Air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device

• US 7,023,329 B2
• Filed: 06/16/2004
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TUNG THIH Enterprise Company Limited
• Original Assignee: TUNG THIH Enterprise Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Shin-Chung
• Primary Examiner(s): TRIEU, VAN THANH
• Application Number:
  US10/867,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20050280516A1
• Time in Patent Office: 657 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426.1, 340/426.13, 340/426.18, 340/426.19, 340/426.2, 340/426.24, 340/426.25, 340/429, 340/541, 340/550, 340/566
• US Class Current: 340/426.25
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1004 Alarm systems characterised by the type of sensor, e.g. current sensing means using door lock sensors B60R25/1001
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner

Abstract

An air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device includes an on-vehicle main unit installed in a motor vehicle adapted to detect variation of air pressure in the inside chamber of the motor vehicle through an air pressure sensor and to drive an alarm to output an alarm signal when the amount of variation of transient variation of air pressure surpassed a predetermined safety air pressure value.

Claims

1. An air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device installed in a motor vehicle, comprising:

an on-vehicle main unit;

at least one sensor mounted in at least one corresponding location of said motor vehicle and electrically connected to said on-vehicle main unit, each said sensor adapted to detect an abnormality of the respective corresponding location of said motor vehicle and to send a corresponding abnormality signal to said on-vehicle main unit; and

at least one alarm device electrically connected to said on-vehicle main unit and controlled to output a corresponding alarm upon said on-vehicle main unit in receipt of said corresponding abnormality signal from one said sensor on-vehicle main unit;

wherein, said at least one sensor includes an air pressure sensor installed in the inside chamber of said motor vehicle at a predetermined location and adapted to detect the amount of variation of air pressure in said inside chamber and to send an air pressure abnormality signal to said on-vehicle main unit, causing said on-vehicle main unit to control said at least one alarm device to output said alarm when the detected amount of transient variation of air pressure surpassed a predetermined safety air pressure variation value, said amount of transient variation of air pressure being the amount of variation of air pressure in the inside chamber of said motor vehicle within a unit time.

2. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inside chamber of said motor vehicle is a passenger room, and said air pressure sensor is installed in said passenger room.

3. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inside chamber of said motor vehicle is a trunk room, and said air pressure sensor is installed in said trunk room.

4. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said amount of transient variation of air pressure is the amount of transient air pressure drop in said inside chamber of said motor vehicle.

5. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one alarm device includes a siren.

6. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one alarm device includes a wireless communication apparatus connectable to a communication address assigned by the owner of said motor vehicle wirelessly.

7. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said wireless communication apparatus is a GPRS mobile telephone.

8. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said communication address is a mobile telephone number.

9. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said alarm is a short message.

10. The air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a remote controller adapted to control on/off status of said on-vehicle main unit wirelessly.