Atomization Unit Assembly With Wall Airflow Channels for Condensate Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing atomization apparatuses with a downwards-facing atomization surface suffer from complex aerosol channels that generate excessive condensate, leading to liquid waste, reduced user experience, and potential damage to electrical components due to condensate accumulation and unattractive visual effects.
Innovation Solution
The atomization unit assembly incorporates airflow channels within the bracket's wall to guide atomized aerosol to the discharge port, reducing vortex formation and condensate generation, while maintaining a compact structure that hides the airflow channels from view, thus improving user experience and extending the apparatus' lifespan.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the atomization surface faces downwards and a tortuous channel is used to turn the aerosol flow, then the aerosol can be discharged through the air pipe, but excessive condensate is generated and accumulates in the channel
Solution Approach 1:
The airflow channel is relocated from the internal space to the wall thickness of the bracket, utilizing the wall space as a functional flow path. This dimensional relocation eliminates the need for complex internal tortuous channels while maintaining the downward-facing atomization surface configuration, thereby reducing condensate accumulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The airflow channel is extracted from the internal space of the bracket and integrated into the wall structure. This separation of the flow path from the atomization chamber eliminates the problematic tortuous channel configuration that caused excessive condensate generation, while preserving the compact overall structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the airflow channel is complex and tortuous to accommodate the downward-facing atomization surface, then aerosol can be redirected for discharge, but condensate accumulates and erodes electrical components
Solution Approach 1:
By utilizing the wall thickness dimension for the airflow channel, the design maintains the downward-facing atomization surface orientation while creating a simplified, direct flow path that minimizes condensate accumulation and protects electrical components from erosion.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket wall acts as an intermediary structure that houses the airflow channel, serving as both a structural support and a functional flow path. This intermediary configuration allows the aerosol to be redirected efficiently without requiring complex internal channels that would promote condensate accumulation.
3Loss of substance
If the airflow channel is provided in the bracket wall, then condensate accumulation is reduced and the structure remains compact, but the channel must be hidden to maintain aesthetic appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The airflow channel is merged with the bracket wall structure, combining the structural support function with the aerosol transport function. This integration eliminates the need for separate internal channels, reduces condensate accumulation, and maintains a clean, compact external appearance without additional visible components.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket wall serves multiple functions: providing structural support, housing the airflow channel, and maintaining aesthetic appearance. This multi-functional design achieves condensate reduction while avoiding increased device complexity, as the same structural element performs multiple roles.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This design minimizes condensate accumulation, enhances user experience by eliminating visible condensate, and reduces the risk of component erosion, thereby increasing the apparatus' efficiency and longevity.
Implementation Method 1
the power supply supplies power to the atomization unit assembly, the atomization unit assembly converts electrical energy into thermal energy
Implementation Method 2
the airflow channel is communicated with the atomization chamber and the aerosol discharge port to guide the atomized aerosol in the atomization chamber to pass through the airflow channel and to be discharged from the aerosol discharge port
Data Source
AI summary
An atomization unit assembly is disclosed, which is used to atomize a medium to be atomized entering the atomization unit assembly to generate and discharge atomized aerosol, the atomization unit assembly comprising a bracket, a heating core assembly and an electrode assembly, the bracket has a longitudinal axis and has a wall having a thickness and defining an internal space of the bracket, the heating core assembly is assembled in the internal space and abuts against the electrode assembly, wherein the heating core assembly and the electrode assembly partially define an atomization chamber, the bracket is provided with a liquid inlet channel, the medium to be atomized enters the internal space of the bracket through the liquid inlet channel and is atomized by the heating core assembly so as to generate atomized aerosol in the atomization chamber, the bracket is provided with an aerosol discharge port, and at least one airflow channel is provided inside the wall, the airflow channel is communicated with the atomization chamber and the aerosol discharge port to guide the atomized aerosol in the atomization chamber to pass through the airflow channel and to be discharged from the aerosol discharge port. An atomization apparatus comprising the atomization unit assembly is further disclosed.