Deformable Mattress Kit for Sample Temperature Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional storage kits fail to maintain samples at desired temperatures during transportation and storage, leading to potential spillage and changes in physical or chemical properties of the samples.

Innovation Solution

A kit comprising a casing with a deformable mattress that holds a refrigerant within a predefined temperature range, ensuring the samples are kept within a specific temperature range through the mattress's deformability and secure containment using stencils with openings for containers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If conventional storage kits use simple temperature regulation materials placement, then the kit structure remains simple, but the samples cannot be maintained at required temperatures

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesample temperatureVSAvoidkit structure

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mattress is designed to be deformable rather than rigid, allowing it to adapt its shape based on temperature changes and container placement. This dynamic structure enables better thermal contact with samples while maintaining a relatively simple overall kit design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical state parameter of the temperature regulation material by using a deformable mattress that can change its rigidity or shape in response to temperature variations, improving temperature maintenance without complex mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Temperature

If temperature regulation materials are placed incorrectly in conventional kits, then the kit remains simple to manufacture, but temperature maintenance fails

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesample temperatureVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The deformable mattress is pre-configured within the casing to automatically assume the correct position and shape when the kit is assembled, eliminating the need for complex placement procedures during manufacturing while ensuring proper temperature regulation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The mattress automatically adjusts its position and configuration based on the containers placed within the kit, requiring no manual intervention for positioning and thereby simplifying both manufacturing and usage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If samples move during transportation in conventional kits, then the kit structure remains simple, but sample integrity is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesample integrityVSAvoidkit structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The deformable mattress acts as a flexible shell that conforms to the shape and position of the containers, providing gentle restraint and preventing movement during transportation without requiring rigid or complex restraining structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The mattress is positioned and configured in advance within the casing to provide cushioning and support to the containers before transportation begins, preventing movement and potential spillage without adding complex restraint mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

4Temperature

If conventional kits cannot maintain temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius, then the kit remains simple, but sample properties change

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelow temperature maintenanceVSAvoidsample property stability

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The deformable mattress likely incorporates composite materials with specific thermal properties that enable effective heat transfer and temperature maintenance at sub-zero temperatures, improving reliability without significantly increasing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The kit effectively maintains sample temperatures within a predefined range, preventing spillage and preserving sample integrity during transportation and storage, while being lightweight, easy to use, and cost-friendly.

Implementation Method 1

the mattress holds a refrigerant therein, a temperature of the refrigerant lies within a predefined range of temperature

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 2

the mattress is deformable such that its deformability depends on the temperature of the refrigerant

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal expansion: Thermal Expansion

Data Source

PatentUS20240268799A1Kit for holding sample

Publication Date: 2024.08.15 SUMMA FINLAND OY

AI summary

Disclosed is a kit for holding samples with a casing having a first portion and a second portion. When the kit is in enclosed state, the first and second portions define closed space therebetween. A mattress having first part and second part holds a refrigerant therein. A temperature of the refrigerant lies within a predefined range of temperature. Stencil(s) having openings of a first type are dimensioned to receive containers therein and to hold containers securely. Each container is capable of holding a sample therein. When the kit is in an enclosed state, the stencil(s) is encased by first and second parts, thereby enabling temperature of samples held in containers to be maintained within predefined range of temperature.