Vaporizer Atomizer Assembly With Capillary Wick Flow Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vaporizers face challenges in efficiently vaporizing materials, particularly due to regulations requiring certain active ingredient percentages, a user may need to vaporize a desired effect, a user may need to vaporize a large amount of vaporizable material to achieve a desired effect.
Innovation Solution
A heating element with a heating portion and at least two legs, configured to secure a wicking element, which includes a capillary feature to prevent material flow beyond it, and a heat shield to insulate the heating portion, allowing efficient vaporization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If a heating element is used to vaporize material, then vapor generation is achieved, but material flow control and waste prevention are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The heating element is divided into distinct functional zones: a heating portion with heating coils for vaporization, a wick housing for material storage and delivery, and a capillary feature for controlled material flow. This segmentation allows each zone to perform its specific function optimally, preventing material waste while maintaining reliable vaporization.
Solution Approach 2:
A wick element acts as an intermediary between the material reservoir and the heating coils. The wick delivers material to the heating portion through capillary action, ensuring controlled flow and preventing direct contact between bulk material and the heating element, thereby reducing material waste and improving vaporization efficiency.
2Use of energy by moving object
If heating coils are exposed to material, then vaporization occurs, but heat loss and inefficiency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The heating element structure provides localized heat application through heating coils that are positioned to contact only the material delivered by the wick. The wick housing and capillary features create a localized environment where heat is concentrated on the material being vaporized, reducing heat loss to surrounding areas and improving heating efficiency.
3Productivity
If material flow is unrestricted, then continuous vaporization is possible, but material waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
Capillary action, a fluid transport mechanism, is utilized through the capillary feature to control material flow to the heating portion. This passive fluid transport system delivers material at a rate matched to vaporization needs, enabling continuous operation while preventing material waste through precise flow control.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The heating element efficiently vaporizes the vaporizable material, reducing the amount needed to achieve a desired effect by securing the wicking element and preventing material waste.
Implementation Method 1
Power is configured to be supplied to the heating portion from the power source to generate heat, thereby vaporizing the vaporizable material stored within the wicking element
Implementation Method 2
which includes a capillary feature to prevent material flow beyond it
Implementation Method 3
and a heat shield to insulate the heating portion, allowing efficient vaporization
Data Source
AI summary
A heating element for a vaporizer cartridge is provided. The vaporizer cartridge may include a reservoir containing vaporizable material and a wicking element in fluid communication with the reservoir. The heating element may include a heating portion, a cartridge contact, and a leg. The heating portion includes at least two tines spaced apart from one another. The cartridge contact may be in in electrical communication with a power source. The leg extends between the heating portion and the cartridge contact. The heating portion may be crimped around the wicking element such that the heating portion secures the wicking element to the heating element and contacts at least two surfaces of the wicking element.