Sample Door Thermal Insulation for Light Scattering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current light scattering instruments lack thermal insulation for the sample chamber, which can affect measurement accuracy and sample stability.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus includes a sample door that seals the sample chamber, providing thermal insulation, and a display for data acquisition and status indication, along with a sample chamber designed with unique dimensions and shapes to accommodate various sample cells, such as cuvettes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a sample door is added to seal the sample chamber, then thermal insulation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sample door is designed as a separate, removable component that can be attached to or removed from the enclosure, dividing the thermal insulation function from the main instrument body. This segmentation allows the insulation feature to be added without permanently complicating the overall device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The sample door acts as an intermediary element between the external environment and the sample chamber, providing thermal insulation without requiring fundamental changes to the instrument's core structure. It serves as a mediating component that addresses the thermal insulation need while maintaining the original device design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the sample chamber is designed with unique dimensions and shapes to accommodate various sample cells, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The sample chamber is designed with universal dimensions and shapes that can accommodate multiple types of sample cells (cuvettes) with different configurations. This multi-functional design allows a single chamber structure to serve various measurement needs without requiring high-precision custom manufacturing for each sample type.
Solution Approach 2:
The sample chamber design incorporates adjustable or variable parameters such as removable walls, adjustable positioning mechanisms, or flexible mounting structures that allow the chamber to adapt to different sample cell dimensions and shapes, reducing the need for extremely precise fixed manufacturing tolerances.
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 solution enhances measurement accuracy by maintaining sample stability and allowing for efficient data access and storage, improving the overall performance of light scattering measurements.
Implementation Method 1
a sample door connected to the enclosure, where the sample door is configured to seal the sample chamber, thereby providing thermal insulation to the sample chamber
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure describes an apparatus of measuring light scattering of a sample. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes (1) at least one display logically coupled to an enclosure housing a light scattering measurement instrument, where the at least one display is configured to allow for operating the instrument to acquire light scattering data from the sample and for accessing the data, (2) an indicator connected to an outside surface of the enclosure, where the indicator is configured to indicate at least one status of the instrument, (3) a sample chamber configured to accommodate at least one sample cell, where each of the at least one sample cell has a unique size and a unique shape, and (4) and a sample door connected to the enclosure, where the sample door is configured to seal the sample chamber, thereby providing thermal insulation to the sample chamber.