Elastic Reagent Loader Seal for Stable Analyzer Storage Temperature
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Solution Overview
Problem
In automated analyzers, temperature changes during reagent container loading and unloading lead to heat inflow and outflow, causing reagent degradation and temperature variations, which existing technologies fail to adequately prevent.
Innovation Solution
An automated analyzer with a temperature-adjusted storage chamber and a loader mechanism sealed by an elastic body to minimize heat transfer during container movement, using a reagent loader mechanism that moves containers through an opening and is closed by elastic sealing members to maintain chamber integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the reagent container is loaded and unloaded from the storage chamber, then the reagent can be accessed and used, but heat inflow and outflow occurs causing temperature variation and reagent degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a sealing member (elastic body) that flexibly seals the opening of the storage chamber during container loading and unloading operations. The elastic body deforms to accommodate container movement while maintaining the seal, preventing heat inflow and outflow, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and temperature stability.
2Temperature
If the storage chamber is sealed to prevent heat transfer, then temperature stability is improved, but container loading and unloading becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing member is designed as an elastic body that dynamically adapts its shape during container loading and unloading. The elastic property allows the seal to open sufficiently for container access while automatically returning to its sealing position, thus maintaining temperature stability without compromising operational ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic sealing member acts as a flexible barrier that can deform to allow container movement while maintaining the thermal seal. This flexible sealing approach enables both temperature stability and ease of container loading/unloading operations.
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
This configuration reduces temperature variations within the reagent container, effectively preserving reagents for a longer period by minimizing heat inflow and outflow, thus preventing degradation.
Implementation Method 1
the loader mechanism and the storage chamber are closed by an elastic body
Data Source
AI summary
An automatic analysis device is provided with a storage chamber for adjusting the temperature of and storing a container in which liquid is stored, an opening provided in a portion of the storage chamber, and a loader mechanism for bringing the container in and out of the storage chamber by moving the container through the opening, and is characterized in that the loader mechanism and storage chamber are closed by an elastic body. In the present invention, attaching a sealing member for sealing to an upper part from among overlapping parts makes it difficult for debris and dust to adhere to the sealing member and makes it possible to maintain the sealed state of a reagent storage chamber over a long period of time.