STARTING MECHANISM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20160016467A1
• Filed: 07/20/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: MATHISSEN, Marcel, VOGT, Rainer, LINDNER, Achim
• Application Number:
  US14/804,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20160016467A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/573 Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants

Abstract

A starting mechanism for a motor vehicle with an ignition mechanism, a programmable ignition key and a detector for alcohol and/or drugs, wherein the ignition mechanism is configured to be started by the ignition key if the detector for alcohol and/or drugs provides a result below a limit value, wherein the programmable ignition key comprises an adjustable identifier that deactivates the detector for alcohol and/or drugs and enables starting of the ignition mechanism.

Claims

1. A starting mechanism for a motor vehicle comprising:

an ignition mechanism;

a programmable ignition key; and

a detector for at least one of alcohol and drugs,

wherein the ignition mechanism is configured to be started by the programmable ignition key if the detector for the at least one of alcohol and drugs provides a result below a limit value; and

wherein the programmable ignition key includes an adjustable readable identifier that disables the detector for the at least one of alcohol and drugs and enables starting the ignition mechanism.

2. The starting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the detector for the at least one of alcohol and drugs is an external mobile detector.

3. The starting mechanism of claim 2, wherein the detector for the at least one alcohol and drugs is connected to the starting mechanism via an intelligent mobile telephone.

4. The starting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the ignition mechanism comprises an emergency starting device.

5. The starting mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a biometric identification unit that is connected to the starting mechanism.

6. The starting mechanism of claim 5, wherein the biometric identification unit is in the form of an intelligent mobile telephone.

7. The starting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the ignition mechanism is configured to be blocked for a specifiable period of time.

8. A starting mechanism for a motor vehicle comprising:

an ignition mechanism;

a detector for at least one of alcohol and drugs; and

a programmable ignition key including an adjustable readable identifier, the programmable ignition key configured to;

start the ignition mechanism if the detector provides a result below a limit value, and

disable the detector for the at least one of alcohol and drugs and enable starting the ignition mechanism via the adjustable readable identifier.

9. The starting mechanism of claim 8, wherein the detector for the at least one of alcohol and drugs is an external mobile detector.

10. The starting mechanism of claim 9, wherein the detector for the at least one alcohol and drugs is connected to the starting mechanism via an intelligent mobile telephone.

11. The starting mechanism of claim 8, wherein the ignition mechanism comprises an emergency starting device.

12. The starting mechanism of claim 8 further comprising a biometric identification unit that is connected to the starting mechanism.

13. The starting mechanism of claim 12, wherein the biometric identification unit is in the form of an intelligent mobile telephone.

14. The starting mechanism of claim 8, wherein the ignition mechanism is configured to be blocked for a specifiable period of time.

15. A starting mechanism for a motor vehicle comprising:

an ignition mechanism including an emergency starting device;

a programmable ignition key; and

a detector for at least one of alcohol and drugs,

wherein the ignition mechanism is configured to be started by the programmable ignition key if the detector for the at least one of alcohol and drugs provides a result below a limit value; and

wherein the emergency starting device bypasses the limit value and enables the motor vehicle to be moved in the event of an emergency.

16. The starting mechanism of claim 15, wherein the detector for the at least one of alcohol and drugs is an external mobile detector.

17. The starting mechanism of claim 16, wherein the detector for the at least one alcohol and drugs is connected to the starting mechanism via an intelligent mobile telephone.

18. The starting mechanism of claim 15 further comprising a biometric identification unit that is connected to the starting mechanism.

19. The starting mechanism of claim 18, wherein the biometric identification unit is in the form of an intelligent mobile telephone.

20. The starting mechanism of claim 15, wherein the ignition mechanism is configured to be blocked for a specifiable period of time.