Modular Anesthetic Gas Manifold for Variable Sample Layouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anesthetic gas manifolds are limited in their ability to supply anesthetic gas to a large-sized sample and require fixed configurations that do not accommodate varying numbers or positions of samples.
Innovation Solution
An anesthetic gas distribution device with modular blocks, including a main block and separable sub-blocks, allows for easy assembly and disassembly, enabling adjustment to the number and position of samples through movable sliding units and adjustable nozzles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of gas discharge ports or their positions are fixed in a manifold, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the device cannot accommodate varying numbers or positions of samples
Solution Approach 1:
The manifold is divided into multiple detachable blocks, each with specific gas discharge ports. These blocks can be selectively assembled to match the number and position of samples, allowing the system to adapt to different configurations without requiring a completely different manifold design.
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold transitions from a fixed structure to a dynamic, reconfigurable structure. Blocks can be added or removed based on the experimental requirements, enabling the system to dynamically adapt to varying sample numbers and positions while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the manifold is designed to accommodate a specific fixed configuration, then manufacturing is simplified, but the device cannot be easily adjusted for different sample configurations
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the manifold into standardized blocks, each block can be manufactured independently using the same design and processes. This maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling flexible assembly configurations to match different sample arrangements.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized block design serves multiple functions: each block can be used in various positions, different numbers of blocks can be combined, and the same connection interface works for all blocks. This universal design enables adaptability without requiring complex custom manufacturing for each configuration.
3Quantity of substance
If a large number of samples require gas supply, then the coverage area increases, but the fixed manifold cannot supply gas effectively to all samples
Solution Approach 1:
The manifold is segmented into multiple blocks that can be assembled in series or parallel configurations. This allows the system to scale up to accommodate a larger number of samples by simply adding more blocks, with each block contributing additional gas discharge ports to reach more samples effectively.
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AI summary
Disclosed is an anesthetic gas distribution device capable of being easily adjusted to conform to various conditions of a sample. An anesthetic gas distribution device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a manifold block including a main block and one or more sub-blocks coupled to one side or two opposite sides of the main block so as to be separable in a first direction, the manifold block being configured to be supplied with the gas from the outside, and supply nozzles connected to the manifold block in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to supply the gas to the sample.