CN118815294A - Helmet lock, basket and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to a helmet lock, a basket and a vehicle. A helmet lock, comprising: a body; the lock tongue is rotatably connected with the body around an axis and is provided with a locking position capable of locking the helmet and an unlocking position capable of unlocking the helmet relative to the body; and a driving unit including an elastic member configured to always apply a torque in a first direction to the latch, and an actuating lever including a first state in which a torque in a second direction is applied to the latch, and a second state in which no torque is applied to the latch, the latch being rotatable relative to the body to one of a locking position or an unlocking position when the actuating lever is in the first state, the latch being rotatable relative to the body to the other of the locking position or the unlocking position when the actuating lever is in the second state, under the driving of the elastic member. The helmet lock, the bicycle basket and the unlocking and locking reliability of the helmet lock in the vehicle are higher.

Description

Helmet lock, basket and vehicle

Technical Field

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

Background

At present, vehicles such as motorcycles, electric vehicles, bicycles and the like are increasingly applied to daily travel of people, and great convenience is brought to the travel of people. In order to ensure the safety of the user, the user is required to wear a helmet when riding the vehicle, so as to protect the head of the user, and to alleviate the impact on the head of the user during collision, thereby ensuring the safety. In the non-riding state, the helmet is generally placed in a storage container such as a basket of a vehicle, and the helmet is locked by a helmet lock, so that the helmet is prevented from being lost. Related art helmet locks are generally provided with a lock tongue and a driving rod, and the lock tongue is driven to be inserted into or separated from a lock hole on the helmet by controlling the driving rod to realize unlocking and locking. However, the helmet locks described above are less reliable, both in unlocking and locking.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a helmet lock, a basket, and a vehicle with high reliability of unlocking and locking.

A first aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a helmet lock, comprising:

A body;

the lock tongue is rotatably connected with the body around an axis and is provided with a locking position capable of locking the helmet and an unlocking position capable of unlocking the helmet relative to the body; and

The driving unit comprises an elastic piece and an actuating rod, wherein the elastic piece is configured to always apply torque along a first direction to the lock tongue, the actuating rod comprises a first state of applying torque along a second direction to the lock tongue and a second state of not applying torque to the lock tongue, when the actuating rod is in the first state, the lock tongue can rotate to one position of a locking position or an unlocking position relative to the body under the driving of the actuating rod, and when the actuating rod is in the second state, the lock tongue can rotate to the other position of the locking position or the unlocking position relative to the body under the driving of the elastic piece;

Wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite.

In the above-mentioned scheme, the elastic piece is configured to always apply the torque along the first direction to the lock tongue, when the actuating rod is in the second state of not applying the torque to the lock tongue, the lock tongue can rotate to one of the locking position or the unlocking position relative to the body under the drive of the elastic piece, namely, when the actuating rod does not apply the torque to the lock tongue, the lock tongue can be reliably in the locking position or the unlocking position; when the position of the lock tongue needs to be switched, the actuating rod applies torque along the second direction to the lock tongue, the torque along the first direction, which is applied by the elastic piece, needs to be overcome, so that the lock tongue can be switched between the locking position and the unlocking position, the actuating rod applies torque to the lock tongue to enable the lock tongue to be always damped in the switching process of the locking position and the unlocking position, and compared with the prior art, the lock tongue is only driven by the driving rod to unlock and lock, the stability and the reliability are higher in the operation process, the possibility of misoperation is lower, and therefore the stability and the reliability of unlocking and locking of the helmet lock are improved.

A second aspect of the embodiment of the application provides a bicycle basket, comprising the helmet lock.

A third aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle, including the above basket.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a helmet lock according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a helmet lock provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a helmet lock provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the helmet lock according to the embodiment of the present application in a locked state;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the helmet lock according to the embodiment of the present application in an unlocked state;

FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of a locking process of a helmet lock of another construction according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of another helmet lock according to an embodiment of the present application in a locked state;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of another helmet lock according to an embodiment of the present application in an unlocked state;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a helmet placed in a basket;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a basket according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a connection structure of a helmet lock and a lock plate in a basket according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals illustrate:

S, a third direction; o, the rotation axis of the lock tongue;

100. a helmet lock; 10. a body; 11. a mounting base; 20. a bolt; 21. a first mating portion; 211. a roller; 30. a driving unit; 31. an elastic member; 32. an actuating lever; 321. an inclined mating surface; 33. a driving member; 331. a driving motor; 332. a transmission assembly; 40. a controller; 50. a detection section; 51. a first detection unit; 60. a sensor; 61. a first trigger switch; 62. a second trigger switch; 63. an instruction unit; 64. a guide groove; 70. a warning unit;

200. a basket; 210. a helmet; 220. a basket body; 221. a receiving groove; 230. a lock plate; 231. a lock hole;

300. A vehicle;

400. a vehicle system; 410. a server; 420. a network; 430. and a user terminal.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the application will be readily understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. The present application may be embodied in many other forms than described herein and similarly modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the application, whereby the application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present application, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be the only embodiment.

