Atomizer Bracket with Segmented Fixing for Mesh Heater Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing electronic atomizing devices suffer from insufficient supporting strength of the mesh-like heater, leading to deformation and separation from the liquid guiding member, resulting in dry-burning, local high temperatures, and unpleasant odors.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design that includes a bracket with first connection mechanisms, a liquid guiding member with a curved surface, and a mesh-like heater with connectors that form a curved surface when attached, providing enhanced support and preventing separation between the heater and the liquid guiding member.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the mesh-like heater is arranged with only one side fixed to the structure member, then the device complexity is reduced, but the supporting strength is insufficient causing deformation and separation
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing bracket is divided into multiple independent fixing structures distributed at different positions on the mesh-like heater. Each fixing structure independently secures a corresponding connector, providing distributed support across the heater surface rather than relying on a single fixed point, thereby enhancing overall supporting strength while maintaining structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing structures are pre-formed on the fixing bracket during manufacturing, creating ready-to-use support points before the mesh-like heater is assembled. This preliminary preparation ensures that when connectors are attached to the heater, they can be immediately and reliably fixed to the bracket without requiring additional support structures
2Strength
If the mesh-like heater is fixed to the bracket with enhanced support, then the supporting strength is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional fixing structures
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing bracket integrates multiple functions into a single component: it provides structural support for the mesh-like heater, secures the connectors through fixing structures, and maintains the curved surface geometry. By combining these functions into one element rather than using separate components for each function, the design achieves enhanced supporting strength without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing bracket serves multiple purposes simultaneously: it acts as a support structure for the mesh-like heater, provides fixing points for connectors through integrated fixing structures, and maintains the geometric configuration of the curved surface. This multi-functionality allows the single component to deliver enhanced supporting strength without requiring additional dedicated parts for each function
3Area of stationary object
If the heat generating portion is bent to form a curved surface, then the contact area with the liquid guiding member is increased, but the manufacturing precision requirements are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The heat generating portion is deliberately formed with a curved surface that matches the curvature of the liquid guiding member's contact surface. This curvature enables the mesh-like heater to conform to the rounded geometry of the liquid guiding member, maximizing the contact area between the two components and ensuring uniform heat distribution across the interface
4Reliability
If the mesh-like heater is rigidly fixed to prevent deformation, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of manufacture is reduced due to additional fixing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing system is segmented into multiple independent fixing structures distributed across the fixing bracket, each responsible for securing a corresponding connector. This segmentation allows for modular assembly where connectors can be individually attached and fixed, improving reliability through distributed fixation while maintaining ease of manufacture through simplified step-by-step assembly
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 enhanced supporting structure reduces the risk of deformation and separation, preventing dry-burning and local high temperatures, thereby improving the atomizing performance and user experience by maintaining a stable connection between the mesh-like heater and the liquid guiding member.
Implementation Method 1
a mesh-like heater... configured to atomize the aerosol generating substrate... The mesh-like heater includes a heat generating portion
Implementation Method 2
a liquid guiding member... arranged on the outer side of the mesh-like heater... The liquid storage chamber is fluidly in communication with the atomizing assembly
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an atomizer (1) and a preparation method, an electronic atomizing device (3) thereof. The atomizer (1) includes a bracket (10), two first connection mechanisms (12), a liquid guiding member (20), a mesh-like heater (30) and two connectors (32). A supporting surface (11) is defined by the bracket (10). The two first connection mechanisms (12) are connected to the bracket (10). The liquid guiding member (20) is arranged on the supporting surface (11). The surface of the liquid guiding member (20) that is away from the bracket (10) is a curved surface. The mesh-like heater (30) is arranged on the surface of the liquid guiding member (20). The two connectors (32) are respectively connected to the two ends of the heat generating portion (31).