Sealed Water Sampling Chamber with Manipulation Gloves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water sampling devices are ineffective in adverse weather conditions, leading to sample dilution or contamination, delays in testing, and potential inaccuracies that can impact public health and construction projects.
Innovation Solution
A water sampling device with a chamber, gloves, a faucet connected to an external hose, and features like removable covers, windows, and holsters, designed to isolate samples from weather, allowing for convenient sampling and sanitation, and constructed from durable materials for economy and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If water sampling is performed in adverse weather conditions, then sampling can proceed without delay, but the sample becomes diluted or contaminated
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the sampling system into isolated segments: a sealed chamber containing the sample, gloves for manipulation, and a controlled interior environment. This segmentation prevents external contaminants from mixing with the sample while allowing continuous operation in adverse weather.
Solution Approach 2:
Gloves serve as an intermediary between the user and the sample, allowing manipulation of the sample through the sealed chamber walls without breaking the seal. The faucet acts as an intermediary to transfer water into the chamber through the hose, maintaining isolation throughout the sampling process.
2Reliability
If a sealed chamber is used to protect the sample, then sample integrity is maintained, but access to the sample becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Gloves extending into the chamber serve as an intermediary mechanism, allowing the user to reach through and manipulate the sample or sampling equipment without breaking the sealed environment. This maintains sample integrity while providing full access to perform necessary operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The window in the chamber wall provides visual feedback to the user about the interior conditions and sample status, allowing monitoring and adjustment without opening the chamber or compromising the seal.
3Reliability
If the chamber is sealed to prevent contamination, then sample purity is maintained, but sanitation of the chamber becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The faucet and hose system serves as an intermediary for introducing sanitizing agents into the sealed chamber. Liquid can be pumped through the existing faucet into the chamber interior to clean surfaces without breaking the seal or requiring disassembly of the chamber structure.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If a cover is added to seal the chamber opening, then weather protection is improved, but access for sample removal is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is designed as a removable seal that divides the access function from the sealing function. The cover can be removed only when sample removal is needed, providing weather protection during sampling while allowing controlled access when required.
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AI summary
A water sampling device for obtaining a water sample within an environment isolated from adverse weather conditions, such as rain or a debris filled atmosphere. The water sampling device includes a chamber having a base, one or more sidewalls, and an upper end. The interior of the chamber includes a faucet disposed on a sidewall and connected to a hose that extends through the sidewall to the exterior of the chamber, wherein the hose can collect water from a water source. A valve is disposed within the faucet in order to control the flow of water therethrough. The water sampling device further includes a pair of gloves disposed on opposing sidewalls, wherein the gloves extend into the chamber so as to allow a user to manipulate the water sample therein. A stand is secured to the exterior of the chamber in order to support the chamber in an upright position.