Self-Contained Gate Using Shipping Container Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sliding or rolling gates are vulnerable to environmental exposure and theft, and hidden gates are complex, difficult to move, and lack sufficient protection for their components.
Innovation Solution
A modular self-contained gate using a modified ISO standard shipping container with a vertically aligned slot-like opening and a rectangular gate that is linearly displaceable, supported by roller bearing carriages and an actuator, providing secure stowage and easy transportability, along with a lockable entrance, self-sustaining power, and surveillance options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional sliding or rolling gates are used, then access to entryways can be controlled, but the gates are exposed to environmental elements and thieves making them vulnerable
Solution Approach 1:
The gate system is nested within a housing structure, with the gate panel, support posts, and actuator mechanism all contained within or integrated into the housing. When retracted, the gate panels are stored vertically within the housing, protecting them from environmental exposure and theft while maintaining security functionality when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The gate system is extracted from conventional exposed installations and placed within a protective housing that conceals and protects the gate components. The housing serves as a secure container that shields the gate from thieves and environmental damage while still allowing functional deployment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If gates are designed to retract into a housing for protection, then components are protected from elements, but the design becomes complicated and assembly difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The housing serves multiple functions simultaneously: it protects the gate components from environmental elements, provides structural support for the gate mechanism, conceals the gate when retracted, and acts as the mounting structure for support posts and actuators. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity despite the retractable design.
Solution Approach 2:
The support posts are merged with the housing structure, and the actuator mechanism is integrated within the housing rather than being separate external components. This consolidation simplifies assembly by reducing the number of discrete parts that need to be installed and connected.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If hidden gates are designed for protection, then components are concealed, but the gates become difficult or impossible to move
Solution Approach 1:
The gate is divided into multiple movable panels that can be independently manipulated by actuators. Each panel can be individually retracted into the housing or extended outward, allowing the gate system to be moved or repositioned as needed while maintaining protection when retracted.
Solution Approach 2:
The gate system incorporates dynamic movement capabilities with actuators that can extend and retract the gate panels along the support posts. This dynamic design allows the gate to transition between concealed protective state and deployed functional state, providing both protection and mobility.
4Adaptability or versatility
If modular self-contained gate with housing is used, then transportability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gate system is segmented into modular components including the housing, support posts, gate panels, and actuator assemblies that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This modular segmentation facilitates both transport of individual components and simplified assembly at the installation site.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The modular gate effectively secures entryways, protects components from elements and theft, and is easily transportable and operable, offering enhanced security and usability by allowing easy access and blocking of entryways.
Implementation Method 1
a support mechanism inside the shipping container suspending the gate such that the gate remains suspended above the ground
Implementation Method 2
each roller bearing carriage comprising a plurality of roller bearings
Data Source
AI summary
A modular self-contained gate for selectively blocking an entryway comprising an ISO standard shipping container modified such that an existing closed end wall of the shipping container comprises an elongate slot-like opening arranged vertically and adjacent an edge of the closed end wall, a substantially flat and rectangular gate comprising a long edge having a length substantially the same as a length of the shipping container and a height less than a height of the opening, the gate aligned with and linearly displaceable through the opening between a first position wherein the gate is stored inside the shipping container and the entryway is open and a second position wherein the gate is extended outside of the shipping container and passage via the entryway is barred, and a support mechanism inside the shipping container suspending the gate such that the gate remains suspended above the ground.