Integrated Garage Door Locking Shoe and Floor Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional anti-burglary security systems for garage doors, such as the 'Garage Defender', are limited in their adaptability to different types of garage doors and are cumbersome to install and use, making them impractical for daily use, especially for sectional and roll-up doors, and can be vulnerable to forced entry by exerting force in the opposite direction.
Innovation Solution
A burglar-proof security system comprising a main body fixed to the lower edge of the garage door and a shoe anchored to the ground, with assembly means that cooperate to secure the door in the lowered position, eliminating the need for a separate stopper installation and allowing easy operation by simply lowering the door to engage the locking mechanism, suitable for vertical, tilting, and sectional doors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional anti-burglary system with a separate stopper fixed to the ground is used, then security against forced entry is improved, but the system becomes cumbersome to install and use, making it impractical for daily use
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the stopper function with the door structure itself by integrating the stopper into the door's lower edge. This eliminates the need for a separate ground-fixed plate and stopper assembly, making the system both secure and easy to operate daily.
Solution Approach 2:
The door's own structure provides the security function through the integrated stopper that engages with the ground when the door is closed, eliminating the need for separate installation and operation steps required by conventional systems.
2Reliability
If a stopper fixed to the ground plate is used to prevent door opening, then security is improved, but the system is too restrictive for systematic and daily use
Solution Approach 1:
The security system transitions from a static ground-fixed configuration to a dynamic door-integrated configuration that automatically engages when the door is closed and disengages when opened, enabling systematic daily use while maintaining security.
3Strength
If a conventional stopper system is installed, then resistance to door swinging is improved, but the system remains vulnerable to forced entry by exerting force in the opposite direction
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated stopper is positioned and oriented to provide preliminary resistance against forced entry from any direction. By being fixed to the door structure rather than the ground, it can effectively counteract forces applied in opposite directions through the door's own structural integrity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an anti-burglary security system (100) for a garage door (PG) designed to open vertically from a lowered position (P1) in which the garage is closed to an raised position (P2) in which the garage is accessible, or vice versa, said system (100) comprising: - a main body (10) intended to be fixed rigidly in a median zone (Z) of the lower edge (PGa) of said door (PG), and - a bracket (20) intended to be fixed rigidly to the floor (S), in which said main body (10) and said bracket (20) are opposite each other, and in which said main body (10) and said bracket (20) respectively comprise first (11) and second (21) assembly means adapted to cooperate together so that, in the lowered position (P1), said main body (10) and said bracket (20) are fixed rigidly to each other to prevent the opening of said door (PG).