Movable Package Box Locking for Flexible Locker Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The low utilization rate of package storage lockers due to varying use conditions in different communities, with some having insufficient lockers and others having vacant ones, making it difficult to match locker capacity with package delivery volumes.
Innovation Solution
A movable box system with a fixing mechanism and security lock, where movable boxes are detachably connected to stoppers on the fixing mechanism, allowing delivery personnel to transfer packages between stations, and users can access them via verification information, improving utilization and reducing vacancy rates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed lockers are deployed in communities, then package storage is provided, but utilization rate is low due to mismatch between locker quantity and package delivery volume
Solution Approach 1:
The fixed locker system is segmented into movable boxes that can be independently detached and relocated. Each box becomes an independent storage unit that can be moved between different fixing mechanisms in different communities, allowing flexible redistribution to match package delivery volumes in each location.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static fixed locker installation to a dynamic configuration where boxes can be moved between locations. The movable boxes can be detached from one fixing mechanism and attached to another, enabling the system to adapt dynamically to changing package delivery requirements in different communities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If movable boxes are made detachable for flexibility, then utilization rate improves, but security and reliability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A verification component acts as an intermediary between the user and the package. This component includes verification information that must be correctly input to access the package, providing a security layer that maintains package protection even when boxes are moved between locations and users.
Solution Approach 2:
The verification component serves multiple functions: it provides security verification, records delivery information, and enables the box to be accessed by authorized users across different locations. This multi-functional component maintains security while supporting the movable, flexible box system.
3Reliability
If verification components are added to ensure security, then package protection improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The verification component enables self-service package retrieval. Users input verification information themselves to access their packages without requiring manual verification by delivery personnel or system operators, simplifying the overall system operation while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual verification process is replaced with an automated verification component that uses verification information (such as codes or digital identifiers) to automatically authenticate users and control box access, replacing what would otherwise require manual checking procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a movable box and a method for controlling the same, and a package storage device. The movable box includes a box body, a box door, a security lock and a verification component. The security lock is connected between the box body and the box door, the verification component is disposed on a surface of the box door and is connected to the security lock, and the verification component is configured to acquire verification information, and control the security lock to be unlocked in response to the verification information being preset information, and a first locking member is further disposed in the box body at a bottom thereof, and the first locking member protrudes downward from the bottom of the box body.