Shower mounted gun safe device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gun safe devices do not provide accessibility and security for firearms while a user is bathing in a shower, nor do they integrate motion sensors or soap dispensers for user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A shower-mounted gun safe with integrated motion sensing units, a communication unit, and soap dispensing units that alert the user to potential intruders and allow secure access to a firearm while bathing, featuring a locking mechanism and soap dispensers for user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a gun safe is mounted in a shower for accessibility during bathing, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of secure storage deteriorates due to water exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The gun safe is segmented into a waterproof storage compartment and a separate control interface. The waterproof compartment maintains secure storage by isolating the firearm from water, while the control interface (keypad, sensors) is positioned externally or protected, allowing operation during bathing without compromising storage security.
Solution Approach 2:
A waterproof seal or barrier acts as an intermediary between the firearm storage space and the shower environment. This seal allows the safe to be mounted in the shower for accessibility while preventing water from reaching the firearm, thus maintaining both ease of operation and reliability of secure storage.
2Reliability
If motion sensors are integrated to detect intruders, then the security monitoring capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motion sensor system is integrated with the existing gun safe control system, allowing the same electronic infrastructure to serve multiple functions: intruder detection, user authentication, and alarm activation. This multi-functionality improves security monitoring capability while minimizing the increase in device complexity by reusing existing components.
3Ease of operation
If soap dispensers are attached to the gun safe for user convenience, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The soap dispenser is merged with the gun safe structure, utilizing the safe's exterior surface as the mounting location. This combining of functions (secure storage + bathing convenience) improves ease of operation by having both functions available in one location, while the integration is achieved through simple attachment rather than complex internal integration, thus minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures user safety by alerting and enabling immediate access to a firearm during potential intrusions and providing soap dispensing convenience during bathing.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of motion sensing units which are mountable within an occupancy to sense motion within the occupancy
Data Source
AI summary
A shower mounted gun safe device includes a plurality of motion sensing units which are mountable within an occupancy to sense motion within the occupancy. A gun safe is mounted in a shower to be accessible to a user while the user is bathing in the shower for storing a firearm. A communication unit is integrated into the gun safe which emits an audible alert when an alert signal is received from any of the motion sensing units when any of the motion sensing units senses motion. A locking unit is integrated into the gun safe for locking or unlocking the door to permit access to the firearm stored within the gun safe. A plurality of soap dispensing units is attached to the door of the gun safe to dispense a fluid soap for the user to employ for bathing.