CN216594073U - Experimental device for be used for many radiance regularly to shine - Google Patents

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CN216594073U
CN216594073U CN202123194291.7U CN202123194291U CN216594073U CN 216594073 U CN216594073 U CN 216594073U CN 202123194291 U CN202123194291 U CN 202123194291U CN 216594073 U CN216594073 U CN 216594073U
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The utility model provides an experimental device for multi-radiance timing irradiation, which comprises: the frame body is internally provided with a working cavity and is provided with an opening surface; at least one light emitting member disposed at the top inside the working chamber; the two first sliding grooves are formed in the two opposite wall surfaces of the frame body at a first height and extend into the working cavity from the opening surface; the tray is slidably arranged on the two first sliding chutes; the experimental specimen is arranged on the tray and is opposite to the luminous piece; and the control part is electrically connected with the light-emitting part.

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Experimental device for be used for many radiance regularly to shine
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of irradiation experiment devices, in particular to an experiment device for multi-radiance timing irradiation.
Background
Based on the effectiveness of UVCLED sterilization, large UVC light sources are widely applied to disinfection of operating rooms in hospitals, industrial water, food, kitchenware and the like. In recent years, LEDs have been rapidly developed, and a UVCLED-assembled home-use sterilizing case has begun to be popularized. The LED has the advantages of low manufacturing cost, small volume, convenient integration, good light emitting efficiency, no ionization to generate side effect and the like. With the development of bacterial drug resistance, the clinical application demand of UVC sterilization is increased. In the research field, an excimer laser is used as a UVC light source, and the clinical operability is low due to factors such as large volume, low light-emitting efficiency, environmental pollution and the like. The LED device exploring the clinical application of ultraviolet rays is deficient, and the sterilization dose, distance and irradiation time of the wound surface of a human body are unknown. The medical application needs to firstly evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of the medical application, and determine the in-vitro dose for sterilization and the relationship between the irradiance and the time so as to establish basic reference data and a working model.
Therefore, an experimental apparatus for multi-irradiance timing illumination is needed to solve the above problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Technical problem to be solved
In view of the above, the present invention is directed to an experimental apparatus for multi-irradiance timed illumination, so as to at least partially solve at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an experimental apparatus for multi-irradiance timed illumination, comprising:
the frame body is internally provided with a working cavity and is provided with an opening surface;
at least one light emitting member disposed at the top within the working chamber;
the two first sliding grooves are formed in the two opposite wall surfaces of the frame body at a first height and extend into the working cavity from the opening surface;
the tray is slidably arranged on the two first sliding grooves; the experimental specimen is arranged on the tray and is opposite to the luminous piece;
and the control part is electrically connected with the light-emitting part.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the experimental apparatus further comprises:
and the at least two second sliding grooves are arranged on the two opposite wall surfaces of the frame body at a preset height and extend from the opening surface to the inside of the working cavity.
In some embodiments of the utility model, in the experimental device, a groove is further formed in the first sliding groove in the vertical direction, and a protrusion is further disposed at the bottom of the tray and embedded in the groove.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the experimental apparatus, wherein the predetermined height is greater than or less than the first height.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the experimental device, wherein the tray comprises:
at least one carrier slot disposed on the tray; the experimental specimen is placed on the carrier groove.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the experimental device, wherein a plurality of the light emitting members are arranged at equal intervals along a straight line or a circle; the carrier grooves are arranged corresponding to the luminous elements.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the experimental apparatus further comprises:
the electrical interface is arranged on the wall surface of the frame body; one end of the electrical interface is connected with the control part, and the other end of the electrical interface is connected with the light-emitting piece.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the experimental apparatus further comprises:
one side of the fixing piece is arranged on the inner wall of the working cavity; the other side of the fixing piece is connected with at least one luminous piece.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the experimental apparatus further comprises:
the baffle is arranged at the top end of the opening surface of the frame body, and the baffle extends to the lower part of the luminous piece.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the experimental device, wherein the light emitting member comprises an LED; the control section includes: the power supply, the switch, the direct current transformer, the relay, the capacitor and the resistor;
the power with the switch is established ties, the switch with direct current transformer is parallelly connected, direct current transformer with the relay is parallelly connected, the resistance with the relay is established ties, the electric capacity is parallelly connected in the resistance both ends, the illuminating part with the resistance is established ties, the illuminating part with the switch is established ties, the illuminating part with ground connection between the switch.
