Design And Fabrication Of An Office File Cabinet

Design And Fabrication Of An Office File Cabinet

Abstract

The design and construction of an office file cabinet are covered in this project. The cabinet is used to store, protect, and preserve documents and files for future use.

It can store more than a thousand files in its four drawers.

The cabinet’s detailed design and material selection were completed. This cabinet is primarily used in offices.

Chapiter 1

Introduction, version one

The importance of maintaining files and documents today cannot be overstated. In the market economy, it has vertically established itself in businesses like offices, schools, and institutions.

The development of a tool like a cabinet for security purposes was consequently blocked by the aforementioned.

A file is a series of bits, information, or data stored as a single unit, commonly on paper, a disk, or magnetic tapes in a file system.

The phrase is frequently used in the more specific sense of preserving information or data so that it will be available for use or future references.

These are a few different methods for maintaining files.

A diskette is a floppy disk.

(b) A hard drive.

In (c) Scrolls

(d) Written Materials

Magnetic tapes are (e).

The appropriate method aims to protect and secure files for future use or as references.

Different file-keeping techniques, including the hole, basket, box, Cain, and wood, have been developed in the past. However, the benefits of a metal cabinet outweigh those of the ideas stated above. Therefore, the metal file cabinet’s construction.

1.1 Aim Of The Project

The project’s goals are as follows:

(i) To guarantee the safety and security of papers and files.

(ii) To create a cabinet that will function well and require no maintenance.

(iii) To create a cabinet that is inexpensive.

(iv) To enhance the current design while maintaining the highest level of security.

Goal Of The Project, Section 1.1.1

This cabinet’s innovative design minimizes file loss through the use of a security lock.

Scope and limitations are described in 1.1.2.

The design is not intended for use in a shop or other commercial setting.

Review of the literature, section 1.2

1.2.1 Hole

The initial method of file maintenance was the hole. As soon as civilization began, which was said to have begun in Egypt in the fifteenth century, this was from the dark ages.

95% of the world’s population was illiterate at the time, which was well-known. The scrolls were used to record information by the 5% of people who were considered literate. They made a hole in the then-muddy wall and inserted the scroll, only to pull it out as needed to perform the act as today’s file.

When you consider this archaic method of file maintenance, you could question what would happen to the file if the house’s roof started to leak, mice started eating the scroll, or even termites. The basket method was introduced since the hole could not be moved.

1.2.2 Basket

Only after the scroll started to lose ground to paper production did the basket method enter the picture.

Since the raw materials used to make the basket were sourced locally, for a while the basket was the star of the show.

Although the basket was preferable than the hole solely because it could be moved, it was still not a secure way to store files because rodents may devour the information, necessitating the use of a closed system.

1.2.3 Box

The box approach was developed to secure the file. Either wood or tin was used to make the box. The box approach was a little bit superior to the prior ones in that the files within were protected because it was covered up. This approach was used up until the early 1970s, when it was discovered that because the tin was not coated before being used for construction, it corroded more quickly and damaged the documents inside.

The drawbacks included its small size, which made it easy to steal, the ease with which files might be corroded, and the lack of further storage space.

1.2.4 Cain

Because it was created by hand to be the size of a typical cabinet or shelf, the Cain method resolved the capacity issue. To fit as many files or documents as feasible, it came with numerous compactments. It also has the advantage of being out of reach of youngsters due to its height and being away from moisture caused by a wet floor, but despite these advantages, it was still not better off because the files were not secure because the various compactments lack locks. As dawn draws near, things started to change, and eventually a wooden filing cabinet with a lock was built.

1.2.5 Wood

The wooden approach, up until recently, was the most popular one since it safeguards the files, provides more room, is aesthetically pleasing, and beautifies the houses and workplaces where they are kept. The majority of furniture in modern homes is made of wood since it accelerates in grain more quickly.

The sort of wood that was used in the creation of a wooden cabinet affects how long it will last. Here, several types of wood including cedar, mahogany, and obeche are present. But regardless of the type, if the wood is not seasoned, it won’t last very long. Wood seasoning is thus only the process of treating wood in order to lengthen its lifespan.

Depending on the type of wood used in their construction, wooden cabinets might vary in weight.

However, since wooden cabinets are still popular, there is no restriction on new inventions that use metal to build file cabinets.

1.2.6 Metal

Wooden cabinets started to go out of style, or, to put it another way, they lost their global appeal in the late 20th century as wrought iron construction took over the market and has been in charge ever since. Consider the fact that 90% of the furniture in the majority of fast food and candy stores in our area is made of wrought iron. As a result, the metal file cabinet has gained widespread acceptability and will likely continue to do so into the next century in addition to this one. Its features ensure that the prediction will come true because, first, it is more roomy and can hold thousands of files, and second, a key and lock are used to safeguard and secure its contents.