The following describes a helmet lock, a basket and a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a helmet lock according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the helmet lock according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 3 is a rear view of the helmet lock according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, a helmet lock 100 according to a first aspect of the present application includes a body 10, a latch tongue 20 and a driving unit 30.

The latch tongue 20 is rotatably connected to the body 10 about an axis O, and the latch tongue 20 has a locked position capable of locking the helmet 210 and an unlocked position capable of unlocking the helmet 210 with respect to the body 10. The driving unit 30 includes an elastic member 31 and an actuating lever 32, the elastic member 31 being configured to always apply a torque in a first direction to the latch tongue 20, the actuating lever 32 including a first state in which a torque in a second direction is applied to the latch tongue 20, and a second state in which no torque is applied to the latch tongue 20, the latch tongue 20 being rotatable to one of a locked position or an unlocked position with respect to the body 10 by driving of the actuating lever 32 when the actuating lever 32 is in the first state, the latch tongue 20 being rotatable to the other of the locked position or the unlocked position with respect to the body 10 by driving of the elastic member 31 when the actuating lever 32 is in the second state; wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite.

In the above-described aspect, the elastic member 31 is configured to always apply the torque in the first direction to the lock tongue 20, and when the actuation lever 32 is in the second state in which the torque is not applied to the lock tongue 20, the lock tongue 20 can be rotated to one of the locking position or the unlocking position with respect to the body 10 by the driving of the elastic member 31, that is, when the actuation lever 32 does not apply the torque to the lock tongue 20, the lock tongue 20 can be reliably in the locking position or the unlocking position; when the position of the bolt 20 needs to be switched, the actuating rod 32 applies a torque along the second direction to the bolt 20, and the bolt 20 needs to be switched between the locking position and the unlocking position by overcoming the torque along the first direction applied by the elastic member 31, and the actuating rod 32 always applies damping to the switching action in the process of applying the torque to the bolt 20 to switch the bolt 20 between the locking position and the unlocking position, so that compared with the prior art that the bolt is simply driven by the driving rod to unlock and lock, the stability and the reliability in the operation process are higher, and the possibility of misoperation is lower, thereby improving the stability and the reliability of unlocking and locking of the helmet lock 100.

The body 10 is a base of the whole helmet lock 100, for example, may be a thin-walled shell, a cavity is formed therein, and the bolt 20, the driving unit 30, etc. may be accommodated in the cavity inside the body 10.

Referring to fig. 1, the locking bolt 20 is rotatably connected to the body 10 about an axis O, for example, two mounting seats 11 are provided on the body 10 at intervals, and the locking bolt 20 is hinged between the two mounting seats 11, but the application is not limited thereto, and the locking bolt 20 may be rotatably connected to the body 10 by other structures.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the helmet lock 100 in a locked state according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the helmet lock 100 in an unlocked state according to an embodiment of the present application.

The lock tongue 20 has a locking position capable of locking the helmet 210 and an unlocking position capable of unlocking the helmet 210 with respect to the body 10, and as described above, the lock tongue 20 is rotatably connected to the body 10 about the axis O, and when the lock tongue 20 is rotated to a certain position in a direction away from the body 10 in a plurality of rotation positions, the lock tongue 20 can extend into the helmet 210 through the lock hole 231, and the helmet 210 is locked, and the position shown in fig. 4 is the locking position. When the latch 20 is rotated to a certain position in a direction approaching to the body 10, the latch 20 can be retracted from the locking hole 231, so as to be separated from the inside of the helmet 210, and the helmet 210 is in an unlocked state, and the position shown in fig. 5 is an unlocked position. It will be appreciated that the locking position and the unlocking position of the present application are not limited to the positions shown in fig. 4 and 5, and may be set according to actual needs, as long as the helmet 210 can be locked in the locking position and the helmet 210 can be unlocked in the unlocking position.

In an embodiment of the present application, the driving unit 30 includes an elastic member 31 and an actuating lever 32, and the elastic member 31 is configured to always apply a torque in the first direction to the latch tongue 20.

