WO2010132032A1

WO2010132032A1 - Mechanical anti-theft safety device for blockage of motor vehicle's pedal

Info

Publication number: WO2010132032A1
Application number: PCT/SI2010/000025
Authority: WO
Inventors: Vidrih Zmago
Original assignee: Sc Patent D.O.O.
Priority date: 2009-05-12
Filing date: 2010-05-12
Publication date: 2010-11-18
Also published as: WO2010132032A4; SI23051A

Abstract

The mechanical safety device for blockage of vehicle's pedal is a device with which we wish to prevent theft of a vehicle in the way that we fully embrace a pedal (clutch, brake or accelerator) with the compact frame of the device, thus preventing its function and consequently disabling driving ability of the vehicle. The installed device is designed in such a way that because of its shape it clamps and leans on the body of the pedal with its upper side and to the floor (bottom) of the vehicle with its bottom side, thus preventing its movement in the direction of its operation. The device is composed of two major sets (A1) and (B2). When installing, we put the unlocked device onto the pedal of a vehicle (3), the device sits into the pedal chamber on set (A1), afterwards we twist the set (B2) around set (A1) and lock the pedal in preferred position, thus preventing its function.

Description

SC Patent d.o.o. Glavni trg 16a 8000 Novo mesto

MECHANICAL ANTI-THEFT SAFETY DEVICE FOR BLOCKAGE OF MOTOR

VEHICLE'S PEDAL

Field of invention

Mechanical protection of vehicles; constructional vehicle component.

Technical Problem

The technical problem, which is solved with the patent of invention, is installation of mechanical safety device only directly on a single pedal of a motor vehicle, ensuring full embrace of the pedal, electronic upgrading of the pedal as well as difficult access in case of forcible dismantling of the safety device.

State of the Art

Some mechanical anti-theft safety device solutions are present on the market, none of which provide full embrace of the pedal, electronic upgrade of the safety device or ensure difficult access in attempt of forcible dismantling of the safety device. Such examples are mechanical safety device for locking of pedal and steering wheel, mechanical safety device for locking of steering wheel and mechanical safety device for locking of gearshift lever. • The common feature of all the solutions mentioned in the previous paragraph is either relatively simple access and dismantling due to incompact and simple structure, or intervention into the vital parts (gearbox) of the motor vehicle when installing the mechanical safety device. The offered solution with its compact and complex - multi-layer structure, unique shape and installation process ensures:

• difficult access and little manoeuvre space for forcible removal of the safety device,

• no intervention into the vital parts of the motor vehicle when installing the safety device,

• embracing of the whole pedal of the motor vehicle, thus disabling its function and the motor vehicle's driving performance,

• warning about installed safety device with light signal (signalling led light),

• electronic upgrade of the mechanical safety system (the patent applicant has already elaborated a possibility for upgrading the safety device with an existing electronic device, which would warn the owner of the motor vehicle in case of an attempt of forcible entry into the safety device by sending an SMS to the owner's mobile phone).

Description of New Invention

The mentioned technical problem is resolved by the mechanical anti-theft safety device for blockage of a vehicle's pedal, which enables mechanical protection of a motor vehicle.

The essence of the invention is in its structure, which enables simple installation of the safety device onto the pedal (clutch, brake or accelerator) and ensures a high level of security with its compact and complex structure in case of an attempt of forcible dismantling of the safety device installed on the pedal. The mentioned technical solution provided by the device practically disables handling of a vehicle without removal of the safety device. The invention is described in the implementation example and figures, which show

Figure 1 : Appearance of the device before installation - set A of the device 1 , set B of the device 2, pedal 3.

Figure 2: Appearance of the device after installation in an unlocked state - set A of the device 1, set B of the device 2, pedal 3.

Figure 3: Appearance of the device after installation in locked state - set A of the device 1, set B of the device 2, pedal 3, vehicle floor 4.

Figure 4: Appearance of the set A of the device, - chamber of the pedal 5, screw 6, spacing plate 7, groove guide 8, grooves 9 and 10 for locking set, hole with thread 11.

Figure 5: Appearance of the device - sub-set of set B 12, tube 13, blocking bolt 14, chamber of the pedal 5.

Figure 6: View of position of grooves on the chamber of the pedal 5 and view of unlocked device - chamber of the pedal 5, groove guide 8, grooves 9 and 10 for locking set, hole with thread 11, tube 13, blocking bolt 14, lock 15, closing direction (arrows).

Figure 7: View of locked device - set A of the device 1, set B of the device 2, opening direction (arrows).

Figure 8: View set B's structure - sub-set of set B 12, locking set 16, additional safety locking set 17 with lid 18.

Figure 9: View set B's structure - sub-set of set B 12, locking set 16, additional safety locking set 17 with lid 18.

