Atomizer Air Intake Groove Prevents E-Cig Liquid Leakage
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Solution Overview
Problem
In electronic cigarettes, external gas entering through the bottom causes cigarette liquid to leak from the air inlet when saturated, leading to waste and contamination, and the liquid is repeatedly heated, potentially harming users.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design with an atomizing core featuring air intake grooves on its side wall and a recess with a partitioning isolation member, along with a liquid storage assembly and adjustment mechanism that allows controlled air intake and liquid distribution, preventing leakage and efficient use of cigarette liquid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If air inlet is located at the bottom of the electronic cigarette and exposed to the air, then external gas can enter the electronic cigarette easily, but cigarette liquid leaks out from the air inlet when the liquid absorbing member reaches saturation
Solution Approach 1:
The air inlet structure is segmented into multiple components: the first air inlet hole in the upper cover, the second air inlet hole in the mouthpiece connector, and the air intake groove in the atomizing core. This segmentation allows independent control and positioning of air intake paths, preventing liquid from reaching the air inlet while maintaining ease of air intake.
Solution Approach 2:
The atomizing core acts as an intermediary component between the liquid absorbing member and the air inlet. It includes an air intake groove that receives external gas through the intake passage and directs it to the heating element, while its structure prevents liquid from the liquid absorbing member from reaching the air inlet hole, thus solving the contradiction between easy air intake and liquid leakage prevention.
2Ease of operation
If air inlet is exposed to the air at the bottom, then gas intake is convenient, but cigarette liquid contaminates the air inlet when saturated
Solution Approach 1:
The air intake function is extracted from the bottom structure and relocated to the upper cover and mouthpiece connector area. The first air inlet hole in the upper cover and the second air inlet hole in the mouthpiece connector provide gas intake pathways that are spatially separated from the liquid absorbing member, preventing liquid contamination while maintaining convenient gas intake.
Solution Approach 2:
The air intake pathway is moved from the vertical bottom dimension to the horizontal upper dimension. The air intake groove in the atomizing core receives gas laterally from the intake passage, and the heating element is positioned to receive gas from this groove, creating a dimensional separation that prevents liquid from contaminating the air inlet.
3Productivity
If cigarette liquid is repeatedly heated, then atomization continues, but harmful substances are generated that may harm users
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically controls liquid supply to the heating element through the liquid absorbing member and intake passage configuration. Air flow through the air intake groove and air intake hole creates a dynamic environment that prevents liquid accumulation on the heating element, allowing continuous atomization while reducing the generation of harmful substances from repeated heating of the same liquid.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Prevents cigarette liquid leakage, ensures efficient use of the liquid, and reduces harmful substance generation by separating air and liquid intakes, providing a simple and user-friendly operation.
Implementation Method 1
the liquid absorbing member wraps the heating element or the heating element wraps the liquid absorbing member
Implementation Method 2
The air enters the air intake groove through the intake passage, and enters inside of the atomizing core through the air intake hole
Implementation Method 3
an atomizing head and an atomizing sleeve sleeved on the outside of the atomizing head. The atomizing head comprises an atomizing core
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AI summary
An atomizer for an electronic cigarette includes a liquid storage assembly, an adjustment assembly detachably mounted at one end of the liquid storage assembly, and an atomizing assembly received in the liquid storage assembly. The atomizing assembly comprises an atomizing head and an atomizing sleeve sleeved on the outside of the atomizing head. The adjustment assembly is defined with an intake passage therein. The atomizing head includes an atomizing core, at least one air intake groove in communication with the intake passage is axially defined on the outer surface of the side wall of the atomizing core, an air intake hole communicating with an air intake groove is defined at a lower end of the bottom of each of the air intake groove.