Pet Travel Door With Security Panels for Weather and Impact Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet doors fail to effectively prevent unwanted entries, extreme weather conditions, and impacts from airborne objects, particularly in hurricane-severe weather, lacking structural integrity and impact resistance.
Innovation Solution
A pet travel door system with a frame, seal, and security panel that can be installed in a surface, featuring a pivotable flap, reinforced members, and a selectively movable security panel with a lock, designed to withstand extreme weather and impacts, and prevent unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a pet door is designed to allow animal passage, then pet accessibility is improved, but security against unwanted entries deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The door is divided into two functional segments: a movable flap for pet passage and a fixed security panel for security. The flap can be opened by pets while the security panel remains closed, allowing simultaneous achievement of pet accessibility and security against unwanted entries
Solution Approach 2:
The flap is designed to be dynamically movable for pets while the security panel remains statically fixed. This dynamic element allows the system to adapt to pet needs while maintaining permanent security barriers
2Ease of operation
If a pet door is designed to allow animal passage, then pet accessibility is improved, but protection against extreme weather conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The door assembly is segmented into a movable flap for pets and fixed security panels that seal the opening. The security panels with seals prevent weather infiltration while the flap remains accessible to pets
Solution Approach 2:
A seal is integrated along the perimeter of the security panel to create a flexible barrier that prevents wind, water, and ice from penetrating through the pet door opening while maintaining the structural integrity needed for weather protection
3Ease of operation
If a pet door is designed to allow animal passage, then pet accessibility is improved, but resistance to impacts from airborne objects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The door system separates the pet access function (flap) from the impact resistance function (security panel). The security panel acts as a protective barrier against airborne objects while the flap provides pet access when the panel is open
4Reliability
If a security panel is added to prevent unwanted entries, then security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The security panel and seal are combined into a single integrated assembly that can be installed as one unit. This merging reduces the number of separate components and simplifies installation while maintaining security functionality
5Object-affected harmful factors
If a seal is added to prevent weather infiltration, then weather resistance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The seal is integrated directly onto the security panel assembly, combining the weather protection function with the security panel structure. This eliminates the need for separate seal installation and reduces overall system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A pet travel door that may include a pet travel door frame, a seal, a flap, and one or more of a security panel. The pet travel door may be installable in a surface and may allow for selectable passage of animals. The pet travel door frame may have an interior perimeter. The seal may be connected to a portion of the inner perimeter of the pet travel door frame. The flap may be pivotally connected to an upper portion of the interior perimeter of the pet travel door frame. The one or more security panels may be attachable to the pet travel door frame and may be selectively moveable between a closed position and an opened position.