Integrated Optical Module Lens Diaphragm Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing analysis systems for sample analysis on test elements face challenges in reducing assembly effort and costs due to the need for precise alignment and joining of multiple individual parts in the optical module, such as lenses and diaphragms, which are time-consuming and costly.
Innovation Solution
The optical module is designed as a multi-component injection-molded part where the lens and diaphragm are combined into a single piece, eliminating the need for separate assembly and allowing for exact positioning and reduced tolerances, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual parts (lens and diaphragm) are assembled separately, then flexibility in component selection is improved, but assembly effort and time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lens and diaphragm into a single integrated optical module component. This merging eliminates the need for separate assembly steps while maintaining the functional independence of each element, directly resolving the contradiction between assembly time and component flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual parts are joined together, then functional versatility is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase due to tolerance accumulation
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the lens and diaphragm into one component, the patent eliminates tolerance accumulation between separate parts. The single-component design ensures precise alignment of optical elements without the need for complex tolerance management, resolving the contradiction between functional versatility and manufacturing precision.
3Ease of repair
If multiple individual parts are assembled, then ease of repair is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated optical module design reduces device complexity by eliminating multiple assembly steps and interfaces. While individual component replaceability is reduced, the overall system becomes simpler and more reliable, resolving the contradiction between ease of repair and device complexity.
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
This approach results in a more efficient and cost-effective production of analysis systems with improved handling and reproducibility, ensuring precise alignment of optical components without the need for additional assembly steps, leading to a more reliable and affordable analysis system.
Implementation Method 1
The lens and the diaphragm of the optical module are combined as one piece in a multi-component injection-molded part
Implementation Method 2
an optical module, which may comprise, inter alia, a lens and a diaphragm, by which the light can be focused
Implementation Method 3
a lens and a diaphragm, by which the light can be focused
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to an analysis system for analysing a sample on an analytical test element. The analysis system comprises a measuring module for carrying out measurements on the sample on the analytical test element and an optical module which comprises a lens and a diaphragm by which the light can be focused. The lens and the diaphragm of the optical module are combined as one piece in a multi-component injection-molded part.