Anti-theft system for vehicle

• US 20110193692A1
• Filed: 10/10/2008
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jian-Jhong Fong
• Original Assignee: Jian-Jhong Fong
• Inventors: Fong, Jian-Jhong
• Application Number:
  US13/122,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20110193692A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.11
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00

Abstract

An anti-theft system for vehicle includes a lock mechanism comprising an anti-theft steering shaft lock and a hood lock; an access controller comprising a programmable processor, a digital identification device, a receiver, and a remote control; a hand brake sensor; a seat pressure sensor; a door lock sensor; a lock release unit; a driving unit; a vibration sensor unit; a deactivation unit; and an alarm unit wherein the access controller is adapted to lock or unlock the anti-theft steering shaft lock, and lock and unlock the hood lock.

Claims

1. An anti-theft system for a vehicle comprising:

a lock mechanism comprising an anti-theft steering shaft lock and a hood lock;

an access controller comprising a programmable processor, a digital identification device, a receiver, and a remote control;

a hand brake sensor;

a seat pressure sensor;

a door lock sensor;

a lock release unit;

a driving unit;

a vibration sensor unit;

a deactivation unit; and

an alarm unit;

wherein the access controller is adapted to lock or unlock the anti-theft steering shaft lock, and lock and unlock the hood lock.

2. The anti-theft system of claim 1, wherein one of a plurality of biometric identifications including fingerprint identification, retinal scan, facial recognition, and voice recognition can be performed to activate at least one of the programmable processor, the digital identification device, the receiver, and the remote control for access identification.

3. The anti-theft system of claim 2, wherein the access controller is activated to cause the alarm unit to generate an alarm if the access identification fails.

4. The anti-theft system of claim 3, further comprising a transmitter electrically connected to the alarm so that the alarm can be generated in a form of an alarm signal which can be transmitted to a 3G mobile phone or a GPS device.

5. The anti-theft system of claim 1, further comprising an ultrasonic door lock sensor for detecting a door opening and sending a corresponding signal to the access controller so that the access controller can be activated to start the personal identification.

6. The anti-theft system of claim 1, wherein power of the anti-theft system is provided either by a battery in an engine compartment or a trunk or a cigarette charger.

7. The anti-theft system of claim 1, wherein the hood lock is disposed in a front end of a hood including a front latch;

the hood lock comprises a base plate including a curved first cut on edge;

a rectangular housing integrally formed with one end of the base plate and including a channel member through one side;

a planar first formation including a curved second cut on edge and a projecting apex;

a bent second formation;

a link pivotably secured the first formation and the second formation together;

a first spring having one end fastened at the first formation and the other end fastened at the second formation;

a second spring mounted on the vase plate and having one end fastened at the first formation;

a third spring mounted on the base plate and having one end disposed below the aligned first and second cuts to urge against one end of the latch from below;

a hollow guide of rectangular section including a circular tunnel on one surface and a rectangular opening on an adjacent surface;

a lock rack slidably provided in the guide and including a bottom groove and teeth partially open to the rectangular opening;

a 90-degree bent plate with the guide disposed therein and including a channel aligned with the tunnel;

a battery powered drive member including a pinion meshing with the teeth, the drive member disposed at both sides of one half portion of the bent plate; and

a sheathed pulling member including a bifurcation at one end, the bifurcation being pivotably secured to the second formation, a handle at the other end, a narrow section disposed in the guide under the lock rack, and a flexible rod passing through entire length of the pulling member except both ends thereof;

the pulling member other than the narrow section is adapted to slidably pass the channel, the tunnel, and the channel member;

the narrow section is lockingly engaged with the groove in a locked position of the hood when the vehicle is driving; and

the guide, the lock rack, the bent plate, and the drive member are disposed in the housing.

8. The anti-theft system of claim 1, wherein in response to energize the driver member in a first operation mode, the driver member clockwise rotates to disengage the groove from the narrow section to allow a subsequent opening of the hood by pulling the handle.

9. The anti-theft system of claim 1, wherein in response to energize the driver member in a second operation mode, the driver member counterclockwise rotates to lockingly engage the groove with the narrow section to lock the hood lock.

10. The anti-theft system of claim 9, wherein the latch is fastened by the second cut when the hood lock is locked.

11. The anti-theft system of claim 1, wherein in response to pulling the handle, the bifurcation moves laterally with the first spring being expanded, the first formation being pivoted counterclockwise, and the latch being cleared both the second and first cuts so as to release the hood.

12. The anti-theft system of claim 7, further comprising a protective cover including two through holes on two opposite sides respectively;

wherein the guide further comprises an end well, the lock rack further comprises an end well, and the rod comprises an enlargement smaller than the well of the guide but larger than the well of the lock rack;

wherein the rod is adapted to pass through the through holes and the wells so that the enlargement can urge against the well of the lock rack when both the hood lock and the anti-theft steering shaft lock are locked; and

wherein in response to unlocking the anti-theft steering shaft lock, the enlargement is adapted to pass both the guide and the lock rack without being stopped by the well of the lock rack so as to unlock the hood lock.