In particular, referring to fig. 2, the elastic member 31 may be located between the body 10 and the latch 20, and two ends of the elastic member 31 are connected to the body 10 and the latch 20, respectively. By connecting the elastic member 31 between the body 10 and the lock tongue 20, the elastic member 31 does not interfere with the engagement of the lock tongue 20 with the lock hole 231 when a torque in the first direction is applied to the lock tongue 20.

The connection position of the elastic member 31 and the locking bolt 20 may be an end of the locking bolt 20 away from the rotation axis O of the locking bolt 20.

In the embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 2, the actuating rod 32 can apply a torque in a second direction to the lock tongue 20 Shi Jiayan, specifically, a first matching portion 21 is disposed on a side of the lock tongue 20 facing the body 10, the actuating rod 32 is slidably disposed on the body 10 along a third direction S, and one end of the actuating rod 32 pulls or pushes the first matching portion 21 to apply a torque in the second direction to the lock tongue 20; the third direction S is perpendicular to the rotation axis O of the latch bolt 20, only one case of the third direction S is shown in the figure (the up-down direction along the drawing of fig. 2), and the third direction S may be set to be inclined with respect to the up-down direction according to actual needs. By providing the first engagement portion 21 on the side of the latch bolt 20 facing the body 10, the actuating lever 32 is biased toward the first engagement portion 21 in the third direction S, so that a torque in the second direction can be applied to the latch bolt 20, resulting in a more compact structure of the helmet lock 100. It is to be understood that the present application is not limited thereto, and the actuating lever 32 may directly contact the tongue 20, apply torque in the second direction to the tongue 20, and the like, as long as direct or indirect contact with the tongue 20 is achieved, and apply torque in the second direction to the tongue 20.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present application, in the locking bolt 20, the connection position of the elastic member 31 and the setting position of the first mating portion 21 are spaced apart in the rotation radial direction of the locking bolt 20. Therefore, the torque in the first direction applied by the elastic piece 31 and the torque in the second direction applied by the actuating rod 32 can both be along the rotating direction of the lock tongue 20, so that the rotating process of the lock tongue 20 is smoother.

In fig. 2, the case where the distance between the connecting position of the elastic member 31 to the tongue 20 and the rotation axis O is larger than the distance between the installation position of the first engaging portion 21 and the rotation axis O is illustrated, but the present application is not limited to this, and the case where the distance between the connecting position of the elastic member 31 to the tongue 20 and the rotation axis O is smaller than the distance between the installation position of the first engaging portion 21 and the rotation axis O may be also illustrated.

In the embodiment of the present application, as described above, the actuating lever 32 includes the first state in which the torque in the second direction is applied to the lock tongue 20, and the second state in which the torque is not applied to the lock tongue 20, when the actuating lever 32 is in the first state, the lock tongue 20 can be rotated to one of the locked position or the unlocked position with respect to the body 10 by the driving of the actuating lever 32, and when the actuating lever 32 is in the second state, the lock tongue 20 can be rotated to the other of the locked position or the unlocked position with respect to the body 10 by the driving of the elastic member 31.

In particular, the following two cases may be included: the first direction is a direction in which the lock tongue 20 rotates from the lock position toward the unlock position, and the first direction is a direction in which the lock tongue 20 rotates from the unlock position toward the lock position.

In the case where the first direction is the direction in which the lock tongue 20 rotates from the locked position to the unlocked position, fig. 4 and 5 are referred to:

When the actuating rod 32 is in the first state, the lock tongue 20 can rotate to a locking position relative to the body 10 under the drive of the actuating rod 32; when the actuating lever 32 is in the second state, the latch tongue 20 can rotate to the unlocking position relative to the body 10 under the drive of the elastic member 31.

Thus, when the actuating lever 32 is in the first state, the actuating lever 32 and the elastic member 31 apply the torques in the second direction and the first direction to the latch tongue 20, respectively, so that the latch tongue 20 rotates to the locking position; when the actuating rod 32 is in the second state, the elastic piece 31 applies a torque along the first direction to the lock tongue 20, so that the lock tongue 20 rotates to the unlocking position; helmet lock 100 is in a normally open state when actuating lever 32 is not applying torque to locking bolt 20.

In the embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 2,4 and 5, the elastic member 31 may be configured as a tension spring. Of course, the elastic member 31 may be other elastic members 31 capable of providing tension to the latch 20 toward the body 10.

Further, referring to fig. 2, the actuating lever 32 is provided at one end with an inclined engagement surface 321, the inclined engagement surface 321 being arranged towards the tongue 20 and adapted to abut against an end of the first engagement portion 21.

