Cuvette Box Conveying Device Z-Axis Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional chemiluminescence detectors occupy large spaces due to the size of their reaction cuvette feeding-in systems, which is a challenge for small hospitals and academic institutions that require compact sample analyzers.
Innovation Solution
A cuvette box conveying device is designed with a frame that arranges the new box placing position and waste box recycling position in a staggered manner along the Z-axis, reducing the space occupied on the XY plane, and includes mechanisms for conveying and positioning cuvette boxes to optimize space usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the new box placing position and waste box recycling position are arranged on the same layer in the XY plane, then the device structure is simple, but the occupied space area is large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by transitioning from a two-dimensional XY plane arrangement to a three-dimensional arrangement involving the Z axis. Specifically, the new box placing position and waste box recycling position are arranged on different layers along the Z axis, allowing vertical stacking of functional areas. This reduces the horizontal footprint area while managing the increased structural complexity through deliberate spatial organization in the vertical dimension.
2Volume of moving object
If the cuvette box conveying system is designed with traditional layout, then the conveying process is simple, but the overall instrument volume is large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nesting by placing the conveying mechanism within the vertical space between different functional layers. The conveying system is integrated into the multi-layer structure, with components arranged to utilize the vertical Z-axis space. This allows the conveying function to be embedded within the overall instrument structure rather than occupying additional horizontal space, thereby reducing total instrument volume while managing complexity through integrated design.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a cuvette box conveying device, a cuvette box conveying method, and a sample analyzer. The cuvette box conveying device includes a frame. The frame includes a new box placing position and a waste box recycling position. The new box placing position and the waste box recycling position are arranged on different layers in the direction of Z axis, so as to reduce the space occupied by the new box placing position and the waste box recycling position on an XY plane. In the cuvette box conveying device, the space occupied by the new box placing position and the waste box recycling position on the XY plane is reduced by arranging the new box placing position and the waste box recycling position on different layers in the direction of Z axis.