Figure 10: View of set B's sub-set structure 12 - tube 13, blocking bolt 14, cut-out 19 in the shape of pedal 3, round opening for key 20, hole 21 for warning signalling light, holes with threads 22, 23, 24, 25 for fixation of locking set 16, holes with threads 26, 27 for fixation of additional safety locking set 17.

Figure 11: 3D view of locking set's structure 16.

Figure 12: View of locking set's structure 16.

Figure 13: View of component made from compact artificial material 35 - groove 28 for lock 36, hole with thread 29 into which a screw of the lock 37 is tightened, holes with thread 30, 31 , 32, 33, centre hole with thread 34.

Figure 14: View of component made from compact artificial material 35 - component made from compact artificial material 35, lock 36, lock screw 37, screws 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, centre screw 46, joining device - screw 47.

Figure 15: View of link between set A of the device 1 and set B of the device 2 - chamber for pedal 5, sub-set of set B 12, joining device - screw 47.

Figure 16: View of composition of additional safety locking set 17 with lid 18 - component made from compact artificial material with grooves 48, component made from compact artificial material with holes 52, groove 57 for warning signalling light 63, holes with threads 55, 56, holes for screws 60, 61.

Figure 17: View of composition of additional safety locking set 17 with Hd 18 - component made from compact artificial material with grooves 48, component made from compact artificial material with holes 52, sets of screws 62, 49, 50, 51, holes with threads 58, 59 for screws 53, 54, with which the lid 18 is tightened to the additional safety locking set 17, screws 53, 54, warning signalling LED light 63. Figure 18: Internal view of additional safety locking set 17 with lid 18 in relation to tube 13 of set B' s sub-set 12 - additional safety locking set 17, lid of additional safety locking set 18, tube 13.

The operation of the patent of invention is described below with description of figures which form part of the description.

The device is composed of two sets A 1 and B 2. When installing the device onto the pedal 3, both sets need to be in the position shown in Figure 1, the groove for the pedal 3 on set A 1 has to be in line with the groove for pedal 3 on set B 2 (the device is open and unlocked).

The whole safety device (sets A 1 and B 2) is installed onto the pedal (Figure 2), set B 2 is then twisted around set a 1 into the position shown in Figure 3. The pedal is fully embraced, which means that its movement function is disabled. In this position we prevent twisting of set B 2 around set A 1 by locking of set B 2 with lock (the device is installed and locked).

Set A 2 (Figure 4) is composed of the pedal chamber 5, which is made from compact artificial material. Two plate spacers 7, with which the width of the pedal chamber 3 is regulated (Figure 4), are tightened with the screw 6 on the inside of the pedal chamber, thus resolving the problem of installation of device onto different shapes and widths of pedals of various vehicles. On the bottom side of the component 5 a groove guide 8 is carved, through which the blocking bolt 14 runs in the phase of locking the pedal 3. Grooves 9 and 10 for locking set of the lock 36 and hole with thread 11 for joining device — screw 47 are also carved.

Set B 2 (Figures 8, 9) is composed of sub-set of set B 12, locking set 16 and additional safety locking set 17 with lid 18.

The sub-set of set B 12 (Figure 10) is composed of tube 13 and blocking bolt 14. Tube 13 has a cut-out 19 in the shape of pedal 3 (Figures 1, 2, 3 and 10), round opening for key 20, hole 21 for warning signalling led light 63 (Figure 16), holes with threads 22, 23, 24, 25 through which the locking set is tightened (Figures 8, 9, 11, 12, 13) and holes with threads 26 and 27 through which the additional safety locking set 17 (Figures 8, 9) is tightened with screws. The blocking bolt prevents twisting of set B 2 around set A 1 (Figures 6, 7).

The locking set 16 (Figures 11, 12, 13, 14) is composed of the component made from compact artificial material 35 and on which one can find groove 28 for lock 36, hole with thread 29 in which a screw of the lock 37 is tightened, holes with threads 30, 31, 32, 33 for individual sets of screws 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45, as well as centre hole with thread 34 for centre screw 46 and joining device - screw 47 (Figure 15).

Sets of screws 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 ensure that the locking set 16 is permanently fixed to tube 13 of set B' s sub-set 12, functioning together as locking set of the device.

The centre screw serves as an additional guard against unscrewing of internal sets of screws 38, 39, 40, 41, which are invisible from the outside and which can only be unscrewed in a specific order. Screws 42, 43, 44, 45 must be unscrewed first to release the pressure from centre screw 46, then the whole additional safety locking set 17 with lid 18 would have to be removed in order to unscrew the centre screw 46, only after that screws 38, 39, 40, 41 should be unscrewed to loosen the joint between sub-set of set B 12 and locking set 16.

Even if all screws (the screws on the device are additionally protected) were to be unscrewed, which would take an extensive amount of time (due to difficult access), the whole set B 2 could still not be unscrewed from set A 1, had the lock not been unlocked and the key taken out of the device.

