Operating method of atomizing device

Abstract

An operating method for an atomizing device involves using an electronic circuit that controls the atomizer's operation to adjust the spray duration, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity to a range acceptable to the eyes. By simply covering the eyes with an eye mask, the device continuously sprays the eyes for a limited time to cleanse, soothe, or moisturize them. This reduces eye irritation and avoids wasting atomized liquid, allowing the liquid to be applied more evenly and efficiently to achieve the desired effect (such as cleaning, soothing, or moisturizing the eyes). The device also allows for the option of applying heat / heat therapy to the eyes with the eye mask.

Description

Atomization method This invention relates to a nebulization method, particularly to a nebulization device used with an eye mask, especially one that enables the nebulized liquid to achieve the desired effect (such as cleansing, soothing, moisturizing or treating the eyes) more evenly and efficiently on the eyes. When suffering from eye diseases or dry eyes, and needing to instill therapeutic eye drops or lubricating artificial tears, the most common method is to tilt the head back, first use one hand to open the eyelid, and then use the other hand to hold the eye drop bottle a short distance above the eye, aiming it at the eye, and squeezing the bottle to drip the liquid into the eye. However, when looking upwards with the head tilted back, it is difficult to judge the position and distance of the eye drop bottle. Moreover, most people often have an inexplicable fear when instilling eye drops. Therefore, even if they force their eyelids open with their fingers, they still dare not look directly at the dropper of the eye drop bottle. In addition, the wrist needs to be suspended in the air to squeeze the bottle, which easily causes shaking. As a result, the dropper of the eye drop bottle often cannot be aligned with the eye. In addition to the fact that the drops often fall around the eye and it is difficult to accurately put the eye drops into the eye, it is also difficult to control the force of squeezing the bottle, which may result in squeezing out too much eye drops at once, causing waste. In particular, for some people with poor coordination or elderly people with trembling hands, instilling eye drops is obviously a more difficult task. To address this issue, many eye drop applicators are currently available on the market. The most common type is a cover that fits around the eye, connected to the eye drop bottle through perforations to facilitate the instillation of eye drops. However, with conventional eye drop applicators, even after covering the eye, the user still needs to tilt their head back, hold the cover with one hand to adjust its position so that the dropper nozzle of the eye drop bottle is vertically above the eye, and press the eye drop bottle with the other hand to allow the eye drop to fall smoothly into the eye. In other words, if the user's head is not tilted back at an insufficient angle, the vertically falling eye drop cannot be properly inserted. However, tilting the head back violates the body's comfortable angle of movement, often causing discomfort to the user. In addition, for most people, the involuntary closing of the eyes when instilling eye drops will also affect the instillation of the eye drop. Moreover, this type of eye drop aid still requires the use of both hands, which is not only quite inconvenient to operate, but also the cover is only held with one hand, so it is still easy for it to shake or shift, which may cause the eye drops to fall in the wrong place. Furthermore, whether administering eye drops directly by hand or using a cover to hold the bottle in place, the bottle must be squeezed manually. Therefore, the output volume depends on the squeezing force. Since pharmaceutical preparation must be done in precisely defined volumes to ensure a specific dosage is delivered or absorbed, even if accurately instilled into the eye, excessive squeezing or the presence of cooling ingredients can cause discomfort upon application, leading to rapid eye closure or blinking. This can result in spillage on the face and clothing, causing inconvenience. In lying or reclining positions, excessive eye drops can easily drain through the tear duct into the throat and be absorbed by other body tissues. Therefore, considering the above drawbacks, including wastage and the need to consider price for expensive medications, there is an urgent need for improvement. Thus, developing an invention that solves the problem of eye drop volume and addresses the shortcomings of previous technologies is necessary. The main objective of this invention is to overcome the aforementioned problems encountered in the prior art and to provide a nebulization method that uses an electronic circuit with controllable atomizer operation to adjust the spray operation time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity within a range acceptable to the eyes. This method allows the atomized liquid to achieve the desired effect (such as cleansing, soothing, moisturizing, or treating the eyes) more evenly and efficiently simply by covering the eyes with an eye mask. Another objective of this invention is to provide an atomization method that reduces eye irritation and avoids wasting atomizing liquid. Another objective of this invention is to provide a nebulization method that allows the eye mask to selectively apply a warm / heat treatment to the eyes to further relax eye muscles, improve eye fatigue, and thus promote sleep. To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an atomization method, comprising at least the following steps: Step 1: providing an atomizing device, the atomizing device comprising a main body unit having a housing; a liquid storage unit having a storage bottle detachably connected to the housing, and a accommodating space defined by the storage bottle and used for storing liquid; an atomizing unit disposed in the housing, having a spray nozzle mounted on the housing, an atomizer disposed in the housing and connected to the spray nozzle, and a liquid conduit connected to the atomizer, the lower end of the liquid conduit extending into the storage bottle of the liquid storage unit; an eye mask connected to the spray nozzle of the atomizing unit; a control unit disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the atomizing unit, the control unit having a circuit board disposed in the housing and capable of opening and closing the atomizing unit to control the operation of the atomizer, a power switch mounted on the surface of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, a display mounted on the surface of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, and