Atomizer Heating Assembly With Liquid Tunnels for Even Vaporization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarette atomizers often suffer from inefficiencies in fluid distribution and heat management, leading to uneven heating and potential leakage, which can affect the quality and safety of vapor production.
Innovation Solution
An atomizer design featuring a shell with a liquid cavity, atomizing chamber, and a heating assembly that includes a cover defining integrated liquid and smoke tunnels, a liquid guiding member, and a heating component, which ensures even fluid distribution and efficient vaporization, while a sealing component prevents leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a traditional heating coil wrapped around a fiber rope is used, then the structure is simple, but the fluid distribution is uneven and heating is inconsistent
Solution Approach 1:
The heating assembly is segmented into distinct functional components: a liquid guiding member with internal channels for fluid distribution, a heating component (heating wire or coil) positioned within the atomizing chamber, and a support structure. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the liquid guiding member ensures uniform fluid distribution through its channel design, while the heating component provides consistent heating, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing precision and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid guiding member acts as an intermediary component between the fluid reservoir and the heating zone. It features internal channels that guide and distribute the e-liquid uniformly across the atomizing chamber before it reaches the heating element. This intermediary structure ensures even fluid distribution without requiring complex integrated designs, thus improving manufacturing precision while maintaining reasonable device complexity.
2Productivity
If the heating assembly is positioned close to the liquid cavity, then heating efficiency is improved, but leakage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating component is extracted and positioned within the atomizing chamber, separated from the liquid cavity by the liquid guiding member. This spatial separation allows the heating assembly to be positioned close to the liquid supply for efficient vaporization while the liquid guiding member's structured channels prevent direct contact between the heating element and bulk liquid, thereby reducing leakage risk while maintaining high vaporization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid guiding member serves as a mediator between the liquid cavity and the heating assembly. Its internal channel structure controls and regulates liquid flow, ensuring that e-liquid is delivered to the heating zone in a controlled manner rather than through direct contact. This intermediary mechanism enables close positioning of the heating assembly to the liquid cavity for efficient heat transfer while preventing uncontrolled leakage.
3Quantity of substance
If the heating power is increased to improve vapor production, then vapor quantity increases, but uneven heating and overheating occur
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid guiding member incorporates locally optimized channel structures that distribute e-liquid uniformly across different regions of the atomizing chamber. This local quality enhancement ensures that when high heating power is applied, the heat is distributed evenly across multiple localized contact points between the vaporized liquid and heating surface, preventing hot spots and uneven heating while maintaining high vapor production volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating process is segmented into multiple localized heating zones created by the liquid guiding member's channel structure. Instead of a single concentrated heating point, the system creates multiple distributed heating locations where e-liquid contacts the heating element. This segmentation of the heating process allows higher total power to be applied while maintaining uniform heat distribution across all zones, increasing vapor quantity without compromising heating uniformity.
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 design enhances vapor quality by ensuring even heating and reduces leakage, resulting in a more reliable and efficient vapor production process.
Implementation Method 1
The heating component is arranged on the liquid guiding member and configured to heat the liquid guiding member, wherein the liquid tunnel extends from an upper surface of the cover to the accommodating space, and is configured to guide the fluid from the liquid cavity to an upper surface of the liquid guiding member
Implementation Method 2
The liquid guiding member is partially received in the accommodating space, wherein an upper surface of the liquid guiding member abuts the cover, and a side surface of the liquid guiding member is at least partially exposed in the atomizing chamber
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AI summary
An atomizer and an electronic cigarette are disclosed. The atomizer includes a shell defining a smoke outlet communicating with outside environment, a liquid cavity capable of storing a fluid to be vaporized and an atomizing chamber. A heating assembly located inside the shell, wherein the heating assembly comprises a liquid guiding member, a cover and a heating component. The cover is an integral structure defining a liquid tunnel and a smoke tunnel, the liquid tunnel communicates with the liquid cavity and extends to the liquid guiding member, and the smoke outlet communicates with the atomizing chamber via the smoke tunnel. The liquid guiding member is configured to transport the fluid from the liquid tunnel to the atomizing chamber, and to heat the fluid to generate smoke. The heating component is connected with the liquid guiding member to heat the liquid guiding member.