Securable Pet Door With Automatic Door-Stop Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet doors are difficult to install, maintain, secure, and customize, often allowing dirt to be tracked into the home and cannot be completely secured, posing cleanliness and security risks.
Innovation Solution
A customizable and securable pet door system with features like interchangeable knobs, hinges, windows, and locking mechanisms, along with sensors for semi-automatic operation, allowing pets to use the door independently while maintaining security and cleanliness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a pet door is installed to allow pets to navigate freely, then pet convenience is improved, but security and cleanliness of the home deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
A door stop mechanism acts as an intermediary device between the pet door and the main door. The stop mechanism includes a stop member that can be positioned to prevent the main door from closing completely, thereby maintaining security and cleanliness while allowing pet access through the pet door. This intermediary device resolves the contradiction by mediating the conflict between pet convenience and home security.
Solution Approach 2:
The door stop mechanism is designed to be automatically engaged when the pet door is opened, eliminating the need for manual intervention. The stop member automatically positions itself to prevent the main door from closing, providing self-service functionality that maintains security while enabling pet access without requiring owner intervention.
2Device complexity
If a pet door is made manually operated, then simplicity is improved, but reliability deteriorates when the door gets stuck or breaks
Solution Approach 1:
The door stop mechanism operates automatically without requiring manual intervention. When the pet door is opened, the stop member automatically engages to prevent the main door from closing, providing self-service functionality that enhances reliability without adding complex manual operation requirements.
3Ease of operation
If a pet door cannot be completely secured, then ease of use is improved, but security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The door stop mechanism serves as an intermediary security device that complements the pet door's ease of use. The stop member automatically engages to prevent the main door from closing when the pet door is open, providing enhanced security without interfering with the simple operation of the pet door itself.
Data Source
AI summary
A securable pet door is disclosed. The securable pet door may comprise at least one door, at least one knob, one or more windows, at least one frame, and/or at least one hinge. The knob may comprise a latch for secure closing. When the pet door comprises at least one hinge, the hinge(s) may be inserted into at least one hinge recess so that the door may be securely locked via at least one locking mechanism. The different elements of the securable pet door are configured to be oriented in a predetermined, securable, or customizable manner. The door is configured to open from, slide into, revolve within, or move in some other non-limiting equivalent way from or relative to the frame(s).