Cryopreservation Container Snap-Fit Sealing With Join Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cryopreservation containers face challenges in ensuring proper sealing and easy recognition of the cap joining to the body, leading to potential contamination and inefficient operation due to the difficulty in aligning the tubular casing with the tapered portion, which requires pulling out of liquid nitrogen for fitting verification.
Innovation Solution
A cryopreservation container design featuring a cap with a first engagement portion and a body with a second engagement portion, both formed from resilient materials, allowing for easy recognition of a secure fit through tactile feedback when engaged, eliminating the need for manual alignment and reducing the risk of contamination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the tubular casing and tapered portion are designed to fit tightly together for proper sealing, then contamination prevention is improved, but it becomes difficult to recognize whether they are properly joined
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs visual indicators such as color-coded rings or markings on the tubular casing and tapered portion that change appearance or position when properly joined. This allows users to quickly identify successful sealing without needing to visually inspect the fit between the tubular casing and tapered portion, resolving the contradiction between reliable sealing and easy detection of joining status.
2Reliability
If the opening and tapered portion are designed to fit tightly together without gaps, then contamination prevention is improved, but operating efficiency deteriorates due to the need to pull out of liquid nitrogen for fitting verification
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates self-verifying features where the proper joining of the tubular casing and tapered portion automatically indicates itself through visual markers, tactile feedback, or mechanical interlocking that is immediately apparent. This eliminates the need for users to remove the assembly from liquid nitrogen for verification, maintaining both tight sealing and high operating efficiency.
3Reliability
If manual pinching is required to fit the opening and tapered portion tightly together, then sealing reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic joining mechanisms such as spring-loaded components, elastic sealing elements, or snap-fit features that automatically adjust and secure the connection between the tubular casing and tapered portion. These mechanisms provide tactile feedback and self-adjusting force distribution, eliminating the need for manual pinching while ensuring reliable sealing through controlled mechanical engagement.
4Ease of operation
If the pushing force is not controlled, then ease of operation is improved, but the cryopreservation container may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates cushioning elements such as elastic seals, compliant mounting features, or progressive engagement mechanisms that absorb and distribute the pushing force during the joining operation. These features provide built-in force limitation and protection, allowing users to easily join the tubular casing and tapered portion without risking damage to the cryopreservation container structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A cryopreservation container 100 includes a cap 3 having a first engagement portion 10 and a body 2 having a second engagement portion 20 at an insertion portion 5. The insertion portion 5 has a biological material loading portion 6, on which a biological material is loaded, at the distal end. The biological material loading portion 6 is housed in a housing 7 defined by the cap 3 and the insertion portion 5 when the insertion portion 5 is inserted through the opening 3b of the cap 3. At this time, the force generated when the first engagement portion 10 and the second engagement portion 20 are engaged with each other enables easy recognition that the cap 3 is successfully joined to the body 2.