Atomizer Liquid Guide Member Recycles Condensed Substrate
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Solution Overview
Problem
In aerosol generating devices, the accumulation of aerosol generating substrates in the accommodating cavity due to condensation leads to waste and low utilization rates, as the accumulated substrates cannot be heated and atomized.
Innovation Solution
The atomizer includes a liquid guide member connected to the heating member and extending into an aggregation area, which guides the aerosol generating substrate aggregated in the aggregation area back to the heating member, ensuring it can be heated and atomized.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the atomizer uses a simple accommodating cavity structure, then the device complexity is low, but the aerosol generating substrate accumulates in the cavity due to condensation, resulting in low utilization rate and waste
Solution Approach 1:
The accommodating cavity is segmented into two functional zones: an aggregation area where condensed substrate collects, and a heating area where the heating member is located. The liquid guide member further segments the flow path, directing substrate from the aggregation area back to the heating member, ensuring continuous utilization and preventing waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid guide member acts as an intermediary component that bridges the aggregation area and the heating member. It captures condensed substrate in the aggregation area and actively transports it back to the heating member, preventing accumulation and waste while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Quantity of substance
If the atomizer allows aerosol generating substrate to accumulate in the accommodating cavity, then the substrate can be stored, but it cannot be heated and atomized, resulting in waste and low utilization rate
Solution Approach 1:
The aggregation area is designed to preliminarily collect and concentrate condensed substrate before it is transported back to the heating member. This preliminary action ensures that substrate is ready for immediate re-heating and atomization, maximizing utilization rate while maintaining storage capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid guide member establishes a continuous circulation path for the aerosol generating substrate. Condensed substrate in the aggregation area is continuously guided back to the heating member for re-heating and atomization, ensuring that the substrate remains in active use rather than accumulating as waste, thereby maintaining high productivity and utilization rate.
3Ease of operation
If the liquid guide member extends deep into the aggregation area, then it can effectively guide aggregated substrate back to the heating member, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid guide member is designed to leverage the natural flow of condensed substrate in the aggregation area. By positioning itself strategically and using the substrate's own condensation and flow characteristics, the guide member directs substrate back to the heating member without requiring complex mechanical actuation or additional energy input, thus improving ease of operation while limiting complexity.
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
This solution prevents waste by ensuring the aerosol generating substrate is consistently heated and atomized, thereby improving the utilization rate of the substrate.
Implementation Method 1
The liquid guide member is provided with at least one capillary groove in communication with the aggregation area, and a side wall of the capillary groove is configured to allow the aerosol generating substrate to flow along it to the heating member.
Implementation Method 2
The heating member is disposed in the accommodating cavity. The aerosol generating substrate stored in the liquid storage cavity can enter the accommodating cavity to be heated and atomized by the heating member to generate the aerosols.
Implementation Method 3
The heating member is disposed in the accommodating cavity. The aerosol generating substrate stored in the liquid storage cavity can enter the accommodating cavity to be heated and atomized by the heating member to generate the aerosols.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an atomizer and an aerosol generating device. The atomizer includes an atomization seat provided with an accommodating cavity, a heating member disposed in the accommodating cavity, a liquid guide member located in the accommodating cavity and an aggregation area located in the accommodating cavity. The liquid guide member is connected to the heating member and extends into the aggregation area. The aggregation area is configured to aggregate an aerosol generating substrate. When the aerosol generating substrate enters the accommodating cavity, the liquid guide member can guide the aerosol generating substrate aggregated in the aggregation area to flow back to the heating member. The heating member can heat and atomize the aerosol generating substrate that is back flowed, thereby avoiding the waste caused by accumulation of the aerosol generating substrate in the accommodating cavity, thereby improving the utilization rate of the aerosol generating substrate.