In this way, when the actuating lever 32 moves in the third direction S in a direction in which the end portion is away from the rotation axis O of the lock tongue 20, the inclined engaging surface 321 presses against the first engaging portion 21, pushing the first engaging portion 21 (with the lock tongue 20) in a direction away from the body 10, so that the lock tongue 20 rotates from the unlock position to the lock position. When the actuating lever 32 moves in the third direction toward the direction that the end approaches the rotation axis O of the lock tongue 20, the inclined engaging surface 321 gradually disengages from the first engaging portion 21, and the lock tongue 20 is pulled toward the body 10 by the torque in the first direction of the elastic member 31, so that the lock tongue 20 rotates from the locking position to the unlocking position.

Further, a roller 211 is provided at an end of the first engaging portion 21, and the roller 211 is configured to abut against the inclined engaging surface 321. In this way, the engagement of the actuating lever 32 and the first engaging portion 21 is set to be a rolling engagement, the noise is small, and the friction force is also small, so that the driving process is smoother.

In the case that the first direction is the direction in which the latch tongue 20 rotates from the locking position toward the unlocking position, the locking operation may be automatically completed, that is, the helmet 210 is put into a predetermined position (correctly placed in the basket 200) and the helmet lock 100 automatically operates to lock the helmet 210.

The unlocking action may be when the helmet 210 is not in the predetermined position (not in the basket 200), and the helmet lock 100 is kept in the unlocked state, that is, the locking bolt 20 is always in the unlocked position. Or the unlocking action can be automatically completed under the condition that an unlocking instruction of a user is received.

In particular, referring to fig. 3, the drive unit 30 further includes a drive member 33 in meshing engagement with the actuating lever 32; helmet lock 100 further includes a controller 40 and a detection member 50, wherein controller 40 is electrically connected to both detection member 50 and drive member 33, and detection member 50 is configured to detect the relative position of helmet 210 and locking bolt 20.

Illustratively, the drive member 33 may include a drive motor 331 and a transmission assembly 332, the drive shaft of the drive motor 331 being coupled to the transmission assembly 332, the transmission assembly 332 being in meshing engagement with the actuator rod 32. Specifically, the transmission assembly 332 may be a gear reduction set, and the actuating rod 32 is provided with a rack structure meshed with the gear reduction set. Of course, the driving method of the driver 33 is not limited to this, and may be a driving structure such as a cylinder driver.

As shown in fig. 3, the detecting member 50 may include a first detecting portion 51 and a second detecting portion (not shown), the first detecting portion 51 may be provided on the helmet lock 100, the second detecting portion may be provided on the helmet 210, and in case that the helmet 210 is located at a predetermined position, the first detecting portion 51 may detect a signal that the helmet 210 is in place by mutual induction with the second detecting portion, and transmit the signal to the controller 40. After receiving the signal sent from the first detecting unit 51, the controller 40 determines whether the helmet 210 is in place based on the signal.

In a specific implementation, the first detecting unit 51 may be, for example, a card reader, the second detecting unit may be, for example, a wireless radio frequency card, and after the helmet 210 is correctly placed in place, the card reader may read a signal of the wireless radio frequency card and send the signal to the controller 40, and the controller 40 determines that the helmet 210 is in place after receiving the signal.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the controller 40 is configured to control the driving member 33 to drive the actuating rod 32 to press the first engaging portion 21 along the third direction S when the relative position is within the preset range, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the first state.

When the relative position of the helmet 210 and the latch 20 is within the preset range, it indicates that the helmet 210 is located at the correct position and is in the to-be-locked state, at this time, the control driver 33 drives the actuating rod 32 to press the first matching portion 21 along the third direction S, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the first state, and the latch 20 can rotate to the locking position relative to the body 10 under the driving of the actuating rod 32, so as to lock the helmet 210.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, the controller 40 is further configured to control the driving member 33 to drive the actuating rod 32 away from the first engaging portion 21 along the third direction S when the relative position is out of the preset range, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the second state.

When the relative position of the helmet 210 and the latch 20 is outside the preset range, which indicates that the helmet 210 is not present, at this time, the helmet lock 100 is in a normally open state, and the control driving member 33 drives the actuating rod 32 away from the first matching portion 21 along the third direction, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the second state, and the torque applied to the latch 20 is released, so that the latch 20 can rotate to an unlocking position relative to the body 10 under the driving of the elastic member 31, and maintains the normally open state (the unlocking state as shown in fig. 5).

Further, the controller 40 is configured to control the driving member 33 to drive the actuating rod 32 away from the first mating portion 21 along the third direction when receiving the unlocking command, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the second state.

