Motor vehicle anti-theft apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An anti-theft system for motor vehicles, comprising:
- at least one inhibitor in a disc rotor of at least one wheel of a motor vehicle;
at least one locking member that can be inserted into at least one inhibitor to prevent at least one wheel from turning; and
at least one solenoid that, when energized, causes at least one locking member to be inserted into at least one inhibitor, and when de-energized, causes at least one locking member to be withdrawn from at least one inhibitor.
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Abstract
An anti-theft system for motor vehicles, having preferred embodiment. The preferred embodiment is designed to prevent theft by preventing a vehicle'"'"'s wheels from turning when the system is activated. In the preferred embodiment, there are inhibitors in the disc rotors of each wheel. Next to each wheel, there is a solenoid, within which is a locking pin or piston rod. When the user enters an activation coded key in an ignition, the solenoids are energized, causing the piston rods to move outward into the curved slots, thus preventing the rotor discs from turning. A deactivation code must be entered in the ignition to de-energize the solenoids, causing the piston rods to move back into the solenoids and releasing the rotor discs. Optionally, the parking brake may also be locked when the system is activated.
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1. An anti-theft system for motor vehicles, comprising:
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at least one inhibitor in a disc rotor of at least one wheel of a motor vehicle;
at least one locking member that can be inserted into at least one inhibitor to prevent at least one wheel from turning; and
at least one solenoid that, when energized, causes at least one locking member to be inserted into at least one inhibitor, and when de-energized, causes at least one locking member to be withdrawn from at least one inhibitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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15. A method of preventing theft of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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entering an activation coded key in an ignition;
energizing at least one solenoid;
movement of a locking member by the solenoid;
engagement of the locking member with an inhibitor in a disc rotor of a wheel of a motor vehicle.
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