at least one device mounted in the housing. The device includes an adjustment key that is surface-mounted and electrically connected to the circuit board; and a battery unit disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the control unit; Step 2: The user can turn on the nebulizer by lightly touching the power switch, and turn off the nebulizer by pressing and holding the power switch; Step 3: When turned on, the circuit board will be activated, providing the user with a setting list on the display to operate in conjunction with at least one adjustment key, and to set at least the spray action time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity of the nebulizer, so as to set or adjust the current spray action time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity of the nebulizer; and Step 4: After the settings are completed, the user can cover the eyes with the goggles, which are directly attached to the area around a single eye. The liquid in the storage bottle is guided to the nebulizer through the liquid conduit to be atomized into a spray, and the atomized liquid is discharged from the spray nozzle and fills the goggles to clean, soothe, moisturize, or treat the eyes. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the goggles are integrally formed and attached around the spray nozzle of the atomizing unit. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the goggles are attached to the spray nozzle of the atomizing unit in a combined manner. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the eye mask is made of thermoplastic rubber (TPR), silicone, or other flexible and light-transmitting materials. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the battery unit includes a charging interface disposed on the surface of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the battery unit includes any one or a combination of a disposable battery and a rechargeable battery. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the liquid system is artificial tears, eye care solution, or physiological saline. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the atomizing unit further includes a nozzle plate and a vibrating plate disposed in the atomizer. The vibrating plate is located on one side of the nozzle plate to provide vibration of the nozzle plate. The nozzle plate is located between the vibrating plate and the spray nozzle and is a nozzle plate with a dynamically changing diameter. By dynamically changing the diameter of the nozzle plate, the liquid located in the storage bottle is atomized and sprayed towards the spray nozzle to increase or decrease the instantaneous atomization amount. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the power switch and the at least one adjustment key are physical buttons, and the display is a light-emitting diode (LED) display screen. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the display is a touch panel, and the power switch and the at least one adjustment key are integrated into the display. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the atomizing unit includes a first heater disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, for heating the liquid guided from the liquid conduit to a warm state before being atomized into a spray by the atomizer and sprayed out from the spray nozzle. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the eye mask includes a second heater disposed inside and electrically connected to the circuit board, for heating the eye mask so that the eye mask can exert a warm / heat moxibustion effect on the eyes. Step 1 (s11) ~ Step 4 (s14) 100: Atomizing device 1: Body Unit 11: Shell 2: Liquid storage unit 21: Storage Bottle 22: Storage space 3: Atomizing Unit 31: Spray nozzle 32: Atomizer 33: Liquid conduit 34: Spray nozzle plate 35: Vibrating Film 4: Eye mask 5: Control Unit 51: Circuit Board 52: Power switch 53: Monitor 54: Adjustment key 6: Battery Unit 7: Liquid Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the atomization process of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the atomizing device of the present invention. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the atomizing device of the present invention. Please refer to Figures 1 through 3, which are respectively schematic diagrams of the atomization process of the present invention, external schematic diagrams of the atomization device of the present invention, and cross-sectional schematic diagrams of the atomization device of the present invention. As shown in the figures: The present invention is an atomization method applied to an atomization device 100 and executed on a body unit 1, a liquid storage unit 2, an atomization unit 3, an eye mask 4, a control unit 5, and a battery unit 6 in the atomization device 100. The aforementioned main body unit 1 has a housing 11. The liquid storage unit 2 has a storage bottle 21 that is detachably connected to the housing 11, and a accommodating space 22 defined by the storage bottle 21 and used to store liquid 7. The atomizing unit 3 is disposed on the housing 11 and has a spray port 31 mounted on the housing 11, an atomizer 32 disposed inside the housing 11 and connected to the spray port 31, and a liquid conduit 33 connected to the atomizer 32. The lower end of the liquid conduit 33 extends into the storage bottle 21 of the liquid storage unit 2 to guide the liquid 7 in the storage bottle 21 to the atomizer 32 for atomization into a spray and discharge from the spray port 31. The eye mask 4 is connected to the spray nozzle 31 of the atomizing unit 3 and is used to cover and fit around a single eye of the user. The liquid 7, which has been atomized into a spray, is filled into the eye mask 4 through the spray nozzle 31 of the atomizer 32 to clean, soothe, moisturize or treat the eyes. The control unit 5 is disposed in the housing 11 and electrically connected to the atomizing unit 3. The control unit 5 has a circuit board 51 disposed in the housing 11 and capable of turning the atomizing unit 3 on and off to control the operation of the atomizer 32, a power switch 52 mounted on the surface of the housing 11 and electrically connected to the circuit board 51, a display 53 mounted on the surface of the housing 11 and electrically connected to the circuit board 51, and at least one adjustment key 54 mounted on the surface of the housing 11 and electrically connected to the circuit board 51. The circuit board 51 displays the operation of the at least one adjustment key 54 in conjunction with the setting list on the display 53, and at least performs the setting of spray actuation time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity, so as to set or adjust the current spray actuation time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity