Aerosol Consumable Support with Localized Enhanced Areas
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing non-combustible aerosol provision systems face challenges in efficiently manufacturing consumables with enhanced aerosol generation capabilities, particularly in ensuring consistent adhesion and efficient heating of aerosol generating materials.
Innovation Solution
A method of manufacturing consumables for non-combustible aerosol provision systems involves providing a support, forming enhanced areas on the support to increase rigidity or thermal transmissivity, and applying aerosol generating material to these enhanced areas for improved adhesion and heating efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If aerosol generating material is applied to a standard support surface, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the adhesion and heating efficiency are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The support is modified with localized enhanced areas rather than uniformly across the entire surface. These enhanced areas have different properties (increased rigidity, thermal transmissivity, or surface area) specifically where aerosol generating material is applied, while the rest of the support remains simple and lightweight.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure combines different materials or structural characteristics in specific regions. The enhanced areas may use materials with higher thermal conductivity, different mechanical properties, or composite structures to achieve superior adhesion and heating efficiency without making the entire support complex.
2Use of energy by moving object
If the support is made more rigid and thermally conductive throughout, then heating efficiency improves, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making the entire support highly thermally conductive and rigid, only the enhanced areas where aerosol generating material is applied have these properties. This localized approach concentrates thermal energy where needed, improving heating efficiency without the energy penalty of a fully optimized support structure.
3Productivity
If enhanced areas are formed on the support, then aerosol generation per Joule increases, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The enhanced areas are created only in specific locations on the support where aerosol generating material will be applied. This localized modification achieves improved aerosol generation efficiency while minimizing the complexity of the manufacturing process compared to modifying the entire support structure.
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
The proposed method enhances the adhesion and heating efficiency of aerosol generating materials, leading to improved aerosol production and extended consumable life, while minimizing energy consumption and maximizing aerosol generation per Joule of heat.
Implementation Method 1
at least one aerosol generator is a resistive heater element
Implementation Method 2
a magnetic field generator and susceptor
Implementation Method 3
enhanced areas on the support to increase rigidity or thermal transmissivity
Data Source
AI summary
A method of manufacturing a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision system is provided. The consumable includes a support and aerosol generating material. The method includes: providing a support; causing the formation of at least one enhanced area on the support; and applying the aerosol generating material to the support in at least one position that corresponds to at least part of at least one enhanced area.