Sliding Trigger Mechanism for Optical Detection Instruments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional optical detection instruments require manual triggering for each detection, which is inefficient and unsuitable for high-speed or high-workload applications, lacking the necessary speed and consistency.
Innovation Solution
A sliding trigger mechanism with a slidable sleeve and resetting elastic member that automatically triggers and resets the detection process, allowing for quick and precise control of the detection operation without additional manual inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual triggering is used for each detection, then the device can be operated with simple control structure, but the detection speed and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The detection instrument is designed to automatically trigger the detection process after the optical fiber probe contacts the detection object. The system self-activates the light source and detection modules without requiring manual button presses, thereby improving detection speed and efficiency while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical button-press triggering system is replaced with an automatic triggering mechanism that detects the contact between the optical fiber probe and the object. This substitution eliminates the need for separate manual triggering actions while maintaining the simplicity of operation through contact-based activation
2Reliability
If manual triggering is used for each detection, then the operation process is simple to control, but the consistency and reliability of triggering are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically triggers detection based on the contact state of the optical fiber probe with the object, eliminating human error in triggering consistency. The automatic triggering mechanism ensures reliable and consistent activation of the detection process without requiring manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The triggering mechanism incorporates feedback from the contact detection between the optical fiber probe and the object. When contact is detected, the system automatically activates the detection process, ensuring consistent and reliable triggering while maintaining ease of operation through contact-based activation
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
Enhances triggering speed and efficiency, simplifies the detection operation, and reduces errors by enabling automatic start and stop of the detection process, improving overall performance in high-workload scenarios.
Implementation Method 1
a resetting elastic member configured to provide a restoring force to move the slidable sleeve away from the triggering switch
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AI summary
A triggering device (100) for an optical detection instrument and an optical detection instrument are provided. The triggering device may include: a triggering switch (1) configured to start an optical detection to emit a detecting light when the triggering switch is triggered, a hollow shaft (2) for accommodating an optical path, the hollow shaft being configured to allow the detecting light to pass through its cavity to reach an object to be detected, the hollow shaft and the triggering switch having a fixed relative position, and a sliding trigger (3) configured to move towards or away from the triggering switch with respect to the hollow shaft to trigger or reset the triggering switch. The triggering device can automatically start the detection operation of the optical detection instrument and stop the detection operation timely, by moving the sliding trigger with respect to the triggering switch. It can not only improve the triggering speed and efficiency of the triggering device, but also reduce the complication of the detection operation so as to avoid loss caused by faults of the triggering operation and resetting operation.