This would be the 1st prototype of building an enclosure for our UV microscope, this enclosure will fufil the minimum viable product (MVP):
- Panels to cover the side of the microscope
- A lid to cover the top and front of the microscope
Figure 1. Acrylic panels for the enclosure
See 'DXF files' for the designs of the panels
Figure 2. 2 sets of hinges for each section and a handle at the front
Figure 3. Since it was feedbacked that the hinge parts were difficult to identify, markings are added to the sides of the parts
See 'STL files" for 1 set of the hinges of each section
After printing the hinges, 3mm heat inserts are installed on the holes of the hinges, 3mm screws is used to attach the hinges to the lid, and the hinges are joined with a 3mm threaded rod
- There are 4 different parts for 1 set of hinges which makes it troublesome for manufacturing —> change the design of the hinge so that there are fewer different parts/each section of the lid only requires 1 set of hinges
- Middle hinge buckle inwards into the microscope which causes confusion to the user on the way the lid should fold —> design a hinge that buckle outwards instead
- Opening lid is unintuitive for initial users —> change lid mechanism
That concludes this project 🎺! Special thanks to the people at Liang Research Group for the guidance and facilities! (https://liangresearch.com/)