Union Bicyklový zámok by Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu

Union Bicyklový zámok by Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Železná cena A' Design Award in Vozidlo Competition Category.

ŽeleznáVozidlo· 2022

Union Bicyklový zámok

by Lyuting Ma and Hong Yu

Client: Beijing Institute of Technology

Železná cena A' Design Award Winner in Vozidlo Category

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The Design

About Union Bicyklový zámok

Union je bicyklový zámok integrovaný do sedlovej tyčky bicykla. Zámok poskytuje tri funkcie: odblokovanie odtlačkom prsta, magnetické uchytenie a reflexné varovanie. Rozpoznávanie odtlačkov prstov odstraňuje potrebu kľúčov a zrýchľuje každodenné používanie. Magnet vo vnútri telesa zámku ho počas jazdy pridržiava k sedlovej tyči. Reťaz je uložená vo vnútri tyčky a vyťahuje sa na zaistenie kolies k pevnému objektu. Rozmery sú 28 × 74 × 352 milimetrov, čo zodpovedá štandardnej sedlovej tyčke, takže rám ostáva čistý a problémy s uskladnením sú vylúčené.

The Recognition

About the Železná cena A' Design Award

Union Bicyklový zámok je laureát Železnej ceny A' Design Award, prestížneho uznania udeľovaného dobrým dizajnom, ktoré spĺňajú profesionálne a priemyselné požiadavky očakávané od dobre navrhnutých výtvorov. Laureáti Železnej ceny preukazujú veľkú zručnosť, vysokú špecializáciu, odborné porozumenie a tvorivé schopnosti svojich tvorcov. Od Union Bicyklový zámok sa očakáva, že bude vysoko cenený, obdivovaný a milovaný výtvor, ktorý je praktický a inovatívny. Tento dizajn ocenený Železnou cenou A' Design Award zahŕňa najlepšie postupy v odvetví a má kompetentné technické vlastnosti spojené s know-how a talentom. Vďaka svojej dôkladnosti si Union Bicyklový zámok zaslúži rešpekt a jeho úlohou je prinášať zlepšenia kvality života, ktoré pomáhajú robiť svet lepším miestom.

Behind the Design

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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
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