When a user has an unlocking requirement, the driving piece 33 is controlled to drive the actuating rod 32 to be far away from the first matching part 21 along the third direction S, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the second state, the torque applied to the lock tongue 20 is released, and therefore the lock tongue 20 can rotate to an unlocking position relative to the body 10 under the driving of the elastic piece 31, and the helmet 210 can be unlocked.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a locking process of a helmet lock 100 with another structure according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of the helmet lock 100 with another structure according to an embodiment of the present application in a locked state, and fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the helmet lock 100 with another structure according to an embodiment of the present application in an unlocked state.

In addition to the above embodiment, in the case where the first direction is the direction in which the lock tongue 20 rotates from the unlock position to the lock position, reference is made to fig. 6, 7, and 8:

when the actuating rod 32 is in the first state, the lock tongue 20 can rotate to an unlocking position relative to the body 10 under the drive of the actuating rod 32; when the actuating lever 32 is in the second state, the latch tongue 20 can be rotated to the locking position relative to the body 10 by the driving of the elastic member 31.

Thus, when the actuating lever 32 is in the first state, the actuating lever 32 and the elastic member 31 apply the torques in the second direction and the first direction to the latch tongue 20, respectively, so that the latch tongue 20 rotates to the unlocking position; when the actuating lever 32 is in the second state, the elastic member 31 applies a torque in the first direction to the latch tongue 20, so that the latch tongue 20 rotates to the locking position, and when the actuating lever 32 does not apply a torque to the latch tongue 20, the helmet lock 100 is always in the locking state.

Illustratively, the elastic member 31 is configured as a compression spring; one end of the actuating lever 32 is hinged to the first fitting portion 21.

In this way, the actuating lever 32 can move along the third direction S in a direction approaching the rotation axis of the lock tongue 20 with the first engaging portion 21, and the first engaging portion 21 pulls in a direction approaching the body 10 with the lock tongue 20, so that the lock tongue 20 rotates from the locking position to the unlocking position. The actuating rod 32 can move along the third direction along the first matching portion 21 in a direction away from the rotation axis of the lock tongue 20, and as the pulling force of the actuating rod 32 to the first matching portion 21 gradually disappears, the lock tongue 20 is pushed in a direction away from the body 10 under the driving of the elastic piece 31, so that the lock tongue 20 rotates from the unlocking position to the locking position.

The locking action may be accomplished manually in a first direction in which the locking bolt 20 is rotated from the unlocked position toward the locked position, or may be maintained in a locked state by the helmet lock 100 when the helmet 210 is not in a predetermined position (not within the basket 200), i.e., the locking bolt 20 is always in the locked position.

The unlocking action can be automatically completed under the condition that an unlocking instruction of a user is received.

In particular, the driving unit 30 includes a driving member 33, the helmet lock 100 includes a controller 40, a detecting member 50, and the like, which are similar to the embodiments shown in fig. 4 and 5, and are not repeated herein.

As shown in fig. 3 and 6, the helmet-returning and locking process can be manually implemented, when the user needs to return the helmet 210, the helmet 210 is pushed down into the basket 200 according to the direction of the dotted arrow in fig. 6, the lock tongue 20 is pushed by the helmet 210, and presses the elastic member 31 to move in the direction approaching to the body 10, at this time, the lock tongue 20 rotates around the rotation axis O until the helmet 210 is placed in the correct position, at this time, the lock tongue 20 is extended to the locking position under the pushing force of the elastic member 31, and the helmet 210 is locked as shown in fig. 7. It should be noted that during this process, the actuating rod 32 will move under the action of the tongue 20, but will not transmit this movement to the drive motor 331 of the driver 33. The transmission assembly 332 may be a clutch transmission assembly, i.e., the drive from the drive motor 331 to the actuator lever 32 may be transmitted through the transmission assembly 332, and movement of the actuator lever 32 may not be transmitted to the drive motor 331 through the transmission assembly 332.

Referring to fig. 3, the controller 40 is further configured to control the driving member 33 to drive the actuating rod 32 to move in the third direction S toward a direction away from the rotation axis of the locking bolt 20 (i.e., the hinged end of the first engaging portion 21 moves toward a direction away from the rotation axis of the locking bolt 20) when the relative position of the helmet 210 and the locking bolt 20 is out of the preset range, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the second state.

When the relative position of the helmet 210 and the latch 20 is outside the preset range, which indicates that the helmet 210 is not present, the helmet lock 100 is always in the locked state, and the control driving member 33 drives the actuating rod 32 away from the rotation axis of the latch 20 along the third direction, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the second state, and the torque applied to the latch 20 by the actuating rod 32 is released, so that the latch 20 can rotate to the locked position relative to the body 10 under the driving of the elastic member 31, and the continuously locked state of the latch 20 is maintained (as shown in fig. 7).

