Geological Fluid Sampling Device with Winding Wheel and L-Shaped Frame

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing sampling devices for geological fluid detection face issues with loose drainage tubes during lifting, complex structure, increased labor and cost, and inconvenience in switching test tubes at different depths, leading to inefficient fluid sampling and carrying challenges.

Innovation Solution

A sampling device with an L-shaped support frame, locking inclined block, mounting sleeve, drive mechanism, and loading tray, which includes a threaded telescopic tube, winding wheel, and anti-loosening plate to stabilize the drainage tube, facilitate fluid sampling, and enable easy position adjustment and test tube switching.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a relatively long drainage tube is arranged to detect fluid at different depths, then the detection capability is improved, but the drainage tube becomes loose during lifting and affects its use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection capabilityVSAvoiddrainage tube stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The drainage tube is wound around the winding wheel, creating a nested configuration where the tube is contained within the circular structure of the wheel. This prevents the tube from becoming loose during lifting while maintaining the ability to extend it for different detection depths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The winding wheel acts as an intermediary mechanism between the drainage tube and the lifting operation. By introducing this intermediate component, the tube can be controlled during lifting without directly affecting its stability or detection capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the detection device structure is made complex to accommodate long drainage tube and separate operations, then the detection functionality is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection functionalityVSAvoiddetection device structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The sampling device is integrated with the detection device, combining what were previously separate operations into a unified system. The sampling tube can be directly connected to the detection head, eliminating the need for separate sampling operations and reducing overall structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The detection device is designed to perform multiple functions - both detection and sampling - through a single integrated structure. The sampling tube can be attached to the detection head, allowing the same device to handle both detection and fluid sampling without requiring separate specialized equipment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If separate sampling device is arranged for fluid sampling, then the sampling capability is improved, but the labor force and overall cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesampling capabilityVSAvoidoverall cost and labor
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The sampling function is merged with the detection device, creating a unified system that performs both detection and sampling. This integration eliminates the need for separate sampling operations, reducing labor requirements and overall system cost while maintaining full sampling capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated device serves multiple purposes - detection and sampling - through a single multi-functional system. The sampling tube can be directly connected to the detection head, allowing the same device to handle both detection and fluid sampling without requiring separate specialized equipment, thereby reducing overall cost and labor.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Measurement precision

If different test tubes are used for fluid sampling at different depths, then the sampling precision is improved, but the test tube switching becomes inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesampling precisionVSAvoidtest tube switching
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The loading tray is designed to be rotatable, allowing dynamic switching between different sampling tubes without requiring complete removal and replacement. This rotational mechanism maintains the ability to use different tubes for different depths while significantly improving the ease of switching between them during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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 device stabilizes the drainage tube during lifting, simplifies the detection process, reduces labor and cost, and enhances fluid sampling efficiency by allowing direct fluid entry into the sampling tube, improving position switching and carrying convenience.

Implementation Method 1

a locking inclined block, the locking inclined block is mounted at the upper part of the bottom portion of the support frame

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical locking: Mechanical Fastener

Implementation Method 2

a threaded telescopic tube, the threaded telescopic tube is arranged above the support frame

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThreading: Screw

Implementation Method 3

A drive mechanism, the drive mechanism is mounted on the outside of the support frame

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical drive: Gear

Data Source

PatentUS11906401B2Sampling device for geological fluid detection
Publication Date: 2024.02.20 CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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AI summary

The invention provides a sampling device for geological fluid detection, relates to the technical field of fluid detection. The sampling device comprises a support frame, the support frame is of an L-shaped structure, and a second support plate is arranged at an upper portion of the support frame; the protection cover is mounted at the corner of a bottom portion of the support frame. The water fixing member is clamped above the bottom portion of the support frame; the locking inclined block is mounted at the bottom portion of the; and the detector is provided with a water inlet pipe. Fluid at different depths is detected through cooperation of the mounting sleeve and the lifting frame, a fluid drainage tube is wound around the winding wheel, the mounting sleeve is driven by the lifting frame to adjust the position through the arrangement of the gear and the rack, the fluid is sampled through the sampling test tube.