Transporting Rod Contact Sensor for Sealed Container Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
In fields like semiconductor fabrication and medical science, there is a need to transport objects into sealed containers such as vacuum chambers or cryogenic storage containers, where visual inspection from outside is not possible, making it difficult to detect issues during transport.
Innovation Solution
A transporting apparatus equipped with a rod and contact sensors that detect contact with the container, allowing for precise insertion and display of contact status, enabling safe and accurate transport of objects into sealed containers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a sealed storage container is used to maintain controlled conditions (vacuum, cryogenic, or high temperature), then the reliability of the storage environment is improved, but the ability to visually inspect the object during transport deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by implementing contact sensors that detect when the transporting rod contacts the storage container and provide real-time feedback signals to the control unit. This allows the system to automatically respond to contact events by stopping the transporting portion, ensuring precise placement without visual inspection while maintaining the sealed environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses contact sensors as intermediaries between the transporting rod and the control system. These sensors detect contact conditions and transmit information to the control unit, enabling indirect observation and control of the transporting process without breaking the seal of the storage container.
2Ease of operation
If automatic transporting without visual inspection is implemented, then the ease of operation is improved, but the manufacturing precision of object placement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit receives feedback signals from contact sensors that detect when the transporting rod contacts the storage container. Based on this feedback, the control unit automatically stops the transporting portion, ensuring precise object placement without requiring visual inspection or manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The transporting system performs self-correction through automatic stopping when contact sensors detect contact between the transporting rod and the storage container. The system self-regulates the transporting process without external visual monitoring, maintaining precision through automated feedback control.
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 the user to transport objects into sealed containers without visual inspection, preventing errors and ensuring accurate placement, suitable for high-temperature, cryogenic, or semiconductor processes.
Implementation Method 1
a contact sensor provided on an outer wall of the transporting rod and configured to sense contact between the transporting rod and the storage container
Data Source
AI summary
A transporting apparatus configured to transport an object to a storage container includes: a transporting rod having one end configured to connect to the object, the transporting rod extending in a transporting direction of the object; a transporting portion that moves the transporting rod in the transporting direction of the object; and a contact sensor portion provided on an outer wall of the transporting rod and configured to sense contact between the transporting rod and the storage container.