The device could still not be fully dismantled, because it is mounted onto the pedal 3 from the top and clamped into vehicle's floor 4 with the bottom side (Figure 3) preventing the possibility of free unscrewing of set B 2 from set A 1. The pedal is therefore still fully embraced by the device and its function consequently disabled.

Set A 1 and set B 2 are connected with joining device — screw 47.

Additional safety locking set 17 (Figures 8, 9, 16, 17 and 18) is composed of compact artificial material 48 and on which one can find groove 57 for warning signalling led light 63, holes with threads 55 in 56 for individual set of screws 62, 50, 51 and 52, as well as holes with threads 58 and 59, through which the additional safety locking set 17 with lid 18 is tightened.

Lid 18 (Figures 8, 9, 16 and 17) is composed of compact artificial material 52 and in which one can find holes 60 and 61 for screws 53 and 54.

Sets of screws 62, 49, 50 and 51 ensure that the locking set 17 is together with the lid 18 permanently fixed to tube 13 of set B 's sub set. (Figure 18), functioning together as an additional locking mechanism, as well as the mount for warning instruments (signalling warning led light or optional warning system which sends an SMS to user's mobile phone in case of forcible dismantlement of the device).

The mechanical safety device as patent of invention has at least one plate spacer 7, which is fixed with screw 6 to the side of the inner side of pedal chamber 5 of set A 1, thus resolving the problem of installation of device onto different shapes and widths of pedals of various vehicles.

The mechanical safety device as an invention is due to its unique shape very easy to install (as well as uninstall) onto a pedal of a vehicle for protection against theft and the device itself does not intervene into the vital parts of a motor vehicle.

The mechanical device as an invention has a fixed electronic upgrade of the mechanical protection system, which in case of an attempt of forcible intervention into the device warns the owner of the motor vehicle, primarily by sending an SMS to his/her mobile phone.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS

1. The mechanical anti-theft safety device for blockage of vehicle's pedal, characterized in that it is composed of set A (1) and set B (2), furthermore that the device fully embraces the pedal (3) and is due to its shape with its lower side clamped into the floor (bottom) (4) of the vehicle, further characterized by the lock (36) being moved into the inner side of the device and with screw (37) tightened to component made from compact artificial material (35), thereby being fully embraced by sub-set of set B (12), further characterized in that the device may be installed onto the pedal in two different ways - from the top, that is, by placing the device onto the pedal, or by putting it on the pedal from the bottom side and twisting the set B (2) around set A (1) and thereby locking it.

2. Mechanical safety device according to Claim 1, characterized by having at least one plate spacer (7), which is fixed to the side of the inner side of set A's (1) pedal chamber (5) with screw (6).

3. Mechanical safety device according to any of the previous claims, characterized by being composed of tube (13) with cut-out (19) in the shape of pedal (3), round opening for key (20), hole (21) for warning signalling led light (63), holes with threads (22, 23, 24, 25) through which the locking set (16) is fixed with screws and holes with threads (26 and 27) through which the additional safety locking set (17) is fixed with screws, whereby the blocking bolt (14) serves as blockage against twisting of set B (2) around set A (1).

4. Mechanical safety device according to any of the previous claims, characterized by being composed of pedal chamber (5) made from compact artificial material and where one can find plate spacers (7), which are fixed with screw (6) to the side of the chamber's inner side and serve for regulating the width of the opening for pedal chamber (3) thus enabling installation of device onto different shapes and sizes of pedals (3) in different types of vehicles.

5. Mechanical safety device according to any of the previous claims, characterized by being composed of locking set (16), which consists of component made from compact artificial material (35) on which one can find a groove (28) for lock (36), hole with thread (29) into which a screw for lock (37) is tightened, holes with threads (30, 31, 32, 33) for individual sets of screws (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45), and centre hole with thread (34) for centre screw (46) and joining device - screw (47), where the sets of screws (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45) serve for the locking set to be permanently fixed to tube (13) of set B's sub-set (12), together functioning as locking set of the device.

6. Mechanical safety device according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that it is comprised of an additional safety locking set (17), which consists of component (48) made from compact artificial material, where one can find a groove (57) for warning signalling led light (63), holes with threads (55 and 56) for individual sets of screws (62, 50, 51, 52), and holes with threads (58 and 59) for screws (53 and 54) with which the lid (18) is fixed to the additional safety locking set (17).

7. Mechanical safety device according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that due to its unique shape it can very easily and rapidly be installed (as well as uninstalled) as an anti-theft device onto pedal of vehicle, whereby the device itself does not mechanically interfere with the vital parts of a motor vehicle.

8. Mechanical safety device according to any of the previous claims, characterized by having fixed electronic upgrade of the mechanical protection system, which in case of an attempt of forcible intervention into the device, warns the owner of the motor vehicle, primarily by sending an SMS to his/her mobile phone.