Garage Door Package Delivery Door for Secure Unattended Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for secure package delivery are inconvenient, especially for the elderly and those with disabilities, as they often require recipients to be present for signature or to travel to secure drop-off locations, and existing secure locations may not accommodate large or multiple packages.
Innovation Solution
A package delivery door system integrated into a garage door, allowing packages to be delivered directly into the garage through a rotatable door that can be locked and controlled via a unique unlock code, scanner, or manually, facilitating secure and convenient delivery without requiring recipient presence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a signature confirmation method is used to secure package delivery, then package security is improved, but recipient convenience deteriorates as it requires the consumer to be at the delivery location or travel to a package facility
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the signature confirmation requirement from the delivery process by providing a secure alternative location (garage) where packages can be delivered without requiring recipient presence or signature. The package delivery door system allows packages to be securely deposited in the garage, effectively removing the inconvenient signature step while maintaining security through controlled access to the garage space.
Solution Approach 2:
The garage acts as an intermediary secure location between the delivery person and the recipient. Instead of requiring direct hand-to-hand delivery with signature confirmation, the system uses the garage with its controlled access door as a mediator where packages can be securely transferred to the recipient at their convenience, eliminating the need for recipient presence during delivery.
2Reliability
If secure package lockers are used for package delivery, then package security is improved, but recipient convenience deteriorates as it requires the consumer to travel to the locker location to deposit or pick up packages
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the secure storage function with the recipient's existing garage space. Instead of requiring recipients to travel to separate secure locker locations, the system combines package security with the familiar and accessible garage environment, allowing recipients to pick up packages at their convenience without traveling to external facilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The garage door system enables self-service package retrieval. Recipients can independently access their garage and retrieve packages at their convenience without requiring staffed facilities or external intervention, making the secure storage location as accessible as their own home.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a package delivery door is integrated into the garage door, then delivery flexibility is improved by accommodating various package sizes, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The package delivery door is designed as a universal access point that can accommodate various package sizes and types. By creating a single multi-functional opening in the garage door that can handle different delivery scenarios (different package sizes, different delivery times, different recipients), the system achieves high flexibility without requiring multiple specialized openings or complex mechanisms.
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 system ensures secure, convenient, and flexible package delivery, accommodating various sizes and quantities, reducing the risk of theft and eliminating the need for recipients to be present, while maintaining package security and protection from the elements.
Implementation Method 1
at least one biasing device configured to bias the delivery door and a door stop, a position of the door stop adjustable relative to the door frame
Implementation Method 2
The at least one biasing device may comprise a spring which is associated with a hinge which connects the delivery door to the door frame
Data Source
AI summary
A package delivery door, such as for mounting in a garage door, comprises a frame which defines a package delivery opening and a delivery door which is movable between a first position in which it closes the package delivery opening and a second position in which it does not. In the second position, the door may serve as a ramp for sliding package into the garage space behind the garage door. A stop limits rotation of the delivery door to the second position. The package door may include a lock which is unlocked when an unlock code is read or received from a package which is presented to the door.