Atomizer Compartment Snap-Fit Assembly for E-Cigarette Refilling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing atomizer compartment structures in electronic cigarettes are inconvenient to fill due to the need for thread tightening, which can lead to oil leakage and high production costs, and require careful handling to prevent separation of components.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer compartment structure with a closed oil storage compartment and a heating core support that utilize a plug-and-unplug mechanism with latch buckles and engaging slots for secure engagement, along with ring-shaped slots and sealing rings to prevent leakage, and a heating element with oil guide cotton for uniform atomization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If thread tightening method is used to fix oil storage compartment and heating core support, then connection strength is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complicated filling process and risk of oil leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The atomizer compartment is divided into separable parts (oil storage compartment and heating core support) that can be easily assembled and disassembled through snap-fitting engagement rather than threading, enabling quick refilling without complex operations
Solution Approach 2:
The oil storage compartment can be easily removed from the heating core support to allow quick oil filling, then reattached through simple engagement of latch buckles with engaging slots, eliminating the need for threading operations
2Reliability
If thread tightening method is used to fix oil storage compartment and heating core support, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to metal components and threading structure
Solution Approach 1:
The latch buckle and engaging slot mechanism provides sufficient connection reliability for the intended use lifecycle without requiring expensive metal threading components, simplifying the overall device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The complex threading structure is removed entirely, replaced by a simpler engagement mechanism using latch buckles that snap into engaging slots, reducing device complexity while maintaining functional reliability
3Reliability
If thread tightening method is used, then sealing performance is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to careful handling requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The latch buckle automatically engages with the engaging slot and the sealing ring self-seals the connection interface when components are assembled, eliminating the need for careful manual tightening operations while maintaining reliable sealing
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This design simplifies the filling process, reduces production costs, prevents oil leakage, ensures secure engagement, and enhances uniform atomization and safety by preventing the oil guide cotton from burning.
Implementation Method 1
a sealing ring sheathed on the ring-shaped slot
Implementation Method 2
a heating wire sheathed on the oil guide cotton
Implementation Method 3
an oil guide cotton, and a heating wire sheathed on the oil guide cotton; and an end of the oil guide cotton is coupled to a pipe opening of an oil conduit
Data Source
AI summary
An atomizer compartment structure includes an oil storage compartment and a heating core support. The upper end of the oil storage tank is a closed end, and the lower end of the oil storage tank has a tubular oil conduit and an air conduit, and the external wall of the oil storage compartment has a latch buckle disposed at an end near the air conduit. The upper end of the heating core support has an oil filling hole corresponsive to the oil conduit and an air guide hole corresponsive to the air conduit, and the external wall of the heating core support has an engaging slot for engaging the latch buckle. When the oil storage compartment and the heating core support are latched tightly, the oil conduit extends into the oil filling hole and the air conduit extends into the air guide hole.