Patent ID: 7071819

Claim:
A remote control lock operation system for vehicles, comprising: a hand-held transmitter; a receiver capable of receiving the signal transmitted by the transmitter; a mechanical locking mechanism for mechanically disabling travel of the vehicle; a lock actuator capable of at least unlocking the mechanical locking mechanism; a control unit for determining whether or not the signal received by the receiver is acceptable, and operating and controlling the lock actuator based on the received signal when the signal is acceptable; and a common module housing mounted below a handlebar on a body of the vehicle, the housing enclosing the receiver, the mechanical locking mechanism, the lock actuator, the control unit, and wiring sections connecting the lock actuator and the receiver to the control unit, the common module housing being disposed in a space between a front body cover and an inner cover of the vehicle, wherein a signal receiving portion of the receiver is directed rearwardly from a central portion of the inner cover, the inner cover extending upwardly and rearwardly over the common module housing so that the signal receiving portion of the receiver is not exposed from above.