Pocket Door System with Biasing Member for Pet Containment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing door devices fail to effectively prevent animals from passing through doorways while allowing human passage, leading to potential safety and pet containment issues.
Innovation Solution
A pocket door system with a door frame positioned within a wall, featuring a slidably positioned door unit biased into a closed position to inhibit animal passage and selectively opened for animal access, utilizing tracks, stops, biasing members, and a lock mechanism for controlled operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a traditional door is used, then humans can easily pass through, but animals can also pass through creating safety issues
Solution Approach 1:
The door unit is designed to be movable between a closed position (preventing animal passage) and an open position (allowing passage). The biasing member provides automatic return to closed position, creating a dynamic system that adapts its state based on operational needs rather than being static
Solution Approach 2:
The biasing member automatically returns the door unit to the closed position after it has been opened, without requiring manual intervention. The system self-regulates its state, maintaining the safety function while reducing the operational burden on the user
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a door is kept closed to prevent animal passage, then safety is improved, but accessibility for humans is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The door system dynamically transitions between closed (safety) and open (accessibility) states. The biasing member ensures the door defaults to the closed safety position while allowing easy opening when needed, providing adaptability between contradictory requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the positional parameter of the door unit between two discrete states: closed position for pet containment and open position for human passage. This parameter change allows the system to adapt to different functional requirements
3Volume of moving object
If a sliding door mechanism is used, then space efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The door unit slides horizontally within the wall opening, nesting the door mechanism within the existing wall structure rather than requiring additional external space. The tracks are mounted within the wall, and the door unit moves within the wall opening, effectively utilizing the existing spatial envelope
Solution Approach 2:
The door unit is extracted from the traditional hinged configuration and repositioned to slide within the wall opening. This extraction from conventional door mechanics simplifies the overall mechanism by eliminating the need for external hinges and swing space
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively prevents animals from passing through while allowing humans to easily open and close the door, ensuring pet containment and safety by maintaining the door in a closed position unless manually opened.
Implementation Method 1
A door unit is slidably positioned within the wall. The door unit is biased into a closed position having the door unit extending across the door frame.
Data Source
AI summary
A pocket door system for inhibiting an animal from passing through a doorway includes a door frame is positioned within a wall. A door unit is slidably positioned within the wall. The door unit is biased into a closed position having the door unit extending across the door frame. Thus, the door unit may inhibit an animal from passing through the door frame. The door unit is selectively urged into an open position. Thus, the door unit facilitates the animal to pass through the door frame.