Aerosol Vaporizer LED Pulse Testing Without Contact Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vaporization devices, particularly disposable ones, face challenges in quality testing due to the lack of interfaces for parameter measurement, leading to low test efficiency and accuracy, which poses a quality risk.
Innovation Solution
An aerosol vaporization device with a trigger signal receiving unit, detection unit, control unit, and LED unit that encodes operating parameters into pulse signals for display, allowing for interface-free detection of operating parameters by a test device through a pulse display level.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If an external test instrument is used through a test fixture, then the vaporization device can be tested, but the test efficiency is low and measurement accuracy is affected by contact error
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical contact-based test fixture with an optical communication system. The control unit encodes operating parameters into pulse signals that drive the LED unit to emit light pulses, which are detected by the test device's optical sensor. This substitution eliminates mechanical contact errors and improves both measurement accuracy and test efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an optical intermediary (LED unit and light pulses) between the vaporization device and the test instrument. Instead of direct electrical contact through fixtures, the operating parameters are transmitted via encoded light pulses, serving as an intermediary carrier that eliminates contact errors while maintaining efficient data transfer.
2Ease of manufacture
If a disposable vaporization device is assembled without testing interfaces, then the product form is simplified, but only basic functions can be tested and basic parameters cannot be tested after assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the LED unit serve multiple functions: it provides user feedback during normal operation (displaying working states) and simultaneously serves as a communication interface for quality testing. By encoding operating parameters into the LED's pulse output, the same component enables both product functionality and quality assurance without adding separate testing interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The vaporization device tests itself by encoding its own operating parameters into LED pulse signals that can be detected by external test equipment. The device's own LED unit, which normally provides user feedback, is utilized to self-report its operating parameters for quality testing, eliminating the need for separate testing hardware or interfaces.
3Device complexity
If no testing interface is provided in the disposable vaporization device, then the device structure is simplified, but parameter testing becomes impossible after assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The LED unit is designed to perform dual functions: providing visual feedback to users during normal operation and serving as an optical communication interface for parameter testing. The same hardware component enables both user interaction and quality assurance functions without increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the need for physical testing interfaces (electrical contacts, connectors) with an optical communication system. The control unit encodes operating parameters into LED pulse signals, transforming the detection mechanism from electrical contact to optical detection, thereby simplifying the device structure while enabling parameter testing.
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 convenient and accurate detection of operating parameters without the need for additional interfaces, improving test efficiency and quality assurance.
Implementation Method 1
a light-emitting diode (LED) unit configured to modulate a display level according to the pulse signal transmitted by the control unit and output a pulse display level
Data Source
AI summary
An aerosol vaporization device includes: a trigger signal receiving unit for receiving a trigger signal; a detection unit for detecting an operating parameter, the operating parameter including at least one measured parameter of the aerosol vaporization device; a control unit for obtaining the operating parameter fed back by the detection unit when receiving the trigger signal transmitted by the trigger signal receiving unit and outputting a pulse signal after encoding the operating parameter; and a light-emitting diode (LED) unit for modulating a display level according to the pulse signal transmitted by the control unit and output a pulse display level, the display level representing an operating state of the aerosol vaporization device, the pulse display level being provided to a test device for detection and to obtain the operating parameter according to the pulse display level.