of the atomizer 32. The battery unit 6 is disposed in the housing 11 and electrically connected to the control unit 5 to provide operating power. When the present invention is used, as shown in Figure 1, in step one (s11), the aforementioned atomizing device 100 is provided. The user can first separate the storage bottle 21 from the main unit 1 and, depending on the needs, place eye care solution, or simply saline solution, artificial tears, or purified water for general cleaning into the storage bottle 21. Then, the storage bottle 21 can be attached to the main unit 1. In step two (s12), the user can turn on the atomizing device 100 by lightly touching the power switch 52, and turn it off by pressing and holding it. In step three (s13), when turned on, the circuit board 51 is activated, allowing the user to set the spray time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity of the atomizing unit 3 through the setting list displayed on the display 53, in conjunction with the operation of at least one adjustment key 54. This allows the user to set or adjust the current spray time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray intensity of the atomizer 32. Step 4 s14: After the setup is complete, the user can cover the eyes with the eye mask 4. At this time, the liquid conduit 33 of the atomizing unit 3 will guide the liquid 7 in the storage bottle 21 to the atomizer 32 for atomization. The atomized liquid 7 will be discharged through the spray nozzle 31 and fill the eye mask 4, thereby cleaning, soothing, moisturizing or treating the eyes. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the atomizing unit 3 further includes a nozzle plate 34 and an oscillating plate 35 disposed in the atomizer 32. The oscillating plate 35 is located on one side of the nozzle plate 34 to provide oscillation of the nozzle plate 34. The nozzle plate 34 is located between the oscillating plate 35 and the spray nozzle 31 and is a nozzle plate with a dynamically changing diameter. By dynamically changing the diameter of the nozzle plate 34, the liquid 7 located in the storage bottle 21 is atomized and sprayed out toward the spray nozzle 31 to increase or decrease the instantaneous atomization amount. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the atomizing unit 3 includes a first heater (not shown) disposed in the housing 11 and electrically connected to the circuit board 51, for heating the liquid 7 guided from the liquid conduit 33 to a warm state before being atomized into a spray by the atomizer 32 and sprayed out from the spray port 31. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the goggles 4 are integrally formed and attached around the spray nozzle 31 of the atomizing unit 3; or, the goggles 4 may also be attached to the spray nozzle 31 of the atomizing unit 3 in a combined manner. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the eye mask 4 is made of thermoplastic rubber (TPR), silicone, or other flexible and light-transmitting materials. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the eye mask 4 includes a second heater (not shown) disposed inside and electrically connected to the circuit board 51, for heating the eye mask 4 so that the eye mask 4 can perform a warm / heat moxibustion effect on the eyes. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the power switch 52 and the at least one adjustment key 54 are physical buttons, and the display 53 is a light-emitting diode (LED) display screen; or, the display 53 is a touch panel, and the power switch 52 and the at least one adjustment key 54 are integrated into the display 53. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the battery unit 6 includes a charging interface 61 disposed on the surface of the housing 11 and electrically connected to the circuit board 51. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the charging interface 61 may be a universal serial bus that can be plugged into a computer host, such as a USB socket, Mini USB socket, Micro USB socket, or USB Type-C, or a power cord plug that can be plugged into a mains socket. This can accommodate different national power supply standards and different charging methods to facilitate charging for consumers. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the battery unit 6 includes any one or a combination of a disposable battery and a rechargeable battery. Therefore, this invention provides an atomizing device with an eye mask, suitable for eye use. The eye mask is approximately the size of the eye and fits effectively. Through an electronic circuit that controls the atomizer's operation, the spray duration, volume, speed, and intensity are adjusted to a comfortable range for the eyes. Simply by covering the eyes with the eye mask, the eyes can be continuously cleansed, soothed, moisturized, or treated for a limited time. This reduces eye irritation and avoids wasting atomized liquid. Besides ensuring the atomized liquid is applied more evenly and efficiently to achieve the desired effects (such as cleansing, soothing, moisturizing, or treating the eyes), the eye mask can also be used to apply a warm / heat treatment to the eyes to further relax eye muscles, alleviate eye fatigue, and promote sleep. In summary, this invention is an atomization method that effectively improves upon various shortcomings of conventional methods. By employing an electronic circuit that controls the atomizer's operation, the spray duration, volume, speed, and intensity are adjusted to a range acceptable to the eyes. Simply by covering the eyes with an eye mask, the eyes can be continuously cleansed, soothed, moisturized, or treated for a limited time. This reduces eye irritation, avoids wasting atomized liquid, and allows for more even and efficient application of the atomized liquid to achieve the desired effects (such as cleansing, soothing, moisturizing, or treating the eyes). Furthermore, the eye mask can be optionally used for warming / heating the eyes to further relax eye muscles, alleviate eye fatigue, and promote sleep. Therefore, this invention is more advanced, practical, and meets the needs of users, thus fulfilling the requirements for an invention patent application. Therefore, this patent application is filed in accordance with the law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the contents of the specification of the present invention should still fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention. 100: Atomizing device 1: Body Unit 11: Shell 2: Liquid storage unit 21: Storage Bottle 22: Storage space 3: Atomizing Unit 31: Spray nozzle 32: Atomizer 33: Liquid conduit 34: Spray nozzle plate 35: Vibrating Film 4: Eye mask 5: Control Unit 51: Circuit Board 52: Power switch 53: Monitor 54: Adjustment key 6: Battery Unit 7: Liquid

