comprises at least a receiver of the satellite signal sent by satellites M, of the type used in satellite navigation systems, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo Positioning System, Glonass or the like.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • Galileo Positioning System Galileo Positioning System
  • Glonass Glonass or the like.
  • the localization device 10 can be used to determine the position of the telematic device 1 in case of theft.
  • the electronic processing means 2 also comprise a measurement device for measuring the instantaneous acceleration/deceleration of the motor vehicle, globally indicated in figure 1 with reference number 11.
  • the measurement device for measuring the instantaneous acceleration/deceleration 11 is constituted by a three-axis accelerometer or by a gyroscope.
  • the accelerometer 11 can be used, e.g., to detect the variations of the inclination of the telematic device 1 or of the bicycle A in the event of a possible attempted theft.
  • the telematic device 1 comprises an alarm signaling device 16 of the acoustic, luminous or combined type, connected to the electronic processing means 2 and operable in the event of an attempted theft or tampering of the bicycle A or of the telematic device 1.
  • said alarm signaling device 16 is constituted by an alarm siren housed inside the container 5 itself or obtained on the container itself.
  • the alarm siren can also be combined with a light alarm.
  • the support means 4 comprise a seat post support 12 having a tubular portion inserted sliding inside the sleeve C of the frame of bicycle A.
  • the upper portion of the seat post support 12 is fixed to the lower portion of the seat S by means of one or more snap off screws 13.
  • the telematic device 1 comprises immovable fastening means of the support means 4 to the bicycle A, illustrated altogether in Figures 3, 4 and 5 with reference number 14, able to prevent the removal of the support means 4 and, therefore, of the telematic device 1 from bicycle A.
  • the immovable fastening means 14 comprise a retaining element
  • the retaining element 15 has a substantially cylindrical shape and is easily insertable snugly within the sleeve C of the frame of bicycle A.
  • At least one portion of the external surface of said retaining element 15 has at least a knurling positionable in contact with the internal surface of the sleeve C and able to operate in contrast to the removal from the sleeve itself.
  • the immovable fastening means 14 also comprise a connecting element 17 having a substantially elongated shape and able to connect the support means 4 to the retaining element 15.
  • the connecting element 17 is made up of a steel cable of predetermined length having an extremity anchored to a suitable holder 18 fixed inside the seat post support 12 and an opposite extremity which is associable with the retaining element 15.
  • the cable 17 is inserted axially sliding within a through hole 19 on the retaining element 15 and has, at the free extremity opposite the holder 18, an abutment element 20 able to engage on the retaining element 15 in case of attempted removal of the seat post support 12 from the sleeve C.
  • the abutment element 20 is wedge-shaped and is insertable within a respective conical opening obtained in the lower portion of the retaining element 15.
  • the telematic device 1 comprises a primary or rechargeable battery 21 able to supply the electronic processing means 2 and the alarm siren
  • a power charging socket 22 obtained in correspondence of a portion of the external surface of the container body 5 itself, connected to the rechargeable battery 21 and connectable to at least one external power line.
  • the charge could also be performed by induction without the need of an additional socket.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)

Abstract

Le dispositif télématique (1) pour des bicyclettes ou des véhicules similaires comprend un moyen de traitement électronique (2) ayant une unité de communication (9) capable de communiquer avec une unité de traitement à distance (R), et des moyens de support (4) couplés de manière solidaire à une selle (S) d'une bicyclette (A) et capables de supporter ledit moyen de traitement électronique (2).
EP15720416.5A 2014-03-21 2015-03-17 Dispositif télématique pour des bicyclettes ou des véhicules similaires Withdrawn EP3126211A1 (fr)

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