Cartridge with Hook Mechanism for Analyzing Tool Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing analyzing tools are difficult to operate due to their small size, leading to increased manufacturing costs and complexity in both the cartridge and analyzer configurations, as well as enlargement of the analyzer to accommodate multiple tools.
Innovation Solution
A cartridge design that includes a recessed portion and a hook mechanism to hold and efficiently retrieve analyzing tools, allowing for miniaturization while maintaining user operability and simplifying the device configuration by eliminating the need for additional operation units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the analyzing tool is miniaturized to reduce material cost and production expense, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the operability deteriorates when the user attaches or detaches the analyzing tool
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple analyzing tools are nested within a single cartridge, with each tool contained in its own compartment. The cartridge itself becomes a portable, miniaturized unit that houses multiple tools, allowing users to carry and operate multiple analyzing tools without requiring the analyzer to be enlarged.
2Extent of automation
If an operation unit is added to the cartridge to move the analyzing tool from the cartridge to the analyzer, then the analyzing tool can be taken out automatically, but the number of parts increases and the configuration becomes complicating
Solution Approach 1:
The analyzing tool is extracted from the cartridge in a simplified manner. The cartridge includes a take-out port and holding means that allow the tool to be easily removed by the user without requiring complex automated mechanisms. The holding means simply holds the tool in a standby position and releases it when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the analyzer is enlarged to accommodate a plurality of analyzing tools, then the tools can be stored in the analyzer, but the device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple analyzing tools are nested within a single cartridge, which is then inserted into the analyzer. This allows the analyzer to accommodate multiple tools without being enlarged, as the tools are compacted into a portable cartridge that fits within the existing analyzer space.
4Extent of automation
If additional parts are added to enable automatic tool retrieval, then the tool can be moved from cartridge to analyzer automatically, but the manufacturing cost of the cartridge increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge is designed with holding means that automatically hold the analyzing tool in a standby position and release it when the tool is pulled out. This self-service mechanism requires no additional powered components or complex mechanisms, thereby avoiding increased manufacturing costs while still providing automatic tool retrieval functionality.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a cartridge 1 including a plurality of analyzing tools 3 arranged lined in a plane direction and a case 2 for accommodating the plurality of analyzing tools 3, and being configured to take out the analyzing tool 3 one at a time from the case 2. The plurality of analyzing tools 3 further include engagement means 32, 33 for restricting the analyzing tools 3 adjacent to each other in the plane direction and allowing removable attachment in a thickness direction D1, D2 of the analyzing tool 3. The present invention further relates to an analyzer and an analyzing system for analyzing a sample using the cartridge 1.