Secure Storage Device With Biometric Lock And Airtight Seal
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for secure storage solutions that protect personal privacy and ensure safety, particularly for medications and psychoactive substances, as existing storage methods fail to adequately prevent unauthorized access and accidental exposure, especially outside the home environment.
Innovation Solution
A secure storage device with a combination of a container and closure lid featuring a biometric access control system, friction lock, and internal pressure control system, providing an airtight seal and humidity control, designed to be portable and safe for storing medications and psychoactive substances while preventing unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a secure storage device with access control system is used, then security and privacy protection are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The secure storage device is divided into distinct functional modules: access control system, locking mechanism, sealing system, and storage compartment. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, managing complexity through modular design while maintaining high security through coordinated operation of multiple specialized subsystems.
Solution Approach 2:
The control ring serves multiple functions: it operates the locking mechanism, seals the container, and interfaces with the access control system. The closure lid integrates the biometric reader, control ring, and locking tabs into a single component. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, managing device complexity while maintaining comprehensive security features.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If an airtight seal with humidity control is implemented, then protection of stored materials is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing and humidity control functions are merged into the closure lid assembly. The airtight seal is formed by the interaction between the closure lid and container rim, while humidity control packs are integrated within the storage compartment. This consolidation protects stored materials from moisture and environmental factors through a unified design rather than separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Humidity control packs are placed inside the container to automatically regulate humidity levels without requiring external intervention or complex active control systems. The airtight seal passively maintains the controlled environment once closed. These self-service mechanisms provide effective protection while minimizing device complexity by avoiding active sensors, motors, or electronic control for humidity management.
3Reliability
If a biometric access control system is used, then unauthorized access prevention is improved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The biometric access control system replaces traditional mechanical key-based locking systems with fingerprint recognition technology. This substitution provides more reliable unauthorized access prevention through unique biometric identification, while the system is designed to be user-friendly with automatic fingerprint scanning and immediate lock/unlock responses, maintaining ease of operation despite the advanced authentication method.
Data Source
AI summary
A closure lid attached to a secure storage device for storing material is provided. The closure lid attaches to a storage device that may include a container having a void for external access to the interior space. The closure lid, similarly dimensioned according to the void may be joined to the container and can be manipulated between an open or closed state by utilizing locking tabs. The closure lid may provide an airtight tight without utilizing a vacuum pump. Locking tabs may deploy and retract in the closure lid; the locking tabs may deploy and retract when a one-step operation of applying pressure to the closure lid and turning a control ring clockwise engages and disengages the locking tabs. An access control system is configured to present an input, validate user input, and permit a state change of the lock.