Spherical Gas Detection Device with Grooved Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gas detection devices are cumbersome and difficult to use in confined or hard-to-reach spaces, posing risks to operators and increasing installation and operation costs.
Innovation Solution
A portable, spherical gas detection device with a case featuring grooves for inlet, power button, and light unit, allowing it to be thrown into spaces for quick gas detection, equipped with a battery, beep generator, and transmitter for real-time data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If a conventional gas detection device is used, then gas detection function is provided, but the device is heavy and inconvenient to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The gas detection device is divided into separate functional modules including a detection module with gas sensor, power module with battery, communication module, and alert module. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables flexible configuration to reduce overall weight while maintaining functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The device parameters are optimized to achieve lightweight design, including using compact low-power components, high-energy-density battery, and miniaturized sensor elements. These parameter changes enable the device to be light enough for portable use while maintaining adequate detection range and battery life.
2Reliability
If an operator carries a gas detection device to measure harmful gases, then gas detection is possible, but accident risk still exists
Solution Approach 1:
The gas detection device is designed to be self-contained and autonomous, automatically detecting gases, processing data, and issuing alerts without requiring continuous operator intervention. The device independently manages power consumption, data logging, and communication functions, reducing the operator's exposure to hazardous environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The device serves as an intermediary between the hazardous environment and the operator, allowing remote monitoring and data collection. The operator can investigate gas levels and conditions without directly entering dangerous areas, as the device mediates the interaction between the human operator and the harmful gas environment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional means are used to detect harmful gases in deep and cramped places, then detection capability is improved, but installation and operation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The gas detection device is designed with multi-functional capabilities including gas detection, location tracking, wireless communication, and multiple alert methods. This universal design allows a single device to perform multiple functions that would otherwise require separate equipment, reducing overall system complexity and cost for detecting gases in confined spaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates wireless communication and remote data transmission capabilities, adding a communication dimension to the traditional detection function. This allows operators to monitor gas levels remotely from safe locations, eliminating the need for complex installation infrastructure in difficult-to-reach areas and simplifying operation.
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
Enables easy and quick gas detection in any location by simply throwing the device, providing immediate visual and auditory alerts, and transmitting detection information to external devices, thereby reducing operator risk and costs.
Implementation Method 1
a gas detector which is provided in the case and detects a gas contained in the introduced air
Implementation Method 2
a light unit which is coupled to a third groove among the grooves and informs a state in which the power source is turned on or off and whether the gas is detected
Implementation Method 3
a beep generator which generates a beep when a gas detection signal is received from the gas detector
Implementation Method 4
a battery which supplies power
Implementation Method 5
a transmitter through which information on the detected gas is transmitted to a smartphone
Data Source
AI summary
A gas detection device is disclosed. A gas detection device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case in which a plurality of grooves are formed in a circumferential surface, an inlet which is coupled to a first groove among the grooves and through which air is introduced into the case, a power button which is coupled to a second groove among the grooves and turns a power source on or off, a gas detector which is provided in the case and detects a gas contained in the introduced air, a light unit which is coupled to a third groove among the grooves and informs a state in which the power source is turned on or off and whether the gas is detected, a battery which supplies power, a beep generator which generates a beep when a gas detection signal is received from the gas detector, and a power switch operated by the power button to turn on or off so as to supply the power from the battery, wherein one or more of the inlet, the power button, and the light unit are coupled to the grooves in a recessed form, the battery, the beep generator, and the power switch are provided inside the case, and the case is formed in a small spherical shape which is carried in a palm of an operator and moved by the operator.