As shown in fig. 3 and 8, the controller 40 is further configured to control the driving member 33 to drive the actuating lever 32 to move in the third direction S toward the rotation axis of the lock tongue 20 (i.e., the upper side of the drawing in fig. 8, i.e., the hinged end of the first engaging portion 21 moves toward the rotation axis of the lock tongue 20) and to bring the actuating lever 32 into the first state when receiving the unlocking command.

Thus, when a user has an unlocking requirement, the driving member 33 is controlled to drive the actuating rod 32 to approach the rotation axis of the lock tongue 20 along the third direction S, so that the actuating rod 32 is in the first state, and the lock tongue 20 can rotate to the unlocking position relative to the body 10 under the driving of the braking member, so that the helmet 210 can be unlocked.

In an embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 3, helmet lock 100 further includes a sensor 60 electrically connected to controller 40, sensor 60 is configured to detect a relative position of actuating lever 32 and body 10, and controller 40 is configured to determine a current position of locking bolt 20 according to the relative position of actuating lever 32 and body 10, wherein the current position includes an unlocked position or a locked position.

In this way, whether the helmet lock 100 is in the locked state or the unlocked state can be known by the relative position of the actuating lever 32 and the body 10.

Specifically, the sensor 60 includes a first trigger switch 61 and a second trigger switch 62 electrically connected to the controller 40, and an indication portion 63 is further provided protruding laterally of the movement direction of the actuating lever 32; the detection end of the first trigger switch 61 and the detection end of the second trigger switch 62 are respectively located at both sides of the indication portion 63 along the third direction S.

In this way, the movement position of the actuating lever 32 in the third direction S with respect to the body 10 can be known by the contact or non-contact of the indication portion 63 with the first trigger switch 61 and the second trigger switch 62.

Referring to fig. 2, of course, the actuating lever 32 may be in guiding engagement with the body 10, for example, the body 10 may be provided with a guiding groove 64, and a side of the actuating lever 32 may be in guiding engagement with the guiding groove 64 to effect movement in the third direction S relative to the body 10.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a structure in which a helmet 210 is placed in a basket 200.

Referring to fig. 9, helmet lock 100 further includes a warning unit 70 electrically connected to controller 40, and controller 40 is configured to control warning unit 70 to indicate different states according to the current position of locking bolt 20. Thus, the user can acquire the locking state of the helmet lock 100 in time, and judge whether the helmet lock 100 is successfully locked. The warning unit 70 may be, for example, a warning light. The warning unit 70 may be provided on the locking plate 230 of the basket 200 and exposed to the outside, so that it is convenient for the user to observe.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a basket 200 according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection structure between a helmet lock 100 and a locking plate 230 in the basket 200 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 10, a second aspect of the present application provides a basket 200 comprising the helmet lock 100 described previously.

In an embodiment of the present application, the basket 200 further includes: a basket 220 configured with a receiving groove 221; and a locking plate 230, which is accommodated in the accommodating groove 221 and defines a mounting cavity (not shown) with the accommodating groove 221, wherein a locking hole 231 (refer to fig. 4) is provided on the locking plate 230;

Helmet lock 100 is installed in the installation cavity, and the position of spring bolt 20 corresponds with the position of lockhole 231, and spring bolt 20 is in the installation cavity of withdrawing from lockhole 231 when the unblock position, and spring bolt 20 is in the locking position, and self-locking hole 231 stretches out the installation cavity. At this time, the helmet lock 100 is hidden inside the installation cavity, so that the helmet lock 100 can be protected from being damaged. In addition, the locking tongue 20 is retracted from the locking hole 231 into the mounting cavity, thereby unlocking the helmet 210. The bolt 20 extends out of the mounting cavity from the locking hole 231 to lock the helmet 210.

Further, with continued reference to fig. 4, the locking hole 231 is located near the bottom of the receiving groove 221. Thus, when the helmet 210 side is placed in the receiving groove 221, the locking tongue 20 is facilitated to lock the opening edge of the helmet 210.

In the embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 10 and 11, the helmet lock 100 is first fastened to the lock plate 230 by a fastener such as a screw, and then the lock plate 230 is fastened to the basket 200, so that the helmet 210 is placed inside the basket 200.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle 300 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 12, a third aspect of the present application provides a vehicle 300, where the vehicle 300 includes the basket 200, it is to be understood that the structure, function, working principle, etc. of the basket 200 have been described in detail in the foregoing, and are not described herein.

