Gas Detection Device Pivot Mount Orientation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing open-path gas detection devices require manual and labor-intensive orientation, which is challenging in industrial environments with contamination and corrosive conditions, and the orientation mechanism is not suitable for long-term use in such conditions.
Innovation Solution
A gas detection device with a pivot mount arrangement allowing orientation about at least two pivot axes, using a detachable adjusting device with fixing and application mechanisms to apply forces for precise pivoting, enabling easy orientation and secure positioning of radiation emitters, receivers, or reflectors, and allowing for the use of cost-effective components that are not intended for long-term exposure to adverse conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual orientation with locking screws is used, then orientation accuracy is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to labor-intensive adjustment in harsh environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical adjustment system with an automated orientation system that uses optical detection and automated actuators. The functional device automatically determines its orientation and adjusts itself, eliminating the need for manual operation with locking screws while maintaining high orientation accuracy through automated feedback control.
Solution Approach 2:
The functional device performs self-orientation automatically without requiring manual intervention. The device uses its own radiation source and detector to determine orientation, then self-adjusts via integrated actuators, making the system service itself rather than requiring external manual adjustment in harsh environments.
2Ease of operation
If detachable adjusting device is used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to temporary fixation in harsh environments
Solution Approach 1:
The fixation system transitions from a static permanent mounting to a dynamic state-changing system. The fixation device can switch between a loose state during orientation adjustment and a locked state during operation, providing both ease of operation and reliable fixation as needed through controlled state changes rather than permanent installation.
3Reliability
If permanent mounting is used, then reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates due to inability to reorient in harsh environments
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into separate functional components: a permanent base mounting for stability, a detachable intermediate fixation device for secure attachment during operation, and an automated orientation mechanism for repositioning. This segmentation allows the system to maintain reliable permanent mounting while achieving adaptability through the automated reorientation capability of the segmented components.
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 solution enables precise and cost-effective orientation of gas detection devices, allowing for their use in harsh environments and reducing the total costs of multiple devices by using a single adjusting device for multiple functional units, while maintaining orientation accuracy and preventing unintended changes in the detection setup.
Implementation Method 1
The radiation source (1020) is a semiconductor radiator, in particular a tunable laser. The radiation used for the monitoring may be, for example, thermal radiation of the background, or this radiation originates from a source of the gas detection device itself.
Data Source
AI summary
A gas detection device with at least one functional device (1), which is fixed to a platform, is pivotable about at least two pivot axes (2, 3) relative to the platform. The functional device (1) is designed to emit and/or receive or reflect radiation that is analyzably variable due to the presence of a gas to be detected. The gas detection device has an adjusting device (9), which has a fixing device for temporary fixation to the platform and an application device for the defined application on the functional device (1) of forces that lead to a pivoting about the pivot axes (2, 3). The application device acts detachably on the functional device (1).