Union Fietsslot by Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Yster in Voertuig-, Mobiliteit- en Vervoer-ontwerp Competition Category.
YsterVoertuig· 2022
Union Fietsslot
Client: Beijing Institute of Technology
A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Voertuig Category
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The Design
About Union Fietsslot
Union is 'n fietsslot wat geïntegreer is in die saalpen van 'n fiets. Die slot bied drie funksies: vingerafdruk-ontsluiting, magnetiese vasmaking en reflekterende waarskuwing. Vingerafdrukherkenning maak sleutels oorbodig en maak daaglikse gebruik vinniger. 'n Magneet binne-in die slotliggaam hou die slot teen die saalbuis vas tydens ry. 'n Ketting word binne-in die buis gestoor en word uitgetrek om die wiele aan 'n vaste voorwerp vas te maak. Die grootte is 28 by 74 by 352 millimeter, wat ooreenstem met 'n standaard saalpen, sodat die raam skoon bly en stoorprobleme vermy word.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Yster
Union Fietsslot is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Union Fietsslot 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Union Fietsslot word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This is a new design of convenient bicycle lock. It has three functions, fingerprint unlocking, magnetic fixing and reflective warning.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Since the product is universal, there is no difference with the traditional seat tube size, the physical size is 28mmx74mmx352mm, it can be adapted to any bike.
- Tags
- bicycle，lock，fingerprint
- Production Technology
- The factors that determine whether a bike lock is good or bad are ease of use and versatility, in addition to security.
To ensure the security of the lock, we use a very mature fingerprint recognition technology. While ensuring security, it improves the user's operating experience. In consideration of the product's implementability, we retain the shape characteristics and material of the original bike seat tube, install the chain inside the car do tube, and place a magnet inside the lock body so that it can be easily sucked on the back of the bike do tube. All these designs ensure the manufacturability of the product. - Design Challenge
- We wanted to create the perfect solution to design a convergent product for cyclists, rather than going the extra mile to buy a lock.
This design breaks through the limitations of traditional bicycle lock, it combines the lock with a bicycle part. The product not only brings convenience to users, but also reduces the waste of social resources, while also accelerating the progress of integrated innovation. - Research
- To better understand the needs of lock users, we conducted research in shopping malls that sell bicycles, talking to dealers and exploring developments and changes in bicycles, such as how to alert small cars to attention and how to prevent theft.
We also talked to cyclists on the road to analyze the needs of users.
In the course of our research, we learned about the needs of users and the opinions of manufacturers and dealers associated with bicycles. With this insight, we began to refocus the project on the main issue: more efficient and natural unlocking and unlocking. - Inspiration
- There are various types of traditional bicycle locks. Users often put the lock in different places, such as head tube, top tube and under the saddle, unsightly and inconvenient to store.
The lock breaks the form limitation of traditional bicycle by the way of creatively combining the lock and the seat post.
This product combines the lock with a bicycle part and it can not only ensure the safety of the bicycle, but also make the body cleaner. - Project Duration
- The project started in Beijing in February 2020 and was completed in Beijing in April 2020. The project won the 2020 Red Dot Award：Best of the best and the Korea K-Design Award Grand Prize.
- Operation Flow
- How To Use
Step 1： Remove the lock
Step 2： Fingerprint to unlock
Step 3： Pull out the chain
Step 4： Pass the chain through the wheels and ground fence, then lock it. - Patents
- none
- Team Members
- Lyuting Ma
Hong Yu - Image Credits
- #1:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020
#2:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020
#3:Hong Yu,Lyuting Ma,2020
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