Analytical Device Regulator Movement Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional analytical devices, such as mass spectrometry devices, require inefficient manual handling and detachment of gas storage containers for replacement, which complicates the process and reduces task efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The analytical device incorporates a regulator held by a holder with a movement mechanism, allowing the regulator to move between a measurement position where the gas storage container is internal and a non-measurement position where it is exposed externally, facilitated by guide rails or a hinge mechanism, enabling easier attachment and detachment of gas storage containers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the gas storage container is installed inside the analytical device, then the device structure is compact and integrated, but the attachment and detachment operation becomes complex and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The regulator is designed to be movable between a retracted position (inside the housing) and an extended position (outside the housing). The movement mechanism enables the regulator to dynamically change its position, allowing the gas storage container to be attached/detached externally while maintaining a compact internal structure when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
A movement mechanism acts as an intermediary between the internal regulator mounting and the external gas storage container. This mechanism facilitates the transmission of motion and force, enabling the regulator to move in and out of the housing to access the gas storage container for attachment and detachment operations.
2Volume of moving object
If the regulator is positioned inside the housing, then the device has a compact form factor, but the gas storage container replacement efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The regulator transitions from a static internal position to a dynamic positionable component. During gas storage container replacement, the regulator moves outward to provide easy access for efficient attachment and detachment, then returns to its compact internal position when not needed, maintaining a small form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The movement mechanism is pre-configured to automatically position the regulator in the optimal location for gas storage container attachment and detachment. This preliminary positioning action eliminates the need for manual disassembly or complex access procedures, thereby improving replacement efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If the gas storage container is accessible from outside the device, then the attachment and detachment process is simplified, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The movement mechanism serves multiple functions: it enables external access to the gas storage container for easy attachment and detachment, and simultaneously maintains a compact internal structure when the regulator is retracted. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate access mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The movement mechanism combines the functions of structural support, motion transmission, and sealing into a single integrated system. By merging these functions, the patent avoids adding separate complex subsystems while still enabling external gas storage container access.
Data Source
AI summary
An analytical device includes: a regulator to which a gas storage container attached and which is held by a holder; a gas introduction chamber to which gas in the gas storage container is supplied through the regulator; and a movement mechanism that moves the holder so that the regulator moves between a measurement position and a non-measurement position.