(III) advantageous effects
Based on the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the utility model has at least one or one part of the following beneficial effects:
(1) according to the utility model, the plurality of sliding chutes are arranged, so that different distances between the experimental specimen and the irradiation source can be set, and multi-radiance irradiation is realized.
(2) The utility model realizes the effect of timing irradiation by the arrangement of the control part, and can set the irradiation time according to different experimental specimen contrasts.
(3) The utility model can calculate the irradiation distance and the size of the irradiation area through the divergence angle of the luminous piece, and determine the position relation between the experimental specimen and the luminous piece.
(4) According to the utility model, the baffle is arranged, so that light rays are prevented from being diffused to the front, and the safety guarantee is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an experimental apparatus for multi-illuminance timing irradiation in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a circuit diagram of the control unit in the embodiment of the present invention.
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4: electrical interface
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12: power supply
13: DC transformer
14: relay with a movable contact
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Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
Certain embodiments of the utility model now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the utility model are shown. Indeed, various embodiments of the utility model may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements.
Fig. 1 is a partial structure diagram of an experimental apparatus for multi-irradiance timing irradiation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, the present invention provides an experimental apparatus for multi-irradiance timed illumination, comprising: the frame body 1, at least one illuminating part 2, a plurality of chutes and a tray 5.
The following is a detailed description of the various components of the experimental setup for multiple-amplitude timed exposures.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the frame body 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped six-sided structure, the working chamber 9 is disposed inside, one surface of the rectangular parallelepiped is an opening surface, and the opening surface may be any surface of the frame body 1, and in the embodiment of the present invention, the opening surface is disposed in the front, as shown in fig. 1. The frame body 1 is made of a material having good heat dissipation, light weight and insulation, including but not limited to aluminum.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting element 2 may provide a light source for the experimental specimen, and may play a role in irradiation and sterilization, and the light emitting element 2 may be one or more elements capable of providing a light source, as shown in the following formula:
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wherein α is a divergence angle; r is the irradiation radius; d is the distance between the light emitting member 2 and the irradiated experimental specimen.
In the above formula, the distance d and the irradiation radius r between the luminescent member 2 and the irradiated experimental specimen can be calculated through the divergence angle α of the luminescent member 2, so that the size of the irradiation region can be determined.
According to the size of the irradiation region, the distance between the respective irradiated experimental specimens, the distance between the respective elements capable of providing the light source, and the positional correspondence between the irradiated experimental specimens and the light emitting member 2 can be set.
According to the requirement of the irradiated specimen, the required number of the luminous elements 2 can be determined, a plurality of luminous elements can be arranged at equal intervals along a straight line or a circle, in the embodiment of the utility model, 1 irradiated experimental specimen and 1 luminous element 2 are arranged, the luminous element 2 is arranged right above the irradiated experimental specimen, the luminous element 2 is fixedly arranged at the top in the working cavity 9, the irradiated experimental specimen is positioned in the working cavity 9 and right below the luminous element 2, and the irradiation direction of the luminous element 2 to the irradiated experimental specimen is the irradiation direction.
In the embodiment of the present invention, two or a positive multiple of two sliding chutes are provided, the sliding chutes are oppositely disposed on two opposite wall surfaces of the frame body and extend from the opening surface along the working cavity, as shown in fig. 1, the two sliding chutes 18 are disposed on the two opposite wall surfaces of the frame body 1 at the same height, two sliding chutes 6 oppositely disposed on the frame body at the same height are further disposed below the two sliding chutes 18, the two sliding chutes 18 are configured as first sliding chutes, the two sliding chutes 6 are configured as second sliding chutes, the second sliding chutes may be two or a positive multiple of two, the second sliding chutes are not limited to be disposed below the first sliding chutes, may also be disposed above the first sliding chutes, and may be disposed at positions according to the preset height of the irradiated experimental specimen.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the tray 5 is slidably arranged on the sliding groove, and the distance between the luminous piece 2 and the irradiated experimental specimen can be adjusted through different positions of the sliding groove. In order to facilitate the taking and placing of the tray 5, the sliding groove can be in various forms, and can be selected from, but not limited to, rectangle, T-shaped and L-shaped. Still seted up recess 7 along vertical direction on the spout, can be used for fixed tray 5 to make the lug of tray 5 inlay and establish in recess 7, can also select to add the buckle to further fixed tray 5, no longer describe herein.
Set up carrier groove 8 on tray 5 for place by irradiation experiment sample, for the accuracy and the stability of experiment, carrier groove 8 can choose for use and place the household utensils assorted shape of experiment sample, according to the demand of the experiment sample of wanting the irradiation, can select one or more carrier groove 8 and luminous part to correspond the setting.
