Residential Delivery Portal With UV Sanitization and Dual-Door Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing delivery systems fail to secure packages from theft and protect them from environmental damage, and they do not adequately sanitize items brought into the home, particularly during the rise of e-commerce and food/grocery deliveries, with consumers often absent to receive packages and facing concerns about germ transmission.
Innovation Solution
A secure delivery portal for residential homes that includes a climate-controlled space with a refrigerated area, a camera for remote monitoring, a passcode-locked exterior door, and ultraviolet lighting for sanitization, ensuring packages are stored safely and sanitized until the consumer retrieves them, preventing interaction with delivery personnel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If packages are left on the consumer's doorstep for convenient delivery, then delivery speed and convenience are improved, but packages become vulnerable to theft and environmental damage
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery system is segmented into two distinct access points: an exterior door for delivery personnel and an interior door for consumers. This segmentation allows packages to be delivered quickly through the exterior door while being stored in a secure climate-controlled portal, preventing theft and environmental damage without compromising delivery speed
Solution Approach 2:
A secure climate-controlled portal serves as an intermediary space between the exterior delivery area and the interior consumer space. The portal with locked exterior door and climate control measures protects packages from harmful factors while maintaining quick delivery capability
2Ease of operation
If consumers open their doors to unknown delivery personnel for package retrieval, then package access convenience is improved, but security risks and germ transmission increase
Solution Approach 1:
The door system is segmented into an exterior door for delivery personnel access and an interior door for consumer access. This allows consumers to retrieve packages through the interior door without opening the exterior door to unknown personnel, maintaining convenience while reducing security risks and germ transmission
Solution Approach 2:
The secure portal acts as an intermediary that eliminates direct contact between consumers and delivery personnel. Consumers can lock the interior door while packages are in the portal, preventing security risks and germ transmission while maintaining easy package retrieval through the interior door
3Reliability
If packages are stored in a secure climate-controlled portal with sanitization, then package safety and hygiene are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The secure portal is designed as a multi-functional unit that combines climate control, sanitization capabilities, and secure storage with dual-door access. This universal design achieves comprehensive package protection (safety and hygiene) while consolidating multiple functions into a single integrated system rather than separate components
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
The secure delivery portal effectively secures packages from theft and environmental damage while sanitizing items, allowing consumers to retrieve them at their convenience and minimizing contact with delivery personnel, addressing concerns about package safety and hygiene.
Implementation Method 1
Still yet another advantage is attained by using ultraviolet lighting to destroy germs and bacteria on packages within the delivery portal.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a delivery portal for a residential home. The portal can be accessed by delivery personnel via an exterior door. A lock on the exterior door is controlled via a key code or similar authentication means. Once accessed, the delivery personnel can leave packages in a climate controlled environment. A refrigerator can be provided within the portal for food items. Ultraviolet lighting can be provided for sanitizing packages. Residents access the portal through a separate, interior door. Preferably, the locks on the interior and exterior doors are computer controlled to prevent both being unlocked at the same time. This avoids residents coming into contact with delivery personnel.