Motorcar burglarproof system

• US 7,259,659 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Issued: 08/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hung Pin Liu
• Original Assignee: Cheng Lin Kun, Pin Liu Hung
• Inventors: Liu, Fu-Jen
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland; Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US11/147,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20070001829A1
• Time in Patent Office: 804 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426.31
• US Class Current: 340/426.31
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/0225 using a rod locked on the steering wheel rim B60R25/0221 takes precedence
• 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 25/252 Fingerprint recognition
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/302 using recording means, e.g. black box
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/305 using a camera

Abstract

A motorcar burglar proof system comprised of a mechanism to lock up the steering wheel, an image retrieve device, and a built in control circuit; an IC chip integrated by the control circuit recording physical features of the genuine driver to compare with the image retrieved so to release the steering wheel if fits; if not, the steering wheel remaining to be locked up, the image being saved, and the alarm being activated to alert the parties concerned to respond in time.

Claims

1. A motorcar burglarproof system comprising a frame having a locking member to restrict movement of a steering wheel;

an image retrieve device;

a built-in control circuit linked to an alarm installed to the motorcar and integrated with power supply loop, microprocessor, IC chip, image recording unit, digital image process loop, locking member driver loop, and alarm drive loop;

the IC chip recording physical features of a driver for comparison with that of an image taken by the image retrieve device of an authorized driver;

locking member being released from the steering wheel if the comparison results in a match between driver and the authorized driver;

the locking member remaining in its status of restricting movement of the steering wheel if the comparison results fail to indicate a match between the driver and the authorized driver, whereby;

the image of the driver is recorded in real time and saved; and

wherein the alarm is activated to notify parties concerned to respond.

2. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is linked to a door opening mechanism, and the system is activated once the door of the motorcar is opened.

3. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is integrated with a radio communication module to transmit the image retrieved by the image retrieve device to a designated receiver.

4. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 1, wherein the frame is provided with an adapter linked to the control circuit;

the IC chip is linked to the control circuit through the adapter.

5. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 1, wherein the image-recording unit integrated by the control circuit relates to a flash image-recording unit.

6. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 1, wherein the image-recording unit integrated by the control circuit relates to a burner.

7. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 1, wherein the image-recording unit integrated by the control circuit relates to a hard disk.

8. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is integrated with the motor;

the motor is subject to the control by the locking member drive loop; and

the motor drives the locking member to operate.

9. The motorcar burglarproof system of claim 8, wherein those two motors are respectively provided on both sides of the frame and the locking member related to a clamping member that changes its angle for being subject to the revolution of the motors.

10. The motorcar burgla proof system of claim 1, wherein the image retrieve device is related to CCD photo-sense device, CMOS photo-sense device, and digital or analog image retrieve device.