In this embodiment, 1 carrier slot 8 is used, the position of the carrier slot 8 on the tray 5 can be determined according to the irradiation angle of the light-emitting member 2 and the requirement of the experimental specimen to be irradiated, and in this embodiment, the carrier slot 8 is arranged at the position right opposite to the irradiation direction of the light-emitting member 2 after the tray 5 is embedded in the groove 7.
In this embodiment, be provided with the handle in tray 5 both sides, and the handle inlays and locates in recess 7, and 5 handle parts of tray stretch out in support body 1, inlays through recess 7 and establishes the adjustable position of being irradiated experimental specimen for luminous 2 of different parts of handle.
The position relation of the illuminating part 2 and the irradiated experimental specimen can be adjusted by setting the number of the sliding grooves, the positions among the sliding grooves and the position of the carrier groove 8 in the tray 5.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the experimental device further includes a control portion 11, the control portion 11 provides working power for the experimental device with multi-irradiance timing irradiation, and can control the light emitting element 2 to open and close at a timing, an electrical interface 4 is disposed on any wall surface of the frame body 1, the control portion 11 can be electrically connected with the light emitting element 2 through the electrical interface 4, and the electrical interface 4 can be selected but not limited to an aviation plug.
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the control portion 11 includes a power source 12, a dc transformer 13, a resistor 16, a capacitor 15, two switches 17 and a relay 14, wherein the resistor, the capacitor and the switches can be set according to the requirement of the light emitting element, and are not limited to 1. The power supply 12 is connected with the switch 17 in series, the switch 17 is connected with the direct current transformer 13 in parallel, the direct current transformer 13 is connected with the relay 14 in parallel, the resistor 16 is connected with the relay 14 in series, the capacitor 15 is connected with two ends of the resistor 16 in parallel, the luminous element 2 is connected with the resistor 1 in series, the luminous element 2 is connected with the switch 17 in series, and the luminous element 2 is grounded with the switch 17. The light emitting member 2 may be one or more elements that can provide a light source, optionally but not limited to LEDs.
When the illuminating part 2 is 1 element capable of providing a light source, the working time of the illuminating part can be controlled by one relay, a driving system is connected with a switch through a power line, 220v alternating current is input into the direct current transformer 13, constant direct current is output, direct current is input into the digital relay, the switch is arranged inside the relay, a timing effect can be achieved by arranging the relay, the relay is connected with the resistor 16 in series, the capacitor 15 is connected to two ends of the resistor 16 in parallel, so that a circuit state matched with the working requirement of the illuminating part 2 is output, the output lead is connected to the electric interface 4, and the electric interface 4 is electrically connected with the illuminating part 2.
When the light emitting element 2 is a plurality of elements capable of providing light sources, the control portion 11 may be configured to connect a plurality of relays in parallel to control the operation durations of the plurality of elements capable of providing light sources respectively, or configured to control the operation durations of the plurality of elements capable of providing light sources simultaneously, in the embodiment of the present invention, 1 relay is selected to control the operation duration of one element capable of providing light sources, and the LED is selected as the element capable of providing light sources, as shown in fig. 2. And a control part 11
In the embodiment of the utility model, all the elements of the control part 11 are placed in a light-weight and perforatable hard plastic box, the relay is fixed in the hard plastic box by using a long screw nail, the top of the hard plastic box is provided with a switch, a resistor 16 and a capacitor 15 are connected to a circuit board, the circuit board is fixed at the bottom of the hard plastic box through a curing agent, and one side of the hard plastic box is perforated to place a power line plug interface.
According to the embodiment of the utility model, the device also comprises a fixing piece 3, wherein the fixing piece 3 is used for fixing the position of the luminous piece 2, and one side of the fixing piece 3 is arranged on the inner wall of the working cavity 9; the other side of the fixing part 3 is connected with at least one of the light emitting parts 2, the fixing part 3 can be in various types, a thin-layer aluminum plate with an aluminum substrate LED can be installed on the frame body 1 through screws optionally but not limited, and cables of the light emitting parts 2 pass through the fixing part 3 and are electrically connected with the electrical interface 4 optionally but not limited through holes formed in the fixing part 3, so that the effect of the cable purifying device is stored.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the top end of the opening surface of the working cavity 9 is provided with the baffle 10, and the baffle 10 extends to the lower part of the luminous element 2 to play a role in blocking light from diverging.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the line connecting points are insulated after being welded, and all the leads are copper wires wrapped with rubber insulating layers.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the LED is fixed on the connecting plate by using the curing adhesive in an inverted mode.
