Compact Amplifying Testing Device Vertical Carrier Conveyance
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing amplifying and testing devices occupy a large area due to their complex structure, making it difficult to set up multiple devices in a nucleic acid all-in-one machine for high throughput processing.
Innovation Solution
A compact amplifying and testing device design featuring a support with a test window, a reagent loading device with a movable bracket and carrier, and a heating device that lifts the carrier to a test position in a butting manner, reducing the overall area occupied and enabling parallel processing of multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the heating device or test device conveys the carrier horizontally in and out, then the carrier can be processed, but the device occupies a large area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the carrier conveyance from horizontal movement to vertical movement. The heating device moves vertically to convey the carrier between the heating chamber and test device, eliminating the need for large horizontal space while maintaining processing functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the heating device and test device in a vertically stacked configuration within the same spatial footprint. The carrier is processed by both devices through vertical movement rather than requiring separate horizontal spaces, thus reducing overall device area.
2Productivity
If multiple amplifying and testing devices are arranged for parallel processing, then throughput increases, but the total area required becomes very large
Solution Approach 1:
By implementing vertical movement and stacking components vertically, the patent enables multiple processing stages (heating, testing) to occur within the same horizontal footprint. This allows parallel processing configurations to be achieved with minimal additional horizontal space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent nests the test device and heating device within each other's vertical space. The carrier moves vertically through nested processing chambers, allowing multiple functions to be packed into a compact vertical arrangement that can be replicated for parallel processing without proportionally increasing total area.
3Area of stationary object
If the heating device moves vertically to lift the carrier, then the device area is reduced, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a movable heating device that can vertically translate to convey the carrier. This dynamic positioning allows the heating device to access the carrier at different vertical levels (loading position and test position) without requiring complex mechanical linkages, achieving compactness through controlled movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating device serves multiple functions: it provides thermal processing and simultaneously acts as the conveyance mechanism through vertical movement. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate conveyance mechanisms, reducing overall structural complexity despite the vertical movement capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The compact design allows for efficient use of space, enabling multiple amplifying and testing devices to be arranged side by side for high throughput processing while maintaining effective reagent heating and testing capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
a heating device movably arranged on the support in a vertical direction and capable of driving the carrier to lift
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AI summary
The present invention provides an amplifying and testing device and a carrier loading method for amplifying and testing. The amplifying and testing device includes: a support (100), being provided with a test window (110); a test device (200) arranged on the support (100) and located at the test window (110); a reagent loading device (300), including a bracket (310) and a carrier (320) removably arranged on the bracket (310), the bracket (310) is movably arranged on the support (100) in a transverse direction, and the carrier (320) moves along with the bracket (310), such that the carrier (320) has a storage position located below the test window (110) and a loading position moving out of the support (100); and a heating device (400) movably arranged on the support (100) in a vertical direction and capable of driving the carrier (320) to lift, so as to lift the carrier (320) to a test position cooperating with the test device (200) in a butting manner.