Claims

1. A method of operating an atomizing device, comprising at least the following steps: Step 1: Providing an atomizing device, the atomizing device comprising a main body unit having a housing; a liquid storage unit having a storage bottle detachably connected to the housing, and a accommodating space defined by the storage bottle and usable for storing liquid; an atomizing unit disposed in the housing, having a spray nozzle mounted on the housing, an atomizer disposed in the housing and connected to the spray nozzle, and a liquid conduit connected to the atomizer, the lower end of the liquid conduit extending into the storage bottle of the liquid storage unit; wherein the atomizing unit further comprises a... The atomizer includes a nozzle plate and a vibrating plate. The vibrating plate is located on one side of the nozzle plate to provide vibration. The nozzle plate is positioned between the vibrating plate and the spray nozzle and is a dynamically changing nozzle plate. By dynamically changing the size of the nozzle plate, the liquid in the storage bottle is atomized and sprayed out of the spray nozzle to increase or decrease the instantaneous atomization volume. An eye mask is connected to the spray nozzle of the atomizing unit. A control unit is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the atomizing unit. The control unit has a circuit board disposed within the housing that can open and close the atomizing unit to control the operation of the atomizer. The device comprises a power switch mounted on the surface of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, a display mounted on the surface of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, and at least one adjustment key mounted on the surface of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board; and a battery unit disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the control unit; Step 2: The user can turn on the atomizing device by lightly touching the power switch, and turn off the atomizing device by pressing and holding the power switch; Step 3: When turned on, the circuit board will be activated, providing the user with a setting list displayed on the display, which, in conjunction with the operation of the at least one adjustment key, allows the user to set the spraying time of the atomizing unit, and so on. The mist volume setting, spray speed setting, and spray force intensity setting are used to set or adjust the current spray action time, spray volume, spray speed, and spray force intensity of the atomizer; and step four: after the settings are completed, the user can cover the eyes with the goggles. The goggles are directly attached to the area around a single eye. The liquid in the storage bottle is guided to the atomizer through the liquid conduit to be atomized into a spray. The atomized liquid is discharged from the spray nozzle. The nozzle plate, whose diameter can be dynamically changed, increases or decreases the instantaneous atomization volume, filling the goggles and spraying the eyes.

2. The operating method of the atomizing device as described in claim 1, wherein, The goggles are integrally molded and attached around the spray nozzle of the atomizing unit.

3. The operating method of the atomizing device as described in claim 1, wherein, The goggles are attached to the area around the spray nozzle of the atomizing unit in a combined manner.

4. The operating method of the atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein, The eye mask is made of thermoplastic rubber (TPR), silicone, or other flexible and translucent materials.

5. The operating method of the atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein, The battery cell includes a charging interface disposed on the surface of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board.

6. The operating method of the atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein, The battery cell includes any one or a combination of disposable batteries and rechargeable batteries.

7. The operating method of the atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein, The solution system can be artificial tears, eye care solution, or physiological saline.

8. The method of operating the atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein, The atomizing unit includes a first heater disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, used to heat the liquid guided from the liquid conduit to a warm state before it is atomized into a spray by the atomizer and sprayed out from the spray nozzle.

9. The method of operating the atomizing device according to claim 1, wherein, The eye mask includes a second heater disposed inside and electrically connected to the circuit board for heating the eye mask to perform a warm / heat moxibustion action on the eyes.

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