Vertical Conveyor Package Delivery System for High-Rise Buildings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Delivery personnel face inconvenience and security risks when delivering packages to upper floors in multi-story buildings, as they often need to reschedule deliveries and may have to leave packages in non-secure areas, leading to potential damage or theft.
Innovation Solution
A multi-story package delivery system featuring a vertical conveyor system with dedicated interior and roof conveyor rooms, access control panels, and a conveyor control system that allows authorized access and secure delivery to specific floors, minimizing the need for repeated visits and ensuring package safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If delivery personnel deliver packages directly to upper floor addresses, then delivery accuracy is improved, but delivery time and personnel effort increase due to ascending multiple floors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated package delivery system consisting of a vertical conveyor, floor opening, carriage, and support structure. This intermediary mechanism transfers packages from the ground floor to upper floors without requiring delivery personnel to physically ascend, thereby maintaining delivery accuracy while eliminating the time loss associated with manual delivery to upper floors.
2Loss of time
If delivery personnel leave packages at security desk or lobby, then delivery time is reduced, but package security deteriorates leading to potential damage or theft
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the package from the insecure public areas (lobby, security desk) and delivers it directly to a secure, dedicated delivery location on the upper floor through the automated conveyor system. The package is transported through an enclosed vertical shaft and deposited into a protected floor opening area, removing it from environments where theft or damage could occur.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If delivery personnel reschedule deliveries for signature, then package security is improved, but delivery efficiency deteriorates due to repeated visits
Solution Approach 1:
The automated delivery system enables self-service package delivery to upper floors, eliminating the need for delivery personnel to reschedule visits. The system autonomously transports packages vertically and makes them accessible at the destination floor, allowing delivery personnel to complete deliveries in a single visit without requiring signature coordination or repeated trips.
4Productivity
If automated conveyor system is installed, then delivery efficiency and security are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated delivery system is segmented into distinct functional components: a vertical conveyor mechanism, a floor opening structure, a carriage for package transport, and a support structure. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function independently, simplifying the overall system design and maintenance while achieving improved delivery efficiency and security.
Data Source
AI summary
A high rise structure multi-level delivery system comprises a vertical conveyor belt system having a plurality of trays configured to carry a specific delivery parcel to a specific floor of a high rise structure. The conveyor is mounted such that a bottom of the conveyor resides in a ground floor room of the high rise structure and a top resides in a roof room on a roof of the high rise structure. The conveyor is capable of being accessed via an interior room located at each level of the high rise structure.