Door-Mounted Package Box with Rotatable Panels to Reduce Theft
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing problem of package theft during home delivery, as packages are often left unattended and vulnerable outside homes or buildings, necessitates improved methods for securing delivered packages.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a support pole secured to a door, a package box with a rotatable design, and a controller system that allows authorized access, ensuring the package box can be securely locked and unlocked, providing a tamper-resistant environment for the package.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a package is left outside for delivery, then delivery convenience is improved, but package security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a door-mounted package box as an intermediary structure between the delivery person and the interior of the home. The package box is secured to the door and provides a secure receptacle that the delivery person can access from the outside, place the package in, and close without entering the home. This intermediary structure eliminates the need for the delivery person to gain entry while still providing secure package delivery.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a package box is mounted on the door, then package security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The package box is designed as a segmented structure with multiple components: a main body, a lid, and a mounting bracket system. The mounting bracket is separately secured to the door, and the package box attaches to the bracket. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured, installed, and maintained, reducing overall system complexity while providing secure mounting.
Solution Approach 2:
The door-mounted package box serves multiple functions: it provides secure package storage, acts as a mounting structure that can be installed on various door types, and includes a lid that protects the package from weather and view. The universal mounting design allows it to be installed on different door configurations without requiring custom fabrication.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a package box is provided for delivery, then package security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The package box incorporates a hinged lid that can be dynamically opened and closed. The lid is connected to the box body through a hinge mechanism that allows smooth rotation. This dynamic element enables the delivery person to quickly open the lid, place the package inside, and close it without requiring complex locking mechanisms or multiple steps, thus maintaining ease of operation while providing security.
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AI summary
A system for securing packages has a support pole secured proximate to a hinged side of a door; a frame secured to the support pole; a securing means secured to the door frame and to the door; and a package box that is secured to the frame and that receives a delivered package. The package box is defined by a front panel, a bottom panel rotatably secured to the front panel, a lid panel rotatably secured to the frame, and a first and second plurality of side members rotatably secured to the frame and the front panel. When the package box is in a folded position, the front panel, the bottom panel, and the lid panel are oriented vertically and are proximate to the frame. When the package box is opened, the front panel extends outwardly in a vertical orientation and the bottom panel rotates downwardly to a horizontal orientation.