Security Planter With Integrated Display Groove
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for securing public spaces, such as heavy blocks and portable safety barriers, lack both aesthetic appeal and effective security features, while also being impractical for long-term use.
Innovation Solution
A security planter designed with a reinforced concrete container that incorporates a display connected to a wireless controller, featuring a unique internal surface design that thickens the walls around grooves for the display, providing additional strength and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If heavy blocks are used for security, then security effectiveness is improved, but aesthetic appeal deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges security barriers with planters, combining the function of heavy security blocks with aesthetic landscaping elements. The concrete structure serves dual purposes: providing security through weight and stability while simultaneously functioning as a planter for plants, thereby resolving the contradiction between security effectiveness and aesthetic appeal
Solution Approach 2:
The security planter structure is designed to perform multiple functions: it acts as a security barrier, a planter for plants, and a decorative element. This multi-functionality allows the same structure to satisfy security requirements while also providing aesthetic value, thus resolving the contradiction between security and aesthetics
2Strength
If wall thickness is increased for strength, then structural strength is improved, but material usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by varying wall thickness strategically: walls are thicker at the base where structural strength is most needed for security and stability, and thinner toward the top where less strength is required. This localized variation in wall thickness provides necessary structural strength while minimizing overall material usage
3Shape
If display groove is added to wall, then aesthetic value is improved, but wall strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display groove is integrated into the wall structure during the concrete pouring process itself, rather than being added afterward. This preliminary action allows the groove to be formed as part of the monolithic concrete structure, maintaining wall strength while providing the aesthetic benefit of displaying plants or decorative elements
Solution Approach 2:
The display groove is nested within the wall structure, with the groove forming a recessed space inside the concrete wall. This nesting approach allows the wall to maintain its full thickness and strength while creating an internal cavity for aesthetic purposes, effectively resolving the contradiction between wall strength and aesthetic value
Data Source
AI summary
A security planter comprises a container having a bottom and at least one groove on at least one external surface of the container, and a first display located in the groove, attached to the container and operatively connected to a controller located inside the container. A method of manufacturing of a security planter, the method comprising: welding a rebar; covering the rebar with concrete to manufacture a container; polishing external surfaces of the container with at least one diamond stone in at least three stages of polishing and then sanding the external surfaces; and after pressure washing and drying the container, applying at least one of a sealer and a coating to the external surfaces of the container.