Modular Microscopic Observation Kit with Adjustable Lens Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing microscopic observation kits associated with image acquisition devices, such as smartphones, face limitations in universality, portability, and optical performance, often requiring specific phone models and suffering from performance and durability issues due to bulky components.
Innovation Solution
A modular kit comprising a light source, optical system with interchangeable lens assemblies, and a supporting structure that can be easily combined and upgraded, allowing for flexible use with various image acquisition devices and enabling high-performance microscopic observations while maintaining portability and ease of manufacture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If miniaturized and integrated microscope elements are mounted aboard the phone, then portability is improved, but the device becomes bulky and complex, preventing normal use and requiring suitable cases for carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The microscope system is divided into separate modular components: a lens assembly that can be detached from the smartphone, allowing the phone to remain lightweight and simple while the optical components are carried separately in a compact case
Solution Approach 2:
The optical components are extracted from the smartphone body and housed in a separate carrying case, eliminating the bulkiness and complexity from the phone itself while maintaining portability through the compact case design
2Measurement precision
If rigid supports with predetermined positioning are used, then optical performance is improved, but universality is reduced as they require specific phone models and predefined working distances
Solution Approach 1:
The lens assembly incorporates adjustable positioning mechanisms that allow the working distance to be dynamically changed to match different smartphone camera positions, enabling universal compatibility across multiple phone models while maintaining optimal optical performance
Solution Approach 2:
The lens assembly is designed with universal mounting features and adjustable positioning capabilities that allow it to be adapted to various smartphone models, making a single lens assembly suitable for multiple devices rather than requiring model-specific rigid supports
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 kit provides universal compatibility with different image acquisition devices, ensuring high-performance microscopic observations, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness, with modular components that can be individually replaced for upgrades, addressing the limitations of existing systems.
Implementation Method 1
a light source (12) and an optical system (14) carrying at least one lens assembly (25)
Implementation Method 2
an optical system (14) carrying at least one lens assembly (25), wherein each lens assembly (25) comprises one or more magnification lenses
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AI summary
The kit (10) comprises a light source (12) and an optical system (14) equipped with a lens assembly (25) defining a magnification optical axis (X-X). There is also a frame (16) crossable by the light generated by said light source (12). The frame (16) is configured for supporting a sample holder (H), a portable electronic apparatus (S) equipped with an image acquisition device (C), and the optical system (14), which can be interposed between the sample holder (H) and the image acquisition device (C). The optical system (14) is also configured for being movable in a guided manner on the frame (16), so as to allow aligning the optical axis (X-X) with the image acquisition device (C). There is also a carrying body (18) configured for receiving in abutment the frame (16) and housing the light source (12) directing light towards the optical system (14) through the frame (16).