The basket 200 allows a user to place and lock the helmet 210 in a non-riding state. The form of the vehicle 300 of the present embodiment may include, but is not limited to, a bicycle, an electric vehicle, a motorcycle, a scooter, etc. the vehicle 300 is driven by manpower, power or a mixture of manpower and power. In an embodiment of the present application, the vehicle 300 may be an electric vehicle.

Further, the basket 200 may be provided at the front side of the head of the vehicle 300.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 13, a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle system 400. The vehicle system 400 includes a server 410 and a vehicle 300, the vehicle 300 being communicatively coupled to the server 410.

In embodiments of the present application, server 410 is understood to provide a service point for processing, databases, communication facilities. For example, server 410 may refer to a single physical processor with associated communication and data storage and database facilities, or may refer to an aggregate of networked or aggregated processors, associated networks, and storage devices, and operate on software and one or more database systems and application software supporting services provided by the server. Server 410 may be a monolithic server or a distributed server across multiple computers or computer data centers. The server 410 may be of various types, such as a web server, news server, mail server, message server, advertisement server, file server, application server, interaction server, database server, or proxy server. In some embodiments, each server 410 may include hardware, software, or embedded logic components or a combination of two or more such components for performing the appropriate functions supported or implemented by the server.

In some embodiments, the vehicle 300 includes a vehicle body and a control unit (not shown). The control unit may be disposed at any position of the vehicle 300, such as the head, the middle of the vehicle, the lower of the vehicle, or other suitable positions for disposing the control unit, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In an alternative implementation, the control unit may be implemented by an ECU (Electronic Control Unit ). The control unit includes a memory and a processor for executing a computer program that can be written in an instruction set of an architecture such as x86, arm, RISC, MIPS, SSE, etc. The memory includes, for example, ROM (read only memory), RAM (random access memory), nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The control unit may further include a communication module capable of communicating by at least one of wired communication and wireless communication. The memory is for storing program instructions for controlling the processor to operate to perform a method of controlling the vehicle. How the instructions control the processor to operate is not described in detail here.

Vehicle 300 and server 410 may communicate over network 420. In an embodiment of the present application, network 420 may be a wired network or a wireless network. In the present embodiment, the vehicle 300 may transmit information related to the state of the vehicle 300, such as position information, state information of each component of the vehicle 300, and the like, to the server 410.

In at least some embodiments of the application, the vehicle system 400 may also include a user terminal 430. In this embodiment, the user terminal 430 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a palm computer, a wearable device, etc. The user terminal 430 has a communication module capable of wired or wireless communication. In one embodiment, the user terminal 430 includes at least one remote communication module, such as any module for performing WLAN, GPRS, 2G/3G/4G/5G remote communication, and the user terminal 430 may also include at least one short-range communication module, such as any module for performing short-range wireless communication based on the Hilink protocol, wiFi, mesh, bluetooth, zigBee, thread, Z-Wave, NFC, UWB, liFi, and other short-range wireless communication protocols. The user terminal 430 also has an input device, which may include, for example, a touch screen, keys, pressure sensors, etc., through which the user terminal 430 may receive a user's instructions.

The user terminal 430 and the server 410 may communicate through the network 420, and the user terminal 430 is installed with a vehicle application client to achieve the purpose of using a vehicle by operating the vehicle application client.

In some embodiments, the user terminal 430 may also communicate with the vehicle 300 to enable information interaction between the user terminal 430 and the vehicle. The network 420 on which the communication between the vehicle 300 and the server 410, the user terminal 430 and the server 410, and the user terminal 430 and the vehicle 300 is based may be the same or different. It should be appreciated that the vehicle system 400 illustrated in fig. 13 is merely illustrative and not intended to limit the application, its application or uses.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the application, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the application, which are all within the scope of the application. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present application is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (21)

1. A helmet lock, comprising:

A body;

the lock tongue is rotatably connected with the body around an axis and is provided with a locking position capable of locking the helmet and an unlocking position capable of unlocking the helmet relative to the body; and

A driving unit including an elastic member configured to always apply a torque in a first direction to the latch, and an actuating lever including a first state in which a torque in a second direction is applied to the latch, and a second state in which a torque is not applied to the latch, the latch being rotatable relative to the body to one of the locked position or the unlocked position when the actuating lever is in the first state, the latch being rotatable relative to the body to the other of the locked position or the unlocked position when the actuating lever is in the second state, the actuating lever is driven by the elastic member;

Wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite.

2. The helmet lock according to claim 1, wherein a first engagement portion is provided on a side of the locking bolt facing the body, the actuating lever is slidably provided on the body in a third direction, and one end of the actuating lever pulls or pushes the first engagement portion to apply a torque in a second direction to the locking bolt;

Wherein, the third direction is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the locking bolt.

