Atomization Cup Conductive Side Wall Heating Tobacco
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic cigarettes lack a mechanism to accommodate and heat tobacco materials simultaneously, leading to direct contact with metal parts that generates harmful substances and staining issues with smoke vapor.
Innovation Solution
An atomization cup with a conductive side wall containing a heating element made of thermally conductive materials like glass, agate, or ceramic, which heats tobacco materials without direct contact, and a smoke guiding cup for efficient smoke transport, preventing staining and facilitating cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional electronic cigarettes use metal parts to heat tobacco materials, then heating function is achieved, but harmful substances are generated and smoke vapor stains the metal parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a non-metallic heating element as an intermediary component between the power source and tobacco materials. This heating element is made of materials such as ceramic, glass, or quartz that can conduct heat without generating harmful substances through direct contact with metal, thereby resolving the contradiction between achieving heating function and avoiding harmful substance generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite material structures where the heating element combines non-metallic materials (ceramic, glass, or quartz) with conductive properties. These composite materials enable thermal conduction while preventing the generation of harmful substances, thus solving the technical contradiction without significantly increasing device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If metal parts are used in the atomization cup, then structural strength is provided, but smoke vapor stains the metal parts making cleaning difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the principle of using non-metallic materials for the heating element and atomization cup components that are resistant to staining. These components can be easily cleaned or replaced, effectively addressing the staining issue without requiring complex cleaning mechanisms, thus improving ease of operation.
3Productivity
If heating element is placed in direct contact with tobacco materials, then heating efficiency is improved, but harmful substances are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a non-metallic heating element as a mediator that transfers thermal energy to tobacco materials without direct chemical interaction. This intermediary approach maintains high heating efficiency while preventing the generation of harmful substances that would result from direct contact between metal heating elements and organic tobacco materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional metal-based thermal conduction with alternative thermal transfer mechanisms using non-metallic materials. This substitution maintains the mechanical heating function while eliminating the chemical reactions between metal and organic materials that produce harmful substances.
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 solution allows for the safe heating of tobacco materials without generating harmful substances and easy cleaning of the atomization cup, while ensuring efficient smoke generation and transport.
Implementation Method 1
the heating element made of the conductive material generates heat by electrifying
Implementation Method 2
the heating element made of the conductive material generates heat by high frequency magnetic field
Implementation Method 3
the tobacco materials are still heated due to the thermal conductivity of the side wall
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AI summary
An atomization cup including a cup body. The cup body includes a cavity and at least one through hole. The cavity is configured to accommodate a tobacco material. The smoke or vapor generated by the tobacco material escapes from the cup body via the at least one through hole. The at least one through hole communicates with the cavity. The cup body further includes a side wall. The side wall includes a heating element made of conductive material, or the side wall is made of conductive material.