So far, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be noted that, in the attached drawings or in the description, the implementation modes not shown or described are all the modes known by the ordinary skilled person in the field of technology, and are not described in detail.
In summary, the present invention provides an experimental apparatus for multi-irradiance timing illumination. The method can be used for surfaces without accurate mechanics, so that the temperature and pressure information of a contact object can be acquired, the object can be distinguished, and the external information can be acquired.
It should also be noted that directional terms, such as "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., used in the embodiments are only directions referring to the drawings, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Throughout the drawings, like elements are represented by like or similar reference numerals. Conventional structures or constructions will be omitted when they may obscure the understanding of the present invention.
And the shapes and sizes of the respective components in the drawings do not reflect actual sizes and proportions, but merely illustrate contents of the embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, in the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim.
Unless otherwise indicated, the numerical parameters set forth in the specification and attached claims are approximations that can vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by the present invention. In particular, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, reaction conditions, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term "about". In general, the expression is meant to encompass a change of 10% in some embodiments, 5% in some embodiments, 1% in some embodiments, and 0.5% in some embodiments by a specified amount.
Furthermore, the word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements.
The use of ordinal numbers such as "first," "second," "third," etc., in the specification and claims to modify a corresponding element does not by itself connote any ordinal number of the element or any ordering of one element from another or the order of manufacture, and the use of the ordinal numbers is only used to distinguish one element having a certain name from another element having a same name.
In addition, unless steps are specifically described or must occur in sequence, the order of the steps is not limited to that listed above and may be changed or rearranged as desired by the desired design. The embodiments described above may be mixed and matched with each other or with other embodiments based on design and reliability considerations, i.e., technical features in different embodiments may be freely combined to form further embodiments.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the device in an embodiment may be adaptively changed and disposed in one or more devices different from the embodiment. The modules or units or components of the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and furthermore they may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-components. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or processes or elements are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Also in the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware.
Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the utility model, various features of the utility model are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the utility model and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various disclosed aspects. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that: that the utility model as claimed requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, disclosed aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.
The above embodiments are provided to further explain the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in detail, it should be understood that the above embodiments are only examples of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An experimental device for multi-irradiance timing illumination, characterized by comprising:
the frame body is internally provided with a working cavity and is provided with an opening surface;
at least one light emitting member disposed at the top within the working chamber;
the two first sliding grooves are formed in the two opposite wall surfaces of the frame body at a first height and extend into the working cavity from the opening surface;
the tray is slidably arranged on the two first sliding grooves; the experimental specimen is arranged on the tray and is opposite to the luminous piece;
and the control part is electrically connected with the light-emitting part.
2. The experimental apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
and the at least two second sliding grooves are arranged on the two opposite wall surfaces of the frame body at a preset height and extend from the opening surface to the inside of the working cavity.
3. The experimental device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a groove is further formed in the first sliding groove in the vertical direction, and a protrusion is further disposed at the bottom of the tray and embedded in the groove.
4. The assay device of claim 2, wherein the predetermined height is greater than or less than the first height.
5. The assay device of claim 1, wherein the tray comprises:
at least one carrier slot disposed on the tray; the experimental specimen is placed on the carrier groove.
6. The experimental device as claimed in claim 5, wherein a plurality of said luminous members are arranged at equal intervals along a straight line or a circle; the carrier grooves are arranged corresponding to the luminous elements.
7. The assay device of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:
the electrical interface is arranged on the wall surface of the frame body; one end of the electrical interface is connected with the control part, and the other end of the electrical interface is connected with the light-emitting piece.
8. The assay device of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:
one side of the fixing piece is arranged on the inner wall of the working cavity; the other side of the fixing piece is connected with at least one luminous piece.
9. The assay device of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:
the baffle is arranged at the top end of the opening surface of the frame body, and the baffle extends to the lower part of the luminous piece.
10. The assay device of claim 1, wherein the light emitting element comprises an LED; the control section includes: the power supply, the switch, the direct current transformer, the relay, the capacitor and the resistor;
the power with the switch is established ties, the switch with direct current transformer is parallelly connected, direct current transformer with the relay is parallelly connected, resistance with the relay is established ties, the electric capacity is established ties the resistance both ends, the light emitting component with the resistance is established ties, the light emitting component with the switch is established ties, the light emitting component with ground connection between the switch.
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