Article storage and retrieval apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage boxes with multiple openable doors have complex and costly locking structures that are tedious to operate, as each door and frame requires independent locking, leading to increased production costs and operational complexity.
Innovation Solution
The article storage and retrieval apparatus features a simplified locking system with a first locking assembly for the closed frame and main frame, and a second locking assembly for the closed frame and openable door, allowing for unified locking and unlocking, including an elastic part for deformation under external force to facilitate locking and unlocking, and a locking protection part to restrict unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If each openable door and main frame are locked separately with independent locking structures, then locking reliability is improved, but device complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent locking structures into a single integrated locking assembly. The locking assembly includes a locking block that can simultaneously engage with multiple locking grooves on different doors and the main frame, merging several locking functions into one unified structure that simplifies the overall locking system while maintaining reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The locking assembly is designed as a multi-functional component that can lock multiple openable doors and the main frame simultaneously. The locking block can engage with locking grooves on different components, making a single locking assembly serve multiple locking purposes that previously required separate locking mechanisms
2Reliability
If multiple independent locking structures are used for each door and frame, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to tedious operation process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple locking actions into a single operation. When the locking assembly is actuated, the locking block simultaneously engages or disengages from multiple locking grooves on different doors and the main frame, allowing the user to secure or open all components with one motion rather than operating multiple separate locks sequentially
3Reliability
If separate locking mechanisms are implemented for each component, then locking reliability is improved, but production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple separate locking mechanisms into a single integrated locking assembly, reducing the total number of parts that need to be manufactured, assembled, and inventoried. This merging of components simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces production costs while maintaining the necessary locking reliability through the multi-groove engagement design
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies the locking structure, reduces production costs, and enhances operational ease by allowing one-hand operation and secure, identity-verified access, while preventing improper use by restricting unlocking when the apparatus is in a closed state.
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
AI summary
An article storage and retrieval apparatus includes a main frame; an accommodating assembly, having an article storage state and a folded state, the accommodating assembly including a closed frame rotatably arranged on the main frame and an openable door, and the closed frame being configured to enclose an article storing space between the accommodating assembly and the main frame in the article storing state; a first locking assembly, configured to realize locking between the closed frame and the main frame 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 and the openable door and allow the accommodating assembly to switch from the folded state to the article storage state after unlocking.