Bicycle securing system

• US 20090201127A1
• Filed: 02/11/2009
• Published: 08/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Astra Gesellschaft Fur Asset Management mbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Astra Gesellschaft Fur Asset Management mbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Herrmann, Wilfried, Stobbe, Anatoli
• Application Number:
  US12/378,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20090201127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.600
• CPC Class Codes: B62H 2003/005 Supports or holders associated with means for bike rental
• CPC Class Codes: B62H 3/04 involving forked supports of brackets for holding a wheel B62H3/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/10 for means for safe-keeping of property, left temporarily, e.g. by fastening the property
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5872 For cycles

Abstract

A bicycle securing system consisting of a bicycle station as well as at least one bicycle is described.

A bicycle securing system consists of a user communication terminal and at least one bicycle stand. The bicycle stand and the bicycle comprise retaining and docking means as well as registration and identification means. The retaining and docking means comprise a pin provided with a bolt lock on the bicycle side and a pin and bolt receptacle on the bicycle stand side. The registration and identification means comprise a reading and control device on the bicycle side and a passive RFID data carrier on the bicycle stand side.

Claims

1. A bicycle securing system consisting of a bicycle station comprising a user communication terminal and at least one bicycle stand, as well as at least one bicycle, wherein the bicycle stand and the bicycle comprise retaining and docking means as well as registration and identification means, wherein the retaining and docking means are configured positively on the bicycle and the bicycle stand side and the registration and identification means comprise an active reading and control device on the bicycle side and a passive RFID data carrier on the bicycle stand side.

2. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the retaining and docking means on the bicycle side comprises a pin provided with a bolt lock on the bicycle side and a pin and bolt receptacle on the bicycle stand side.

3. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the bolt lock and the reading and control device are disposed in a common stem housing.

4. The bicycle securing system according to claim 3, wherein the pin is an integral component of the stem housing.

5. The bicycle securing system according to claim 3, wherein the stem housing is fastened to the steering shaft of the front fork of the bicycle.

6. The bicycle securing system according to claim 5, wherein the stem housing is supported by means of a fork support from the front fork of the bicycle.

7. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the bicycle stands have lateral flanks which cover the front forks of the bicycle in the docked state.

8. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the bolt lock consists of a double bolt which is disposed spreadably in opposite directions in the pin and an actuating device, wherein the actuating device comprises a hand lever, a coupling which can be actuated by the reading and control device as well as a drive rod and direction-changing transmission means.

9. The bicycle securing system according to claim 8, wherein a cable lock of a securing cable is further disposed in the stem housing and an actuating member of the cable lock is coupled to the drive rod of the actuating device of the bolt lock.

10. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the reading and control device comprises a reader for the RFID data carrier of the bicycle stand, a reader for a user data carrier, an evaluation and control device and a rechargeable battery.

11. The bicycle securing system according to claim 10, wherein the reader for the user data carrier is disposed in the stem housing.

12. The bicycle securing system according to claim 10, wherein the reader for the user data carrier or a reading antenna of this reader is disposed in an offset manner in a handlebar covering of the bicycle.

13. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the reading and control device comprises a communication device for data exchange with the user communication terminal.

14. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the reading and control device is connected to a hub dynamo in the front wheel of the bicycle and the charging of the rechargeable battery is controlled by the evaluation and control device.

15. The bicycle securing system according to claim 1, wherein the reading and control device is connected to a lighting device of the bicycle and the lighting device is controlled by the evaluation and control device via a photosensor.

19. The bicycle securing system according to claim 15, wherein a front light of the lighting device is disposed in an inner recess of the pin.

16. The bicycle securing system according to claim 16, wherein a cable store for the securing cable is disposed on the stem housing.

17. The bicycle securing system according to claim 16, wherein the cable store is configured as a cable drum.

18. The bicycle securing system according to claim 16, wherein the cable store for the securing cable is disposed between the stem housing and a bicycle basket fastened thereabove.