Portable urine analysis device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable urine analysis devices lack a convenient and hygienic method for disposing of analyzed strips, leading to user inconvenience and potential contamination.
Innovation Solution
A portable urine analysis device with a slidable tray that loads and analyzes strips, allowing for easy disposal into an accommodation box, linked with an external electronic device for remote control and health information management, and incorporating a sheet covering mechanism for hygiene and odor prevention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If strips are disposed of manually after analysis, then the device structure remains simple, but user convenience deteriorates and hygiene is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The analyzed strip is automatically dropped into the accommodation box without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by using the tray's own movement and the strip loading portion's opening mechanism to dispose of the strip automatically after analysis is complete.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into functional modules: the main housing with analysis chamber, the detachable tray for strip loading, and the accommodation box for waste storage. This segmentation allows the strip disposal function to be integrated into the existing tray mechanism without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the strip loading portion is opened to drop strips, then strip disposal becomes convenient, but battery power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The strip loading portion opens only periodically when a strip has been fully analyzed and needs disposal, rather than remaining open continuously. This periodic operation minimizes the time the opening mechanism is active, thereby reducing battery power consumption while maintaining convenient strip disposal functionality.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If analyzed strips are stored temporarily, then hygiene is improved, but device volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accommodation box for storing analyzed strips is nested within or coupled under the main housing, utilizing the vertical space and integrating the waste storage function into the existing device structure. This nesting approach provides hygiene benefits by containing strips in a dedicated space while minimizing the increase in overall device volume.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a portable urine analysis device including: a main housing including: a tray including a tray driving unit in which a strip is loaded to introduce and withdraw the strip, wherein the strip that is completely analyzed is dropped via the tray, and a urine analysis module analyzing urine of the strip to generate urine analysis information; a sub-housing coupled under the main housing and including an accommodation box which is slidable while the accommodation box has a space that temporarily stores the dropped strip; and a support supporting the sub-housing. According to the portable urine analysis device, urine is analyzed by using the strip as a medium, portability is reinforced with a compact and slim structure, and a completely analyzed strip is disposed of hygienically.