Container, method for delivering a plurality of articles, and method for picking up at least one article implementing such container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing delivery systems for urban areas face challenges with container handling and transportation due to lack of convenience, safety, and modularity, leading to traffic congestion, pollution, and increased distribution costs.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring a carriage with modular compartments and a cabinet system that allows for secure anchoring to the ground, with a locking mechanism and adjustable rack position for enhanced stability and accessibility, facilitating easier handling and transportation while preventing theft or degradation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the container is designed with a fixed structure for secure anchoring, then delivery stability and safety are improved, but handling and transportation convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is designed to be movable between retracted and extended positions, allowing the container to dynamically adapt its structure. When retracted, the container presents a compact profile for easy handling and transportation. When extended, it provides enhanced stability and accessibility for article delivery, thus resolving the contradiction between fixed security and operational flexibility.
2Ease of operation
If the rack is positioned in the extended position for better accessibility, then article pickup convenience is improved, but container stability and theft prevention deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The rack's position is dynamically adjusted based on operational needs. During the delivery phase, the rack extends to provide easy access for customers to retrieve articles. During transportation and when not in use, the rack retracts to maintain container stability and prevent theft, thus resolving the contradiction between accessibility and security.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple distribution vehicles serve the same area, then article delivery coverage is improved, but traffic congestion and pollution increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple delivery operations into a single container that can hold multiple articles for different customers. This merging of delivery functions reduces the number of vehicles needed, thereby decreasing traffic congestion and pollution while maintaining comprehensive delivery coverage in the service area.
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AI summary
A container comprising a carriage including a superposed base, a rack, and a plurality of compartments, a cabinet defining an inner space configured to accommodate the carriage, and a locking system configured to cooperate with an anchorage provided on the ground surface, the locking system presenting a locked state in which removal of the container from the anchorage is prevented, and an unlocked state, wherein the cabinet is mounted on the rack of the carriage and the rack is movable with respect to the base between retracted and extended positions, a skirt of the cabinet masking at least a major portion of the base of the carriage in the retracted position of the rack, the locking system being in the locked state when the rack is in the retracted position.