Portable Microorganism Observation Device

Abstract

This product is a portable microorganism observation instrument that has a communication function and transmits image data to an external device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet, etc.), and is composed of a main body and a communication device set on the top of the main body. The main body has a sample placement section for placing a sample, a light source that irradiates the sample placed on the sample placement section with light from above, and an optical system that guides the light that has passed through the sample. The optical system is composed of an objective lens into which the light that has passed through the sample is incident, a mirror that reflects and guides the light that has entered the objective lens, and an imaging lens into which the light reflected by the mirror is incident and which emits it to the outside of the main body. The objective lens and the mirror are built into the main body. A part of the imaging lens protrudes from the top surface of the main body. The communication device has an opening at a position corresponding to the imaging lens when set on the main body, and the protruding part of the imaging lens can be fitted into the opening. The communication device is placed above the opening and has an image sensor into which the light emitted from the imaging lens is incident, and a communication unit that can communicate with an external device. The image sensor and communication unit are built into the communication device. When using the device, first, a sample is placed on the sample placement unit. After that, the light that passes through the sample is guided by the optical system and emitted from the imaging lens. The light that is emitted from the imaging lens in the main body is guided to the image sensor of the communication device and captured, and the captured image data is transmitted from the communication unit of the communication device to an external device, and an image of the sample is displayed on the display unit of the external device based on the captured image data.

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