Portable Paperless Recorder Modular Interface Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing portable paperless recorders have complex structures that make it difficult and costly to replace interface ports, failing to meet the diverse needs of users and increasing production costs.
Innovation Solution
A portable paperless recorder design featuring a signal acquisition board with adapter components and a channel cross-connect board that allows for easy assembly and disassembly, enabling the use of universal and thermocouple acquisition boards with plug-type terminal nodes and antenna shrapnel, along with a manual reset power loss protection circuit to improve reliability and reduce manufacturing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the paperless recorder uses a fixed interface terminal structure, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot satisfy the diverse interface needs of different users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal interface terminal structure that can accommodate multiple interface types (terminal blocks, terminal strips, terminal boards) with different specifications. The recorder body is designed with a standardized interface terminal that can universally connect to various external terminals, allowing one device to serve multiple interface needs without requiring multiple specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface terminal is divided into separate replaceable components including terminal blocks, terminal strips, and terminal boards that can be independently selected and assembled. This segmentation allows the system to maintain a simple base structure while enabling complexity only when needed through modular additions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the paperless recorder produces multiple interface models to meet different user needs, then user requirements are satisfied, but production costs and development costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a universal interface terminal structure that can accommodate multiple interface types, the patent eliminates the need to produce multiple separate recorder models. Manufacturers can produce a single base model and optionally add different terminal components, significantly reducing production costs while still meeting diverse user interface requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple interface types into a single unified interface terminal structure. Instead of producing separate recorders for different interface needs, the system combines terminal blocks, terminal strips, and terminal boards into one adaptable interface that can be configured for different applications, reducing manufacturing complexity and costs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the paperless recorder uses a complex structure with multiple interface options, then user needs are met, but the interface port becomes inconvenient to replace
Solution Approach 1:
The interface terminal is segmented into replaceable modular components (terminal blocks, terminal strips, terminal boards) that can be independently removed and replaced. This segmentation maintains interface compatibility across different types while making replacement simple and convenient, as users only need to swap the specific terminal component they need rather than dealing with a complex integrated structure.
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AI summary
Exemplary embodiments of a portable paperless recorder are disclosed. According to one exemplary embodiment, a portable paperless recorder may include a recorder body, having a signal acquisition board and a main circuit board. The main circuit board is plugged into the signal acquisition board, and comprises a manual reset power loss protection circuit of the microprocessor reset of the paperless recorder. The signal acquisition board comprises an adapter component for connecting the external terminal, and one side of the adapter component comprises a channel cross-connect board for leading through the connection of the external terminal and the adapter components. The channel cross-connect board is engaged with the upper end of the recorder body. In the present disclosure, the signal acquisition board having the adapter component is attachedly connected with the recorder body by screwing. The channel cross-connect board is engaged to the recorder body to further convenience the assembly and disassembly of the signal acquisition board, the channel cross-connect board and the recorder body. When the manufacturers produce paperless recorders with different interfaces, no major changes are required to the paperless recorders for reducing the manufacturing costs.