3. The helmet lock of claim 2, wherein the first direction is a direction in which the locking bolt rotates from the locked position toward the unlocked position;

When the actuating rod is in a first state, the lock tongue can rotate to the locking position relative to the body under the drive of the actuating rod; when the actuating rod is in a second state, the lock tongue can rotate to the unlocking position relative to the body under the drive of the elastic piece.

4. A helmet lock according to claim 3, wherein the resilient member is configured as a tension spring;

one end of the actuating rod is provided with an inclined matching surface, and the inclined matching surface faces to the lock tongue and is used for abutting with the end part of the first matching part.

5. The helmet lock of claim 4, wherein an end of the first mating portion is provided with a roller for abutting the inclined mating surface.

6. A helmet lock according to claim 3, wherein the drive unit further comprises a drive member in meshed engagement with the actuating lever;

The helmet lock further comprises a controller and a detection part, wherein the controller is electrically connected with the detection part and the driving part, and the detection part is used for detecting the relative position of the helmet and the lock tongue;

and the controller is used for controlling the driving piece to drive the actuating rod to press the first matching part along the third direction when the relative position is in a preset range so as to enable the actuating rod to be in the first state.

7. The helmet lock of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to control the driver to drive the actuation rod in the third direction away from the first engagement portion to place the actuation rod in the second state when the relative position is outside the preset range.

8. The helmet lock of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to control the driving member to drive the actuation rod away from the first mating portion in the third direction to place the actuation rod in the second state upon receiving an unlocking command.

9. The helmet lock of claim 2, wherein the first direction is a direction in which the locking bolt rotates from the unlocked position toward the locked position;

when the actuating rod is in a first state, the lock tongue can rotate to the unlocking position relative to the body under the drive of the actuating rod; when the actuating rod is in a second state, the lock tongue can rotate to the locking position relative to the body under the drive of the elastic piece.

10. The helmet lock of claim 9, wherein the resilient member is configured as a compression spring; one end of the actuating rod is hinged with the first matching part.

11. The helmet lock of claim 9, wherein the drive unit further comprises a drive member in meshing engagement with the actuation rod;

The helmet lock further comprises a controller and a detection part, wherein the controller is electrically connected with the detection part and the driving part, and the detection part is used for detecting the relative position of the helmet and the lock tongue;

the controller is further used for controlling the driving piece to drive the actuating rod to move along the third direction in a direction away from the rotation axis of the lock tongue when the relative position is out of a preset range, so that the actuating rod is in the second state.

12. The helmet lock of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to control the driving member to drive the actuating lever to move in the third direction toward a direction close to the rotation axis of the locking bolt and to place the actuating lever in the first state when receiving an unlocking command.

13. A helmet lock according to claim 2, wherein the connection position of the elastic member and the arrangement position of the first fitting portion in the lock tongue are arranged at a spacing in the rotation radial direction of the lock tongue.

14. The helmet lock of any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the elastic member is located between the body and the locking tongue, and both ends of the elastic member are connected to the body and the locking tongue, respectively.

15. The helmet lock of any one of claims 2-13, further comprising a controller and a sensor electrically connected to the controller, the sensor configured to detect a relative position of the actuation rod and the body, the controller configured to determine a current position of the locking bolt based on the relative position of the actuation rod and the body, wherein the current position comprises the unlocked position or the locked position.

16. The helmet lock of claim 15, wherein the sensor comprises a first trigger switch and a second trigger switch electrically connected with the controller, and an indication part is further protruded on the lateral side of the moving direction of the actuating rod;

the detection end of the first trigger switch and the detection end of the second trigger switch are respectively positioned at two sides of the indication part along the third direction.

17. The helmet lock of claim 15, further comprising a warning unit electrically connected to the controller, the controller configured to control the warning unit to indicate different states based on a current position of the locking bolt.

18. A bicycle basket comprising a helmet lock according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

19. The vehicle basket according to claim 18, the bicycle basket is characterized by further comprising:

The basket body is provided with a containing groove; and

The lock plate is accommodated in the accommodating groove, an installation cavity is defined by the lock plate and the accommodating groove, and a lock hole is formed in the lock plate;

The helmet lock is arranged in the installation cavity, the lock tongue corresponds to the lock hole in position, when the lock tongue is positioned at the unlocking position, the lock tongue retracts from the lock hole to the installation cavity, and when the lock tongue is positioned at the locking position, the lock tongue extends out of the lock hole to the installation cavity.

20. The basket according to claim 19, wherein the locking aperture is located near a bottom of the receiving slot.

21. A vehicle comprising a basket according to any one of claims 18 to 20.