Secure Garage Layout for Private Vehicle Storage and Upkeep
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Solution Overview
Problem
Guests at rental lodging establishments often desire more secure and private parking accommodations for vehicles, especially recreational vehicles like boats, which require maintenance and upkeep that is inconvenient in open outdoor parking lots.
Innovation Solution
A secure garage space system with enclosable spaces, featuring securable doors, drainage systems, water supplies, electric vehicle charging stations, and carbon monoxide extraction, providing a private and accessible environment for vehicle maintenance and upkeep.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If open outdoor parking is provided, then accessibility and simplicity are improved, but security and privacy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the parking facility into separate segments: open outdoor parking areas for general access and enclosed garage spaces for secure storage. Each garage space is individually accessible through the lodging establishment, creating distinct functional zones that simultaneously provide openness and security.
Solution Approach 2:
The garage spaces are nested within or adjacent to the lodging establishment structure, with each garage space containing a vehicle storage area and maintenance facilities. This nested arrangement allows guests to access secure storage while maintaining the overall simplicity of the lodging facility.
2Device complexity
If open outdoor parking is provided, then device complexity is reduced, but maintenance convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments maintenance facilities into dedicated areas within each garage space, including drainage portions for fluid collection, water supplies for washing, and storage areas for maintenance equipment. This segmentation allows maintenance activities to be performed conveniently without affecting the overall simplicity of the facility.
Solution Approach 2:
Each garage space is equipped with self-service maintenance facilities including drainage portions that automatically collect fluids, water supplies for washing vehicles, and storage areas for maintenance supplies. Guests can perform maintenance tasks independently without requiring additional facility infrastructure.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If enclosable garage spaces are provided, then security and privacy are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The garage spaces are designed as multi-functional units that combine secure vehicle storage, maintenance facilities, and guest access control within a single structure. Each garage space serves multiple purposes: secure storage during the day, maintenance area, and accessible storage upon checkout, reducing the need for separate specialized facilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges previously separate functions into unified garage spaces: secure storage, maintenance facilities (drainage, water supplies), and guest access control are combined into single integrated units. This merging reduces overall facility complexity while maintaining enhanced security and functionality.
4Ease of operation
If maintenance facilities are added to garage spaces, then maintenance convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Maintenance facilities within garage spaces are designed for self-service operation: drainage portions automatically collect and drain fluids without manual intervention, water supplies provide self-contained washing capability, and storage areas offer easy access to maintenance supplies. This self-service design improves maintenance convenience without requiring complex automated systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Maintenance facilities are provided locally within each individual garage space rather than centrally located. Each garage space contains its own drainage portion, water supply, and storage area, allowing maintenance activities to be performed conveniently at the location where the vehicle is stored, without requiring guests to travel to centralized facilities.
Data Source
AI summary
A secure garage space system for rental lodge establishments configured to securely store and maintain vehicles inside the garage space while a user is staying at the lodge, each garage space including structural apparatus configured to connect the garage space to the lodge to access the garage space from inside or outside the lodge, a drainage portion configured to drain liquid out of the one or more garage spaces, a water supply configured to supply water for washing vehicles inside the respective one or more garage spaces, the water supply including a sprinkler system, an EV charging station, and a carbon monoxide exhaustion system configured to extract CO from one or more of the garage spaces.