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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage box designs with multiple openable doors require complex and costly locking structures, making them tedious to operate and increasing production costs.
Innovation Solution
An article storage and retrieval apparatus with a simplified locking structure, featuring a first locking assembly for the closed frame and main frame, and a second locking assembly for the closed frame and openable door, utilizing elastic components and a pin shaft mechanism to facilitate easy unlocking and locking, reducing the need for independent locking of each door.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If each openable door is locked independently with separate locking structures, then the security and reliability of the storage box is improved, but the device complexity and production cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent locking structures into a single integrated locking mechanism. The locking assembly includes a locking block that can simultaneously engage with multiple doors through a unified structure, where the locking block has multiple locking surfaces that interact with different doors. This merging approach maintains reliable locking of all doors while significantly reducing the number of separate locking components needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking assembly is designed as a universal mechanism that can lock multiple different doors simultaneously. The locking block is configured with multiple locking surfaces that can engage with various door types and positions. A single actuation of the locking assembly performs the function of multiple independent locks, making the system more efficient and less complex.
2Reliability
If multiple independent locking structures are used for each door, then the security of the storage box is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to tedious locking processes
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple locking actions are merged into a single operational sequence. The locking assembly is designed so that one actuation movement simultaneously engages all locking surfaces with their corresponding doors. This eliminates the need for sequential locking of each door individually, maintaining high security while dramatically improving operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking block is pre-configured with multiple locking surfaces positioned to engage with different doors. When the locking assembly is actuated, all locking surfaces are simultaneously positioned to engage their respective doors, performing the locking action in advance of any individual door operation. This preliminary configuration enables secure locking without requiring multiple separate operations.
3Reliability
If separate locking mechanisms are designed for each door, then the reliability of individual door locking is improved, but the production cost increases due to more components
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate locking mechanisms are merged into a single integrated locking assembly. The locking block is manufactured as one piece with multiple locking surfaces, eliminating the need for multiple separate lock components. This reduces part count, simplifies assembly procedures, and lowers production costs while maintaining the reliability of locking each door securely.
4Reliability
If a complex locking structure with multiple independent locks is used, then the security of the storage box is improved, but the device complexity increases making the system harder to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent locking systems into a single unified locking assembly. The locking block with its multiple locking surfaces provides comprehensive security for all doors through one integrated mechanism. This reduces system complexity by eliminating redundant components and simplifying the overall locking architecture while maintaining high security standards.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Simplifies the locking mechanism, reduces production costs, and streamlines the operation process by allowing the accommodating assembly to switch between folded and article storage states with a single unlocking action, enhancing user convenience and security.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic part configured to deform under the action of an external force to realize locking and unlocking of the second locking assembly
Data Source
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an article storage and retrieval apparatus. The article storage and retrieval apparatus includes a main frame (1); an accommodating assembly, having an article storage state and a folded state, the accommodating assembly including a closed frame (2) rotatably arranged on the main frame (1) and an openable door (3), and the closed frame (2) being configured to enclose an article storing space between the accommodating assembly and the main frame (1) in the article storing state; a first locking assembly, configured to realize locking between the closed frame (2) and the main frame (1) and allow opening of the article storage and retrieval apparatus after unlocking; and a second locking assembly, configured to realize locking between the closed frame (2) and the openable door (3) and allow the accommodating assembly to switch from the folded state to the article storage state after unlocking. The article storage and retrieval apparatus does not need to respectively lock the closed frame and the openable door as well as the closed frame and the frame structure, thus simplifying the locking structure, reducing the production cost and reducing the complexity of operation.