Automated Sampling Tube Assembly for Clean Workshop Contamination Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manual sampling methods in clean workshops lead to contamination risks and inefficiencies due to human entry and inconsistent operations, potentially compromising sample integrity and workshop sterility.
Innovation Solution
A sampling system with a tube assembly connecting a liquid container to sampling containers, controlled by a processing device that automates liquid transfer and separation, allowing samples to be collected in a designated area outside the clean workshop.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual sampling method is used, then operator can directly take sample, but contamination risk increases and sampling consistency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a sampling system as an intermediary between the operator and the liquid container. The system includes a sampling tube assembly that automatically transfers liquid to sampling containers, eliminating the need for operators to manually handle the liquid directly. This intermediary system reduces contamination risk while maintaining operational ease through automated control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical sampling operations with an automated sampling system. The tube assembly automatically controls liquid transfer from the liquid container to sampling containers, substituting the operator's manual actions with an automated mechanical system that ensures consistent sampling procedures and reduces human error.
2Productivity
If operator enters clean workshop for sampling, then can collect sample, but contamination of clean workshop increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sampling system acts as an intermediary that allows sample collection without operator entry into the clean workshop. The automated tube assembly performs the sampling function while the operator remains outside the controlled environment, thus preventing contamination of the clean workshop while maintaining sampling efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the sampling function from the operator's manual operation and transfers it to an automated system. The sampling containers are positioned outside the clean workshop, and the tube assembly automatically retrieves liquid samples, separating the sampling operation from the operator's presence in the clean environment.
3Ease of operation
If manual sampling is used, then sampling can be performed, but sampling consistency and standard compliance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual sampling operations with an automated tube assembly system that precisely controls the sampling process. The automated system ensures consistent sampling procedures, accurate sample collection, and reliable compliance with sampling standards, eliminating the variability introduced by manual operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The sampling system incorporates control mechanisms that monitor and regulate the sampling process. The automated tube assembly can detect and respond to conditions during sampling, ensuring consistent operation and compliance with established standards, thereby improving sampling precision and reliability.
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AI summary
The embodiments of the present application provide a sampling system and a sampling method, which relate to the field of sampling technologies. The sampling system includes: a tube assembly; a liquid container and at least one sampling container, where the sampling container is in communication with the liquid container through the tube assembly, and the tube assembly automatically controls the liquid in the liquid container to enter or stop entering the sampling container; and a processing device, configured to separate the sampling container from the tube assembly and transfer the sampling container. The sampling system and sampling method provided in the embodiments of the present application solve the problems in the prior art that contamination is easily caused to the clean workshop or the liquid during sampling, and the sampling risks are easily caused by inconsistent sampling operations of the operator.