Magnetic Specimen Container Conveyor for Precise Contactless Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing conveyors for specimen containers face challenges in maintaining high-speed, contactless, and accurate conveyance while preventing wear and ensuring positional accuracy, particularly when using magnetic forces for non-contact conveyance.
Innovation Solution
A conveyor system utilizing a plurality of holders with built-in magnets and an advancing member with magnets to create an attractive force, combined with a chain belt and guide rails, ensures contactless and precise movement of specimen containers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a built-in magnet on the holder and metal member on the belt are used for contactless conveyance, then wear is reduced and conveyance smoothness is improved, but positional accuracy and conveyance stability deteriorate due to insufficient attractive force
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines both a magnet and a metal member on the belt side to work together with the built-in magnet on the holder. This merging of magnetic attraction and mechanical contact provides both contactless conveyance benefits and sufficient attractive force for positional accuracy and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The metal member on the belt acts as an intermediary that enhances the magnetic interaction between the belt system and the holder's built-in magnet, providing improved positional accuracy while maintaining contactless conveyance.
2Productivity
If magnetic force alone is used for contactless conveyance, then wear is reduced, but conveyance speed and attractive force are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges magnetic force and mechanical force from the metal member to achieve both high conveyance speed and sufficient attractive force, overcoming the limitation of magnetic force alone.
3Manufacturing precision
If mechanical contact conveyance is used, then positional accuracy is maintained, but wear occurs and conveyance smoothness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines magnetic contactless conveyance with mechanical support from the metal member, achieving both wear-free operation and maintained positional accuracy for smooth conveyance.
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
Enables high-speed, contactless conveyance with improved positional accuracy and reduced wear, allowing for efficient handling of multiple specimen containers without mechanical contact.
Implementation Method 1
the first magnet and the second magnet being adapted to produce an attractive force therebetween
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect of the present invention, a conveyor is configured so that a plurality of holders are arranged, the holders each being configured to hold a specimen container in an upright state and includes a first magnet, the conveyor including an advancing member including a second magnet and configured to move along a conveyance path, the first magnet and the second magnet being adapted to produce an attractive force therebetween.