Secure Storage Device With Vacuum Seal And Biometric Lock
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for secure storage solutions that protect personal privacy and ensure the safety of others, particularly for medications, vitamins, and psychoactive substances, as they are often inadvertently accessed by children or others, posing risks and legal liabilities, especially outside the home.
Innovation Solution
A secure storage device with an access control system and internal pressure control system, featuring a combination lock, biometric options, and a vacuum seal to prevent unauthorized access and maintain airtight conditions, suitable for storing medications and psychoactive substances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an access control system is implemented to prevent unauthorized access, then security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The access control system is divided into separate functional modules: a biometric sensor module for fingerprint scanning, a processor module for authentication logic, and an actuator module for lock control. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, improving security while keeping the overall device complexity manageable through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The access control system is designed to serve multiple functions: it can authenticate authorized users through biometric verification, deny access to unauthorized users, and potentially log access events. By making the system multi-functional, the patent improves security comprehensively without requiring separate systems for each function, thus avoiding excessive complexity.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a vacuum seal is created to maintain airtight conditions, then protection of stored materials is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum seal mechanism is integrated into the closure structure itself. The closure includes both the sealing interface and the vacuum pump components, merging the airtight sealing function with the vacuum generation function into a single integrated assembly. This reduces device complexity by eliminating separate vacuum system components while maintaining effective protection of stored materials from air exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure structure is designed to automatically create and maintain the vacuum seal when closed. The sealing surfaces and pump mechanism work together autonomously to evacuate air and maintain negative pressure without requiring external control systems or additional energy input after initial activation, thereby protecting materials while minimizing added complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The secure storage device effectively prevents unauthorized access and maintains the integrity of stored materials by creating a secure, airtight environment, enhancing personal privacy and safety, both at home and in public places.
Implementation Method 1
The pump may be integrated into the closure or positioned external to the container. In this embodiment, the user can create a vacuum by connecting the external pump to the device via a valve.
Implementation Method 2
the method further includes the step of increasing the pressure within the interior space by activating a pressure release valve positioned within the closure.
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AI summary
A secure storage device includes a container having a void for external access to the interior space. A closure lid, similarly dimensioned according to the void, may be joined to the container and can be manipulated between an open or closed state. An air evacuation system is also provided including a pressure release valve, a pressure indicator, and a pressure control system, such as a pump, for providing pressure to move air through a fluid communication channel from the interior space to the exterior of the container. A lock is fixed to the closure lid to conditionally restrict a change in state of the closure lid in response to an access control system. The access control system is configured to present an input, validate user input, and permit a state change of the lock.